Album: Tommy (1969)

Charted: 37

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Comments: 11

• Bluewaves from CaliforniaThis song always messes me up right at the beginning, because I can't find the beat. Then it all kicks in about 30 seconds in, and you release that Pete's guitar jabs were right on the on-beat all along. And you'd think that I could figure that out the next time I listen to it, and it would sound normal, but no. The beginning ALWAYS does this to me.
• Brad from Lexington, KyThe live and soundtrack versions are better than the original album version. Just listen to Roger Daltrey scream "I'M FREEEE!!!" in the movie or in concert. Awesome!
• Kadir Köz from Istanbul, TurkeyGuitar work is fantastic..
• Shamomo Apolo Onono from Liverpool, OhThis song is better in the movie, i think. But it's awesome, any version!
• Joe from Bellingham, WaThe song was impressive, but in the movie Tommy, Roger Daltrey gives the most incredible performance of this song ever! i wished it was like that on cd's, but its not...
• Johnny from Los Angeles, CaThis song rocks. Pinball Wizard solo rocks. Tommy Rocks. Great.
• Fintan from Cheltenham, EnglandWohoo, I'm credited for the facts...
  Awesome song, they should've released it as a single.
• Roger from America, PaThe guitar solo is great
• Nessie from Sapporo, JapanOne of their best. I love the stagger beat at the beginning. Drums are a little over the top.
• Jacquie from Sparks, NvAnyone know where I could find the Saab commercial; is it online or anything? My friend's told me about it, but I've never seen it.
• Jon from Sunnyvale, CaIt's now used in a Saab commercial. The Pinball Wizard riff at the end of the ad is also from this song, not the original Pinball Wizard track.

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