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is asked about Tommy's condition and adds speculation as to the nature of original sin and eternal salvation. In the middle of the song, "Tommy can you hear me?" is repeated, with Tommy responding, "See me, feel me, touch me, heal me." [3] (Later, Tommy's life changes when he receives a pinball machine and eventually becomes the "Pinball Wizard ...
The soundtrack was used in the 1975 Tommy film that was based on the original album that was released by The Who in 1969. Pete Townshend oversaw the production of this double-LP recording that returned the music to its rock roots, and on which the unrecorded orchestral arrangements he had envisaged for the original Tommy LP were realised by the ...
Tommy is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released on 19 May 1969. [2] Written primarily by guitarist Pete Townshend, Tommy is a double album and an early rock opera that tells the story of the fictional Tommy Walker and his path to becoming a spiritual leader and messianic figure.
Pete Townshend has claimed that the song was partly inspired by the song "Street Fighting Man" by the Rolling Stones.'I'm Free' came from 'Street Fighting Man.' This has a weird time/shape and when I finally discovered how it went, I thought 'well blimey, it can't be that simple,' but it was and it was a gas and I wanted to do it myself.
"Fiddle About" (music and lyrics by John Entwistle) – Uncle Ernie and Ensemble "See Me, Feel Me" (Reprise) – Tommy "Cousin Kevin" (music and lyrics by John Entwistle) – Cousin Kevin and Ensemble "Sensation" – Tommy and Ensemble "Sparks (Reprise)" "Eyesight to the Blind" (lyrics by Sonny Boy Williamson II, music and additional lyrics by ...
The soundtrack album did well in the US where it peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard albums chart and went platinum, while it peaked at No. 26 on the UK charts. The Kids Are Alright soundtrack album was reissued in its original packaging with the 20-page booklet and two LPs on coloured vinyl (LP1 on red vinyl, LP2 on blue vinyl) for Record Store ...
Live at Hull 1970 is a live album by the English rock band The Who. Their performance at Hull City Hall on 15 February 1970 was recorded with the Pye Mobile Unit by Bob Pridden . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In a few songs the bass guitar sound was either badly recorded or lost due to technical problems.
The Who were one year and three months into their Tommy tour when they played their second engagement at the Isle of Wight Festival.As in 1969, they played most of their famous rock opera Tommy, which by this time was quite familiar to the festival crowd.