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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2017 file photo, Liverpool fans at the Kop sing "You'll Never Walk Alone" during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield, Liverpool, England. The famous tune will be sung Saturday by 16,000-plus Liverpool fans at Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)

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This image released by DKC O&M shows Renee Fleming performing "You'll Never walk Alone," from the musical "Carousel." The famous tune will be sung Saturday by 16,000-plus Liverpool fans at Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, before the Champions League final against Real Madrid, most holding banners with the song's title. And it will be sung that afternoon and evening at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre by soprano Renee Fleming, nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in this season's revival of the musical. (Julieta Cervantes/DKC O&M via AP)

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FILE - In this April 24, 2018 file photo, Liverpool fans sing "You'll Never Walk Alone" as they hold up scarves prior to the Champions League semifinal, first leg, soccer match between Liverpool and Roma at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England. The famous tune will be sung Saturday by 16,000-plus Liverpool fans at Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)

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FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2017 file photo, a Liverpool fan holds up a scarf that reads "You'll never walk alone," during the Champions League Group E soccer match between Liverpool and Maribor at Anfield, Liverpool, England. The famous tune will be sung Saturday by 16,000-plus Liverpool fans at Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)

'You'll Never Walk Alone' is a hit from Broadway to Kiev

By Associated Press All Regions

PUBLISHED 1:45 PM ET May. 09, 2019

"You'll Never Walk Alone" will be a hit this weekend from Broadway to Kiev.

Written by Rodgers and Hammerstein for the 1945 show "Carousel," the ballad was adopted by Liverpool fans after a 1963 cover version by Gerry and the Pacemakers became a No. 1 single in Britain.

A full-throated sing-a-long by soccer supporters will be heard at Saturday's Champions League final in Ukraine between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

On the same day, Renee Fleming will sing it in the Tony Award-nominated revival of "Carousel" in New York.

Gerry Marsden decided to record a cover version after seeing the movie of "Carousel" at a theater when he stayed after a Laurel and Hardy film because it was raining.