Thank U Very Much...

Time for a musical - and fun - interlude.  The title of today's offering was a song that reached Number 4 on the UK charts in 1967.  It was the first of three chart successes for the Liverpool comedy trio, The Scaffold.  The group comprised Roger McGough, John Gorman, and Paul McCartney's brother, Mike McGear.
Formed in 1964, the group performed a mixture of comedy sketches, poetry, and songs.  While not particularly prolific musically (only four albums were released during their active years), The Scaffold were hugely popular in Britain.

The four albums were :

The Scaffold (1968)
L. the P. (1969)
Fresh Liver (1973)
Sold Out (1975)

The three Top Ten singles were :

Thank U Very Much (1967) - No, 4
Written by McGear, the first line of the song is, "Thank U very much for the Aintree Iron".  Over the years, there has been much conjecture as to what - or who - the "Aintree Iron" may be, but the only who actually knows is McGear himself, and he apparently wants to keep everyone guessing!  For the uninitiated, Aintree is an area of Liverpool.

Lily the Pink (1968) - No.1
Based on an old American folk song, The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham, it describes the effects of her "medicinal compound".  Released in November 1968, Lily the Pink topped the charts for four weeks, and was the Christmas Number One.  Backing vocalists on the song included Graham Nash (of The Hollies), and Elton John, while Cream's Jack Bruce played bass.

Liverpool Lou (1974) - No. 7
Written by Irish songwriter and playwright, Dominic Behan, the Scaffold recording featured Paul McCartney and Wings.  The B-side was an instrumental called Ten Years After on Strawberry Jam (composed by Paul and Linda McCartney), and was recorded by Wings.