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Let’s Get It On

song by Gaye and Townsend
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  • Ed Sheeran
    Ed Sheeran
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    …Ed Townsend, who co-wrote “Let’s Get It On” (1973) with Marvin Gaye. Townsend’s heirs alleged that Sheeran had copied elements of the older song for use in “Thinking Out Loud,” which Sheeran denied. During the 2023 trial, he and his defense noted that the similar chord progression in both…

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    …Ed Townsend, who co-wrote “Let’s Get It On” (1973) with Marvin Gaye. Townsend’s heirs alleged that Sheeran had copied elements of the older song for use in “Thinking Out Loud,” which Sheeran denied. During the 2023 trial, he and his defense noted that the similar chord progression in both…

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