" 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.

Stereophonics - When You See It (Official Lyric Video) 55 Years ago today, The Who recorded Pinball Wizard in London

He was challenged to include a song about pinball. Hence “Pinball Wizard” was written. It was not an integral part of “Tommy”, but became the album’s best known song

Like most songs on the Tommy album, "Pinball Wizard" was written by The Who guitarist, Pete Townshend. The album existed mostly in his head while they were recording it, and the other …

The Who "Pinball Wizard": Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball From Soho down to Brighton I must've played...

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Feb 7, 2025 · The song was, of course, part of Pete Townshend ’s magnum opus Tommy, which he and the band had begun recording in September 1968, but they had broken off from …

Pinball Wizard [Local Lad:] Ever since I was a young boy, I've played the silver ball. From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all. But I ain't seen nothing like him In any …

The group's fourth album, 1969's rock opera Tommy, included the single "Pinball Wizard" and was a critical and commercial success.

Pinball Wizard is a song by The Who which is part of Tommy, the first " Rock Opera." Tommy is about a young man who is deaf, dumb, and blind, but becomes a pinball champion and gains …