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Who wrote the song "Pinball Wizard"?

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A deaf, dumb, and blind kid who plays pinball better than anyone else alive isn't exactly the most obvious topic for a rock song. It's weird, specific, and the whole concept sounds like something dreamed up at 3 a.m. after too many drinks. But somehow "Sure plays a mean pinball" became one of rock's most memorable lines. Who wrote the song "Pinball Wizard"?