| Apples to the Core | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Episode | Pinkie Apple Pie |
| Character(s) | Applejack Apple Bloom Big McIntosh Granny Smith Pinkie Pie |
| Sung by | Ashleigh Ball Michelle Creber Peter New Tabitha St. Germain Shannon Chan-Kent |
| Music by | Daniel Ingram Adam Lastiwka (production) Dave Corman (production) Caleb Chan (fiddle)[1] |
| Lyrics by | Natasha Levinger Daniel Ingram |
| Length | 2:07 |
| Album | Songs of Ponyville |
| Season | Season 4 |
| Transcript | Pinkie Apple Pie |
| BMI Work No. | 17947880 |
| Key signature | C major, D major |
| International versions | |
Apples to the Core is the fourth song of season four of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, featured in the ninth episode, Pinkie Apple Pie. This is a traveling song sung by the Apple family all about the familial bond they share.
It is the first time in the series that Big McIntosh clearly sings, as confirmed by his voice actor, Peter New.[2]
This song serves as the second track on the album Songs of Ponyville. It also serves as the first of two bonus tracks of side B on the Celestia variant of the vinyl album Magical Friendship Tour.
The instrumental version of this song is heard on Spike-themed levels in My Little Pony: Puzzle Party.
Production and development[]
An animatic of the song's sequence was shown at the 43rd Annual San Diego Comic Con on July 20, 2013.[3]
Lyrics[]
"We're family, but so much more."
- [wagon creaking and clanging rhythmically]
- Applejack: C'mon, Apples, y'all know this one!
- Granny Smith: Hot-diggity!
- Applejack: Yee-haw!
- Big McIntosh: Eeyup.
- [Applejack]
- We've traveled the road of generations
- Joined by a common bond
- We sing our song 'cross the pony nation
- From Equestria and beyond
- [Applejack and Apple Bloom]
- We're Apples forever, Apples together
- We're family, but so much more
- No matter what comes, we will face the weather
- We're Apples to the core
- Big McIntosh: Eeyup.
- [Apple Bloom]
- There's no place that I'd rather be
- Than travelin' with my family
- Friends all around come to join and see
- As we sing out across the land
- [Applejack, Big McIntosh, and Apple Bloom]
- We're Apples forever, Apples together
- We're family, but so much more
- No matter what comes, we will face the weather
- We're Apples to the core
- Big McIntosh: Eeyup.
- [Granny Smith]
- We're peas in a pod, we're thick as thieves
- Any cliché you can throw at me
- We're here for each other, through thick and thin
- You're always welcome with your Apple kin
- Wheeeeee!
- [Pinkie Pie]
- You're more fun than the color pink
- Or balloons flying over your favorite drink
- The love I feel here is swim, not sink
- As we party across this land
- Apples: All right!
- [All]
- We're Apples forever, Apples together
- We're family, but so much more
- No matter what comes, we will face the weather
- We're Apples to the core!
- Big McIntosh: Eeyup!
Reprise[]
| Apples to the Core (Reprise) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Episode | Pinkie Apple Pie |
| Character(s) | Applejack Apple Bloom Big McIntosh Granny Smith Pinkie Pie |
| Sung by | Ashleigh Ball Michelle Creber Peter New Tabitha St. Germain Shannon Chan-Kent |
| Music by | Daniel Ingram |
| Lyrics by | Natasha Levinger Daniel Ingram |
| Length | 0:20 |
| Season | Season 4 |
| Transcript | Pinkie Apple Pie |
| Key signature | D major |
| International versions | |
- [All]
- We're Apples forever, Apples together
- We're family, but so much more
- No matter what comes, we will face the weather
- We're Apples to the core!
- Big McIntosh: Eeyup!
Other versions[]
 Album Version |
References[]
- ↑ "Apples to the Core" had a peculiar history.... Facebook (2014-01-11). Retrieved on 2014 January 11.
- ↑ Peter New: SPOILER: Eeyup! I have permission to tell you: Big Mac is singing in s4!. Twitter (2013-09-11). Retrieved on 2013 September 11.
- ↑ Sabrina Taylor: #mlpseason4 #sdcc unfinished.... Twitter (2013-07-20). Retrieved on 2013 July 20.