Do the Propeller!

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"Do the Propeller!" (also known simply as "Propeller") is a Wiggles song from the Taking Off! album and video. It has become one of the biggest hits of the post-classic era. Jeff co-wrote the song and cameos in the music video in a shot with Anthony playing the drums.

Lyrics[]

Do the propeller
Do the propeller
Do the propeller around and around

Do the propeller
Do the propeller
Do the propeller around and around

We're going up and up and up and up
We're going down and down and down and down
We're going up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up
And then we stop
Ahhhhhhhh!

Do the propeller
Do the propeller
Do the propeller around and around

Do the propeller
Do the propeller
Do the propeller around and around

We're going up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up
We're down da-da down down da down down down
We're going up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up
And then we stop
Oh!
Ahhhhhhh, whoo!

Do the propeller
Do the propeller
Do the propeller around and around

Do the propeller
Do the propeller
Do the propeller around and around

Statue
Statue
Statue
Propeller

Song Credits[]

Written by Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)

Dance Dance![]

Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Drums: Jackie Barnes
Bass: Alex Keller
Acoustic Guitar: Anthony Field
Electric Guitar: Oliver Brian, Anthony Field
Organ: Jeff Fatt, Lachlan Gillespie
Glockenspiel: Lachlan Gillespie
Clapping: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins

Duets[]

Vocals: Guy Sebastian
Backing Vocals: Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Acoustic Guitar: Anthony Field
Electric Guitar: Oliver Brian, Anthony Field
Bass Guitar: Alex Keller
Keyboard: Jeff Fatt, Lachlan Gillespie
Glockenspiel: Lachlan Gillespie
Drums: Jackie Barnes
Clapping: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins

Nursery Rhymes (video)[]

Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Acoustic Guitar: Anthony Field
Bass Guitar: Alex Keller
Electric Guitar: Anthony Field
Drums: Jackie Barnes
Piano: Lachlan Gillespie

Trivia[]

The early demo track doesn't feature the line "Statue, statue, statue, propeller!" at the end.
The original music video was uploaded on The Wiggles' YouTube channel on January 28th 2013, the Australia Day live in concert version was uploaded on July 23rd 2014, the Nursery Rhymes version was uploaded on May 15th 2017 and the Dance, Dance! version was uploaded on January 4th 2018. The Empire State Building version was also uploaded on July 12th 2018. On November 20th 2019, the version with characters from Sesame Street was uploaded.
Guy Sebastian guest stars in the 2017 version.
According to Anthony, the propeller move was inspired by a dance move that a dancer did in Jesus Christ Superstar which reminded him of a propeller, and thus adapted the dance move for the song.