Pinball Wizard
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"Pinball Wizard" is a famous rock song by The Who, best known as a highlight of their 1969 rock opera album *Tommy* and for its depiction of a prodigiously skilled pinball player.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pinball Wizard canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock song
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Tommy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | John Entwistle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Dogs Part Two ⓘ |
| characterDepicted | deaf dumb and blind kid ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 4 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 19 ⓘ |
| composer | Pete Townshend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coveredBy | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredFor | film adaptation of Tommy ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of The Who's signature songs ⓘ |
| drummer | Keith Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Live at Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | performance footage by The Who ⓘ |
| hasPart |
acoustic guitar intro
ⓘ
guitar solo ⓘ |
| hasSubject | competitive gaming ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Who compilation albums ⓘ |
| influenced | later rock concept songs ⓘ |
| isHighlightOf | rock opera Tommy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadGuitarist | Pete Townshend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Roger Daltrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 3:01 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Pete Townshend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance |
film Tommy (1975)
ⓘ
stage musical Tommy ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
pinball
ⓘ
prodigiously skilled pinball player ⓘ |
| partOf | Tommy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Kit Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Decca Records
ⓘ
Track Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1969-03-07 ⓘ |
| side | single A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1969 ⓘ |
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