• Music
  • 13 Dec 17

Ed Sheeran Covers Fairytale Of New York

Ed Sheeran Covers Fairytale Of New York
The Hot Press Newsdesk
The Hot Press Newsdesk

Along with Irish folk band Beoga and singer-songwriter Anne-Marie and, Ed Sheeran recorded a live studio version of the classic Pogues song on BBC's Radio 1's Live Lounge yesterday.

As Ed admitted himself about the song: "It’s a cover that you shouldn’t really touch … I’m going to get murdered for doing this cover."
The song was first recorded by The Pogues and the late Kirsty MacColl back in 1987.

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