Chris from Port Hawkesbury, CanadaFreddie wrote Bicycle Race, from his point of view it would have been about GUYS on bikes, but the poster in the album was obviously going to be WOMEN on bikes. They knew that would cause enough controversy as it was, and controversy was what they were trying to 'manage', what with starting to be past their prime and all. It worked! A rather dull album that everyone bought just to get the poster. Bryan May wrote the more lyrically controversial 'Fat Bottomed Girls', I always thought it was kind of comical, and not to be taken seriously. On musical terms, both songs are acceptable, I guess, but the rest of the album is much below what Queen were capable of. Tanya from Dayton, OhIt's a shame how Freddie's sexuallity keeps on getting dragged into this. Brian May wrote the song. And I don't believe there's anything sexist about it. Glenn from Mildenhall, EnglandThey're just saying that Big girls need loving, too. "I've been singing with my band across the wire across the land, I've seen every blue eyed floozy on the way, but their beauty and their style went kind of smooth after a while, take me to them dirty ladies every time" Early chapters cover her upbringing and education. Readers may decide to skim over the early chapters, although I quite enjoyed them. It is often interesting to read about life in the long post-World War II era in the UK, and in the authors case, the remarkable family, eclectic friends and associates that populate her early life. Kevin from Danbury, CtAnother immature comment, Freddie never wanted to have GUYS riding on bikes. If anything the nakded women were his idea.

Bonnie from Washington, DcI love this song and there ain't nothing sexist about it! Now, if it had been a rant about how fat-bottomed girls are unattractive compared to super thin fashion models or other stereotypes of "beauty," that would be sexist. It was while Sally was at Norland Nursery Training College her life started to change meeting celebrities after taking a job at the Marquee Club. Ben from Nyc, MsDoes It Really matter what Mr. Mercuries sexual choices were?? He is up there with Robert Plant As a Singer and Should Be RESPECTED!!!!Sally’s maternal grandfather Charles Marques an MBE, started up his own company Concrete Utilities, making lamp columns and farm buildings. I enjoyed this book although the material covered has been written about in many times in books, magazines and other media. The perspective of this book is new. That of a successful woman managing music bands and their tours. The author recounts stories and events with the many famous people she has encountered during her music industry years. Sally’s social circle of friends was changing now, with obviously dating a man who was a record producer, then The Sweets lead singer. The song 'Fat Bottomed Girls' has a lovely four part harmony, doesn't it? I don't think there's any deep meaning in it, unless you want to say it means beauty is only skin deep or whatever. I am grateful to NetGalley for providing an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

She owes a lot to her grandfather; Charles Arnold was a successful businessman, owner of MK Electric and the sixth richest businessman in the UK at the time, who simply did what he thought was common sense: “ That’s what I did too. I remember Heather, the wife of Roger Daltrey of the Who, once said to me: “No one has given the concert schedule to the wives before.” But to me, it was common sense, wives needed to know where their husbands were!» However, she also found joy in her role, describing the band as a "close-knit family on tour" and remembering the "bear hugs" she received from the group.In a world of demanding egos and overly pressing schedules, Sally sought refuge in her true passion, classical music. “ I auditioned for the London Symphony Orchestra Chorus in 1973 and passed“, says. “ It helped me escape insanity, and it was my secret. Until Jagger heard me sing the high notes of “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” on the plane and asked me to bring the choir to sing at Knebworth’s concert in 1976· and i did it!» The group raised a few eye-brows when while performing "Fat-Bottomed Girls", a row of semi-nude, over-weight women on bicycles appeared on stage. Voodoocat from Zimbabwe, United StatesLol, this isn't a sexist song. It's explaining that large girls are just as sexy (if not sexier)!! This year marks 20 years since she was cured of breast cancer. She was the first to proudly tattoo over her mastectomy scar. “ People say they should be brave. But you do what you have to do, there is no alternative, you just keep going” says Sally, who, by the way, chose not to have children of her own. He is relieved to have retired: “ I volunteer helping local teenagers to experience music through my charity Jamming Station. I still enjoy my trips to London, to see old friends, and the long gossipy lunches, but without the alcohol. It’s like poison to me now, it gives me migraines. Maybe because I’ve been lagging…“, he admits.