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| Can you spot Ed Sheeran? |
What I love about him and his music is that every song is sang so beautifully and the lyrics are so NOT cliche. I feel that there are a lot of songs out there about the same feelings and situations written over and over again, so I think Ed Sheeran's lyrics are kind of refreshing.
Like his song, The A-Team, about a true story of a girl (named Angel) that he met while volunteering at a crisis homeless shelter. If you watch the video you'll see that it's about Angel's struggle with drug addiction and prostitution.
Sheeran explained the song in an interview:
"A drug like crack cocaine is called a 'class A' drug. That's in the same category as heroin. Instead of making it clear and just saying what the problem was, I'd say, 'She's in the 'class A' team.' It was kind of my way of covering up (a person's addiction), I guess, making it a bit more subtle."
"I wrote that song last year in a student flat in Guildford. I recorded it for less than £200 and made the video for under £20. In two weeks we'd sold 200,000 copies. I've made a song about a homeless prostitute who has been able to get on A-list radio."
Another one I love is Lego House. It's such a cute song and the video is pretty epic. You know Rupert Grint? The guy who plays Ron in Harry Potter? He's in the video!
And thanks a lot to Albert for asking me to take part in his guest post series :)
Sheeran explained the song in an interview:
"A drug like crack cocaine is called a 'class A' drug. That's in the same category as heroin. Instead of making it clear and just saying what the problem was, I'd say, 'She's in the 'class A' team.' It was kind of my way of covering up (a person's addiction), I guess, making it a bit more subtle."
"I wrote that song last year in a student flat in Guildford. I recorded it for less than £200 and made the video for under £20. In two weeks we'd sold 200,000 copies. I've made a song about a homeless prostitute who has been able to get on A-list radio."
Another one I love is Lego House. It's such a cute song and the video is pretty epic. You know Rupert Grint? The guy who plays Ron in Harry Potter? He's in the video!
I know some people find the video confusing, Rupert is actually playing a crazed obsessive fan of Ed who wants to live Ed's life!
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| If you spotted Ed Sheeran in the previous picture, well here he is. Try to check you answer. |
You can go to Ed Sheeran's YouTube account to listen more of his songs. My personal favorites are: Drunk, Give Me Love, Lego House, and The A-Team!
I hope you guys like him as much as I do after checking out his music!
I hope you guys like him as much as I do after checking out his music!
And thanks a lot to Albert for asking me to take part in his guest post series :)
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After hearing Ed's songs, I think I am now fixing my mind on his genre; to concentrate on this budding artist's passion for music. Now, tell me, are you now a fan of Ed Sheeran?
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