10 Popular Songs That Are Actually Terrible
8. Ed Sheeran - You Need Me, I Don't Need You
Ok, so I get that the chorus of a song is typically going to repeat a word or sentence, but usually, there are other bloody words to go with it. Sadly, this isn't the case for a young Edward Sheeran. A fresh face for the internet to fawn over, the track is the second single from the multi-platinum debut album +.
Another one to discover the magic of a loop pedal, the song sees young Edward think quite highly of himself whilst making people very aware that he is still an underground musician. Sheeran can and has performed the entire song by himself through a combination of guitar and pedal tomfoolery. An impressive feat for a fast-paced song very heavily influenced by R&B.
What's not quite as impressive though is a 19/20 year old writing lyrics that sound like they're written by a 13/14 year old. "...long nighter, short height and I gone hyper...", "...from day one, I’ve been prepared, with vo5 wax for my ginger hair...". In a minute I feel like he's gonna throw a fidget spinner at me and talk about 'the sesh'. Having said that, "...I’m up and coming like I'm fucking in an elevator..." is pretty clever.
At least Gabriella Cilmi was getting a shoutout in 2011.