The Unicorn
E491052
"The Unicorn" is a whimsical folk song, popularized by The Irish Rovers, that humorously tells the story of how unicorns missed boarding Noah’s Ark.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| artist | The Irish Rovers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1960s folk revival
ⓘ
Irish folk music ⓘ |
| basedOn | poem The Unicorn by Shel Silverstein ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot 100 top 10 (United States)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian charts hit ⓘ Irish charts hit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
became signature song of The Irish Rovers
ⓘ
popular in Irish and Celtic folk repertoires ⓘ |
| format | single ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
novelty ⓘ |
| hasChorus | Yes ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersions | Yes ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalElement | unicorns ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | The Unicorn (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | folk band instrumentation ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | The Irish Rovers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Shel Silverstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
Noah's Ark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
unicorns missing Noah's Ark ⓘ |
| performedLiveBy | The Irish Rovers in concerts ⓘ |
| performer | The Irish Rovers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Irish Rovers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| storyType | comic retelling of biblical story ⓘ |
| subject |
biblical flood
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mythical creatures ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| title | The Unicorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
ⓘ
whimsical ⓘ |
| usesHumor | Yes ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | group vocals ⓘ |
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