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
1974 Big Ten Conference football season of "Hail to the Chief". During Ford's first foreign trip as President in November 1974, Emperor Hirohito of Japan greeted Ford with a military band playing "The Victors". On September 14, 1974, the Big Ten football teams opened the season with five conference games. On September 21, 1974, the Big Ten teams played 10 non-conference games, resulting in seven wins, two losses, and one tie. On September 28, 1974, the Big Ten teams played 10 non-conference games, resulting in five wins and five losses. On October 5, 1974, the Big Ten teams played 10 non-conference games, resulting in four wins