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31. There's a new lawsuit alleging Bruno Mars' Uptown Funk is a ripoff

Fri Sep 15, 2017, 12:49 PM

Sep 2017

Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson have been sued for copyright infringement over their hit single “Uptown Funk,” TMZ reports. The complaint, obtained by Pitchfork, was filed by the Minneapolis electro-funk band Collage. They claim that Ronson and Mars’ single “is an obvious, strikingly and/or substantially similar copy” of Collage’s 1983 single “Young Girls.” The complaint also notes that Ronson and Mars have talked about how “Uptown Funk” was influenced by early 1980s Minneapolis electro-funk soul music. Collage are seeking damages and profits.
https://pitchfork.com/news/69413-mark-ronson-and-bruno-mars-sued-over-uptown-funk/

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Know any songs that were stolen? [View all] mobeau69 Sep 2017 OP

Beth stole this one from Bobby Bland and Etta James mobeau69 Sep 2017 #1

wow thanks for the video . stonecutter357 Sep 2017 #3

Have fun on your Beth Hart journey, Stonecutter mobeau69 Sep 2017 #4

Some more Beth for your pleasure TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #6

That's when I discovered her, Bushwhacker. At the Kennedy Center. Was blown away! mobeau69 Sep 2017 #8

That's when I discovered her too. N/t TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #9

And? mobeau69 Sep 2017 #12

Pull Me Under by Dream Theater / O'Keefe Music Foundation stonecutter357 Sep 2017 #2

Sweet Judy Blue Eyes stole this one from Ian and Sylvia Tyson and Suzy Boggus mobeau69 Sep 2017 #5

Joe Cocker stole this from, well, you know who. mobeau69 Sep 2017 #7

Yep, I'll play alone! LOL Another one stolen from Carol by her friend, Sweet Baby James. mobeau69 Sep 2017 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Jake Stern Sep 2017 #11

Since when is covering a song stealing? PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #13

It isn't. mobeau69 Sep 2017 #14

Thank you. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #20

yeah OriginalGeek Sep 2017 #24

Yes. Unnecessarily pejorative PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #26

Under that definition, I'd offer this one. Dr. Strange Sep 2017 #53

seems to me the theme from the Simpsons was stolen from the Jetsons diva77 Sep 2017 #15

Then there's actually stealing a song: The Lion Sleeps Tonight NotASurfer Sep 2017 #16

Ice Ice Baby JonLP24 Sep 2017 #17

Stolen from Dolly Parton mobeau69 Sep 2017 #18

that's the ultimate on making someone else's song "your own". unblock Sep 2017 #27

Yes!!! Yes!!! Whitney took Dolly Parton's exquisite ballad and shrieked all the nuance out of it! LisaM Sep 2017 #28

The White Stripes did a surprisingly great cover of "Jolene" cemaphonic Sep 2017 #67

Stolen from Al Green. yallerdawg Sep 2017 #19

Official Review mobeau69 Sep 2017 #35

The rules: yallerdawg Sep 2017 #36

OK. I guess I stand corrected. mobeau69 Sep 2017 #37

I thought Marvin Gaye wrote it! yallerdawg Sep 2017 #40

I found this, dawg... mobeau69 Sep 2017 #41

Only Carole King should be allowed to do Carole King songs. lastlib Sep 2017 #21

Except that Carole King started out as a songwriter for other artists. LisaM Sep 2017 #29

Aretha shouldn't do Natural Woman? nolabear Sep 2017 #38

An even better one stolen from Al Green Beausoleil Sep 2017 #22

and the band Beausoleil stole from many Cajun predecessors kwassa Sep 2017 #44

The start of "Stairway to Heaven" certainly sounds a lot like.... mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 #23

Spirit and Led Zeppelin were both at the Texas International Pop Festival. argyl Sep 2017 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Ohiya Sep 2017 #33

Cross-posted from the Roy Acuff birthday thread mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 #25

One more Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #50

Thanks. You made me look it up. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 #62

Love the Carter Family Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #63

It's on "Will the Circle be Unbroken" too. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 #64

One of my Desert Island picks. Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #65

Oh, so many TlalocW Sep 2017 #30

There's a new lawsuit alleging Bruno Mars' Uptown Funk is a ripoff Initech Sep 2017 #31

Actually, I thought it sounded more like Morris Day and the Time kwassa Sep 2017 #45

Rui Nagai stole this from Queen sakabatou Sep 2017 #34

Here's one that brings back memories Zorro Sep 2017 #39

Everybody was playing it backwards. mobeau69 Sep 2017 #42

Yeah! One of mine! DFW Sep 2017 #43

Paul Simon stole "O Sacred Head now Wounded" for his "American Anthem." Check CTyankee Sep 2017 #46

No question about it. mobeau69 Sep 2017 #47

Draft Morning Mendocino Sep 2017 #48

From the Rivingtons..... Tikki Sep 2017 #49

The Bird is the Word mobeau69 Sep 2017 #55

My favorite Era of basketball..men in short shorts making the impossible... Tikki Sep 2017 #57

This one was stolen several times from Chuck Berry Miles Archer Sep 2017 #51

I donlt know if you can call it "stealing"-but I didn't pay much attention to Amy until Boomerproud Sep 2017 #52

R. Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders totally ripped off Charley Jordan's 'Keep it Clean' Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #54

There's a difference between stealing and covering TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #56

Yep, a lot of songs are covered by a lot of artists. Not so many do it so well mobeau69 Sep 2017 #58

Norah Jones-The Long Way Home Xipe Totec Sep 2017 #59

All Along the Watchtower belongs to Jimi Hendrix Orrex Sep 2017 #60

Eric Clapton stole "I Shot the Sheriff" from Bob Marley JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2017 #61

In my opinion, this one. Iggo Sep 2017 #66

Dazed and Confused by Led Zepplin was completely stolen HarmonyRockets Sep 2017 #68