you'll never walk alone

[badtodabone]

that the " you'll " is plural or singular?

 

i always think of it as plural but its translated in hebrew as singular,

 

your thoughts please.

[Maldini]

Singular I think, otherwise it'd be "with hope in your hearts" rather than "with hope in your heart"

[JonShar]

But then again the team has one "heart", so maybe it's plural but addressing as a group makes it a heart rather than hearts.

 

[smicer07]

Of course it's singular.

[badtodabone]

Of course it's singular.

 

why?

[smithdown]

It'd be "yous'll" if it was plural

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

why?

 

context

look at the whole song

it's a piece of advice to a troubled soul

[Rushian]

it's singular in the musical.

[Guest Scot]

Is 'the stork' singular or plural?

 

That will have an influence on whether or not I'm afraid.

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

Is 'the stork' singular or plural?

 

That will have an influence on whether or not I'm afraid.

 

"though your dreams be tossed and torn", according to someone on here a while back

[fyds]

But then again the team has one "heart", so maybe it's plural but addressing as a group makes it a heart rather than hearts.

 

It was adopted by us - not written for us. It's singular as in ' Walkon, walk on with hope in your heart and You will never walk alone'...after all, if it was plural - you wouldn't be walking alone in the first place would you?

[Guest Red Flame]

It was adopted by us - not written for us. It's singular as in ' Walkon, walk on with hope in your heart and You will never walk alone'...after all, if it was plural - you wouldn't be walking alone in the first place would you?

Nonsense.

The team is singular even though it is a collection of individuals. The multitude of the crowd as one is singing to the each and every one of the team which is a single unit.

 

The answer is that the song, in reality, in the context of the musical from which it is lifted, is sung by an individual to an individual but, thanks to the sophisticated nature of the English language it could equally be applied to different scenarios; the singing by many to one, or the singing of many to many, or indeed the singing of one to many.

 

Hope that helps.

[Guest Scot]

Nonsense.

The team is singular even though it is a collection of individuals. The multitude of the crowd as one is singing to the each and every one of the team which is a single unit.

 

The answer is that the song, in reality, in the context of the musical from which it is lifted, is sung by an individual to an individual but, thanks to the sophisticated nature of the English language it could equally be applied to different scenarios; the singing by many to one, or the singing of many to many, or indeed the singing of one to many.

 

Hope that helps.

 

 

and the stork/s?

[Redwire]

it's singular in the musical.

 

It's also sung to a graduation class in the musical so it's used in both the singular and plural in the original.

[Cobs]

and the stork/s?

just stare them out, they can smell fear, adopt an aggressive posture and you'll be fine

[Guest Scot]

just stare them out, they can smell fear, adopt an aggressive posture and you'll be fine

 

 

Cobs = Cesar Milan

 

[Cobs]

morelike this

 

[Guest roger]

Edited June 4, 2006 by roger

[Frosty Jack]

Of course it's singular, otherwise there'd be no issue of 'walking alone' would there?

[fyds]

Nonsense.

The team is singular even though it is a collection of individuals. The multitude of the crowd as one is singing to the each and every one of the team which is a single unit.

 

The answer is that the song, in reality, in the context of the musical from which it is lifted, is sung by an individual to an individual but, thanks to the sophisticated nature of the English language it could equally be applied to different scenarios; the singing by many to one, or the singing of many to many, or indeed the singing of one to many.

 

Hope that helps.

 

I think that's called 're-interpretation after the fact'. However we view, it's original context was singular in the 'don't let the buggers grind you down sense' - a song for the everyman, if you will - but not song for everyone.

[badtodabone]

so when you sing it at Anfield you are singing it to the team so surely that should be plural or am i missing something?

[fyds]

so when you sing it at Anfield you are singing it to the team so surely that should be plural or am i missing something?

How we interpret or use it wasn't the question - how it was written was.

[Guest Scot]

Can't believe this thread

[boohog]

if it was plural then surely it would be "yiz'll never walk alone" no???

 

"yiz'll"

 

What kind of scouse is that then?

[Guest Scot]

"yiz'll"

 

What kind of scouse is that then?