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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
Mar 28th 2017	The Rex Theater - Pittsburgh (PA)
Mar 29th 2017	Shelter - Detroit (MI)
Mar 30th 2017	Bell's Eccentric Café - Kalamazoo (MI)
Apr 1st 2017	Bottom Lounge - Chicago (IL)
Apr 2nd 2017	Duck Room at Blueberry Hill - St Louis (MO)
May 13th 2017	Echoplex - Los Angeles (CA)
Aug 30th 2017	Rocks Off Boat Cruise - New York (NY)
Sep 16th 2017	Riot Fest & Carnival - Chicago (IL)
Feb 1st 2018	Cornerstone - Berkeley (CA)
Feb 8th 2018	Discovery Ventura - Ventura (CA)

Found on these live recordings

197 live recording(s)

	Date	Venue	Source
	Aug 8th 1996	The Rubb - Tampa (FL)	Audience
	Nov 17th 1996	Incognito - Munchen (DE)	Audience
	Jan 24th 1997	Volcano - Kitchener (ON)	Audience
	Feb 26th 1997	Fox Theater - Boulder (CO)	Audience
	Mar 2nd 1997	Josha's - Breckenridge (CO)	Audience
	Aug 2nd 1997	Tramps - New York (NY)	Soundboard
	Aug 6th 1997	Club Bene - Morgan (NJ)	Audience
	Sep 5th 1997	Pyramid Cabaret - Winnipeg (MB)	Audience
	Sep 7th 1997	1st Avenue Cabaret - Fargo (ND)	Audience
	Sep 22nd 1997	Fox Theater - Boulder (CO)	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 !