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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 24th 2006	Mephisto - Poble Nou - Barcelona (ES)
Oct 26th 2006	Sala Caracol - Madrid (ES)
Oct 27th 2006	Plateruena Kafe Antzokia - Durango (ES)
Oct 30th 2006	Le Grand Mix - Tourcoing (FR)
Nov 10th 2006	Hedon - Zwolle (NL)
Nov 14th 2006	Birmingham Academy - Birmingham (GB)
Nov 15th 2006	King Tut's Wah Wah Hut - Glasgow (GB)
Nov 16th 2006	Islington Academy - London (GB)
Dec 7th 2006	Harlow's - Sacramento (CA)
Dec 9th 2006	Six Rivers Brewery - McKinleyville (CA)

Found on these live recordings

197 live recording(s)

	Date	Venue	Source
	Sep 28th 2012	Bluewater Resort and Casino - Parker (AZ)	Audience
	May 17th 2014	Tapis Rouge - Colombes (FR)	Audience
	May 18th 2014	Le Petit Bain - Paris (FR)	Audience
	Jun 22nd 2014	Niagara River Rocks - North Tonawanda (NY)	Audience
	Jun 22nd 2014	Niagara River Rocks - North Tonawanda (NY)	Audience
	Dec 28th 2014	Gramercy Theatre - New York (NY)	Professional capture
	May 4th 2015	The Press Room - Portsmouth (NH)	Soundboard
	May 4th 2015	The Press Room - Portsmouth (NH)	Audience
	May 9th 2015	Hampton Block Party - Hampton (VA)	Professional capture
	Sep 3rd 2015	The Ardmore Music Hall - Ardmore (PA)	Audience

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 !