With Rock royalty Queen's latest Greatest Hits collection arriving via the new children's audio player and streaming platform Yoto, there seems to be some debate over some of the songs that were chosen to be included... and left off entirely.
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As even not-so-casual listeners could attest, there's a whole lot more to Queen than "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Will Rock You." Over the group's stellar recording career lasting from their 1970 inception with frontman Freddie Mercury until his passing in the early '90s -- the group had released 15 studio albums chock full of sing-along hits.
One single normally included atop their greatest hits mixes -- along with fan-favorites like "Somebody To Love," "Bicycle Race," "Another One Bites The Dust," "We Are the Champions, "Killer Queen," and tons of others -- would be their 1978 single "Fat Bottomed Girls." However, on Universal Music Group's new Yoto version, the track is nowhere to be found.
“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,” the platform's description of the new collection explains. Interestingly enough, a warning also states: "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.”
“It is the talk of the music industry; nobody can work out why such a good-natured, fun song can't be acceptable in today's society,” a music industry insider tells the U.K.'s The Daily Mail, saying the song’s removal is being perceived as an example of “woke gone mad.” They added, "why not appreciate people of all shapes and sizes like society is saying we should, rather than get rid of it? It's outrageous."
It's also worth noting that while the word "fat" is certainly front and center in the contested single, references to "machine guns" and "bullets" litter the collection's second track, "Another One Bites The Dust." Take a look at the full tracklisting below.
Yoto's Queen - Greatest Hits track listing:
Bohemian Rhapsody
Another One Bites The Dust
Killer Queen
Bicycle Race
You're My Best Friend
Don't Stop Me Now
Save Me
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Somebody To Love
Now I'm Here
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Play The Game
Flash
Seven Seas Of Rhye
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions
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