Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
"Shape of You" is a hit single from Ed Sheeran's album Divide and has gone on to win a Grammy and to be considered one the most successful songs of all time. A fun fact is that the song had originally been written with Rihanna in mind, but in the end, Ed Sheeran kept it for himself.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Ed Sheeran described this romantic ballad as a "walking down the aisle song." In the video, he executes a ballroom dance with Brittany Cherry, a contestant from the televised American dance competition, So You Think You Can Dance. While on concert tour, Sheeran spent five hours a day for three weeks to practice with Cherry.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Ed Sheeran's song "Galway Girl" is a collaboration between the British sing-songwriter and the Irish folk band Beoga, mixing traditional Irish music with pop.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ghana, United Kingdom
Ed Sheeran wrote this uplifting African-inspired song about hope with Fuse ODG in Ghana. The song's title and refrain, Bibia be ye ye, is in Twi, a language spoken in Ghana and translates to "Everything will be all right." Shot by Ghanaian director, Gyo Gyimah, the video focuses on Ghana's rich culture – from the food to the people – following different Ghanaians as they lip sync and dance to the infectious song.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Ed Sheeran delivers his love song “Perfect” in a wintery wonderland. The romantic ballad is about falling in love with his girlfriend, Cherry Seaborn. Despite the thick orchestral accompaniment, and some UK pronunciations, such as in "grass" and "dancing," the song has a country western feel to it. In the video, Sheeran's girlfriend is portrayed by the actress Zoey Deutch.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Ed Sheeran performs his song live at the Brit Awards. During an interview for MTV, he revealed that the song was about his late grandmother saying, "She was in a hospital near my house where I was making the album so I saw her quite a lot while making the album and she passed away while I was in the studio. So that's my first reaction for anything that happens to me — good or bad — pick up a guitar."
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Ed Sheeran performs “I See Fire” from the soundtrack to the movie The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, evoking the scenes of foreboding as the mountain-dwelling dwarves await the attack of a terrifying dragon.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
For this catchy song, Ed Sheeran teamed up with superstars Camila Cabello and Cardi B. The video echoes the plot of numerous spy films, with all three singers acting out the parts of characters typical to the genre.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Ed Sheeran released this acoustic ballad as a Christmas gift to his fans after having retreated from public life for over a year. Fans have concluded that the song is a love song and seems to be about the birth of his daughter.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits” is an upbeat electronic dance track and a surprising break from his usual acoustic sound. The outlandish music video portrays Sheeran as a vampire in a hot pink suit, but the song itself can be interpreted various ways.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
"Shivers" is just one of the hit singles from the album = (pronounced "equals") by English pop singer Ed Sheeran. The influence of his friend Elton John can be noted in this stylish and fantastical music video.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
In the song "Overpass Graffiti," Ed Sheeran sings about how his feelings for his ex-girlfriend will never fade, much like "graffiti on the overpass."
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Ed and Elton come together to wish us all a Merry Christmas at the end of another challenging year.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
"The Joker and the Queen" is from Ed Sheeran's album = (pronounced "equals") and features Taylor Swift. The actors in the music video are in fact the same actors who as children featured in another duet of Sheeran and Swift's, “Everything Has Changed” from 2012.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Ed Sheeran sings about someone who makes his heart take flight even when he’s beset by worldly worries. In the music video, Ed, a self-proclaimed Pokémon fan, interacts with a variety of these tiny animated creatures.
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