Written and recorded by the group Black Sabbath as the title cut of their 1970 debut album, it was ranked #1 on VH1’s 40 Greatest Metal songs and #250 on Rolling Stones Top 500.
Last week we featured Elton John covering a classic Who song, so this week we turn the tables with an Elton John classic covered by Daltry, Townsend and Company.
Originally written by Pete Townsend and recorded by The Who for the 1969 rock opera, 'Tommy', the song reached #19 on the U.S. Billboard charts.
Townsend wrote the lyrics through the eyes of a pinball champion who turns out to be deaf, dumb and blind, and because he is not distracted by the noises and lights of the game he plays a mean pinball...
Written and recorded by Steve Winwood for the title cut of his 1986 solo LP, it hit the number one position for three weeks, the song featured James Taylor on backing vocals.
Many legendary rock bands and artist have began their careers playing cover songs from the bands that influenced them, that includes the Rolling Stones.