Is that you, Mom?
Oh, I guess not. I went with my parents when it came out (I was six). Neither Nicholson nor Turner scarred me for life, but I might blame Roger Daltrey for ‘oversexualizing’ me. Rowr!
“If the audience is stoned, it doesn’t matter that the play is stupid.”
That’s also my explanation for “What is Hair about?”
- same goes for “The Wall” which, when you think of it, has the same basic plot (if you can call it that) as “Tommy”.
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So did the rest of the world, apparently, thus setting us up for her glorious 80s comeback… 
:eek: My step-nephew had a small part in the original production at the La Jolla playhouse, reason enough for me to avoid the musical. Having listened to the album from the time it came out, suffice to say I was not impressed by the movie. I think I’ll add both movie and play to the next list of works that never really happened.
Well, yes, she was. But it was Ann Margaret. . She couldn’t help it. She’d seem seductive peeling a potato! 
What’s the deal with “21” as in “Got a feeling 21 is gonna be a good year”? Do they really mean 1921? Doesn’t it take place during and after WWII?
The album took place during WWI and “21” did refer to 1921. They retconned it when the movie was made - it took place during WWII and now “21” refers to her 21st year. :rolleyes:
Not quite. In the movie they changed it to '51.
Damn, you’re right. It was the stage play that kept (or changed back, depending on your perspective) the number 21, but now referred to her age, rather than the calendar (as it was set in and after WWII, like the movie). I’m starting to lose track here. Sorry!
Those are the 2 possibilities I’ve always considered. But it’s tough to square may of the album’s lyrics–especially pinball but also “Sally got married to a rock musician”–with a between-the-wars setting.
As for Meher Baba, I used to think that “Listening to You” was a paean to him.
Oh, yeah, baby! Mind the eyes, now. 