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- culture
- November 17, 2023
Ed Sheeran, more unite for 'Guiding Light' collab
The music video for the anniversary edition of the song arrived Thursday.
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\"It's the most beautiful song,\" John said in a statement. \"When Foy asked me to do it, it was a no brainer for me because I'm such a huge fan of his.\"
Urban shared in a statement that \"Guiding Light\" is one of his \"all-time favorite songs\" and explained that he loves it because \"it captures all of the beauty and the struggle and everything that it is to be a spiritual being having a human experience.\"
Sheeran penned a message to his own account about the special meaning behind the collaboration.
\"This is gonna be my final thing I release for a while, certainly my final collab for a very long time it's time to knuckle down into the next big album mode,\" he wrote. \"But what a fitting way, by stopping with one of my favorite artists of all time.\"
Sheeran went on to say that he's been a fan of Vance's since he was a teenager and used to go see Vance in concert. At that time Vance would end his shows with a song called \"Guiding Light,\" which he never recorded or released, according to Sheeran.
Years later, Vance toured with Sheeran and co-wrote songs for his \"Multiply\" album. Vance said he'd record \"Guiding Light,\" which was Sheeran's favorite, if he'd sing it with him.
\"So 10 years on he's done a new version, this time with @eltonjohn, @keithurban and myself. It's beautiful,\" Sheeran wrote. \"The amazing Johnny McDaid produced it, and I hope you love it ... see you sometime next year when we press Play again on pop, and have a good holiday season.\"
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