Listen to Ed Sheeran’s track, “Thinking Out Loud,” and Marvin Gaye’s song, “Let’s Get It On,” as the British singer appears in a New York court this week to defend himself against claims that he stole elements of the American hitmaker’s 1973 track and used them in his own song.<br /><br />Sheeran has been sued by the heirs of songwriter Ed Townsend, who composed the track with Gaye, who allege that he copied harmonic progressions, melodic and rhythmic elements.<br /><br />On Tuesday, 25 April, Sheeran testified that he and co-writer Amy Wadge composed “Thinking Out Loud” in a collaborative session.
