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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 .
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 album was released in May with the accompanying single, "Pinball Wizard", a début performance at Ronnie Scott's, [112] and a tour, playing most of the new album live. [113] Tommy sold 200,000 copies in the US in its first two weeks, [ 114 ] and was a critical success, Life saying, "for sheer power, invention and brilliance of performance ...
The Who's Tommy Pinball Wizard is a pinball machine based on the rock musical The Who's Tommy, based upon the band's 1969 rock opera album of the same name, which was also adapted into a 1975 motion picture. The machine features twenty-one songs from the musical sung by original Broadway cast members.
Roger Daltrey as Tommy Walker, a catatonic man who develops messianic delusions. Barry Winch as young Tommy and Alison Dowling as young Tommy's singing voice. 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.
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game is a 2022 biographical comedy drama film directed and written by the Bragg brothers. The film stars Mike Faist , Crystal Reed , and Dennis Boutsikaris . It is based on true events around the story of Roger Sharpe , GQ journalist and real-life " pinball wizard" who in 1976 helped overturn New York City's 35 ...
Pinball Number Count was originally produced in 1976 by Imagination, Inc. in San Francisco, California for the Children's Television Workshop. The segments made their debut on Sesame Street during Season 8 in 1977, and they were shown regularly until Season 33 in 2002.
[6] [7] Influences from other songs include the opening guitar riff that is similar to The Who's "Pinball Wizard". [8] The song was recorded on a two-track machine in Soundpush Studio in Blaricum, the Netherlands. [9] Van Leeuwen also produced the song. In the Shocking Blue original version, the song's lead vocals were performed by Mariska Veres.