Lily the Pink (song)
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"Lily the Pink" is a 1968 song released by the UK comedy group The Scaffold, which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. It is a modernisation of an older folk song titled "The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham". The lyrics celebrate the "medicinal compound" invented by Lily the Pink, and humorously chronicle the "efficacious" cures it has brought about, such as inducing morbid obesity to cure a weak appetite, or bringing about a sex change as a remedy for freckles.
Quick Facts Single by The Scaffold, from the album L. The P. ...
"Lily the Pink" | |
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Single by The Scaffold | |
from the album L. The P. | |
Released | November 1968 |
Genre | Music hall, comedy rock |
Length | 4:23 |
Label | Parlophone R 5734[1] |
Songwriter(s) | John Gorman, Mike McGear, Roger McGough[1] |
Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor[1] |
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