'D-word' meant George Ezra had to change Green Green Grass lyric at jubilee concert

George Ezra has revealed the “powers that be” asked him to change the lyrics of his song Green Green Grass during the Platinum Party At The Palace concert at the weekend. The 29-year-old singer performed the song during the special Jubilee show on Saturday, held outside Buckingham Palace in celebration of the Queen’s 70 years on the throne.

However, the lyrics “Green green grass, blue blue sky, you better throw a party on the day that I die”, were edited to remove the reference to dying. After the performance, fans on social media questioned why the singer had altered the line.

Speaking to The Sun, Ezra said: “I think the reaction to it has kind of worked in our favour to say it was unnecessary. My gut instinct was that you don’t need to change it.