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SALLY SIMPSON
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C x32013 and 3x2013
G/C 3x2013
[note: stage versions use Fadd9 (1Tx3213) in place of F)
[INTRO]
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[VERSE]
C G
Outside the house Mr. Simpson announced
C G
That Sally couldn't go to the meeting.
C G
He went on cleaning his blue Rolls Royce,
C G
And she ran inside a-weeping.
C G
She got to her room and tears splashed the picture
C G
Of her new messiah.
C G
She picked up a book of her father's life and
C G G/C G G
Threw it on the fire.
[CHORUS]
F
She knew from the start, deep down in her heart
G G/C G G/C G G
That she and Tommy were worlds apart.
F C
But her mother said, "Never mind, your part is to
D G G/C
Be what you'll be."
The theme of the sermon was "Come unto me and love will find a way."
So Sally decided to ignore her dad and sneak out anyway.
She spent all afternoon getting ready and decided she'd try to touch him.
Maybe he'd see that she was free and talk to her this Sunday.
[repeat CHORUS]
She arrived at six and the place was swingin' to gospel music by nine.
Group after group appeared on the stage and Sally just sat there cryin'.
She bit her nails looking pretty as a picture right in the very front row.
Then a D.J. wearin' a blazer with a badge ran on and said, "Here we go!"
[BRIDGE]
D7 G D7 G
The crowd went crazy as Tommy hit the stage.
D7 G
Little Sally got lost as the police bossed the
A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Crowd back in a rage.
Soon the atmosphere was cooler and Tommy gave a lesson.
Sally just had to let him know she loved him and leapt up on the rostrum.
She ran across the stage to the spotlit figure and brushed him on the face.
Tommy whirled round as a uniformed man threw her off the stage.
[Repeat CHORUS]
Her cheek hit a chair and blood trickled down, mingling with her tears.
Tommy carried on preaching and his voice filled Sally's ears.
She caught his eye. She had to try, but he couldn't see through the lights.
Her face was gashed and the ambulance men had to carry her out that night.
[BRIDGE 2]
D7 G D7 G
The crowd went crazy as Tommy left the stage.
D7 G
Little Sally was lost for the price of a touch and a
A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Gash across her face. Ooooh.
Sixteen stitches put her right and her dad said, "Don't say I didn't warn ya!"
Sally got married to a rock musician she met in California.
Tommy always talks about the day the disciples all went wild.
Sally still carries a scar on her cheek to remind her of his smile.
[repeat CHORUS]
[OUTRO]
| G G G | G/C G/C G/C | G G G | G/C G/C G/C | G
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Euroynmous Average |
#1 by Euroynmous at Oct 11, 1975 at 2:24 AM EST |
| tommy5454, here is what happens in the last half of Tommy, to the best of my understanding. Tommy is treated by the specialist, and he returns home and is forced by either his mother or stepfather to stare into the mirror. He has stared blankly into the mirror his whole life, and they are hoping that the radical new treatment that was tried out on him is going to enable him to see. They ask if Tommy can hear them, and finally, Tommy smashes the mirror as he sees his own face for the first time in his entire life. He instantly becomes a "Sensation", as people are mesmerized by the formerly deaf, dumb, and blind pinball wizard who has so much to give to the world. People swarm to him, as he is truly a remarkable young man, and people begin to view him as a messiah-type figure. The news reports about a "Miracle Cure", and Tommy's popularity rises. "Sally Simpson" is a sad story of a girl who fell in love with Tommy and wanted to follow him, but it didn't work out in the end. Tommy proclaims that he is free to the whole world. In the song "I'm Free", I think it is just Tommy running around and rocking out in total jubilation. In "Welcome", Tommy decides to invite his followers to his house so he can teach them about how to live life to the fullest. He understands he is an important person and that people will listen to what he has to say. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" is a little twisted, as Uncle Ernie appears to have some sort of intererst in Tommy's camp. The followers flock to the camp, but for whatever reason decide that a new religion lead by Tommy is not for them, and they revolt. Tommy is all alone, and the album ends with "See Me Feel Me/Listening to You", which, to be a honest with you, I'm a little confused about myself. Tommy and his family have just been beaten and raped by his followers, but the recurring lines of "listening to you, i get the music, gazing at you, i get the heat, following you, i climb the mountain, i get excitement at your feet - right behind you, i see the millions, on you, i see the glory, from you, i get opinions, from you, i get the story." These words are reflective of Tommy's followers, but they have just forsaken him, and don't want to take it from him anymore. I think the ending song just kind of sums up the whole vibe of the album, that Tommy was a magical person who truly had a lot to give to the world, even if it didn't all work out in the end. Hope that helps! | |
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Connor Rhythm Player |
#2 by Connor Fowler at Dec 3, 1975 at 11:17 AM EST |
| Basically Sally Simpson is a groupie. She's incredibly intrigued by this new star, Tommy. But the only way she can show him is not through devotion, she has to physically touch him. She's a very simple-minded person. | |
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Lucas Average |
#3 by Lucas Lawrey at May 24, 1976 at 1:14 AM EST |
| Just to set the record straight - it is " cleaning his black Rolls Royce" | |
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NICK Wanna Be |
#4 by NICK COGHLAN at Jan 22, 1979 at 3:37 PM EST |
| Check-out the piano playing by Nicky Hopkins on the film version - knockout | |
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Jimmy "Hoffa" Average |
#5 by Jimmy "Hoffa" at Aug 20, 1979 at 3:36 PM EST |
| Sally Simpson basically is a display of the hysteria that Tommy has caused since he's become free. | |
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MelissA Average |
#6 by MelissA at Jul 31, 1984 at 1:28 AM EST |
| groupie! | |
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bogex Rhythm Player |
#7 by bogex luna at Oct 8, 1987 at 3:01 PM EST |
| Oh and it is "Blue Rolls Royce." not Rule rolls royce. Though in the movie it is a Black Rolls. | |
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Thomas Average |
#8 by Thomas Reuter at Feb 15, 1989 at 10:37 AM EST |
| there is a movie called tommy. if you watch it this song makes sooo much more sense. yeah...its about groupie's in a way. but its more about hero worship (which is almost the same.) but seriously...rent tommy if you like this song. its a rock opera written by the who and it has all of the tommy songs on it. it explains alot. | |
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Super Average |
#9 by Super Q at Nov 30, 1997 at 4:52 AM EST |
| shouldn't it be "cleaning his blue rolls royce"? | |
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Rob Average |
#10 by Rob Jones at Mar 22, 2006 at 9:27 AM EST |
| I was thinking along the same lines as Geek UK, but, eh, either way gets the job done. | |
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Angus Rhythm Player |
#11 by Angus Young at Apr 19, 2006 at 11:32 AM EST |
| To me, the "lesson" and "sermon" isnt litteral, its Tommy teaching through music. If you remember a quote from Amazing Journy it was "strange as it seems, his musical dreams aint quite so bad" At this point tommy is symbolic of how Townshed and The Who feel when their on the big stage. Tommy is the image of superstardom. How tommy didnt tell the Security to throw Sally off the stage shows how maybe bands dont want to push their crazy fans away, theres just an overwhelming amount of them. Thats just my opinion, plz no comments "what floaton said is a bunch of shit" | |
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Jeremy Average |
#12 by Jeremy Rees at Jun 15, 2006 at 11:20 PM EST |
| HE BECOMES A STAR ANYWAYI WANT TO BE COUSIN KEVIN IN THE PLAY JUST SO I CAN SING THIS | |
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Basstard Professional |
#13 by Basstard at Jun 24, 2006 at 9:40 PM EST |
| ok, how does this fit in with the Tommy album? i have no idea, also, could someone please give me a synopsis of what happens in Tommy after the song "Go to the Mirror" because thats where im lost Tommy | |
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Ĵǿ Wanna Be |
#14 by Ĵǿħŋ Ĝęřđěŋĭţš at Aug 31, 2006 at 9:19 PM EST |
| Ha Ha Ha how do you read a Rolls Royce? | |
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Bobby Lead Player |
#15 by Bobby Parker at Feb 17, 2007 at 7:36 AM EST |
| rushmore, I'm pretty sure it was the doctor who told Tommy to go to the mirror and the mother who smashed it. That's what the liner notes say. They're not lyrically perfect but I think we can rely on them to get characters right. | |
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Josh Lead Player |
#16 by Josh Ripley at Feb 24, 2007 at 9:12 AM EST |
| Just remember this the original TOMMY, TOMMY-THE MOVIE, and TOMMY-THE STAGE MUSICAL are differenet on a number of points. In the original Tommy, and stage(broadway) versions, Tommy sees his Step Father killed by Captain Walker. In the Movie version his stepfather Frank kills Captain Walker. And I always thought, to a degree, that in the movie he is so traumatized by what happens to his Mum and Step-dad. That he once again becomes deaf, dumb, and blind. And through the trauma and shock he imagines his own reality. And believes he is STILL the messiah. In the original he realizes that he is not a messiah. His parents DO NOT get raped and/or piliged. Tommy embraces the normal life. As in Listening to you...etc. It's him singing to the people, and then the people sing to him. Thereby forming a collective. Where all people teach and learn from everyone. As for the Broadway stage version. It became a story not of false Messiah but of celebrity. I think it's more accesible that way. And at the end he forgives and embraces his family. Mum, Dad, Kevin, and Uncle Earnie in forgivness. | |
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ScumFucBondage Average |
#17 by ScumFucBondage bumsex at May 22, 2007 at 8:55 PM EST |
| haha, ya that kinda helped | |