The talented Andy Schär wrote a song for the Ikey Tigers called “Warrior Poet” …
Andy was kind enough to give us a brief background to the song. “I write music for advertising companies in the States for use in television or commercials as well as having my own music here, some of which has had plenty airtime on local stations (“Over You” in particular).’ he says.
Writing songs comes naturally to the charismatic musician, “Talking about it one evening with Steve Butt, the UCT Ikey Tigers team manager, we thought it’d be fantastic to get involved and write something for the Ikey team.”
Andy set out to create something that has meaning to the boys and something they can sing or listen to, to get them fired up before a game. He says “Without being cheesy or over dramatic, all the lyrics have reference and meaning to the players in some way, and that’s what we were hoping to achieve.”
Ultimately though, the lyrics have meaning to all UCT students, so it’s something that Andy hopes the UCT supporters will embrace as theirs too. How could they not?
A UCT old boy himself, Andy says it was an absolute pleasure working on this project, and he wishes the boys in blue and white all the best for the season.
The song is free and available for people to download … Or you can stream it directly from Andy’s Facebook …
What a legend!
