Long before it reached the terraces of a football stadium, the phrase was the center of a hit Broadway musical.
The phrase is now most famously associated with . It is sung before every home game at Anfield, creating one of the most emotional atmospheres in world sports. Never walk alone
: In the show, the character Nettie Fowler sings the song to comfort her cousin Julie Jordan after the death of Julie’s husband, Billy Bigelow. Long before it reached the terraces of a
: Premiering just weeks before the end of World War II, the song’s themes of finding hope in the midst of tragedy deeply resonated with war-weary audiences. 2. The Liverpool Anthem (1963–Present) Never walk alone
: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for their 1945 musical, Carousel .