Thanks to Netflix we discovered the Backyardigans which is enjoyable to watch—and not just for a kid’s show. The songs are catchy and well sung, and do not destroy your will to live (I’m looking at you Wonderpets). However, as with all things, repeated watching of it starts you thinking about what is really being conveyed—the true lesson beneath the easy to swallow one about including people and how hard it is to just ask to be included when you feel left out.
The real lesson in the Volcano Sisters is a heads-up to young boys about what to expect in dealing with women when they grow up. It is a bitter lesson about how PMS makes women demand things under threat of unleashing a torrent of scalding rage that will ruin your good times. And they will give you no clue what you need to do to meet the demands.
The song Lyrics in question:
We’ll Get You What You Want (all 5)
VOLCANO SISTERS CHORUS (Tasha and Uniqua in unison)
We know what we want
We know what we don’t want
So get us what we want!
Ty, P & A- We’ll get you what you want!
Ty- Do you want a new lei or a rare seashell?
Ta & U- We know what we want and we will not tell!
P- Some tasty fruits or delicious mints?
Ta & U- We know what we want and you’ll get no hints!
A- Is it soft as a pillow?
Ty- Is it hard as rocks?
P- Is smaller than a snail?
A- Or bigger than a bread box?
Ty- Do you put in on the wall?
P- Does it fit on a shelf?
Ta & U- You’ll have to find that out for yourself!
(repeat VOLCANO SISTERS CHORUS)
Ty, P & A- We’ll get you what you want!
T- Do you put it on your head? Can you hold it in your hand?
Ta & U- What part of “we won’t tell you” do you not understand?!
Ty- Is it made out of metal?
A- Cardboard or wood?
P- Would you call it great?
A- Or just pretty good?
Ty- Would you tell us, oh Volcano Sisters?
Ta & U- No, we won’t! Now go get it for us, misters!
(repeat VOLCANO SISTERS CHORUS)
Ty, P & A- We’ll get you what you want!
It presents the girls as unreasonable and demanding, requiring the guys to read their minds in order to avoid their wrath. And all of this is centered around the rumblings of the volcano, which is about to erupt—and which is linked to the sisters and their mood.
