Tommy was originally an album by the Who (Who are totally not American. whoops) It came out in 1969 and was their fourth album. One interesting thing about Tommy is that it was one of the first big concept albums, which basically means that all of the songs on the album share a common theme or tell a story. Some other well known concept albums include Pink Floyd's The Wall and David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
So needless to say, The story of Tommy was so bizarre and awesome that a broadway show and movie were made. So I'm sure that if you're still reading this, you may be interested in hearing what, in fact, Tommy is about. Okay then. Here goes.
Meet Tommy. He's our protagonist of the story. As a child, Tommy never got to know his Dad because he was "killed" during a war before the time he was born. Tommy and his Mom (Portrayed by Ann-Margret) decide to go to a holiday camp for some R&R, where they Meet Bernie, the owner of the Holiday camp and Tommy's future stepfather (Oliver Reed) So eventually Tommy, his mommy and uncle Bernie shack it up together. But then, one night, Tommy's Daddy comes back. Freaked out by what they make out to be a zombie-freak-daddy guy, of course Mom and Bernie's initital reaction is to kill him. But Tommy sees this! So they Tell him basically that he didnt hear it, see it and he wont say anything to anyone about it. So he becomes deaf, dumb and blind!! The rest of the story is about his parents' endless attempts to cure his bizarre condition and well...I won't say anymore.
But here is a picture of Tina Turner, who plays the Acid Queen. <3
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