Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

About Billion Dollar Babies

"Billion Dollar Babies" is a popular 1973 single by the rock group Alice Cooper, taken from the album Billion Dollar Babies. It was released in July 1973, months after the album had been released. The track is a duet between Alice Cooper and Donovan, who provides the falsetto vocals. BMI lists the composers of "Billion Dollar Babies" as Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce and Reggie Vinson (a session guitarist who had worked with the Alice Cooper band previously). Some sources list the composers as Cooper, Bruce, drummer Neal Smith, and "R. Reggie", the latter being an allusion to Vinson's nickname "Rockin' Reggie Vinson". The Billion Dollar Babies album was the second to last recorded by the original Alice Cooper band, before singer Alice Cooper went solo. Legal complications ensued; all five Alice Cooper band members had shared ownership of the band's name. Alice Cooper Band members Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith, along with additions Bob Dolin, Stu Daye and Mike Marconi, recorded as Billion Dollar Babies. The band Billion Dollar Babies released only one album, 1977's Battle Axe, before disbanding. 


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Billion dollar baby
Rubber little lady, slicker than a weasel
Grimy as an alley, loves me like no other lover

Billion dollar baby
I got you in the dime store, no other little girl
Could ever hold you any tighter, any tighter than me, baby

We go dancing nighty in the attic
While the moon is rising in the sky
If I'm too rough, tell me
I'm so scared your little
Head might come off in my hands

Billion

Billion dollar baby
I got you in the dime store, million dollar maybe
Foaming like a dog that's been infected by the rabies

Billion dollar baby
Rubber little lady, slicker than a weasel
Grimy as an alley, loves me like no other lover

We go dancing nighty in the attic
While the moon is rising in the sky
If I'm too rough, tell me
I'm so scared your little
Head might come off in my hands

Million dollar baby
Billion dollar baby
Zillion dollar baby
Trillion dollar baby

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Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades. With a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, boa constrictors, and baby dolls, Cooper has drawn equally from horror movies, vaudeville and garage rock to pioneer a grandly theatrical and violent brand of heavy metal designed to shock. more »

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Written by: Michael Bruce, Reggi Vinson, Alice Cooper

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10 facts about this song

Band Formation
"Billion Dollar Babies" is a song performed by Alice Cooper, a band name that originally referred to a group before becoming more synonymous with its lead vocalist. Alice Cooper was a band formed in 1964.
Album Popularity
The song "Billion Dollar Babies" is the title track off the Alice Cooper band's sixth studio album, which became their biggest commercial success. The album topped Billboard charts in 1973.
Concept Album
The song is a part of a concept album, which is characterized by its unified theme or storyline that runs through the entire record. "Billion Dollar Babies" features a social commentary on the public's obsession with celebrity culture.
Unusual Instruments
The song "Billion Dollar Babies" includes usage of unusual instruments for a rock song like a kazoo, a trumpet, and a baby's toy.
Guest Artists
In the song "Billion Dollar Babies", the legendary 'School's Out' songwriter Donovan shared vocals with Alice Cooper, making it one of the iconic rock collaborations of the '70s.
Songwriter Credits
The song was written by Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, and Reggie Vinson. Vinson, a semi-pro basketball player, never played in the Alice Cooper band but contributed to the songwriting.
Controversy
"Billion Dollar Babies" and the respective album were often seen as controversial due to their provocative themes and stage shows, that typically involved shock rock elements and various horror-inspired theatrics.
Later Performances
Even after the original Alice Cooper band dissolved, "Billion Dollar Babies" remained a staple in the setlists of Alice Cooper's solo performances.
Influence
The band "Billion Dollar Babies" is named after the Alice Cooper song. The band features original Alice Cooper band members Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith.
Great Reviews
The album "Billion Dollar Babies" received great critical acclaim. Rolling Stone Magazine deemed it as a ‘classic, a staple of rock’. The title track itself is often considered one of the greatest Alice Cooper songs.

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