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"Pinball Wizard" is a song by the English rock band the Who, written by guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend and featured on their 1969 rock opera album Tommy. The original recording was released as a single in 1969 and reached No. 4 in the UK charts and No. 19 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 .
This musical inspired Data East's production of a pinball machine called The Who's Tommy Pinball Wizard, which used music, sound effects and artwork based on the original Broadway production; this machine was the third one after the 1975 pinball machine Wizard!
The song "Pinball Wizard", performed by Elton John, was a major hit when released as a single. [1] Although the music for this song is performed by "The Elton John Band", as he was calling his musical team, the film depicts John being backed by The Who (dressed in pound-note suits).
The Who – “Pinball Wizard” (1969) “Pinball Wizard” is regarded by many as the centrepiece of The Who’s 1969 concept album Tommy, but it’s held in somewhat less regard by the man who ...
"Pinball Wizard" was a major hit when released as a single. This sequence in the film depicts Elton John being backed by the Who (dressed in pound-note suits); the band portrayed the Pinball Wizard's band for filming, [123] but on the music track and soundtrack album, the music was performed entirely by him and his regular touring band. [121]
Name of song, featured performers, writer(s), original release, and year of release Song Writer(s) ... "Pinball Wizard" Townshend Daltrey Townshend Tommy: 1969 [1]
He has also used Guild, [117] Takamine [118] and Gibson J-200 acoustic models, with the J-200 providing his signature recorded acoustic sound in such songs as "Pinball Wizard". [ 119 ] In the early days with the Who, Townshend played an Emile Grimshaw SS De Luxe and 6-string and 12-string Rickenbacker semi-hollow electric guitars primarily ...
"Pinball Wizard" has extra lyrics and movements. It features guitar and keyboard solos (the guitars are only readily discernible on the soundtrack album), and an outro with a riff reminiscent of the Who's first single, "I Can't Explain". A new song, "Champagne", which follows "Pinball Wizard", covers the sequence of Tommy's stardom and wealth ...