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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
439 times	19 Oct 1987 @ El Dorado Saloon - Sacramento (CA-US)	13 Aug 2023 @ The Ardmore Music Hall - Ardmore (PA-US)

Date Sort descending	Venue
May 20th 2011	L'Omnibus - Saint Malo (FR)
May 21st 2011	Le Forum - Vauréal (FR)
May 22nd 2011	File 7 - Magny Le Hongre (FR)
Aug 15th 2011	Glazart - Paris (FR)
Oct 20th 2011	Bootleg Theater - Los Angeles (CA)
Nov 2nd 2011	Jack's Rabbit - Jacksonville (FL)
Nov 3rd 2011	Double Down Live - Gainesville (FL)
Nov 6th 2011	Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale (FL)
Dec 10th 2011	Bottom Lounge - Chicago (IL)
Jul 1st 2012	Montreal Jazz Fest - Montréal (QC)

Found on these live recordings

198 live recording(s)

	Date	Venue	Source
	Oct 15th 2006	Le Plan - Ris Orangis (FR)	Audience
	Oct 30th 2006	Le Grand Mix - Tourcoing (FR)	Soundboard
	Feb 12th 2007	Le Botanique - Brussels (BE)	Soundboard
	Feb 14th 2007	Trabendo - Paris (FR)	Audience
	Apr 9th 2007	Metro Theatre - Sydney (AU)	Audience
	Apr 27th 2007	Howlin' Wolf - New Orleans (LA)	Audience
	May 6th 2007	The Buffalo Icon - Buffalo (NY)	Audience
	May 6th 2007	The Buffalo Icon - Buffalo (NY)	Audience
	May 6th 2007	The Buffalo Icon - Buffalo (NY)	Audience
	May 9th 2007	Agora - Cleveland (OH)	Professional capture

Found in these videos

Tagged in 37 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 !