The Most Important Thing is Being Friends

The Most Important Thing is Being Friends is the sixth and final song featured in Journey Beyond Sodor. It appears to be an alternate version of Somebody Has to be the Favourite.

Lyrics

Thomas: I'm sorry I took your trucks/cars, James. I know you wanted to be the one to bring them to the mainland.

James: And I'm sorry about teasing you. I'm not really anyone's favourite engine. If anyone's the favourite, Thomas, it's probably you.

Thomas: Don't be silly, James!

Nobody has to be the favourite

It's not a competition in the end

It doesn't matter if you prove that you're the very best

But what will happen when you put your friendship to the test

Never mind about who is the favourite

The most important thing is being friends!

Thomas and James: The most important thing is being friends!

Theo and Lexi: Everybody can help! Everybody join in! When everybody has a part to play

Hurricane: Then everybody can win!

Theo, Lexi, Merlin and Frankie: Everybody can help!

Red, green, yellow or blue!

When you're ready to try

You'll find out what you can do!

Thomas, James and Beresford: Everybody can help!

What I'm saying is true!

When you give it a try

You'll find out what you can do!

Thomas and James: Nobody has to be the favourite

It's not a competition in the end

It doesn't matter if you prove

That you're the very best

But what will happen when you

Put your friendship to the test

Thomas, James and Trevor: Never mind about

Who is the favourite

The most important thing

is being friends

Thomas and James: Nobody has to be the favourite

(Everybody can help)

It's not a competition in the end

(Everybody join in)

The Steam Team (excluding Henry) and Sir Topham Hatt: It doesn't matter if you prove

That you're the very best

Gordon: Everybody can win!

The Steam Team: But what will happen when you

Put your friendship to the test

Hurricane: Never mind about who is the favourite

Theo, Frankie, Hurricane, Merlin and Lexi: The most important thing

is being friends!

The Steam Team: The most important thing

is being friends!

Henry: (spoken) What did I miss?

Characters

• Thomas
• Edward
• Gordon
• James
• Percy
• Emily
• Theo
• Lexi
• Hurricane
• Merlin
• Frankie
• Trevor
• Beresford
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Henry (cameo)
• Connor (cameo)
• Victor (cameo)
• Kevin (cameo)
• Farmer Trotter (cameo)
• The Teacher (cameo)
• The Ginger-haired Boy (cameo)
• The Blond-haired Boy (cameo)
• The Bird Watcher (cameo)
• Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)
• The Great Composer (cameo)
• Albert's Wife (cameo)
• The Great Railway Show Judge (cameo)

Locations

• Island of Sodor
  • Vicarstown Bridge
  • Vicarstown
  • Sodor Steamworks
  • Victor's Shed
  • Maithwaite
  • Tidmouth Sheds
  • The Railway Works
• The Mainland
  • The Steelworks
  • The Mainland Canal

Voice Cast

UK

• John Hasler as Thomas
• Keith Wickham as Edward, Gordon and Sir Topham Hatt
• Rob Rackstraw as James
• Nigel Pilkington as Percy and Trevor
• Teresa Gallagher as Emily
• Darren Boyd as Theo
• Sophie Colquhoun as Frankie
• Lucy Montgomery as Lexi
• Jim Howick as Hurricane
• Hugh Bonneville as Merlin
• Colin McFarlane as Beresford

US

• Joseph May as Thomas
• William Hope as Edward
• Kerry Shale as Gordon
• Rob Rackstraw as James
• Christopher Ragland as Percy and Trevor
• Jules de Jongh as Emily
• Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
• Darren Boyd as Theo
• Sophie Colquhoun as Frankie
• Lucy Montgomery as Lexi
• Jim Howick as Hurricane
• Hugh Bonneville as Merlin
• Colin McFarlane as Beresford

Locations

• The Mainland
• The Steelworks
• The Mainland Canal
• Island of Sodor
• Vicarstown Bridge
• Vicarstown
• Sodor Steamworks
• Maithwaite
• Tidmouth Sheds

Trivia

• This is currently the last song composed by Oliver Davis.

Goofs

• Beresford sings the words ‘can help’, even though his mouth is not moving.

In Other Languages

Music Video

The Most Important Thing Is Being Friends Journey Beyond Sodor Thomas & Friends

US Version

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