The Wiggles Say They Don’t Really Know Oasis: ‘I Am So Out of Touch’

The Wiggles managed to turn a simple radio game into a minor internet event after admitting they barely know Oasis, even mistaking the Britpop giants for The Beatles in the process.

The exchange happened when Anthony Field and Lucia Field, currently touring as the Blue Wiggles, stopped by Nova 96.9’s Ricki-Lee & Tim. The hosts put on Oasis’ 1995 anthem “Wonderwall” as part of a song-identification round, only for Lucia to say she didn’t recognize it at all.

“Controversially, I like Blur more … that is why I have no idea,” Lucia said, nodding to the famously loaded Britpop rivalry. Tim Blackwell immediately picked up on the moment’s viral potential: “No! That is gonna go everywhere.”

Anthony Field then jumped in with his own admission that Oasis was not exactly part of his musical vocabulary. He recalled being at Abbey Road Studios with his son and buying what he believed was a poster of Paul McCartney and John Lennon. His son’s correction, he said, was that the poster showed “the guys from Oasis.” Anthony’s response was blunt: “I am so out of touch mate.”

He did, at least, know the title of the band’s signature song. “I know they had a song called ‘Wonderwall,’” he added.

The comments landed at a particularly busy moment for Oasis, whose reunion tour has fueled a fresh surge of attention and sold-out stadium dates around the world. Led by Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher, the band scored eight No. 1 albums in the U.K. and became one of the defining rock acts of the 1990s thanks to songs like “Wonderwall,” “Don’t Look Back in Anger” and “Champagne Supernova.”

“Wonderwall” remains their biggest U.S. hit, peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1996 and topping the Alternative Airplay chart.

The Wiggles, for their part, have long been operating far beyond the usual children’s-music lane. In recent years, the group has linked up with artists across pop, country and rock, while also drawing a surprisingly strong adult audience through festival sets and the kind of crossover moments that travel fast online.

The Nova appearance was meant to promote their new song “Sparkle,” but it was their Oasis confession that did the talking.