Ed Sheeran (Part 1 – Re-release) - Humble Beginnings to Stadium Heights

About this episode

This episode explores Ed Sheeran's journey from humble beginnings to achieving stadium heights in his music career.

We take a trip down memory lane in this episode from 2020 as we gear up to bring you 2 brand new episodes following Ed Sheeran's rollercoaster journey over the past 5 and a half years. In this episode we explore the life and music of the very talented singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran. From his childhood through to his days busking and attempting to make it in the music industry as he battles and overcomes a number of obstacles to reach his dreams performing with his childhood idols in Eminem, Eric Clapton, 50 Cent and Elton John to playing in front of sold out stadium crowds around the world, breaking many records along the way. Together we take a look at the meaning behind the songs A-Team, Lego House, Small Bump, Drunk, Sing, Don't, Afire Love, Photograph, Castle On the Hill, Shape of You, I Don't Care, Beautiful People and many more. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy. This episode was written, researched, narrated, edited and produced by Adam Hampton. If you enjoyed this episode feel free to click the free subscribe or follow button and leave the podcast a positive 5 star review on Itunes. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, Instagram and our website at…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Hampton

Topics covered

• Ed Sheeran
• music industry
• biography
• song analysis

Keywords

• A-Team
• Lego House
• Small Bump
• Drunk
• Sing
• Don't
• Afire Love
• Photograph
• Castle On the Hill
• Shape of You
• I Don't Care
• Beautiful People

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Itunes, Tik Tok

Books & works: Humble Beginnings to Stadium Heights, A-Team, Lego House, Small Bump, Drunk, Sing, Do, Afire Love, Photograph, Castle On the Hill

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