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Successful pop music is often about immediacy and simplicity, and Sheeran’s safe, artless stream-of-consciousness confections are evidently what the people want. The fact is that he is now an era-defining musician, and has earned his place alongside Bowie, Elton, George Michael, Morrissey and Elvis Costello in the pantheon of great British male solo artists. The difference between Sheeran and the others will be glaringly obvious to some, but completely irrelevant to others. For the former, Autumn Variations will be yet another occasion to despair at the colossal popularity of such proudly unimaginative, staunchly unoriginal and intellectually bereft music. Everyone else? Well, they’ll be far too busy just pressing repeat.
"They break our legs and tell us to be grateful when they offer us crutches."
Well, let's hope the shirt is better than the album. on 08:43 - Sep 29 by Herbivore
Which of his music isn't turgid dross?
I'm really not that familiar with his songs but like 'Castle On The Hill' and 'Photograph' for the resonance that imagery local to where I grew up comes through on the videos. I was at a weeding when the recently betrothed led off the first dance to 'Perfect' and suddenly I got that one too. One I don't need any video or occasion to like is:
His political songs leave me a bit cold but his love songs are beautiful.
For anyone on the left who has been an activist, this is a great song.
"Jumbo sales are organised and pamphlets have been posted Even after closing time there's still parties to be hosted You can be active with the activists or sleep in with the sleepers While you're waiting for the Great Leap Forwards"
It's also slightly tongue-in-cheek with lyrics such as this.
"The Revolution is just a T-shirt away."
"If you've got a blacklist I want to be on it"
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Anything that is popular.... on 09:58 - Sep 30 with 1194 views
Is this new release by Sheeran the one based on 'Nimrod' from The Enigma Variations by Elgar? Apart from his Framlingham song I have never knowingly heard any Sheeran. Plenty of Elgar though.
Sheeran supports ITFC. Had he not died 90 odd years ago I think Elgar would have supported Worcester Warriors RFC, although their future is uncertain to say the least.
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Well, let's hope the shirt is better than the album. on 10:00 - Sep 30 with 1177 views
Well, let's hope the shirt is better than the album. on 09:58 - Sep 30 by solemio
Is this new release by Sheeran the one based on 'Nimrod' from The Enigma Variations by Elgar? Apart from his Framlingham song I have never knowingly heard any Sheeran. Plenty of Elgar though.
Sheeran supports ITFC. Had he not died 90 odd years ago I think Elgar would have supported Worcester Warriors RFC, although their future is uncertain to say the least.
Think there is great potential for a new thread here, who would great figures from history support. My guess for Nero is Sheffield Wednesday...
His political songs leave me a bit cold but his love songs are beautiful.
Here are some of his non-political songs I think are great, the second of which includes the great line.
"How can you lie there and think of England, when you don't even know who's in the team."
And the third (about unrequited love) includes the lines
"But I never made the first team, I just made the first team laugh. And she never came to the phone She was always in the bath In the end, it took me a dictionary To find out the meaning of unrequited"
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Anything that is popular.... on 17:43 - Sep 30 with 1081 views
Well, let's hope the shirt is better than the album. on 09:58 - Sep 30 by solemio
Is this new release by Sheeran the one based on 'Nimrod' from The Enigma Variations by Elgar? Apart from his Framlingham song I have never knowingly heard any Sheeran. Plenty of Elgar though.
Sheeran supports ITFC. Had he not died 90 odd years ago I think Elgar would have supported Worcester Warriors RFC, although their future is uncertain to say the least.
Actually Edward Elgar was a Wolverhampton Wanderers supporter. Cycled there and back from Worcester. True fact.
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