History WMG / Tommy

[[WMG: The Local Lad/Champ is from a rich family and doesn't have a real job...[[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob But he's not an idiot.]]]]

[[WMG: Tommy is an alternate version of Pink from ''TheWall''.]]

* Finally, in a moment of brilliance, the last verse flashes back as far as possible, looking at the birth of Girl!Tommy. If you've ever listened to Tommy at all, you would be familiar with the "It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy..." sung near the very beginning of the album. Guess what's chanted here? "It's a girl, Mrs. Walker, it's a girl..."; I rest my case.

** The very first lyrics are listing off things that belonged to her that her friends and family thought "identified" her. This verse ends with the line "A million little memories, a million little laughs", which is undoubtedly everyone grieving of her death.
** The next verse talks about a wing on an airplane catching fire. The way it's described sounds like everybody has already lost hope at this point, meaning that the death of everyone aboard is probably a given to the passengers. Seems a bit too sudden, doesn't it?
** ...well, that's where the ''next'' verse comes in, detailing how the plane is suddenly taking a dive, but eventually everyone just calms down and gives in to their fate.
** Finally, in a moment of brilliance, the last verse flashes back as far as possible, looking at the birth of Girl!Tommy. If you've ever listened to Tommy at all, you would be familiar with the "It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy..." sung near the very beginning of the album. Guess what's chanted here? "It's a girl, Mrs. Walker, it's a girl..."; I rest my case.

[[WMG: Tommy is an alternate version of Pink from ''TheWall'']]

[[WMG: Cousin Kevin and Uncle Ernie are from Frank's side of the family]]

[[WMG: Cousin Kevin is Uncle Ernie's son]]

* When I first listened to ''Tommy'' I subconsciously assumed this was the case. The parents are in the habit of leaving Tommy with Kevin, but they're not sure if it's alright to leave him there when Uncle Ernie is home drunk.

** That is a good theory, but that wouldn't work well for the movie adaptation since the lover is the one that lives as opposed to Tommy's father.

Kevin was the Lover's little brother and Ernie was the Lover's uncle who was stuck raising them both. Naturally the mom knows them, since she had been with the Lover for a while before Tommy's dad came back. Plus, remaining close to them and calling them "cousin" and "uncle" keeps the town from finding out about the murder. Ernie is far too drunk and apathetic to either make the connection or care either way if he did. Kevin perhaps suspects that Tommy's dad killed the only person who protected him from Uncle Ernie's abuse, but he can't do anything about it, which is why he takes his anger out on Tommy. Note that Pete Townshend claimed Uncle Ernie was no relation to either of the parents.

Kevin was the Lover's little brother and Ernie was the Lover's uncle who was stuck raising them both. Naturally the mom knows them, since she had been with the Lover for a while before Tommy's dad came back. Plus, remaining close to them and calling them "cousin" and "uncle" keeps the town from finding out about the murder. Ernie is far too drunk and apathetic to either make the connection or care either way if he did. Kevin perhaps suspects that Tommy's dad killed the only person who protected him from Uncle Ernie's abuse, but he can't do anything about it, which is why he takes his anger out on Tommy. Note that Pete Townshend claimed Uncle Ernie was no relation to either of the parents.

Kevin was the Lover's little brother and Ernie was the Lover's uncle who was stuck raising them both. Naturally the mom knows them, since she had been with the Lover for a while before Tommy's dad came back. Plus, remaining close to them and calling them "cousin" and "uncle" keeps the town from finding out about the murder. Ernie is far too drunk and apathetic to either make the connection or care either way if he did. Kevin perhaps dimly suspects that Tommy's dad killed the only person who protected him from Uncle Ernie's abuse, which is why he takes his anger out on Tommy. Note that Pete Townshend claimed Uncle Ernie was no relation to either of the parents.

Kevin was the Lover's little brother and Ernie was the Lover's uncle/grandfather/random weird relative who was stuck raising them both. Naturally the mom knows them, since she had been with the Lover for a while before Tommy's dad came back. Plus, staying close to them keeps the town from finding out about the murder. Ernie is far too drunk and apathetic to either make the connection or care either way if he did. Kevin perhaps dimly suspects, which is why he takes his anger out on Tommy. Note that Pete Townshend claimed Uncle Ernie was no relation to either of the parents.

Kevin ended up [[TeensAreMonsters the way he is]] because Ernie has been [[ParentalIncest molesting]] him [[FreudianExcuse all his life]].

It would exlain how he had enough time and change to become the best {{pinball}} player on every machine "from So-Ho down to Brighton".

Kevin ended up [[TeensAreMonsters the way he is]] because Ernie has been [[FreudianExcuse molesting him all his life]].

It would exlain how he had enough time and change to become the best {{pinball}} player on every machine "from So-Ho down to Brighton".

[[WMG: The Local Lad/Pinball Wizard is from a rich family and doesn't have a real job... [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob But not like this trope.]]]]
It would exlain how he had enough time and change to become the "Bally table king" on ''every'' {{pinball}} machine "from Soho down to Brighton".

[[WMG: The Local Lad/Pinball Wizard is from a rich family and doesn't have a real job... [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob But not like this trope.]]]

* [[WordOfGod In an interview, Pete Townsend]] stated that Ernie is not really related to the Walkers.
[[WMG: The Pinball Wizard is a rich idiot with no day job... [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob But not exactly like the trope for it.]]]]

[[WMG: The Pinball Wizard is a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob.]]

* [[WordOfGod In an interview, Pete Townsend]] stated that Ernie is not really related to the Walkers.

* [[WordOfGord In an interview, Pete Townsend]] stated that Ernie is not really related to the Walkers.

* They could be. She ''was'' incredibly unhinged.

There is no way in HELL that [[KidsAreCruel Kevin]] and [[CreepyUncle Ernie]] are Nora Walker-Hobbs' blood relatives!

**Tommy being Jesus is easy enough to swallow, but his stepfather seems to be the L. Ron Hubbard [[CaptainErsatz stand-in]], since he's the one who came up with the idea of exploiting Tommy's fans.