[78-L] Johnny Standley

RAY KILCOYNE kil at roadrunner.com
Sat May 2 13:52:07 PDT 2009


From: "Brian Bashford"
> The UK group The Scaffold pinched the tune and called it "Lily The Pink". 
> It
> was an Xmas  UK no. 1 hit in 1968.
>
Fascinating.  I've known this and the GRANDMA'S LYE SOAP tunes since each 
were new, and never noticed the similarity.  Where else could I learn such 
important facts?
Do we know when "THE BALLAD OF LYDIA PINKHAM" was written?  Was it before or 
after GRANDMA'S LYE SOAP?
RayK 




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