
"Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)" is a song that debuted in the Big Red Car album and video. It is one of the most popular Wiggles songs.
Song Lyrics
Can you point your fingers and do the twist?
Can you point your fingers and do the twist?
Well, we're gonna go up and go down
Get back up and turn around
Can you point your fingers and do the twist?
Can you stand on one foot and shake your hands?
Can you stand on one foot and shake your hands?
Well, we're gonna go up and go down
Get back up and turn around
Can you stand on one foot and shake your hands?
Can you point your fingers and do the twist?
Can you point your fingers and do the twist?
Now, we're gonna go up and go down
Get back up and turn around
Can you point your fingers and do the twist?
Listen to 1995 Version
Song Credits
Written and composed by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page. Initially published by EMI Music, later Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd.
Karaoke Songs 1 lists John Field's name in the credits, although he didn't write it.
Nursery Rhymes (CinderEmma! Fairytale)
Vocals: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Paul Paddick, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Acoustic Guitar: Anthony Field
Bass: Paul Paddick
Tambourine: Simon Pryce
Trivia
- This song gives thanks to Terry Murray for the guitar work.
- The song won Most Performed Children's Work at the 1995 APRA awards.
- The Sam Moran version of the song is played on the game Dance to the Wiggly Radio in addition to performing it live in Wiggledancing! Live In Concert.
- On August 7th 2014, the Australia Day live in concert version was uploaded on YouTube. Then when the 2013 live studio version was uploaded on YouTube on September 28th 2017, it contained a prologue before the song, which was deleted for time constraints on the 1st season of Ready, Steady, Wiggle!. The instrumental track for Murray Had A Turtle was also played. Then on July 5th 2018, The Best of The Wiggles music video version was uploaded.
- The 1995 Version plays in D whereas later versions play in E. Some versions of the song's instrumental track play in D, such as in the Here Comes The Big Red Car video during the Dorothy's Dance Party introduction, while other uses of it play in E such as in the The Taiwanese Wiggles' and The Latin American Wiggles' recordings.
- This is one of Greg's favorite songs.
Appearances
Video Performances
- Big Red Car
- Wake Up Jeff! (Live In Concert Clip)
- Wiggledance!
- The Wiggles Movie
- The Wiggly Big Show
- LIVE Hot Potatoes!
- Lights, Camera, Action!
- Here Comes The Big Red Car
- Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A.
- Wiggledancing! Live In Concert
- On The Road With The Wiggles
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2010 video)
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party!
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014 video)
- Nursery Rhymes (Live)
- The Best of The Wiggles
- The Wiggles Reunion Show
- The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bush Fire Relief
- Fun and Games
Album Appearances
- Big Red Car
- The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack
- LIVE Hot Potatoes!
- Karaoke Songs 1
- Best of ABC for Kids
- Here Comes The Big Red Car
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2009)
- ReWiggled: A Tribute To The Wiggles
- Hits And Rarities
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party!
- Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2013)
- Hot Potatoes & Cold Spaghetti!
- The Best of The Wiggles on Vinyl
- CinderEmma! Fairytale
- The Best of The Wiggles
- Fun and Games
Episode Appearances
- Muscleman Murray (Live)
- Wiggle Food (Live)
- Your Body (Live)
- Musical Instruments (Live)
- Movement (Live)
- Episode 16 (Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!)
- Bush Walking, Didgeridoos
- Tap Dancing Class, Leaf Rubbing, High Jump
- Children's Hospital
- Friendly Feathersword Crew
- When We Were Young (Live)
- Kangaroo Dance
- Prehistoric Party
- Paint a Portrait
- Jack in the Box (Live)
- Bailamos
- Let's Have a Dance! (Live)
- The Gorilla Dance
- It's Sunny Today (Live)
- O'Reilly!
- Look But Don't Touch (Live)
- Wake Up, Lachy! (Live)
- Simon Goes Quackers!
- Let's Go Driving in the Big Red Car! (Live)
- Beautiful Ballet
- Marty Party
- Lounge Room Symphony (Live)
- Captain's Experiment
- The Talking Cow (Live)
- Say the Dance, Do the Dance (Live)
- The Wiggly Races (Live)
- Do The Twist! (Little Wiggles)
- Dancing with The Wiggles
- It's Sunny Today (The Wiggles' World!) (Live)
TV Specials
- Carols in the Domain (1995)
- The Wiggles Big Show
- The Wiggles in Disneyland
- The Wiggles Take on the World