Queen song ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ has been dropped from the newest version of ‘Queen’s Greatest Hits’.

The 1978 classic has been canned from the collection in order to create a product more appropriate for younger audiences. The new collection itself is being released on Yoto – a music platform targeted at children.

About the collection, a description on Yoto’s website reads: “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 track features lyrics such as “Fat bottomed girls, you make the rockin’ world go round” and “But their beauty and their style went kind of smooth after a while, Take me to the dirty ladies every time”. It seems lyrics like these are the driving force behind the song being canned in favour of having a more appropriate collection of songs for younger children.

Despite the song’s omission from the collection, the rest of the track list from the original 1981 collection has been left untouched, still incorporating classics like “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Are The Champions”.

However, a warning has been issued alongside the release stating: “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 lyrics were written by both guitarist Brian May and vocalist Freddie Mercury. May told Mojo Magazine in 2008: “I wrote it with Fred (late Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury) in mind, as you do, especially if you’ve got a great singer who likes fat bottomed girls… or boys.”

A music insider told the Daily Mail: “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. It is woke gone mad. Why not appreciate people of all shapes and sizes like society is saying we should, rather than get rid of it?”

This isn’t the first time the song has been met with controversy, however. Upon the song’s release in 1978, several record stores would refuse to stock the single version of the track due to the original sleeve cover showing a barely dressed woman riding a bicycle.

No comment has yet to be made from the original band members at this time.