Welcome to My Nightmare (song)
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"Welcome to My Nightmare" is the title track to Alice Cooper
's eighth studio album
. It peaked at 45 on The Billboard Hot 100. The song itself mixes elements from disco
, jazz
, hard rock
, and keeps a "heavy-yet-funky beat". Alice would later perform the song on The Muppet Show
. The tune was placed tenth on a list AOL Radio
made of the "10 Best Halloween
Songs". The song has been covered by Ronnie James Dio
.
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
's eighth studio album
Welcome to My Nightmare
Welcome to My Nightmare is the eighth album by Alice Cooper, released in 1975. This was Alice Cooper's first solo album . The cover artwork was created by Drew Struzan for Pacific Eye & Ear. Rolling Stone would later rank it as one of the "Top 100 Album Covers Of All Time".Welcome to My Nightmare...
. It peaked at 45 on The Billboard Hot 100. The song itself mixes elements from disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
, and keeps a "heavy-yet-funky beat". Alice would later perform the song on The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show is a British television programme produced by American puppeteer Jim Henson and featuring Muppets. After two pilot episodes were produced in 1974 and 1975, the show premiered on 5 September 1976 and five series were produced until 15 March 1981, lasting 120 episodes...
. The tune was placed tenth on a list AOL Radio
AOL Radio
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made of the "10 Best Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
Songs". The song has been covered by Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...
.