The Who - Pinball Wizard

on the show "This Is Tom Jones" from 1969-04-18.

[@feenix8461]

Roger Daltery on vocals, John Entwistle on bass, Pete Townshend on guitar & Keith Moon on drugs.

[@burtan2000]

Brilliant! Also they all on drugs! Everyone was! It was 1969, it was mandatory if i recall correctly.

[@tonyezar7547]

But he can still handle... most of the time. LOL

[@kiwisaraphim6622]

I think they all were on drugs

[@payton_39]

All them were on drugs! Well, Roger has stated he never took drugs like Keith, Pete, and John did so he probably wasn’t.

[@rustybird8803]

It worked

[@AChainreyes]

Keith Moon ...one of the best drummer!! said: "I suppose as a drummer, I’m adequate. I’ve got no real aspirations to be a great drummer. I just want to play drums for The Who and that’s it."

[@arthursmith643]

If you can find the documentary Sensation: The story of the Whis Tommy give it a watch. It’s fantastic. You will appreciate the Tommy pinball wizard album so much more.

[@mcmaximon1]

He did a great job with Jim Maclaine and the stray cats too :)

[@secondcomingofbast9908]

​@@mcmaximon1Moonie played with the Stray Cats? What songs? Stray Cat Strut?

[@mcmaximon1]

@@secondcomingofbast9908 The Stray Cats in this instance was a fictional band in a film called “That’ll be the day” check it out! Great film. Music stars of the day starred in it . Ringo Starr, Billy Fury and loads more. We’ll worth a look 😃

[@johnspooner1403]

@@mcmaximon1-It was one of a pair of films. What was the other?

[@number1scatterbrain]

With the exception of The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, I saw just about every great rock band in concert - The Who were by far the best live band.

[@johnj.2486]

It's enjoyable just watching Keith Moon on the drums. So confident in his talent.

[@funlittlefish]

Hey you might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like The Who

[@johnj.2486]

@@funlittlefish yes. I grew up with the Who. Keith Moon the drummer was superb!

[@myauralfixation]

Keith couldn’t help but steal every scene.

[@billywhyte6693]

lol.... vocals, eye contact... the lot

[@sappygirl1955]

And he's got a great smile!☺️❤️

[@bonniemagpie9960]

Never a dull moment wherever Keith was.

[@THETYPEERRORNEWS]

Even pretending to play the drums for playback!

[@nickcastings1568]

He could never stay still!

[@humanbeing2420]

Townsend really gets an incredible acoustic tone out of that unplugged electric guitar.

[@shocko77]

Well i mean it is a semi hollow

[@crupert23225]

Entwistle does a hell of a job with an unplugged bass too! I'm not even sure Roger's mic was plugged in.

[@KReppy]

Ik this is a comment from last year but It’s funny, you can see John laughing at the fact his has to mime his bass at the start

[@tilesetter1953]

😂👍🏻

[@McOzman479]

Never seen a worse miming of drum playing

[@robertkees6048]

I love how Moonie didn't really care if he looked like he was actually playing or not, he was much more interest in the theatrics of the whole thing. He instinctively understood the medium of television and what was important for the audience to see.

[@leonotarianni2604]

Moon looks like such a cheeky disobedient little devil behind the drums. He really was unique and very comical

[@recondoc65]

And, one of the BEST rock n roll drummers.

[@tdunph4250]

That's actually an understatement.

[@mikecimerian6913]

Also, a tragic figure.

[@Arthur-sz3zf]

Rest in Power Keith Moon

[@pinkandersonsguitar7591]

Roger Taylor loved him S great performance

[@anthonymead4359]

These were dynamite their live performances were superb. Daltrey was the ultimate front-line rock singer.

[@hammer44head]

Roger has a very powerful voice, he had to have one to be in that band, with keith behind him and PEte and John playing top volume. Its a wonder he didnt blow out his vocal chords, but he is still performing well.

[@J0HNJ0RDAN]

"One of the most terrifying things that ever happened to me was that Keith Moon decided he liked me.." ~ Joe Walsh ~

[@austinftw10]

History Of The Eagles

[@trfesok]

+John Jordan The Who's publicist, Keith Altman, said more or less the same thing!

[@StephenS-2024]

Hilarious

[@mr.d.4175]

Too funny.

[@DaveRucci]

Get the crazies on your side 😉

[@dianebroude8321]

I remember the first time I heard this on my a.m. radio. I was 7 years old. That's when I knew ROCK AND ROLL was the shit!!! That was 50 years ago. This song still KICKS ASS!!!

[@paulpalmtree9295]

Looks to me that The Who were special guests, on the Tom Jones show....fantastic music, wonderful performance by The Who, Pinball Wizard. Magic music, don’t you just love it.

[@calvinbealer7264]

THE GREATEST DRUMMER IN MUSIC 🎵🎶 HISTORY.

[@christinecollins6302]

If a person doesn’t love Moon after this video, they are clueless

[@leokimvideo]

Moon is just a freak player. Nothing else like him

[@content4502]

A show within a show. Keith, in warp drive, at :54 ....... kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2PEeqagbdGWn80

[@johncaron4888]

Something like John Bonham of Led Zeppelin.

[@benadolph870]

Moon had no training, he was a true idiot savant

[@maxnix346]

Most people cannot realize what Entwistle is accomplishing.

[@grumpyflyweight]

@@maxnix346 his finger style.

[@NostalgiaMan]

The Raw talent here is very apparent. Very lovely to see.

[@happysawfish]

All of them brilliant ! The world was a better place back then. Thank you Pete, John, Keith and Roger for the dedication.

[@LKaramazov]

A somewhat better place. There was a lot more racial separation. Now kids from all races rock together more.

[@TMthe33rd]

Well, of course if we see, the world of music is a better place back then. But the real world? Not really. Some people are living in their worst nightmare. In my country, some people even disappeared. But at least, yeah, we've got the best of music from around the world.

[@subcutie5479]

Especially Keith lol

[@gitpickergeorge9]

@@LKaramazov But not, actually. And especially so in England. The issue for all races rocking together is that they don't. Actually, nearly all new music has been infected with rap. Not even Rock music. Thanks to the bigwigs and heads of trending, we've lost the distinction between pop, soul, rock music. They are so often meshed together in a mix. Back then, the different styles of music really stood out, and you could appreciate that. In one sense, there might have been "more racial separation" in terms of music, but that was good. It wasn't really that blacks and whites, etc. were separated. The Beatles, for example, were influenced by a lot of Motown and Rhythm & Blues. The Stones, it was more Blues. They re-processed it and brought a different spin. In the end those who would be racist will be that, and those who don't have a problem with it , will be that way. Peace & joy to you!

[@gary2462]

true

[@TheHunter55182]

Still a great song 51 years later !!!

[@bobazivkovic7072]

Is it already 51?

[@excelerater]

Pete wrote so much at such a young age, amazing

[@koshihito011]

I think this song is a masterpiece.

[@bobazivkovic7072]

Note that sound Entwistle makes after furious rhythm Pete did just after opening

[@teletubetodd]

The best performance ever of this great song. I loved Keith Moon's drumming theatrics, and the way John Entwistle finally came alive after standing like a statue for most of the performance. Thanks for posting. Rest in peace, John and Keith.

[@richardacquistapace2317]

Peter Townshend was a bad-ass guitarist. His showmanship was the first of kind.

[@DaveRucci]

You can tell they all (minus John) really want to just freak out but are holding back. The ultimate POWER band, they fed off each other’s energy. Always a treat to watch live.

[@SacredGeometryDecoded]

hope my neighbours like The Who

[@SacredGeometryDecoded]

hello neigbour

[@oskarhobbs1792]

Yeah same here I put on the album Tommy every night since I got it 😂

[@drivinsouth651]

Not only will they get used to it; they`ll look forward to it!

[@Pantibiblon]

The hell with'em if they don't like

[@Wuei108]

No headset?

[@daBEAGLE1017]

What id give to be able to see the Who in their prime mid 70s. The sound that the Ox plays is unreal.

[@tatethompson1234]

Their prime was '69-'71 during the Tommy era. Mid 70's they were burned out. Moon was a mess, Pete was a raging alcoholic and hated playing live and was sick of the audience.

[@daBEAGLE1017]

@@tatethompson1234 considering how long they were together by the late 70s, it's amazing that with the amount of problems occuring in the band that they were still writing top level music. The Tommy era is thier best imo and no matter which era it was, I'd love to have been a one of their shows. Moon the Loon would've been a sight to see live and just too have heard how Entwhistles bass filled a huge arena is still talked about today. They were truly rock and roll GODS!!!

[@TheSonicendeavor]

I did! 1976 Anaheim Stadium in California - Rufus with Chaka Kahn, Steve Gibbons band with John Sebastian, Little Feat, then a killer performance by The Who that went late into the night. Excellent show.

[@mistermousterian]

This is their prime.

[@djgjake]

Even playing seemingly easy on TV, Keith Moon knocks his cymbal stand over. Lol, love it and those old school Premier Drums. No other drummer like him ever!

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

I'm sure I saw Tom Jones smiling here and nodding. Because he went cabaret but he was a Welsh rebel rouser himself. Into blues, soul, rock and roll etc etc etc Which later in life he returned to.

[@Tony-hw2pw]

Just one of the many iconic British bands that rocked the world 🌍 and still do 😜👍🏻

[@joey0077d]

Still listening to this in 2023! ❤️❤️❤️

[@macarchers]

and still 2024

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This masterpiece is beyond description , and full of admiration and deep emotion , and immeasurable , unfathomable and comfortable to the ear and the mind

[@tonyjames1953]

The more I watch and listen to the Who the more I'm astounded by their raw energy and artistry, and I've been watching them for decades! What came out of those years, back in the day, eh!!

[@JVTrickypants]

In my very inexpert opinion, the best instrument for instrument skilled band of all time. Hell, just Entwistle was underrated as the driving musical force of the band as he reinvented how the bass could be used.

[@danielbonarrigo3655]

Every one of them a virtuoso. A master of their own individual craft. How could they have missed ?

[@suicydekyng8612]

Missed what? this is "The Who", every surviving member is a superstar.... Moon and Entwistle both died of overdoses but were also legends in their own time. Just wondering what your expectations are?

[@Barbarian1244]

Pinball Wizard's Bass line is one of the Most Iconic in Rock And Roll history of bass playing massive Credit to John Entwistle for this Iconic Bassline.

[@ivanjulian2532]

What an iconic thing to say. A truly iconic post. In fact, I don't think I can use the word iconic enough to describe how iconic your comment was.

[@deanmaker5435]

I'm the best pinball wizard because I use to play the pinball machine at Rocky point in Warwick Rhode island.

[@paulg444]

Watching Keith Moon is a revelation. How could such a young kid have such fantastic technique and style. Wow!

[@moon8406]

I saw them when i was 20 a feww years ago and they're one of the greatest bands, if not the greatest, love them! Long live The Who and rock and roll

[@neilphelan145]

The WHO is one of the greatest live rock bands that has ever been!! I saw them 6 different times and was never disappointed!

[@susancrandall9810]

Wow

[@zzmyxazz1]

LMAO, Keith's trolling is the best))))

[@BeingforthebenefitofMrPerkins]

He is the original troll master

[@terryanngallagher3605]

He did it ALL THE TIME!

[@puppetguy8726]

Love how Keith Moon is giving it his all and looks like he's having the time of his life!

[@privatejets9992]

the greatest and most important band in all rock n roll ; the who !

[@michellezoe4596]

Gotta love Keith singing along the whole time😄 The first line sung behind Roger had me smiling!

[@J0HNJ0RDAN]

Haha.. Keith Moon, fantastic.

[@raddmann336]

I have had the pleasure of seeing them 4 times, twice before Keith died, and he'd be playing and then toss his drumsticks up about 15 feet in the air and then catch them without missing a beat. He truly was amazing.

[@giagnorio86]

Great Keith Moon RIP

[@ainemaire63]

I have been a Who fan for 45 years and seen them live several times, including Roger and Pete in 2019. They actually clean up nicely in this video. Nice looking clothes do not detract from good musicianship!

[@oceanwalk53]

Heard them at 15, saw them later in life and they are truly amazing in performance! A dream come true!

[@petjobedet4650]

Great stuff! 1969 was an interesting year in music history! True musical genius and hard work together made songs like this happen.

[@kevincocking8561]

a real song you know when talent was actually required

[@biteme9371]

Moon is the only drummer who is a front man

[@shubanggautam1516]

Phil Collins, Don Henley (Post Glenn Frey’s death)

[@terryanngallagher3605]

Correction...a WANNABE front man, uber jealous of Roger, and always singing wildly, no mike, so he LOOKS like he's the front man. Gotta love the guy!

[@jackmolloy6107]

RINGO!

[@stephenterrilltraveller]

Dave Clark from Dave Clark 5.

[@drewzerna4087]

Zal of the Lovin Spoonful used to clown around a lot like this. Eventually it pissed the rest of the band off. These guys were much more tolerant of the Moon’s antics

[@jessemunukka5602]

I love when Keith sings in the back (at the beginning)

[@claudiakatz-palme9708]

Hello from Berlin, Germany - this is hand made music at its best and unbeatable. I love it 🖐😍

[@joeybenoit6269]

Keith Moon is definitely the debutante in this musical escapade! The song would have never made it without Keith smiling!

[@yesman2755]

Tom Jones was one hell of a cool dude back then having rock bands on his shows. He got The Moody Blues some of their first gigs with Hayward/Lodge. Check him out singing Long Time Gone with Crosby Stills Nash & Young, and also giving his all doing a duet with Janis Joplin elsewhere on you tube.

[@robbhahn8897]

Yeah, my mom liked him.

[@jeff-bg2fn]

Il y a peut-être bien plus de 30 ans que je n'avais pas réécouté cette chanson. Pourtant , quel plaisir de la réentendre et de revoir les Who.

[@DougHinVA]

I heard all the rock and roll and later rock from the late 1950s onward and this one song is one of the very few best songs.

[@rimibiswas2299]

Good looking band + great music = awesome video

[@KenHarrington32]

One of the most iconic songs I grew up with, yes I am that old...great song from the greatest band.

[@APare-bx2ir]

i don't think rog has ever performed with a shirt on for that long before

[@roseblake5803]

Alana Paré I am so thankful he didn’t.

[@turniue]

That is not rog Roger Waters is the only Roger who can be called rog

[@robertp-i4065]

@Veronica RobinRoger waters>Roger taylor

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

@@turniue Why the hell not? it's not like he owns the nickname. He has as much rights to the name as he has to Pink Floyd

[@lijemiriam7965]

Why these guys out here arguing bout the nickname "Rog".

[@TheGlassman63]

Entwistle looks almost embarrassed to be there with this backing track stuff. His rolling eyes expression at 0:28 seconds says it all !!

[@jokkergar]

Yeah i noticed that too.

[@stephentresca3536]

Yes it was quick but so funny. I guess back then it was hard miking the bands.

[@devintariel3769]

"SPENT 10000 DOLLARS ON AMPS AND SPEAKERS AND I HAVE TO MIME?"

[@fhb3]

He's like, "I hope my mates don't misbehave themselves again..."

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

Ryan Smith. This had been ongoing since THE BEATLES EXPLODED; case in point: chek out BRIAN JONES on THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW back in 1964, or,`65. Watch what Jones does with his middle finger while playing!!!! It`s here on KZbin somewhere.

[@johnspooner1403]

You always know Keith is miming when he acts like this. It's his quiet "up yours" to whomever he feels desererves it.

[@54chewbacca]

Greatest R&R drummer of all time.

[@jacobfrank3136]

Ray Sexauer he was great but idk if he was the best that's pretty opinionated anyway

[@ari5102]

Hell yeah, THE BEST

[@jeremybradley559]

Ha ha ha ha , he is fucking useless. Just cause ya can doesn’t mean ya should. Ya can tell he never heard of “serve the song not the ego”

[@soxwina]

@@jeremybradley559 moronic komment

[@wowcool3078]

@@jeremybradley559 Lol get outta here you Aussie. Keith is praised all the time by alot of music critics. Look at you. How much praise do your worthless band get? Exactly.

[@kristithompson2072]

I can't stop watching Keith Moon.

[@robertkess9907]

I search for Who footage all the time, and this is the very first time I've seen this clip.

[@andrewmatthews6861]

CLASS Robert CLASS ✌️

[@soulflower666]

2:21 min Keith knocks off his ride cymbal and stand on the floor.

[@Beo_TigersEye]

MindRiot666 lol

[@joconnell8145]

I was wondering what that was, then I saw it missing in the next shot.

[@gorillaau]

It was over nudged.

[@StephenS-2024]

Thank you for pointing out. That was classic. A remorseful cameraman later on...

[@zeppo2240]

What’s new 😂😂

[@maraluciaduclosduclos7496]

Essa eh um hino do The Who e nunca sairá de moda. Uma grande banda sempre será lembrada.

[@Barbarian1244]

Pinball Wizard was the First Who song i ever listened too and ever since then The Who have never failed to impress or amaze me since then.

[@thomasfoss9963]

Listen to Magic Bus from Live at Leeds at maximum volume!!!! You'll never go back!

[@Barbarian1244]

@@thomasfoss9963 What About Baba O'Riley ?

[@thomasfoss9963]

@@Barbarian1244 While Baba Oreilly is a great song--The live version of Magic Bus can't be beat--i blew out a Klipsch speaker on it!!!!!!

[@thomasfoss9963]

@@Barbarian1244 Check out the phenom 20 yr old gal that plays violin on their current tour--Baba Oreilly etc

[@Barbarian1244]

@@thomasfoss9963 sure is a shame though that Entwistle ain't around Anymore.

[@trfesok]

Moon is OBVIOUSLY coming on to the camera!

[@emorejekul]

I love Pete's hair here!!!

[@TheGlassman63]

Love the look on Entwhistles face at 0:29 mins knowing full well that his bass guitar couldn't possibly play that note.

[@frankraucci9110]

They sound incredible live. All of them great musicians.

[@PenzancePete]

Except that here they're miming - or lip synching if you're from the former Colonies.

[@manthasagittarius1]

Just laid out stark naked with lead, bass and kit and that voice, so dynamic, so much insane energy. Less is more, almost nothing is everything.

[@mannofscience]

THIS! roger nailing those vocals like usual. love how roger and pete mend together in pure harmony! thunderfingers, working at that bass flawlessly! and keith, oh keith. he works wonders behind that kit. such a precious and chaotic man!

[@jimmytaylor9854]

You do realize they’re not really playing….

[@mannofscience]

@@jimmytaylor9854 i really don't care, also, find a more recent comment to reply to

[@patrickmoore6284]

Haha Keith at the beginning

[@sixties76]

Keith cracks me up!

[@ungmd21]

Townsend's triplet strumming is insane!

[@nataliacarolina97]

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 pinball! 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 pinball! He's a pinball wizard There has to be a twist. A pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist. 'How do you think he does it? I don't know! What makes him so good?' Ain't got no distractions Can't hear no buzzers and bells, Don't see no lights a-flashin' Plays by sense of smell. Always gets a replay, Never seen him fall. That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball. I thought I was The Bally table king But I just handed my pinball crown to him. Even on my favorite 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 kid Sure plays a mean pinball.

[@stevent8362]

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[@MrRwk314]

Thanks youtube lyric girl

[@peetyw8851]

And........

[@frederickmiles327]

It's the only great/ excellent even VG track on Tommy which is trying and even limp. Pinball Wizard is written as the required hit. But should be on quadraphonia . I mean the whole of Tommy is 2 years when Townshend is stale and really not doing anything good. He's too onto something else booze, drugs or his wife.

[@red5llaw]

@@stevent8362 Why?

[@peteroconnor7510]

Without a doubt the best band I have ever seen live all members !

[@willymuncherjoe5459]

Love this band wish I had their autographs

[@gearlab734]

Great early version of this, with those raw sounding guitars.

[@Barbarian1244]

This was the very first Who Song I ever listened to from Rock Band 2 and ever since then slowly but surely I got hooked to The Who to the point now where The Who is my favorite Rock Group of all time.

[@tanyanelson8780]

Pete looks damn cute in that suit. Love seeing Moon on the drums! Long live Rock. ❤️The Who

[@Rose06091]

I remember buying this record when it first came out I've been playing it ever since

[@annettaprieshoff8991]

The Who was my very 1st concert i went to - was at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana - it was great

[@michaellongville5624]

Great performance they rock im 62 and I played the pinball machine when I was young

[@GreenBaldrick]

Good Lord...I've never seen this before! What a beautiful performance..!

[@lennonzappa71]

John Entwistle with the "Passepartout" moustache he briefly sported in 1969...

[@lennonzappa71]

Passepartout, AKA the actor Cantinflas.

[@MrSirMrSirMr]

This is pretty much the last time we get to see John's beardless face?

[@MT-hs1ry]

Adam isle of wight

[@javier86050]

@@MrSirMrSirMr no! He began to be beard circa november 1970,and this show is from 18.4.69

[@richieboy6825]

Oy There’s a reason that look is seldom seen. Creeps me right out it does...

[@trfesok]

Of course, Elton covered this. So, I put this clip in my "Elton..covered" playlist, along with Elton's clip from "Tommy". Thanks for the upload!

[@LuckyChoo]

Oh, those teenage years, pinball and awesome music.. this is awesome :)

[@Olegzyan]

Moon is so neatly dressed here!

[@Pallie25]

Great to see them looking so young and vigorous, even if it's lip-synching. Moon is just about 23 years old, the rest, a year of two older. The first 10 years were just unbelievably great. What a band, perfect in their execution, concepts, packaging, everything. No band will ever reach this level of realization.

[@silas.s._music]

The vocals are probably live though.

[@Sektglas1953]

Einfach Suuuuuuuuuuuper! Bin mit dieser Musik aufgewachsen. Diese Zeit kommt nicht wieder. Schade. Bin aber froh, dass ich sie erleben durfte.

[@Amaterasu_990]

Love the contrast in Roger's fringed jacket - and Keith Moon's suit!

[@duder9245]

Ahh the good ole days when there were only 4 members of The Who!

[@insideno3tv513]

Timeless and magic !!

[@mickcorbett6724]

Always amazes me, how these four geezers got together. Rock alchemy👌

[@davidbradshaw659]

look how happy Pete is to be miming his latest composition, the best pop song ever(in my humble opinion) and yes Keith you loop job!

[@bornwithoutwarning]

I don't think they're miming. They're playing live.

[@davidbradshaw659]

for a start......where's their amplifiers?

[@jamesanderson8377]

How come when the lead singer starts singing the only one I watch is the drummer?

[@randomgamerdude98]

Cause drummer keith moon is a beast...

[@mj9334]

randomgamerdude98 You mean THE BEST?

[@kroakie4]

m&j, I'm pretty sure he said what he meant. Beast.

[@54chewbacca]

+James Anderson Because it's Keith fucking Moon

[@jamesanderson8377]

+Ray “rayray” Sexauer It was a fucking Rhetorical question...duh

[@unuseduser892]

This is why I love Keith moon, I was watching him more than I was watching Roger

[@andrewmatthews6861]

Very very sadly missed won't see his like again 😢😢😢

[@bobyorke]

Wow, think was live as well. Brilliant

[@moondogaudiojones1146]

Beautiful!

[@salchaos]

Great. Live. Wonderful.

[@darancibiaromero]

Tremendo grupo !!!!!! Keith Moon el mejor baterista de todos los tiempos !!!!!!!! Ever !!!!!

[@aultunwhite4988]

i 've never seen this before....but it's the best live version i've heard so far..!!

[@nickcastings1568]

The look on John Entwistles face at 30 seconds says it all… ‘Are we really having to mime?’