The New Seekers - Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me (1973) [Restored]

Released in March 1973 "Pinball Wizard/See Me Feel Me" reached #16 in the UK. This single was a medley of two songs taken from The Who's rock opera Tommy and employed a harder-edged sound for the group with heavy use of electric guitars and sung in a rockier style. The Who's Pete Townshend congratulated the group on their version of the song.

[@msfantabulosaeames9008]

Forgot how gorgeous Eve Graham was... one of the underrated beauties of the 1970's

[@DM-fv7uh]

If your listening to this today , you are awesome

[@SJHUE]

Thanks!

[@emintezjan172]

Thank you 😊

[@iraceruk]

*You're

[@nappingBOB]

Just gotta know what to look for

[@rubybettes5972]

I know I am!

[@Crystall1961]

Ohhh the Seekers...In my opinion there's is the best version of this song EVER!!

[@michellewood3211]

Definitely 💯

[@EsPeeArrEnn]

The best version by a country mile!

[@markwalker5723]

Oh hell yes!

[@mark4262]

The Who's Pete Townshend congratulated the group on their version of the song. What an awesome compliment

[@wirralchap]

When?

[@rubybettes5972]

I actually think it’s better than the Who’s version.

[@glennlilley8608]

@@wirralchap it's in the description! Wee fella!

[@Peacemaker5364]

@@rubybettes5972 Yes definitely better than the Who version.

[@SJHUE]

@@rubybettes5972 Me too.

[@kimtamm9954]

This was the best version of Pinball Wizzard what a great band loved the New Seekers.

[@markwalker5723]

Yes! And the best version of See Me...!

[@weejim48]

Eve Graham & Lynne Paul both beautiful girls. They were a very good group. 👍👍

[@Raider577]

No one will like me for saying this but I prefer this version of Pinball Wizard to the Who's original and Elton John's cover. The instrumentation and vocals are fantastic. I'm not even a New Seekers fan.

[@SJHUE]

I will like you for saying it because it is true!

[@showbizismylife]

That is actually quite moving. Who suspected they were capable of such amazing dynamics?

[@markwalker5723]

Brilliantly put together

[@violetxoxox]

When I was 13, I would have married any of them. I still feel that way today. I didn't care if they were considered cheezy then and I don't care now. They were the epitome of what I considered the England of Hammer films and Bowie and Monty Python and Pink Floyd to be and they still make my little Anglophile heart jump for joy. 💖

[@bobyorke]

violetxoxox - Rock on! Loved that era, best time to be young. Im 62 now, where have all the years gone. 😢

[@karennelson4108]

I remember them very well as they were one of my favourite bands from the early 70s. Wonderful vocalists. I also loved Middle Of The Road

[@SJHUE]

Well said violetxoxox!

[@chrismith251]

You forgot the Carry On films ;)

[@mcmlxii4419]

I never knew they were considered cheesy.

[@mikem6384]

An excellent, minimalist promo, showcasing their good looks and vocal precision. The song itself has a huge sound that measures up to the Who.

[@MARK-PAGE777]

Yes indeed!!!!

[@irish9boy]

This is a great version

[@siturn1]

I still get a buzz listening to this. Bloody wonderful

[@salvadormarley]

Oh yes, magnificent

[@sct352t3]

I came here as 'Pick of the Pops' recently featured a 1969 chart countdown and the Who's 'Pinball Wizard' was played by Gary Davies. I thought this version was actually better, like a number of people who have already commented. Unfortunately we don't often hear chart rundowns from 1973 on 'Pick of the Pops' so people these days have probably never heard this version. Great video. I recall first seeing it on 'Top of the Pops' and thinking what a departure it was from previous New Seekers singles.

[@johnleone6787]

OMG 😆 this is one of the best music 🎶 videos I have ever seen in my life 💯❗️ So early seventies rock 🪨 opera style! The New Seekers’ cover of this “The Who” song 🎵 from the rock musical “Tommy” is the best in my opinion! ❤

[@AndyStatler]

Been looking for this version for a long time. I still have the MGM 45 of the song and still love it.

[@markwalker5723]

I bought it on UK Polydor when it came out, Woolworths in Bristol

[@noregretcoyote1808]

This is wonderful

[@nickm1629]

Just a brilliant and talented group. By far the best version of this song....and Eve Graham...WOW !!!

[@daimondo3542]

I believe it got to number 16 in the charts at the time, shame, it should have got to number one. Brilliant vocals that only the New Seekers could pull off.

[@chrismith251]

As cover versions go, this is good.

[@WaltGekko]

I don't think this was ever released in the US.

[@jaynails32]

@@WaltGekko Yes, it made it to Number 29 here in the USA. I always LOVED this great cover version by the New Seekers.

[@WaltGekko]

@@jaynails32 Amazing since this version literally NEVER got any airplay, at least in New York.

[@jaynails32]

@@WaltGekko They played it all the time here in Kentucky and also places in the South and Midwest. Anytime I was traveling in those areas at the time or even a bit after it was on the Billboard Hot 100, I'd hear it on the car radio. I always enjoyed the version by the New Seekers. :)

[@blackmore4]

They look so damn iconic, it's emotional. Great song, great singers, great arrangement. Always a winning combination.

[@europeandaughter7098]

Look their very coolest on here. And Marty has never looked more beaut!

[@ian_b]

@@europeandaughter7098 He really nails that "how do you think he does it?" bit!

[@samanthastephens1907]

51 years later and I'm still listening.

[@balconybill]

An unexpected but guilty pleasure. Even Pete Townshend rated it. Hats off. Mark.

[@scottsutcliffe5001]

This is one of the few covers I enjoy as much as the original, possibly more. Stevie Ray Vaughn's Little wing is possibly the only other.

[@FunksIncKeys]

Feeling you on Little Wing. Can I suggest No Quarter by Tool, one of my fav covers ever.

[@finnpetersen1066]

OMG I still love The New Seekers 🤩🤩🎶🎶🎵🎵🧡🧡💖💖💕💕

[@denisemason9388]

Probably my favorite version.

[@glendenham9926]

Brilliant example of the NS. They were touring in America at the time and didn't promote in the UK, and this video was never released. Peter Townsend from the Who congratulated them on their version . Also when the charts came out, on a Tuesday, initially it was reported at being number 14, but only for a short time. The promo video was way ahead of its time , and am I crazy to link this to Queens classic bohemian rhaspsody video?

[@SJHUE]

Never thought of that but now you come to mention it yes there is a similarity with the dark background as in the Queen video!

[@bazzit1]

Been a fan longer than I care to remember and I have only just discovered this promo video! Marty really gets an 'edge' going here which I wish he had had the chance to do more of. But it was the harmony on See Me Feel Me when Lyn joins Peter that was always the highlight for me and the look she gives him here is worth a thousand words. God rest him and continued blessings on Lyn - lets hope its not too long before her next album - check out 'Late Night' if you haven't done so and one day we might get a recording of her as Mrs Johnson in Blood Brothers!

[@meirwise1107]

Marty Kristian was underrated. He had the best male voice; was the best looking and was the best dressed!

[@annoldham3018]

Marty 😍😍😍

[@AlexAlexon3897]

I grew out of my early '70s crush on Eve Graham, but still love this single to bits! And Marty Kristian and Paul Layton look so alike that it's uncanny.

[@Crystall1961]

😮Wow I definitely do not see that resemblance.

[@janeslater8004]

Maybe you mean marty and peter doyle have some similarity with fair hair but definitely not paul layton with dark hair

[@pookerville]

This is THE most emotional version of "Tommy" music I've ever heard!

[@lennylaa1686]

This is awesomely brilliant and no wonder when you admire the magnificence of those singing. Absolute quality.

[@Johnny-lr5jt]

I literally haven't heard this version in 49 years. When I heard it, I checked out who originally did the song, and I've been a Who fan ever since. Great version, though.

[@Tom-vm3sx]

The great new seekers and amazing Peter what a singer 🎉

[@bmac63]

great cover version...takes me back to a kid hearing this on the radio...great memories

[@geoffharris9396]

Performance was better than the original and Townshend new it. Great recording.. If only The New Seekers had access to more songs like this back in the day. Great memories though !

[@rubybettes5972]

Loved Marty Kristian so much.....he was so gorgeous! 😍😍

[@sibionic]

this is actually amazing

[@chygwelanmeneth]

Yes, it should have made No.1 - the New Seekers were just so professional, so adorable yet sang with real feeling and presentation. How many hundreds of hours of practice is encapsulated in this three and a bit minutes! Just look at that little duet from 1:42 by Peter Doyle and Lyn Paul - the look of love! Thank you for posting this great video by a great group - this would have to be one of the great music videos, what a difference from the "stand and deliver" type from the 60's. A seminal video, one might venture.

[@SJHUE]

Agreed and well put!

[@andrewcoad904]

Visiting my brother at Warwick Uni in '74, I asked the Uni radio station to play this version and was ridiculed for it. I felt, at the time, that it was more rhythmic than The Who's. Just listened to Tommy after a 4 decade hiatus which prompted me to play this version again.... The Who's version is fabulous but this version is pretty damn good too...

[@FunksIncKeys]

Never heard of this group, much less the cover of this song. Pretty amazing to hear someone cover this so soon after the song was released. Shows how popular Tommy was. What an incredible album.

[@concretebuilding]

If you haven't yet, their most well-known song is the titular "Free to be You and Me". Great song. As great as this? You be the judge.

[@bryanpalmer9660]

Remember them very well,this song got a lot of airplay on NZ radio along with many of their other songs during the early to mid 70s

[@egbront1506]

@@concretebuilding Their most well-known song is "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" off the back of a huge Coca Cola campaign. That was a big hit worldwide. "Free To Be Me And You" is probably their most obscure recording.

[@wiscgaloot]

This came up on my phone shuffle of tunes the other day while I was driving. I must have bought this CD years ago. It made me so happy!

[@barryinglett7034]

This group was created by Keith Potger from the original group”The Seekers”after the first group broke up.

[@SJHUE]

Yes indeed well done Keith Potger!

[@annoldham3018]

I'd forgotten they did a version of this. Isn't it great?😊

[@davidreed1995]

The new seekers were a fantastic group pity this version got to number 16 it should have got higher than that no justice

[@danbywinston]

superb. Eve always floated my boat.

[@sibionic]

and how beautiful was Marty?

[@chygwelanmeneth]

Lyn for me! (but Eve looked great too). Have heard both doing interviews and they are very interesting speakers.

[@annoldham3018]

Yes. Eve and Lynn were very beautiful.

[@joemoss5023]

Great vocal band, "Circles" my personal favourite. Surely this was a medley of THREE songs from Tommy?

[@johnregan8327]

Appsalotly brilliant well done the new seekers 🎤🎸🎤😪🎤👍.

[@annrogers5666]

Brilliant cover 👏🎶🤩

[@garethbramley1]

Fantastic rendition and video - such a talented group.

[@allantelford1698]

Still got that single Brilliant

[@candykane7779]

Love/loved the New Seekers. They were so hip. So now. So wow.

[@helenjones9195]

I still have my 45 of this song.

[@davidshakespeare2408]

What absolutely Awesome versions of these fantastic Who songs! This band (manufactured or not) were made up of quality singers, the male lead singer should have been in a folk rock group (check out Boom Town, B side of I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing) and the two girls were like an English Abba (ok maybe not quite before I am pelted with insults) but they sure can sing!

[@SJHUE]

Hi David, agreed.. Peter Doyle would have been great in a folk rock group or even just rock as he had a great `rock` voice to my ears. Nothing wrong in what you say regarding the female singers..they were both superb!!

[@jeffgarrett8482]

New seekers went manufactured

[@scottwarner1017]

I forgot how good these guys were.

[@gordontaylor3489]

I never realised that Marty sang lead vocals at the start... I always thought that it was Peter. Can I recommend the 5 album CD box set to anyone? 'I'm so glad that the 'Live at the Albert Hall' is included.

[@SJHUE]

Got it! Great value and still available as I write this.

[@ATVHOLICS]

My favourite version. Yes including The Who.

[@michaelmullin9540]

My first introduction to this sing awesome marty sounds great never sen this vid superb thanks

[@kennylogan3090]

Absolutely fantastic 👍😎

[@michaelleacy]

Amazed that this had a video, so a nice surprise. They look great in this - probably the most credible they've ever looked

[@WaltGekko]

Yes, they were doing promotional videos in this case eight and a half years before MTV would debut in the US in August 1981.

[@ian_b]

This in the charts must have been the first time I heard Pinball Wizard. I was 7 in 1973. I didn't know Tommy was a thing until much later.

[@markfernandes9715]

I never thought this was one of the Who's best songs. As it went, both this and Elton's version were better than the original.

[@salvadormarley]

Never knew about this - utterly brilliant.

[@paulahunt2737]

Fantastic video clip love them singing this song x

[@TheBerzerker666]

My favourite bands are Napalm Death and Carcass,but this is Amazing,I love the Who obviously,ten out of ten, this is beautiful and Joe Elliot told me about this 😀🍺🇬🇧

[@ysgol3]

Fantastic - especially Ruby from Upstairs Downstairs on bass.

[@pacmanindy]

50 years of the group!

[@ignaciorufas5688]

Oh my God! It's sounds so good like Who version. I love it.

[@wilhub2804]

TWO WORDS...FKN AWESOME

[@SILLYHEART21]

Had no idea this existed. Kinda like Abba but i think there is five of them. One girl has a Dolly Parton voice but groovy. Man I just want to have a Coke and teach the World to Sing ... Has it all. Let's unplug and bring good stuff back. I wanna go to the arcade and play air hockey until my knuckles bleed again. I will take on anyone. :) Then we coul dgo for "fries" (whole other story) and go tobaggoning (sp?) with our wine skins and make a big fire in the snow and all lean all over each other in our Parkas with some loner ice fishing somewhere and likely gets a "soaker" and then a gril goes up to him and takes his socks off and helps him. Next thing you know someone is pregnant but that could be worse but things work differently in the land of the North and we make it all work out eventually. Back to the song. Yeah, love the well worn machines and interesting that the girl looks to the guy with the whole "feel me" because when I go see Tommy like 10x in a row at the movies back to back each night I was never quite the same because this song touched me so deep. Deep enough that my now long time big brother who also loved this song but had a heart condition played it (piano) and I would sing and even though he had a heart condition, he was still my brother so I cut him no slack and so we would try to kill each other. I sort of broke his leg in three places once a bit but the the sibling rivalry stopped at the piano with this song and he is gone now over 30 years and I would give anything to hear him pound this out and have him pound on me next. My son hears me play this all the time esp the intro riff and I hope he picks it up. Geez one of you kids do a remix or fusion of this with something or whatever youkids do but save the music before we older cats are gone. Please save the planet and the music (arts). Thanks for listening (reading): kzbin.info/www/bejne/raCWn3VtitWDhdk Little ditty about not Jack and Dianne but ~~ Oh yearh thatis is my other song but listen to "(Need A) Breath of You" -right from the heart to your ears. If you like sap then this is Maple Sugar! Come to Canada everyone! :)

[@dulls8475]

My fav version.

[@tonyworrall7379]

Saw them live at Coventry theatre..brilliant.

[@davidreed1995]

After Peter doyle left in July 1973 it was only the matter of time they break up i like peter Oliver he was a good replacement for doyle but the sparkle had rest in peace peter doyle i was always a fan of yours i wish they would release on cd skin deep album from leicester

[@nicolleanne7315]

Thank you for sharing! I love this version of a wonderful classic, and the video is very entertaining (especially in this great quality). God bless!

[@pannikattak7533]

A great cover; if only they had followed this path. Interesting note; after 7 seconds, it syncs very nicely with the opening credits of the James Bond movie: SPECTRE

[@celesteazarcon3970]

Wow! My new pop band favorite for now. :)

[@mga2899]

Well these chaps were certainly versatile.

[@richardthompson2892]

First version of this song I heard when I was 10 years old

[@zaq55]

Eve @ 1:14 - “I don’t know”. Best part of the video.

[@SJHUE]

Yeah, just three short words but she sounds and looks wonderful as she delivers them!

[@brizeeuk]

fantastic

[@mlthomas33]

Love it!! Have it on a couple '73 K-tel lps. This version was played quite a bit on WLS Chicago radio station. Bubblegum Pop version of the Who.

[@ANDER....]

maravillosa

[@davidclifton1390]

Better version than Elton John and the Who but never gets any airplay these days.

[@SJHUE]

Agreed and such a shame it never gets any airplays. These radio stations really need to get their act together! 😡

[@stevenwells5009]

Great track, great video - TNS at the absolute top of their game. The B side to the single of this was completely different but beautifully performed throwaway number called 'Time Limit' by a certain Mr Kristian, with a simple but effective little guitar solo that I've always loved. My hearing is gone now, so watching these video tracks brings the music to life for me, images to match the music in my head. Does anyone know if Time Limit (and also Mystic Queen, another personal favourite, also with great guitar) exist on video at all? I'd give anything to see either.

[@stevenichols2938]

WOW!!!!

[@GoldShower1]

Unique, Ace!

[@MarioDS01]

Good version of the song from The Who. Although I do like the Elton John version from the movie "Tommy" based on the album of the same name. And yes, I do highly recommend watching it if you never seen it and listening to the album.

[@henrywilloughby8333]

They do a good version brother loves traveling salvation show

[@Fortwentt]

i looked it up wow

[@frankrizzo3290]

When I saw the video on American Bandstand, I had such a crush on the big-haired ladies!

[@therookpiece]

It's works... a good cover.

[@joley8695]

Peter 💕 Thanks so much for this x

[@Stuart-r9f]

Eve graham wow and what a masterpiece the best of the lot imo

[@martynwilliams3765]

Better than The Who version x

[@poobum9857]

that..see me feel me touch me heal me WOw I think if Jesus !!

[@StephenGutknecht]

Thank you.

[@Witheredgoogie]

Wow! they should have done more stuff like this instead of the nice,cosy euro stuff we all remember.

[@SJHUE]

As good as the `nice, cosy euro stuff` was I take your point. They did this so well it makes you wonder what else they might have been capable of?

[@GoldShower1]

Better than Sir Elton

[@wilhelmhagberg8854]

WOW seems so UNNECESSARY to make a version of this, but it is really awesome!

[@josephwright6154]

Why is it unnecessary what do you mean bands and solo artists do covers all the time 🤔

[@robertoredheada5022]

Great choir

[@lewisner]

I forgot how big a crush I had on Lyn Paull

[@garylucas7050]

If they did more of this kind of music Pete Doyle might have stayed

[@annephillips2474]

Peter Doyle...brilliant