Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence… and special powers! She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda’s school life isn’t completely smooth sailing, however – the school’s mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don’t abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts and could be the school pupils’ saving grace!

Revolting Children is from the musical, Matilda Jr. It’s a show based on Roald Dahl’s book of the same name. The song is a disco-inspired composition that relies on a lyrical double entendre regarding the word “revolting”, which can mean either disgusting or revolutionary. The song also mentions within the lyrics “Revolting Rhymes,” which is a nod to the Dahl’s collection of poems with the same name.