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''The Unicorn'' is a song by Shel Silverstein that has been made very popular by Canadian band The Irish Rovers in 1968. It remains one of the best-known songs of the The Irish Rovers' long career. It sold 8 million copies worldwide and reached #2 in the US Adult Contemporary Charts, #7 in the U.S. Hot 100, and #5 in Ireland.〔(The Irish Rovers ), Jam! Music's Canadian POP Music Encyclopedia〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement )〕 It can still be heard regularly in Irish Pubs. The lyrics to the song are also printed as a poem in Silverstein's book ''Where the Sidewalk Ends''. In the original version of the song, The Irish Rovers speak half of the lyrics, as well as the part of the 4th Chorus. The final line of the 5th verse is spoken freely without the music: "And that's why you'll never see a Unicorn to this very day". On the remakes. the majority of the song is sung, again except for the final line, which is also spoken freely, without the music. Shel Silverstein's own version was released in 1962 on his album ''Inside Folk Songs'' (Atlantic 8072).〔http://dmdb.org/discographies/shel.disco.html Shel Silverstein discography〕 His songbook, "Dirty Feet" (TRO/Hollis Music, 1969), includes a discography saying that, along with The Irish Rovers and Silverstein's versions, "The Unicorn" had been recorded by Bill Anderson (Decca), Shay Duffin (RCA), Robert Goulet (Columbia), (Bob Turner ) (ABC), and "Uncle Bill" (Dot). (The record "(Uncle Bill Socks It To Ya )" was by Burt Wilson, imitating W.C. Fields) Will Millar of The Irish Rovers recorded another, earlier version of the song with the St. Michaels Kids.〔http://www.theballadeers.com/wm_d01.htm Will Millar discography〕 In 1981 Millar opened an Irish pub in Toronto under the name The Unicorn.〔(The Unicorn an Irish Public House ) at Bardrinks.ca〕 Sister pubs were also opened, including one at the site of Expo 86 where the Irish Rovers recorded a live version of the song. In 1968 the song was covered by Irish trio The Bachelors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.discogs.com/Bachelors-The-Unicorn/release/1908618 )〕 Also in 1968, a French version, La Licorne, was recorded by Les Compagnons de la Chanson, and a German version, Bunte Papagaien und ein grünes Krokodil, was recorded by Andy Fisher. In 1986, the song was covered by the Kidsongs Kids in their Kidsongs video "Good Night, Sleep Tight". ==Description== The song tells that unicorns were not a myth, but a creature that literally missed the boat, not boarding the Ark in time to be saved from the Great Flood described in the Bible. They are said to be the loveliest of all animals but also silly.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Unicorn Poem by Shel Silverstein - Poem Hunter )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Unicorn (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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