Hit Parade: Lenny on Mars Edition Part 1
b'What do Lenny Kravitz, a hitmaker primarily in the \\u201990s and \\u201900s, and Bruno Mars, a 2010s\\u201320s hitmaker, have in common? It turns out, a lot: Each man has a wide-ranging ethnic and musical background, with early exposure to unusual sides of showbiz. Each has scored hits in a variety of styles. They are admirers of each other\\u2019s work and have even performed live together.\\n\\nBut the main thing Lenny and Bruno have in common is their skill\\u2014some might say habit\\u2014of borrowing tropes and styles from hitmakers of the past. Kravitz from the very start of his career emulated the rock stylings of his heroes, like John Lennon and Sly Stone. And Bruno Mars\\u2014talk about an Unorthodox Jukebox: His career has been a parade of hits whose sound has spanned from the Police to Rick James to Michael Jackson.\\n\\nAre they cultural appropriators, or genius style chameleons? Join Chris Molanphy as he chronicles two premier pop stylists of the last 30 years who wore genres like costumes and rebooted oldies into modern hits. Don\\u2019t believe them? Just watch.\\n\\n\\nPodcast production by Kevin Bendis.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'