An audio platform geared in the direction of youngsters has eliminated “Fats Bottomed Ladies” from Queen’s best hits album.
Fats bottomed ladies would possibly make the rockin’ world go ‘spherical, however they gained’t be serving to Queen promote extra albums, because the 1978 music has been axed from a current best hits assortment geared toward youngsters.
Launched on Yoto, an audio platform directed at a child viewers, Queen – Best Hits Quantity 1 is sort of equivalent to the 1981 album – the best-selling album within the U.Okay. ever – except “Fats Bottomed Ladies”, which was once between “Killer Queen” and “Bicycle Race”, satirically the music it shared a double A-side with upon launch. Collectively, the only hit #11 within the U.Okay. and #24 within the U.S., occurring to develop into double platinum.
The web site has the next disclaimer to accompany the Queen launch: “NOTE: Please observe that the lyrics in a few of these songs comprise grownup themes, together with occasional references to violence and medicines. These are the unique and unedited recordings. While no swear phrases are used parental discretion is suggested when taking part in this content material to or round youthful youngsters.” So, simply so we’re clear: Beelzebub, cool; Ladies with a bit extra junk within the trunk, no go.
Whereas Queen’s “Fats Bottomed Ladies” – written by guitarist Brian Might – has been interpreted as a music depicting the molestation of a boy by his nanny (sorry to destroy your go-to karaoke music…), it undeniably performs extra typically as an anthem in help of heavier set girls. Consider it as the unique “Child Obtained Again”, if you’ll.
The scenario involving Queen’s “Fats Bottomed Ladies” does name the thoughts youngsters’s ebook writer Puffin trimming lots of the references to Augustus Gloop’s weight in new editions of “Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing facility”, a part of a sweeping transfer that additionally eliminated phrases like “maniac”, “nut” and extra from different Roald Dahl books. Like Queen’s best hits album, it’s not like authentic variations are gone endlessly – which individuals have a tendency to enter panic about – nevertheless it does elevate some questions. One does surprise in regards to the necessity of the adjustments and what it means so far as labeling goes. Is that this actually the album that’s being marketed? Couldn’t they’ve labored with Common to perhaps shuffle the tracks and rebrand it completely?
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