Dead Kennedys - Bleed for me

Bleed for Me (B-side "Life Sentence") was the sixth single by punk rock band Dead Kennedys. It was released in July 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 Central Intelligence Agency). There follows a bridge, then the music becomes light and almost cheerful as the lyrics describe US foreign policy as utilizing murderous dictatorships to secure economic concessions that favor 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 was also performed for the film Urgh! A Music War, with a different bridge about Rosalynn Carter.

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[tonyx3]

Thanks for making a cool photo-montage to this song - it's neat seeing these!

[WhiteNightRiots]

Still sends chills up my spine after years of listening and re-listening

[thatcanadaguy2]

T shirt

[thatcanadaguy2]

I want that Dennis Kucinich

[evilcraig359]

Honesty

[canuckleful]

More relevant then ever with Obama's new Fascist bill he passed last night. I wish you luck my American freinds, best wishes from Canada. Overthrow your tyrants.

[6676saul]

@tenamir i got peace man peace of mind i was gonna sa fuk off but fuk it may the force b with u

[tenamir]

@6676saul Well repect is due friend...glad you aint an all-signing, all dancing, all american jock thats for sure! I hope you find peace within yourself...i'll be the one stung-out hugging an oak tree if you find the map. Take care of yourself dude!

[6676saul]

@tenamir look wanabe i grew up in poor,gang,police fukin with us,racism,l.a.war zone,neglected mexicanamerican neiborhood,so i know wat the fuk im talkin about wen it comes 2 the poor being forgotten by society,police brutallity wich i hav been a victim of.wer cops r viewd as the enemy insted of our friends.but i dont cry about it.i gre up in a gang neiborhood and as a punk roker had to fight 4 my beleefs.and gaind respect from the gangsters.my peeple r hevily recruited by military.born 73 lame

[tenamir]

@6676saul Wanabe? More real than you'll ever be chick with a dick...try being born in '77 and never meeting your father cos he was sent back to Iran to fight in the Iran/Iraq war and he and his two brothers losing their lives so i sit and put my mums vinyl on time and time again...Sex Pistols, Sham 69 etc... Then what the hell would you know about the real meaning of punk when you probably spent all mommy and daddies money and acted like a jock all your life you spoilt jackass!

[6676saul]

@tenamir u did compare,dk never did mtv videos,interviews with mainstream media bcause 2 scared 2 talk about reel issues,signed with major label,played arenas ,took on tipper gores p.m.r.c on national tv oprah,got homes raided and hauled into court 4 their records.perl jam didnt bring shit bak 2 nobody,wer did it go.dk music is of the people.u didnt know about them until a trendy pop band pearl jam decided 2 try 2 b punk recorded it.their a bunch of crybaby hippies like u.so go hug a tree wanabe

[tenamir]

@6676saul Totally serious...if you could see past your own nose...where the hell do i COMPARE the two bands?! I had never heard anything by Dead Kennedys before, so its THANKS to Pearl Jam for pointing me in their direction moron. And was it Pearl Jam who stopped doing video's and interviews and took on Ticketmaster and brought music back to the people? Yes indeed. Check out "Got Some" or "Comotose" the only band today who walk the walk.