Mark Ronson is first and foremost a producer. So even though he does contribute vocals to “Uptown Funk” it is actually someone more talented in that regard, Bruno Mars, who serves as the lead singer. Mars is also credited as a producer and songwriter of the track, as are Mark Ronson and Jeff Bhasker.Īnd other individuals who are acknowledged solely as writers are as follows:ĭevon and Trinidad are actually the authors of another song, entitled “All Gold Everything” by Trinidad James, a rapper who is sort of a one-hit wonder and is in fact from Trinidad. Writing and Production Credits for “Uptown Funk” So at the end of the day, perhaps you wouldn’t want your youngsters hanging with Mars on a hot Saturday night. But in terms of “Uptown Funk” itself, unless someone is the ultra-sensitive type it is the type of performance that can be enjoyed by all generations. In fact it’s pretty obvious that both the audio and video were inspired by the works of Michael Jackson, who was like the master of embedding dance songs with adult innuendos that ultimately no one really cared about due to his overall strength as an entertainer. So at the end of the day, all indications point to this track being one of the most well-received dance songs ever created. There may be allusions to sex, coke and booze contained therein, but all things considered those aren’t the factors which attracted so many people to this song. “Coke” Reference?Īnd lastly, intoxication is obviously a major fact. There is this line at the beginning of the first verse in which Michelle Pfeiffer’s name is dropped in relation to “white gold”. That, dear reader, is actually a roundabout reference to coke. And as we have noted in the past, having for instance participated on a song entitled “ Blow” (2019) and all, Bruno Mars appears to be one of the more-overt advocates, as far as musicians go, of getting his sniff on.īut that is another aspect of “Uptown Funk” that a child isn’t likely to pick up on. However, he also mentions ‘sipping liquor’ is the second verse, which is a lot more obvious in terms of his intention of not being sober this particular night.
It should be noted that the said phrase may be interpreted as possessing a sexual innuendo. However, overall, “Uptown Funk” is far from what we would conventionally define as a sex song.
What all of that fundamentally means is that he likes good-looking women from around the way, not necessarily those from the higher echelons of society.Īnd the chorus highlights his interactions with them, with Mars basically exclaiming that he himself is the “Uptown Funk”. And his ultimate goal in all of this is to “give it to” the aforementioned ladies. Then there are the girls he’s looking forward to hooking up with. The idealized characteristics are described as them being “hood”, “good” and “straight masterpieces”. being dressed to the nines and having an ample amount of dough in his pocket. And relatedly the pre-chorus, all well as parts of the verses, features the vocalist praising his hotness, i.e. And Bruno gives us three main components which he deems will make the night enjoyable. First is his own preparation, i.e.
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