Bedtime for Democracy is the fourth and final studio album by American punk rock band Dead Kennedys. Released in 1986, songs on this album cover common punk subjects often found in punk rock lyrics of the era such as conformity, Reaganomics, the U.S. military, and critique of the hardcore punk movement. The album's title refers to the 1951 comedy film, Bedtime for Bonzo starring Ronald Reagan and also reflects the band's weary bitterness from the trial they were undergoing at the time over the controversial art included with their previous album. By the time recording of Bedtime for Democracy had begun, the Dead Kennedys had already played what would be their last concert with Jello Biafra and announced their breakup immediately after the release of the record, whose opening track is a cover of David Alan Coe's "Take This Job and Shove It"
Track Listing:
1. Take This Job and Shove It - Dead Kennedys (1.25)
2. Hop With the Jet Set - Dead Kennedys (2.07)
3. Dear Abby - Dead Kennedys (1.1)
4. Rambozo the Clown - Dead Kennedys (2.25)
5. Fleshdunce - Dead Kennedys (1.3)
6. The Great Wall - Dead Kennedys (1.33)
7. Shrink - Dead Kennedys (1.45)
8. Triumph of the Swill - Dead Kennedys (2.17)
9. Macho Insecurity - Dead Kennedys (1.3)
10. I Spy - Dead Kennedys (2.3)
11. Cesspools in Eden - Dead Kennedys (5.56)
12. One-way Ticket to Pluto - Dead Kennedys (1.38)
13. Do the Slag - Dead Kennedys (1.37)
14. A Commercial - Dead Kennedys (1.33)
15. Gone With My Wind - Dead Kennedys (1.43)
16. Anarchy for Sale - Dead Kennedys (1.18)
17. Chickenshit Conformist - Dead Kennedys (5.59)
18. Where Do Ya Draw the Line - Dead Kennedys (2.39)
19. Potshot Heard 'Round the World - Dead Kennedys (2.1)
20. D.M.S.O - Dead Kennedys (2.1)
21. Lie Detector - Dead Kennedys (3.44)
Year of Production: 1986
