Ed Sheeranengaged in some playful banter with his fans over his famous love balladThinking Out Loud.
Always ready for some self-mockery, the singer poked fun at his own lyrics from the hit song, in which he croons that he will love the person “until [they’re] 70.”
Fans havereportedlybeen joking about the lyrics and questioning the singer about what happens after the supposed love expiration date.
In true Ed fashion, theShape of Yousingerjoined in on the fun and gave an answer about what happens “when they turn 71.”
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Ed Sheeran engaged in some light-hearted fun with fans over his iconic love balladThinking Out Loud
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He gave the camera the finger, threw his guitar over his shoulder, and stormed away like a rockstar in thecheekyvideo.
“Dont hate the player hate the game,” he captioned the video.
When one fan said, “I THOUGHT IT SAID 17,” the singer replied, saying, “You’re on a watch list somewhere.”
The singer joked about his lyrics, playfully addressing the fan speculation about what happens after they’re 70
Turns out several others also thought the lyrics said “17” and not “70.”
“Was i wrong for always hearing 17?” one asked, while another said, “This whole time I thought he said 17.”
Others praised the music sensation for not shying away from poking fun at his own lyrics.
“THE HUMOR OF ED SHEERAN I DIDN’T EXPECT,” one said, while another quipped, “why does Ed Sheeran havegen Z sense of humor? Iconic I have to say.”
“Aggressive ed Sheeran is something the world is not ready for,” read a third comment.
Another said, “WHY IS HE SO FUNNY IM CRYING.”
The hitmaker isn’t one to shy away from some self-mockery, and he called himself an “Egg Sheeran” for Easter this year
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One wrote, “His replies yall WHY AM I JUST LEARNING THAT HE’S FUNNY.”
“Es Sheeranmaking funof his own songs is the best thing ever HAHAHAHAHA,” said another.
The swoon-worthy ballad, released in 2014, rewarded Ed with his first twoGrammys.
“I remember thinking I would never write a song as good asA Team, external,” he toldBBCin 2017. “And thenThinking Out Loudcame, and I was like, ‘Oh, OK, well maybe it’s not impossible.’”
The Grammy winner is currently in the middle of his Mathematics tour
“If I hadanother song as big as that, I wanted it to just say my name on the credits,” he said at the time.
He also spoke about how he realized thatThinking Out Loudwould not be the “peak” of his career, and he called hisother hit track,Perfect, a better song.
“So I did a lot of solo writing, and that was one of the things that came out of it,” he said aboutPerfect.
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