Ed Sheeran, am i missing something?

SarahMollie · 07-03-2017 12:53PM

I used to be kind of ambivilent towards Ed Sheeran. Music was grand I suppose, nothing offensive, and sure good on him for achieving mainstream success despite not being traditionally attractive..... but then 2017 happened and its just TOO MUCH.

His music is now everywhere. People are reacting like he's the personification of musical greatness. You can hardly get away from him. He was simultaneously on all 3 of the radio stations that I'd ordinarily switch between in my car when driving home last night. I just had to turn it off.

My theory is that every now and again, someone comes along who is so perfectly average that they appeal to the masses who don't really have much taste, but just like to like what everyone else likes. It use to be Coldplay. Before that it was Dido. Now its Ed Sheeran.

I can only hope it will pass soon.

NabyLadistheman · 07-03-2017 12:55PM

Peak Sheeran not a good idea When your legs don't work like they used to before

DanielODonnell · 07-03-2017 10:51PM

NIMAN wrote: »

Wouldn't really be a fan of him, but my real bugbear is how the Irish media have basically adopted him as Irish.

He's not.

His granda was from rural Derry but you would never see him around Derry, always just prancing around Dublin. Rural derry is where the surname is from too

I can't stomach men like Ed, I don't think men were designed for singing wee soppy love songs like that.

pablo128 · 07-03-2017 11:00PM

What would Ed Sheeran be, if he wasn't a singer?

A virgin!:pac:

RainMakerToo · 07-03-2017 11:01PM

Is he not just the new Daniel O'Donnell?
Strangely enough, the name of previous poster!

Peregrine · 07-03-2017 11:03PM

We got Plus, Multiply and Divide so I'd say the peak will be when he releases an album called First Derivative = 0.

Although, that could just be a local maximum.

08-03-2017 12:13AM

My favourite photo of him.

Calvin Harris - "do we have to take this loser everywhere"
Taylor Swift - "stay calm Cal, it'll flog more records"
Ed - "I'm just happy to tag along"

http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2015052925507/taylor-swift-calvin-harris-ed-sheeran-lunch-date/

KKkitty · 08-03-2017 12:24AM

I like him. He seems grounded. He's not out getting hammered and being papped in awkward positions. He is a good role model for young people. He started from practically nothing and look where he is now. His music might not be everyone's cup of tea but even though I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to him I wouldn't turn off the radio or TV if he was on.

hungry hypno toad · 08-03-2017 12:29AM

ChikiChiki wrote: »

That is fcuking impressively outrageous.

What's most impressive is that Spotify only had to pay him 5 Euro in royalties for all those song plays.

hungry hypno toad · 08-03-2017 12:30AM

KKkitty wrote: »

I like him. He seems grounded. He's not out getting hammered and being papped in awkward positions. He is a good role model for young people. He started from practically nothing and look where he is now. His music might not be everyone's cup of tea but even though I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to him I wouldn't turn off the radio or TV if he was on.

People sometimes forget that he is ginger though.

KKkitty · 08-03-2017 12:32AM

hungry hypno toad wrote: »

People sometimes forget that he is ginger though.

Nothing wrong with ginger haired people at all at all.

Arcade_Tryer · 08-03-2017 01:02AM

An instant radio station switcher along with Gavin James, Adele and Drake. The axis of evil.

misstearheus · 08-03-2017 03:06AM

For a very brief blink and you'll miss it while there I had thought he was managing to make his songs not sound the same but I'm not so sure now. I do like his music, BUT, I don't like the Galway Girl song. There's only 1 Galway Girl song and he has ruined that now.

I bet it will get decent air-play and by default I bet it will sell, a slight bit of it is catchy alright. Butttt I think it was just an all-round bad choice / idea / thing to do. It's like he's just cast the other G.G. song to one side as if it's a piece of dirt.

PTH2009 · 08-03-2017 03:15AM

KKkitty wrote: »

I like him. He seems grounded. He's not out getting hammered and being papped in awkward positions. He is a good role model for young people. He started from practically nothing and look where he is now. His music might not be everyone's cup of tea but even though I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to him I wouldn't turn off the radio or TV if he was on.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2969976/Ed-Sheeran-stumbles-BRITs-party-continues-party-6am-celebrate-double-win.html

learn_more · 08-03-2017 03:16AM

I don't know any of this songs to save my life but I do see his name and see his image popping up a lot. Ppl even bitching about him on boards.ie It's that Sam whatsamebob that gets on my tits as I don't think he's all that. Anyway, since I stopped going to the gym and working out at home I don't know anything about pop music anymore thank fck. That fat girl going on about 'the base' was the worst thing ever. Some ppl actually thought that that was good. Can you believe that. And ppl used to moan about Michael Jackson when he was current. Christ almighty.

Jack the Stripper · 08-03-2017 03:25AM

He is my friend on Facebook.

Jimmy Garlic · 08-03-2017 03:33AM

James Blunt and Craig David slipped into relative obscurity.. This will also be Ed Sheerans fate. The sappy end of the market is fickle and finite, when the next popular purveyor of lame love songs arrives on the scene Ed will hang up his guitar.

dodderangler · 08-03-2017 03:35AM

If I hear his song again in work il burn the garage down. It's a good song but every half hour it's on.

Jimmy Garlic · 08-03-2017 03:36AM

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

He is my friend on Facebook.

Bashar Al-Assad is my friend on Facebook.

topmanamillion · 08-03-2017 03:38AM

I find him incredibly dull and boring. Very bland lyrics that the majority of pub singers could throw together after a few pints.
He`ll drift into obscurity before he hits 30, when he`ll then show up as a judge on some staged reality TV music competition.
Such is the life of a pop-star.

liz lemoncello · 08-03-2017 04:00AM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

.... has a decent voice ...

But he doesn't even sing?

Samaris · 08-03-2017 09:01AM

The only one of his songs I could name is that one about the fiddle on Grafton Street which I think is Galway Girl (?). It was on the radio yesterday anyway. It seems reasonably harmless. At least it's not that godawful "once I was seven years old" tripe. This is my benchmark of "unforgivably dreadful songs that I get stuck listening to on the radio in work" at the moment.

Sheeran does seem to be pretty much everywhere though.

fryup · 08-03-2017 11:26AM

can't understand the hype about him myself.....to me he's an indictment on how poor modern music is, in that someone as mediocrely talented like him is lauded...he's nothing but a glorified Owen Paul to my ear

ceegee · 08-03-2017 11:28AM

misstearheus wrote: »

For a very brief blink and you'll miss it while there I had thought he was managing to make his songs not sound the same but I'm not so sure now. I do like his music, BUT, I don't like the Galway Girl song. There's only 1 Galway Girl song and he has ruined that now. I bet it will get decent air-play and by default I bet it will sell, a slight bit of it is catchy alright. Butttt I think it was just an all-round bad choice / idea / thing to do. It's like he's just cast the other G.G. song to one side as if it's a piece of dirt.

To be fair, Mundy already murdered that song and dragged its corpse around every student union, local fair and lovely girl competition for the past decade.

ronnie085 · 10-03-2017 06:01PM

Sorry for bringing up this again, can't link at the moment but look at the Irish top 20, 'pop music' is well and truly dead, ed 16 of the top 16 songs, i give up

retro:electro · 10-03-2017 06:04PM

He's totally overhyped and seems cocky as well- I do not get the appeal.
Every song has the same stupid lyrics about getting a drink at the bar bla bla wow Ed you're so cool you drink

Jodotman · 10-03-2017 06:20PM

The biggest star since Elvis. Haters gonna hate.

Everyone has different tastes. Hes incredibly talented

Ash.J.Williams · 10-03-2017 06:22PM

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Average singer no doubt but he's an excellent song writer and good performer.

Funny reading this as if Tyson furey actually posted it

bilston · 10-03-2017 06:47PM

anna080 wrote: »

He's totally overhyped and seems cocky as well- I do not get the appeal.
Every song has the same stupid lyrics about getting a drink at the bar bla bla wow Ed you're so cool you drink

Cocky?

I would have said he comes across as one of the most down to earth people in the music industry imagineable.

Dontfadeaway · 10-03-2017 07:02PM

bilston wrote: »

Cocky?

I would have said he comes across as one of the most down to earth people in the music industry imagineable.

Did you read his interviews lately? He has changed since his last album.

Ed Sheeran, am i missing something?

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