George Ezra censored his performance of his hit song Green Green Grass as he took to the stage for the star-studded Party At The Palace concert during the Queen‘s Platinum Jubilee Concert on Saturday night.
The singer, 28, took to the stage outside Buckingham Palace in London to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne.
But he ensured he did not sing about people dying as he sung Green Green Grass, omitting the line: ‘Green green grass, blue blue sky / You better throw a party on the day that I die.’
All change: George Ezra, 28, censored his performance of his hit song Green Green Grass as he took to the stage for the star-studded Party At The Palace concert on Saturday
Taking to Twitter after noticing the change, one amused viewer wrote: ‘George Ezra censoring himself so he doesn’t sing ‘you better throw a party on the day that I die’ is f**king hilarious #PlatinumPartyatthePalace.’
Someone else shared: ‘George Ezra censoring the bit of his own song where he says ‘throw a party on the day that I die’,’ along with a number of laughing emojis.
While someone else posted: ‘Me coming to Twitter to make sure I wasn’t losing my mind and George Ezra was purposely censoring himself by not singing ‘please throw a party on the day that I die’.’
Born to perform: The singer took to the stage outside Buckingham Palace in London to celebrate the Queen’s 70 years on the throne
Meanwhile, another person posted: ‘Who else thinks George Ezra should have changed the lyrics to ‘throw a party it’s the Queen’s Jubilee’ rather than censoring the day that I die out completely!!’
‘George Ezra self censoring ‘You better throw a party on the day that I die’ was weird,’ wrote another person at home.
While another person wrote: ‘Of all the great songs George Ezra could have sang, he’s singing one literally about throwing a party on the day you die… and then censoring it.’
Censored: He ensured he did not sing about people dying, omitting the line: ‘Green green grass, blue blue sky / You better throw a party on the day that I die’
It is not known whether George decided to remove the lyric himself or if he was asked to by concert organisers.
MailOnline has contacted a representative for George for comment.
It comes after Queen Elizabeth made a surprise appearance with Paddington Bear in a sketch to mark her Platinum Jubilee.
Beaming: The Queen has delighted millions of viewers by appearing in a surprise comic sketch with Paddington Bear to kick-start the Party In The Palace Platinum Jubilee concert on Saturday
The 96-year-old monarch delighted the audience by sharing tea with the famous fictional bear at Windsor Castle at the start of the Platinum Party at the Palace.
The Queen was unable to attend the event but the sketch came as a surprise to some of her closest relatives.
The monarch was determined to play some part to show the British public how much the celebrations have meant to her in a sketch that had echoes of her appearance with James Bond at the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony.
New friends: The bear congratulated the Queen on her reign of 70 years, saying: ‘Happy Jubilee Ma’am. And thank you. For everything.’
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: ‘While the Queen may not be attending the concert in person, she was very keen that people understood how much it meant to her and that all those watching had a great time.
‘Her Majesty is well known for her sense of humour, so it should be no surprise that she decided to take part in tonight’s sketch.
‘There was an interest in the filming and animation process and the opportunity to invite a famous bear to tea was just too much fun to miss.’
Party of two: The Queen performed a skit for the BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace, where she and Paddington Bear chatted before she tapped along to ‘We Will Rock You’ by Queen to kick start the party and star-studded concert this evening
The sketch saw Her Majesty inviting Paddington for cream tea which went wrong when the clumsy bear drunk the monarch’s cup of tea and sprayed a footman with cream from a chocolate eclair.
Paddington also showed the monarch that he kept marmalade sandwiches under his hat, with the Queen revealing that she kept some in her handbag.
Paddington then congratulated the Queen on her 70-year reign, saying: ‘Happy Jubilee Ma’am. And thank you for everything.’
The monarch replied: ‘That’s very kind.’
The sequence ended with the Queen and Paddington using a spoon to tap the beat to Queen’s We Will Rock You on a china teacup as the rockers started the musical performances.
Sweet: Elizabeth II and the digitally animated character met for a chaotic cream tea at ‘Buckingham Palace’
