The story behind the song - You'll never walk alone
"You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel.
First performed at the Opening Night of the musical "Carousel", Majestic Theatre, New York by
Christine Johnson with Carousel Chorus and Orchestra under direction of Joseph Littau
In the second act of the musical, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and encourage Julie when her husband, Billy Bigelow, the male lead, accidentally falls on to his knife whilst trying to run away after attempting a robbery with his mate Jigger and dies in her arms.
The song is reprised in the final scene to encourage a graduation class of which Louise (Billy and Julie's daughter) is a member.
The now invisible Billy, who has been granted the chance to return to Earth for one day in order to redeem himself, watches the ceremony and is able to silently motivate Louise and Julie to join in with the song.
[b]You'll Never Walk Alone - Christine Johnson[/b] 1945
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlsUfOjVhrM&t=31s]
In the UK, the song's most successful cover was released in 1963 by the Liverpudlian Merseybeat group Gerry and the Pacemakers, peaking at number one on the UK Singles Chart for four consecutive weeks.
[b]Gerry & The Pacemakers You'll Never Walk Alone[/b] 1963
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOXwzvk1WTc&ab_channel=LiverpoolF.C.Armenia]
The song is also sung at association football clubs around the world, where it is performed by a massed chorus of supporters on match day; this tradition developed at Liverpool F.C. after the chart success of the 1963 single of the song by the local Liverpool group Gerry and the Pacemakers.
[b]Liverpool F.C. & 95,000 Australian fans sing "You'll Never Walk Alone"[/b] July 24, 2013
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go-jJlGd1so&ab_channel=patdemsey]
The song has been covered 438 times thus far
Here are some renditions of this song
[b]Judy Garland[/b] 1946
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_MCeiHR_Mw]
[b]Mario Lanza[/b] 1956
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI1IM7l5jLM]
[b]Doris Day[/b] 1962
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pimv-Gq2FCk&ab_channel=amuggle15]
[b]Engelbert Humperdinck[/b] 1971
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yx7I9ZfoaM&ab_channel=VinnieRattolle]
[b]The Muppets[/b] 1985
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbW9KZ79FXw&t=4s&ab_channel=rubysuncle]
[b]Barbra Streisand[/b]
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozhWlm-EGbo&ab_channel=BarbraStreisand]
[b]Norwegian Marius Roth Christensen[/b]
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOGoTccNfHs&ab_channel=RagnarN%C3%A6ss]
[b]André Rieu[/b]
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3aGlKYlEiY]
[b]Johnny Cash[/b]
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz3NsR3PPsA&ab_channel=FIRENECK]
First performed at the Opening Night of the musical "Carousel", Majestic Theatre, New York by
Christine Johnson with Carousel Chorus and Orchestra under direction of Joseph Littau
In the second act of the musical, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and encourage Julie when her husband, Billy Bigelow, the male lead, accidentally falls on to his knife whilst trying to run away after attempting a robbery with his mate Jigger and dies in her arms.
The song is reprised in the final scene to encourage a graduation class of which Louise (Billy and Julie's daughter) is a member.
The now invisible Billy, who has been granted the chance to return to Earth for one day in order to redeem himself, watches the ceremony and is able to silently motivate Louise and Julie to join in with the song.
[b]You'll Never Walk Alone - Christine Johnson[/b] 1945
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlsUfOjVhrM&t=31s]
In the UK, the song's most successful cover was released in 1963 by the Liverpudlian Merseybeat group Gerry and the Pacemakers, peaking at number one on the UK Singles Chart for four consecutive weeks.
[b]Gerry & The Pacemakers You'll Never Walk Alone[/b] 1963
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOXwzvk1WTc&ab_channel=LiverpoolF.C.Armenia]
The song is also sung at association football clubs around the world, where it is performed by a massed chorus of supporters on match day; this tradition developed at Liverpool F.C. after the chart success of the 1963 single of the song by the local Liverpool group Gerry and the Pacemakers.
[b]Liverpool F.C. & 95,000 Australian fans sing "You'll Never Walk Alone"[/b] July 24, 2013
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go-jJlGd1so&ab_channel=patdemsey]
The song has been covered 438 times thus far
Here are some renditions of this song
[b]Judy Garland[/b] 1946
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_MCeiHR_Mw]
[b]Mario Lanza[/b] 1956
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI1IM7l5jLM]
[b]Doris Day[/b] 1962
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pimv-Gq2FCk&ab_channel=amuggle15]
[b]Engelbert Humperdinck[/b] 1971
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yx7I9ZfoaM&ab_channel=VinnieRattolle]
[b]The Muppets[/b] 1985
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbW9KZ79FXw&t=4s&ab_channel=rubysuncle]
[b]Barbra Streisand[/b]
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozhWlm-EGbo&ab_channel=BarbraStreisand]
[b]Norwegian Marius Roth Christensen[/b]
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOGoTccNfHs&ab_channel=RagnarN%C3%A6ss]
[b]André Rieu[/b]
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3aGlKYlEiY]
[b]Johnny Cash[/b]
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz3NsR3PPsA&ab_channel=FIRENECK]
