“放克”起源于上世紀(jì)60年代中晚期的美國(guó)。非裔美國(guó)音樂(lè)家將靈魂樂(lè)、靈魂爵士樂(lè)與節(jié)奏藍(lán)調(diào)融合，創(chuàng)造了這樣一種動(dòng)律十足的音樂(lè)新形式。提到“放克”，相信許多朋友對(duì)這樣一首歌曲絕不陌生，那就是“火星哥”Bruno Mars的黃金單曲《Uptown Funk》。而湖南衛(wèi)視最新一期《歌手》節(jié)目里，俗稱“進(jìn)口小哥哥”的迪瑪希就為我們?nèi)卵堇[了“火星哥”這首經(jīng)典曲目。

迪瑪希《Uptown Funk》

【歌曲小知識(shí)】原版看這里：

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?【關(guān)于Bruno Mars】

Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and choreographer.
彼得·基恩·埃爾南德斯（1985年10月8日－），藝名布魯諾·馬爾斯（火星哥），是美國(guó)的創(chuàng)作型歌手、多樂(lè)器演奏家、音樂(lè)制作人和舞編。

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age and performed in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood.
“火星哥”出生在夏威夷檀香山的一個(gè)音樂(lè)世家，自幼便開(kāi)始創(chuàng)作音樂(lè)。童年期間，他曾在當(dāng)?shù)囟嗉乙魳?lè)場(chǎng)所表演過(guò)。

He graduated from high school and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career.
高中畢業(yè)后，“火星哥”搬到洛杉磯，開(kāi)啟了他的音樂(lè)生涯。

In 2009, he co-founded the production team The Smeezingtons, responsible for the singles "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy.
2009年，“火星哥”加入了制作團(tuán)隊(duì)The Smeezingtons，為美國(guó)說(shuō)唱歌手小鮑比以及“水果姐”前男友崔維·麥考伊分別創(chuàng)作了成名曲《比不上你》和熱單《億萬(wàn)富翁》。

He featured on the hooks for both singles, becoming recognized as a solo artist.
“火星哥”創(chuàng)作的這兩首歌大獲全勝，他作為一名獨(dú)唱藝人的才華也因此得到重視。

His debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010) included the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", as well as the number-four single "The Lazy Song".
他的首張錄音室專輯《斗佬和流氓》（2010）包括了打入美國(guó)《公告牌》熱單榜100強(qiáng)的單曲《皆應(yīng)是你》《手雷》，以及位列第4的單曲《懶漢之歌》。

His second album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), peaked at number one in the United States. The album spawned the international singles "Locked Out of Heaven", "When I Was Your Man" and "Treasure".
他的第二張專輯《火星點(diǎn)唱機(jī)》（2012）在美國(guó)銷量登頂。這張專輯里則包含了世界流行曲目《宮鎖天堂》《當(dāng)我還是你另一半的時(shí)候》和《寶藏》。

To date, he has sold over 100 million singles and albums worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.
截至目前，“火星哥”已在全球范圍內(nèi)售出超過(guò)1億張單曲和專輯，這無(wú)疑使他成為有史以來(lái)銷量最高的藝人之一。

Mars has landed six number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 since his career launched in 2010, attaining his first five faster than any male artist since Elvis Presley.
自打2010年正式出道以來(lái)，“火星哥”已經(jīng)擁有6支入圍《公告牌》百?gòu)?qiáng)熱單榜的單曲，其中前5支的入圍速度趕超貓王之后任何一位男藝人。

Mars has received many awards and nominations, including five Grammy Awards, and was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2011.
“火星哥”榮獲了太多的獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)與提名，其中包括5個(gè)格萊美獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)，以及成為了《時(shí)代周刊》雜志評(píng)出的2011年100位最具影響力人物之一。

In December 2013, he ranked number one on the Forbes 30 under 30 list.
2013年11月，“火星哥”在《福布斯》評(píng)出的30位30歲以下人物中位居榜首。

Mars is known for his stage performances and retro showmanship. He performs in a wide range of musical styles.
“火星哥”以舞臺(tái)表演和復(fù)古風(fēng)格聞名，他的演唱展現(xiàn)了其多變的音樂(lè)風(fēng)格。

【關(guān)于歌曲】

"Uptown Funk"is a song recorded by British record producer Mark Ronson and American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars, for Ronson's fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015).
《放克名流》是一首由英國(guó)音樂(lè)制作人馬克·朗森錄制，美國(guó)創(chuàng)作型歌手布魯諾·馬爾斯演唱的一首歌曲，此曲收錄于馬克·朗森的第4張錄音室專輯《放克特區(qū)》（2015）。

The song went through many different incarnations, and was worked on for months.Ronson and Mars recorded it at multiple different locations worldwide, ranging from recording studios to dressing rooms.
這首歌有過(guò)很多不同版本，錄制花費(fèi)了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。朗森和“火星哥”在世界范圍內(nèi)找了許多地方來(lái)錄這首歌，從錄音室到更衣室都試了個(gè)遍。

"Uptown Funk" spent 14 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, seven non-consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and topped the charts in several other countries including Australia, Canada, France, Ireland and New Zealand.
《放克名流》在美國(guó)《公告牌》百?gòu)?qiáng)單曲榜連續(xù)占據(jù)了長(zhǎng)達(dá)14周的冠軍位置，也在英國(guó)《單曲排行榜》創(chuàng)下了綿延7周(非連續(xù))冠軍的紀(jì)錄。同時(shí)它還在諸如澳大利亞、加拿大、法國(guó)、愛(ài)爾蘭及新西蘭等國(guó)的音樂(lè)榜單中獲得了極佳的成績(jī)。

It became the second best-selling single of 2015 and one of the best-selling of all-time. The song won two Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year.
這首歌成為2015年銷量第二的單曲，也成為了有史以來(lái)銷量最高單曲之一。而“火星哥”更是憑借該曲斬獲了2座格萊美獎(jiǎng)杯，其中就包括了“最佳年度專輯”獎(jiǎng)。

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