Best Friend (The Unicorn Song), by Margie Adam/三人行 by George Lam (contemporary song, 1974, 1984)

[lb_lee]

Submitted by acorn_squash! Thank you, acorn_squash!

“Seeing is believing in the things you see
Loving is believing in the ones you love!”

Blurb: A sweet song about being friends with a unicorn, the northern star, and someone who lives inside of you.

Why is it worth your time?: It’s cute and it’s about love!

Plural Tags: abuse not mentioned, imaginary friends, nonhumans [unicorn, celestial body/northern star in English, flying elephant, moon and stars in Cantonese], friendship

Content Warnings: Discussion of facing ableism and lack of understanding, which is shrugged off immediately. This is a happy song!

Accessibility Notes: The audio and lyrics are available for free on the singer’s website. The songsheet is $5. Also, in 1984, this song got covered and adapted in Cantonese by George Lam, with the title San Ren Xing/三人行! You can listen to it and see the lyrics both in Chinese and English here!

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Cataloger's Note

[lb_lee]

Was able to make local back-up of Lam's version fairly easy; no such luck for Adams, but she's also probably easier to find in the USA!