Uh oh, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson are getting sued for ‘Uptown Funk’

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars have found themselves in a bit of an ‘Uptown Funk’ over their 2014 pop banger. 80’s funk band Collage are suing the Grammy award winning pair for alleged copyright infringement. The band claim that ‘Uptown Funk’ bears a “almost indistinguishable” resemblance ‘Young Girls’ - their 1983 song.

In a statement regarding the case, obtained by Pitchfork, the claim reads: “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.”

Neither Bruno Mars nor Mark Ronson have publicaly responded to the complaint. Compare the two tracks below.