Nedolgo tega so komentariat, kritični intelektualci in nekateri kulturniki z gnusom in posmehom pospremili idejo generalnega sekretariata vlade, da bi glasbeniki in drugi umetniki na državni proslavi nastopili brezplačno. Daleč je London:
The so-called “top talent” such as Sir Paul McCartney, Mike Oldfield, Dizzee Rascal, Frank Turner, Underworld and Emeli Sande all agreed to play for free.Hey Jude,
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And anytime you feel the pain, hey jude, refrain,
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.
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