Streets of London - Ralph McTell [lyrics]
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Song: Streets of London
Interpret: Ralph McTell
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Next time you see someone sat on their own, maybe offer to have chat with them. I remember my brothers friend - I used to see his mum walk to work every day I went to school and I always smiled and said hello. 20 years later she told me that little bit of kindness I showed her was what helped her get through a very difficult patch in her life. I never knew that a simple smile and hello could have such a profound affect.
Carl Sixsmith b hugging b
If only today's music was half as good as this beautiful song pure talent vocals and amazing songwriting
One of those songs that really puts life into perspective, and that life is a lot harder for others than it is for us...
It's funny how the comments on this video are all nice. It just shows how this song effects people.
I agree, a sweet rarity. Just reminds us of good people.
Meanwhile, the comments on Never Gonna Give You Up...
Mark so right
Its lovely and heartwarming Im also learning this for a christmas play to let everyone to remember the meaning of christmas and all the homeless people
I remember being on the streets of London in the 70’s.
Staying at centerpoint and the dean street hostel.
One day i saw an old woman pushing a supermarket trolly full of her possetions.
God bless her, i felt so sad...
+Ann Droid
I would like too meet you and give you a HUG
+Ann Droid
Should explain I'm Northern Ireland been living in France for some time
Thankyou, we could hug each other...much appreciated.
Thankyou, we could hug each other...much appreciated.
+Ann Droid Not having extra long arms, so you would need to be near France :-). I the meantime ((((((((((U)))))))))) ;-)
I first travelled to London in 1977. That is when I first heard this very poignant folk song. In 2021 It still stirs my soul. I met some beautiful people who lived in dingey council flats with no real hope of ever moving forward. That coupled with the song has stayed with me all those years. I had no way of helping them at the time except for the extended hand of friendship and a warm smile.
I heard this song in my childhood，the rhythm and melody still fresh to me everytime as now as I was young.
I sang this at school as a kid as part of our hymns in assembly. I am so grateful they had us sing this, as I searched it now and looked into the meaning. I'm glad my school did this as it was a clever way to communicate with our future selves when we're down in the dumps just to say "hey, you haven't lost it all yet, you're not at that point yet, pick yourself up, be thankful for what you have and get going.." I think we all need to get that message from time to time.
I've just done the same thing, was racking my brains about the song we used to sing and managed to find it.
+Carl Sixsmith same
alexthomsonuk me to I lernt it in my school
alexthomsonuk what is your schools name
alexthomsonuk im doing this for school play its lovely just #1
Such a sad song makes me think of the fact that not every one has a nice life and that these people need friends and help
This song will always remind me to be happy and contended with i have and to help those less fortunate people whenever possible.
1974 as child of 11..i heard this song played by a visitor on his guitar in school before we all went to London soon after on a weeks school trip.
I saw the Rich and...,
I saw the Bag people on the many walks through London streets.
The sad emotions of the homeless stay with you a Lifetime....hence why I became a Campaigner all my life thereafter...to help the less fortunate in Life....my motto...Justice Delayed will NEVER be Justice denied !
Thank You Ralph McTell...your singing this song...Street's of London...a beautifully haunting melody steered me towards my Life's Purpose because your voice, music and lyrics entered my Soul in 1974.
❤🙏
This is part of the soundtrack of my childhood. My lovely uncle and aunty would sing this at their brilliant parties. Good times.
It's my favorite song, and there's no way in the world I'm going to stop hearing it
i love this song ...its so special for me becouse im spanish but when my mom heard me singing this song for english class she was impressed :)
The part about the veteran hits hard, people need to remember that the older generations have a wealth of knowledge and stories that would make us seem incompetent and idle
I only heard this song when I was on holiday in the summer, but I instantly fell in love with it. It is such a beautiful song that makes me realise that there are people out there who are homeless that have grown so used to being ignored and fading into the background that they no longer want to be spoken to anymore, or don't recognise that you are talking to them, even. It is a very sad world that we live in now.
This always makes me cry, I sang this song in a summer camp with foreign people (we stayed there a month so we built very strong friendships). This song remember my friends and the whole camp that was amazing (onestly, it was the best month of my life) so I cry everytime. I miss my friends!😭😭
Don't worry, I'm sure you will see them again
The last day of a CISV camp is The hardest... I Feel you
Oml which village did u go to?
One of my favorites…it’s been so long since the last time i heard this song…then just this morning my officemate played this…really reminds me of my childhood and so I searched this on RUclips ❤❤
I just visited London for the first time in my life this december, and this song makes me miss it so much
My sister, who was my rock, taught me the words and guitar chords in the late 70's. Amazing. This was a massive favourite by family and friends and requested by all. Unkindly in September just passed (8th, 2016), Gillian was taken from us, but we had our pact that 'her' song will always be sung and remembered fondly. I love and miss you so much xx
Heard this song today on NPR WDIY 88.1 and it really hit me. It was all I could not to cry hard right there in the middle of my work. Made me think of my own life, so many things taken for granted, many missed opportunities, faces long gone, where the heck am I going? Beautiful song.
I know what you mean and I lived in London and saw these people every day
Mark Ganter I must say as songs go there are not many that can be applied to so many people if you actually take a moment to think. I have walked the streets of London, it is filled with homeless young and old, but when you walk with blinkers like most people do they get forgotten. Another point is that it doesn't exclusively apply to London this is a song that applies to almost every Town/City that we walk through. It's a sad state of affairs, but this song allows people to pause for reflection.
such a classic, pictures of old london spring to mind..
I wish I could still visit London and feel like I was seeing England's capital city. Very sad indeed.
Maybe you're right😓
i love this song and love London and i love the whole world , not like self centred people who not care others. lets share the world as its owned by all humanity
he wrote the song when he was in paris but changed it as london as it fitted better with the melody
ralph every time im felling down and i hear this beautiful song it gives me the kick up arse.i need ,.because 4me it makes me realise its not about what i dont have. its how lucky i am 2 have what i do. thank u .poetry in motion ,p/s just my opinion but
no matter what creed colour or way of life u may belive in we all have one thing in co mmon everyone loves music ,so keep her lit. joe
Same here.
+erica barker Beautifully put Erica, and so true.
Yeah same here
Same her Erica. I have a roof above my head.
This beautiful song always brings a tear to my eye, people who haven't been there can't or don't understand that there are a lot of different reasons why a lot of people are homeless, I was one of those people for a few years, and believe me, I met some wonderful people, made some good friends, some of whome I still see, and some who didn't make it , it's really very sad when no-one seems to care, I owe everything I now have to a few people who did , and am forever grateful to them. So please remember the next time you pass someone who is living on the street , that they really are just like you and me, and give them a glance and maybe a cup of coffee, it really can make a difference, it did for me. Thanks for listening . 👍.
This is a beautiful and kinda sad song, with a good meaning I think we all could learn from
This is such a sad yet lovely song.
It tells people how fortunate they are, and tells them to look at themselves in a different more positive light, because no one cares about the "losers"
still right in 2020 ....
Sadly it always has been and always will be I suspect.
2021
Still in 2022
@@strappaplank6017 yep, true :/
2023
This is what my mum sang to me at night it makes me so happy and sad so many memories
I so love to sing this song. Big sis, taught me guitar chords and her amazing voice when I was only 4/5 years old. This was a family favourite. Lost my amazing sis last year, so means the world to me xx
i sang this song back in elementary school music class and had such a deep connection to it. i completely forgot about it all these years until something sparked my memory. so glad i found it. still makes me cry after 10 years
My dad always listens to this song when he’s sad and the song breaks my heart.
What a song that makes you feel great again ,when you feel a bit loonley.
This is such Great City and so many fantastic People .
Ralph McTell has put this so nice and Shows their is more to LONDON and life
My granddad loves this song and my grandma asked me to play it for him at his birthday for a surprise on my guitar
Such a great song!
Mein Cousin war vor einem halben Jahr schwerkrank, und dieses Lied hat mir sehr geholfen diese schwere Zeit zu überbrücken ♥
i have been to london. and you wont believe how many poor people there are. it makes me so sad. plz help the poor. and if you do this remember an act of kindness dosent need anything in return
elaine...Sell your computer or smartphone and donate it to the homeless if you're really that bothered. So easy to come on here preaching and telling others what to do.
This so means so much to me, my dad used to play it, while I would sing along... my dad passed away 10 years ago, and this song still breaks my heart, but i still know every word and although it makes me sad, I can't help smiling thinking of the memories. Xx
I love this song. It is one of the most beautiful songs that ever have been made.
i heard this song in schoold when i had class of english and they puted this song for some work and it was amaizing:D
me too
kole 779 same
You must have a very good teacher and teacher of English, Kole.
no thaat was in the book in my country
kole 779 same and we had to change certain lyrics and make a song
This song is the ideal song for a 45 single, perfect speed, mesmerizing. I considered myself very fortunate and ended up buying a fresh copy.
Timeless.... and relevent today....Beutiful tune!
I grew up to this song, every school day our head master would make us sing it every morning, I didn't know what it meant then but I can truly appreciate it now. I wish I could join the people who once sat beside me and sing this once more. It was a much happier time back then.
This song used to make me so sad as a kid, so glad I found it so I can be sad as an adult too
A special thank to our english teacher to make us discover this amazing music thank you a lot
Hajar kh ✨🇲🇦
This song always brings tears to my eyes. Social injustice does that sort of thing to me, and the lyrics of this wonderful song are just so spot on.
This made me cry so much what a beautiful song.
Hi auch 2020??
That Song makes me cry
+Grim Grin Wonder why...
Me too. When my cat died after 20 years my dad listened to it and cried. Breaks my heart every time
Crying now
I used to sing this as a teenager and after losing 2 children both aged 32 and another daughter having a stroke at 32 I still listen to it and realise that there are people who have less than me xxx
I wanna say a massive thank you to my mate Brendan for introducing me to this song whilst I was on holiday last year. He'd sing it every night in the Irish bar he works at. Its helped me get through some pretty bad patches, and it's helped some close friends of mine as well.
This song needs to be heard more n more as not everyone is fortunate....I been there now its no life for a 15 years old girl so this song is sad
"How can you tell me that your lonely?And say for you that the sun don't shine?"Depression and Anxiety.They sure as shit don't make the sun shine.
+Sarah Clarke How can you tell me that *you're* lonely.
This song never fails to reach me no matter how many times I hear it!The uk governments need to listen to these words and think long and hard about whats going on and change things (some hope!)
I never hear this seng before. It is beautiful
I first got to hear this song during English class and now I have these great yet sad nostalgic feelings every time I listen to it again today.
a great sad song describing the homeless of london , and how people ignore them and just treat them like rubbish very sad.
this is the new normal here in dublin loats will piss on rough sleepers etc o what fun !of course they are assholes famous case a garda saw 1 incient and walked away
Ralph McTell was going to call this ”The Streets of Paris”, because that’s where he came up with the song. Then he thought, it’s the same thing in every big city, so why not call it ”The Streets of London”? The song is now used as a lesson for beginning finger picking guitarists.
as someone who was once homeless this song always brings a tear. it is an old family favourite and I sang it at my wedding and am now playing it in my new house on our first night. a little help and a little light can change any man.
Still so relevant today I remember my mum playing this on 45 record 😂 seems so long ago still a great tune with so much emotion
This was one of my dad's favourite songs. He died very young at only 43 and every time I sing this I think of him and remember singing it together.
How sad.
A great song, that shows the daily life of london
The title is also perfect
" Streets of london"
use to sing this at school assembleys, very powerful lirics makes u think how lucky u are thanks for the upload.
This song takes me right back to the early 70s when l had emigrated to Australia from England and feeling very homesick. This song came on the radio and made me cry but also made me think how lucky l really was.....
Came across a song by Heritage Singers You gave me love.. Like this one I cannot pass a homeless person without contributing something
So sad to see so many.
i really am thankfull for what i have and like you i will help anybody in need
My best mate sung this at out Summer Serenade at school, she did it really well. It's so beautiful. Hope a bunch of my family that knew are proud that she preformed it very well. xx
Rose Smiles_110401 this was mine and my dad's song before he died and I love it xxx
when your Sad you definatealy understand the lyrics 👌 This song will always be my Favorite ❤ Bring me back to good old days "Streetoflondon
Hermoso tema!Me hace recordar mi juventud. 💕
A very beautiful songs.
One of my favorite songs..thanks.
May God bless you guys..
My teacher sang this to us and I totally fell in love with it OMG
Who else remembers singing this in Primary school
The words are great to this. Big fan Ralph. If your ever in Derry can you give me a lift back to halls xox 😏
What a beautiful song.Ome of my favs
Incredible how many people this song touched...we all have our story. This songs united us.
Memory keep flashing and flipping back its pages of how blissful life was when I was as a student studying there and staying at Leinster Square, Greater part of London. This beautiful song with the lyrics is enough to put me into the state of going down the memory lanes. Thank you sir for posting it. I love this song so much.
This is one if the songs we sing in singing lessons and people who disliked this video have no soul.
Moreland Primary School, in the 90s we use to sing this song!!!!!!
Que de souvenir de ma jeunesse ,quelle formidable époque!!!
Love this song reminds of of growing up as a child my parents grandparents and aunty xx singing
Now I can play this song. Great song
How many times I leason to this song my heart starts to geting that feeling again that I must visit the capital who lived for over 20 years .
I LOVE LONDON.
Alex
one of my late mums favourite records and now my 10 year old daughter sings it at school. thats a full circle!!!!
My mum used to sing me to sleep with this makes me happy to listen to it
Wow...I have no words to express how beautiful that was. Truly mesmerising. What a deeply touching voice he has. Thank you for posting this.
I used to sing this every day,it makes me cry !!!😭😭😭♥
One of the best songs ever in my opinion, every time i hear this song it gets better. A small song a but great story
Just wonderful... looking at lyric and music..!!
But really sad at the same time..
I learned this song in England exactly in Cambridge (perfectly sung by Peter & Derek), and it remaind on my mind forever... Great creation.! With much love, from Madrid-Spain...
Let me take a stab at this, though there are some beautiful comments below that are hard to top.
I first heard this song on WNEW-FM during my sophomore year of high school, 1972-3. Though my family life was decent, I did not enjoy social acceptance. That year was the first year I had some. This song reminded me that there were others less fortunate.
That period of my life was particularly meaningful for other reasons. My Dad died of rectal cancer. I met my soon to be stepfather almost immediately thereafter. It was a case of going from great to greater as far as parents, at the stage of my life where the male parent simply mattered more. So the lyric "so how can you tell me you're lonely and say for you that the sun don't shine" really rang true.
One example of this was in October 1972. There was a kid, let's call him "Bobby S." who was intermittently a good playmate and a tormentor. When we came back to school that September he really didn't look or seem good. My parents (my father was still alive) were driving me back from evening adult education at the high school. I said, in the car "Bobby really doesn't look or seem right these days." My father said "I detect a note of concern in your voice." Evidently he was surprised given the very negative history. I said "yes."
That was one of the most meaningful moments of my last days with Dad, and ties into the song lyric quite well.
Ralph McTell -Streets of London "one more forgotten hero in a world that doesn't care "
This song reminds me of some geezer at tower bridge of london, although we're different nationalities, but my mind respected him like grandfather.
Danke mit diesem Lied hast mir sehr geholfen da ich es für die Schule lernen muss
Lovely, beautiful song, with such lovely meaningful words, "how can you tell me that your lonely and say for you the sun don't shine". it's true what they say 'music is nearest to the spirit, that no sadness can touch'. So many people consumed with themselves, or i pads, mobile phones, computers etc, families eating their meals in separate rooms and at different times etc. All these things consume us. I do not go to church, but I am a believer, but one dislike I do have are some of these kindergarden Christians who believe in God is a man on a cloud in judgement of us all, God is not a he or a she, but the spiritual power / force of all love and the universe is made up of that love. God is all the kindness, love, the essence of nature, (flowers, insects, the sun, moon, long term friendships) etc. whoever we are (what ever gender /sexuality even), God is love and shows nothing else towards us all but love. Everyday i give thanks in prayer, I am young, but have no intentions of following the sheep, (I have no i pads etc). The times I have seen people purposely (doing a bad job) of trying to ignore homeless people etc, I go up to them and chat to them offer them a fag (and apologies that I smoke menthol), they are surprised when I have sat and chatted to them and given them more than 1 menthol fag. and money to have something to eat. God put love in our hearts, not hatred and nastyness. If we all just hugged someone, and told them how much they are loved, the world would be such a better place. This lovely, beautiful song is ageless, as beautiful as when it was first sung.
Thank you for your words and feelings. They are so true!
I love this song, we used to sing it at school, the lyrics are so powerful, its really makes you think.....
we've been learning this song and it really inspires me, the words are so touching...
this is my favourite song..
Been to London once nice place and this is a fantastic song
It makes me think about how we should never take anything for granted.
Streets of Madrid, the theme of this song is worldly and timeless
Adoro questa canzone.
One of the few songs that makes me still weeping
I'd never realised in the past how sad this song really is. Listening in 2024 I hear it with a whole new meaning.
This song always makes me feel a little less lonely.
Streets of Istanbul...I love Irish people...
+HUSNU SAHIN Yeah, this song could apply to the streets of any major city in the world. Poverty, homelessness, isolation, loneliness, it's everywhere...
But what have Irish people got to do with anything?
That Song is so awsome
beautiful no other words to describe it
omg I remember singing this song at school as a young girl used to make me cry #mrrosswasalegend
a lovely music with touching words
sad, beautiful, true song.