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What song did Uptown Funk steal from?

Ronson and Bruno Mars's hit song “Uptown Funk” allegedly infringed on the copyright of Zapp's 1980 hit “Mo Bounce to the Ounce.” Mark Ronson has reached a court settlement regarding his and Bruno Mars's 2014 smash hit "Uptown Funk," TMZ reports.

Who is the white guy in Uptown Funk you up?

Mark Ronson

Florent Dechard"Uptown Funk!," the smash hit by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, is spending a seventh week on top of the Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest-running #1 hit of Bruno's career.

One may also ask: what song is sampled in uptown funk?

Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson are facing a copyright infringement lawsuit that claims their hit "Uptown Funk" borrows heavily from funk group Collage's 1983 single "Young Girls."

Also, what song has the same beat as uptown funk?

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Is Uptown Funk about drugs?

It's entirely about selling coke, and it's not even vaguely veiled. The first two lines in the song are straight-up cocaine references. "This hit, that ice cold/Michelle Pfeifer, that white gold." Michelle Pfeifer is another name for coke, a reference to the actress' role in Scarface.

Regarding this, why did uptown funk get sued?

Over the past few years, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars have had to field three lawsuits over their mega-hit "Uptown Funk," filed by bands and artists claiming that the duo had infringed on their copyright. In April, one of those lawsuits-brought by the Minneapolis band Collage-was settled.

People also ask how much money has uptown funk made?

Billboard estimates the song has earned $2.7 million in publishing royalties (not including TV and film synch revenue), $1.9 million of which has gone to the writers based on their respective publishing deals.

One may also ask: what was the scandal surrounding songwriters for uptown funk?

The three women of the 1970s rap group The Sequence have sued Bruno Mars and songwriter Mark Ronson, claiming the Grammy-winning hit song, "Uptown Funk," violates the copyright of the trio's 1979 single, "Funk You Up."

What is Mark Ronson's accent?

With yet another saying: "Mark Ronson has a weird American-English hybrid accent going on, was not expecting that voice." He now has both British and US citizenship and divides his time between London, Los Angeles and New York.

Who is the white guy in Bruno Mars?

producer Mark Ronson

For going on five years now, the record producer Mark Ronson says he has been known by no small number of casual music fans, if they can identify him at all, as "the white guy from the Bruno Mars video."

By Donoghue Shrock