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 in Michigan 1974 in Michigan Events from the year 1974 in Michigan. The Associated Press (AP) selected the top news stories of 1974 in Michigan as follows: The AP also selected the state's top sports stories of 1974 as follows: The year's highlights in Michigan music included the releases of Stevie Wonder's "Fulfillingness' First Finale" which reached #1 and won the Grammy for Album of the Year, Grand Funk Railroad's "Shinin' On" album with the #1 hit "The Loco-Motion", and Aretha Franklin's "Let Me in Your Life" album that reached #1 on Billboard's R&B albums chart. The following is a list of