The Unicorn

original song written, composed and performed by Shel Silverstein
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q7771503
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The Unicorn

Summary

The Unicorn is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Unicorn's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Unicorn's composer is recorded as Shel Silverstein[4].
  • The Unicorn's genre is traditional folk music[5].
  • Among the performers on The Unicorn was Shel Silverstein[6].
  • Among the performers on The Unicorn was The Irish Rovers[7].
  • Among the performers on The Unicorn was Bill Anderson[8].
  • Among the performers on The Unicorn was Shay Duffin[9].
  • Among the performers on The Unicorn was Robert Goulet[10].
  • Among the performers on The Unicorn was The Bachelors[11].
  • The Unicorn's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Unicorn was released on 1962[13].
  • The Unicorn's lyricist is recorded as Shel Silverstein[14].
  • The Unicorn's title is recorded as The Unicorn[15].
  • The Unicorn's different from is recorded as The Unicorn[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 824b2e03-0d23-4f94-865c-c899bed699fe[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Shel Silverstein[6], The Irish Rovers[7], Bill Anderson[8], Shay Duffin[9], Robert Goulet[10], and The Bachelors[11].

Publication

The Unicorn was released on 1962[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is traditional folk music[5].

Why It Matters

The Unicorn ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-unicorn-q7771503_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Unicorn}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-unicorn-q7771503}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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