History YMMV / Tommy

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: "Sally Simpson," where a girl is injured during a riot at a concert. A real 1979 Who concert had several people killed outside the venue when people rushed to get in.

** "Fiddle About" has Tommy's [[CreepyUncle Uncle]] {{E|vilUncle}}rnie [[{{Shotacon}} molesting]] him. Arguably, it's turned into a very dark CrowningMomentOfFunny by [[CrazyAwesome Keith Moon]], the band's drummer, in TheMovie.

** In the movie the [[OnlySaneMan Doctor]] was [[Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest played by]] [[TheShining Jack]] [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker Nicholson]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Uncle Ernie, if you can believe it, has a whole host of fans.

** In the movie the [[OnlySaneMan Doctor]] was [[Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest played by]] [[TheShining Jack]] [[TheJoker Nicholson]].

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: For some reason, a good percentage of the Tommy {{Fandom}} (or perhaps FanDumb) seems to treat the Local Lad (''especially'' the Music/EltonJohn version) like he's a SissyVillain simply for being Tommy's rival when it came to being a champion at {{Pinball}}. As an unfortunate result, he usually ends up being treated like either TheScrappy or an AssholeVictim.

* {{Squick}}[=/=]NightmareFuel: Every one of the three {{Villain Song}}s. What the Acid Queen does to Tommy and what Kevin do to him are one after the other on the album (though separated by a ten-minute long psychedelic instrumental), making things worse.

** "Fiddle About" has Tommy's [[CreepyUncle Uncle]] {{E|vilUncle}}rnie [[{{Shotacon}} molesting]] him. [[YMMV Arguably]] turned into a very dark CrowningMomentOfFunny by Keith Moon, the band's drummer, in TheMovie.

** "Fiddle About" has Tommy's [[CreepyUncle Uncle]] {{E|vilUncle}}rnie [[{{Shotacon}} molesting]] him. What's considerably worse is that a significant part of the fandom thinks that it's okay only because Ernie's played by the drummer, Keith Moon, in TheMovie. [[SarcasmMode Yeah, that certainly makes sense.]]

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: There's quite a bit of it, namely in the Acid Queen sequence.

* {{Squick}}[=/=]HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Every one of the three {{Villain Song}}s. What the Acid Queen does to Tommy and what Kevin do to him are one after the other on the album (though separated by a ten-minute long psychedelic instrumental), making things worse.

* BreakawayPopHit: "Pinball Wizard" served as this for both the original album and the 1975 film.

** "Fiddle About" has Tommy's [[CreepyUncle Uncle]] [[EvilUncle Ernie]] [[{{Shotacon}} molesting]] him. What's considerably worse is that a significant part of the fandom thinks that it's okay only because Ernie's played by the drummer, Keith Moon, in TheMovie. [[SarcasmMode Yeah, that certainly makes sense.]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: For some reason, a good percentage of the Tommy {{Fandom}} (or perhaps FanDumb) seems to treat the Local Lad (namely the Music/EltonJohn version) like he's a SissyVillain simply for being Tommy's rival when it came to being a champion at {{Pinball}}. Usually, as an unfortunate result, the poor guy ends up being treated like either TheScrappy or an AssholeVictim.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: For some reason, a good percentage of the Tommy {{Fandom}} (or perhaps FanDumb) seems to treat the Local Lad (namely the EltonJohn version) like he's a SissyVillain simply for being Tommy's rival when it came to being a champion at {{Pinball}}. Usually, as an unfortunate result, the poor guy ends up being treated like either TheScrappy or an AssholeVictim.

** In the movie the [[OnlySaneMan Doctor]] was [[OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest played by]] [[TheShining Jack]] [[TheJoker Nicholson]].
** Another movie example: When Rod Stewart asked EltonJohn if he should take the part of the Local Lad, Elton told him "don't touch it with a barge pole."

* TheWoobie: Tommy might be the most epic example of this trope in music.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Could very well be part of why a lot of people in Music/TheWho FanDumb loathe the Music/EltonJohn version of "Pinball Wizard" with an immense passion. (That, and/or perhaps because at one point [[ItsPopularNowItSucks his version got almost as popular as the original]].) [[FridgeLogic Even though it was]] '''''[[TheWho Pete Townshend]]''''' [[FridgeLogic who made most of the real changes]].

* WhatTheHellCastingAgency: For TheMovie, you have Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Music/EltonJohn, Tina Turner, EricClapton, Keith Moon, [[CreatorCameo John Entwistle, Pete Townshend]]...[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and]] JackNicholson. [[TropesAreNotBad He does a pretty good job, for not being a singer.]]

** [[FridgeLogic Though if that's one of the reasons they hate it, then why don't they complain about most of the rest of the movie's changes?]]

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: For some reason, a good percentage of the Tommy {{Fandom}} (or perhaps FanDumb) seems to treat the Local Lad (namely the EltonJohn version) character like he's a SissyVillain. Usually, as an unfortunate result, the poor guy ends up being treated like either the AssholeVictim, the ButtMonkey or TheScrappy.

* {{Squick}}[=/=]HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Every one of the three {{Villain Song}}s below. What the Acid Queen does to Tommy and what Kevin do to him are one after the other on the album (though separated by a ten-minute long psychedelic instrumental), making things worse.
** "Fiddle About" has Tommy's [[CreepyUncle Uncle]] [[EvilUncle Ernie]] molesting him. What's considerably worse is that a significant part of the fandom thinks that it's okay only because Ernie's played by the drummer, Keith Moon, in TheMovie. [[SarcasmMode Yeah, that certainly makes sense.]]
*** Oddly enough, the same people who use that reasoning are often the ones that also think that the Local Lad is a SissyVillain (see AlternativeCharacterInterpretation above).

* TheWoobie: Tommy might be the most epic example of this trope in music.

** "Fiddle About" has Tommy's [[CreepyUncle Uncle Ernie]] molesting him. What's considerably worse is that a significant part of the fandom thinks that it's okay [[InsaneTrollLogic because Ernie's played by the drummer, Keith Moon]], in TheMovie.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: During the band's performance at {{Woodstock}}, the climactic moment of ''See Me, Feel Me'' happened to coincide precisely with [[CueTheSun the morning sun breaching the horizon]]. The group had a lighting rig (then a rarity) constructed to replicate this effect for later performances.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Is there anyone who ''doesn't'' get choked up listening to "Listening To You"?
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "I'm Free" for one, which feels a lot harder than it sounds.

* BetterThanItSounds

* TheWoobie: Tommy might be the most epic example of this trope in music.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In TheMovie, Roger Daltrey was to use actual sign language for the gesture-song scene.

* CompleteMonster: Uncle Ernie, Cousin Kevin.

* NightmareFuel: A lot of it in the movie (somehow only a [[MediaClassifications PG-13]]), especially the "Eyesight to the Blind" and "Acid Queen" sequences.

* TheWoobie: Tommy might be the most epic example of this trope in music.

* CompleteMonster: Cousin Kevin. Uncle Ernie isn't [[strike:much]] any better.

* {{Squick}}[=/=]HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Every one of the three {{Villain Song}}s below. What the Acid Queen does to Tommy and what Kevin do to him are one after the other on the album, making things worse.