I just got done rewatching the 1975 film/musical "Tommy" starring Ann Margaret, Oliver Reed, The Who and every musician under the sun at that time.

Still amazing. Still weird. Still clever.

Tina Turner is, now and forever, the Acid Queen.

https://youtu.be/Gbzph7d5V80

It's the story of how we elevate celebrities to the status of religious figures. How we get caught up in the cult of celebrity, and how we just grasp and hang on to almost anything in the search for answers, healing, and redemption.

Of all the tracks, this one has to be my favorite, and still very relevant.

https://youtu.be/vCBm6XG1oT8

"These pricy gips don't teach us!
Your freedom doesn't reach us!
Enlightenment escapes us!
Awareness doesn't shape us!

How can all this trvia
Take us to the goal you reached?
We came here to be like you,
To find the world you've reached...!"

#Musicals #TheWho #Tommy #1975 #TinaTurner #OliverReed #AnnMargaret #EricClapton #Film

Current interests include #videogames, #MagicTheGathering, #TTRPGs, #WebVideo, #musicals, and #jazz. I'm on an interesting physical and mental health journey, I love traveling, and my spouse and I are #foodies who like to cook at home.

I'm interested in chatting with the people on this server because as a #newcomer to Canada, I'd like to make friends as an adult... which is SUPER hard. Do you want to be friends or at least acquaintances? Ask me a question; I'll tell you no lies.

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NIGHT AND DAY is my favorite Cole Porter song. Rogers and Astaire dance it so splendidly.

also, y’all know the “jazz hands” joke, a reference to Bob Fosse’s coreography? after watching a few of her movies, i think we can confidently talk about “Ginger hands”; when she does slow turns but has to look up to the camera even if she isn’t looking at it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ydxcHACwX4Y

#movies #musicals #comedies #dance