Suggesting one of the key drawbacks of writing a song that attempts to capture everything great about ’70s and ’80s funk, and then distill it down into one tight, commercial little package, Mark Ronson is once again getting sued over allegations that he ripped someone off in the process of writing 2014's hot summer…
“Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars is not going anywhere. It’s now a permanent part of society. For years to come, it will be incorporated into pep rallies and wedding receptions. Even those who try to avoid it will undoubtedly hear the 2014 hit coming from neighboring apartments or other cars in…
More than a year after its release, it seems the world, and the internet in particular, still hasn’t tired of Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk.” Not only is the song funky and infectious, it also really lends itself to video mashups. We’ve already seen it being sung by the movies, and being matched up with 100 different…
Is there a universal beat out there? Some rhythm that transcends culture, time, and societal mores to which all dancers can dance? And if so, could it really emanate from Bruno Mars? These are the existential questions that pop up when gazing into the gyrational abyss of the dancing supercut below.
It took three months, but YouTuber dondrapersayswhat has finally released his masterpiece: a new version of “Uptown Funk,” where every line comes from one of 280 movies. The ridiculously popular and often parodied song is now even better, with cameos from Christopher Walken, Eddie Murphy, Beetlejuice, the Teenage…
Some have blamed the decline of the labor movement on the invention of the air conditioner, but it might have just been a dearth of catchy pop songs. At least, that’s the argument you could make after watching the sweet sweet 1992 dance moves of the film Newsies paired with the Bruno Mars hit “Uptown Funk.”
YouTube channel KFaceTV has been reinterpreting pop songs to honor nerdy subject matter for a while now, but it really stepped up its production values with this Harry Potter-themed take on Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk.” Here it’s the Dark Lord Voldemort a.k.a. He Who Must Not Be Named doing the singing…
Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” has finally found its perfect dance interpreter, and his name is Bill Haverchuck. Thanks to the…let’s call it “iconic” moment from the Freaks And Geeks episode “Noshing And Moshing” where Bill (Martin Starr) busts out his moves for his friends, Mars’ ditty now has the choreographic pairing it…
Barring anything Drake or Kanye West might release in the next 24 hours, Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” is the song of early 2015. Appropriately brassy and classic, Ronson’s track provides a good base for all sorts of vocal accompaniment. While Bruno Mars is on the original, but the track also works as the beat an Action…
