Pinball Wizard Song

The original recording was released as a single in 1969 and reached 4 in the uk charts.

Pinball wizard song. 19 on the u s. I don t think pinball wizard s chord progression would qualify as a riff since it is just a typical chord progression that goes along with the melody of the song. I would think more in terms of the chord progressions in songs like 25 or 6 to 4 or all along the watchtower where a chord progression that has a melody of its own is. The who s hit song pinball wizard.

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Watch the video for pinball wizard from elton john s goodbye yellow brick road 40th anniversary celebration super deluxe edition for free and see the artwork lyrics and similar artists. Ever since i was a young boy i ve played the silver ball from soho down to brighton i must have played the. Pinball wizard is a song written by pete townshend and performed by the english rock band the who featured on their 1969 rock opera album tommy. When elton john was cast as the pinball wizard in tommy he set about covering the pete townshend song.

The original who line up performing a full live set in fron. It hit the uk chart on 20 march 1976. The original recording was released as a single in 1969 and reached no. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a pinball champion called local lad in the tommy libretto.