Acid Queen
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"Acid Queen" | ||
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Song by The Who | ||
From the album Tommy | ||
Album released | 23 May 1969 | |
Recorded | September 19 1968 to March 7, 1969 | |
Genre | Rock | |
Song Length | 3:34 | |
Record label | Polydor | |
Producer | Kit Lambert | |
Tommy Album Listing | ||
Cousin Kevin | Acid Queen | Underture |
Acid Queen is a song written by Pete Townshend and is the ninth song on The Who's rock opera Tommy. The song tells the attempts of Tommy's parents to try and cure him. They leave him with a gypsy, a self-proclaimed "Acid Queen". She feeds Tommy various hallucinogenic drugs.
In the movie version of Tommy, the Acid Queen is played by Tina Turner who also sings the song.