Acid Queen

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"Acid Queen"
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.