"1974 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically and a Silver disc for record sales. In 2017, Ralph McTell re-recorded the song with Annie Lennox and clients of UK national charity Crisis, a charity for single homeless people. This was to mark the 50th anniversary of both the song and the charity. The CD Single of this release was Number 1 in the Christmas 2017 Official Physical Singles Chart (for CD sales). 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"
"short interview segment with Holland, McTell announced a new tour and album for 2019. Ralph McTell Ralph McTell (born Ralph May, 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song ""Streets of London"", which has been covered by over two hundred artists around the world, and for his tale of Irish emigration, ""From Clare to Here"". In the 1980s he wrote and played songs for two TV children's programmes, ""Alphabet Zoo"", which also featured Nerys Hughes,"
"Ralph McTell Ralph McTell (born Ralph May, 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song ""Streets of London"", which has been covered by over two hundred artists around the world, and for his tale of Irish emigration, ""From Clare to Here"". In the 1980s he wrote and played songs for two TV children's programmes, ""Alphabet Zoo"", which also featured Nerys Hughes, followed by ""Tickle on the Tum"", featuring Jaqui Reddin. Albums were also released from"
"Towers of London (song) ""Towers of London"" is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC, released as the second single from their 1980 album ""Black Sea"". It peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. The BBC-2 documentary ""XTC at the Manor"" featured the group recording the song in the studio. Partridge later reflected that he may have been ""subconsciously"" trying to rewrite the Beatles' ""Rain"", desiring ""clangorous guitars crashing together, and sort of droning."" The night after John Lennon was killed, XTC played a gig at Liverpool, where they performed both ""Towers of"
"London"" and ""Rain"" in tribute to the Beatle. Towers of London (song) ""Towers of London"" is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC, released as the second single from their 1980 album ""Black Sea"". It peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. The BBC-2 documentary ""XTC at the Manor"" featured the group recording the song in the studio. Partridge later reflected that he may have been ""subconsciously"" trying to rewrite the Beatles' ""Rain"", desiring ""clangorous guitars crashing together, and sort of droning."" The night after John Lennon was killed, XTC played a gig"
"Cecil Sharp Three roads are named after Butterworth: George Butterworth George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, MC (12 July 18855 August 1916) was an English composer who was best known for the orchestral idyll ""The Banks of Green Willow"" and his song settings of A. E. Housman's poems from ""A Shropshire Lad"". Butterworth was born in Paddington, London. Soon after his birth, his family moved to York so that his father Sir Alexander Kaye Butterworth could take up an appointment as general manager of the North Eastern Railway, which was based there. Their home was at Riseholme, a house on Driffield Terrace,"
"most common location mentioned in English folk songs, including ‘London is a Fine Town’, and the ‘London Prentice’ and it was the centre of the broadside publishing industry. From the 17th century to the 19th, street singers were characteristic of London life, often selling printed versions of the songs they sang. The capital was home to the Folk-Song Society and the English Folk Dance Society from the late 19th century, but the most distinctive genre of London music, its many street cries, were not considered folk music by mainstream collectors and were recorded and published by figures such as Andrew"
"G. S. Street George Slythe Street (18 July 1867 – 31 October 1936) was a British critic, journalist and novelist. He was born in Wimbledon, London on 18 July 1867. He was associated with William Ernest Henley and the 'counter-Decadents' on the staff of the National Observer. His works were characterized by ""whimsy, detachment, sympathy, tenderness, satire, humor, and occasionally cynicism"". Street's satirical works assailed ""snobbery, hypocrisy, vulgarity, and pretentiousness at all levels of society, especially among the aesthetes and the upper class"". He is perhaps best known for his 1894 novel, ""the Autobiography of a Boy"", which satirized contemporary"
"Streets of Your Town ""Streets Of Your Town"" is a song by Australian indie group The Go-Betweens, a single from their 1988 album, ""16 Lovers Lane"". Featuring polished production, a prominent backing vocal by Amanda Brown and a guitar solo by bassist John Willsteed, ""Streets of Your Town"" is one of the band's most recognised songs and is arguably the closest the group had to a mainstream hit. It was released in July 1988 in the UK on Beggars Banquet, where it reached #80 on the singles charts and in Australia in August 1988 on Mushroom, where it reached #68."
"Eric Spear Eric Spear (18 April 1908 – 3 November 1966) was an English composer of film music most noted for writing the theme tune to the ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"". He was born in Croydon and died in Southampton. Spear participated in the 1953 film ""Streets of Shadow"", which featured the German World War I spy Elsbeth Schragmüller. His theme for the 1954 movie ""Meet Mr. Callaghan"" was rendered as a best-selling record by Les Paul. For a short time in the 1960s, Spear lived in Guernsey. Spear is best known for composing the original theme tune for"
"The King's Way ”The King’s Way” is a poem set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1909. The words were written by his wife, Caroline Alice Elgar. Elgar employs the melody of the ""Trio"" (central section) from the Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4, which he had composed two years earlier. This first occurs at the words """"The newest street in London town,/ Who'll pace it up and pace it down?"""" The song was written on 27 December 1909 to celebrate the opening of London's Kingsway, a wide street in central London connecting High Holborn to the"
"Cemeteries of London ""Cemeteries of London"" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album, ""Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends"". The song is darker than Coldplay's previous recordings. The song was inspired by ghost stories, like the Medieval practice of burning witches. ""Cemeteries of London"" was influenced by other styles like folk and Spanish songs, in an interview for NG-Magazine Will Champion said: ""For me it's a folk song...in its structure."" Entertainment Weekly printed an article on Coldplay and the new album with a"
"were sold widely in penny publications, and recited and sung by workers in Britain, Europe and America. He was an entertaining and persuasive orator and his speeches were in great demand around London. He owned, edited and contributed to Radical and Liberal newspapers and journals, and printed and distributed bills advertising London Reform meetings and demonstrations. He wrote the international hit 'The Song of the Spade'. John Bedford Leno was born on 29 June 1826 at 14 Bell Yard, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England. He was the eldest child of John Leno (1800–1885) (Gentleman's footman, baker and publican) and Phoebe Bedford (1801–1875)"
"Charles B. Lawlor Charles B. Lawlor (June 2, 1852 – May 31, 1925) was an American vaudeville performer and composer of popular songs. He was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1869. Lawlor is primarily remembered today as the composer of the 1894 song, ""The Sidewalks of New York,"" a song for which he wrote the melody. The lyrics are by James W. Blake (23 September 1862 – 24 May 1935). Although the song was popular immediately after it was written, Lawlor, as well as the lyricist, Blake, rose to renewed prominence when the song became"
"Reginald Arkell Reginald Arkell (1882–1959) was a British script writer and comic novelist who wrote many musical plays for the London theatre. The most popular of those was an adaptation of the spoof history book ""1066 and All That"": ""1066—and all that: A Musical Comedy based on that Memorable History by Sellar and Yeatman"". He was the author of ""A Cottage in the Country"" and the Green Fingers series of garden verse. Arkell was born on 14 October 1882 at Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England, was educated at Burford Grammar School and trained as a journalist. He married actress Elizabeth Evans in"
"Streets of Philadelphia ""Streets of Philadelphia"" is a song written and performed by American rock musician Bruce Springsteen for the film ""Philadelphia"" (1993), an early mainstream film dealing with HIV/AIDS. Released as a single in 1994, the song was a hit in many countries, particularly Canada, France, Germany, Ireland and Norway, where it topped the singles charts. The song was a critical triumph and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song and four Grammy Awards, Song of the Year, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo, and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture"
"(suite); ""Pull Up Your Socks"" (1960) Library music/genre pieces: B""lue Days at Sea, Busy Life, Country Market, Enchantment, Fairy Cobweb, Feather on the Breeze, Frivolity, Gala, Golden Harvest, Hackney Carriage, Jogging Along, March of the Astronauts, Paddle Steamer, Paul Pry, Procession, Softly She Sleeps, Spindlelegs, Stormy Passage, Tomorrow the World"" Film and television music: ""Dark Eyes of London"" (1939), ""Rhythm of the Road"" (1946); ""The Eleventh Hour"" (1962) King Palmer Cedric King Palmer (13 February 1913 – 13 July 1999) was an English composer, conductor, author and teacher, best known for his popular educational books on music and as a"
"Bare’s tender croon lends the song believable longing and regret, while the otherwise simple arrangement ups the drama with countrypolitan 'oohs' and 'ahhs'."" Streets of Baltimore ""Streets of Baltimore"" is a heavily covered country song written by Tompall Glaser and Harlan Howard in 1966. Although Glaser co-wrote the song, his group, Tompall Glaser & The Glaser Brothers, were not the first to record the song. Bobby Bare released his Chet Atkins-produced version in June 1966; the Glasers recorded theirs only in September 1966. The singer tells us he left his home to take his wife to where she wanted to"
"Streets of Baltimore ""Streets of Baltimore"" is a heavily covered country song written by Tompall Glaser and Harlan Howard in 1966. Although Glaser co-wrote the song, his group, Tompall Glaser & The Glaser Brothers, were not the first to record the song. Bobby Bare released his Chet Atkins-produced version in June 1966; the Glasers recorded theirs only in September 1966. The singer tells us he left his home to take his wife to where she wanted to be: Baltimore. After working hard and trying to make a home, and despite feeling proud to give his woman what she was longing"
"result of the impact of punk rock. Perhaps the finest individual work in the genre was from artists early 1970s artists like Nick Drake, Tim Buckley and John Martyn, but these can also be considered the first among the British ‘folk troubadours’ or ‘singer-songwriters’, individual performers who remained largely acoustic, but who relied mostly on their own individual compositions. The most successful of these was Ralph McTell, whose ‘Streets of London’ reached number 2 in the UK Single Charts in 1974, and whose music is clearly folk, but without and much reliance on tradition, virtuosity, or much evidence of attempts"
"Streets of Bakersfield ""Streets of Bakersfield"" is a 1973 song written by Homer Joy and popularized by Buck Owens. In 1988, Owens recorded a duet version with country singer Dwight Yoakam, which became one of Yoakam's first No. 1 Hot Country Singles hits. According to Homer Joy, the original songwriter, he was approached in 1972 by representatives from Buck Owens' studio in Bakersfield, California, about recording a ""Hank Williams Sr. soundalike-album"". Joy initially refused, saying ""I don't want be like Hank, I just want to be me!"" Eventually, he agreed to come in and record it, on the condition that"
"Adrian Ross Arthur Reed Ropes (23 December 1859 – 11 September 1933), better known under the pseudonym Adrian Ross, was a prolific writer of lyrics, contributing songs to more than sixty British musical comedies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the most important lyricist of the British stage during a career that spanned five decades. At a time when few shows had long runs, nineteen of his West End shows ran for over 400 performances. Starting out in the late 1880s, Ross wrote the lyrics for the earliest British musical theatre hits, including ""In Town"" (1892),"
"The Streets of London (1934 film) The Streets of London is a 1934 Australian film directed by F. W. Thring. It was a filmed version of a play by Dion Boucicault which Thring had produced on stage the previous year. It was the last film made by Efftee Film Productions – Thring ceased production afterwards with the aim of resuming it later but died in 1936 before he had the chance. Captain Fairweather deposits money with the banker Gideon Bloodgood. After learning that Bloodgood's bank is shaky, Fairweather tries to retrieve the money and dies in an argument with the"
"Sydney Carter Sydney Bertram Carter (6 May 1915 – 13 March 2004) was an English poet, songwriter, folk musician, born in Camden Town, London. He is best known for the song ""Lord of the Dance"" (1967), set to the tune of the American Shaker song ""Simple Gifts"", and the song ""The Crow on the Cradle"". Other notable songs include ""Julian of Norwich"" (sometimes called ""The Bells of Norwich""), based on words of Julian of Norwich, ""One More Step Along the World I Go"", ""When I Needed a Neighbour"", ""Friday Morning"", ""Every Star Shall Sing a Carol"", ""The Youth of the"
"The Sidewalks of New York ""The Sidewalks of New York"" is a popular song about life in New York City during the 1890s. It was composed in 1894 by vaudeville actor and singer Charles B. Lawlor (June 2, 1852 – May 31, 1925) with lyrics by James W. Blake (September 23, 1862 – May 24, 1935). It was an immediate and long-lasting hit and is often considered a theme for New York City. Many artists, including Mel Tormé, Duke Ellington, Larry Groce, Richard Barone, and The Grateful Dead, have performed it. Governor Al Smith of New York used it as"
"Sidewalks of London Sidewalks of London, also known as St. Martin's Lane, London After Dark, and Partners of the Night, is a 1938 British, black-and-white, comedy drama starring Charles Laughton as a busker or street entertainer who teams up with a talented pickpocket, played by Vivien Leigh. The film co-stars Rex Harrison and Tyrone Guthrie in a rare acting appearance. It also features Ronald Shiner as the barman (uncredited). It was produced by Mayflower Pictures Corporation. Charles Staggers (Charles Laughton) is a London street performer, a ""busker,"" with his partners, Arthur Smith (Gus McNaughton) and Gentry (Tyrone Guthrie). He protects"
"Robert Stephen Hawker Robert Stephen Hawker (1803–1875) was an Anglican priest, poet, antiquarian of Cornwall and reputed eccentric. He is best known as the writer of ""The Song of the Western Men"" with its chorus line of ""And shall Trelawny die? / Here's twenty thousand Cornish men / will know the reason why!"", which he published anonymously in 1825. His name became known after Charles Dickens acknowledged his authorship of ""The Song of the Western Men"" in the serial magazine ""Household Words"". Hawker was born in the clergy house of Charles Church, Plymouth, on 3 December 1803. He was the"
"""Crossroads"". He was survived by his wife and their son. Ted Dicks Ted Dicks (5 May 1928 – 27 January 2012) was an English composer. He is best known for composing the music for the novelty songs ""Right Said Fred"" and ""The Hole in the Ground"". They were both Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart in 1962, recorded by Bernard Cribbins with lyrics by Myles Rudge, and produced by George Martin for Parlophone. Another song by Dicks and Rudge, ""A Windmill in Old Amsterdam"", was a million-seller hit in 1965 for Ronnie Hilton. Dicks was born in Muswell"
"Geoff Stephens Geoffrey 'Geoff' Stephens (born 1 October 1934 in New Southgate, North London) is an English songwriter and record producer, most prolific in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s. He wrote a long series of hit records, often in conjunction with other British songwriters including Tony Macaulay, John Carter, Roger Greenaway, Peter Callander, Barry Mason, Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley, Don Black, Mitch Murray, and Les Reed. He also formed The New Vaudeville Band, and their song ""Winchester Cathedral"" won Stephens the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording. He began this career during his amateur theatrical"
"Myles Rudge Myles Peter Carpenter Rudge (8 July 1926 – 10 October 2007) was an English songwriter, known for writing the lyrics for novelty songs. His songs ""Hole in the Ground"" and ""Right Said Fred"" were both British Top 10 chart hits in 1962, both recorded by Bernard Cribbins to music by Ted Dicks and produced by George Martin for Parlophone. Another of his songs, ""A Windmill in Old Amsterdam"", was a hit in 1965 for Ronnie Hilton, and won an Ivor Novello Award in 1966 for the Year’s Outstanding Novelty Composition. Rudge was born in Bristol, England, where his"
"Frederic Norton George Frederic Norton (11 October 186915 December 1946) was a British composer, most associated with the record breaking ""Chu Chin Chow"", which opened in 1916. Norton was born in Broughton, Salford, England. He studied with Sir Paolo Tosti and appeared on stage in variety theatre. Some of these acts included the delivery of monologues. These led Norton to compose songs, many of them humorous. His published songs included 1908's ""Rosemary"" with words by Graham Robertson, and ""Maid of the Morning"", ""When a Pullet is Plump"" and ""The Elephant and the Portmanteau"". In turn, these songs resulted in Norton"
"in London when Eric Clapton teamed up with the band to play the song, providing rhythm guitar. Sultans of Swing ""Sultans of Swing"" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits from their eponymous debut album, which band frontman Mark Knopfler wrote and composed. Although it was first released in 1978, it was its 1979 re-release that caused it to become a hit in both the UK and U.S. The song was recorded at Pathway Studios, North London, in July 1977 and quickly acquired a following after it was put on rotation at Radio London. Its popularity soon reached"
"London (1885, with Marion Hood as Phoebe and Arthur Roberts as Barnacle) and Toole's Theatre (1886). The satiric, cynical risqué story is based on the nautical poem and song of the same title by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, who is best known for ""A School for Scandal."" Strangely, a version of this adult-themed story was created for children and published in 1881. The scene is laid in Southampton, England, in 1805. The villagers gather at The Inn of the Royal George, which overlooks the harbor, to celebrate the approaching wedding of Billee Taylor, ""a virtuous gardener,"" and the charming, beautiful and"