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The 13th track of Swings Both Ways. Robbie has battled with his weight before, so it isn’t surprising he’d write about the pressures artists are under to be thin.
Robbie has said: “A song that is ridiculous, and that is true. There’s much said and written about famous people and their weight, with...
[Verse 1]
I come from a land of kebabs and curries
Second helpings, no worries
Pile the carbs upon the plate
Then one day, it's too late
[Verse 2]
No breakfast, no luncheon
Just carpets I'm munching
A thimble of self-esteem
Glazed nothing for afters
An absence of laughter
The saddest that I've ever been
[Verse 3]
You just can't be portly
Not this side of 40
Showbiz, a single chin game
Scum paparazzies
And weight police nasties
Have narrowed the hall of fame
[Chorus 1]
No one likes a fat pop star
Pop is a place for the thin
No one likes a fat pop star
We want to hear thin people sing
[Verse 4]
When I get faint
I chew through my restraints
It's the best meal that I've had all week
If I could eat my own words
I'd tear through the verbs
But nobody pays me to speak
[Chorus 2]
No one likes a fat pop star
Pop is a place for the thin
No one like a fat pop star
We're sorry, we can't let you in
[Bridge]
Now you've upset me, I feel like a snack
A packet of Minstrels, a pie and a nap
So what's wrong with that?
[Verse 5]
No breakfast, no luncheon
Just carpets I'm munching
A thimble of self-esteem
Glazed nothing for afters
An absence of laughter
The thinnest that I've ever been
[Outro, spoken]
Thank you
No One Likes a Fat Pop Star was written by Chris Heath & Guy Chambers & Robbie Williams.