That song is getting seriously popular now and I wonder how P feels. Does he feel good about how the sound he created is reaching a new generation? Does he think 'shit I could have made that track in my sleep and it's an international #1!'. Does he care at all?

I've heard 'exciting new sound' used to describe it by other famous musicians and DJs haha! Reminiscent of MJ is also the most common point of comparison

This song is weak as hell.

U can't think Prince is jealous of this track.

Lol.............I needed that laugh.

[Edited 12/17/14 12:10pm]

Prince's only sane response to someone like Bruno Mars would be not to give a shit.

Graycap23 said:

This song is weak as hell.

U can't think Prince is jealous of this track.

Lol.............I needed that laugh.

[Edited 12/17/14 12:10pm]

I don't necessarily think he's jealous (hence the multiple possibilities I presented). It's just the fact the song is number 1 in both England and America and is titled Uptown Funk, I wonder if he feels... 'cheated' in some way. As you say, P could make a track like that in his sleep. Is it just Bruno's name that sells it?

[Edited 12/17/14 12:19pm]

dandan said:

That song is getting seriously popular now and I wonder how P feels. Does he feel good about how the sound he created is reaching a new generation? Does he think 'shit I could have made that track in my sleep and it's an international #1!'. Does he care at all?

I've heard 'exciting new sound' used to describe it by other famous musicians and DJs haha! Reminiscent of MJ is also the most common point of comparison

Well, the synth horn riffing does sound like horns from an '80s MJ track.

The rest of it screams early '80s Prince to a huge degree though.

A fine effort at a (slightly updated) take on the Minneapolis sound, it's just the vocals that don't sound Princey. My respect for Mark Ronson has increased (tho it wasn't high to begin with ) for having the ability to put together this funk, tho the fact the song has 6 writers is funny.

It amuses me if people think this is a 'new sound'. Surprisingly good Prince rip-off though.

dandan said:

Graycap23 said:

This song is weak as hell.

U can't think Prince is jealous of this track.

Lol.............I needed that laugh.

[Edited 12/17/14 12:10pm]

I don't necessarily think he's jealous (hence the multiple possibilities I presented). It's just the fact the song is number 1 in both England and America and is titled Uptown Funk, I wonder if he feels... 'cheated' in some way. As you say, P could make a track like that in his sleep. Is it just Bruno's name that sells it?

[Edited 12/17/14 12:19pm]

The song is weak. If folks dig it.....so be it.

Miles said:

dandan said:

That song is getting seriously popular now and I wonder how P feels. Does he feel good about how the sound he created is reaching a new generation? Does he think 'shit I could have made that track in my sleep and it's an international #1!'. Does he care at all?

I've heard 'exciting new sound' used to describe it by other famous musicians and DJs haha! Reminiscent of MJ is also the most common point of comparison

Well, the synth horn riffing does sound like horns from an '80s MJ track.

The rest of it screams early '80s Prince to a huge degree though.

A fine effort at a (slightly updated) take on the Minneapolis sound, it's just the vocals that don't sound Princey. My respect for Mark Ronson has increased (tho it wasn't high to begin with ) for having the ability to put together this funk, tho the fact the song has 6 writers is funny.

It amuses me if people think this is a 'new sound'. Surprisingly good Prince rip-off though.

6 writers?! The songs lyrics are just the usual shallow funk affair whilst the groove sounds like a stock track they'd use for a documentary on Prince

dandan said:

Miles said:

Well, the synth horn riffing does sound like horns from an '80s MJ track.

The rest of it screams early '80s Prince to a huge degree though.

A fine effort at a (slightly updated) take on the Minneapolis sound, it's just the vocals that don't sound Princey. My respect for Mark Ronson has increased (tho it wasn't high to begin with ) for having the ability to put together this funk, tho the fact the song has 6 writers is funny.

It amuses me if people think this is a 'new sound'. Surprisingly good Prince rip-off though.

6 writers?! The songs lyrics are just the usual shallow funk affair whilst the groove sounds like a stock track they'd use for a documentary on Prince

Yep, according to the Wiki entry for the song, these are the composers - Ronson, Jeff Bhasker, Mars, Philip Lawrence, Devon Gallaspy and Nicholaus Williams. Mind boggles huh?

dandan said:

That song is getting seriously popular now and I wonder how P feels. Does he feel good about how the sound he created is reaching a new generation? Does he think 'shit I could have made that track in my sleep and it's an international #1!'. Does he care at all?

I've heard 'exciting new sound' used to describe it by other famous musicians and DJs haha! Reminiscent of MJ is also the most common point of comparison

There is a clear Prince influence BUT calling it "Uptown Funk". THAT is Prince-bait. I think it was designed from the ground up to get his attention, which it no doubt has. I wouldn't be surprised if Ronson was trying to instigate a collaboration.

Noodled24 said:

dandan said:

That song is getting seriously popular now and I wonder how P feels. Does he feel good about how the sound he created is reaching a new generation? Does he think 'shit I could have made that track in my sleep and it's an international #1!'. Does he care at all?

I've heard 'exciting new sound' used to describe it by other famous musicians and DJs haha! Reminiscent of MJ is also the most common point of comparison

There is a clear Prince influence BUT calling it "Uptown Funk". THAT is Prince-bait. I think it was designed from the ground up to get his attention, which it no doubt has. I wouldn't be surprised if Ronson was trying to instigate a collaboration.

If that was Mark's goal...............he failed.

Graycap23 said:

This song is weak as hell.

agreed

first listen i thought it was ok, nothing special... a few listens later and it's just disposable pop wrapped in a funk wrapper

the song has no meat to it

Graycap23 said:

Noodled24 said:

There is a clear Prince influence BUT calling it "Uptown Funk". THAT is Prince-bait. I think it was designed from the ground up to get his attention, which it no doubt has. I wouldn't be surprised if Ronson was trying to instigate a collaboration.

If that was Mark's goal...............he failed.

Perhaps. But only because of Prince's inability to work with people. Ronson is a very talented guy.

Noodled24 said:

Graycap23 said:

If that was Mark's goal...............he failed.

Perhaps. But only because of Prince's inability to work with people. Ronson is a very talented guy.

I', a big Ronson fan...........but this track is weak.

I think he's probably slightly pissed off, but at the end of the day it's still Prince's sound that Bruno is ripping off so people (most probably young people) that look more into the genre will somewhere along the way discover Prince. Which is never a bad thing.

6 writers though?? That takes the piss.

I like Bruno but he is more of an MJ/JB rip off. There is nothing "Prince" about him. To even compare him to Prince is an insult to Prince. And yeah, the song is weak as fuck. Makes me miss his last album.

Sorry but this is like (I like) Funky Music with a non-plastic, synthy arrangement. It's noodling left and right -- I like the energy but it's almost a funk spoof rather than the real thing.

It pays uncredited homeage to Prince. I want to believe it was made as a nod to our Purple Friend - but I also wonder if the song was even offered to him as a collaboration, as Noodled24 mentioned. It would have been fantastic - if Prince actually agreed to do the song. Since he didn't, Bruno is doing his own thing and how Princely that is, ultimately is up to the listener's interpretation. A much better "rip-off" and homeage to Prince's sound is by Felix Da Housecat, with "We All Wanna Be Prince."

Yep, Bruno and Mark defintaely wanna be Prince -- as we all should.

Here's the video clip:

http://youtu.be/LoXRlxKZkr4

OperatingThetan said:

Prince's only sane response to someone like Bruno Mars would be not to give a shit.

I like bruno mars and this track is fun, but Mark ronson essentially assembledit from every funck record he's ever heard it's cute, and its fun, but Prince has zero cares to give lololol

its good that he's reviving that sound I guess. It doesn't do much for me though.

[Edited 12/18/14 20:54pm]

Really? Seriously? A lot of you think this song is weak. Uh no. This song is definitely funky and of course it's all Prince inspired. Anyone that knows anything about Prince's music would recognize the abc buildiing blocks of this song. Heck, I am just happy the word funk is on popular radio. I tell all my friends and peeps I am into funk, namely Prince. They don't even know what that means. Can you believe that shit? I have no idea what Prince thinks but if I had to guess I would say it's about time we got some funk up in this joint (the radio that is). And he knows it's a nod to him. It just might make him go into the studio and grab that one eyed bass and start thumb slapping a groove together. In my eyes anytime funky music gets out there it's all good. Time to add uptown funk to my house party mixes. I always try to keep it funky!!!

[Edited 12/17/14 19:13pm]

Why do people think Prince is 'jealous' of fellow funk acts like D'Angelo and Bruno Mars? Is it not possible he either likes/dislikes the work? Why does jealousy even have to come up? D & Bruno aren't even on Prince's level.

vinaysfunk said:

Really? Seriously? A lot of you think this song is weak. Uh no. This song is definitely funky and of course it's all Prince inspired.

[Edited 12/17/14 19:13pm]

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i think the song is nothing much dressed up in 80s funk aesthetic. And it's certainly not all Prince inspired...

vinaysfunk said:

Aerogram said:

Sorry but this is like (I like) Funky Music with a non-plastic, synthy arrangement. It's noodling left and right -- I like the energy but it's almost a funk spoof rather than the real thing.

"Funk spoof"?

A good description of it. If you've seen the video it's like a comedy show music segment. Bruno and the other guys are just acting in it. Could be from one of those shows that make only a small fraction of their watchers laugh, but they're popular because the entire family can watch them together.

On a rather unrelated note, I always thought "(I Like) Funky Music" had a lot of potential, but Prince ruined it with the clumsy production style its given.

I think what ever he thinks, this track and even Mark Ronson's album may just be what the charts needed, he has antoher track out with the forgotten rapper (and registered sex offender) Mystikal (Shake that ass but watch yourself) check it out its called Feel Right and seems quite James Brown influenced.

It's pretty clear that he is trying to bring back the Funk and for chart music it can only be a good thing, who knows where it might lead for artists like Prince if it catches on though?

Noodled24 said:

dandan said:

That song is getting seriously popular now and I wonder how P feels. Does he feel good about how the sound he created is reaching a new generation? Does he think 'shit I could have made that track in my sleep and it's an international #1!'. Does he care at all?

I've heard 'exciting new sound' used to describe it by other famous musicians and DJs haha! Reminiscent of MJ is also the most common point of comparison

There is a clear Prince influence BUT calling it "Uptown Funk". THAT is Prince-bait. I think it was designed from the ground up to get his attention, which it no doubt has. I wouldn't be surprised if Ronson was trying to instigate a collaboration.

The album is quiet Funk influenced, check out the track with Mystikal sounds pretty James Brown Influenced, Stevie Wonder also appears on the album "Uptown Special"

dandan said:

That song is getting seriously popular now and I wonder how P feels. Does he feel good about how the sound he created is reaching a new generation? Does he think 'shit I could have made that track in my sleep and it's an international #1!'. Does he care at all?

I've heard 'exciting new sound' used to describe it by other famous musicians and DJs haha! Reminiscent of MJ is also the most common point of comparison

Nothing special with this track, it's reasonably funky and def ol skool, I like it alright don't get me wrong but nothing special, and honestly Prince can record 5 songs like that every day if he so wishes. It's not a hit because it's especially good, it's a hit because it's been intensely marketed by the record company and its media accomplices. I think something like this could easily come out of a session recording between P and Nile Rodgers, as evoked in the P/Rodgers interview. And The Gold Standard is funkier than that anyway