Pete Townshend asserted that it was an old photograph of Lilian Baylis that inspired the song Pictures of Lily by the English pop group The Who.
Lillie Langtry, the music hall star, died in 1929, the year in the song.
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It returned to make a one-off appearance at a show in Passaic, New Jersey on 11 September 1979, where singer Daltrey forgot the lyrics and they went straight to Free's "All Right Now", which the band performed on rare occasions in the 1970s.
The single was re-released as a limited edition Double Pack which featured an unreleased B- side, and live tracks including a live cover of The Who's "Pictures of Lily" and a live version "Don't Talk to Strangers" from his album "Under a Raging Moon".
Keith Moon played various drum kits, recognizably 'Pictures of Lily' kit, manufactured by Premier Percussion, which consisted of one and a half kits' worth of equipment as a precaution towards his tendency to destroy parts onstage.
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