" 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.

In 1967, they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival and released the US top ten single "I Can See for Miles", while touring extensively. The group's fourth album, 1969's rock opera Tommy, …

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

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...

Tommy is about a young man who is deaf, dumb, and blind, but becomes a pinball champion and gains hordes of adoring fans. It was made into a play and ran as an off-Broadway production. …

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 …

Mar 22, 2021 · Almost immediately after this conversation with Cohn, ‘Pinball Wizard’ was written and written. The track microwaved Cohn’s lukewarm first thoughts and resulted in a glowing …