The Fattylympics Anthem!

If you're going to have a Fattylympics, and if you're going to have an Opening Ceremony, you need an anthem to go with it. Fattylympians, we have not let you down. It gives me enormous pleasure to share the official Fattylympics Anthem.

Please have a listen to it, familiarise yourselves with the words and the tune. Sing it loud and proud, or hum it quietly (substitute 'fudge' for the swearword if you need to). We will be singing the Anthem on the day, hopefully with you.

Listen to the Fattylympics Anthem, played and sung by Verity in super hi-fi (.wav 25mb) or slightly more lo-fi (.mp3 3.3mb)

The Fattylympics Anthem 2012
Words by Charlotte Cooper, music by Verity Susman

When you're looking in the mirror and you don't like what you see
Try to dream of social justice
Try to dream of being free

Trapped in the shadow of a corporate beast
You don't have to fuck people over to survive

You can try a different way
Maybe today we'll learn a new way to be alive

(shouting)
Let's try to dream it together
Let's dream it together today

It won't be perfect because things never are
But when times are hard we'll remember messing around in the park

Doo doo doo doo doo doo...

Verity and I have released the Fattylympics Anthem under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Licence. This means that, as long as you credit us and your work is non-commercial, you are free to share this song and remix it as long as you share your remixes.

Fattylympics Anthem chords in F Major (.txt, 10k)
Fattylympics Anthem chords in Eb Major (in case you want to sing it in a lower register) (.txt, 10k)


The Fattylympics Anthem by Charlotte Cooper and Verity Susman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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Warm-up with some Chub-Robics!

The Fattylympics will get underway on Saturday 7 July with stalls, performances and general hanging-out. Keep your eyes peeled for this:

Chub-Robics!

Join Vivacious von Vixen (pictured, left) in a vitalising warm-up for the Fattylympics opening ceremony!

With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Vivacious will lead an exercise routine like no other to get you pumped and limber for the day’s delights.

Stretch that satirical smirk and push your funny bone to the limit with moves carefully designed to flaunt the flab, laud your lard and applaud the ample-bodied.

Vivacious will provide just the exuberant encouragement you need and have you shedding your inhibitions and building body-positivity from the very first session. Including a range of accessible moves to accommodate all abilities, this pork-out will have even the sveltest of spectators shakin' and groovin'. Whether well-upholstered or blessed with the most petite of paunches, these moves will flatter any figure and praise physiques of all proportions.

Guaranteed to expand your sense of humour by at least two dress sizes.*

Join us around midday on 7 July to start working your wobble and realise your portly potential!

*Hyperbolic claims only verified when taken in combination with a pinch of salt.