How does Ed Sheeran get away with it

have seen pics of him,wouldnt recognise a song,whatever happened to-badly drawn boy?

Not sure. Details are a bit sketchy.

Very good crisp

agree just dont get him . but then again i never buy into hype.

sheeran bald as a coot ...no guts to go gracefully

He's dreadful.

But in fairness the deaf are entitled to their favourites along with there most revered comedian Mcintyre

the girls like him which gives hope to everyone

Same barber as The Donald imo.

I had to look up who he is.

Please tell me I'm not the only person who had no idea who this bloke is.

I would have the same problem if the girls at work
did'nt listen to heart radio SB,but i can't name one of his( hits)

heart fm wits--me heart sinks lol

Reckon the ginger cringer can't believe his luck..speaking of gingers why does Prince arry always wear a beanie hat(even when its sunny)..looks a right nob

most talented artists this country has had in years.

which dont so much for the rest, maybe harry wears hats cos he"s also going bald

scandanavian...why do you lefties get EVERYTHING wrongmost talented artist in years..dear dear dear

Had to look him up, he's a  scruffy  oik.

He is the male equivalent of Adele..boring songs and so overrated it ain't true(imo of course)

maybe you're all too old too understand modern music which is why you had too look him up, best stick to playing vinals of Cliff Richard and Roy Orbison

It's all about the money now. Whoever will make the most money for the record company after all the hype and promotion. The record companies do not want talent and originality because they want to be able to market and control the product their way.

i didn't have to look him up as played to death on the wireless

Probably as a result of "marketing" by the record company.

every song has the same tune,melody just changes the words every 6 months

large waving of the 666 Illuminati hand gesture in the advert for his new album.

DIVISION.

how much is a soul these days?

It's an unedifying Ed fest out there at the moment. I liked his early stuff - that got him where he is - and a couple of tracks he has written for others.

A lot his songs aren't exceptional at all for me, and the way things are right now he could put out the audio of a strangled cat (apologies in advance to Kenny Mann), and it would be in the top 5.

you,ve got to love the parents who let their young kids buy,sing dance to records by the likes of sheeran,little mix,etc whose lyrics are pure filth in some cases

Have you seen the price of tickets to see him

They seem to charge a huge amount to see these artists live. I think it's to compensate for the large drop in income they receive from record/album sales due to large scale pirating.

Live shows and not album sales is where most artists make their money these days.

Even during a thread about Ed Sheeran that has nothing to do with football whatsoever, KOD still manages to shoehorn in England's loss to Iceland at the Euro's last summer

good on Ed -  seems a nice bloke .   Not particularly keen on his music though

Please tell me I'm not the only person who had no idea who this bloke is.

You are not, Slippy...I've heard the name, somewhere, but that's all!

I didn't know who he was for a long time. Thought he was a footballer

I have heard one of his songs,  it was good but I didn't investigate further.

Ed Sheeran is a hard nosed business man.

radio 4 thread

Heart FM breathlessly reporting that he is shortly to appear in Game of Thrones.........

£50 million fortune already

Ordinary singer

I'm OUT

probably because the rest are so moderate

RLKingPunter 03 Mar 17 18:19 
i cant believe the hype , average at best


this is precisely WHY he gets away with it.

There was a funny comment I read somewhere that said Sheeran is for people who find Coldplay a bit too edgy.

It's exceedingly bland, middle of the road, safe and uninspiring music. Enough to register a reaction, but nothing to overwhelm. The Michael McIntyre of music. Exactly the same as Adele, and before her Dido, although they both cornered the female whiny break up sector.

It's pop music for people who don't really like music. And there are positively millions of them prepared to chow down on this insipid swill.

he sold his soul - obvious.

the advert has the six six six hand signal.

and that's not to discredit Sheeran, all credit to him for his success, he seems to be rather likable, he's got a good voice and apparently is a good live act. Rather, it's just an observation that his success is not a measure of the quality of his output, which in itself is nothing new in music.

is sheeran a compulsive song thief ,heard one on the radio on saturday,not sure if its a new one or not, and the melody is a complete ripp off ,of an old beautiful south song

ed has this hand sign on his album cover? how does he get away with it? deal with the devil.

is that Harry Carpenter ?

most talented since Robbie Williams

is it me or was he miming on' later' ?

Couple of his songs are half decent but his album (X is it called?) is full of same-sounding fillers.

I used to give him some credit for being a songwriter, but after his recent out-of-court settlement for stealing some washed-up X factor's song, I'M OUT