Ed Sheeran and Pharrell both lost in the thinking out loud legal drama. Jason Green says it was because of how good Pharrell is at evoking vibes. Griddell Yankovic has a solution if you love the vibe: Listen to Marvin Gaye.
Ed Sheeran just won a big copyright trial. But he might not have even been in court if not for Robin Thicke and Pharrell’s “Blurred Lines.” Pitchfork’s Jayson Greene explains how the song of the summer from 10 years ago simply refuses to go away.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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