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
The Who Tour 1974 The Who Tour 1974 The Who Tour 1974 was The Who's second concert tour supporting their latest album, "Quadrophenia". After beginning work in January on the soundtrack for the "Tommy" film, the band played a mini-tour of France in February, continuing to feature "Quadrophenia" as the centerpiece of their shows as in 1973. In May, the group took breaks amidst more work on the film to play three shows, including a large outdoor concert at The Valley in Charlton, London, headlining an event that also featured Lou Reed, Humble Pie, Bad Company, Lindisfarne, Maggie Bell and late additions Montrose. The