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Freddie's Dead

Published on these records

Truth and Soul
(1988)
Interchords
(1989)
Fishbone 101 - Nuttasaurusmeg Fossil Fuelin' The Fonkay
(1996)
Party at Ground Zero
(2001)
Essential Fishbone
(2003)
The Very Best of Fishbone
(2010)
Genrecide vol. 1
(1993)
Live in Bordeaux
(2009)

Official video

Performance Statistics

Performed First played Last played
431 times
19 Oct 1987 @ El Dorado Saloon - Sacramento (CA-US)
13 Aug 2023 @ The Ardmore Music Hall - Ardmore (PA-US)
Date Sort descending Venue
Oct 19th 1987 El Dorado Saloon - Sacramento (CA)
Oct 20th 1987 Berkeley Square - Berkeley (CA)
May 21st 1988 Salle Aragon - Romans-sur-Isère (FR)
May 26th 1988 Dolce Vita - Lausanne (CH)
May 27th 1988 ENTPE - Vaulx en Velin (FR)
Sep 2nd 1988 Hot Point Festival - Lausanne (CH)
Sep 11th 1988 Melkweg - Amsterdam (NL)
Oct 29th 1988 Alumnae Hall @ Brown University - Providence (RI)
Nov 9th 1988 CC Ballroom - Albany (NY)
Nov 11th 1988 Diamond Club - Toronto (ON)

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This info is dependent on the existence of setlists. For early shows, setlists are often dependent on the existence of a recording. Some songs may have been played earlier or later.

Found on these live recordings

194 live recording(s)
Date Venue Source
Oct 19th 1987 El Dorado Saloon - Sacramento (CA) Audience
May 26th 1988 Dolce Vita - Lausanne (CH) Soundboard
May 27th 1988 ENTPE - Vaulx en Velin (FR) Soundboard
Sep 2nd 1988 Hot Point Festival - Lausanne (CH) Professional capture
Sep 11th 1988 Melkweg - Amsterdam (NL) Audience
Nov 9th 1988 CC Ballroom - Albany (NY) Audience
Nov 11th 1988 Diamond Club - Toronto (ON) FM/TV Broadcast
Nov 16th 1988 Rialto - Raleigh (NC) Audience
Dec 10th 1988 Pine Street Theater - Portland (OR) Audience
Apr 22nd 1989 Spring Fest - Carbondale (IL) Audience

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Found in these videos

Tagged in 35 videos
  • Preview image for the video "1989-01-27 Fishbone @ Brixton Academy - London - United Kingdom (video-2914)".
    27 Jan 1989
    Brixton Academy - London - United Kingdom
  • Preview image for the video "1989-05-15 Fishbone @ Pinkpop Festival - Landgraaf - Netherlands (video-2898)".
    15 May 1989
    Pinkpop Festival - Landgraaf - Netherlands
  • Preview image for the video "1991-08-02 Fishbone @ Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach - FL United States (video-1960)".
    02 Aug 1991
    Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach - FL United States
  • Preview image for the video "2006-10-26 Fishbone @ Sala Caracol - Madrid - Spain (video-1984)".
    26 Oct 2006
    Sala Caracol - Madrid - Spain
  • Preview image for the video "2007-03-31 Fishbone @ Malibu Inn - Malibu - CA United States (video-1838)".
    31 Mar 2007
    Malibu Inn - Malibu - CA United States
  • Preview image for the video "2009-06-05 Fishbone @ Islington Academy - London - United Kingdom (video-2019)".
    05 Jun 2009
    Islington Academy - London - United Kingdom
  • Preview image for the video "2009-06-09 Fishbone @ Trabendo - Paris - France (video-2031)".
    09 Jun 2009
    Trabendo - Paris - France
  • Preview image for the video "2009-08-14 Fishbone @ Surf Club - Ortley Beach - NJ United States (video-2056)".
    14 Aug 2009
    Surf Club - Ortley Beach - NJ United States
  • Preview image for the video "2010-07-25 Fishbone @ Carioca Club - Sao Paulo - Brazil (video-2141)".
    25 Jul 2010
    Carioca Club - Sao Paulo - Brazil
  • Preview image for the video "2010-07-25 Fishbone @ Carioca Club - Sao Paulo - Brazil (video-2181)".
    25 Jul 2010
    Carioca Club - Sao Paulo - Brazil
  • Preview image for the video "2010-08-21 Fishbone @ Sunset Junction Street Fair - Los Angeles - CA United States (video-2168)".
    21 Aug 2010
    Sunset Junction Street Fair - Los Angeles - CA United States
  • Preview image for the video "2010-08-21 Fishbone @ Sunset Junction Street Fair - Los Angeles - CA United States (video-2167)".
    21 Aug 2010
    Sunset Junction Street Fair - Los Angeles - CA United States
  • Preview image for the video "2011-11-03 Fishbone @ Double Down Live - Gainesville - FL United States (video-20791)".
    03 Nov 2011
    Double Down Live - Gainesville - FL United States
  • Preview image for the video "2011-11-06 Fishbone @ Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale - FL United States (video-2319)".
    06 Nov 2011
    Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale - FL United States
  • Preview image for the video "2011-12-10 Fishbone @ Bottom Lounge - Chicago - IL United States (video-2329)".
    10 Dec 2011
    Bottom Lounge - Chicago - IL United States
  • Preview image for the video "2012-06-30 Fishbone @ Lee's Palace - Toronto - ON Canada (video-2368)".
    30 Jun 2012
    Lee's Palace - Toronto - ON Canada
  • Preview image for the video "2012-07-12 Fishbone @ The New Parish - Oakland - CA United States (video-2495)".
    12 Jul 2012
    The New Parish - Oakland - CA United States
  • Preview image for the video "2012-10-31 Fishbone @ Centre Frédéric Mistral - Peyrolles en Provence - France (video-2440)".
    31 Oct 2012
    Centre Frédéric Mistral - Peyrolles en Provence - France
  • Preview image for the video "2012-11-18 Fishbone @ Akvarium - Budapest - Hungary (video-2431)".
    18 Nov 2012
    Akvarium - Budapest - Hungary
  • Preview image for the video "2014-08-20 Fishbone @ Uniclub - Buenos Aires - Argentina (video-2665)".
    20 Aug 2014
    Uniclub - Buenos Aires - Argentina
  • Preview image for the video "2014-08-24 Fishbone @ Afro-Punk Festival - Brooklyn - NY United States (video-2673)".
    24 Aug 2014
    Afro-Punk Festival - Brooklyn - NY United States
  • Preview image for the video "2015-04-30 Fishbone @ Dante Hall Theather - Atlantic City - NJ United States (video-2787)".
    30 Apr 2015
    Dante Hall Theather - Atlantic City - NJ United States
  • Preview image for the video "2015-09-17 Fishbone @ Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto - ON Canada (video-2873)".
    17 Sep 2015
    Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto - ON Canada
  • Preview image for the video "2015-09-17 Fishbone @ Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto - ON Canada (video-2870)".
    17 Sep 2015
    Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto - ON Canada
  • Preview image for the video "2017-03-17 Fishbone @ Underground Arts - Philadelphia - PA United States (video-2967)".
    17 Mar 2017
    Underground Arts - Philadelphia - PA United States
  • Preview image for the video "2017-03-22 Fishbone @ The Sinclair - Cambridge - MA United States (video-2947)".
    22 Mar 2017
    The Sinclair - Cambridge - MA United States
  • Preview image for the video "2017-03-24 Fishbone @ Gramercy Theatre - New York - NY United States (video-2950)".
    24 Mar 2017
    Gramercy Theatre - New York - NY United States
  • Preview image for the video "2017-04-01 Fishbone @ Bottom Lounge - Chicago - IL United States (video-3007)".
    01 Apr 2017
    Bottom Lounge - Chicago - IL United States
  • Preview image for the video "2017-05-13 Fishbone @ Echoplex - Los Angeles - CA United States (video-3094)".
    13 May 2017
    Echoplex - Los Angeles - CA United States
  • Preview image for the video "2017-09-16 Fishbone @ Riot Fest & Carnival - Chicago - IL United States (video-3035)".
    16 Sep 2017
    Riot Fest & Carnival - Chicago - IL United States
  • Preview image for the video "2018-11-06 Fishbone @ Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn - NY United States (video-21413)".
    06 Nov 2018
    Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn - NY United States
  • Preview image for the video "2018-12-20 Fishbone @ Regent Theater - Los Angeles - CA United States (video-3098)".
    20 Dec 2018
    Regent Theater - Los Angeles - CA United States
  • Preview image for the video "2018-12-20 Fishbone @ Regent Theater - Los Angeles - CA United States (video-3099)".
    20 Dec 2018
    Regent Theater - Los Angeles - CA United States
  • Preview image for the video "2019-10-12 Fishbone @ Aftershock Festival - Sacramento - CA United States (video-3070)".
    12 Oct 2019
    Aftershock Festival - Sacramento - CA United States
  • Preview image for the video "2023-04-25 Fishbone @ Brighton Music Hall - Allston - MA United States (video-20419)".
    25 Apr 2023
    Brighton Music Hall - Allston - MA United States
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Found in 13 full show videos
  • Preview image for the video "1987-10-19 Fishbone @ El Dorado Saloon - Sacramento - CA United States (video-19873)".
    19 Oct 1987
    El Dorado Saloon - Sacramento - CA United States
  • Preview image for the video "1988-05-26 Fishbone @ Dolce Vita - Lausanne - Switzerland (video-20398)".
    26 May 1988
    Dolce Vita - Lausanne - Switzerland
  • Preview image for the video "1988-12-10 Fishbone @ Pine Street Theater - Portland - OR United States (video-20926)".
    10 Dec 1988
    Pine Street Theater - Portland - OR United States
  • Preview image for the video "1989-04-22 Fishbone @ Southern Illinois University - Carbondale - IL United States (video-20860)".
    22 Apr 1989
    Southern Illinois University - Carbondale - IL United States
  • Preview image for the video "1989-04-22 Fishbone @ Southern Illinois University - Carbondale - IL United States (video-2751)".
    22 Apr 1989
    Southern Illinois University - Carbondale - IL United States
  • Preview image for the video "1991-08-02 Fishbone @ Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach - FL United States (video-20531)".
    02 Aug 1991
    Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach - FL United States
  • Preview image for the video "1992-01-16 Fishbone @ Warfield Theater - San Francisco - CA United States (video-20709)".
    16 Jan 1992
    Warfield Theater - San Francisco - CA United States
  • Preview image for the video "1992-02-10 Fishbone @ Club Citta - Kawasaki - Japan (video-2823)".
    10 Feb 1992
    Club Citta - Kawasaki - Japan
  • Preview image for the video "2001-06-08 Fishbone @ Wetlands - New York - NY United States (video-21730)".
    08 Jun 2001
    Wetlands - New York - NY United States
  • Preview image for the video "2001-06-09 Fishbone @ Wetlands - New York - NY United States (video-21731)".
    09 Jun 2001
    Wetlands - New York - NY United States
  • Preview image for the video "2015-09-03 Fishbone @ The Ardmore Music Hall - Ardmore - PA United States (video-2848)".
    03 Sep 2015
    The Ardmore Music Hall - Ardmore - PA United States
  • Preview image for the video "2017-04-02 Fishbone @ Duck Room at Blueberry Hill - St Louis - MO United States (video-20853)".
    02 Apr 2017
    Duck Room at Blueberry Hill - St Louis - MO United States
  • Preview image for the video "2022-09-03 Fishbone @ Bottom Lounge - Chicago - IL United States (video-19874)".
    03 Sep 2022
    Bottom Lounge - Chicago - IL United States
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Lyrics

Hey, yeah, hey, hey
Love, love, love, love, love
Yeah, yeah !

Say Freddie's dead, huh !
That's what I said

Let the ??? said he'd send him home
But his hope was a rope but he should have known

It's hard to understand
There was love in this man
I'm sure all would agree
That his misery was his woman and things

Freddie's dead, huh !
That's what I said

Everybody's misused him
Ripped him off and abused him
Another junkie plan
Pushing dope for the man
A terrible blow but that's how it goes
Freddie's on the corner now

And if you want to be a junkie, wow !
Just remember
Freddie's dead

We're all built up with progress
But sometimes I must confess
You can deal with rockets and dreams
But reality, what does it mean ?

Ain't no damned thing said
'Cause Freddie's dead

Hey, yeah, hey, hey
Love, love, love, love, love
Yeah, yeah !

Hey, yeah, hey, hey
Love, love, love, love, love
Yeah, yeah !

All I want is some peace of mind
With a little love I'm tryin' to find
This could be such a beautiful world
With a wonderful girl
I need a woman, child

Why can't we brothers protect one another ?
No one's serious and it make furious

Freddie's dead
Don't be misled, just think of Fred
Don't be misled, just think of Fred

Everybody's misused him
Ripped him off and abused him
Another junkie plan
Pushing dope for the man

Freddie's on the corner now
And if you want to be a junkie, wow !

Freddie's dead
Freddy, Freddy, Freddy, Freddy !
Freddie's dead, huh !
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