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| Rhythm | 9.5 |
| Melody | 9.9 |
| Instruments | 9.9 |
| Lyrics | 9.9 |
| Vocal | 9.8 |
| This song has been reviewed 17 times. Overall score for this song, 9.8. |
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Alice In Chains - Rooster Lyrics
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| Song details |
| Title | Rooster |
| Artist | Alice In Chains  |
| Album | Unplugged (1996) , Track 7 , Dirt (1992) , Track 5 , The Best Of The Box (1999) , Track 8 , Music Bank (1999) , Track 6 Disc 2, Music Bank (1999) , Track 15  |
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| Rank | 6,793 (+2,362) history |
| Referring urls | top 10 |
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| Song lyrics |
Ain't found a way to kill me yet
Eyes burn with stinging sweat
Seems every path leads me to nowhere, Mmm
Wife and kids household pet
Army green was no safe bet
The bullets scream to me from somewhere, Mmm
Here they come to snuff the rooster
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no oh, you know he ain't gonna die
Here they come to snuff the rooster
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die, oh
No, no, no oh, you know he ain't gonna die
Walkin' tall machine gun men
They spit on me in my home land
Gloria sent me pictures of my boy, Mmm
Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death
My buddy's breathing his dyin' breath
Oh God please won't you help me make it through
Here they come to snuff the rooster
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no oh, you know he ain't gonna die
 lyrics corrected by Jessica on 16-01-2009
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27-06-2004 21:52 nirvanafreak90 |  1,189 posts
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totaly agree^^^ | 27-06-2004 22:52 swanee |  8 posts
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The early nineties were a great time for rock music...agreed? | 28-06-2004 01:50 Blue4U92 |  670 posts
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Alice In Chains is so cool! | 28-06-2004 05:00 lbp116 |  2,479 posts
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I love this song, but I never entirely understood what it means..... | 28-06-2004 06:53 CrackCityRocker |  38 posts
| isn't it about war?
Ain't found a way to kill me yet
Eyes burn with stinging sweat
Seems every path leads me to nowhere, Mmm
Wife and kids household pet
Army green was no safe bet
The bullets scream to me from somewhere, Mmm
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[offtopic]Has anyone seen the Beavis and Butthead episode where they're hanging outside the Army Recruiter's office and the recruiter comes out and starts talkin to em, and says "some people call me the Rooster" so they start rockin out and singin "duuun they've come to snuff the rooster!" | 15-07-2004 21:13 go_away |  60 posts
| I think that you might be right about it being about the army... I'm not sure...
I agree the 90's was a great time for music | 06-08-2004 10:39 ickleangel2003 |  19 posts
| to me it doesnt matter what it is about its just another piece of great music from the fallen Layne Staley | 06-08-2004 10:40 animal2 |  12,779 posts
| *TGCK shoots cheerleader smiley* | 10-08-2004 01:06 abbystref |  4 posts
| i'm actually pretty sure it's about the vietnam war; the rooster was the name of an actual battalion over there... sweet song but a sad topic. and i agree that the early 90's was a bitchin' time for rock'n'roll. and by the way: what exactly are these two smileys doing to one another?? | 14-08-2004 21:29 ickleangel2003 |  19 posts
| I HAVE FOUND OUT WHAT THIS SONG IS ABOUT!!!!!!!
The title comes from guitarist/songwriter Jerry Cantrell's father. "Rooster" was his nickname in Vietnam, where he fought in the war. The song is about some of his feelings and experiences, told from his perspective, as shown in the video.
The rooster is referring to the patch worn by the 101st airborne. Which is a black patch with a bald eagle on it. They don't have bald eagles in Vietnam so the Vietnamese called the paratroopers of the 101st the chicken men, hance, it being a rooster.
HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY THIS INFO!! | 19-08-2004 22:31 abbystref |  4 posts
| i did enjoy the info very much and thank you for taking the time to research it! | 13-10-2004 19:49 go_away |  60 posts
| thats really cool
I learned something today after all
(my teachers are stupid)
 | 08-11-2004 06:26 ilovecrystal |  49 posts
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one of their best songs | 27-11-2004 01:33 rock67angel | 
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i looove this song. It makes me happy. | 10-12-2004 02:04 STP_SourGirl |  9 posts
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Rooster - god, I love this song....god, I love this band!  | 01-01-2005 06:27 TempleInChainz |  8 posts
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In my opinion, the best Alice In Chains song and ranks on my personal top 20 favorite rock and roll songs of all time. | 06-01-2005 02:46 bassrocker14 |  546 posts
| 90's rock is AWESOME!!! nirvana, alice in chains, soundgarden, pearl jam prolly the best/ my fav 90's bands! this song rox my toe sox! | 05-04-2005 21:22 Shadowofaman |  34 posts
| Best AIC song ever. | 24-08-2005 23:26 heavy_rocker_o1 |  184 posts
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This is a bad-ass song by Alice in Chains. Ever hear the Unplugged version? Its good. | 06-03-2006 13:45 Pin2 | 
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Yes Listnin to it right now  | 10-04-2006 19:37 amy2266 |  537 posts
| ♥ ♥ | 18-06-2006 21:18 sno0zer |  2 posts
| Last verse is what brings it all together
"Walkin' tall machine gun men
They spit on me in my home land
Gloria sent me pictures of my boy, Mmm
Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death
My buddy's breathing his dyin' breath
Oh God please won't you help me make it through"
Incredibly awsome song.. actually just watched em live, unfortunately I hadn't listened to any AiC in over 4 years.. only knew rooster n down in a hole.. made me sad that I hadn't prepared. AWSOME performance anyhow | 02-08-2006 18:55 JamieP0607 |  6 posts
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Great song, shows a different side to AIC away from the Layne hard vocals, really does define them as a great band... And they're back, WDV, in my eyes, does Staley the justice he deserves. | 30-08-2006 03:26 metalligunner |  5 posts
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this is like one of the best songs of the 90s- it rocks! ♥ | 10-09-2006 02:17 TheRocker |  9 posts
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I've always loved the old rock.. ACDC. Metallica, System of a Down all of that good stuff, but I also like today's Hevay Metal and alternative.  |
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