![]() Offer only is for any $8 prints- No other prints/ items included in this free print offer Just indicate your choice of FREE PRINT (from our listings) at checkout, contact me for help. See our ready to frame prints at Buy 3 prints, get 1 EXTRA PRINT FREE! ![]() No two Forgotten Pages prints will ever be the same, the actual page you will receive may be different from that shown in the listing, but it will come from the same bookĪll prints printed on up-cycled paper because we love the fact that all our prints come from books that have been discarded and probably destined for landfill.įramed print used only for framing suggestion. It was a magical time for music.The Who Pinball Wizard song lyric Print on upcycled Vintage 1870's PageĮach page is approx. Not to mention their collaborations with some of the at that time "unknown" blues artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and the like. I have a Deep Purple album recorded w/ the Royal Philharmonic that was so far ahead of its time, but that was just indicative of what was coming out of England's bands at that time. But I wonder if we ever "got" any of that back then? Yes, I wholeheartedly agree about the music of then vs. Tommy is rife with Oedipal themes and only the Who could put all of this together and present it with such force to the rock & roll audiences of the early 70s. My favorite was Ann-Margret and (no surprise) TINA!!! She performed the Acid Queen when I saw her in concert a few months ago. Thanks for checking out my tribute to someone's big boots to fill.ĭink96 from Phoenix, AZ on March 18, 2009:Īh, the memories come rushing back to me now. Fashionable footwear, music, pop psychology and time travel back into the formative years. St.James (author) from Lurking Around Florida on March 19, 2009:Īhhhh. tall campy "Local Lad" singing pinball wizard. ![]() This well groomed, fake hair plugged, raspy-voice Elton John who plays Las Vegas and bitches a lot. Live music today almost seems dull in comparision. Pop-rock stars of that time frame were the very definition of what it was to be a star upon a stage.extravagant, larger-than-life, and entertaining. Remember the crazy platform boots, the feathers, the Dame Edna shades? When is the last time someone had launched his piano bench into the crowd (actually it would land in the orchestra pit, but theatrics count) There was no better a performer than Elton John in his "Captain Fantastic and the Dirt Brown Cowboy" era. I miss his early Bernie Taupin collaberations, his voice (pre- throat surgery) his killer piano and outrageous costumes. Nobody was better or more on top of his game than Elton John was in the early Seventies. "Pinball Wizard" reminds me of that certain music era. Elton told him no way, "Don't touch it with a barge pole." So Stewart asked Elton if he should accept the offer to sing in the movie adaptation of Tommy. Rod Stewart was originally tapped to play the pinball wizard, because Rod had played the part in a London stage production. The Who's live performance generated a little too much excitement, especially when Pete Townshend started to smash his guitar. There is an unscripted moment when at the end of the song, the fans rush the stage. Elton told the crew that he would feel more comfortable with a keyboard in front of him.Īll of the music used for the filmed was pre-recorded, except for "Pinball Wizard." In which The Who really did play in front of that giant theatre audience (Even though Elton John's band, is featured on the soundtrack). Actually the crew had to install a keybaord to Elton's pinball machine to help take Elton's mind off of being up on the boots. In the "Pinball Wizard" scene, Elton John wasn't originally supposed to be playing the piano keyboard. ![]() Which he did keep the huge boots until 1988. Elton enjoyed the film experience and asked to keep the outrageous boots from his costume. Elton had to wear these giant Doc Marten boots attached by callipers, which allowed him to move as if he were on stilts (photo of the boots furnished below). The boots themselves were molded fiberglass created by an English company, and put together by the props department of Columbia Pictures. With everything that was going on in the movie it seemed everyone was talking about Elton John and these boots that were modeled after 'cherry red' Dr. Elton in these sky-high boots, towers above his kingdom as the ruler of all he surveys essentially making this scene the classic battle as Tommy is David to Local Lad's Goliath. The first thing that grabs your attention is John's seemingly 20-foot high boots. Elton played the campy pinball champ (screenname Local Lad) that must compete against the pinball wizard (Tommy played by The Who's Roger Daltrey) to keep his pinball crown. Elton John did and still does a blazing cover of The Who's "Pinball Wizard." a scence stealing moment that was the featured in "Tommy", The Who's classic 1975 film adaptation of their classic rock opera.
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