Fruit Salad

"Fruit Salad" is a very well known Wiggles song about making a fruit salad. It is probably the most popular Wiggles song. This is the first food song to be performed.

Music

 * Pop

Songwriting
The Wiggles wrote this song about making fruit salad.

Songwriting
Murray, Jeff, and Anthony wrote the music and Greg wrote the lyrics.

Recording
Greg provides the lead vocals and Greg Truman provides the backing vocals. Murray plays the bass and electric guitars, Jeff plays the piano, and Tony Henry plays the drums and percussion.

1993 Version

 * Music: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field
 * Lyrics: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Original Idea: Anthony Field
 * Publisher: EMI Music

Live Hot Potatoes! Version

 * Music: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field
 * Lyrics: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Original Idea: Anthony Field
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra Version

 * Music: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field
 * Lyrics: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arrangement: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
 * Original Idea: Anthony Field
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

2016 Version

 * Music: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field
 * Lyrics: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
 * Arrangement: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie
 * Original Idea: Anthony Field
 * Publisher: Wiggly Tunes

1993 Version

 * Lead Vocals - Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals - Greg Truman
 * Bass/Electric Guitar - Murray Cook
 * Drums/Percussion - Tony Henry
 * Organ - Jeff Fatt

Live Hot Potatoes! Version

 * Lead Vocals - Greg Page
 * Backing Vocals - Craig Abercrombie, Sam Moran, Greg Truman
 * Bass - John O'Grady
 * Electric Guitar - Murray Cook, Rex Goh
 * Piano - Tony Gardner
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Tambourine - Dominic Lindsay

Spanish Version

 * Lead Vocals - Fernandito Moguel
 * Backing Vocals - Francisco Meid, Zoe Velvez, Katty Villafuerte
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Electric Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Piano - Jeff Fatt

Karaoke Version

 * Backing Vocals - Brett Clarke, Ryan DeSaulnier, Sam Moran
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Electric Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Piano/Organ - Jeff Fatt

Wiggledancing Live in Concert Version

 * Lead Vocals - Sam Moran
 * Backing Vocals - Brett Clarke, Ryan DeSaulnier, Sam Moran
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Electric Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Drums - Tony Henry
 * Piano/Organ - Jeff Fatt

The Wiggles Meet the Orchestra Version

 * Vocals - Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
 * Backing Vocals - Andrew Koblar
 * First Violins - Peter Edwards, Sarah Curro, Jacqueline Edwards, Peter Fellin, Deborah Goodall, Lorraine Hook, Cameron Jamieson, Kirstin Kenny, Ji Won Kim, Eleanor Mancini, Anne Martonyi, Michelle Ruffolo and Kathryn Taylor
 * Second Violins - Matthew Tomkins, Monica Curro, Isin Cakmakcioglu, Francesca Hiew, Rachel Homburg, Christine Johnson, Isy Wasserman, Philippa West, Patrick Wong and Roger Young
 * Violas - Lauren Brigden, Katharine Brockman, Christopher Cartlidge, Ceridwen Davies, Gabrielle Halloran, Trevor Jones, Simon Oswell and Caleb Wright
 * Cellos - Nicholas Bochner, Miranda Brockman, Rohan de Korte, Keith Johnson, Sarah Morse, Angela Sargeant and Michelle Wood
 * Double Basses - Sylvia Hosking, Rohan Dasika, Benjamin Hanlon, Suzanne Lee and Stephen Newton
 * Horns - Geoff Lierse, Saul Lewis, Abbey Edlin, Trinette McClimont and Rachel Shaw
 * Trumpets - Shane Hooton, Callum G'Froerer and Julie Payne
 * Trombones - Brett Kelly, Kenneth McClimont, Kieran Conrau and Mike Szabo
 * Tuba - Timothy Buzbee
 * Percussion - Robert Clarke, John Arcaro and Robert Cossom

25th Anniversary Reunion Show Version

 * Lead Vocals - Greg Page
 * Bass - Alex Keller
 * Guitar - Murray Cook, Anthony Field
 * Drums - Jae Nelson
 * Keyboard - Jeff Fatt, Lachlan Gillespie
 * Percussion - Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins

2016 Version

 * Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie
 * Drums/Percussion: Jackie Barnes
 * Bass: Jeff McCormack
 * Guitar: Anthony Field
 * Organ: Lachlan Gillespie

Transcript from the Wiggles' Debut Video in 1993
Anthony: Do you like fruit salad? It's yummy, isn't it? We're making our own fruit salad. You can make your own fruit salad at home. Make sure though there's an adult there who will let you use a plastic knife.

Song Lyrics
Fruit Salad, yummy yummy!

Fruit Salad, yummy yummy!

Fruit Salad, yummy yummy!

Yummy yummy, yummy yummy fruit salad!

Let's make some fruit salad today. (Uh, huh, huh!)

It's fun to do it the healthy way. (Uh, huh, huh!)

Take all the fruit that you want to eat.

It's gonna be a fruit salad treat!

The first step, peel your bananas.

The second step, toss in some grapes.

The third step, chop up some apples.

Chop up some melons, and put them on your plate.

Now we've made it, it's time to eat it. (Uh, huh, huh!)

It tastes so good that you just can't beat it.

Give everyone a plate and a spoon.

We'll all be eating it very soon!

The first step, eat up the banana.

The second step, eat up some grapes.

The third step, eat up some apples.

Eat the melons, now there's nothing on your plate!

Now we've had our fruit salad today, (Uh, huh, huh!)

It's time to put the scraps away. (Uh, huh, huh!)

Wash the bowls and wash the spoon.

Let's do it all again real soon!

Fruit salad, yummy yummy.

Fruit salad, yummy yummy.

Fruit salad, yummy yummy.

Yummy yummy, yummy yummy fruit salad!

Fruit salad, yummy yummy.

Fruit salad, yummy yummy.

Fruit salad, yummy yummy.

Yummy yummy, yummy yummy fruit salad!

Fruit salad!

Episode Appearances

 * The Party
 * Wiggle Food
 * Hygiene
 * Safety
 * Nutrition
 * Fruity Fun (Mariachi Wiggles Version)
 * We Like Fruit
 * Yummy, Yummy!
 * Fruit Salad
 * Shiver Me Timbers (Concert)
 * O'Reilly!
 * Is That Lachy?
 * Captain and the Tomatoes
 * Musical Cake
 * Painting a Portrait
 * Bow Wow Wow
 * Fruit Salad

Video Performances

 * Wiggle Time
 * Yummy Yummy (Credits background music)
 * The Wiggles Movie (Cameo)
 * Yummy Yummy (re-recording)
 * Live Hot Potatoes!
 * Splish Splash Big Red Boat in a Spanish style
 * Wiggledancing! Live in Concert
 * The Wiggles' Big Birthday!

Album Appearances

 * Yummy Yummy
 * Live Hot Potatoes!
 * ITunes Live
 * Splish Splash Big Red Boat in a Spanish style
 * Hot Potatoes: The Best of The Wiggles
 * The Wiggles' Big Birthday!

Trivia

 * The melody and rhythm of this song is a sound-alike to Jimmy Cliff's hit "You Can Get It If You Really Want".