LONDON -- The BBC subtitling team didn't have a very easy time of it during Kanye West's headline performance at Glastonbury Saturday night.
Not only did they have to cope with some fairly fast rapping, but they also had to find creative ways to deal with the more explicit language.
If you're struggling to enjoy #Kanye, turn on the subtitles... whoever's doing them appears to be having a total breakdown #Glasto2015— Sal's Kitchen (@Sal_Godfrey) June 27, 2015
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
@bbcglasto Subtitles can't keep up with @kanyewest... What's a ligga? #glasto2015 #Glastonbury #kanye pic.twitter.com/sjJVJBcJfh— SugarPinkFood™ (@SugarPinkFood) June 27, 2015
No, BBC subtitles, I don't think Kanye West is singing "shut the lock up" lol. #Glastonbury— david white (@davidwhite020) June 27, 2015
Eventually they pretty much decided to cut their losses.
Meanwhile at #Glastonbury the subtitle department of the BBC have called it a day. pic.twitter.com/saNMRUbWyO— Sentric Music (@SentricMusic) June 27, 2015
Bbc subtitles have given up on Kanye pic.twitter.com/3Fl3AGStfO— JAKE. (@j4keyboy24) June 27, 2015
The best thing about Kanye West http://t.co/DsorYlEvJI subtitles! pic.twitter.com/xiHWv0SfE1— Kevin Lucioni (@ceefax163) June 28, 2015
Confusion aside, though, the subtitling seems to have gone down a storm.
Best thing about #Kanye @ #Glastonbury is the subtitles— stewart oliver (@stew_oliver) June 27, 2015
Best thing I've seen hands down from #glastonbury so far are those Kanye subtitles #hilarious— Roisin Glynn (@RoisinGlynn) June 27, 2015
I LOVE YOU BBC SUBTITLES PERSON!!! #Glastonbury2015 #Kanye pic.twitter.com/2ka1gbebVO— Swami Baracus (@SwamiBaracus) June 27, 2015
Rock on, BBC subtitles person.