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Your Daily Music Fact No. 1 | MARK ROBINSON GOT SUED THREE TIMES BY DIFFERENT BANDS FOR THE SONG UPTOWN FUNK WITH BRUNO MARS FOR JACKING THEIR TRACKS. THOSE BANDS ARE AN 80S GIRL BAND NAMED THE SEQUENCE, AN 80S FUNK BAND CALLED COLLAGE AND AN R&B FUNK GROUP WHO CALLED THEMSELVES THE GAP BAND. THE GAP BAND NOW HAS WRITING CREDIT ON "UPTOWN FUNK" AND THEY EARN A 17% SHARE OF THE PUBLISHING ROYALTIES, DUE TO ITS SIMILARITIES WITH THEIR 1979 TRACK "OOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD.' | image tagged in did you know that,music,facts,bruno mars,mark ronson,copy | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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MARK ROBINSON GOT SUED THREE TIMES BY DIFFERENT BANDS FOR THE SONG UPTOWN FUNK WITH BRUNO MARS FOR JACKING THEIR TRACKS. THOSE BANDS ARE AN 80S GIRL BAND NAMED THE SEQUENCE, AN 80S FUNK BAND CALLED COLLAGE AND AN R&B FUNK GROUP WHO CALLED THEMSELVES THE GAP BAND. THE GAP BAND NOW HAS WRITING CREDIT ON "UPTOWN FUNK" AND THEY EARN A 17% SHARE OF THE PUBLISHING ROYALTIES, DUE TO ITS SIMILARITIES WITH THEIR 1979 TRACK "OOPS UPSIDE YOUR HEAD.'