Sensation- The Who (Tommy)

[@bwc3821]

Forget diplomacy. The secret to world peace is a shirtless Roger Daltrey flying around on a hang glider.

[@martinneosel3403]

LOL

[@LennWeltmeister]

Ofc. He leaves a trail of rooted people mesmerized by just the sight

[@matthewneff6920]

What a hell of a singer

[@MrHarryStottle]

The bikers were real bikers called ¬The Black Angels, north east coast based in Sunderland though they are now affiliated to the Hells Angels. A film crew member saw some of the lads riding round Sunderland and mentioned it to Ken Russell who in turn invited the club up to the lake district to film some scenes for the film. We actually met up with another bike gang (who had already shot some scenes) but they didn't have bikes, just a ratty old car and a van. When they met us in Keswick they were all very friendly but things changed when they were told the clubs would have to fight each other. The stunt team gave us rubber bike chains but we said we had already brought our own. All the weapons are real in the film. When we went to the first site (an old quarry) all hell had broken loose because the other bike gang (sans bikes) had gone. This meant that all the previous scenes would have to be filmed again. That fight scene took a week to film and several bikes were badly damaged (but repaired by the film company). One night, Roger Daltry and a bodyguard ( called mahatmacoat)came up to our campsite for a drink/ he brought several crates of Newcastle Brown ( the film company provided a large marquee for us to sleep in. It was a great night as he sang for us (and we for him) told stories and talked about the film. Many of the lads went all the the country to refilm the other sequences. It was a great experience.

[@davidharrison6615]

I knew the lads. Lived in the area all my life.who had the chopper with the German cross mirrors? Remember the bike. Thought they where very cool. My dad had other ideas!, lol. Great memories.

[@immortelle3]

my favourite scene of the movie, Roger singing it great

[@pinkfreud62]

2:10 The dude on the right is Simon Townshend, Pete's younger bro.

[@NBradyful]

OH God, this scene made me cry the other day, cry with laughter. The Hells Angels are beating the crap out of each other and they stop because look! It's Roger Daltrey on a Hangglider! I really lose it when the angels start to dance really badly by the river.

[@narfle]

He IS a sensation.

[@bossbubsy56]

Such an unforgettable sight

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

Hey look its Roger Daltrey on a hang glider lmao

[@elenaofavalormoanadisneypr6893]

hippiecheezburger WE ARE LISTENING TO THIS IN 2018

[@user-mz9yx3dk9b]

@@elenaofavalormoanadisneypr6893 In 2020

[@TheGramit]

YOU LL FEEL ME COMING A NEW VIBRATION, FROM AFAR YOU LL SEE ME, I M A SENSAAAAAAAAAAATION

[@isaiahangelo]

YES Someone finally got my favorite version of this song up. Long live Townshend and the Who

[@MsChris402]

a beautiful scene.

[@LadyAudio]

@naughtydorf18 those aren't Elvis impersonators, they are Teddy boys. If you're not familiar, Google it.

[@FishHeadSalad]

Both Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar are by far my favorite musicals. They both deal with the belief systems of those who choose to believe in a messiah that gives the individual ground for believing in said messiah and the warm and fuzzies attached to their chosen belief in chosen truth.

[@hrtreaper72]

Jesus Christ Superstar was told through the eyes of Judas according to the director.

[@TheGravygun]

Perfect for the soft heads of the Communist

[@drsloanski]

I'm listening to Roger read his own new audiobook, Thanks A Lot Mr. Kibblewhite. He describes filming this scene. It's amazing he survived intact!

[@maxglobalproductions]

magical

[@TheLovie999]

Thank you very much for the upload... it is utterly brill.. just took out a subscription .. Two thumbs up..

[@z2002marlene]

Watch that guy bust a move at 1:50 -- way before breakdancing! I thought only The Lockers were breakdancing that early in the 1970s!

[@____Ai____]

@MrLaurencetureaud but considering that the whole film is pretty weird, this scene seems almost normal to me :D

[@Xuchilbara]

FINALLY! this part is on youtube

[@____Ai____]

@MrLaurencetureaud ah I'm not sure about that, what about ann margaret covered in baked beans?

[@davidkozlowski9550]

The summer of 75

[@BlindBlannche]

I rewatch these things just to read fuckin hilarious comments

[@nina1522]

I prefer the movie soundtrack to the studio album. MrsMoontheLoon, I love your screen name too.

[@MrLaurencetureaud]

@MsMoonTheLoon that part was pretty weird, but come on! Roger Daltrey is flying around in a hang glider singing "IMMMMAA SENSATTIONNNNN!!!!!!!!!!"

[@____Ai____]

yeah i always wondered why the line "grounded angels your wings are broken time to mend and learn to fly" wasn't printed in the lyrics on the album. why write a new line and then not mention it?

[@xylfox]

Maybe too similar to Mc Cartneys Blackbird"take your broken wings and learn to fly"? which was released a half year before(White album)

[@Grendel2912]

The angels doing the Tiger Feet dance.

[@____Ai____]

Danke :) Finde ich auch^^

[@daynenobodyIV]

the new Messiah

[@davidclarkson4412]

the hand glider back then was modern so was cool .of course its the messiah not Roger Daltry.At his appearance they are stopping fighting and dancing.The teddy boys are dancing to.Wow this is before break dancing.

[@robbieclark7828]

This movie can't have been real

[@matthewneff6920]

Duh

[@DrZaius75]

Break dancing in 1975.

[@TheBeatlesRoooock]

I wonder how they got Roger to go up in the air with the glider. And who's idea it was.

[@matthewneff6920]

He really does fly them

[@tim8061]

According to his autobiography he did, off the Wiltshire downs.

[@douglasopan]

I AM A SENSATIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

[@AndrewCarterBaker]

Sounds like a high F @ 2:05

[@ulphil08]

This version is NOT on the soundtrack album

[@youtubeviewer7030]

actully it is but a verse edited out

[@MondoBeno]

Did they still have Teddy Boys in 1975?

[@NBradyful]

but they do when they see Daltrey, Christ on a Hangl Glider, flying around.

[@contra257]

What about the part when Tommy turned into a skeleton covered in snakes?

[@DrAter000]

I soon found out what the biker dance was.

[@DylanFan1115]

the weird biker dance make me laugh and is fucking awesome.

[@dunebuggy1974]

@z2002marlene lol...true true...I saw this movie first time around 5 yrs old...and that guy at 1:50 made me want to have huge sideburns sooo bad!!!

[@jocelynn62985]

Orale, Teddy Boys!

[@undergroundwarrior70]

Well there's the bloody rockers, (the bikers) and the Teddy Boys, but no Mods. As Mod would say, "Piss off you fucking bastards!!"

[@eriklandau7314]

anybody notice nicholas lyndhurst?

[@MrLaurencetureaud]

definitely the weirdest scene in the movie

[@Snailbarf]

Holy fucking shit

[@Ghangar79]

how about Uncle Ernie's Fiddle About ? weird & creepy

[@Hollywoodsteve]

@TerribleGreenBlizzrd No, the stage musical was just more dumbed down for the masses. The movie was brilliant because it was multi-layered, loaded with thought provoking symbolism and each scene had many meanings. And that tacked on happy ending in the stage musical ruins the entire thing.

[@fruitcake4t]

did this inspire rocky horror show?

[@matthewneff6920]

No

[@kurtvonfricken6829]

God no!!!

[@Pighood]

TEDDY BOYS DON'T DANCE....OR KNIT.

[@burujucuru2768]

"The logical song" by Supertramp is a great tune, but such an OBVIOUS plagiarism from this one...The who have always been ahead from the rest.

[@isaiahangelo]

+buru jucuru The Who and Townshend in particular were very original. The interesting thing with "Sensation," is that it may have been an inspiration for the Beatles' "Here Comes The Sun," written by George Harrison. The logic being that Pete Townshend wrote Sensation about several months before he began work on Tommy. Sensation was written sometime in the late summer of 1968. Tommy was recorded from late '68 through spring of '69 and "Here Comes the Sun was recorded between late summer and early fall of '69. And if you listen to both songs in comparison, Harrison was using some of the same 3/4 against 4/4 stuff that Townshend uses for Sensation when the French Horn part comes in

[@burujucuru2768]

+isaiahangelo Interesting input. I never thought about the resemblances between those two, but now that you mention it, it's quite evident, although maybe unintentional. I guess we'll never know!

[@mrminimatic]

well at least one person out in this world is not a sensation

[@luizflosi]

Puta Som !!!!!

[@z2002marlene]

@dunebuggy1974 Haha too funny!

[@RobbyMinx]

I like Pete singing this a lot better. This song requires his softer voice.

[@flesherWI]

Unfortunately, the movie in no way touched the imagery of the album. Quadrophenia was a much better album and movie. Tommy may have brought The Who into the main stream, but Quadrophenia is The Who's masterpiece.

[@safetyman4967]

flesherWI agreed

[@TerribleGreenBlizzrd]

The musical made it....make more sense.

[@aalexjohna]

What a pile of crap. Townshend NONCE!

[@ra1fs]

haha so funny, fantastic song but horrible movie..