Ed Sheeran testifies in Marvin Gaye plagiarism case: ‘Most pop songs can fit over most pop songs’

Appearing in New York court, singer-songwriter defends his ballad Thinking Out Loud against similarities with Gaye's song Let's Get It On

Ed Sheeran has defended his songwriting in a New York court after it was alleged that he plagiarised Marvin Gaye's song Let's Get It On for his own hit ballad Thinking Out Loud.

The lawsuit is being brought by the heirs of Gaye's co-writer on Let's Get It On, Ed Townsend, and was originally filed in 2017. It alleges that Sheeran and co-writer Amy Wadge copied an ascending four-chord sequence, and its rhythm.