Streets of London (song) Streets of London (song) "Streets of London" is a song by Ralph McTell, who first recorded it for his 1969 album "Spiral Staircase." It was not released in the United Kingdom as a single until 1974. The song has been covered by over 200 artists. The song was re-released, on 4 December 2017, featuring McTell with Annie Lennox as a charity single for CRISIS, the Homelessness Charity. The song was inspired by McTell's 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
Streets of Arklow Arklow" has been re-mastered in 2007 and included on the limited 3CD edition of the compilation album, "Still on Top - The Greatest Hits". In 2015 it appears on "" in a duet with "Mick Hucknall". Streets of Arklow "Streets of Arklow" is a song by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It appears on the album "Veedon Fleece", released in 1974. The song describes a perfect day in "God's green land" and is a tribute to the Wicklow town of Arklow visited during the singer's 1973 vacation trip back to Ireland after being in the United States since 1967. The