billythekid
UTC Legend
If camp show tunes are your thing.
The world of musical theatre may seem a million miles from the stands of Liverpool's Anfield Stadium. So how did a big ballad from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel end up as a symbol of The Reds?
You’ll Never Walk Alone began life on Broadway as part of the Rodgers and Hammersteinshow, Carousel, which was premiered in 1945.
The song was an instant hit – perhaps because the song’s message of triumph in times of adversity spoke to the wartime crowds of April 1945 – less than a month before the end of World War Two.
It remained popular throughout the ’50s, with artists including Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley releasing covers. Then in 1963, a recording by Merseybeat band Gerry And The Pacemakers brought the song to the doorstep of Liverpool FC.
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/youll-never-walk-alone-liverpool-fc/