Ralph McTell - Streets of London with lyrics

Streets of London by Ralph McTell, covered by a girl with a very beautiful voice, Rebecca Jayne. Watch the original video of Rebecca Jayne singing this song here: Hope you guys enjoy! *** "Streets of London" is a song written by Ralph McTell. It was first recorded for his 1969 album Spiral Staircase but was not released in the United Kingdom as a single until 1974. The song has been covered by over 200 artists. The song was inspired by McTell&experiences busking and hitchhiking throughout Europe, especially in Paris and the individual stories are taken from Parisians. McTell was originally going to call the song Streets of Paris; eventually London was chosen because he realised he was singing about London. The song contrasts the common problems of everyday people with those of the homeless, lonely, elderly, ignored and forgotten members of society, not only in Europe but personally, I&sure all over the world also. In an interview on Radio 5 with Danny Baker on 16 July 2016, McTell said that the market he referred to in the song was Surrey Street Market in Croydon. #Ralph_McTell_Streets_of_London