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When I think of those arcade lights
[[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.


Muggy nights the curtains drawn
== Lyrics ==


In the amusement hall downstairs
<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 ...


Standing like statue really shoulda been there
</blockquote>


Feeling out the bumpers perched on his electric chair
== In the News ==


And it's deaf, dumb, blind, and I'm not even here no more
<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.


From Soho down to Brighton
File:Tiny Antlers.jpg|link=Tiny Antlers|"'''[[Tiny Antlers]]'''" is a song by Elton John.


My ball's out there rolling 'round the table floor
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'''''.


Pinball saved my life tonight
</gallery>


Bumper bear (bumper bear)
== Fiction cross-reference ==


You almost sent me down the chute
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Pinball Whizzer]]
* [[Someone Sank My Battleship]]
* [[Tiny Antlers]]


Flipper bound hypnotized sweet freedom
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


Whispered in my ear
== External links ==


You're a silver ball
* [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


And silver ball are free to fly
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Fly away
=== 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

  • "Someone Sank My Battleship" is a song by Elton John and Milton Bradley.

    "Someone Sank My Battleship" is a song by Elton John and Milton Bradley.

  • "Tiny Antlers" is a song by Elton John.

    "Tiny Antlers" is a song by Elton John.

  • "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.

    "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.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

Social media

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