"Fiddle About" is a song written by John Entwistle of The Who. It appears as the twelfth track on the group's first rock opera, Tommy (1969). In the song (Following Tommy's parents discussing whether or not they should leave him with his Uncle Ernie in the song Do You Think It's Alright?) Tommy is sexually abused by his "wicked" Uncle Ernie. "Fiddle About" and "Cousin Kevin" were the only two songs on Tommy written by John Entwistle.

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  • "Fiddle About" is a song written by John Entwistle of The Who. It appears as the twelfth track on the group's first rock opera, Tommy (1969). In the song (Following Tommy's parents discussing whether or not they should leave him with his Uncle Ernie in the song Do You Think It's Alright?) Tommy is sexually abused by his "wicked" Uncle Ernie. "Fiddle About" and "Cousin Kevin" were the only two songs on Tommy written by John Entwistle. When asked why he wrote the songs John replied: Pete said that there were two characters that he thought he himself couldn't do as good a job as me in describing. One was a homosexual uncle and the other was a cruel cousin, which were supposed to be two of Tommy's traumatic experiences, that and the acid queen. I found it so easy that I'd written "Fiddle About," with the character of Uncle Ernie, by the time I'd got back to the room. If I've got a subject, an idea for a song, then it comes almost immediately. This song's particularity is the unusual rhythmic signature, which could be described as some kind of 17/4 bars, although divided into two 4/4 bars and three 3/4 bars. It features a French horn played by John Entwistle, which is an overdub of the bass guitar part. This song was first performed live on the band's first Tommy tours from 1969-1970 with Entwistle on vocals. It was brought back for the 1975-1976 tours but this time with Keith Moon on vocals. This was also played in 1989. Live performances of this song can be found in Live at Leeds, Join Together, Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 and At Kilburn 1977 + Live at the Coliseum.
  • Fiddle About est une chanson du groupe de rock britannique The Who. Elle apparaît sur leur premier opéra rock, Tommy et a été écrite par le bassiste John Entwistle. Dans la chanson précédente, Do You Think It's Alright?, les parents de Tommy discutaient pour savoir si oui ou non ils devraient confier leur enfant à l'oncle Ernie. Dans cette chanson, Tommy est victime d’abus sexuel par son « mauvais » (wicked) oncle Ernie. Le côté érotique de la chanson peut sembler implicite au premier abord, l'expression to fiddle about étant polysémique : les sens courants sont « jouer », « faire le fou », « bricoler », etc. , mais on peut bel et bien soupçonner qu'il signifie ici « tripoter ». C'est le batteur Keith Moon qui joue le rôle de l'oncle Ernie dans l'adaptation en film de Tommy. Pete Townshend demanda à Entwistle d'écrire cette chanson. Entwistle a trouvé le texte de Fiddle About alors qu'il cherchait sa chambre au "Pontchatrain Hotel" de Détroit, le 13 juillet 1968. La chanson est caractérisée par une suite d'accord étrange, typique de l'écriture de Entwistle, ainsi que, chose inhabituelle dans la discographie des Who, une signature rythmique irrégulière, alternant deux mesures de 4/4 puis 3 mesures de 3/4. Le cors est très présent, bien qu'il ne fasse que doubler la basse. La chanson fut souvent jouée en live, comme d'autres chansons de l'album. Habituellement, elle était chantée par son compositeur, John Entwistle, mais depuis le film Tommy, (où l'oncle Ernie était joué par Keith Moon), c'est le batteur qui assura la partie vocale, ajoutant des éclats de rires hystériques et quelques peu effrayant, à la manière de la version du film.
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  • "Fiddle About" is a song written by John Entwistle of The Who. It appears as the twelfth track on the group's first rock opera, Tommy (1969). In the song (Following Tommy's parents discussing whether or not they should leave him with his Uncle Ernie in the song Do You Think It's Alright?) Tommy is sexually abused by his "wicked" Uncle Ernie. "Fiddle About" and "Cousin Kevin" were the only two songs on Tommy written by John Entwistle.
  • Fiddle About est une chanson du groupe de rock britannique The Who. Elle apparaît sur leur premier opéra rock, Tommy et a été écrite par le bassiste John Entwistle. Dans la chanson précédente, Do You Think It's Alright?, les parents de Tommy discutaient pour savoir si oui ou non ils devraient confier leur enfant à l'oncle Ernie. Dans cette chanson, Tommy est victime d’abus sexuel par son « mauvais » (wicked) oncle Ernie.
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