A quick story about that song.
When I was busking in the streets of London, I was playing opposite a guitar player. I was playing accordion and we did an hour apiece.
One day I took the time to listen to him and noticed he only played two songs. I asked him didn't he know anything else. Answer: These are the two songs that make money for me (the people passing by would shower him with money). The two songs were Blowin' in the Wind, and.....The Streets of London.
After that I came up with my own two money-maker songs: Che Sera - Whatever will be and the Blue Danube Waltz. In fact, I worked the line of people waiting to get into the Tower of London (with a tin cup) just playing those two songs for two hours going up and down the line. Made a small fortune that Sunday.
The psychology of entertaining!
Capital !!!!
Col and Gary,
No offence mates, but I wish you would have exchanged the sailing story to another thread or a personal exchange of ideas on it, as I said no offence but it seems out of touch here on the subject of Streets of London.
Regards all the same,
John
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