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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 .
"They've paid their money and they've walked in the door thinking they're going to get a shortcut to God-realization. [Tommy] starts to make the rules hard. He says 'you can't drink, you can't smoke dope, you can't do this, you can't do that, you've got to play pinball, you've got to do it my way; if you don't do it my way, you're out.'
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 Encyclopedia of Popular Music [1] Hooligans is a double compilation album of The Who released by MCA Records in 1981. ... "Pinball Wizard" Tommy, 1969: 3:00: 4.
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]
"Guitar and Pen" Townshend Daltrey Who Are You: 1978 [3] "Had Enough" Entwistle Daltrey Entwistle Who Are You: 1978 [3] "Happy Jack" Townshend Entwistle Daltrey Non-album single 1966 [42] "Heart to Hang Onto" (cover, live) Townshend Townshend Live at the Royal Albert Hall: 2000 [43] [44] "Heat Wave" (cover) Holland-Dozier-Holland: Daltrey A ...
Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a three-CD live album set by The Who, released in 2003. [2]Discs one and two were recorded on 27 November 2000 and consist of John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Zak Starkey, and John "Rabbit" Bundrick performing a concert at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust along with several guests.