The first post today marks the start of the "Doctor" trilogy. This particular song is not about someone who is in that line of work. The second post coming later on today, and tomorrow's are. Maybe tomorrow, 'cause I'll be at my friend's place. The next three songs all have the word 'Doctor' in them, basically.
"Doctor Jimmy" is the longest track on The Who's album "Quadrophenia", coming in at a hefty 8 and a half minutes. It only contains three verses and the "Is It Me?" segment that is meant to represent John Entwistle's personality. Apart from that are some rather long instrumental passages where the band jam and play off one another.
In terms of the album's concept, Jimmy - the main character - is pissed off with everything. The Mod life he believed in was all a lie. He starts drinking gin to see if it can 'hold [him] down', but instead the alcohol brings out the absolute worst. A bit like that story by Robert Louis Stevenson.
In the midst of it, he is still able to think about which one of the four personalities he possesses is actually his - hence the "Is It Me?" part. Overall, it's all too much to take so he steals a boat, heavily intoxicated and sails off into the sea.
Dramatic stuff. Very tense.
Instrumentally, so much happens in the track that I don't think I could even describe it to you. It's The Who really, what more do you need.
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