Who can take an already-perfect song and make it better? Ed Sheeran.
This hit maker, besides having a string of chart-toppers himself, has over 30 covers of popular songs (compiled into a YouTube playlist by a generous Ed Sheeran fan, here, thank you!) that he’s reworked in his own unique style and made them sound completely new, different , and I dare say, better.
Ed’s acoustic covers of these tracks go from Hozier to Cee-lo Greene, and from Adele to Oasis, and now, even Fetty Wap. (Applause, applause).
It seems like there’s precious little that this flame-haired artist cannot pull off (I wish the flame hair were gone, though. Blonde is his color.) with his unimaginable vocal talent. Here’s a selection of five of his best covers:
- Wonderwall – Oasis
Ed’s rendition of Wonderwall is a much mellower version of Oasis’s original 1995 release. The drastic difference in the mood of the two versions make Ed’s version sound almost like a new song.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l07cwNvZni8)
- Hit Me Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
Let’s just suffice to say, with this, Ed did the unthinkable.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFapUOfotuM)
- We Found Love – Rihanna
Who thought Rihanna’s pacey, spunky single could be transformed to this syrupy, honeyed – dream sequence? Ed makes miracles happens!
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=139&v=Lyv_u4pspTY)
- Someone Like You – Adele
Ed Sheeran took the beautiful Someone Like You, and instilled a whole new vibe to it. This one is a welcome variant of Adele’s Operatic original, and has fans swooning over it.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJu_eQCHRHI)
- Take me to Church – Hozier
Perhaps the best of the very best listed here, this version of Hozier’s Take Me to Church recorded for BBC Radio is soulful beyond measure.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOPKDYuUzyw)
And my absolute favourite, and Ed’s latest cover:
TRAP QUEEN!
The natural overflow of spunk in this cover is add-let’s add another add -addaddictive.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06koEdJiwZg)
(This was originally written for UE, and can be accessed here: http://www.universityexpress.co.in/delhiuniversity/2015/06/hit-me-baby-one-more-time-ed-sheeran-best-covers/)