Yesterday RTÉ 2fm's Eoghan McDermott premiered an as Gaeilge version of Ed Sheeran's smash hit song Thinking Out Loud. Now you can sing along with Ed with the lyric video! Plus find out how you can win a copy of CEOL 2016 le hEoghan McDermott.
Eoghan McDermott revealed on air that Sheeran recorded the song, Ag Smaoineamh Os Ard, earlier this month while on tour in Australia, with the presenter providing the lyrics phonetically in Irish for the singer-songwriter superstar.
The new version and Irish-language tracks by Kodaline, The Coronas, Delorentos and more will feature on the upcoming CEOL 2016 le hEoghan McDermott CD, the latest in a series of albums compiled by Conradh na Gaeilge and Raidió Rí-Rá in conjunction with 2fm over the past decade.
The album will be distributed to all schools and to Third Level students from January 2016. It can also be downloaded from Conradh na Gaeilge's website with a unique code. Details on winning a code are available on Conradh na Gaeilge's Facebook page.
The Riptide Movement, HamsandwicH, The Academic, Hudson Taylor, Keywest, Daithi, Seo Linn, Roisin O and Preasráiteas complete the CD line-up.
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"Getting Ed Sheeran to record a bespoke version of one of the biggest songs in the world is incredible," said McDermott. "The fact he is singing as Gaeilge makes it all the better! Ed and the host of other incredible musicians on our CD shows that the use of the Irish language is being revolutionised at the moment, particularly in music. This album shows that anyone can speak as Gaeilge and that we should all give it a go."
Oh my god @eoghanmcdermo brilliant ❤️ so proud to be Irish right now 🇮🇪 #smaoineamhosard #iontach @edsheeran
— Muireann O'Connell (@MuireannOConne1) December 22, 2015
Thank you for this beautiful moment of radio @eoghanmcdermo well done @edsheeran
— ♡ lorhan. (@sobernathy) December 22, 2015
In tears here bc @edsheeran took the time to translate learn and sing thinking out loud in Irish on @RTE2fm @eoghanmcdermo legend !
— Kyra (@EdAfNiall) December 22, 2015
