Alice Cooper debuts new Red Wings-inspired track, and it's actually not bad
To Alice Cooper, no sport resembles rock and roll more than hockey.
Alice Cooper is debuting a new song inspired by the Detroit Red Wings fittingly titled, “Go Wings Go,” which is getting a national premiere when Detroit takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday afternoon on NBC.
Cooper has been a hockey buff since he was a young boy growing up in Detroit. To him, no sport resembles rock and roll more than hockey.
Cooper, a longtime resident of Arizona, has gone to countless Coyotes games every year. But while he’s rooted for the Coyotes, he grew up a Red Wings fan.
“I grew up in Hockeytown and when I was ‘this tall,’ my dad would take me to see Gordie Howe and Terry Sawchuk and Ted Lindsay and those guys,” Cooper said back in 2012. “Those were rough guys; there was blood on the ice every night.”
Take a look at a sneak peek of Cooper’s new track, which is actually quite catchy, at least to this Red Wings fan.
Minions, we're taking over the @NHL once more. Tune in to the @DetroitRedWings game today at 3p on @NBC to catch my new track "Go Wings Go"
Now, let's bury the Lightning! #GoWingsGo #LGRW
Detroit Stories out now: https://t.co/bV1bjfq2fY pic.twitter.com/FDATvzxtOX
— Alice Cooper (@alicecooper) May 2, 2021
The reaction, as expected, was mixed. Some fans loved it…
This is EPiC! https://t.co/GjaHhVy9wq
— Jon Long (@jonboynl) May 2, 2021
@mrs_sarahmeller It's about time the Wings got some good music!!! https://t.co/9SmEIZ0GpL
— TIM G. (@GedertTimothy) May 2, 2021
Love this hockey salute to the Wings from Alice Cooper… good hockey song!! https://t.co/nmeSYEAMbx
— Joe Frohlinger (@joefrohlinger) May 2, 2021
While others weren’t a fan, which could have something to do with the fact it’s a song about the Red Wings.
What. The. Hell? @ArizonaCoyotes https://t.co/9PhBIhYV6s
— Dangle, Snipe, Belly (@kaldareed) May 2, 2021
HEY YA DONT SAY THAT https://t.co/I0FUMlBYPT
— Kevin (@kdonosaurus) May 2, 2021
TBH, There are like 29 other teams I'd rather take over than the Wings.
— the Zombo Apocalypse (@ZomboApocalypse) May 2, 2021
While it might feel a little random that Cooper debuted a Red Wings-themed song, remember that, to him, hockey is the rock and roll of sports.