Queen’s Hit Song ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ Omitted from Children’s Music Collection, Leading to Controversy
In a surprising move, the popular Queen song ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ has been excluded from a new edition of the band’s Greatest Hits collection, causing a stir among music enthusiasts. Originally released in 1978 and featured on Queen’s legendary 1981 Greatest Hits album, ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ has now been omitted from a children-focused version of the collection published by Yoto, a music platform targeting young listeners.
Yoto describes their modified collection as the perfect introduction to Queen’s music for young music lovers and a delightful soundtrack for various occasions such as kitchen dance parties, road trip singalongs, and bedtime air guitar sessions. However, the decision to remove ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ comes with a warning attached to the description, noting that some songs contain adult themes, occasional references to violence and drugs, and are the original unedited recordings. While the lyrics do not include explicit language, parental discretion is advised when young children are exposed to this content.
Created by Queen guitarist Brian May, ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ is a lively track with the following lyrics: I
