Best of 2014 George Ezra does Gogglebox with 2014’s biggest music videos

Plucky Geoff delivers a verdict on the year’s most-watched clips, from the comfort of his sofa.

Words: Jamie Milton
14th December 2014

“I’m not very patriotic at all, but I’m happy to share with these guys. They’re all great guys. It’s national pride, Gogglebox burning up inside me.”

These words were once uttered by George Ezra about his favourite show on the telly. So what better way to celebrate the year’s best videos than by getting George to sit down and watch them all, mostly for the first time?

From ‘Anaconda’ to Jungle being better than Britain’s Got Talent, here he delivers a verdict on 2014’s most viral vids. Some he’s already familiar with, some disturb him, others blow his mind.

DIY Readers voted George Ezra’s ‘Blame It On Me’ as the Best Video of 2014 - read Geoff’s very own frame-by-frame commentary of the clip - example comments: “He fancies me” and “I’m not wearing any trousers in this shot” - in the December 2014 / January 2015 issue of DIY, out now.

Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX - Fancy

“I like Charli XCX. Is this the video? I’ve never seen this. Clueless? Does it work better if you have seen Clueless? She’s from Hertfordshire as well, isn’t she? And Sam Smith. I’ve never met her. This girl is Australian though, isn’t she? She’s the one that can’t crowdsurf anymore! Who dat, who dat! I’ve got the gist. I feel like I’ve missed out because of the whole Clueless thing.”

Nicki Minaj - Anaconda

“Nope, haven’t seen this. She’s got a really big bum and a small waist, hasn’t she? Or is it the other way round? Huge beer belly. You think about the budgets in these things. I do like the way she delivers things though. I’ve only heard a bit of this. Ah, I’ve seen a picture of this Drake bit! His hands…”

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

“She’s meant to be really nice, isn’t she? We could duet? I don’t like duets. This is the one where she does all famous videos, and they’re all different pop singers, and they all start giving her beef. I don’t recognise any of them yet, though. Well she can’t dance either. Good. Isn’t she a country artist in America? Someone told me I’d been added to an alternative playlist in America - I looked at the playlist, and Avicii was on it!”

Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You) on Letterman

“Oh he’s the dude that dances. He wouldn’t look out of place in Talking Heads, would he? Aww. I think he’s great. He obviously means it. He’s into this. There’s no way you can mean it every time, though. I get a bit of hip movement going on, onstage. Not this though. Aww. But it is really nice, when you watch people do their thing. It’s great.”

Sia - Chandelier

“Again, not something that I could do. She’s very talented though. Ahh! No, can’t do that. I don’t even know if I could do the hand movement. Do you know what my problem is? I’ve got such a short attention span. I know what’s happening. She’s gonna dance, in this building. I bet. That’s what’s gonna happen. Wait, is she looking for her keys? Is that the twist at the end? I just get impatient. After half of that, when she was still in the same place, I knew where this was gonna go.”

Jungle - Busy Earnin’

“Is it a big made up sport game? I’ve heard about this. Oh maybe not. They all dance? Britain’s Got Talent vibes. So these guys - are they in another video? The dancing is very impressive, isn’t it? I couldn’t do that. Again, the hips. I haven’t got the physical rhythm. It’s better than Diversity on Britain’s Got Talent. It’s less about doing a robot to a Michael Jackson remix.”

Taken from the December 14 / January 15 issue of DIY, out now. Photos: Emma Swann.

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