Fat Bottomed Girls

Fat Bottomed Girls" is a hit single by the English rock band Queen. It was released in 1978 on the album Jazz. The song was written by Queen guitarist Brian May and was one of the few Queen songs played in an alternative guitar tuning commonly called "drop D tuning". The lyrics express the axiom "Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder", albeit done in a humorous and overtly sexual tone, and is a good-natured jab at groupies that hang onto bands and musicians. The song is also considered ironic due to the ambiguous sexuality of lead singer Freddie Mercury. May once mused, of the song's lyrical content, "Why does everybody love the idea of having casual sex with people that they, otherwise, would not want to be with?" Vocal arrangements are quite different between the studio version and the live version. In live performances, the lead vocals during the chorus were sung by Freddie Mercury and harmonised with an upper voice (Roger Taylor) and a lower voice (Brian May). In the studio version, there is no higher harmony. The lead vocals are sung by Freddie Mercury, while Brian May sings lead on the intro and choruses. The single version (which can be found on Greatest Hits) omits the extended guitar interludes between the verses as well as fading out before the ending. "Fat Bottomed Girls" was released as a Double A-side with the song "Bicycle Race." This cut includes the line "Get on your bikes and ride". Bicycle Race also contains the line "Fat bottomed girls, they'll be riding today, so look out for those beauties, oh yeah", completing a double cross-reference between the two songs. The original single cover featured a nude woman riding a bicycle. When many stores refused to stock the single because of the cover, the label altered the image so that the woman was wearing panties.

[Intro] Are you gonna take me home tonight? Oh, down beside that red firelight? Are you gonna let it all hang out? Fat bottomed girls You make the rockin' world go 'round [Verse 1] Hey, I was just a skinny lad Never knew no good from bad But I knew life before I left my nursery, huh Left alone with big fat Fanny She was such a naughty nanny Hey, big woman You made a bad boy out of me Hey, hey, woo! [Verse 2] I've been singing with my band Cross the water, cross the land I've seen every blue eyed Floozy on the way, hey But their beauty and their style Went kinda smooth after a while Take me to them dirty ladies every time Come on [Chorus] Oh, won't you take me home tonight Oh, down beside your red firelight? Oh, and you give it all you got Fat bottomed girls You make the rockin' world go 'round Fat bottomed girls You make the rockin' world go 'round [Verse 3] Hey, listen here Now your mortgages and homes I got stiffness in my bones Ain't no beauty queens In this locality, I tell you Oh, but I still get my pleasure Still got my greatest treasure Hey, big woman, you gonna make A big man of me, now get this [Chorus] (Oh, I know) Are you gonna Take me home tonight? (Please) Oh, down beside that red firelight? Are you gonna let it all hang out? Fat bottomed girls You make the rockin' world go 'round (Yeah) Fat bottomed girls You make the rockin' world go 'round Get on your bikes and ride! [Outro] Ooh, yeah Oh, yeah Them fat bottomed girls (Fat bottomed girls) Yeah, yeah, yeah Alright, ride 'em, c'mon (Fat bottomed girls) Yes, yes!