Uptown Funk is a fabulous song. I guess people have got a little sick of it because it has been overplayed – but that doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s a great song.

One of the reasons I like it is pretty obvious: when I first heard it I couldn’t believe that Prince wasn’t involved.

Overall it sounds like a Prince song. And it’s hard to believe that the guitar piece that starts at 3:12 isn’t Prince!

Other people hear overtones of other songs/artists. Some people hear The Time.

Mark Ronson himself admits that the song “animates a Minneapolis groove”.

And apparently the members of The Gap Band have been given song-writing credit because of similarities to “Oops! Upside Your Head”.

Ronson is pretty upfront about his attitude to sampling. He even gave a TED talk about it.

In any event, here is the song for you to enjoy: