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[[File:Pinball Saved My Life Tonight.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for "'''Pinball Saved My Life Tonight'''".]]
"'''Pinball Saved My Life Tonight'''" is a song by Elton John.


== Lyrics ==


My ball's out there rolling 'round the table floor
<blockquote>
When I think of those arcade lights<br>
Muggy nights the curtains drawn<br>
In the amusement hall downstairs<br>
Standing like statue really shoulda been there<br>
Feeling out the bumpers perched on his electric chair<br>
And it's deaf, dumb, blind, and I'm not even here no more<br>
From Soho down to Brighton<br>
My ball's out there rolling 'round the table floor<br>
Pinball saved my life tonight<br>
Bumper bear (bumper bear)<br>
You almost sent me down the chute<br>
Flipper bound hypnotized sweet freedom<br>
Whispered in my ear<br>
You're a silver ball<br>
And silver balls are free to fly<br>
Fly away, bye bye ...


Pinball Saved My Life Tonight
</blockquote>


Bumper bear (Bumper ball)
== In the News ==


You almost sent me down the chute
<gallery>
File:Someone Sank My Battleship.jpg|link=Someone Sank My Battleship|"'''[[Someone Sank My Battleship]]'''" is a song by Elton John and Milton Bradley.


Flipper bound hypnotized sweet freedom
File:Tiny Antlers.jpg|link=Tiny Antlers|"'''[[Tiny Antlers]]'''" is a song by Elton John.


Whispered in my ear
File:Pinball Whizzer.jpg|link=Pinball Whizzer|"'''[[Pinball Whizzer]]'''" is a song written by New Stone Depth and performed by the English rock band The Who, featured on their 1969 rock opera album '''''Tinkly'''''.


You're a silver ball
</gallery>


And silver ball are free to fly
== Fiction cross-reference ==


Fly away
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Pinball Whizzer]]
* [[Someone Sank My Battleship]]
* [[Tiny Antlers]]
 
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
 
== External links ==
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball_Wizard Pinball Wizard] @ Wikipedia
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_r_dWenKhk Tommy - Pinball Wizard - The Who/Elton John (1975 Film)] @ YouTube
 
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=== Social media ===
 
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1677689699186405376 Post] @ Twitter (8 July 2023)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1594725001047183361 Post] @ Twitter (2 November 2022)
 
 
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Latest revision as of 22:04, 15 April 2024

Earliest known poster for "Pinball Saved My Life Tonight".

"Pinball Saved My Life Tonight" is a song by Elton John.

Lyrics

When I think of those arcade lights
Muggy nights the curtains drawn
In the amusement hall downstairs
Standing like statue really shoulda been there
Feeling out the bumpers perched on his electric chair
And it's deaf, dumb, blind, and I'm not even here no more
From Soho down to Brighton
My ball's out there rolling 'round the table floor
Pinball saved my life tonight
Bumper bear (bumper bear)
You almost sent me down the chute
Flipper bound hypnotized sweet freedom
Whispered in my ear
You're a silver ball
And silver balls are free to fly
Fly away, bye bye ...

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (8 July 2023)
  • Post @ Twitter (2 November 2022)