The Wiggles are the New Beatles
"Toot toot Chugga chugga Big Red Car"
Who are the creative geniuses behind this brilliant lyric? The Beatles, sorry. The Rolling Stones...nope. The Beach Boys...incorrect
It's The Wiggles! A group of 4 middle-aged men who are the saving grace to parents everywhere.
I am sure you have heard stories of how annoying they are. How absurd the songs are. Maybe even how rich they are. But they are one of the better educational programs for children today.
Sure, I had my reservations. 4 men in solid colored shirts hanging out with a dog, a dinosaur, a pirate who tickles and a disturbing looking octopus. It doesn't sound like the best thing for a child to watch. It sounds more like a weird gay porn. Then I watched the T.V. show. I bought a C.D. I bought a few DVD's. I bought the toys. Not only was my daughter obsessed. I was as well. It got to the point where I was listening to the Wiggles in my car...when my daughter wasn't with me.
My daughter gets so excited when I put a Wiggles DVD in the player. She knows she will have an hours worth of songs, dances and comedy. Her face lights up and her excitement turns into laughter. Plain and simple, they make her happy...which in turn makes me happy. So, yes, I am in debt to the Fab 4 from Australia. As a parent, they are the perfect baby sitters. There are no worries and you don't have to pay them. (Well, 15.95 per DVD, but its well worth the investment.)
So here are my top ten favorite Wiggles Songs;
1. This Little Baby is Born Again- "Santa's Rockin"-It reminds my sister of my Dad, who passed away in Decmber of 2004. A beautiful song letting us know the true meaning of Christmas.
2. The Monkey Dance- A perfect club song for toddlers. It's the Childrens version of the Macarena. It basically tells you to imitate a monkey, elephant and tiger. It also asks us to jump to the front and back. A lot of fun.
3. Rock a Bye Ya Bear-A lullaby which has been sung to my daughter many times in a solo performance.
4. Swim Like a Fish- "Wiggle Bay"- If the Beach Boys were from Australia this could have been 'Surfin USA'.
5. Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on his Pirate Ship- The chorus is "Quack Quack Quack Quack Quack Cock-a doodle do"...nuff said.
6. Can You Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist- Could have been another club song...kind of like the electric slide.
7. Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car-The Wiggles sing about the hippest car this side of the Batmobile.
8. The Dancing Flowers-You need to see this video. The Wiggly dancers are dressed up as flowers singing BataBaPa-One Word...ART.
9. Bit By Bit-Here, our friends help build a set for the Wiggles TV Show. It demonstrates teamwork. As they say in Australia, Good on Ya Wiggles!
10. Hot Potato- It has never been this much fun singing and dancing about vegetables and spaghetti.
So I'd like to send a big hearty thank you to the Wiggles on behalf of parents everywhere, except for the ones that watch theTeletubbies.
Who are the creative geniuses behind this brilliant lyric? The Beatles, sorry. The Rolling Stones...nope. The Beach Boys...incorrect
It's The Wiggles! A group of 4 middle-aged men who are the saving grace to parents everywhere.
I am sure you have heard stories of how annoying they are. How absurd the songs are. Maybe even how rich they are. But they are one of the better educational programs for children today.
Sure, I had my reservations. 4 men in solid colored shirts hanging out with a dog, a dinosaur, a pirate who tickles and a disturbing looking octopus. It doesn't sound like the best thing for a child to watch. It sounds more like a weird gay porn. Then I watched the T.V. show. I bought a C.D. I bought a few DVD's. I bought the toys. Not only was my daughter obsessed. I was as well. It got to the point where I was listening to the Wiggles in my car...when my daughter wasn't with me.
My daughter gets so excited when I put a Wiggles DVD in the player. She knows she will have an hours worth of songs, dances and comedy. Her face lights up and her excitement turns into laughter. Plain and simple, they make her happy...which in turn makes me happy. So, yes, I am in debt to the Fab 4 from Australia. As a parent, they are the perfect baby sitters. There are no worries and you don't have to pay them. (Well, 15.95 per DVD, but its well worth the investment.)
So here are my top ten favorite Wiggles Songs;
1. This Little Baby is Born Again- "Santa's Rockin"-It reminds my sister of my Dad, who passed away in Decmber of 2004. A beautiful song letting us know the true meaning of Christmas.
2. The Monkey Dance- A perfect club song for toddlers. It's the Childrens version of the Macarena. It basically tells you to imitate a monkey, elephant and tiger. It also asks us to jump to the front and back. A lot of fun.
3. Rock a Bye Ya Bear-A lullaby which has been sung to my daughter many times in a solo performance.
4. Swim Like a Fish- "Wiggle Bay"- If the Beach Boys were from Australia this could have been 'Surfin USA'.
5. Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on his Pirate Ship- The chorus is "Quack Quack Quack Quack Quack Cock-a doodle do"...nuff said.
6. Can You Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist- Could have been another club song...kind of like the electric slide.
7. Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car-The Wiggles sing about the hippest car this side of the Batmobile.
8. The Dancing Flowers-You need to see this video. The Wiggly dancers are dressed up as flowers singing BataBaPa-One Word...ART.
9. Bit By Bit-Here, our friends help build a set for the Wiggles TV Show. It demonstrates teamwork. As they say in Australia, Good on Ya Wiggles!
10. Hot Potato- It has never been this much fun singing and dancing about vegetables and spaghetti.
So I'd like to send a big hearty thank you to the Wiggles on behalf of parents everywhere, except for the ones that watch theTeletubbies.
posted by Kip at 11:41 AM
1 Comments:
And all this time I have lived in shame, keeping my love of The Wiggles secret. Your post has given me the courage to hold my head up high while I sing, "Quack Quack Quak Quack, Cock-a-doodle-doo..."
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