Glastonbury 2022 Ralph McTell " Streets of London" Acoustic Stage
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- Ralph Mctell was performing in the Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury just before Paul McCartney's show, he sang his hit from 1974, orig released 1969 album Spiral Staircase. Streets of London was inspired by the young Ralph McTell's experience of busking and hitch-hiking throughout Europe, especially in Paris, and the individual stories recounted in it were based on the lives of people he had encountered in Paris. It was originally going to be called Streets of Paris.
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This is what the BBC should have broadcasted - not loads of acts that no one has ever heard of
I agree, still some good acts on at Glastonbury but you have to go looking...
Totally agree.
‘No one has heard of’ … you mean acts you haven’t heard of. Many will not have heard of Ralph McTell
@@NigelWest1950 then you need to look him up
@Macavity as bad as yours
This has been covered a trillion times but it's never better than when it's in the hands of the master.👏
I agree, good Glastonbury still has some good acts on
I understand that it's most likely the song people identify with the most; I have his back catalog, and a live recording released on Fantasy Records, where he performs the song in question. People also sing along on this recording, and I just think that it's beautiful in its own way. The song is a standard, and always will be.
I originally heard Anti Nowhere League's version, but this kicks ass.
A real master and a brilliant song. Came from heaven.
Well, whilst I appreciate his frustration, some singers have never had a song as well known, covered and the like as Ralph has with SOL. Many, many highly talented singers will leave the planet without having had a recording contract, written and recorded a modern classic and made a reasonable, no more it would seem, living from song.
Probably the most beautiful song ever written
Ralph McTell is a crowd-pleaser. Anyone can sing along with this song & probably enjoy it.
Probably the nicest person in the business. Great to see him still appreciated more than twenty years after I met him in Doncaster and he spent absolutely ages chatting to just four people, representing three generations of fans. In the end, WE left him, apologising for keeping him so long after his concert. He told us there was no need to go yet, he'd be happy to stay longer.
It's amazing to hear he still sings this better than anyone, with such feeling, after so many decades.
That's just the kind of lovely man he is and always has been.
Well said morag .
In 2002 he replied to my email. Amazing!
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The tragedy is that this song is probably as relevant now in 2022 as when it was written.
Whilst i will never tire of hearing it, especially from the master himself, wouldn't it be wonderful if the legacy of this song was that loneliness was a thing of the past like smallpox.
I was in tears hearing the crowd singing his song - wonderful well done everyone
Me too!
The sound of my childhood. Thank you Ralph.
One of the greatest songs ever written. It stands up there with "Starry starry night" and "Annie's song".
Absolutely great performance. Why won't the BBC show proper music like this
This is the one.
Rather amazing. Sitting here bawling like a baby. I can't explain it, but this song reminds me of something we've lost maybe.
We've lost London.
We've lost our country.
I find amazing that a poignant song with sad overtones has made me smile. One man & a guitar carries a relevant message that nearly all humanity has witnessed in some form.
My dad's favourite song. R.i.p dad x
My wife and I spent the festival running perimeter gates as part of the Oxfam team. I was walking to meet her at the Acoustic Crew Bar, and stopped to watch the last three songs of Ralph's set, leaning back against one of the big top supports, drinking it in, harmonising a bit... By the end of this, I was in floods. Just one of "those moments". Thanks for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it, was also working there on the Camper-van Fields, Oxfam do a great job..
Me too! Walking up to see Richard Thompson (C19 Cancellation) then Acoustic Crew bar before Macca (nice loop). Saw RMcT when I was in single digits at Fairport Reunion Cropredy in the late 70's and never forgot it. His voice has not weakened, it was truly moving. A great late replacement for RT! Class.
@@charlesmaasz247 funnily enough, I'll be in Cropredy in two weeks' time, compering the Rock On The Lock charity event that kicks off convention week.
Still gets me all these years later.
@@richharding7927 We've been getting the kit together today for Cropredy again. Our first one was Tippler's Tales in 1978....
Ralph McTell never gets in the way of his songs. The simplicity and power of it brought tears to my eyes,. BTW, this is the first song I ever performed on guitar in public, at the age of 16.
Ralph must have sung this thousands of times, but each time sounds as if it’s the first. He shows respect for his song and for his audiences.
Uploaded another one i filmed at Glastonbury "From Clare to Here", hope you enjoy that as well
This wonderful song still has relevance today. Legend .
As long as humanity exists, this song will be relevant.
Quelle belle chanson ! thank you Monsieur Ralph Mc Tell
50 odd years later and still a class song by a class musician the likes of which does not exist today....
It does if you really want to hear it.
when the girls sang the chorus it became ethereal
This man is a legend.
Uploaded another one i filmed at Glastonbury "From Clare to Here", hope you enjoy that as well
One of folk music's nice guys
And still a great performer
Jesus, we were spoiled growing up in the 70s
Uploaded another one i filmed at Glastonbury "From Clare to Here", hope you enjoy that as well
Ralph will live forever with this song. Any young guitarist wanting to learn to fingerpick MUST listen to this song.
Such an amazing song. I used to sing it at school. It really helped me feel empathy for others. It's amazing what music can do...
The centre of folk music is that "other folks will sing it too" - that's the way it's passed along and the message spreads. I would not dream to speak for Mr McTell but for me, at least, the audience singing along with a song that means something, or joining in the chorus of the drinking song (while endangering those near them by waving their glasses over their heads, sometimes) has always filled me with joy, even in the saddest song. I'll never take the stage at Glastonbury or fill a big venue, but stick me in some waterfront dive where all the patrons smell of fish and they not only know all the choruses but have experienced what we're singing about and we'll blow the roof off. And probably go home in tears too, but they'll be GOOD tears.
how well written Mr Booth, i too will join in a chorus or two and possibly shed a tear at the memories conjured up..
@@GrahamBriggs Yes me too....
No, ah shant , ahm practicing orange
I am in America at the moment and it has brought me to tears to see so many homeless and poor people. Coming from Australia I thought we had homeless……..Nothing like the USA……why oh why is this happening? Unbelievable…………Don’t walk past them, give them a dollar or two……
Still as good now as it was nearly 50 years ago. Ralph McTell's voice is just as good now.
The audience sing along as if it was rehearsed. It was always in the background when I was a kid and was it seems for many others. Nice one Ralph.
Beautiful wasn't it?
first heard this song whilst on holiday in perth western australia in december 1974,it brought tears to all the english expats eyes,great memories
This song has never been more relevant!!..more lonely, forgotten ,homeless people than there was back then!😪
One of my Dads favorite artists and he would play that song to family and friends over the years. Unfortunately he passed away recently so I'm listening to allot of Ralph McTell at the moment.
@@paulbanner9612 Sorry to hear about your loss. My parents died a long time ago, but still think about them most days. Sounds trite but time can heal.
Saw him at the Bottom Line in September 1971 and have loved him ever since. This is such a beautiful song .
Just home from one of Ralph's concerts....fantastic night...what a voice, what a gentleman 😊
I first walked the streets of london when I was twelve, I had run away from a tiny village,went into care and heard this song, amazing and thank you so much xx
Glad you enjoyed it
What a class act Ralph you still got 👍❤️👍
Beautiful song...' In a world that doesn't care..' how relevant this line in the song today. Homelesness indeed abound the world over that often times we don't seem to care. Thanks Ralph for your song's message
Beautiful song just as good today as it was back then 🌹
The most beautiful song but also the saddest ❤️
What a wonderful anthem , so special. Every time I hear it it’s like the first time.
I remember this song when I was living on those same streets of London for a few months as a newly arrived Canadian with no money and with no job in the early 70's. I stayed for almost 5 years, and yes I finally found work. Those were heady times and wonderful memories, thanks to great musicians like Ralph McTell,who made me feel less homesick.
Wish I had written this. Nothing to do with royalties, all about the legacy. Masterful.
Still gives me goosebumps. Love him and this one in a million song. Tks Ralph. ❤️❤️🥳🤗🇦🇺
I would imagine that the audience singing along would be very moving for Mr. Ralph McTell. Beautiful performance.
Uploaded another one i filmed at Glastonbury "From Clare to Here", hope you enjoy that as well
He gets quite annoyed that no one is interested in anything else he has done. A whole set staring out at an indifferent audience who suddenly become animated when he plays streets of London. Poor sod. At least it paid for his house. The anti nowhere league did a good version though.
It's the same every time he's sung SOL for many years.
Jeeze it was moving for me so the hairs must have stood up on the back of his neck
@@cjwaywell I have heard Ralph sing SOL every time he has toured Australia.
It was only in the later years' that the audience really joined with him and sang the song as one.
It's a very moving song.
One of the best songs ever .
Amazing song , sung by an amazing singer .👏👏
There are no words……..❤️
Uploaded another one i filmed at Glastonbury "From Clare to Here", hope you enjoy that as well
The Master and his craft at work
I was welling up listening to Ralph and his backing band i.e. the audience, and I'm an Aussie..!
What a gent , what a song , what a voice . what a pleasure to see him again after all these years. "Ralph Albert and Sydney " an album I never tyre of listening to. Thanks Ralph .
The song is the bridge to my musical journey since my childhood. Thank you very much Ralph. ❤😊
This song is so good! Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Beautiful, The master Ralph McTell, "Such a beautiful amazing song., and performance. "The lyrics say it all... Your vocals are amazing sir. Bless you..♥♥🧡💜🎸🎸🎸🙏🙏🙏
Listening to this since he wrote it, remember it every time I’m taking my own troubles too seriously. Bless Sir
I've seen Ralph perform so many times in my life, I'd half expected him to be a little less able in his later years, but here he is as wonderful as ever with voice and guitar.
The first album I owned was My Side of Your Window - I still have it, along with a lot of other of Ralph's albums.
One of my lifetime musical heroes.
Simply wonderful Ralph thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
I wanted to say a big thank you Ralph. You are the best 👍
A junior school teacher of mine (Mr Hill) used to bring his guitar in and sing this song. It sounds indulgent, but it resonated with me as education then, and still does. Everyone needs to hear this song
I remember a student teacher coming to my junior school and singing this
Eek...I was a young man dashing around the streets of London..heading to concert after concert ~ Now I'm the old man & needing to heed his words now! Music is my saving grace 🙏🎧😍
The saddest song ever written - I sing in a band, can’t do this because I cry every time.
In 1972 in D.C., Ralph was one of those English guys we loved along with Fairport, Pentangle and Steeleye Span. Right up there with all the other "singer/sonwriters" then....so many.... We were SO lucky to have the best then. Nobody since has attained the skill and magic they had. Ralph was the handsome guy then with the soulful solid voice and great guitar playing. It was perfect and fit in with all our Burrito Brothers, Grateful Dead, Byrds, Airplane favorites. What a time! Thanks Ralph.
Timeless song and singer
Yes was great to catch him again at Glastonbury, strong voice still
This song will outlive many generations but it will still be very fresh and relevant to generations yet unborn 👍👍
A beautiful breathtaking classic song. 💚💐
Such a great writer, singer and guitar picker.
So down to earth and modest as well - he doesn't quite get the Northern sence of humour though
Timeless! As true today as it was when originally recorded.
Got to be one of the best songs ever written, well played and sung Ralph, never get tired of hearing and playing it Thanks. 😉
Still up there with best of Britfolk,well done.
Just imagine being there in the middle of this. ❤
oh, this is fab, loving this live version
In the late 60’s early ‘70’s Ralph was one of those artists who was at the vanguard of the acoustic folk scene. There were others like Bert Jansch, John Renbourne, Richard Thompson , Davey Graham to name but a few. They made you want to pick up an acoustic guitar and of course the song you HAD to learn was Streets of London. Roll forward a few years and whilst at university in York , Ralph came to do a concert. (1975)I had to take drinks to his dressing room but was met at the door by his brother who opened the door only slightly to take the tray off me and very politely thanked me. I was disappointed not to meet Ralph but learned afterwards that he was actually being sick from nerves. Of course his performance was great but then I saw this and it took me straight back. It’s a wonderful song and a legacy to a true artist
His brother is called Bruce, he was my manager in 1980.
Hey - another from York Uni. Me too I was there 71 to 74. Saw McCartney and Wings play Goodriche College dining room. Other acts I got to see were Kinks (Ray Davies a real showman), Steve Harley + Cockney Rebel (chaotic), Lindisfarne (disappointing), John Williams (guitarist) but best of all were Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee in Derwent College dining room. Roxy Music played too but for some reason I decided not to go see them.
@@harlech52 hey welcome 😀I was there 73-76 but missed McCartney because he had played there before I arrived. I was at the Kinks Williams and Harley concerts too ( Harley in Langwith Dining Room, Kinks in Central Hall). Didn't see Sonny Terry. Ten Years After were my 'freshers' concert but had sold out even before we got there. I saw Folkie Mike Harding who was hilarious and Sparks ( who played their first UK concert at York). I was on the college Ents committee and saw them unload. They had price tags on their equipment! I saw Fairport and Steeleye Span ( who had a drink in Goodricke bar before the concert) and then one of the guys on the door wouldn't let them in. I said 'I think you should, this is the band'. Happy days
This brilliant song has stood the test of time and more relevent now than when it was written all those years ago ..Ralph McTell....
This song makes me cry and get goose bumps. I love it so much..
Thanks for this, I was there. Ralph was a great substitute for Richard Thompson. I was on the recycling crew.
Yea i agree, a few acts cancelled last min. hope your job went ok.
Got goosebumps listening to this. Well done to all Ralph's backing singers AKA the Glasto crowd👍
What a sad and marvellous song; it depict an unsolved situation, not only in huge capital (Meteopolis). I, myself lived this situation in London for three months during winter time in 1991
ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS..
Beautiful! Ralph Mctell still has a great voice and the live version doesn't get any better than this.
Thanks for listening
Gosh, that's lovely, and when gets the girls to sing on their own, gasp... what a gorgeous song. I've sung it hundreds a times, including on the streets of london when I started out as a busker. Thank you Ralph, for a beautiful, ageless song.
Glad you enjoyed it
This song, along with The Boxer, is what prompted me to pick up my mum’s guitar and start trying to play it. Nearly 50 years on, I’m still learning. Better than I was, not as good as I’d like to be.
And the crowd sang along, knowing all the words - that is music. ❤
Beautiful. Takes me back nearly 50 years and picking up a guitar for the very first time at school. Life was much simpler and uncomplicated then.
Just class , makes my heart flutter.. Always has !
Love his voice.
Sings like a man.
Yes was great to catch him again at Glastonbury, strong voice still
Met him years ago in a folk club in Ireland
You'd pay at the door and get into the pub
I had never been there before and needed to use the loo
Someone directed me to the outside part of the back of the pub
I followed the sound of music and stumbled upon Ralph warming up outside
I was taken aback
Clearly I was only there to see his gig, otherwise I wouldn't have been in the venue
So much I wanted to say to him
How he turned me onto folk music initially
How he influenced how I play
How his songs moved me
What did I ask him...?
"Eh....Where's the loo..?"
He just laughed and pointed me in the right direction
I like to think he knew
One of the few songs you can play anywhere in the world and the audience will ‘always’ sing along.
My wife and I saw Ralph in Stratford upon Avon quite a few years ago and he performed this - lovely bloke and a timeless classic
As others have said, just as relevant today as the day I first heard it. 50 years on this brought tears to my eyes especially when the women sang the chorus.
Like you, I teared up when the girls sang - that high lonesome sound.
This song showed me something to make me change my mind in a world that doesn't care a very long time ago.
It's often choked me up since.
I was in floods when the ladies started on this one.
One love everyone.
When the ladies started singing it added another dimension to an already amazing performance. Goosebumps.
50 years old, something has to be right with this song. Timeless
Love the sound of the audience singing along. Never seen him live but it's a big regret although this song is one of the first I ever learned. Never grows old..
He is incredible live and you also get to meet him after the show - if you can go - go, I had a bucket list to see the searchers, tick, the merseybeats, tick, Jerry and the Pacemakers, tick, Tom Paxton, tick, Glen Campbell, tick, and Vin Garbutt and Bert Jansh who both sadly died before I could get to see them perform, so don't regret it go and see him.
Magic Mctell……….well sung girls……….what a treat from a legend……thankyou🇦🇺
God, I hope the guys of this generation of singers and songwriters will be around as long as possible to show the younger guys what really matters lyricwise. There are very few guys today who are able to catch the important things in their lyrics. Don't get me wrong, of course it sucks to be left by your partner/girlfriend/boyfriend/wife/husband and that is painful. But the world has so much more pain to offer in a much bigger context of which people have to know. Thanks to Paul Simon, Ralph McTell, Donovan, Peter Paul and Mary and all the others for showing the way!
One of the most talented men ever to pick a guitar up. Extraordinary guitarist. Check out him doing hands of Joseph and dry bone rag.
Actually check out him doing anything you won’t be disappointed
and what a beautiful guitar player he has always been...
Taught me a lot about finger picking so unique not up the neck stuff like Jansh nothing fancy but note perfect.
When a songwriter sings their own songs it resonates!
Had the greatest pleasure in meeting this wonderful man many years ago in Australia, absolute legend and a gentleman.
Wonderful song, wonderful unique singer. Thank you for all the music over the years Ralph x💗🎶📀
Uploaded another one i filmed at Glastonbury "From Clare to Here", hope you enjoy that as well
He played the Whitla Hall at Queen’s University Belfast in , I think, 1972. Nothing changes. That mellifluous voice…and the guitar!!
No one is ever too cool for Ralph McTell
pure class.....
Uploaded another one i filmed at Glastonbury "From Clare to Here", hope you enjoy that as well
The story of the song is as true today as it was then
Great to see Ralph still performing well at 77. One of my favourites of his is Maginot Waltz, set at the outbreak of WW1. Worth listening to if you haven't caught it before, with a bitter/sweet ending.
Love that they all sang along, beautiful moment.
timeless,everlasting tune.a song of lovely London.
Uploaded another one i filmed at Glastonbury "From Clare to Here", hope you enjoy that as well
Ralph McTell came along at the right time for me.....during my Folk period and spending years trying to learn guitar! "Streets" is a classic which sounds as fresh today as it did 53 years ago.