Rooster - Alice In Chains MUSIC VIDEO Studio Version Album 'Dirt'

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ROOSTER

Single by Alice in Chains
from the album Dirt
Released	1993
Format	CD, cassette, vinyl
Recorded	March–May 1992 at Eldorado Recording Studios, Burbank, California; London Bridge Studio, Seattle, Washington; One on One Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Grunge, heavy metal, alternative metal
Length	6:15
Label	Columbia Records
Writer(s)	Jerry Cantrell
Producer	Alice in Chains, Dave Jerden

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It was written by guitarist Jerry Cantrell for his father, who served in the Vietnam War. His nickname was "Rooster."  The nickname most likely originated from men who used machine guns (see the second verse, first line), the tracers of which make a pattern reminiscent of a rooster's tail, but it also may have been in relation to the 101st Airborne Division, in which Cantrell's father served. The 101st Airborne wore patches on their arms featuring a bald eagle. There are no bald eagles in Vietnam, so the closest thing to which the Vietnamese could reference them was the chicken. They referred to them as "chicken men."

In the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set collection, Jerry Cantrell said of the song:

It was the start of the healing process between my Dad and I from all that damage that Vietnam caused. This was all my perception of his experiences out there. The first time I ever heard him talk about it was when we made the video and he did a 45-minute interview with Mark Pellington and I was amazed he did it. He was totally cool, totally calm, accepted it all and had a good time doing it. It even brought him to the point of tears. It was beautiful. He said it was a weird experience, a sad experience and he hoped that nobody else had to go through it.

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Alice in Chains Rooster

Ain't Found A Way To
Kill Me Yet
Eyes Burn With Stinging
Sweat
Seems Every Path Leads Me To
Nowhere
Wife And Kids And Household Pet
Army Green Was No Safe Bet
The Bullets Scream To Me From Somewhere

Here They Come To Snuff The Rooster
Yeah Here Come The Rooster
You Know He Ain't Gonna Die

Walkin' Tall Machine Gun Man
They Spit On Me In My Homeland
Gloria Sent Me Pictures
Of My Boy
Got My Pills 'Gainst
Mosquito Death
My Buddy's Breathin'
His Dyin' Breath
Oh God Please Won't You Help
Me Make It Through
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