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Freddie's Dead

Published on these records

(1988)

(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
435 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)

Found on these live recordings

197 live recording(s)

	Date	Venue	Source
	Oct 12th 1991	Espace Julien - Marseille (FR)	Audience
	Oct 21st 1991	Astoria - Westminster (GB)	Audience
	Nov 3rd 1991	First Avenue - Minneapolis (MN)	Audience
	Nov 6th 1991	Central Park Ballroom - Milwaukee (WI)	Audience
	Nov 10th 1991	State Theatre - Kalamazoo (MI)	Audience
	Jan 15th 1992	Catalyst - Santa Cruz (CA)	Audience
	Jan 15th 1992	Catalyst - Santa Cruz (CA)	Audience
	Jan 16th 1992	Warfield Theater - San Francisco (CA)	Soundboard
	Jan 16th 1992	Warfield Theater - San Francisco (CA)	Professional capture
	Feb 10th 1992	Club Citta - Kawasaki (JP)	Soundboard

Found in these videos

Tagged in 35 videos

Found in 13 full show videos

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 !