Classic Queen song 'Fat Bottomed Girls' removed from Greatest Hits album for 'being too raunchy'
21 August 2023, 15:47
A classic Queen song has been ditched from a new version of the legendary band's Greatest Hits album.
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The song "Fat Bottomed Girls" has been left off of the release of the 1981 Queen Greatest Hits album in its release on new audio platform Yoto - aimed at getting younger audiences to enjoy classic music.
The track has featured on the album since its release alongside several over adult-themed songs.
Despite the removal of the beloved song, the Yoto release does warn parents about the topics covered in Queen's oeuvre.
The service warned: “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.”
The latest sensitivity editing scandal comes as actress Kara Tointon releases a new woke storytelling app that censors 'inappropriate' fairytales, adapting classic fables in an attempt to abolish 'old-fashioned stereotypes'.
Developed during lockdown alongside three friends, the mother-of-two and Strictly Come Dancing winner's app also allows users to re-record the tales using their own voice.
In one of the adapted stories, Cinderella can be seen scolding the prince for his quick proposal, while Sleeping Beauty doesn't feature the traditional kiss that wakes her from her slumber.
A collaboration with Durham University's Professor of Anthropology, Jamie Tehrani, the Tell app grants users access to 80 classic tales, including The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks, The Emperor's New Clothes, and Cinderella.
The Princess and the Pea, a fable deemed traditionally 'timeless' sees a prince trying to find a royal bride by testing her sensitivity to a pea, has undergone modernisation.
The latest altered classic sees the Brothers Grimm fairytale The Frog Princess renamed The Frog, altered so the Princess ends up as a frog rather than the Prince.
