Only Women Bleed
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"Only Women Bleed" is a song written by musician, Alice Cooper. It is a ballad written about a woman who is in an abusive marriage.
It is one of Cooper's biggest hits, reaching #12 on the Billboard singles chart in 1975. It is from his album Welcome to My Nightmare. It was the first of several ballads that got into the top 20.
Guns N' Roses used to play this song in concert as an intro to Knockin' on Heaven's Door.
The song was featured on the soundtrack to Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween (2007 film).
[edit] Covers
Cover versions of the song have been recorded by notable female artists including:
- Madeleine Martin for Californication (TV series)
- Tori Amos as a b-side to her 2001 single Strange Little Girl
- Elkie Brooks on her 1986 album No More the Fool
- Julie Covington on her eponymous 1978 album; like Cooper's original, it too reached #12 on the UK charts when it was released as a single.
- Lita Ford on her 1990 album Stiletto
- Etta James on her 1999 album Heart of a Woman
- Boston-based group Favorite Angel, fronted by singer Gigi Abraham, brought the song back to the US charts in 1990, peaking at #69.
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