I’m offended.
Universal Music cut Queen’s “Fat Bottomed Girls” from a new compilation of greatest hits released on the children’s platform Yoto.
OK, so when you listen to the lyrics to “Fat Bottomed Girls,” you realize it is not child-friendly:
Oh you gonna take me home tonightOh down beside that red firelightOh you gonna let it all hang outFat-bottomed girls, you make the rocking world go ’roundHey, I was just a skinny ladNever knew no good from badBut I knew life before I left my nursery (huh)Left alone with big fat FannyShe was such a naughty nannyHeap big woman, you made a bad boy out of me
But the compilation kept “Bohemian Rhapsody.” I know the song is Queen’s biggest hit, but, you know. The lyrics:
Mama, just killed a manPut a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he’s dead
Universal Music put an online content warning on the songs “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Will Rock You.”
“Fat Bottomed Girls” has innuendoes. The latter two songs are not subtle.
How about “Another One Bites the Dust?” Lyrics:
Steve walks warily down the streetWith the brim pulled way down lowAin’t no sound but the sound of his feetMachine guns ready to goAre you ready? HeyAre you ready for this?Are you hanging on the edge of your seat?Out of the doorway the bullets ripTo the sound of the beat, yeahAnother one bites the dustAnother one bites the dustAnd another one gone, and another one goneAnother one bites the dust (yeah)Hey, I’m gonna get you tooAnother one bites the dust
The compilation also has “Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy,” too.
So I do not get Universal Music’s reasoning. “Fat Bottomed Girls” is a confidence boost for some of us girls.
Now I’m going to go on a Queen rabbit hole on YouTube.
Freddie Mercury has the best voice in music history. That man was magic through and through. His voice, stage presence, and personality shined like no other.
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