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
Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" is a hit single by Raspberries, released in September 1974. It was written by band leader Eric Carmen, who also provided the lead vocals. It was the first single release from their fourth and final LP, "Starting Over". The song reached the Top 40 on three principal US charts, number 18 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, number 24 on "Cashbox", and number 26 on "Record World". It was also a number 22 hit in Canada. It spent 12 weeks on "Billboard", and was their final charting single release. John Lennon, a Raspberries