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‘The world is gone mad’: Queen's ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ taken off album

Queen’s 1978 hit ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ has been dropped from a greatest hits compilation targeted at younger listeners. The new greatest hits album has been made available on Yoto, an audio platform specifically aimed at children. This track praising women with more fuller figures has been left behind – and wokeness has been given the blame by the wider public. Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...

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12.40 21 Aug 2023


‘The world is gone mad’: Queen's ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ taken off album


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12.40 21 Aug 2023


Queen’s 1978 hit ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ has been dropped from a greatest hits compilation targeted at younger listeners. The new greatest hits album has been made available on Yoto, an audio platform specifically aimed at children.

This track praising women with more fuller figures has been left behind – and wokeness has been given the blame by the wider public.

Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...


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