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"'You'll Never Walk Alone'" is a song written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for their 1945 musical, ''Carousel''. It was sung in the original show by Christine Johnson and later Jan Clayton with chorus. It is sung in the movie by Claramae Turner (although the weeping Shirley Jones first tries to sing it, but cannot), and later reprised by Ms. Jones and a chorus.
In the musical, the song is sung after the death of the lead, Billy Bigelow, to give courage to Julie Jordan, pregnant at the time, and is reprised in the final scene to encourage a graduation class of which Louise (their daughter) is a member. As a result, it has become a standard, sung by graduation classes in the United States.
The song is also sung at football clubs around the world, where it is sung by a massed chorus of fans at games, this started at Liverpool FC in the early sixties and has spread to many other clubs since then.
The song was recorded by many artists, first charting in 1945 in a version by Frank Sinatra (#9 on the Billboard charts). The great tenor Mario Lanza conducted by Constantine Callinicos sang it in 1950. It was a #1 R&B hit for Roy Hamilton in 1954. Patti LaBelle and the BlueBelles had a #34 charting version in 1964. Elvis Presley's version got to #90 in 1968.
In England, the song's most famous outing was recorded in the early 1960s by the Liverpudlian Merseybeat group Gerry & the Pacemakers. It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on the 26 October 1963 and stayed there for four consecutive weeks. It quickly became the anthem of Liverpool Football Club [1] and is invariably sung by its supporters moments before the start and at the end of each game. [2] The words ''You'll Never Walk Alone'' feature in the club crest and on the Shankly Gates outside the stadium.
The song has since gained popularity among the fans of other clubs around the world, including:
:
★ Scotland:
:
★ England:
:
★ Bulgaria: CSKA Sofia
:
★ Austria: Rapid Vienna
:
★ Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb
:
★ Netherlands: Feyenoord, VVV, FC Twente
:
★ Germany: FC Bayern München, VfB Stuttgart, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04, Werder Bremen, FC St. Pauli, Alemannia Aachen, Mainz 05, Kaiserslautern, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Dynamo Dresden
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★ Japan: F.C. Tokyo
:
★ Sweden: Helsingborgs IF
:
★ Italy: Genoa, , AC Milan
:
★ Belgium: Club Brugge, Royal Antwerp, Sint-Truiden and KV Mechelen)
:
★ United States: North Texas Mean Green football
The Pink Floyd song "Fearless", from their 1971 Meddle album, includes a recording of the Liverpool Kop singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" at the end of the track.
The song also reached #1 in the UK charts in June 1985 for 2 weeks, a charity record, following the Valley Parade fire at Bradford City on 11 May 1985. The song was performed by The Crowd (including Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney and Rolf Harris). [3].
After witnessing a rousing rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" at Anfield in 2007, the President of the Spanish Olympic Committee, Alejandro Blanco, felt inspired to seek lyrics to his country's wordless national anthem, the Royal March, ahead of Madrid's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games.[4][5] Details of a lyrics contest were published in July.[6]
Regine Velasquez gave a vocally challenging rendition of this song as her winning piece at the prestigious Asia Pacific Song Festival in 1989 which catapulted her as the Asia's Songbird.
★ Regine Velasquez' Live Performance - You'll Never Walk Alone
An operatic version by José Carreras, Plácido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti with Zubin Mehta, reached number 21 in the UK charts in July 1998.
In 1999, it was performed by John Farnham, who made his first release of the song in 1972, at the Tour Of Duty Concert in Dili, East Timor, for the Australian peace-keeping troops.
On ''The Led Zeppelin DVD'' a version was performed by the crowd at the conclusion of the 1979 Knebworth performance on the second disk of the set.
It is also played by the Western Illinois University Marching Leathernecks at the end of every performance. The band faces each other in a large circle with a quartet in the centre. The members play and sing "Never Walk" as reminder of the strength of the bond between members. This tradition was started by the late Dale Hopper during the 1970s. The University of North Texas also follows this same practice. The Spirit and the Pride of Pennsylvania Mountie Marching Band from Mansfield University of PA also follows this practice. The quartet includes 2 trumpets and 2 mellophones.
The song is traditionally sung by the Desert Vista marching band after every performance, a tradition started by the late Eric Holden.
It is also the corps song of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps.
The song is also sung by Jerry Lewis at the end of his annual telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
The inspirational Aretha Franklin version of the song was played at the wedding of the late John Peel.
The song was sung in the BBC radio show ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' by Eddie, the shipboard computer.
The Mario Lanza version is also played during the closing credits of the Peter Jackson film ''Heavenly Creatures''.
In the US sitcom ''Cheers'', the song is also sung at the end of an episode when Carla learns she is pregnant again. Feeling sorry for her situation and lack of money, Diane, Sam and Coach get a collection of donations for her and she is walked out of the bar as this is sung, led by Diane, accompanied by much eye-rolling from Sam and Cliff who obviously see the connection between this and ''Carousel''.
In the movie ''The 51st State'', the song was being played in the scene where fans are entering the Shankly Gates for the Liverpool vs. Manchester United game.
In 2001, Barbra Streisand performed the song on the Emmy Awards in tribute to the victims of the 11 September attacks.
In the summer of 2006, Aoife Mulholland performed her rendition on the British reality TV show ''How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria'' (the winner getting to play the part of Maria von Trapp in ''The Sound Of Music''). Her emotional performance in rehearsals had apparently brought tears to Andrew Lloyd Weber's eyes. Her performance on the live show began well but half way through the song, Aoife herself was overwhelmed by the lyrics, causing her voice to crack. However, the panel agreed that her performance was "good".
On 16 December, 2006, 18-year-old Ray Quinn performed the song on ''The X Factor'' UK's semi final, in which he was competing against Leona Lewis. Ray said the song meant a lot to him and was a way of showing his appreciation to his supporters from his local area, Liverpool. The end of the performance received a standing ovation from the audience and there was not a dry eye around. Ray himself also broke down as the song had meant a lot to him. Mentor Simon Cowell said the performance was an assurance that Ray "had not let him down".
On April 24, 2007, 17-year-old Jordin Sparks (who also won that season's competition) performed the song on ''American Idol's first ''Idol Gives Back'' episode, in which each contestant performed an "inspirational" song. The performance, the last of the night, received a jubilant ovation from the live audience and cemented her ascent from also-ran to favorite. Judge Randy Jackson called it "one of the best performances on American Idol, ever, in six seasons." Judge Simon Cowell said of her performance, "I thought you were fantastic. That song is about 60 years old [and] I think you'd have a hit record with that. Brilliant".
★ Frank Sinatra (May 11945)[7]
★ Judy Garland (July 101945)
★ Mario Lanza (1950)
★ Roy Hamilton (1954)
★ Claramae Turner in the movie Carousel (1956)
★ Nina Simone (1959)
★ Mahalia Jackson (1961) [8]
★ The Five Blind Boys of Alabama (1963)[9]
★ Ray Charles (1963)[10]
★ Patti Labelle & The Blue Belles (1964)
★ Gerry & The Pacemakers (1965)
★ The Righteous Brothers (1965)
★ Elvis Presley (1968)
★ Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge (1969)
★ Pink Floyd (1971) as a part of ''Fearless''
★ Aretha Franklin (1972)
★ Lee Towers (1976)[11]
★ The Adicts (1981)
★ The Crowd (1985)
★ Olivia Newton-John (1989)
★ Regine Velasquez (Asia Pacific Song Festival) (1989)
★ André Hazes (1994)
★ Shirley Verrett (1994)
★ Bryn Terfel (1996)
★ Robson Green & Jerome Flynn (1996) in a medley
★ Die Toten Hosen (2000)
★ The Vocal Majority (1997)
★ Madison Scouts (2002)
★ Johnny Cash (2003)
★ Renée Fleming (2003)
★ Katherine Jenkins (2004)
★ Alicia Keys (''Hurricane Katrina Relief'') (2005)
★ Ray Quinn (''X Factor'') (2006)
★ Jordin Sparks (''American Idol'') (2007)
1. You’ll Never Walk Alone, LiverpoolFC.tv
2. YNWA, Google Video, Liverpool against Chelsea, 2005
3. Bradford remembers fire disaster, BBC Sport, 11 May 2005
4. Liverpool fans help inspire Spain to write words to anthem
5. Spain to add lyrics to wordless national anthem
6. Spain not averse to verses - but which ones?
7. The Originals 2, , Rypens, Arnold, BRT Brussel, 1991, ISBN 90-5096-066-9
8. ''Recorded Live in Europe During Her Latest Concert Tour'' [record album, LP format], Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1962. Re-released in multiple formats, 2001.
9. http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/F/Five_Blind_Boys_of_Alabama,_The/Discography/You'll_Never_Walk_Alone/
10. http://www.warr.org/charles.html
11. IT’S RAINING IN MY HEART (LP/MC) 1976 ( goud & platina ), leetowers.nl
In the musical, the song is sung after the death of the lead, Billy Bigelow, to give courage to Julie Jordan, pregnant at the time, and is reprised in the final scene to encourage a graduation class of which Louise (their daughter) is a member. As a result, it has become a standard, sung by graduation classes in the United States.
The song is also sung at football clubs around the world, where it is sung by a massed chorus of fans at games, this started at Liverpool FC in the early sixties and has spread to many other clubs since then.
The song was recorded by many artists, first charting in 1945 in a version by Frank Sinatra (#9 on the Billboard charts). The great tenor Mario Lanza conducted by Constantine Callinicos sang it in 1950. It was a #1 R&B hit for Roy Hamilton in 1954. Patti LaBelle and the BlueBelles had a #34 charting version in 1964. Elvis Presley's version got to #90 in 1968.
| Contents |
| As inspirational sports anthem |
| Other performances and recordings |
| Television, film, and radio |
| Recorded versions |
| References |
As inspirational sports anthem
Shankly Gates
In England, the song's most famous outing was recorded in the early 1960s by the Liverpudlian Merseybeat group Gerry & the Pacemakers. It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on the 26 October 1963 and stayed there for four consecutive weeks. It quickly became the anthem of Liverpool Football Club [1] and is invariably sung by its supporters moments before the start and at the end of each game. [2] The words ''You'll Never Walk Alone'' feature in the club crest and on the Shankly Gates outside the stadium.
The song has since gained popularity among the fans of other clubs around the world, including:
:
★ Scotland:
:
★ England:
:
★ Bulgaria: CSKA Sofia
:
★ Austria: Rapid Vienna
:
★ Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb
:
★ Netherlands: Feyenoord, VVV, FC Twente
:
★ Germany: FC Bayern München, VfB Stuttgart, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04, Werder Bremen, FC St. Pauli, Alemannia Aachen, Mainz 05, Kaiserslautern, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Dynamo Dresden
:
★ Japan: F.C. Tokyo
:
★ Sweden: Helsingborgs IF
:
★ Italy: Genoa, , AC Milan
:
★ Belgium: Club Brugge, Royal Antwerp, Sint-Truiden and KV Mechelen)
:
★ United States: North Texas Mean Green football
The Pink Floyd song "Fearless", from their 1971 Meddle album, includes a recording of the Liverpool Kop singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" at the end of the track.
The song also reached #1 in the UK charts in June 1985 for 2 weeks, a charity record, following the Valley Parade fire at Bradford City on 11 May 1985. The song was performed by The Crowd (including Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney and Rolf Harris). [3].
After witnessing a rousing rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" at Anfield in 2007, the President of the Spanish Olympic Committee, Alejandro Blanco, felt inspired to seek lyrics to his country's wordless national anthem, the Royal March, ahead of Madrid's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games.[4][5] Details of a lyrics contest were published in July.[6]
Other performances and recordings
Regine Velasquez gave a vocally challenging rendition of this song as her winning piece at the prestigious Asia Pacific Song Festival in 1989 which catapulted her as the Asia's Songbird.
★ Regine Velasquez' Live Performance - You'll Never Walk Alone
An operatic version by José Carreras, Plácido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti with Zubin Mehta, reached number 21 in the UK charts in July 1998.
In 1999, it was performed by John Farnham, who made his first release of the song in 1972, at the Tour Of Duty Concert in Dili, East Timor, for the Australian peace-keeping troops.
On ''The Led Zeppelin DVD'' a version was performed by the crowd at the conclusion of the 1979 Knebworth performance on the second disk of the set.
It is also played by the Western Illinois University Marching Leathernecks at the end of every performance. The band faces each other in a large circle with a quartet in the centre. The members play and sing "Never Walk" as reminder of the strength of the bond between members. This tradition was started by the late Dale Hopper during the 1970s. The University of North Texas also follows this same practice. The Spirit and the Pride of Pennsylvania Mountie Marching Band from Mansfield University of PA also follows this practice. The quartet includes 2 trumpets and 2 mellophones.
The song is traditionally sung by the Desert Vista marching band after every performance, a tradition started by the late Eric Holden.
It is also the corps song of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps.
The song is also sung by Jerry Lewis at the end of his annual telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
The inspirational Aretha Franklin version of the song was played at the wedding of the late John Peel.
Television, film, and radio
The song was sung in the BBC radio show ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' by Eddie, the shipboard computer.
The Mario Lanza version is also played during the closing credits of the Peter Jackson film ''Heavenly Creatures''.
In the US sitcom ''Cheers'', the song is also sung at the end of an episode when Carla learns she is pregnant again. Feeling sorry for her situation and lack of money, Diane, Sam and Coach get a collection of donations for her and she is walked out of the bar as this is sung, led by Diane, accompanied by much eye-rolling from Sam and Cliff who obviously see the connection between this and ''Carousel''.
In the movie ''The 51st State'', the song was being played in the scene where fans are entering the Shankly Gates for the Liverpool vs. Manchester United game.
In 2001, Barbra Streisand performed the song on the Emmy Awards in tribute to the victims of the 11 September attacks.
In the summer of 2006, Aoife Mulholland performed her rendition on the British reality TV show ''How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria'' (the winner getting to play the part of Maria von Trapp in ''The Sound Of Music''). Her emotional performance in rehearsals had apparently brought tears to Andrew Lloyd Weber's eyes. Her performance on the live show began well but half way through the song, Aoife herself was overwhelmed by the lyrics, causing her voice to crack. However, the panel agreed that her performance was "good".
On 16 December, 2006, 18-year-old Ray Quinn performed the song on ''The X Factor'' UK's semi final, in which he was competing against Leona Lewis. Ray said the song meant a lot to him and was a way of showing his appreciation to his supporters from his local area, Liverpool. The end of the performance received a standing ovation from the audience and there was not a dry eye around. Ray himself also broke down as the song had meant a lot to him. Mentor Simon Cowell said the performance was an assurance that Ray "had not let him down".
On April 24, 2007, 17-year-old Jordin Sparks (who also won that season's competition) performed the song on ''American Idol's first ''Idol Gives Back'' episode, in which each contestant performed an "inspirational" song. The performance, the last of the night, received a jubilant ovation from the live audience and cemented her ascent from also-ran to favorite. Judge Randy Jackson called it "one of the best performances on American Idol, ever, in six seasons." Judge Simon Cowell said of her performance, "I thought you were fantastic. That song is about 60 years old [and] I think you'd have a hit record with that. Brilliant".
Recorded versions
Gerry & the Pacemakers 1963 version
★ Frank Sinatra (May 11945)[7]
★ Judy Garland (July 101945)
★ Mario Lanza (1950)
★ Roy Hamilton (1954)
★ Claramae Turner in the movie Carousel (1956)
★ Nina Simone (1959)
★ Mahalia Jackson (1961) [8]
★ The Five Blind Boys of Alabama (1963)[9]
★ Ray Charles (1963)[10]
★ Patti Labelle & The Blue Belles (1964)
★ Gerry & The Pacemakers (1965)
★ The Righteous Brothers (1965)
★ Elvis Presley (1968)
★ Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge (1969)
★ Pink Floyd (1971) as a part of ''Fearless''
★ Aretha Franklin (1972)
★ Lee Towers (1976)[11]
★ The Adicts (1981)
★ The Crowd (1985)
★ Olivia Newton-John (1989)
★ Regine Velasquez (Asia Pacific Song Festival) (1989)
★ André Hazes (1994)
★ Shirley Verrett (1994)
★ Bryn Terfel (1996)
★ Robson Green & Jerome Flynn (1996) in a medley
★ Die Toten Hosen (2000)
★ The Vocal Majority (1997)
★ Madison Scouts (2002)
★ Johnny Cash (2003)
★ Renée Fleming (2003)
★ Katherine Jenkins (2004)
★ Alicia Keys (''Hurricane Katrina Relief'') (2005)
★ Ray Quinn (''X Factor'') (2006)
★ Jordin Sparks (''American Idol'') (2007)
References
1. You’ll Never Walk Alone, LiverpoolFC.tv
2. YNWA, Google Video, Liverpool against Chelsea, 2005
3. Bradford remembers fire disaster, BBC Sport, 11 May 2005
4. Liverpool fans help inspire Spain to write words to anthem
5. Spain to add lyrics to wordless national anthem
6. Spain not averse to verses - but which ones?
7. The Originals 2, , Rypens, Arnold, BRT Brussel, 1991, ISBN 90-5096-066-9
8. ''Recorded Live in Europe During Her Latest Concert Tour'' [record album, LP format], Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1962. Re-released in multiple formats, 2001.
9. http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/F/Five_Blind_Boys_of_Alabama,_The/Discography/You'll_Never_Walk_Alone/
10. http://www.warr.org/charles.html
11. IT’S RAINING IN MY HEART (LP/MC) 1976 ( goud & platina ), leetowers.nl
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