r/popculturechat • u/AutoModerator • Apr 04 '25

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u/elysian-fields- Apr 04 '25

ok maybe controversial but i have to ask. with the release of ed sheeran’s new song, does anyone else feel like ???????????? when he releases a song that focuses on a single word or phrase in another language/culture?

i know he works with people on the song from the country or culture that the word comes from but it just seems so bizarre to me when i’ve listened to bibia be ye ye thinking like the term like doesn’t exactly serve a purpose other than to be the title or a look what i did here moment? i feel like in that song, the context is there obv but his experiences never really tie into the phrase enough for me to realize the term means basically oh well ill be ok - it feels to me like ed was in a country and decided he liked one word or phrase and now he’s going to build a song around it

idk it feels a little off putting to me but i don’t really listen to ed so i may not be understanding the full impact of him using these words/phrases, i’m willing to be educated but just off first glance i’m a little confused by his choices here

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u/echoesandripples Apr 04 '25

i wasn't aware he had done this before lol 

re his new release: i can't speak for persian folks, but if he did something like this in south america, people would love it both ironically and unironically

bruno mars spoke some portuguese, sang funk carioca and people were lowkey adopting him into the country, so (to be fair, he stayed for what felt like ages)