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Kyle O'Sullivan

Jubilee concert song lyrics that were changed after George Ezra 'censored' performance

The Platinum Party at the Palace was an incredible celebration for The Queen - and many of the performers made changes for Her Majesty.

A host of famous faces got up on one of the three stages outside the gates of Buckingham Palace to entertain the 22,000 strong crowd gathered outside along with millions at home.

There were crowd-pleasing performances from the likes of Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Queen and Craig David - while Elton John was projected onto the walls of the palace itself.

But something else that caught the attention of those watching were some subtle changes to the lyrics of certain songs.

Some singers altered the words to pay tribute to the Queen, while one just awkwardly avoided singing the end of a line in case it caused offence.

Here is a look at some of the lyrics that were changed during the Jubilee concert.

George Ezra

George Ezra left out some of his lyrics to Green Green Grass (Getty Images)

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The Shotgun hitmaker had the audience singing along to some of his classic tunes - but there was one awkward moment.

While singing his hit song Green Green Grass at the star-studded event, George left out the end of one of his lines that referred to 'dying'.

The lyric goes: "Green green grass, blue blue sky, you better throw a party on the day that I die."

However, George 'censored' the performance by taking out those last few words and leaving the instruments to play while he went silent.

The song choice seemed slightly odd considering, with many amused viewers on Twitter noticing the change to the song.

He was riding shotgun at the front of the stage (REUTERS)

"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," wrote one.

Another added: "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'."

"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," pointed out a third.

It's not known whether the decision to change the lyric was made by George himself or those organising the concert.

But the suggestion was made by some on line that George could have altered the lyric rather than simply omitting it.

One person said he should have sung 'throw a party on the Queen's Jubilee' instead, which surely would have been a hit with Her Majesty.

Sam Ryder

Sam Ryder gave a nice nod to the Queen (Getty Images)

Eurovision hero Sam Ryder gave what many described as the most sensational performance of the night.

Fresh from his incredible second place finish in Italy, the much-loved rising star came out on stage wearing a dazzling denim jumpsuit embellished with sequins to make up the Union Jack.

Sam belted out his popular song Space Man, which was so well-received across Europe last month during the Eurovision Song Contest.

However, the singer did make a slight change to the words of the track in honour of the Queen to commemorate her 70 years on the throne.

After thrilling the audience with a guitar solo in the middle of his electrifying routine, Sam looked over to the royal box and sang: "There's nothing like space Ma'am".

But Sam can't take all the credit, as the idea was actually put to him by a listener on Scott Mills and Chris Stark's BBC Radio One show earlier in the day.

They asked: "Could Sam Ryder sing 'I'm up in space Ma'am' to the Queen?"

When asked if he would do it, Sam said: "Watch tonight. I'm not going to promise anything."

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys was definitely on fire (Getty Images)

Despite the night being a celebration of the Queen and all things British, there was a strong American influence.

From the cast of Hamilton to legendary American songstress Diana Ross, those across the pond were there to put on a show for Her Majesty.

Everyone was delighted to see Alicia Keys lend her dulect tones to the evening, but there was a bit of confusion over her song choice.

The award-winning arists sang her hit song Empire State of Mind, which has the lyrics: "In new York. Concrete jungle where dreams are made of."

Some viewers were outraged that Alicia had started singing about an American city, but she cleverly changed the lyrics in the final verse to 'London'.

One viewer said: "Alicia Keys performing a song about New York while doing a tribute concert to a British Monarch IN LONDON is a whole gag… cute lil twist at the end tho"

"Alicia keys performing empire state of mind at the queen’s jubilee but changing any mention of “new york” to “london” is absolutely perfect," added another.

A third said: "The thing last night was good though. Mainly the lights, drones and the way Alicia Keys shoehorned ‘London’ into ‘New York’."

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