Mayfield, Curtis - Freddie's Dead Lyrics






Freddie's dead
That's what I said
Let the man rap a plan, said he'd send him home
But his hope was a rope, and he should have known

Everybody's misused him, ripped him off and abused him
Another junkie playin', pushin' dope for the man
A terrible blow, but that's how it go
Freddie's on the corner now, if you wanna be a junkie, wow
Remember, Freddie's dead

We're all built up with progress
But sometimes I must confess
We can deal with rockets and dreams
But reality, what does it mean? Ain't nothing said

'Cause Freddie's dead
Hey, hey
Love, love
Huh huh
Love, love
Hey, hey
Huh huh
Yeah, yeah
Freddie's dead

All I want is some peace of mind
With a little love I'm trying to find
This could be such a beautiful world with a wonderful girl
Why I need a woman child, don't wanna be like Freddie now

'Cause Freddie's dead
Everybody's misused him, ripped him off and abused him
Another junkie playin', pushin' dope for the man
Freddie's on the corner now, if you wanna be a junkie, wow
Remember, Freddie's dead

Huh huh
Huh huh
Freddie's dead





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  1. D.... R....

    Loved the movie! I was just a kid I can’t believe I was allowed to see it at the Fox theater! ♥️👍🏽

  2. r.... f....

    Shame music. Had blacks dancing on shame music. Dancing on proud dope addict music. I lost my marbles back in 1973.

  3. g.... ....

    Another junkie plan pushing dope for the man.

  4. g.... ....

    For Freddie Gray. He is till dead.

  5. G.... L....

    So Vietnam

  6. D.... L....

    Where is the best friend I say where is the best

  7. W.... M....

    I love listening to this on glummy, rainy days.

  8. m.... a....

    IF YA WANA BE A JUNKIE WOW!

  9. E.... B....

    2019 Anyone?

  10. K.... W....

    Whata hell

  11. S.... G....

    Superfly best movie out of the blaxplotation era hands down

  12. T.... B....

    this album was for the streets i love this album

  13. T.... B....

    smoke dog baby

  14. W.... B....

    All the lyrics to his music is genius.must have took years of practice an raw natural talent....r.i.p.....

  15. H.... G....

    Filthy..

  16. P.... N....

    I bought this 45 in 6th grade, even though, growing up in a middle class suburb, I didn't think of it as something directly relevant to my life. But when I think back on it, my best friend during those years ended up dying of crack lung in 2003; I'm not quite as removed from all this as I might have thought back then.

  17. r.... ....

    "You have the right to shut the fuck up"

  18. J.... W....

    1.1k people can't get over the fact that Freddie died.

  19. j.... k....

    the jingo kid was here

  20. B.... G....

    “WHY CANT WE BROTHERS PROTECT ONE ANOTHER, NO ONES SERIOUS AND IT MAKES ME FURIOUS”....i felt that shit in my soul..

  21. S.... O....

    Born 1992 this one of my favorite songs still relevant and listening in 2019!

  22. S.... A....

    my friend freddy was almost murdered last night:( he may not live.someone tried to murder him drugs are a big prob and our gov is the pusherman!!!:((((

  23. j.... s....

    Awesomeness

  24. s.... ....

    You ain't showing me nothin new essay 😆

  25. H.... W....

    All I can think about is hector hitting the corner in that ‘64

  26. W.... B....

    I.know is hard making out never give up hope

  27. N.... K....

    A pimp named slickback!

  28. d.... ....

    1.1k people must not know wat a legend is disliken Mr. Mayfield pure goat.

  29. O.... K....

    love luvv

  30. j.... g....

    1.1k. must be fans of Elvis or Bing Crosby.

  31. T.... K....

    he was a genius.

  32. J.... B....

    Wassup smokeyy

  33. R.... W....

    Those who disliked would rather listen to Miley virus or the Beatles. Smh

  34. c.... s....

    This amazing artist changed the face of soul. Taking it to a level not seen before. Mixing Dylan's social commentary with the gritty reality of ghetto life. A truly unique talent....TJ STRUSKA

  35. T.... P....

    Curtis sang this before Freddie Mercury died.
    But he was talking about Freddie in the film SuperFly

  36. V.... B....

    Was  fortunate to see Curtis and the Impressions in our Auditorium when I was in college.  Those were the days. To me, this was the rap of the day, when every song told a story.

  37. C.... P....

    Listen to the words fred is dead we ain,t listen people.🐼

  38. S.... G....

    Freddie Kruger?

  39. D.... S....

    Racionais mcs ... mano na porta do bar ... pesado

  40. S.... B....

    Gangsta music before gangsta rap

  41. O.... M....

    “Oh I hit it real hard right”

  42. R.... L....

    A Great Song Showing Talent We Will Never Hear Again

  43. D.... S....

    This is a beast of a song

  44. D.... S....

    My church music

  45. H.... A....

    Você viu aquele mano na porta do bar?

  46. F.... B....

    1.1K dislikes .. Really! This whole album is classic along with the movie that started an era, a style. Well, there's no accounting for taste. Haters gonna hate. Somebody has too ..

  47. S.... S....

    The violins turn into police sirens!🚨

  48. M.... H....

    This song reminds me of my pal Chuck Boston when we used to play together.

  49. T.... H....

    Is this Bob Ezrin who produced this? Baseline?

  50. B.... T....

    Some things never change now let's hear the Gibson jazzmaster

  51. M.... F....

    I miss you alisia jackson you died too too too young.crack lasd with rat poison.

  52. E.... R....

    Sorry to all the freddys thats out there in america whos dead killed themselves sorry so sad!!!!!!!!!!!!

  53. E.... R....

    Im from chicago illionis chi town off the westsode off chicago it was 1970 a women son was killed when thos record came out she was hurting so bad she radio stion whci to stop playong thos recored i never forget that that lady musta bene hurting real bad that day he did russian roulette to himself woh a gun what s real dum ass

  54. M.... S....

    The kind of music to listen to when u high on weed Curtis Mayfield is man been listening to his jams sense 6o'clock am this morning 70s baby 🔥💯😘🚬💊👌🎸🥁🔍🎺💪💕💕💕

  55. T.... B....

    Freddies dead, Classic Curtis Mayfield 70s soul.

  56. D.... P....

    Everytime I listen to this song I think about Hector coming around the corner almost hitting Bernie Mac on Friday🤣🤣😂😂

  57. L.... A....

    Curtis M. and Isaac Hayes the 2 precursors of soul and funk !!! AND MANY OTHERS \\\Motown/// 1959 - 1972

  58. J.... C....

    Vc viu aquele mano na porta do bar?

  59. T.... M....

    Still listing in 2019

  60. A.... G....

    I wish my stepfather was dead

  61. D.... Y....

    Hector: SUP SMOKEY!!


    Smokey: Fuck you!

  62. S.... H....

    Fuck Hector !!

  63. O.... K....

    Banger!

  64. e.... ....

    When Music had MEANING

    e.... ....

    So very true.

  65. D.... M....

    The guitars in this song always got me pumped up,straight up raw sound

  66. C.... ....

    Classic song.

  67. C.... H....

    First Movie My Mom Took Me To See. . I liked It And My Daddy Kept Me In Church. .He Was Right.

  68. M.... M....

    I love this song

  69. D.... W....

    BADASS JAM!!!!!!!😎😎😎😎😎😎

  70. D.... L....

    Mano na porta do bar - Racionais

  71. b.... ....

    Sooooooo, I prolly hadn't heard this song in at least 25 years. Was living out west in San Francisco. On my way to a sewing class, I ran into the teacher and she gave me a ride. This song was playing when I got into the car. We turned it up loud and slowly drove to the class. She passed away some time later very unexpectedly. Now, whenever I hear this song, I think of her and that ride. Her name? Fredd!

  72. O.... K....

    Friday lol

  73. E.... P....

    and Lest we forget; his OWN record Label too (Curtom) Great grooves and moves.

  74. P.... K....

    Everybody's misused him ripped him up and abused him #llfreddie

  75. H.... B....

    Freddies dead cause he bumped his head on the bed. 😂

  76. m.... g....

    Aquele mano na porta do bar

  77. A.... Y....

    been






    beensmokeing
    weedsince

    1968

  78. X.... ....

    "FUCK HECTOR!"

  79. S.... D....

    His voice is so smooth!

  80. O.... S....

    IN 1972 WHEN THIS SUPERFLY ALBUM WAS RELEASED !!!! THIS WAS THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR !!! AS FAR AS WE WERE CONCERNED!!! WE LITERALLY PLAYED THIS ALBUM COMPLETELY OUT AND BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE!!!! WOW!! GREAT MEMORIES!!!!

  81. F.... R....

    Aquele mano... na porta do bar

  82. J.... T....

    Words mean little. Don't kill yourself with dope. Find a way to learn to cope.✌️

  83. R.... W....

    HEABO. HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLELLO. FLY GUYZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.B. ANAAAAAIIBOODDDDEEEEE, HHIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNIIOOEEUIICEEEEEE, KIEEEEEEEEEEEDAA, BARBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIRGGLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLUUUURREE, NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOO. PLEASE DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, PLACE MARKS ON MY SKIN.

  84. G.... C....

    That triplet bass lick was the shit in 1972. Too cool. Great tune.

    G.... C....

    Truth indeed.....

  85. f.... w....

    Heard this my whole life being a Freddie!!

  86. F.... ....

    sounds like he was a loner who was misunderstood

  87. R.... L....

    This is heaven

  88. l.... w....

    wassup smokey!

  89. N.... T....

    original super fly💯 still🔥🔥🔥🔥in 2019

  90. k.... J....

    The whole Album!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  91. S.... S....

    A pimp named slickback.

  92. J.... D....

    The junkies anthem

  93. C.... P....

    Listen to the song if you want to be a junkie WOW.

  94. C.... ....

    The truth of the matter is too many black musicians have been/are masters of the music they create, be it soul, blues, jazz, bebop, doowop. funk-- you name a category; they just don't get the due credit. Black musicians have to transcend great to be called great while others may not possess nearly the talent but will be labeled the greatest, and paid millions of dollars more.

  95. k.... A....

    Tibetha Bunting,,( class of 75) Atlantic City 75-2010 he lost his fight, God bless my brother, your still fly my friend!

  96. L.... F....

    Did you see that bro on The bar door ?

  97. R.... W....

    Look hector almost hit his nasty ass 😂😂😂