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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 27th 1991	GSU Sports Arena - Atlanta (GA)
Dec 1st 1991	UCSF - Tampa (FL)
Jan 15th 1992	Catalyst - Santa Cruz (CA)
Jan 16th 1992	Warfield Theater - San Francisco (CA)
Feb 10th 1992	Club Citta - Kawasaki (JP)
Feb 14th 1992	Metropolis - Brisbane (AU)
May 3rd 1992	Barton Hall - Ithaca (NY)
Jul 8th 1992	Leysin Rock Festival - Leysin (CH)
Jul 21st 1992	The Riverside - Newcastle (GB)
Jun 7th 1993	Le Zénith - Paris (FR)

Found on these live recordings

196 live recording(s)

	Date	Venue	Source
	Sep 3rd 2022	Bottom Lounge - Chicago (IL)	Audience
	Sep 9th 2022	State Theatre - Falls Church (VA)	Audience
	Dec 15th 2022	Great American Music Hall - San Francisco (CA)	Audience
	Jun 13th 2023	Zik-Zak - Ittre (BE)	Audience
	Jun 13th 2023	Zik-Zak - Ittre (BE)	Audience
	Jul 28th 2023	Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver (BC)	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 !