The BBC’s coverage of Kanye West at Glastonbury last night kept us entertained, and it was nothing to do with his performance.
Whoever had the job of updating the Beeb’s subtitles had their work cut out for them, given Kanye’s liberal use of the Devil’s tongue throughout his set.
Well, give these lads and/or ladies a payrise. They came up trumps.
Oh, BBC2 and your subtitling. Bless. #glastonbury #kanye #bless #motherducker pic.twitter.com/GC6X0mSGqu
— Aeth (@aethre) June 27, 2015
Subtitles still refusing to acknowledge what Kanye West is actually singing.#Glastonbury pic.twitter.com/lQhe79h2OE
— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) June 27, 2015
https://twitter.com/SugarPinkFood/status/614912905427947520
No, BBC subtitles, I don't think Kanye West is singing "shut the lock up" lol. #Glastonbury
— david white (@davidwhite020) June 27, 2015
They eventually gave up even trying, and it made the whole thing better again.
The best thing about Kanye West http://t.co/DsorYlEvJI subtitles! pic.twitter.com/xiHWv0SfE1
— Kevin Lucioni (@ceefax163) June 28, 2015
This, in particular, is the stuff of comic gold.
I LOVE YOU BBC SUBTITLES PERSON!!! #Glastonbury2015 #Kanye pic.twitter.com/2ka1gbebVO
— Swami Baracus (@SwamiBaracus) June 27, 2015
Apparently, he raps.
Meanwhile at #Glastonbury the subtitle department of the BBC have called it a day. pic.twitter.com/saNMRUbWyO
— Sentric (@SentricMusic) June 27, 2015
Hat-tip: Mashable
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