"I've always heard and always hear 17" — Internet reacts as Ed Sheeran responds to a fan over misheard 'Thinking out Loud' lyric

Ed Sheeran playfully called out a fan who misheard the lyrics to his hit song Thinking out Loud. A fan commented on a video of Ed, saying that they misheard the lyrics to the song as "I will be loving you 'til we're 17" instead of "70," to which Sheeran responded,

"You're on a watch list somewhere."

After Pop Crave posted a screenshot of the interaction on X, many fans were quick to comment noting that they too heard "17" instead of "70."

"Wait, I don’t think the fan meant any wrong by it. I actually thought I heard 17 too! Even now playing in my years, 17 is loud." - another fan agreed.

"I swear i thought it was 17 also till i saw the tiktok video." - commented a user.

Meanwhile, others appreciated the singer's light-hearted manner of interacting with his fans and praised his sense of humor.

"Ed Sheeran's humor never misses! Loved his witty response to the lyrics mix-up….🌸" - commented another fan.

"Ed Sheeran's response is EVERYTHING! 'You're on a watch list somewhere' is the perfect blend of humor and concern." - commented a user.

"Ed’s response is classic! A humorous take on a common lyric misheard." - said another user

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Ed Sheeran won his copyright trial for Thinking Out Loud

Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud has been one of his most popular songs ever since its release in 2014. According to Complex, the track spent 19 weeks in the top 40 before peaking at number one on the UK charts.

The singer won a copyright trial in May 2023 for the song after he was accused of copying it from Marvin Gaye's classic Let's Get It On, released in 1973. The case was filed by the estate of the late Ed Townsend, the producer of the hit song, alongside Gaye. The jurors determined that Sheeran had created his song independently after he testified at a Manhattan federal court claiming that he created the song with a collaborator, Amy Wadge based on their personal experiences.

However, lawyers for the plaintiffs played a fan video that showed Sheeran moving between Thinking Out Loud and Let's Get It On at a live show. In a statement, Sheeran spoke about music chords and how they act as building blocks to create music.

While Sheeran was in questioning by Keisha D. Rice, one of the lawyers of the plaintiffs, he said,

"If I had done what you're accusing me of doing, I'd be quite an idiot to stand on a stage in front of 20,000 people and do that."

The lawyers for both sides argued and criticized each other's case while speaking about the larger significance of the lawsuit in the music industry. The plaintiff's side had also asked for proper credit to be given to producer Ed Townsend. However, Ed Sheeran won the case.