Was the song "You'll Never Walk Alone" chosen as an anthem by Liverpool FC fans because it was a hit for Liverpool band Gerry and the Pacemakers?

Or did Gerry and the Pacemakers choose to record that song because it was already the anthem of Liverpool FC? The song was written in 1945 by Rodgers and Hammerstein for their musical "Carousel" and originally had nothing to do with Liverpool, but in 1963 Gerry and the Pacemakers covered the song and scored a massive hit with it. It was also around that time that Liverpool FC fans started singing it. Which came first?

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I think liverpool fans started singing it after it was a hit for Gerry and the pacemakers

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@NosmoKing I've an idea the very first match of tbe day was a liverpool game around that time and the song was being played before the game. I don't k ow if television coverage had anything to do with it.

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@NosmoKing 22 Aug 1964, Liverpool v Arsenal at Anfield

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@NosmoKing probably, it was just speculation

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