ZackieChan
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The real question is - did that poster think they were being super clever in making that post? Did they giggle to themselves while writing it?
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Ed Sheeran scores 16 out of top 20 charting singles, highlights uselessness of charts
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The real question is - did that poster think they were being super clever in making that post? Did they giggle to themselves while writing it?
ChubbyHuggs
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Everytime Shape of You comes on I can't help but think lyrically it's terrible. Also, I can't place it, but the opening beat sounds like it's from something else.
Hypnopompy
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It makes me think of Sia's cheap thrills
JonathanEx
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This is all slightly surreal as I went to school with him. I have no interesting stories, he was a ginger kid who was on the cooler side of the room, and I was thinking "oh yeah like that'll take off." I mixed a local gig he played once, like super early. It was the same stuff of guitar and a loop pedal.
Anyway - the chart. Yeah, the excitement has long gone, and this is an extra nail in the coffin. I think streaming being mixed in with traditional sales was a huge issue anyway - you combine two behaviours, one is a one-off (purchase), one is a longer activity of listening (streaming). Sales track the rate of change in to what people are getting in to - streaming slows down change, excitement, etc.
Then the other thing is what is the point of the distinction between a 'single' and an 'album track' mean these days anyway? These are all album tracks, but are on a singles chart, because of streaming. So what sales belong on which chart, and what activity? It's a mess.
This is not to say that tracking streaming in a chart is a bad thing - absolutely not - but it's different and should be considered as.
Anyway - the chart. Yeah, the excitement has long gone, and this is an extra nail in the coffin. I think streaming being mixed in with traditional sales was a huge issue anyway - you combine two behaviours, one is a one-off (purchase), one is a longer activity of listening (streaming). Sales track the rate of change in to what people are getting in to - streaming slows down change, excitement, etc.
Then the other thing is what is the point of the distinction between a 'single' and an 'album track' mean these days anyway? These are all album tracks, but are on a singles chart, because of streaming. So what sales belong on which chart, and what activity? It's a mess.
This is not to say that tracking streaming in a chart is a bad thing - absolutely not - but it's different and should be considered as.
ChubbyHuggs
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Girlfriend said the same thing, but I can't shake the feeling it's sampled from something.
His hit single is about taking a chick on a first date to Golden Corral and actually getting laid after. I have no idea how the hell this dude got popular, other than sounding like an even less appealing Justin Timberlake
There were some songs on his X album that I thought were decent. Haven't heard his new stuff yet.
Edit: Ok did a quick listen and his newest stuff is mostly really bad. I think that he has potential but his sounds like he's getting squeezed straight through the machine to get every last ounce of creativity pressed out.
Edit: Ok did a quick listen and his newest stuff is mostly really bad. I think that he has potential but his sounds like he's getting squeezed straight through the machine to get every last ounce of creativity pressed out.
IdreamofHIME
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I remember when they thinking about tracking Guitar Hero/Rock Band dlc sales to effect the chart, they're trying to hold on to relevance despite being two decades out of date.
Ravensmash
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Saw this earlier and was fairly shocked.
I can't say I'm a fan, and his two singles have been overplayed to absolute death on radio recently.
But... I actually think this is exciting. With the advent of streaming, the charts are far more open.
10 years ago, you'd need to have a single out - now its whatever people are streaming across a whole range of releases.
But the UK chart is shit at the moment.
I can't say I'm a fan, and his two singles have been overplayed to absolute death on radio recently.
But... I actually think this is exciting. With the advent of streaming, the charts are far more open.
10 years ago, you'd need to have a single out - now its whatever people are streaming across a whole range of releases.
But the UK chart is shit at the moment.
A big chunk of the other songs are nothing like shape ofyou and are far better.
Shape of you is the club song of the CD
JinjoUnchained
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I can't wait for his 10th album, Modulo.
RedAssedApe
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i was listening to top 50 global chart on spotify and ed sheeran songs kept coming up
BlazingDarkness
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It's the same people that listen to Coldplay.
I've never met one in real life but apparently they are everywhere.
Lionel Richie
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I heard Castle on the Hill these days and am I going insane or did I hear some auto-tune there? I might have misheard and oh Christ I hope I did.
Bitanator
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Finkle is Einhorn
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It's like nobody had ever heard somebody use a looping peddle before this guy.
PlayALLtheGames
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Listened to some of his songs. Definitely isn't for me. And that #1 "Shape of you." Yikes.
Combichristoffersen
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Small bump is amazing. Maybe because we lost a chikd early in a pregnancy.
Thinking Out Loud is his best
Gotta listen to his non radio stuff. Its so good.
I love the song from the hobbit too and tenerif sea
Eh I listened to his second album and nothing really stood out to me, but I probably should give it another shot.
I think my main problem is he has these great songs like "Thinking Out Loud:" and "Castle on the Hill" and then he has these generic club tracks like "Don't" and "Sing". Like I said there's nothing offensive about the latter, but I'd rather not be listening to them one after another, just looking for the hidden gems.
Prototype Viktor
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Charts have to matter or Minaj's whole argument is null
Snatching wigs and beards, I see.
Ed Sheeran rocks and I don't care what anyone says! I do admit, "Shape of You" is kinda lame, but everything else is amazing. Was browsing YouTube one day and came across some amazing covers of his. He did a pretty kick ass version of "Dirrty": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf_ldxntwJg
Ed Sheeran rocks and I don't care what anyone says! I do admit, "Shape of You" is kinda lame, but everything else is amazing. Was browsing YouTube one day and came across some amazing covers of his. He did a pretty kick ass version of "Dirrty": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf_ldxntwJg
mr stroke
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He's super talented, writes schmaltzly songs, plays the guitar and has a great voice ?
cj_iwakura
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The song he did for The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug was beautiful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fngvQS_PmQ
Not a fan of the rest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fngvQS_PmQ
Not a fan of the rest.
nephilimdj
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Dude seems to make 30 odd songs a year, plus writes a boat load for american shit pop artists. Hes a wizard
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