Ed Sheeran sings in court as part of Marvin Gaye plagiarism case

British singer testifies about songwriting practices and plays guitar during trial over whether he copied Gaye's classic Let's Get it On

Ed Sheeran played the chord progression to his hit song Thinking Out Loud and sang on the witness stand in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, during a trial over whether he copied Marvin Gaye's classic Let's Get it On.

Testifying as the first witness in his own defense to a packed courtroom, the British singer-songwriter described his process for writing the song about everlasting love in 2014, shortly after he began a new romantic relationship and after his grandfather died.