| Find A Pet Song | |
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| Episode | May the Best Pet Win! |
| Character(s) | Fluttershy Rainbow Dash |
| Sung by | Andrea Libman Ashleigh Ball |
| Music by | Daniel Ingram Steffan Andrews (orchestration) |
| Lyrics by | Charlotte Fullerton Kevin Rubio[1] |
| Length | 3:40 |
| Album | Songs of Friendship and Magic |
| Season | Season 2 |
| Transcript | May the Best Pet Win! |
| BMI Work No. | 14088135 |
| Key signature | D♭ major, B major |
| International versions | |
| Find A Pet Song (Album Version) | |
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| Length | 3:43 |
| Season | Season 2 |
| Key signature | D♭ major, B major |
| International versions | |
The Find A Pet Song,[2] or May the Best Pet Win,[3] or The Pet Song,[4] is a duet featured in the episode May the Best Pet Win! In the song, Fluttershy presents a sequence of pets to Rainbow Dash in hopes that she'll adopt one.
Production and re-use[]
According to Daniel Ingram, the song's lyrics and general concept were inspired by "Fabulous Places" from the 1967 movie Dr. Dolittle.[5] Music from this song is used in the Fluttershy's Songbird Chorus game on Discovery Family's daytime programming website. It is the fifth track on the Songs of Friendship and Magic soundtrack album, where it is given the same title as the episode but without the exclamation point. It also serves as the fifth track of side A on the vinyl album Magical Friendship Tour.
Lyrics[]
Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy singing.
- [Fluttershy]
- Now, Rainbow, my dear, I cannot express my delight
- It's abundantly clear
- That somewhere out here
- Is the pet that will suit you just right
- [Rainbow Dash]
- I can't wait to get started, but first let me set a few rules
- It's of utmost importance
- The pet that I get
- Is something that's awesome and cool
- Fluttershy: Awesome, cool, got it!
- I have so many wonderful choices, just wait, you will see
- [Rainbow Dash]
- I need something real fast like a bullet to keep up with me
- [Fluttershy]
- Sure! How 'bout a bunny?
- They're cutesy and wootsie and quick as can be
- [Rainbow Dash]
- Cutesy? Wootsie? Have you even met me?
- [Fluttershy]
- Rainbow, have faith
- You see, I will bet you
- Somewhere in here is the pet that will get you
- Fluttershy: Come on, the sky's the limit!
- Rainbow Dash: Sky is good. I'd like it to fly.
- Fluttershy: Really? Because I think this widdle puddy tat has your name written all over it. Yes, he does. Aww, look, he likes you!
- Rainbow Dash: Pass.
- [Fluttershy]
- I have so many wonderful choices for you to decide
- There are otters and seals
- With massive appeal
- Rainbow Dash: Otters and seals do not fly.
- Fluttershy: Maybe not, but I've seen this particular seal catch ten feet of air when he breaches the water!
- [seal barks]
- Rainbow Dash: That's it. I'm outta here.
- [Fluttershy]
- Wait! There must be a pet here
- That will fit the ticket
- How 'bout a ladybug, or a cute cricket?
- Rainbow Dash: Bigger. And cooler.
- Fluttershy: Bigger, cooler. Right.
- I've got just the thing in that tree, Dash
- Meet your new fabulous pet, Squirrely!
- Rainbow Dash: It's just a squirrel.
- Fluttershy: Not just any squirrel. A flying squirrel!
- Rainbow Dash: ...Yeah. So, like I was saying...
- Fluttershy, pal, this won't cut it
- I need a pet to keep up with me
- Something awesome, something flying
- With coolness that defies gravity!
- Fluttershy: I'm sensing you want an animal that can fly.
- Rainbow Dash: Ya think?
- [Fluttershy]
- I have plenty of wonderful creatures who soar in the sky
- Like a sweet hummingbird or a giant monarch butterfly
- Rainbow Dash: Better, but cooler.
- [Fluttershy]
- I see. How 'bout an owl, or a wasp, or a toucan?
- There's so many wonderful creatures the likes of that
- There are falcons and eagles
- They are both quite regal
- Or perhaps what you need is a dark and mysterious bat?
- Rainbow Dash: Now you're talking! But instead of just one standout, now that's too many.
- So many choices, and such riches aplenty
- Fluttershy: Not a bad problem to have, if you ask me.
- [Rainbow Dash]
- The bat would be awesome, but the wasp I'm digging too
- Do you have something in a yellow striped bat?
- Fluttershy: No.
- I've got a hot pink flamingo, just dying to meet you
- [Rainbow Dash]
- What to do, what to do? [gasp]
- A prize! That's it! There's really just one way
- To find out which animal's best
- Hold a contest of speed, agility, and guts
- That will put each pet to the test
- [Fluttershy]
- Don't forget style, that should be considered
- [Rainbow Dash]
- Then we'll know for sure who's best of the litter
- [Fluttershy]
- The one who is awesomest cool
- [Rainbow Dash]
- Just like me
- Can't settle for less, 'cause I'm the best
- [Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash]
- So a contest we will see
- [Rainbow Dash]
- Who's the number one, greatest, perfectest pet
- [Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash]
- In the world for me!
- [Fluttershy]
- May the games
- [Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash]
- Begin!
- Rainbow Dash: And may the best pet win!
Awards and nominations[]
With Becoming Popular, "Find A Pet Song" was nominated for "Outstanding Original Song - Children's and Animation" in the 39th Daytime Emmy Awards under the title "May The Best Pet Win" with Meghan McCarthy, rather than May the Best Pet Win writer Charlotte Fullerton, credited as lyricist.[6] (This attribution is probably a mixup, though. Fullerton gets lyricist credits for Becoming Popular from Sweet and Elite, an episode written by McCarthy.)
Other versions[]
 Music Video |
References[]
- ↑ Charlotte Fullerton on Twitter (2012-10-06). Retrieved on 2012 October 6.
- ↑ Daniel Ingram discussing the "Find A Pet Song" (2011-11-19). Retrieved on 2012 January 2.
- ↑ News post listing the tracks on Songs of Friendship and Magic. Retrieved on 2013 December 6.
- ↑ 'The Pet Song' Music Video 🐶 MLP: Friendship is Magic 🎶 #MusicMonday (2011-01-13). Retrieved on 2020 February 8.
- ↑ Daniel Ingram discussing the "Find A Pet Song" (2011-11-20). Retrieved on 2013 May 4.
- ↑ Nominations announced for the 39th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (May 9, 2012). Retrieved on 2012 May 9.