The Scaffold were a comedy, poetry and music trio from Liverpool, England, consisting of
Mike McGear (real name
Michael McCartney - brother of
Paul McCartney),
Roger McGough and
John Gorman. They performed a mixture of comic songs, comedy sketches and the poetry of McGough, and released a number of singles on EMI between 1966 and 1970, and on Island and Warner Bros. thereafter, achieving Top 10 success in the UK with: "
Thank U Very Much" (No. 4), composed by McGear; "
Lily the Pink" (# 1), based on a traditional song about Lydia Pinkham. "
Liverpool Lou" …
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