Ed Sheeran’s copyright trial, regarding whether his hit song “Thinking Out Loud” copied Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” saw the pop star perform in a Manhattan courtroom last Thursday. Sheeran played a brief part of what he said was the original version of his song, during which the lyrics were “I’m singing out now,” according to reports by ABC News.
Sheeran explained the composition process with co-writer Amy Wadge as a quick and unplanned one in 2014, during which they wrote the song “quite a lot” while sitting guitar-to-guitar. The original idea behind “Thinking Out Loud” was about maintaining love in old age and was not meant to be erotic like “Let’s Get It On”, the court heard.
Sheeran explained that he drew inspiration from his family and personal life for the composition, including the passing of his grandfather, his grandmother’s cancer, and a new relationship he was in at the time.
