The Slipped Disc daily comfort zone (62): Birth of an anthem
mainThe original.
The pop hit.
The football version.
The Covid edition.
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YNWA
Great song, great anthem, great team
And then there is this entirely different experience
Mahalia Jackson!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV5qY15_oxA
Great song IMO. But what do the words mean? In what sense will you never walk alone?
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