Alice Cooper – I'm Eighteen

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  General Comment:In 1971, Alice Cooper (when Alice Cooper were a band) scored their breakout hit with "I'm Eighteen." Bruce Pollock meets Alice Cooper's drummer, Neal Smith, who talks us through the writing and recording of this 70s anthem, from its primordial Pink Floyd beginnings, to Warner Brothers' rather negative reaction to the track! - songfacts.com/blog/interviews/neal_smith_-_they_re_playing_my_song/

  Flag songfactson October 23, 2012   Link

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  General Comment:Today is my 18th birthday. About 6 months ago my mom made the foolish decision to move with my grandparents to another city and take me away from the place where I grew up. She pulled me away from all of my friends that I knew for years. But the thing that bothered me the most was the fact that she never got along with my grandmother and i knew that they were gonna have problems and i was right because today my mom announced to me that she is moving out. I am faced with staying with my grandparents, moving with my aunt in another state, and moving in with one of my old friends in my old city. My grandfather might have cancer and we won't know anything until DEC 27th. There is so much going on in my life I am going insane!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD THIS SONG IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED 2 HEAR!!!!!!!!!!

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  General Comment:This is a good anthem for young adults, who feel growing up had it's hard times only to realize once you reach the next stage of life you're more or less on your own and need to be more independent and start making serious life choices which can be overwhelming. This is a period of time where you face the most adversity, and it can be stressful where you just want to magically disappear and have all of your problems not follow you. The bottom line is line is tough for most people, and it's a grind and a struggle and I think this song represents all of those feelings at a crucial point in life where you're not old but you're certainly not young any more.

  Flag AbsentMindedon June 19, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:Anthrax covered this song too

  Flag InfestedOneon May 03, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:this is definitely my favorite alice cooper song

  Flag Sorpahon August 19, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:I saw him in concert last night, and this song started and people went crazy.
  I love it.

  Flag iforgoton October 06, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:Haha I didn't read what the previous person wroet.. so yeah we're right!

  Flag hmf435on October 02, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:Alice Cooper wrote this song while the Vietnam war was going on. It tells about how all these farmer kids who were just 18 and how they didn't know what the hell they were doing hold a gun.

  Flag hmf435on October 02, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:This song is about the controversy of how 18 year olds were old enough to join the army but not old enough to vote. A big dispute at the time because Vietnam was still in action.

  Flag Nolesy101on July 25, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:Creed covered this song.

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