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

Date Sort descending	Venue
Nov 16th 1988	Rialto - Raleigh (NC)
Dec 10th 1988	Pine Street Theater - Portland (OR)
Jan 27th 1989	Brixton Academy - London (GB)
Apr 22nd 1989	Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (IL)
May 15th 1989	Pinkpop Festival - Landgraaf (NL)
Sep 25th 1990	Palace - Hollywood (CA)
Mar 26th 1991	Lost Horizon - Syracuse (NY)
Jun 15th 1991	Academy - New York (NY)
Jun 22nd 1991	Trocadero - Philadelphia (PA)
Jul 7th 1991	Shoreline Amphitheater - Mountain View (CA)

Found on these live recordings

196 live recording(s)

	Date	Venue	Source
	Oct 16th 2003	Cruise-In - Lackawanna (NY)	Audience
	Nov 26th 2003	Viper Room - West Hollywood (CA)	Audience
	Feb 16th 2005	Le Nouveau Casino - Paris (FR)	Audience
	Feb 25th 2005	Le Botanique - Brussels (BE)	Soundboard
	Feb 25th 2005	Le Botanique - Brussels (BE)	Audience
	Mar 4th 2005	Le Noumatrouff - Mulhouse (FR)	Internet stream
	May 5th 2005	Jannus Landing - St Petersburg (FL)	Audience
	May 22nd 2005	9:30 Club - Washington (DC)	Soundboard
	May 31st 2005	The Haunt - Ithaca (NY)	Audience
	May 31st 2005	The Haunt - Ithaca (NY)	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 !