{"id":41388,"date":"2017-09-02T09:41:59","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T13:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/?p=41388"},"modified":"2017-09-02T09:41:59","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T13:41:59","slug":"ed-sheeran-thinking-out-loud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/ed-sheeran-thinking-out-loud\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran’s Hit Song Was Written To Help Pay Someone Else’s Mortgage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ed Sheeran has had no shortage of hit songs over the last 13-years, both writing for himself and other famous artists. However, one song in particular, one song that went to number one for Sheeran, was written simply to help out an old friend pay their mortgage and other bills.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n In an interview with\u00a0The Mirror<\/em>\u00a0in 2015, Sheeran revealed how a childhood friend approached him with a problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201c[Amy Wadge] drove to my house \u2013 my album was nearly done \u2013 and she asked if I could put a song from when I was 17 on the deluxe album,” he recalled. “So she could get a little bit of money and pay the mortgage and bills and stuff.”<\/strong><\/p>\n