The first thing that comes to mind watching the video for samuraiguitarist’s cover of the Who’s “Pinball Wizard” is, “Of course. That makes perfect sense!”

For the most part, the Canadian musician’s version is a faithful homage to the classic track from the rock opera Tommy. But instead of using drums to replicate Keith Moon’s performance, samuraiguitarist chose an unorthodox yet obviously appropriate instrument to provide the song’s percussion: a pinball machine.

The video syncs pieces of pinball gameplay with the noise those actions produce to re-create the song. The metallic clicks of flippers, the dings of bumpers, and the other distinctive sounds generated by the crown jewel of arcade games make a perfect fit with samuraiguitarist’s guitar playing.

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“I had the strangest dream a little while back,” samauraiguitarist wrote in his YouTube post, which he shared in Reddit’s Videos community. “This kid named Tommy came to me and said, ‘See me, feel me, touch me, heal me … oi, will ya also cover “Pinball Wizard” and replace Keith Moon with a pinball machine?’ So my buddy Doug and I made this.”

The “Doug” samuraiguitarist is referring to is Doug McArthur, lead vocalist and guitarist for the Canadian band Soapbox.

Samuraiguitarist—the stage name for Manitoba-born Steve-san Onotera—has made a name for himself by putting his spin on a variety of pop culture musical arrangements. Recently, he recorded bluegrass covers of theme songs from movies and TV shows, such as Game of Thrones, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and Star Wars. Those tracks can be downloaded at iTunes and Loudr.