Ed Sheeran’s ‘Old Phone’ Offers a Warm Punch in the Gut with Nostalgia

Pop singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is again setting an example in the music industry with his heavily nostalgic single, ‘Old Phone.’ It is the second single from his upcoming album.

Somebody said Nostalgia is the best and saddest part of life, as it is long lost and people still dwell in it. But isn’t that what all humans rely on? The memories! Ed Sheeran provokes these deep thoughts with his latest single ‘Old Phone’, where audiences can feel a heavy dose of ‘overwhelming sadness’. This highly emotional track provides a gut-punch with nostalgia and the memories that can make people cherish the good times and sob heavily. Blurring the line between pain and pleasure, Ed has created a song that can make people sing, dance, and cry at the same time.

‘Old Phone’ is the second single from Ed’s album ‘Play’ and it was released with an official music video. Directed by Emil Nava, the OMV has perfectly captured the nostalgic mood of the song while creating a bridge between Ed’s past and the present. The ‘Old Phone’ here is a Blackberry that the singer used to own, and it has been out of service for more than a decade now. He finally revived it, and the video starts with the voice-over that “I was finding text messages from people that aren’t even here anymore and reading conversations with people I wish I could have conversations with now.” Later on, the video continues with Ed setting up a bar for fans to perform and cherishing old memories where everybody has shared some of their closest memories through text and videos with the artist. Some of the fans are also part of the video and shared their stories, which can make viewers go teary-eyed.

 The storytelling in the video and the song is very heartfelt and capable of stirring the deeper emotions with a blend of sadness and positivity. In order to make this music video, Ed has literally created a pop-up pub in Ipswich, MA, and it appears to be quite cozy. The music project is a blend of poignancy and positivity with the lines like “Conversations with my dead friends/ Messages from all my exes” and “I feel an overwhelming sadness /Of all the friends I do not have left”. Ed is good at what he does, and he has proved that again with this latest emotionally-drenched single, which is creating a major buzz among the fans. The soft and simple musical approach with deeply personal memories is something that can touch everyone’s heart.

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