The Wiggles’ win is a triumph of nostalgia and just great for local music

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As Jeff Buckley, Aretha Franklin and UB40 can attest, one great cover can change everything

Now The Wiggles have been catapulted into the Australian music history books withThe Wiggles’ cover of Tame Impala’s “Elephant” for Triple J’s Like A Version has claimed top spot in the Hottest 100.

Despite their list of global accolades, blue Wiggle Anthony Field told ABC radio that winning the Hottest 100 was one of the “biggest things” to ever happen for the band. For 90’s kids everywhere, The Wiggles’ win was as much a triumph of nostalgia as it was for great Aussie music.

 

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When they sang 'fruit salad yummy yummy' a shiver went down my spine

This could hardly be considered a 'great cover' - a joke really

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Triple J top 100 should be scrapped with this crap winning .

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