Spice Girls fans were torn when they heard changed lyrics to Spice Up Your Life on BBC Radio 2, but the station has explained what's really behind the edit to the 1997 hit song
BBC Radio 2 played an edited version of the Spice Girls' "Spice Up Your Life," removing the word "yellow" from the lyric "Yellow man in Timbuktu." While listeners criticized the station, BBC Radio 2 stated they played a radio edit used by other UK stations and did not make the change themselves. The Spice Girls reportedly considered changing the lyric to "happy people" in 2018 but ultimately kept the original. The band has also teased future plans.
