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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
Jul 12th 1991	Memorial Hall - Kansas City (KS)
Jul 17th 1991	Sinbad's - Buffalo (NY)
Aug 2nd 1991	Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach (FL)
Oct 8th 1991	Ancienne Belgique - Brussels (BE)
Oct 12th 1991	Espace Julien - Marseille (FR)
Oct 21st 1991	Astoria - Westminster (GB)
Nov 3rd 1991	First Avenue - Minneapolis (MN)
Nov 6th 1991	Central Park Ballroom - Milwaukee (WI)
Nov 10th 1991	State Theatre - Kalamazoo (MI)
Nov 18th 1991	Orpheum Theater - Boston (MA)

Found on these live recordings

196 live recording(s)

	Date	Venue	Source
	Mar 26th 2017	Waiting Room - Buffalo (NY)	Audience
	Apr 2nd 2017	Duck Room at Blueberry Hill - St Louis (MO)	Audience
	Feb 10th 2018	The Cave - Big Bear Lake (CA)	Audience
	Aug 18th 2018	Paddy's Beach Club - Westerly (RI)	Aud+Sbd Matrix
	Aug 24th 2018	Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn (NY)	Soundboard
	Aug 26th 2018	Colony - Woodstock (NY)	Soundboard
	Dec 21st 2018	Great American Music Hall - San Francisco (CA)	Audience
	Dec 15th 2021	Bottom Of the Hill - San Francisco (CA)	Audience
	Sep 2nd 2022	Mercury Cafe - Denver (CO)	Audience
	Sep 3rd 2022	Bottom Lounge - Chicago (IL)	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 !