The Slipped Disc daily comfort zone (62): Birth of an anthem

The Slipped Disc daily comfort zone (62): Birth of an anthem

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norman lebrecht

May 16, 2020

The original.

The pop hit.

The football version.

The Covid edition.

Comments

  • Carld says:
    May 17, 2020 at 2:49 pm

    It has never been a particularly good song, unless you are a Liverpool supporter, in which case …

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  • LFC says:
    May 18, 2020 at 11:41 am

    YNWA
    Great song, great anthem, great team

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  • David K. Nelson says:
    May 19, 2020 at 12:03 am

    And then there is this entirely different experience
    Mahalia Jackson!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV5qY15_oxA

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  • Bart says:
    May 19, 2020 at 8:37 am

    Great song IMO. But what do the words mean? In what sense will you never walk alone?

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  • Joel says:
    May 21, 2020 at 6:54 pm

    This is the real original, with Christine Johnson, who sang the song in the original cast of “Carousel” at Broadway, in 1945 (the film was made one decade later):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlsUfOjVhrM

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