The Lunchtime Listen: 'Something to Remember Me By,' by Alice Cooper

ALICE-COOPER-AP-FILE.JPGView full sizeAlice Cooper's underrated and underappreciated vocal gifts really shine on "Something to Remember Me By." The original shock rocker co-headlines a gig at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica on Thursday, June 13. 
Alice Cooper IS the Godfather of Shock Rock. That's a given. But he's also underappreciated as a singer and a songwriter. You want proof? Take a listen to "Something to Remember Me By."

The song, written in 1975 but not recorded till his 2010 album "Welcome 2 My Nightmare," has elements of the Beatles and even Bernie Taupin and Elton John. It's as beautiful a ballad as you'll ever hear.