No One Is Alone (song) song has an aural resemblance to The Candy Man. The song has the form of AABA. The song is frequently compared with You'll Never Walk Alone from Carousel, which "You've Got to Have a Dream: The Message of the Musical" rejects"." In analysing how the second act relies on a sense of accumulated community wisdom, "Reading Stephen Sondheim: A Collection of Critical Essays" draws ties between this song and an earlier number called It Takes Two, which was originally included as a reprise in the Act II finale in the pre-Broadway tryouts. Bustle ranked the song at #2 in a
You'll Never Walk Alone you may know, opiate overdoses are an epidemic in America now particularly in (the Boston) area. I've been to thirty wakes in two years, three this week, one being my cousin, Al's lost a brother in law. It's hit home close to us. I was leaving one of the wakes and this song came on and as I was listening to the lyrics it summed up exactly how I was feeling. Sad, but knowing there is hope. You never have to be alone. I hope you like our version". In the UK, the song's most successful cover was released in