Queenâs âFat Bottomed Girlsâ left off new âGreatest Hitsâ release: âItâs woke gone madâ
Queen’s latest greatest hits release – aimed at bringing a new and young audience to the group’s work – is missing “Fat Bottomed Girls” from the playlist.
Queen’s early career compilation is now available on kids’ audio platform Yoto, where listeners can “rock out to” 16 classic tracks, reads a statement.
“Get ready to rock with one of the greatest bands of all time and a collection of their legendary hits,” Yoto states on the site. “… It’s the ideal introduction to the music of Queen for young music lovers and the perfect soundtrack to kitchen dance parties, road trip singalongs, bedtime air guitar sessions….and much much more.
It also points out that “the lyrics in some of these songs contain adult themes, including occasional references to violence and drugs.” The songs are the original and unedited recordings, and that “parental discretion is advised” when playing the songs around younger children.
“Fat Bottomed Girls,” released in 1978, has lyrics which surely got it axed from the list. Freddie Mercury sings, “Left alone with big fat Fanny/ She was such a naughty nanny/ Big woman, you made a bad boy out of me.”
“It is the talk of the music industry, nobody can work out why such a good-natured, fun song can’t be acceptable in today’s society,” one music industry professional told The Daily Mail. “It is woke gone mad. Why not appreciate people of all shapes and sizes like society is saying we should, rather than get rid of it?”
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