Yes, it does have that appeal, especially for those of our generation, for whom nostalgia for our joyously misspent youth is more of a thing.

Though I was musing in comments exchanged with Bette just below that maybe we are in fact being conned. That Sheeran wrote this simply to hook in the parents of his teenage fans and sell a couple more gig tickets!

Could he really have felt that nostalgia in his late 20s? I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt for now.