Never: Walk Alone

Long before it reached the terraces of a football stadium, the phrase was the center of a hit Broadway musical.

: 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. Never walk alone

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. Long before it reached the terraces of a

: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for their 1945 musical, Carousel . Never walk alone

: 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)