A new version of Queen’s 1981 “Greatest Hits” collection was released earlier this month on Yoto, an audio platform aimed at children.
“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,” reads a description of the record on Yoto’s web site.
One song that won’t be included, however, is the Queen classic “Fat Bottomed Girls.” The 1978 track, written by Queen guitarist Brian May, includes the lyrics: “I was just a skinny lad, Never knew no good from bad, But I knew life before I left my nursery, left alone with big fat Fanny, she was such a naughty nanny, big woman, you made a bad boy out of me.”
A music insider told the Daily Mail that the removal of the song is “woke gone mad.”
“It is the talk of the music industry,” said the insider. “Nobody can work out why such a good-natured, fun song can’t be acceptable in today’s society. 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?”
Yoto issued a warning about the other songs on the collection saying: “Please note that the lyrics in some of these songs contain adult themes, including occasional references to violence and drugs. These are the original and unedited recordings. Whilst no swear words are used parental discretion is advised when playing this content to or around younger children.”
