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Streets Of London by Ralph Mctell
Ralph Mctell
Artist Biography For Ralph Mctell
Ralph McTell Is An English Singer/songwriter And Acoustic Guitar Player Who Has Been An Influential Figure On The UK Folk Scene Since The 1960s.
Ralph McTell Is Probably Best Known For The Song Streets Of London Which Has Been Covered By Over A Hundred Artists Around The World. From Clare To Here Has Proved Almost As Popular During A Long And Continuing Recording And Performing Career.
McTell's Guitar Style Has Been Influenced By Many Of The USA's Country Blues 'Piedmont- Style' Guitar Players Of The Early 20th Century Including Blind Blake And Blind Willie McTell From Whom He Took His Name.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Streets of London
Ralph-Mctell - Streets Of London
"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. This Song Is About Being Homeless In London And About How The World Forgets About The People Who Are Down And Out It Just Shows How The Human Race Will Stereotype The Likes Of Tramps Not Wondering Whether Or Not They Have Lead Fulfilled Lives When Actually One Of The Men In The Song Appears To Have Served His Country.
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Ralph McTell Is An English Singer/songwriter And Acoustic Guitar Player Who Has Been An Influential Figure On The UK Folk Scene Since The 1960s.
Ralph McTell Is Probably Best Known For The Song Streets Of London Which Has Been Covered By Over A Hundred Artists Around The World. From Clare To Here Has Proved Almost As Popular During A Long And Continuing Recording And Performing Career.
McTell's Guitar Style Has Been Influenced By Many Of The USA's Country Blues 'Piedmont- Style' Guitar Players Of The Early 20th Century Including Blind Blake And Blind Willie McTell From Whom He Took His Name. read less
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Ralph McTell Is Probably Best Known For The Song Streets Of London Which Has Been Covered By Over A Hundred Artists Around The World. From Clare To Here Has Proved Almost As Popular During A Long And Continuing Recording And Performing Career.
McTell's Guitar Style Has Been Influenced By Many Of The USA's Country Blues 'Piedmont- Style' Guitar Players Of The Early 20th Century Including Blind Blake And Blind Willie McTell From Whom He Took His Name. read less
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"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.
This song is about being homeless in London, and about how the world forgets about the people who are down and out, it just shows how the human race will stereotype the likes of tramps, not wondering, whether or not they have lead fulfilled lives, when actually one of the men in the song, appears to have served his country. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.