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.: Lily The Pink :. Sir Ian Paul Date Submitted:  2013-08-30 [Archive Date: 2013-11-28] Genre:  General Original Artist:  The Scaffold Additional Info:  Disc Mfg:    Disc #:   Description:  "Lily the Pink" 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, in each verse, chronicle some extraordinary cure which it has effected. The song was a hit for the UK comedy group The Scaffold in December 1968, becoming the #1 single in the UK singles chart for the four weeks encompassing the Christmas holidays that year. Another version of the song, released a few months later by The Irish Rovers became a minor hit for North American audiences in early 1969. At a time when covers were released almost as soon as the originals, the release from the Rovers' Tales to Warm Your Mind Decca LP release became a second favorite behind The Unicorn. Backing vocalists on The Scaffold's recording included Graham Nash (of The Hollies), Elton John (then Reg Dwight), and Tim Rice; while Jack Bruce (of Cream) played the bass guitar. The song features a number of in-jokes which may have been missed by many listeners. For example, the line Mr Frears has sticky out ears refers to film director Stephen Frears who had worked with The Scaffold early in their career; while the line Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles refer to the single "Jennifer Eccles" by The Hollies, Graham Nash's former band. This song has become part of the folk community and has been performed live by The Brobdingnagian Bards and other Celtic-style folk and folk artists. This song was successfully adapted in French in 1969 by Richard Anthony, describing humorously the devastating effects of a so-called panacée (universal medicine). ______________________________________________________________ The U.S. American folk (or drinking) song on which Lily the Pink was based is generally known as "Lydia Pinkham" or "The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham": it has the Roud number 8368 The song was inspired by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, a well-known herbal-alcoholic patent medicine for women. Supposed to relieve menstrual and menopausal pains, the compound was mass-marketed in the United States from 1876 onwards. The song was certainly in existence by the time of the First World War. F. W. Harvey records it being sung in officers' prisoner-of-war camps in Germany, and ascribes it to Canadian prisoners. According to Harvey, the words of the first verse ran: Have you heard of Lydia Pink, And her love for the human race? How she sells (she sells, she sells) her wonderful compound, And the papers publish her face? In many versions, the complaints which the compound had cured were highly ribald in nature. During the Prohibition era (1920–33) in the United States, the medicine (like other similar patent medicines) had a particular appeal as a readily available 40-proof alcoholic drink, and it is likely that this aided the popularity of the song. A version of the song was the unofficial regimental song of the Royal Tank Corps during World War II. Overall Rank:  Rank Unavailable Total Comments:  0 Listen:    Sorry, this submission has been archived.

Sir Ian Paul performs Lily The Pink on Karaoke Showcase of Karaoke Scene Magazine Online: Sir Ian Paul performs Lily The Pink on Karaoke Showcase - "Lily the Pink" 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, in each verse, chronicle some extraordinary cure which it has effected. The song was a hit for the UK comedy group The Scaffold in December 1968, becoming the #1 single in the UK singles chart for the four weeks encompassing the Christmas holidays that year. Another version of the song, released a few months later by The Irish Rovers became a minor hit for North American audiences in early 1969. At a time when covers were released almost as soon as the originals, the release from the Rovers' Tales to Warm Your Mind Decca LP release became a second favorite behind The Unicorn. Backing vocalists on The Scaffold's recording included Graham Nash (of The Hollies), Elton John (then Reg Dwight), and Tim Rice; while Jack Bruce (of Cream) played the bass guitar. The song features a number of in-jokes which may have been missed by many listeners. For example, the line Mr Frears has sticky out ears refers to film director Stephen Frears who had worked with The Scaffold early in their career; while the line Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles refer to the single "Jennifer Eccles" by The Hollies, Graham Nash's former band. This song has become part of the folk community and has been performed live by The Brobdingnagian Bards and other Celtic-style folk and folk artists. This song was successfully adapted in French in 1969 by Richard Anthony, describing humorously the devastating effects of a so-called panacée (universal medicine). ______________________________________________________________ The U.S. American folk (or drinking) song on which Lily the Pink was based is generally known as "Lydia Pinkham" or "The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham": it has the Roud number 8368 The song was inspired by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, a well-known herbal-alcoholic patent medicine for women. Supposed to relieve menstrual and menopausal pains, the compound was mass-marketed in the United States from 1876 onwards. The song was certainly in existence by the time of the First World War. F. W. Harvey records it being sung in officers' prisoner-of-war camps in Germany, and ascribes it to Canadian prisoners. According to Harvey, the words of the first verse ran: Have you heard of Lydia Pink, And her love for the human race? How she sells (she sells, she sells) her wonderful compound, And the papers publish her face? In many versions, the complaints which the compound had cured were highly ribald in nature. During the Prohibition era (1920–33) in the United States, the medicine (like other similar patent medicines) had a particular appeal as a readily available 40-proof alcoholic drink, and it is likely that this aided the popularity of the song. A version of the song was the unofficial regimental song of the Royal Tank Corps during World War II.
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