Ed Sheeran_ Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space.  Bobby Carter | October 26, 2021 Decked in a hoodie, cargo pants and coveted sneakers, a slimmed-down and clean-shaven Ed Sheeran stands surrounded by bookshelves and a host of world-class musicians. He’s flanked by music director to the stars, Adam Blackstone, who assembled the band and handled bass guitar duties. After opening this Tiny Desk (home) concert with his latest single, “Shivers,” Sheeran introduces himself and proceeds with more hits, new tunes, and a surprise throwback.   The English singer-songwriter may appear acclimated to a live band, but it’s a pretty rare occasion. For more than a decade, Sheeran’s become revered for ripping down stadiums, but usually (and remarkably) it’s just him, a guitar and loop pedals.  The material released so far from his upcoming album, = (out Oct. 29), leans heavily into the ’80s pop sphere and provides glimpses into Sheeran’s personal life during his time away. Here, he debuts “Overpass Graffiti,” an uptempo ode to the endurance of long love. “Visiting Hours” is a heartfelt dedication to his close friend and mentor, Australian record executive Michael Gudinski, who passed away in March.   Although most of the setlist honors =, Sheeran veers momentarily to take us to church with 2014’s “Make It Rain” from the TV show Sons of Anarchy. The choir only takes up a smidgen of physical real estate, but their voices manage to engulf the entire space, propelling the song to another stratosphere. He closes the performance with a quiet storm version of his summer single “Bad Habits.”  SET LIST “Shivers” “Make It Rain” “Overpass Graffiti” “Visiting Hours” “Bad Habits”  MUSICIANS Adam Blackstone: musical director/bass Terence Vaughn: keys Tim Stewart: guitar Clay Sears: guitar Brian Frasier-Moore: drums Rayfield Holloman: pedal steel guitar Whitney Smith: vocals Raphael Smith: vocals Melissa Best: vocals Antia Coach: vocals Melany Watson: vocals Kyron Elcock: vocals Raymond Mason: trombone Michael Leonhart: trumpet Sam Greenfield: saxophone  CREDITS Video: Chadrick Fellers, Jeremy Ivory-Chambers, Porous Porousfreak Audio: Tyrell Ace Clark, James Hardy-Martin, Douglas Touré Harris  TINY DESK TEAM Producer: Bobby Carter Video Producer: Kara Frame Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Bobby Carter, Maia Stern, Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann  #tinydesk #nprmusic #edsheeran

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00:00I took an arrow to the heart I never kissed a mouth that tastes like yours

00:21Strawberries and something more Oh yeah, I want it all

00:28Lipstick on my guitar Fill up the engine, we can drive real far

00:35Go dancing underneath the stars Oh yeah, I want it all

00:41Mmm, you got me feeling like I wanna be that guy I wanna kiss your eyes

00:47I wanna drink that smile I wanna feel that kind, like my soul's on fire

00:52I wanna stay up all day and all night Yeah, you got me singing like

00:57Ooh, I love it when you do it like that And when you're close up, give me the shivers

01:03Oh baby, you wanna dance till the sunlight cracks And when they say the party's over, they will bring it right back

01:10We'll say ooh, I love it when you do it like that And when you're close up, give me the shivers

01:16Oh baby, you wanna dance till the sunlight cracks And when they say the party's over, they will bring it right back

01:23Back into the car On the backseat in the moonlit dark

01:29Wrap me up between your legs and us Oh, I can't get enough

01:35You know you can tear me apart Ooh, put me back together and take my heart

01:42I never thought that I could love this heart Oh, I can't get enough

01:49Mmm, you got me feeling like I wanna be that guy I wanna kiss your eyes

01:55I wanna drink that smile I wanna feel like I'm like my soul's on fire

02:00I wanna stay up all day and all night Yeah, you got me singing like

02:05Ooh, I love it when you do it like that And when you're close up, give me the shivers

02:11Oh baby, you wanna dance till the sunlight cracks And when they say the party's over, they will bring it right back

02:18We'll say ooh, I love it when you do it like that And when you're close up, give me the shivers

02:24Oh baby, you wanna dance till the sunlight cracks And when they say the party's over, they will bring it right back

02:31Baby, you got so hot You make me shiver with the fire

02:36You got this thing we started I don't want it to stop You know you make me shiver

02:43Yeah, you got me singing like ooh, I love it when you do it like that And when you're close up, give me the shivers

02:52You wanna dance till the sunlight cracks And when they say the party's over, they will bring it right back

02:58Oh no, ooh, I love it when you do it like that And when you're close up, give me the shivers

03:03Oh baby, you wanna dance till the sunlight cracks And when they say the party's over, they will bring it right back

03:15Oh no, ooh, I love it when you do it like that And when you're close up, give me the shivers

03:19Baby, you want to dance till the sunlight cracks

03:23And when they say the party's over, then we'll bring it right back, yeah

03:27All right, so hello, Tiny Desk. I'm Ed Sheeran.

03:36This is a wonderful band that are playing with me today.

03:38Adam Blackstone put this together.

03:40And we're going to be playing some songs that I've sung.

03:44This one is called Make It Rain.

03:49The sins of my father

04:03Are way down in my soul

04:10And the pain of my mother

04:19Will not let me go

04:22Well, I know there can come fire from the sky

04:29To refine a puristic king

04:35And even though I know this fire comes with pain

04:43Even so, and just the same

04:48Make it rain

04:51Make it rain down, Lord

04:56Make it rain

04:58Oh, make it rain

05:02Make it rain

05:05Make it rain now, Lord

05:09Make it rain

05:12Make it rain

05:15The sea needs the water

05:22Before it grows out of the ground

05:28But it just keeps on getting hotter

05:35And the hunger more profound

05:38And the hunger more profound

05:41Well, I know there can come tears from the eye

05:48But they may as well all be in vain

05:54And even though I know these tears come with pain

06:01Even so, and just the same

06:06Make it rain

06:07Make it rain

06:08Make it rain

06:10Make it rain, dear Lord

06:14Make it rain

06:18Make it rain

06:20Make it rain

06:22Make it rain

06:24Make it rain, dear Lord

06:27Make it rain

06:57Ooh

07:07Ooh

07:12Ooh

07:17Ooh

07:22The seas are full of water

07:33Stars by the shore

07:39Just like the riches of the ranger

07:45That never reach the port

07:51Oh, let the skies fill with thunderous applause

07:59And let lightning be the veins

08:04To fill the sky with all that they can draw

08:12When it's time to make a change

08:18Make it rain, make it rain now

08:26Make it rain, make it rain

08:32Make it rain, make it rain now

08:38Make it rain, make it rain

08:45Make it rain, make it rain now

08:51Make it rain

08:55Oh, make it rain

08:59Make it rain

09:01Make it rain

09:02Make it rain now

09:06Make it rain

09:12Oh, make it rain

09:14That was fun

09:27So this next one we are going to play is a new one

09:43Of the album called Equals

09:45Out October 29th

09:48Oh yeah

09:49Oh yeah

09:50It's called Overpass Graffiti

09:52And yeah, hope you like it

09:59This is a dark parade

10:09Another rough patch to rain

10:10Another rough patch to rain on

10:12To rain on

10:14To rain on

10:16I know your friends

10:19I know your friends

10:21I know your friends may say

10:22This is a course for celebration

10:23This is a course for celebration

10:24Hip, hip, hooray, love

10:26Go to grass and seep your tones

10:30So still the fire's barely fighting cold

10:32Alone

10:34There were times when I could feel your goals

10:41Just when I'm almost letting you go

10:45The cards were stacked against us both

10:50I will always love you for what it's worth

10:55You'll never fade like graffiti on the old past

11:01I know time may change the way you think of us

11:06But I remember the way we were

11:09You were the first cool start

11:10Love that will never leave

11:13Baby, you'll never be lost on me

11:18Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

11:26This is a goddamn shame

11:31I never wanted to break it

11:35Or leave us tainted

11:37Wish I could walk away

11:42But I just can't replace us

11:46Or even erase us

11:48The car was stuck, the engine stopped

11:53Both of us got put out in the snow

11:56Alone

11:59There were times where I'd forget the lows

12:04Think the highs were all that we'd ever known

12:07The cards were stacked against us both

12:12I will always love you for what it's worth

12:17You'll never fade like graffiti on the old price

12:23I know times may change the way you think of us

12:28But I remember the way we were

12:31You were the first cool start

12:32Love that will never leave

12:35Baby, you'll never be lost on me

12:39Ooh, ooh, ooh

12:46Baby, you'll never be lost on me

12:50Ooh, ooh, ooh

12:54Ooh, ooh, ooh

13:01I will always love you for what it's worth

13:06You'll never fade like you'd be the only old past

13:12I know times may change the way we think of ours

13:18But I remember the way we were

13:20You were the personal sky

13:21Love that will never leave

13:24Baby, you'll never be lost on me

13:29Baby, you'll never be lost on me

13:41Baby, you'll never be lost on me

13:42Baby, you'll never be lost on me

13:46Baby, you'll never be lost on me

13:50Baby, you'll never be lost on me

13:52Baby, you'll never be lost on me

13:54Baby, you'll never be lost on me

13:56Baby, you'll never be lost on me

13:58Baby, you'll never be lost on me

13:59So fun to play.

14:11This next song's called Visiting Hours,

14:13and it was inspired by losing a friend.

14:19It goes like this.

14:29I wish that heaven, that visiting I was,

14:45so I could just swing by and bring the news.

14:52She's getting old, and I wish that you'd met her.

14:57The things that you learned from me,

15:01I got them all from you.

15:06Can I just stay a while, and we'll put all the world to right?

15:12The little ones will grow, and I'll still drink your favorite wine.

15:18And soon they're going to close, but I'll see you another day.

15:24So much has changed.

15:27Since you've been away.

15:36I wish that heaven, that visiting I was,

15:42so I could just show up.

15:47And ask your advice.

15:50What would you do in my situation?

15:52I haven't a clue how I'd even raise them.

15:56What would you do?

15:59Cause you'd always do what's right.

16:03Could we just talk a while until my worries disappear?

16:08I'll tell you that I'm scared of turning out a failure.

16:14You'd say remember that the answers in the love that we created.

16:21So much has changed since you've been away.

16:29I wish that I did.

16:30I wish I had a good life.

16:34Hey.

16:34Oh, oh, ah

16:42Oh, oh

16:47Oh, oh, oh

16:59Oh, oh

16:59I wish they'd head

17:01Visiting hours

17:05And I would ask them

17:08If I could take you home

17:13But I know what they say

17:15That it's for the best

17:17So I will live life the way you taught me

17:22And make it on my own

17:25I will close the door

17:29And I will open up my heart

17:32Everyone I love will know exactly who you are

17:38Cause this is not goodbye

17:41It's just until we meet again

17:46So much has changed

17:50Since you've been away

17:59Well Tiny Desk

18:09It's been a pleasure

18:10Thank you so much for having me

18:12I've always wanted to do one of these

18:13And thank you to Adam

18:14For putting the band together

18:15It's been amazing

18:17The owners of this beautiful house

18:20My album Equals is out on October 29th

18:25Hope you enjoy it

18:27I'm ready

18:32I'm ready

18:32Every time you come around

18:38You know I can't say no

18:41Every time the sun goes down

18:46I let you take control

18:48I can feel the paradise

18:53Before my world ends

18:56And tonight had something wonderful

19:03My bad habits lead to late nights

19:08In and alone

19:09Conversations with a stranger

19:11I barely know

19:13Swear me this will be the last

19:15But it probably won't

19:17I got nothing left to lose

19:19Or use

19:20Or do

19:21My bad habits lead to white ice

19:23There in space

19:24And I know I lose control

19:26Of the things that I say

19:28I was looking for a way

19:30Yeah, now I can't escape

19:32Nothing happens after two

19:34It's true

19:35It's true

19:36My bad habits lead to you

19:38Every pure intention ends

19:47When the good times start

19:50Falling over everything

19:54To reach the first time spark

19:57Started on the neon lights

20:02And then it all comes

20:04And then it all comes

20:04I only know how to go to find

20:13My bad habits lead to late nights

20:16And then alone

20:17Conversations with a stranger

20:20I barely know

20:21Swimming this will be the last

20:24But it probably won't

20:25I got nothing left to lose

20:27Or use

20:28Or do

20:29My bad habits lead to white ice

20:32There in space

20:33And I know I lose control

20:35Of the things that I say

20:37I was looking for a way

20:39Yeah, now I can't escape

20:40Nothing happens after two

20:43It's true

20:44It's true

20:44My bad habits lead to you

20:46Woo-oo-oo-oo

20:50We took the long way around

20:58And burned till

21:03The far off

21:05Now

21:07My bad habits lead to late nights

21:10And then alone

21:11Conversations with a stranger

21:13I barely know, swearing this will be the last, but it probably won't

21:19I got nothing left to lose, or do, or do my bad habits lead to

21:24Sweet eyes stare into space, and I know I lose control of the things I say

21:30I was looking for a way out, now I can't escape

21:34Nothing happens after two, it's true, it's true my bad habits lead to you

21:43How bad habits lead to you

21:47How bad habits lead to you

21:55Thank you, Tony Desk

22:13Support for NPR comes from State Farm

22:32Thank you

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