“I thought it said 17”: Ed Sheeran’s Hilarious Response to a Fan Who Misunderstood the Most Obvious Lyric of His Iconic Song Will Leave You in Splits
- A fan’s misinterpretation of the lyric from Ed Sheeran’s 2014 hit led to a funny online exchange with the singer himself.
- Sheeran’s witty response sparked widespread amusement and light trolling among fans on social media.
- A major hit from Sheeran’s 2014 album, the song remains one of his most beloved songs, celebrated for its romantic theme and soulful melody.
The current scene of global pop music has largely come on the backs of a wave of artists from the 2000s. Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Justin Timberlake, and the like would soon also have the company of Ed Sheeran, who quickly climbed up to the highs of global fame.
With over 150 million records sold worldwide, it is only natural for the British singer’s songs to gather a global buzz and thus, at times, produce a completely unintended variation of itself.
A similar situation took place online recently. The lyrics to one of his highly acclaimed songs birthed a hilarious trend. Rather, it was such an amusing twist that the star himself had to step in as well.
Ed Sheeran shows off his fun side in online banter
The Ed Sheeran song in question is none other than Thinking Out Loud. A part of his second studio album titled x (Multiply), the 2014 release featured lyrics that included a line that went “And, darling, I will be loving you ’til we’re 70”. Of late, the Internet has taken to making fun of it by claiming that there would be no more love past 70 years of age.
Interestingly, one viewer added another layer of confused hilarity when he opened up, “I thought it said 17”. And it was enough to catch the Perfect singer’s attention who quickly replied to the above comment with “You’re on a watch list somewhere”. A rare display of both his online presence and wittiness had fans rolling on the floor.
Several users shared screenshots of this interaction on other social media sites and quickly raked up laugh riots. Ed Sheeran fans took further amusement with light trolling while beaming with pride.
Thus, one sharp observation of a loophole of sorts in the stated song gave way to a trend and an exchange that has now grown manifolds, highlighting this lesser-known power of music to ignite fun.
Thinking Out Loud is one of the singer’s best-ever
Released about a decade ago, the trending song was a massive hit for Ed Sheeran. Carrying soulful lyrics with melodic riffs and a genre blend of blues and soft rock, Thinking Out Loud became a powerful romantic ballad. Additionally, it reached number one on several streaming charts while going on to win the Song of the Year Grammy.
Sitting with more than 3 billion views on his official YouTube handle alone, the music video’s romantic theme and choreography shone a spotlight on the album as a whole, which became one of the best-selling ones of the decade, landing him immense success.
As of now, Ed Sheeran is yet to release a new album following his last in 2023 with Autumn Variations. Moreover, he is currently touring for his Mathematics Tour, with upcoming shows in Europe. Thereafter, he has also expressed his desire to spend time with his family and not focus on releasing any music at the moment.
