Ed Sheeran Mania

Stonedpilot

So his Irish tour starts today in Cork and its in the news and something like 1 in 10 Irish people going to see him. To be there!.

My mind boogles. A bumfluff beard ginger busker type who incessantly dresses like a broke ass student with hair stylist approved "messy" hair and crooning out the cheesiest of cheese love songs (not a genuine heartfelt or mournful word in any tune) on a looped guitar track.

One trick pony. Lads been busking with this sthick since the early 2000's and often much better with more interesting songs. Anytime I hear his trite songs and whiny voice I have to change the radio station.

Anyway fair play to him milk it for all its worth Ed but he probably cant believe hes getting away with it.

To me hes as manufavctured as Milli Vanilli.
A teenage heart-throb type who will love you "forever and a day its all groovy baby sing with me darling type" all that bs and the businessmen behind it rake it in. Hand over fist.
Guy has been marketed as well as the McDonalds "Happy" meal.
Grown adults listen to his songs and swoon.
Even some men!?!?!.

Very very strange they cant see past his marketed gimmick and extra strengh cheese "love" songs.

pjohnson

Take it your upset youcouldn't get tickets :P

Stonedpilot

pjohnson wrote: »

Take it your upset youcouldn't get tickets :P

Been crying all day.

Dont get it all. You will see better on Grafton Street over the weekend!.

Salvation Tambourine

I'm not particularly a fan of his but I prefer the radio being full of a lad with a guitar over R'n'B or rap songs so I'm okay with it all.

Seems a sound lad, if that means I've been influenced by excellent marketing then fair enough, I don't care enough to challenge it.

Most pop love songs sound cheesy or corny I reckon.

diomed

I wouldn't know any of his songs.
He comes across as a nice guy and if he can make millions singing well done.

irishguitarlad

After hearing the Galway song and the Barcelona one, I wonder where he'll do next, damascus, baghdad?

mloc123

His hair is hilarious. The modern day equivilant of a comb over... The messy brush forward fringe.

jimgoose

I've finally forgiven him for misappropriating and thoroughly bollixing up Steve Earle's "Galway Girl" title. Woman and I are going on Sunday, but will probably have a couple of jars in town first and skip some of the support-act crap, we're too old for too much standing. All hail the Ginger Freak-Boy. :cool:

irishguitarlad

jimgoose wrote: »

I've finally forgiven him for misappropriating and thoroughly bollixing up Steve Earle's "Galway Girl" title. Woman and I are going on Sunday, but will probably have a couple of jars in town first and skip some of the support-act crap, we're too old for too much standing. All hail the Ginger Freak-Boy. :cool:

The lyrics to that song really speak to me on so many levels.

Woke Hogan

Stonedpilot wrote: »

So his Irish tour starts today in Cork and its in the news and something like 1 in 10 Irish people going to see him. To be there!.

My mind boogles. A bumfluff beard ginger busker type who incessantly dresses like a broke ass student with hair stylist approved "messy" hair and crooning out the cheesiest of cheese love songs (not a genuine heartfelt or mournful word in any tune) on a looped guitar track.

One trick pony. Lads been busking with this sthick since the early 2000's and often much better with more interesting songs. Anytime I hear his trite songs and whiny voice I have to change the radio station.

Anyway fair play to him milk it for all its worth Ed but he probably cant believe hes getting away with it.

To me hes as manufavctured as Milli Vanilli.
A teenage heart-throb type who will love you "forever and a day its all groovy baby sing with me darling type" all that bs and the businessmen behind it rake it in. Hand over fist.
Guy has been marketed as well as the McDonalds "Happy" meal.
Grown adults listen to his songs and swoon.
Even some men!?!?!.

Very very strange they cant see past his marketed gimmick and extra strengh cheese "love" songs.

Do you drive a taxi?

Hector Savage

1 in 10 Irish people will see him ???

So approx 400k people will see him in Ireland ???

break that down for us .. .

Stonedpilot

mloc123 wrote: »

His hair is hilarious. The modern day equivilant of a comb over... The messy brush forward fringe.

His hair is from his secret father Donald Trump. Ed Sheeran was born Edward Reginald Trump in 1970 which makes him 48 in a New York Hotel after his father Donald had an affair with a local Irish J1 student Mary Madden O Reilly when she was cleaning a hotel room 9 months previous.

He was adopted by the Sheeran family as his contsant off key warbling kept his father distracted from business deals. The Sheeran family gave Ed a guitar at 39 the rest is history.

Stonedpilot

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Do you drive a taxi?

Hahaha. Nice

Do you have Ed Sheeran posters on the bedroom wall?.

PTH2009

The Rolling Stones coming here on the 17th May that's all that matters

Ironically Ed is playing Phoenix Park that same week. 16/18/19 May. Maybe he might pop in for a song with the stones or he prob be visiting family ?

Woke Hogan

Stonedpilot wrote: »

Hahaha. Nice

Do you have Ed Sheeran posters on the bedroom wall?.

No seriously, do you drive a taxi? Your original post reminds me of the rambling I had to listen to from a taxi driver last Saturday night.

jimgoose

irishguitarlad wrote: »

The lyrics to that song really speak to me on so many levels.

Which - Steve Earle's one, or Sheeran's?

chopperbyrne

Hector Savage wrote: »

1 in 10 Irish people will see him ???

So approx 400k people will see him in Ireland ???

break that down for us .. .

Three sold out shows in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

Two sold out shows in Pearse Stadium.

Three sold out shows in the Phoenix Park.

Probably will be about 400k people in total at the shows.

Not all will be unique to each night obviously.

McMurphy

I don't like his music, and I don't see what the girls see in him either, in fact I'd almost go so far as to say he wouldn't even earn a second look of most of them if he wasn't famous, and worth a clean fortune.

However, in saying that any interview I've seen with him, he comes across as being a sound lad, who I reckon would be a great drinking partner some evening in a pub.

Definitely don't have any animosity to him, great work if you can get it.

Keep it up Ed, you're definitely doing something right sir.

irishguitarlad

jimgoose wrote: »

Which - Steve Earle's one, or Sheeran's?

Sheeran's one obviously, gawd loike.

Birneybau

PTH2009 wrote: »

The Rolling Stones coming here on the 17th May that's all that matters

Ironically Ed is playing Phoenix Park that same week. 16/18/19 May. Maybe he might pop in for a song with the stones or he prob be visiting family ?

Enjoy! I saw them in the Point about 15 years ago and even then they were over the hill.

jimgoose

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Sheeran's one obviously, gawd loike.

A twee little diddly ditty. Give me Earle any day.

Stonedpilot

jimgoose wrote: »

A twee little diddly ditty. Give me Earle any day.

Diddly eh di oh dee Ai
look fellas Im wearing an Irish jersey too!.

Diddly ai Galway Girl nah nah nah nah.

Hector Bellend

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

I don't like his music,  and I don't see what the girls see in him either, in fact I'd almost go so far as to say he wouldn't even earn a second look of most of them if he wasn't famous, and worth a clean fortune.

However,  in saying that any interview I've seen with him, he comes across as being a sound lad, who I reckon would be a great drinking partner some evening in a pub.

Definitely don't have any animosity to him, great work if you can get it.  

Keep it up Ed, you're definitely  doing something right sir.

Dude I hate to break it to you but this goes for everyone other rich bloke in the world.

Hector Bellend

Birneybau wrote: »

PTH2009 wrote: »

The Rolling Stones coming here on the 17th May that's all that matters

Ironically Ed is playing Phoenix Park that same week. 16/18/19 May. Maybe he might pop in for a song with the stones or he prob be visiting family ?

Enjoy! I saw them in the Point about 15 years ago and even then they were over the hill.

Theyre under the hill now

irishguitarlad

jimgoose wrote: »

A twee little diddly ditty. Give me Earle any day.

What are you talking about man. Earle's one doesn't have lyrics like this
"You know she beat me at darts and then she beat me at pool
And then she kissed me like there was nobody else in the room". That's Dylanesque right there, just give the man the nobel prize right now.

Woke Hogan

Stonedpilot wrote: »

His hair is from his secret father Donald Trump. Ed Sheeran was born Edward Reginald Trump in 1970 which makes him 48 in a New York Hotel after his father Donald had an affair with a local Irish J1 student Mary Madden O Reilly when she was cleaning a hotel room 9 months previous.

He was adopted by the Sheeran family as his contsant off key warbling kept his father distracted from business deals. The Sheeran family gave Ed a guitar at 39 the rest is history.

Donald Trump. Ha ha ha. That's very good and very original.

Hector Bellend

Hector Bellend wrote: »

Dude I hate to break it to you but this goes for everyone other rich bloke in the world.

reminds me of the time Peter Crouch was asked what he would be if he wasn't a professional footballer.

His response: "Probably a virgin"

jimgoose

irishguitarlad wrote: »

What are you talking about man. Earle's one doesn't have lyrics like this
"You know she beat me at darts and then she beat me at pool
And then she kissed me like there was nobody else in the room". That's Dylanesque right there, just give the man the nobel prize right now.

I will concede that the Ginger One is quite the lyricist. Quite the lyricist indeed!

jimgoose

Tell you this much though, I think LITERALLY everyone in Cork is going to one of the shows. I've lost count of the number of conversations I've had like, "Yeah we're going to see Ed Sheeran on Sunday." "What?!? What are you going to see that little ginger fartbollix for??" "Well, he's a good singer, and I hear he puts on a decent show!" "Yeah, I'm going on Saturday..." :pac::pac::pac:

Dakota Dan

Hector Bellend wrote: »

Theyre under the hill now

No, they are descending down the other side and almost at the bottom.

TheRiverman

For those who might be confused Steve Earle's song is called "The Galway Girl" and is from his album Transcendental Blues released in 2000.Ed Sheeran's awful ditty is called "Galway Girl"and will probably drive the fans,(I am definitely not one) wild particularly in Pearse Stadium.
I know people who thought until I told them that The Galway Girl was written by Mundy.He might be from Offaly,but he is not that good.

lawred2

Hector Savage wrote: »

1 in 10 Irish people will see him ???

So approx 400k people will see him in Ireland ???

break that down for us .. .

<not rocket science>
Add all ticket sales for his shows together...
</not rocket science>

C3PO

PTH2009 wrote: »

The Rolling Stones coming here on the 17th May that's all that matters

Ironically Ed is playing Phoenix Park that same week. 16/18/19 May. Maybe he might pop in for a song with the stones or he prob be visiting family ?

Saw them in Slane in 1982 (I'm getting very old!) and they weren't great then ... I'd be fairly confident that they haven't got better over the years! I'd actually prefer to be at Ed Sheeran!

McMurphy

Hector Bellend wrote: »

Dude I hate to break it to you but this goes for everyone other rich bloke in the world.

No, it's possible to be good looking and filthy rich at the same time.

For the ladies, George Clooney or Bon Jovi.

For the lads, Google Tamara Ecclestone.

Nuff said.

Dakota Dan

jimgoose wrote: »

Tell you this much though, I think LITERALLY everyone in Cork is going to one of the shows. I've lost count of the number of conversations I've had like, "Yeah we're going to see Ed Sheeran on Sunday." "What?!? What are you going to see that little ginger fartbollix for??" "Well, he's a good singer, and I hear he puts on a decent show!" "Yeah, I'm going on Saturday..." :pac::pac::pac:

Everyone in Cork? How many Cork people did you meet?

It's the bank of mam and dad that has Ed where he is. He makes sh1te songs that appeal to young girls and mammy and daddy will do cartwheels to make sure they see him. Then he gets in on the double as the little teeny boppers need an adult with them.

dd972

I remember first seeing posters for his albums at Dart stations, I thought, given his name and 'stood outside Trinity' appearance he was just some small time Irish artist, like Lisa Hannigan, I didn't think he'd become some stellar, when he did I checked out his music and found it all vanilla, inoffensive but instantly forgettable.

topper75

Hundreds of thousands of basic bitches out there - each one with a bulging purse fulling of white hot cash.

I need to examine this market...

theteal

Garth who?

jimgoose

Dakota Dan wrote: »

Everyone in Cork? How many Cork people did you meet?

It's the bank of mam and dad that has Ed where he is. He makes sh1te songs that appeal to young girls and mammy and daddy will do cartwheels to make sure they see him. Then he gets in on the double as the little teeny boppers need an adult with them.

In fairness there's also ageing teeny-boppers like Woman and I, looking for a decent excuse for a bit of a Sunday ran-tan!

Stonedpilot

Dakota Dan wrote: »

Everyone in Cork? How many Cork people did you meet?

It's the bank of mam and dad that has Ed where he is. He makes sh1te songs that appeal to young girls and mammy and daddy will do cartwheels to make sure they see him. Then he gets in on the double as the little teeny boppers need an adult with them.

True but not everyone who will be at the gigs is a horny 14 year old girl accompanied by a jaded but curious parent.

Be choc a block these gigs with adults willingly and "hen do's" all polluted drunk floping about in their cowboy hats and flourescent armbands. Suppose the booze helps drown out the God awful crap coming from Broke student chic looking chancer on stage.

mad muffin

There are many injustices in the world I can turn a blind eye to. Ed Sh’Ran being so successful is not one of those…

FÜCK YOU ED SH’RAN

zetalambda

PTH2009 wrote: »

The Rolling Stones coming here on the 17th May that's all that matters

Yeah, if you're over the age of 65. It's no surprise they're having problems shifting tickets when half their fans are dead. And I wouldn't expect a very energetic show when they've all got one foot in the grave themselves!

TheRiverman

Peter Aiken is quoted as saying this week that in his opinion Ed Sheeran is the greatest rock star in the world.
We had April 1 thirty four days ago.

jimgoose

TheRiverman wrote: »

Peter Aiken is quoted as saying this week that in his opinion Ed Sheeran is the greatest rock star in the world.
We had April 1 thirty four days ago.

Now that's a reasonably comical statement. I'd put Ginger-Nuts in the same drawer as James Blunt, i.e. a crooner who gets some of the ladies singing Ave Maria nicely with their genitals, especially if they have drink taken, but is otherwise unremarkable. He's no rock star.

There's no such thing as "Rock Stars" anymore.

cantdecide

He's got some talent but there's just no way he deserves the fame he has gotten. He seems like a decent bloke and I'm glad when people are doing well from humble beginnings but I wonder if he knows how lucky he's been - I suspect he does.

Conall Cernach

He's seems a nice chap alright and certainly there are far worse than him making fortunes in the music business but I find him to be like a solo version of Coldplay.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

I'm working in Cork city centre and there's a definite buzz of oestrogen and hysteria around the place yeah. And a lot of parents with a thousand yard stare.

Jumped on the bad wagon, obviously, and did some special products, the wee girls are screaming and laughing just from seeing his name on things, they might actually die when they see him in person.

Anyways, kerching!

GavRedKing

There was some puke inducing garbage on 2FM about claiming him as Irish, I didnt listen long enough to know why this was the case.

You also had a Cork radio station, Red FM change their digital name to Ed FM for the weekend so it pops up like that in your cars and what not.

Talent aside, of which I think he poses very little, hes playing about 500 metres away from our office and the traffic and disrupt is pretty bad, starting from 6pm yesterday, I'd hate to be a resident in the area, it must be torture having to listen to that eejit for 3 nights.

cantdecide

Conall Cernach wrote: »

He's seems a nice chap alright and certainly there are far worse than him making fortunes in the music business but I find him to be like a solo version of Coldplay.

I remember reading an interview with Chris Martin years ago (I have no idea why) but he said he thought Coldplay weren't that good. My admiration for him increased hugely!

Omackeral

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