Good Morning Britain fans couldn't help but notice that an interview with George Ezra on the show appeared a little awkward on Wednesday (June 15). The singer appeared via video link on the ITV news programme to chat with Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley.
He was on hand to talk about his new album, Gold Rush Kid, which is currently making its way to number one with just Harry Styles standing in his way.
But Susanna and Richard took the opportunity to immediately ask George about his recent performance in front of royalty. The Paradise and Shot Gun hitmaker was among the star-studded line-up of musicians and entertainers who took to the stage earlier this month during the Platinum Party at the Palace.
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The epic concert took place over the Jubilee weekend as people up and down the country celebrated the Queen's 70-year reign with their own events and street parties. George was among the performers alongside Queen and Adam Lambert, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, and many more.
But it was George's performance that caused a stir among viewers of the big concert. The 29-year-old performed his latest single Green Green Grass And viewers watching the BBC coverage noticed that he omitted a line from the chorus in which he sings: “Green green grass, blue blue sky, you better throw a party on the day that I die."
Instead, he ended the chorus at "you better throw a party" and filled in the rest with an instrumental. And many flocked to Twitter at the time to comment. @islandniles gasped: "Oh my GOD, they’ve edited this George Ezra song because the main lyric is 'you’d better throw a party on the day that I die.' Why didn’t he just do a different song?" Roushan Alam tweeted: "Never saw George Ezra’s Green Green Grass being the most censored song of the evening."
Speaking to GMB hosts Susann and Richard, he was quizzed on the change. "Why did you leave out the line?" Susanna asked as George replied: "Well, as you can imagine, when you’re playing for the Royal family, if they say jump, you jump! You don’t question it."
When Richard asked if it was their suggestion, the singer replied: "It certainly wasn't mine!" He added: "My take on it was that it was going to make it more obvious to change it and the thing is, it kind of turned out that way. It’s the thing I get asked about a lot now… I wasn’t going to fight back, was I?"
Susanna, 51, then started to read out the line, hoping George would finish it with the one he missed out during his performance. However, there was a long pause before Richard commented: "George, fill in the lyric..." as he asked around the same time: "Do you want me to finish the line?"
He did and Susanna suggested that maybe the lyric was "a bit insensitive for a day when we're celebrating someone's long life and reign. But George argued: "Yes, I think that was the reason behind it but for me, the song is a celebration of life… I would never see it as a funeral manifesto."
The chat then moved on but GMB viewers couldn't help but jump on social media and comment. @davepr2000 tweeted: "This #GeorgeEzra interview feels a little awkward for some reason #goodmorningbritain #GMB," alongside a badly-timed picture of George looking uninterested on screen.
@kimberley48 commented: "This is like pulling teeth of course he wouldn't say the day i die #GMB." @KellyDe60668811 said: "#GMB George Ezra what an awkward interview Richard Madeley is something else." @mrgrandan added: "@GMB as usual the guest can’t get a word in. Poor old @george_ezra is basically being spoken over by the presenters. @itv why do they all do this? #GMB."
