Bleed for Me
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Bleed for Me (B-side "Life Sentence") was the sixth single by punk rock band Dead Kennedys. It was released in July of 1982 on Alternative Tentacles. The music is cold and intimidating, and the lyrics describe kidnappings and torture carried out by a secret police (presumably the CIA). There follows a bridge, then the music becomes light and almost cheerful as the lyrics describe US foreign policy as utilising murderous dictatorships to secure economic concessions that favour American corporations.
"Bleed for Me" also plays in the background of the Dead Kennedys' song "Kinky Sex (Makes the World Go 'Round)," in which an aide for the Reagan White House arranges World War III on the phone with Margaret Thatcher, who moans erotically at every new atrocity; this track may be a reference to the Thatchergate tape.
The song has also been covered by many bands, most notably Pearl Jam who have brought out the song for their most recent tours, substituting the lyric "cowboy Ronnie" for the more time-appropriate "cowboy Georgie", in reference to the current president of the United States.
| Dead Kennedys |
| Jello Biafra | East Bay Ray | Klaus Flouride | D.H. Peligro |
| Former members: Ted | 6025 | Brandon Cruz | Jeff Penalty |
| Discography |
| Albums and extended plays: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables | In God We Trust, Inc. | A Skateboard Party | Plastic Surgery Disasters | Frankenchrist | Bedtime for Democracy | Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death | Mutiny on the Bay | Live at the Deaf Club |
| Singles: "California Über Alles" | "Holiday in Cambodia" | "Kill the Poor" | "Too Drunk to Fuck" | "Nazi Punks Fuck Off!" | "Bleed for Me" | "Halloween" |
| Related articles |
| Hardcore punk | Manifesto Records | Alternative Tentacles | Penis Landscape |
