West Coast Eagles release updated version of club song for 2020
West Coast players have some homework to do after the Eagles dropped a new version of their club song featuring two new verses and a stirring introduction. WATCH AND LISTEN
West Coast
Don't miss out on the headlines from West Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News.
West Coast has released a new, reworked club song released that features a powerful tribute to the Eagles’ indigenous heritage.
After a tweak of logo and club colours in 2017, a move to Perth Stadium in 2018 and a shift of training bases in 2019, the Eagles on Tuesday released an updated version of the club song, which has been written, composed and produced by Birds of Tokyo’s Ian Berney.
The move comes after Eagles fans indicated they wanted a more “catchy” tune to sing along to.
In the updated version, the lyrics of the song’s 33-year-old chorus haven’t changed, however two fresh verses have been added in.
The most powerful difference is the song’s introduction, which features a didgeridoo and clapsticks – an AFL club song first – to recognise the club’s proud indigenous heritage.
The new song will be played as the team enters the field during the 2020 season and after each victory. Fans will hear it played for the first time at a match venue when the club’s AFLW team debuts against Collingwood at Victoria Park on February 9.
Watch every match of the 2020 NAB AFLW Season LIVE & On-Demand on KAYO. New to Kayo? Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >
Eagles chief executive Trevor Nisbett said it was the appropriate time to review the club song.
“The song has been with us for 33 years and there has been a couple of iterations, but it’s just the right time,” he said.
“We’ve moved to a new stadium, we have moved to new premises and we just thought it was important to get the song looked at.
HAVE YOUR SAY: EVERY AFL CLUB SONG RANKED FROM BEST TO WORST
“The player feedback has been very strong to try something different. As much as it’s a bit of the same, it is a different feel and it’s quite creative and we’re really pleased with it.”
As part of the rebrand, Eagles players unveiled a pre-song chant after winning games in 2019. The club says that will continue through 2020 and beyond.
Check out the full lyrics below.
VERSE 1
Born is pride from isolation
Our fortress built, we cross the nation
Our colours share, the west coast sky
Our will to win will never die
CHORUS
We’re the Eagles, the West Coast Eagles
And we’re here to show you why
We’re the big birds, kings of the big game
We’re the Eagles, we’re flying high
VERSE 2
We stick together, through thick and thin
We grow as champions from within
Our club knows it’s more than winning
It’s west coast magic and it’s just beginning
CHORUS
We’re the Eagles, the West Coast Eagles
And we’re here to show you why
We’re the big birds, kings of the big game
We’re the Eagles, we’re flying high
We’re the Eagles, we’re flying high
Originally published as West Coast Eagles release updated version of club song for 2020