A decade after Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran launched ‘Every little thing Has Modified,’ the 2 reunited for a remix of ‘The Joker and the Queen’ – and the video featured the identical children from their first video collectively!
One other welcome boost to the Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swiftlore arrived on Thursday (Feb. 10) when Ed, 30, launched the brand new remix of “The Joker and the Queen,” that includes not simply Taylor, 32, however a blast from Swiftie previous. Not solely did the brand new model function Taylor’s vocals, however the music video continued the story from “Every little thing Has Modified,” off of Taylor’s 2012 album, Purple. The video even options Jack Lewis and Ava Ames, the youngsters from the “Every little thing Has Modified” video. Watch it above!
Ed first hinted that one thing was coming through the 2022 BRIT Awards when he closed out the awards present with “The Joker and the Queen” (initially launched on his 2021 album, equals). Ed let it slip through the BRIT Awards pink carpet that “a brand new tune comes out on Friday and it’s with Taylor Swift.” Later, he tweeted a clarification. “Thanks @BRITs for having me final night time,” wrote Ed. “I can’t wait so that you can hear the brand new model of The Joker And The Queen with @taylorswift13 on Friday.” He later posted a preview of the video, which confirmed that the 2 youngsters from “Every little thing Has Modified” won't be as shut as they was.
Taylor and Ed’s friendship is well-known, and “Every little thing Has Modified” marked the beginning of their skilled partnership. The unique observe was their first collaboration, and Ed returned to re-record it for Purple (Taylor’s Model). Ed additionally appeared on the “Vault Monitor,” i.e. bonus tune, “Run.” The 2 have additionally labored on “Finish Sport,” off of Taylor’s 2017 album, Status.
“I heard his tune ‘Lego Home’ in Australia after I was on the Converse Now tour,” stated Taylor in a 2017 Rolling Stonefunction on Ed. “It simply reduce by every part else. We’ve gotten matching Scottish folds, made one another arts and crafts Christmas presents, vacationed with our households, and had one another’s backs. He's the James Taylor to my Carole King and I can’t think about a time when he wouldn’t be.” Ed additionally professed his gratitude for Taylor’s friendship. “She can be there if every part ended for me,” he stated. “Taylor is type of an anomaly in that sense.”
Although, Ed additionally is aware of when he’s performed his buddy improper. “Me and Taylor do this after we see one another, me and Taylor play one another tunes, get not validation, however similar to ‘what do you consider this?’” he stated in a 2021 interview with 100.5 Recent Radio. “I famously stated to her, she performed me ‘Clean Area’ and ‘Unhealthy Blood.’ She stated ‘Which one ought to come out first?’ And I used to be like ‘positively ‘Unhealthy Blood,’ that’s the smasher’…clearly ‘Clean Area’ is like her largest tune. I used to be positively improper.” Depend it as one other time he performed the joker to her queen.