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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
Jun 22nd 2014	Niagara River Rocks - North Tonawanda (NY)
Aug 13th 2014	Eldo - Crested Butte (CO)
Aug 19th 2014	Club Subterráneo - Santiago (CL)
Aug 20th 2014	Uniclub - Buenos Aires (AR)
Sep 13th 2014	Independent - San Francisco (CA)
Sep 19th 2014	Martyrs' - Chicago (IL)
Oct 29th 2014	The Side Bar Theatre - Tallahassee (FL)
Dec 19th 2014	Troubadour - West Hollywood (CA)
Dec 28th 2014	Gramercy Theatre - New York (NY)
Dec 31st 2014	New Year's Eve Gala Hilton San Diego Bayfront - San Diego (CA)

Found on these live recordings

197 live recording(s)

	Date	Venue	Source
	May 15th 1989	Pinkpop - Landgraaf (NL)	FM/TV Broadcast
	May 15th 1989	Pinkpop - Landgraaf (NL)	FM/TV Broadcast
	Sep 25th 1990	Curtis Mayfield Benefit - Hollywood (CA)	Audience
	Mar 26th 1991	Lost Horizon - Syracuse (NY)	Audience
	Jun 15th 1991	Academy - New York (NY)	Audience
	Jul 7th 1991	Gathering of the Tribes - Mountain View (CA)	Audience
	Jul 17th 1991	Sinbad's - Buffalo (NY)	Audience
	Aug 2nd 1991	Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach (FL)	Audience
	Oct 8th 1991	Ancienne Belgique - Brussels (BE)	Soundboard
	Oct 8th 1991	Ancienne Belgique - Brussels (BE)	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 !