Acid Queen
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| "Acid Queen" | ||
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| Song by The Who | ||
| from the album Tommy | ||
| Released | May 23, 1969 | |
| Recorded | September 19, 1968 to March 7, 1969 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 3:34 | |
| Label | Polydor | |
| Writer(s) | Pete Townshend, The Who | |
| Producer(s) | Kit Lambert | |
| Tommy track listing | ||
| "Cousin Kevin (8) |
"Acid Queen" (9) |
"Underture" (10) |
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. Other notable singers to perform the song include Merry Clayton, Patti LaBelle and Bette Midler.
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