Cooper, Alice - Blue Turk Lyrics

Much as I like metal, a lil' bit of jazz every now and then doesn't hurt! Ain't that right Trent Reznor?

It’s excruciatingly lame that the demo to Blue Turk isn’t on YouTube. It rocks way harder.

The Last Eichhof

So Sophisticated DAMN IT!!
Underated is underated for this band!!

Love the way you can hear the string changes on the bass at the end.

schwank, man.

Genius -Absolute Genius

Reminds me of Mike Myers in So I Married An Axe Murderer lol

Catchy song!

My mom, we were very poor, would, God bless here soul, wound support me during my high school years..I reached to her and asked her to buy me a Gibson SG guitar...cause I was absorbing musical trend from Alice that have been with me through my Masters in Composition...the twin SG band and their music helped me with my education and mature years. Alice's music deserves greater recognition!

Love this song , Glen Buxton ‘s Jazz contribution.

Of all the songs from "School's Out" this the one I listen to the most.

All my youth.... Seems yesterday. Alice Cooper one if not the greatest real artist ever.

Probably my favourite track on the album. What a band!!!!!!

I love Alice

Alice does Jim

Im sure that Badalamenti nicked some of this for the Twin Peaks 'dance of the dream man'

Dig that crazy saxman...man! <\M/>

The trombone player kills it, too.

I thought Cold Ethyl and I Love the Dead were the best necrophilia songs but this is the best.

This ain't a song about the dead, grateful or otherwise! It's about S-E-X with the living.

Don't Know what this says about me but I bought this album when it first came out and this was my favorite track even then and still is 👌

Yes! Always loved it from when it came out - my mum bought it for me - the pants were a little embarrassing as were the lyrics to Blue Turk - Still my favourite Alice track.... 2 is Dead Babies ..... I have about 12 number three's! X

I've loved this song for decades! Just awesome! :)

What's not to Love about this song?

Oh fudge, I can not stop ranting the high quality of this band made of totally underated musicians.. after more than 40 years I listen to same music and STILL can't contain it,
how's that for quality.

Alice got me hooked from i was about 8-9, in 1974 i was 10

Takes me straight back to the 70s love it...such a different time...miss all you guys..looks like im the last one out...what a ride!!!!

such a different time, amen Brad... feels like "my world" still with some common sense and soul intact suddenly transformed by the globalism and its methods putting people down with electronic control and systems forced to no happiness and empty souls

aint he got style

this song burns holes in me.

MY TEENAGE RAGE AND REVOLT I AM NOW A COMEDIAN AND A CARING CLOWN THANKS ALICE

'one spastic explosion,two pressure cookers go insane!'

there is so much atmosphere on this track, when you play the vinal[especially if you got a scratchy old original],Ive always loved Alices vocal on this song

Artistic and instrumental Masterpiece. Trombone Tops

Masterpiece, alongside Steven and Dwight

Glen Buxton said this was his favorite song he played on... some cool slinky jazz

It sounds like he's having wonderful time playing too.

The perfect mix of jazz and blues...love it !!!

Broadway meets rock, with a little bit of jazz and metal thrown in. Today's pre-fab electronic hip hop auto tune bullshit can't even touch this. Real music with real instruments!!!! Long live rock!

absolutely !!!

Perfect put Patrick

I'm lazy, you know it
I'm ready for the second show
Amazin', thing growing
Just waitin' for the juice to flow
But you're so very picturesque
You're so very cold
Tastes like roses on your breath
But graveyards on your soul
I'm hurting, I'm wanting
I'm aching for another go
You're squirming wet, baby
Nothin' bad comin' very slow
And it's burnin' holes in me
You're so very picturesque
You're so very cold
It tastes like roses on your breath
But graveyards on your soul... whoa-oh
One spastic explosion
Two pressure-cookers go insane
It makes me act crazy
I shiver but I love this game
You're so very ordinary
You're so very lame
Tastes like whiskey on your lips
And earthworms rule your brain
Songwriters: MICHAEL BRUCE,ALICE COOPER

You're so very picturesque, you're so very plain, tastes like whiskey on your breath and earthworms thru your brain, if I recall correctly, AND Lovin' it!

Oh, plus a bloozy dancin' tune...

OOoooh, luv the Horns

I shiver, but I loved that game and still alive to dance @ 63! Have hope ya'll!

My favorite cut on the album. Could you picture an entire jazzcabre from the man?

When I go to Guitar Center, Sam Ash, or any other music store to try out a bass, I play this!

Better'n Crazy Traain.

:) greatness my man

the start of the downfall of the original Alice Cooper group, way too many session musicians...sad.

Frank Smith - The beginning of the end was when Alice guest-starred on the "Snoop Sisters". He got a taste of 'Hollywood' and that was all it took. Booze and drugs didn't help keep them together, either.

@Lawrence Aransas Pass TX They broke up because they felt the theatrics were upstaging the music.Alice's alcohol problem was not the reason at the time,and he wasn't doing drugs until the 80's.Research before commenting helps!

Frank Smith That's an odd way of saying you don't like this song.

The Doors and Stray Cats meet

Fantastic track. Alice Cooper does jazz...in his oh so very special macabre fashion. A masterpiece.

Best love song ever

If you love the dead

@lancaster jones I'm so grateful for the Dead.

My mom purchased this album for me in 1974...she had no idea...

My m&d "hated" my music but still bought me albums (oh sob, missing them)

moms has to be cooool

I've had this recorded from the album to my Maxell cassette since 1981.... damn straight I did!!

this is a cool song, expecially the manzarek organ parts

Glenn Buxton LOVED this one. He got to play some jazz. You play that, you play anything.

G.B. with some of his best soloing here.

This and Welcome to my Nightmare, Killer LP's are all masterpieces !!

The "oddest" Cooper album... and the perfect one before Billion Dollar Babies.

Best bass playing Alice ever had! I lucked out and bought this album in 1977 from the only record store in Beautiful Downtown Burbank at the time. I worked there for a few years while I was in Jr. high and got tons of great things,like this l.p.with panties!

SO JAZZY

GREAT BASS

Rules noth ing more needed to say

D D on the desk is The Great Dennis Dunaway,and my favorite tune from such a Great LP (Your Immortal Dennis) long live Rock-N-Roll :-))

Funny when I was a kid before I " knew" I'd skip this song because it sounded too much like jazz to me everybody has that song they skip on an album or at least I used to, but it wasn't until I matured more and got it that I saw the genius in this bad little numba. The problem was I hadn't had my heart broken yet I think. After I did then I got it.Then that reminds me of the song Sultans of swing when he says " They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band
It ain't what they call rock and roll"That was me at 13 Lol

Yeah I think you could only really get this song when your heart has been broken

Ohh btw thx for posting this tune :-))

Dennis Dunaway was such a great musician "god rest his soul " he lives forever to us fans .

jonnyblade  I was about to say do you know something that we don't. Dennis is alive and is married Neal Smith's (Original ACG Drummer) sister.

And Dunaway was touring w/the brothers from Blue Oyster Cult. Blue Coupe is the name of the band

Didn’t know he died.

I think he’s still alive dude, think you mean glen buxton.

@Peter Dejong he didn't

Trying to figure out how to use this album to teach freshman comp in the fall.

Any luck with that?

Yes! I am using it in a discussion of coming of age or bildungsroman. An example of coming of age in the 70s and its perfect with our new so called (cant even say it) - Trump

Sounds interesting! I wish you all the best of luck with teaching the class...

Mr. Bernstein's influence was on "Gutter Car and The Jets", on this same album. This song was the AC band and Bob Ezrin, along with a small brass section. Great song, and some great lyrics.

you mean gutter cats !!! lolol

meant to be sexy....the music builds to a peak meant to convey orgasm

The worlds best garage band. Saw this concert and killer. This is a real departure and a great track no matter what the influence.

Me Too!

I think The Who, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin were good garage bands, too!

I’m jealous. School’s Out is a few notches below the top tier ACB stuff for me (Easy Action might be tied, Muscle is further down, BDB is better but I know it’s not the full original lineup), but songs like Blue Turk help hold it together more solidly. The Killer tour must have been life affirming for a rock enthusiast to witness. I can’t even imagine. The videos of Caught in a Dream and the full color Dwight Frye on YouTube are enough to satisfy me for now, but in another life? I’ll hope for my opportunity.

IT'S THE DOORS FROM THE ALTERNATE SOLAR SYSTEM.

RULES!!!!!! Nothing more needed to say!!!

Great Song even though they borrowed most of the beginning bass line from the kinks sunny afternoon and the doors keyboard sound.

oh please. manzerek was never this good.

@cookie mcbride Neither was Jerry Scheff : )

cool song. sounds kinda jazzy for AC.

It is. Jazzy as heck

lots of jazzy Alice Songs.

GB loved playin this song. His roots were jazz-based

Never heard this whole album although I am definitely old enough... enjoying this very much.

one of ACB's best records ever

My Stars is fucking brilliant

All that goddamned bass! YES!!

During the chorus he hits one note that sounds off. Specifically "You're SO very cold" During the "so". But it seems to fit great.

Dennis said in an interview that this was the 1st album he used Rotosound round wound strings instead of the flat wounds and he's been using them ever since.....

@Rick Via 'Is' - DD's still with us, making some fine music, ^oo^

you mean blessed bass

Hearing the The Doors

I was just gonna say

Jimmy Calhoun Black JuJu is basically Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, by Pink Floyd. Also pals of the Coop.

But only funkier.

I do too, the harps

Hearing a bit of the Pink Panther theme myself.

Elmer Bernstein was involved in this.

Sexy as HELL!!