Pete Townshend-Pinball Wizard

Pete doing a solo version of "PINBALL WIZARD". This was from "THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL"
He also did "Drowned", "WGFA".

'PINBALL WIZARD"
Written by Pete Townshend

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 amusement hall...
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pin ball !

He stands like a statue,
Becomes part of the machine.
Feeling all the bumpers
Always playing clean.
He plays by intuition,
The digit counters fall.
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pin ball !

He's a pin ball wizard
There has got to be a twist.
A pin ball wizard,
S'got such a supple wrist.

'How do you think he does it? I don't know!
What makes him so good?'

He ain't got no distractions
Can't hear those buzzers and bells,
Don't see lights a flashin'
Plays by sense of smell.
Always has a replay,
'n' never tilts at all...
That deaf dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pin ball.

I thought I was
The Bally table king.
But I just handed
My pin ball crown to him.

Even my usual table
He can beat my best.
His disciples lead him in
And he just does the rest.
He's got crazy flipper fingers
Never seen him fall...
That deaf dumb and blind kind
Sure plays a mean pin ball.!



"NOTHING IS EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING IS NOTHING"
THE WHO
LONG LIVE ROCK!!

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[killerOpunk]

without townshend where would rock be

[4evernate28]

Best part is the face he makes on the last chord.

[Kedbuka]

@davejamz So funny! Me too!

[MrHellothisisme]

@killerOpunk I don't be where, but it should be deaf, dumb and blind.

[spangle69]

I really think that Pete is not given the full credit he deserves as a pioneering song-writer, composer and guitarist.

[davejamz]

total mancrush here on Pete

[tttumor]

awesome.

[seabornlee]

best Pete's voice ever sounded imho (esp. on wgfa from this show)

[bamax01]

Perso, ça me rend triste de le voir jouer seul un morceau qui est chef d'oeuvre de sa création. C'est un morceau qui a la patate d'habitude et là c'est tout tristounet ... :(

[guitarspeare]

ooops my bad, thanks for the correction.

[MrTommyTownshend]

John wrote Fiddle About and Cousin Kevin. Both of these were on Tommy

[guitarspeare]

Holy cow, I can't believe I forgot that ( about the Ox) thanks for the correction and the info!