Freddie’s Dead (Theme From Superfly)

Curtis Mayfield * Track #3 On Super Fly

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Album Super Fly

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Curtis Mayfield

1972

Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly) by Curtis Mayfield

Release Date

Tue Jul 11 1972

About

“Freddie’s Dead” is one of the greatest anti-drug songs of all time, with an uncompromising lyric that pulls no punches, all wrapped up in a driving funk backbeat that conveys Super Fly’s quintessential ghetto atmosphere; hypnotic and masterful.

It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Pop Charts in Novemb...

Freddie’s Dead (Theme From Superfly) Lyrics

[Intro]
Hey, hey
Lord, Lord
Yeah, yeah
Ah, ha
Freddie's dead
That's what I said
Let the man rap a plan
Said he'd sing him home
But his hope was a rope
And he should've known

[Verse 1]
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

Now Freddie's dead --
That's what I said

[Verse 2]
Everybody's misused him
Ripped him off and abused him
Another junkie plan
Pushin' dope for the man
A terrible blow
But that's how it goes
A Freddie's on the corner now

If you wanna be a junkie, well
Remember Freddie's dead

[Verse 3]
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
Lord, Lord
Hey, hey
Yeah, yeah
Ha, ha
Lord, Lord
Yeah, yeah!
Ha, ha
Yeah, yeah
Freddie's dead

[Verse 4]
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
Ooh, I need a woman child

Don't wanna be like Freddie, now
'Cause Freddie's dead

Hey, hey
Yeah, yeah
If you don't try
You're gonna die

[Verse 5]
Why can't we brothers
Protect one another?
No one's serious
And it makes me furious

Don't be misled
Just think of Fred

[Verse 6]
Everybody's misused him
Ripped him off and abused him
Another junkie plan
Pushin' dope for the man

A Freddie's on the corner now
If you wanna be a junkie, well
Remember, Freddie's dead
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Freddie's dead
Hey, hey
Ha, ha
Lord, Lord
Ha, ha
Ooh, ooh
Hey, hey
Lord, Lord
Hey, hey

Freddie’s Dead (Theme From Superfly) Q&A

Who wrote Freddie’s Dead (Theme From Superfly)'s ?

Freddie’s Dead (Theme From Superfly) was written by Curtis Mayfield.

Who produced Freddie’s Dead (Theme From Superfly)'s ?

Freddie’s Dead (Theme From Superfly) was produced by Curtis Mayfield.

When did Curtis Mayfield release Freddie’s Dead (Theme From Superfly)?

Curtis Mayfield released Freddie’s Dead (Theme From Superfly) on Tue Jul 11 1972.

What did Curtis Mayfield say about "Freddie's Dead (Theme From Superfly)"?

Reading the script, I started feeling very deeply bad for Freddie. Between his friends, his partners, and his woman, he was catching a hard time. ‘Freddie’s Dead’ came to me immediately. While you might not know a lot of pimps and drug dealers, we do meet quite a few Freddies.

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What did other artists say about this song?

I didn’t like Curtis Mayfield’s “Freddie’s Dead” because my brother’s name was Freddie and the song gave me a bad feeling. But I liked “Super Fly” and “Pusherman”, especially those high harmonies.

— Sly Stone, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

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