Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Apple Jack, Rarity, Granny Smith, Apple Bloom & Big Mac & Andrea Libman & Rebecca Shoichet & Peter New & Michelle Creber & Tabitha St. Germain & Kazumi Evans & Shannon Chan-Kent & Ashleigh Ball
Capper (Taye Diggs) & Taye Diggs
Captain Celaeno (Zoe Saldana), Rainbow Dash, Apple Jack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Spike, Boyle, First Mate Mullet & Lix Spittle & Zoe Saldaña & Nicole Oliver & Mark Oliver & Max Martini & Cathy Weseluck & Kazumi Evans & Andrea Libman & Shannon Chan-Kent & Ashleigh Ball
Princess Skystar (Kristin Chenoweth), Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Apple Jack & Rarity & Kristin Chenoweth & Andrea Libman & Ashleigh Ball & Kazumi Evans & Shannon Chan-Kent
Tempest Shadow (Emily Blunt) & Emily Blunt
Sia
Lukas Graham
Rachel Platten
DNCE
Jessie James Decker
CL
Palmer Reed
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
In this song, a suave and streetwise cat named Capper (voiced by Taye Diggs) offers to guide the ponies through the dangerous Klugetown to the Queen of the Hippos. What our pony protagonists don’t know is that he’s actually planning to sell them off to settle a debt.
[Intro: Capper, spoken]
You know what? Little cotton candy here is right. And if I do say so myself...
[Verse 1: Capper]
This town is not a nice place for little fillies all alone
There are lots of twists and corners that could lead to the unknown
Let me guide your way, and I'll be sure to help you through
You could really use a friend out here, and luckily for you...
[Chorus: Capper]
I'm the friend that you need, when you're lost and don't know what to do
I'm your pal, your amigo, useful and resourceful too
And my help, you'll concede is a plus guaranteed
You can call and I'll come running, just follow my lead
'Cause I'm the friend you need
[Post-Chorus: Townspeople]
He's a friend, quite a friend
He's a friend indeed
[Verse 2: Capper]
You need a bud to spot the danger, a pal to stop the creep
A chum and not a stranger to assist
You need a bro who is cunning that can help you take the leap
A friend who knows what's lying in the mist
Don't fear these darkened alleys, they're scary, yes, I know
Why, you could use a friend to protect you wherever you go
[Pre-Chorus: Capper]
And such a dazzling beauty, covered in dirt and muck
But now your fate is changing, now you are in luck
[Chorus: Capper]
'Cause I'm the friend that you need when you're lost and don't know what to do
I'm your pal, your amigo, lookin' out for friends like you
And my help, you'll concede is a plus guaranteed
Just call and I'll come running, we'll say it's agreed...
(Capper: "Here, tell Verko, my place. Twenty minutes. I've got something that will "magically" erase all my debt.")
'Cause I'm the friend you need
[Outro: Mane Six, Rarity]
He's a friend, quite a friend
He's a friend indeed
I’m the Friend You Need was written by Michael Vogel & Daniel Ingram.
I’m the Friend You Need was produced by Joseph Magee & Daniel Ingram.
Capper (Taye Diggs) released I’m the Friend You Need on Fri Sep 22 2017.