Big Red Car (song)

This article is about a **song**. For the vehicle, see here.

"**Big Red Car**" is the first Big Red Car song, from the video and album of the same name, about The Wiggles going for a ride in it around town.

The song is partially adapted from I'll Come Running Back by The Cockroaches, which was written by John Field.

## Lyrics

### English

*CHORUS*

Jump in the car

And buckle up

And we can ride the whole day long

Jump in the car

Put on my seat belt

And we can ride the whole day long

Ride into town

Walk down the street

Get back in the car

And buckle up into my seat

Yes, that's the way we do it

Riding in our Big Red Car

CHORUS

On holidays

We go down to the beach

I get back in the car

And buckle up into my seat

Yes, that's the way we do it

Riding in our Big Red Car

### Español (Cochesote Rojo)

(Vamos a pasear en mi cochesote rojo!)

*CHORUS*

El carro así

me va llevar

Voy a pasear sin descansar

Súbete ya,

y con el cinturón

Podremos irnos sin temor

Al centro voy

Y ahí andaré,

Al regreso el coche

Y me pongo el cinturón y así me

Paso a mi a

Mi coche rojo y grande es

CHORUS

En excursión

A la playa voy,

Y a mi casa vuelvo

Siempre puesto el cinturón y así voy

Bien seguro

El coche rojo y grande es

## Song Credits

Written by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd, previously published by EMI Music.

## Trivia

* John Field's name was never mentioned in the original song credits for this song. It's possible he only wrote the lyrics to 'I'll Come Running Back' while Jeff Fatt wrote the music. In any case, while there are some similarities between the songs, they are not exactly the same, musically. Interestingly, in a YouTube interview, Murray said that this song was written by Greg Page. Other sites credit Anthony Field with coming up with the idea for a vehicle, but not necessarily the song.
* The last shot in the 1995 music video where The Wiggles are in the Big Red Car running is sped up. Also, it was filmed outside.
* The song was written in 1995.
* The 1995 version of the music video was filmed in chroma key, as the partial blue screen is seen.
* This song gives thanks to Terry Murray for the guitar work.
* An instrumental track of the song is played over the opening and closing credits of Here Comes The Big Red Car as well as The Wiggles Big Aussie Road Trip.
* A Behind the Scenes image of the 1995 version shows Jacqueline Fallon as Wags the Dog.
* The Wiggly Circus version which has the TV Series 2 video has a different Rainbow Song Title and audio from the 1995 version.
* The song is played on the Big Red Car Kiddie Ride.
* The song is sung in the Warner Brothers movie, "Life as We Know It".
* Some of the song's music was later partially adapted to We Like To Say Hello.

## Goofs

* In the 1999 version (TV Series 2), you'll notice that they pass the same backgrounds about six times, most likely an error with the 3D animation program, or trying to save costs.
	+ At some points in the video, Greg isn't really steering the car and is really rubbing the steering wheel instead of grabbing the steering.

## Performances/Appearances

### Video Performances

* Big Red Car
* Here Comes The Big Red Car

### Album Appearances

* Big Red Car
* Here Comes The Big Red Car
* Omo Colourlock Limited Edition CD Sampler
* ReWiggled (perfromed by Dami Im)

### Episode Performances

#### The Wiggles (Season 2)

##### 11-minute versions (Sprout exclusive)

* Episode 3
* Episode 39

##### 21-minute versions

* Numbers & Counting
* Safety
* Hygiene
* Movement
* Travel

#### The Wiggles Show!

##### 11-minute versions

* Episode 16
* Episode 32
* Episode 50

##### 22-minute versions

* Pirate Radio
* Fluff Out Your Feathers
* The King of Guitars

#### The Wiggles Show! (Latin America)

* Episodio 3
* Episodio 13