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@kiwidave2187 жыл бұрын
The funeral of my Aunt Lily today...she requested this song be played at the end of the service. And she was certainly not averse to some medicinal compound to lighten her last days
@jesusisgod29533 жыл бұрын
2 Corinthians 4:8-12 KJV We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; [9] Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; [10] Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. [11] For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. [12] So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
@Taylor_57242 жыл бұрын
@@jesusisgod2953 lol wut
@worcestershiresauce6377 Жыл бұрын
@@jesusisgod2953 shut the hell up
@mariarocha34566 жыл бұрын
I used to sing and love this song when I was 15, I am 77 to-day and finding it now after a very long time not being able to get it, made me very happy, therefore a big thank you for all the memories that it brought back.
@antonkider73604 жыл бұрын
You were probably 25 ?
@mariarocha34564 жыл бұрын
@@antonkider7360 A aaa
@mariarocha34564 жыл бұрын
@@antonkider7360a little older, I have 2 sons and it was actually through them that this became part of our lives, remember The Night Chicago Died ? that was another one that became part of my sons and all his friends and school mates, they were 13 and 15, it was a great time. Chame we cannot have it back, not only the years but all the nice and happy songs we had then. Thanks Anton for liking this and thanks you tube for bringing back songs that were great and are difficult to find to-day.
@Anonim010893 жыл бұрын
What's the song about?
@PSP922622 жыл бұрын
Fascism
@allymayful7 жыл бұрын
This was written and sung by a British group called The Scaffolds, a group of 3 men including Mike McCartney, Paul's brother. Paul produced it. Mike changed his name to McGear, so as not to live in his brothers shoes. Best kept secret ever.
@worcestershiresauce6377 Жыл бұрын
how did you get to know about that
@allymayful Жыл бұрын
@@worcestershiresauce6377 I think l googled his name after seeing an interview with him. Fascinated with what l found. .2 wise men!!!!
@worcestershiresauce6377 Жыл бұрын
@@allymayful oh right, good to know
@smallfeet45815 ай бұрын
@@worcestershiresauce6377 it was known roundabout the time of the song as I knew it , when Mike was on totp's he didn't really look like Paul
@Zephaniah3verse17 Жыл бұрын
This song was number-one when I was eight and suffering from severe health anxiety. With Ken Dodd's Diddymen a close second, Lily the Pink was definitely the best antidote. Thank you The Scaffold!
@grasonicus6 жыл бұрын
Lilly the Pink really existed. She created patent medicines. A catchy, fun song.
@bigboredthing10 жыл бұрын
My grandad taught me this song when I was about 5 while out on a hack and giving me sips from his hip flask. He is an official hero :)
@bigboredthing9 жыл бұрын
Hahaha! I also learned the old 'Walking down Canal Street, knocking on every door'. Taught it to my squad of cadets a few years later and we annoyed our CO by singing it while marching.
@alisonking46827 жыл бұрын
Im learning this at school im in year 3 and im 7 years old
@alisonking46827 жыл бұрын
im doing my school assembly tomorrow about this
@chocolatemittens71596 жыл бұрын
cool. my mum taught this to me :). and don't give info about ur self on the internet
@louisbusingye7435 жыл бұрын
Almost 3 decades later I'm here singing this song word for word replaying my life in fast forward.
@VainEldritch8 жыл бұрын
33 people forgot to take their Medicinal Compound...
@steinwaygrande39718 жыл бұрын
Now 35 people didnt take their Medicinal Compound
@CockneyRebel19798 жыл бұрын
That'll never do! You've gotta obey doctor's orders and take your Medicinal Compound. How else do you expect to get better?! People need to start taking it, as directed by their doctors. -.-
@steinwaygrande39718 жыл бұрын
Oh yes indeed. I take my medicinal compound every day . Hence I never get sick.
@pennykorte69284 жыл бұрын
That's why we have a virous going on
@flyingsquid2.0943 жыл бұрын
all the dislikers are forgetting to take their medicinal compound
@Aqene10009 жыл бұрын
Heard this as a kid in the mid 60s, now many decades later , can see what good entertainment this is !
@harryriendeau332810 жыл бұрын
My dad used to sing this so loud and crazily when i was a little kid. I forgot the lyrics, but remembered the tune.
@rackpunch40268 ай бұрын
One of the top plays on Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart's show on Saturdays in the 70s.
@markhampton6346Ай бұрын
@rackpunch4026 definitely 1 of the most popular songs Ed Stewpot Stewart played on Junior's Choice. Brilliant 👍
@theopeneye12 жыл бұрын
I'm playing this to some children with special needs today. Thanks for the Lyrics. Some great memories and a great song to pass on. R.I.P Lily. :-)
@jhfdhgvnbjm758 жыл бұрын
A song that is actualy improved when singing under the influence!
@VainEldritch4 жыл бұрын
Immeasurably, my good sir.
@PSP922622 жыл бұрын
That's the whole point of it. it's a drinking song. But a very interesting one lyrics-wise. Also that is Paul McCartney's brother
@HannahHäggAutisticTransWoman5 жыл бұрын
Paul McCartney's little brother was a member of this trip band.
@capo2k810 жыл бұрын
Used to sing this shit in Junior school assembly and the head-teacher would prolong *we'll...* for longer and longer every verse. Everyone loved it ;)
@M0nTh3B1FF10 жыл бұрын
Same here! The last chorus was ridiculously long
@clairesmith42643 жыл бұрын
this is my granddads favourite song he never stopped singing it . it means a lot
@mottledbrain10 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Eccles! Complete with the whistle. Now that one made me laugh out loud.
@SilverGummiShark10 жыл бұрын
That was always my favorite verse xDD
@paulmullins97436 жыл бұрын
And was sung on the record by Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills and Nash (who had a song called "Jennifer Eccles" with The Hollies)
@adey28uk10 жыл бұрын
My parents had the original 45 single of this I used to listen to it loads as a kid... and thank u very much
@alunchurcher70604 жыл бұрын
this is a song to sing when pissed, i remember its release onto the charts a good fun song.
@kerrytough95236 жыл бұрын
this brings me back memories at 7-8 yearsold. my dad song this me.
@micksherman7709Күн бұрын
The original name of the sond is LYDIA PINK. It refers to Lydia Pinkham's compound, which was popular in prohibition times as it was 25% alcohol.
@rodineisilveira9 жыл бұрын
A happy song with a touch of barber shop singers, which was produced by a Beatle: Paul McCartney.
@jimmalone48515 жыл бұрын
Paul McCartneys brother is in the band
@charlotteedwards73887 жыл бұрын
This is the best reminder of primary school!
@kymiou112 жыл бұрын
Durant mon service militaire, j'étais dans une compagnie-école qui se levait un quart d'heure plus tôt que les autres. Nous faisions hurler ce disque dans toute la caserne encore endormie. Un bon souvenir...
@TechniquestS48210 жыл бұрын
Best drinking song ever lol
@Andy-ju8bb5 жыл бұрын
Had to lol at 3:05 - the line is actually "Sadly pickled Lily died". Not quite sure how a condiment can die.
@helenfox61214 жыл бұрын
Lol, great typo/misheard lyric though! I used to think it was the saviour of the Hugo A as well, lol!
@mitthepirate8 жыл бұрын
my music tutor used to make us sing this when we were 11 at school... wtf she must of been crazy gd times
@evieaddy95803 жыл бұрын
It good for tongue twisting
@bellaboo6666 Жыл бұрын
My grandad always sang this to me this has brought back so many memories of my childhood with my grandad who sadly passed 4 years ago
@verkaforever8 жыл бұрын
A CLASSIC! They knew how to write novelty records in the '60s and '70s. This and Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West), are two of the best comedy records in my opinion.
@mattg54618 жыл бұрын
what about Why Murphy's Not At Work Today?
@DrivermanO2 жыл бұрын
Have you heard "The pub with no beer"? Sung (?) by the Australian Slim Dusty.
@verkaforever2 жыл бұрын
@@DrivermanO Yes- that is a cool song too.
@shaunatkinson22 Жыл бұрын
I remember my Mum having this record. It was a good, catchy tune with great lyrics. They don't write them like that anymore
@bob-bd8vv9 жыл бұрын
Heard on radio 2 this am after too many years. Elton John is a backing singer!!!
@sirknight13993 жыл бұрын
So is Tim Rice!
@ConstructiveMinds1008 ай бұрын
Now I understand why there are so many people eddicted to alkohol in UK. ... Great song.
@mariefearon6278 ай бұрын
Remembers me of my uncle hugh .....he sung this alot .... nicest man I've ever met ❤❤❤❤❤😂rip Hugh 🙏 blessings 🙌 🙏 ❤️ 💙 😢
@TechniquestS48210 жыл бұрын
Heard this on BBC Radio 2 on 23rd December 2013 for the first time,love it :D
@cozmin4th24 күн бұрын
Thank goodness you're here !
@amandalou71338 жыл бұрын
This gets stuck in my head, I love it!!
@jasminharkerxtheactress99337 жыл бұрын
same :)
@vandoggun3 жыл бұрын
I love the song too brings back getting the 12 inch record out bloody lovely memory
@yappy-daze97 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to 5 yrs ago .. family funeral in a pub in Liverpool .. this was played,omg the fuckin pub erupted ..it was hilarious .. good memories 😁😁
@Hopey1410 жыл бұрын
Awkard but a James/Lily fanfic brought me here in which four pretty drunk Marauders sang it to Lily Flower!
@clockworkclaire6 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@opheliaismyname91805 жыл бұрын
... I can imagine that
@tonybony26019 жыл бұрын
A great song after downing a few jars, the line Mr Frears has sticky out ears is a piss take on the film director Steven Frears who got an Emmy award this year 2014. He actually doesn't have sticky out ears but was involved in the Scaffolds early career. Mine of useless information.
@antonkider73604 жыл бұрын
I hadn't heared the song since 1969. I'm happy I can listen to it again after so much time...
@LineHolder9 жыл бұрын
Freddy Kringer the opera singer Could break a glass with his voice they said Then they gave him medicinal compound Now they break glasses over his head
@opiniondude14 ай бұрын
My local radio station (community) still plays this song, along with many others, I haven't heard since I was a child.
@Aseamlessbond112 жыл бұрын
I was 10 when I first heard this, we all used to sing it in the car, going on holidays. brilliant :)
@newforestpixie52972 жыл бұрын
Diversity is what pop and rock music was all about when I was 6 yrs old . From serious young men stroking their beards listening to 25 minute novellas about spirits trapped in a musical box to anti war anthems or just silly novelty songs about daytime drinking or milkmen. God music was great back then .🏴❤️
@ColumRogers9 жыл бұрын
Always have such a laugh with this, reminds me of Xmas aged 13 ...
@LorraineAshby9 жыл бұрын
For heavens sake Colum - how do you remember al these gems - we used to sing this all the time and fall about laughing - too many drinks to Lilly the pink me thinks lol!!!!
@jacobburtonswfc4 жыл бұрын
Flying to Sydney in 2009 it reminds me of
@remymccormick184010 жыл бұрын
My wee sisters called Lily and she knows ever word of this:')
@x-ray175610 жыл бұрын
Might play this at my funeral :-)
@jeanglendinning1860Ай бұрын
thanks for this, i remember this over 50 years ago when i was a teenager
@apiengar10 жыл бұрын
many many thanks for this song!! this used to be one of my favourite songs when i was a kid, although i didn't really understand it much back then! :)
@elizabethmaypalmer399910 жыл бұрын
A better version of "Lilly The Pink" was included in the ABC Song Book which was used for music class in Queensland State Primary Schools. This is why some of us have become rocket scienists. I used to sing this one riding my bicycle to school along Doyle's Rocks Road in the Pine Rivers Shire.
@jeanettemc146 жыл бұрын
Great childhood memories.
@debicrawford9 жыл бұрын
we used to sing this in school 21 Years ago :-p
@Rebus3011 жыл бұрын
We sang this at primary school. Great memories....
@hofhdskfhdks9 жыл бұрын
My dad got me into this, great tune!
@deborahelliott3376 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the lyrics 👍🤓👍
@GidMeister997 ай бұрын
I have a 4 month old baby girl called Lily and finding this song has been the best thing
@wariolandgoldpiramid Жыл бұрын
Thank Goodness You're Here!
@Seimon.9 жыл бұрын
I heard this song after 45 years.Thanks all of the U-Tube people.Very nice song.
@daffyducklovestowooohoo42552 жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard today because my best friends and I were all going to the shops and as soon we walked by our neighbor sang this song honestly man I couldn’t stop laughing it was hilarious 😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣
@gror78494 жыл бұрын
They used this song on QI when Alan Davis presses the buzzer and now I'm here ..and I'm hocked on this!!!
@markellis42297 жыл бұрын
This track is soo cool 😎 😎😎 I have had my medicinal compound ha ha
@SuperBernie195811 жыл бұрын
Still love it all these years on.
@n-u-l-l96863 жыл бұрын
I remember singing this years ago..
@Mr_Valentin.4 жыл бұрын
We could use Lilly's medicinal help these days
@angeloviglioglia77954 жыл бұрын
Chorus in Italian (not invented by me): Trinca trinca trinca e buttala giù con una spinta e poi vedrai che bella festa. La medicina del mondo in rovina, stai tranquillo, è questa qua.
@johnboytd6 жыл бұрын
Proper version! Great with the lyrics! There is a line slightly wrong! Aunty Milly, ran willy-nilly, When her legs they did recede, The next line should be! So they rubbed on medicinal compound! Now they call her millipede!
@user-lw2hi3mo3j7 ай бұрын
Oh the memories come flooding back
@beefsmusicchannel54042 жыл бұрын
The first time I remember hearing this song is when my mate Alan and his twin brother Andrew sang this song in infants over 50 years ago.
@matthewscary05 жыл бұрын
To St Thomas more College from 1989 to 2006 the student's sang this song at the end of the year term To all the student I met I hope you are in the top of profession from your favourite gardener and handyman GARY
@BYERE2 жыл бұрын
I never realised how dark these lyrics are… Mr Freers took the medicinal compound, and now instead of being shy, he’s become a drug addict, constantly getting high (either that, or he died, and thus flying with the angels) Bony Tony never ate, so he took the medicinal compound… but all it did was make things worse to the point where he was stuck in a wheelchair or was comatose. Ebenezer was going doo-lally and was put in a mental institute… and the medicinal compound he took just made the hallucinations even worse. Then it gets weird… Jonny Hammer either lost his vocal cords, or his mouth fused together, so he couldn’t talk. Aunt Milly suddenly had multiple pairs of legs manifest from her body! Jennifer Eckles changed gender! And, of course, Lilly died regardless of it.
@tommears73212 жыл бұрын
To me it's about psychiatric patients being given experimental treatments and drugs to "help them"
@Planefan10002 жыл бұрын
I interpreted Tony taking his medicinal compound, and now he has such a boundless appetite that he has become so fat that he can't walk
@BYERE2 жыл бұрын
@@Planefan1000 I mean, it's still a case of being in a wheelchair, so yea, that could also be the case.
@rutheo10011 жыл бұрын
its not new year without this song xxxx
@carltiivas61312 жыл бұрын
I've had some medicinal compound this very night and it's having some remarkable effects.
@Multi162810 жыл бұрын
Napoleon XIV & the Royal Guardsmen brought me here - great song to sing drunk in a pub - DAVEDJ
@lieutenantthalia65758 жыл бұрын
My Irish granddad used to sing songs like this, so this seems as good a place to ask as any... He used to sing this one song that I can't seem to find by searching on the internet so I was wondering if anyone else had heard it. The lyrics I remember are: me old man got a job down at mrs murphys for 37 bob and when he came home on Saturday night he gave us all a laugh He killed the cat, he ate the rat, and paralysed the dog If anyone remembers hearing the song, can you please tell me the name? Thanks.
@Tef-ng4sk3 жыл бұрын
did you ever find out what song it was?
@lazzywazzywoowoo11 жыл бұрын
Totally amazing song... Thanks school for letting us do the sixties
@stephensnell13794 жыл бұрын
I love this song,i last it more than 9 years back when I was in my younger years.
@icanwaitanotherday10 жыл бұрын
Brings back good memories
@joebonello16094 ай бұрын
Absolutely MERVELLOUS.
@rebeccasnell252810 жыл бұрын
This is a song on a CD in my car. I love it.
@christopherdolphy2773 Жыл бұрын
Are you sure because I don't think this song is 62 years old
@bobmarley-vy4cb4 жыл бұрын
we used to sing this in year 5
@mills_styl9 жыл бұрын
My mum loves love this so do i !!!!!!!!!
@billybarnes83923 жыл бұрын
We'll drink a drink a drink To Colin the King the king The saviour of Man City He's the greatest centre forward That the world has ever seen
@alexiboo73093 жыл бұрын
Had a friend once... loved this song... shame how he died. Everyone kinda... parted ways after.
@sinbad3029 жыл бұрын
You can tell it's live because Mike sings the final line about Jennifer Eccles and confuses the verse with Brother Tony. Instead of "Now she joins in all their games" he sings " now they move her round on wheels". still on the search for my life...
@raymondbeed4247 жыл бұрын
Where can you by this , I think some of world leaders could use some
@Sameoldfitup10 жыл бұрын
Lily
@tonyv281910 жыл бұрын
Ok, true story... I had a bit of a sour stomach today and my girlfriend recommended a small bottle of red wine at the store to settle my stomach. On the way home, this song started playing from a collection of songs on my cell phone! :D Ah... those medicinal compounds!
@pianoman13968 жыл бұрын
This song includes a young Elton John and Tim Rice on backing vocals!
@troubletrouble88607 жыл бұрын
Ade no it Elrond John was not in the scaffold
@auteurAM7 жыл бұрын
Not as a member, backing only. This was when Elton was unknown.
@williamheywood91155 жыл бұрын
..and Graham Nash, from the Hollies.
@gcook14934 жыл бұрын
Let's get Lilly the pink to invent some medicinal compound to sort out this bloody Corona virus.
@bobhowes85043 жыл бұрын
Can we get Trump to recommend it!
@electronwave45513 жыл бұрын
@@bobhowes8504 And Biden to take it!
@goinghome95183 жыл бұрын
More apt today than ever....
@cmdfarsight5 жыл бұрын
If medicinal compound worked for Jennifer Eccles just think how much the NHS could save on transgender ops lol
@lilyrushton4634 жыл бұрын
My fav song
@111tylertommy11111 жыл бұрын
just the night before one guy was humming it then next thing you know the whole mess hall was singing
@jeandelabondelyongray4117 жыл бұрын
Lily the 8500 club of "Prey" animals Allen... Utterly incapable of detecting a threat! Just wanting to love love love everything. Educated you shall be!
@JohnnyLeyenda3 жыл бұрын
This is the first song I can remember that actually included mention of a trans person. I used to sing this a lot years ago, it's so catchy! I particularly love the stammer bit!
@jesusisgod29533 жыл бұрын
2 Corinthians 4:8-12 KJV We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; [9] Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; [10] Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. [11] For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. [12] So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
@IanSlothieRolfe Жыл бұрын
Then there's "Lola" by the Kinks too.
@thetid88524 жыл бұрын
Based on a true story! Lydia Pinkham, who sold a form of "medicinal compound" (snake oil!) in 19th Century America, described as "efficacious"...