Blog Post #12
For this week I chose the song "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars released in 2014 with Mark Ronson (linked below) The song is pretty nostalgic and I think it best described as a feel-good song. It won the Grammy for Record of the Year. It's categorized as being in the funk, boogie and pop genres and I remember watching the music video with my brother. I think it's cool how the song carries over from being fun to listen to as a kid and to still being a feel-good song now.
The big instruments used on the song include the trumpet, guitar and drums. I think the trumpet stands out to me the most and it's used really well to highlight the singing from Bruno Mars and help fill the space between verses. The drums and guitar stay pretty steady throughout the nearly 5 minute long song and provide a nice background. I also think it's fair to mention the music video which features bruno in a pink jacket with a group dancing around downtown Beloit in Wisconson. The music video matches the feel-good vibe really well in my opinion. Overall, I think it's a fun song and it was fun to hear it again after so long.
Bruno Mars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPf0YbXqDm0
Hey Cali, I really like how you justified the song. Bruno Mars always give me a good time. The guitar are really played well almost in his every songs. I am with you with the music video. It is a great song specially when you are driving or doing something fun. Great blog!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you this song is so fun. I also remember as a kid just singing and dancing to this song. It defiantly repeats itself a lot, but so does the rest of the songs. I also feel like the trumpets stands out to me too and I think it's interesting because the trumpet does fill out the song when Bruno Mars is not singing.
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