Ed Sheeran took the stand for the first time this week to defend against allegations that he copied elements of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit "Let's Get It On" when producing his own 2014 hit song, "Thinking Out Loud".
Heirs of Gaye’s collaborator and "Let's Get It On" co-writer Eric Townsend sued Sheeran in 2017, alleging copyright infringement over similarities in the two songs’ chord progressions.
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