Applejack State stands tall with new fight song
By Dan Druff
The Orchard
October 22, 2021
Applejack State has a new fight song, the result of a song contest that saw 600 entries placed through three stages. The winner: Ph.D student Marika Tachibana, who is set to complete her doctorate degree next spring pending approval of her dissertation. Her piece is entitled "We're the Knockers," and is based off a Ken Walther tune called "We're The Eagles," the fight song of the West Coast Eagles.
"Even though we got hammered against Boise State last week, it's never good to feel down after any poor result," said Tachibana. "You have to keep going, keep fighting, do whatever it takes to succeed and win. This song captures the moment we get a meaningful victory for ourselves and for our university.
"I used the West Coast Eagles theme song because it exudes the type of confidence you like to see from athletes of skill and character. And yes, we have a chapel that has victory bells that are run after every home win in all the sports we play. So it makes a whole lot more sense in terms of relevancy."
Marika Tachibana, the composer of Applejack State's fight song, "We're The Knockers."
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Hey Knockers! Hey Knockers!
Hey Knockers! Hey Knockers!
We're bucking high!
We're bucking high!
We're bucking high!
We're bucking high!
In every city, and every town,
You'll see us, far and near.
The Apple Acres smiles again.
Our Applejack is here.
We're the Knockers,
The Appleknockers,
And we're here to show you why
We're a great team living the big dream.
We're the Knockers, we're bucking high!
We play our games with honor,
And we play them very well.
And now we got the Apple magic.
Someone ring the victory bells!
We're the Knockers,
The Appleknockers,
And we're here to show you why
We're a great team living the big dream.
We're the Knockers, we're bucking high!
So watch out all you ponies,
And be sure to take a seat.
Cause you'll get more
Than just our country charms.
We're gonna sweep you off your feet!
We're the Knockers,
The Appleknockers,
And we're here to show you why
We're a great team living the big dream.
We're the Knockers, we're bucking high!
We're the Knockers,
The Appleknockers,
And we're here to show you why
We're a great team living the big dream.
We're the Knockers, we're bucking high!
We're a great team living the big dream.
We're the Knockers, we're bucking high!
We're the Knockers, we're bucking high!
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