Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson Have Been Sued Over "Uptown Funk"
The 2014 hit has been accused of copyright infringement.
[gallery columns="3"][gallery columns="3"]Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars have been hit by a lawsuit over their Grammy Award-winning hit single, “Uptown Funk.” According to TMZ, the pair are being sued by 1980’s funk band Collage over the grounds of copyright infringement. According to the group, “Uptown Funk” bears an “almost indistinguishable” resemblance to their 1983 song “Young Girls.”
According to the official complaint obtained by Pitchfork, the members of Collage state that, “Upon information and belief, many of the main instrumental attributes and themes of ‘Uptown Funk’ are deliberately and clearly copied from ‘Young Girls,’ including, but not limited to, the distinct funky specifically noted and timed consistent guitar riffs present throughout the compositions, virtually if not identical bass notes and sequence, rhythm, structure, crescendo of horns and synthesizers rendering the compositions almost indistinguishable if played over each other and strikingly similar if played in consecutively.”
So far, neither Bruno Mars nor Mark Ronson have issued a response. In the meantime, check out “Young Girls” below and see if you spot any resemblance.
