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.
Contents
Lyrics
- Thomas: (spoken) I'm sorry I took your trucks/cars, James. I know you wanted to be the one to bring them to the mainland.
- James: (spoken) 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
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Emily
- Theo
- Lexi
- Hurricane
- Merlin
- Frankie
- Trevor
- Beresford
- Sir Topham Hatt
- 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 (cameos)
- The Great Composer (cameo)
- Albert's Wife (cameo)
- The Great Railway Show Judge (cameo)
Locations
Cast
UK, AUS, NZ and MYS
- 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 and CAN
- 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
Trivia
- This is the final song composed by Oliver Davis.
- This is the last special song that was dubbed in Korean.
- This is the only song where Trevor the traction engine sang on screen.
Goofs
- Beresford sings the words ‘can help’, even though his mouth is not moving.
In Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| German | Was am Ende zählt ist Freunde sein |
| Greek | Να Είσαι Φίλος είναι πιο Σημαντικό |
| Hungarian | Az a Lényeg hogy Barátok Vagyunk |
| Japanese | いちばんたいせつなのはともだち |
| Korean | 최고로 중요한 건 우정 |
| Latin American Spanish | Lo Principal es Siempre la Amistad |
| Polish | Bo Najważniejsze to Przyjaciół Mieć! |
| Russian | Ну кто захочет быть любимцем? |
| Spanish | Pues lo Que Más Importa es la Amistad |
Music Video
The Most Important Thing Is Being Friends Journey Beyond Sodor Thomas & Friends
US Version
