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Elton John as The Pinball Wizard, the cocky pinball champion of the world in four-and-a-half-foot high boots. Tina Turner as The Acid Queen, an erratic prostitute who deals in prophetic LSD. Eric Clapton as The Preacher, the leader of a Marilyn Monroe-themed cult. Keith Moon as Uncle Ernie, Frank's clownish perverted pimp friend.
"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 .
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 original album contained a booklet containing lyrics to the songs (even to the covers of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "Pinball Wizard"), with illustrations or performance photos for each song. In 1992, a new version was released worldwide. Elton John had moved to PolyGram Records, who got the rights to all of his DJM recordings (pre ...
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"Candle in the Wind" – Live Version without Monroe images: Elton John official ... Tommy, UK (1975) as Pinball Wizard; The Muppet Show (1978) (season 2) ...
The Fun House pinball machine at Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration in Pawtucket displays a collection of new and classic pinball machines to play and admire. Co-founders have a wealth ...
Elton John was released in April 1970 on DJM ... was produced by Paramount Pictures and ... Tommy, UK (1975) as Pinball Wizard; Elton John: Tantrums ...