the radio stations promoting his version of McTell's song. It was also B-side to his huge hit "The Last Farewell" also in 1971. Finnish language version Finnish musician Hector made a Finnish translation of the song, Kuinka voit väittää ("How can you claim") of the song in 1972. It tells the stories of a homeless war veteran, a prostitute and a neglected child. Anti-Nowhere League version Punk band Anti-Nowhere League recorded a version of the song on their debut album in 1982. Ned Raggett of AllMusic referred to it as "the undisputed highlight" of the album in a retrospective review. 2017 Crisis single In 2017, Ralph McTell re-recorded the song with Annie Lennox (who sings the song's second verse, and some support vocals close to the end) and clients of UK national charity Crisis (who sing the chorus vocal behind McTell.) The performance was issued as a charity single, with proceeds to help homeless people. This was to mark the 50th anniversary of both the song and of the Crisis charity. Though the track peaked at #92 on the UK charts, the CD single of this release was Number 1 in the Christmas 2017 Official Physical Singles Chart (for CD sales). 2020 updated verse In March 2020, Ralph McTell agreed to write another verse to the song, inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic gripping the world at the time. References 1969 songs 1974 singles British songs Street performance Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Ralph McTell songs Anti-Nowhere League songs Song recordings produced by Gus Dudgeon Songs about homelessness Songs about London