Yeah Bruno already had the voice but ever since he collaborated with Mark Ronson for "Uptown Funk" it's like they found the perfect collaboration since Mike & Quincy or Janet, Jimmy, & Terry.

Mark Ronson has been doing the retro soul sound before Bruno came along but he was doing it under the radar, which maybe why most got that culture vulture vibe from Bruno when it's not necessarily the case I will say with the southern soul sound making a killing in certain markets I can see why an artist like Bruno can do the clean "your parents having a party in the basement with a blue light bulb" vibe to his music and put the Michael & James Brown dance moves for videos to make himself subliminal acceptable.