Blogocentric Formulations

Stylin', whilen, livin' it up in the city with Mark Ronson

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Song: "Uptown Funk"
Artist: Mark Ronson
Album: Uptown Special

I dare you to not tap your feet or bob your head to this song! Up until recently, anyone outside the United Kingdom (and maybe even quite a few inside the country) might only recognize Mark Ronson as the vaguely musical older brother of fashion designer Charlotte Ronson and Lindsay-Lohan-pseudo-lesbian-DJ-pal Samantha Ronson, but this song put him on the map as a star in his own right. The song hit #1 on both UK and US singles chart, thanks in no small part to having Bruno Mars on vocals, and holds the record for being the all-time most streamed track in the UK during a single week (2.49 million steams for the week of 12/28/14), soundly trumping the previous record of 2.34 millions streams set by... himself, the week prior. It's also been a #1 hit in Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, and New Zealand.

I admit that I don't really have much of a personal connection to this song; I just really, really like it. A colleague of mine pointed me to the performance on Saturday Night Live, which is the first time I heard it. As if the song needed any more momentum, this video   of a teacher and his students dancing to the song went viral when it was first uploaded a little over a week ago, and is already closing in on ten million views.

It's been a long time since we've had a funk/disco-inspired song make it into the mainstream; it's great to hear this unique sound coming back.