Get Up Offa That Thing (Release the Pressure)
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 โ€“ December 25, 2006) was an American entert… Read Full Bio ↴James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 โ€“ December 25, 2006) was an American entertainer, record producer, and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honorific nicknames "the Hardest Working Man in Show Business", "Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", and "Soul Brother No. 1". In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres. Brown was one of the first 10 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at its inaugural induction in New York on January 23, 1986.

Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia. He first came to national public attention in the mid-1950s as the lead singer of the Famous Flames, a rhythm and blues vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd. With the hit ballads "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a dynamic live performer with the Famous Flames and his backing band, sometimes known as the James Brown Band or the James Brown Orchestra. His success peaked in the 1960s with the live album Live at the Apollo and hit singles such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".

During the late 1960s, Brown moved from a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a profoundly "Africanized" approach to music-making, emphasizing stripped-down interlocking rhythms that influenced the development of funk music. By the early 1970s, Brown had fully established the funk sound after the formation of the J.B.s with records such as "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" and "The Payback". He also became noted for songs of social commentary, including the 1968 hit "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud". Brown continued to perform and record until his death from pneumonia in 2006.

Brown recorded 17 singles that reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts. He also holds the record for the most singles listed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that did not reach No. 1. Brown was posthumously inducted into the first class of the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2013 as an artist and then in 2017 as a songwriter. He also received honors from several other institutions, including inductions into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In Joel Whitburn's analysis of the Billboard R&B charts from 1942 to 2010, Brown is ranked No. 1 in The Top 500 Artists. He is ranked seventh on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

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Studio albums
Please Please Please (1958)
Try Me! (1959)
Think! (1960)
The Amazing James Brown (1961)
James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A. (1962)
Prisoner of Love (1963)
Grits & Soul (1964)
Showtime (1964)
Out of Sight (1964)
James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday (1965)
Mighty Instrumentals (1966)
James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo) (1966)
James Brown Sings Christmas Songs (1966)
Handful of Soul (1966)
James Brown Sings Raw Soul (1967)
James Brown Plays the Real Thing (1967)
Cold Sweat (1967)
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me (1968)
I Got the Feelin' (1968)
James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul (1968)
Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things (1968)
A Soulful Christmas (1968)
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud (1969)
Gettin' Down to It (1969)
The Popcorn (1969)
It's a Mother (1969)
Ain't It Funky (1970)
Soul on Top (1970)
It's a New Day - Let a Man Come In (1970)
Hey America (1970)
Sho Is Funky Down Here (1971)
Hot Pants (1971)
There It Is (1972)
Get on the Good Foot (1972)
Black Caesar (1973)
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
The Payback (1973)
Hell (1974)
Reality (1974)
Sex Machine Today (1975)
Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump (1975)
Hot (1976)
Get Up Offa That Thing (1976)
Bodyheat (1976)
Mutha's Nature (1977)
Jam 1980's (1978)
Take a Look at Those Cakes (1978)
The Original Disco Man (1979)
People (1980)
Soul Syndrome (1980)
Nonstop! (1981)
Bring It On! (1983)
Gravity (1986)
I'm Real (1988)
Love Over-Due (1991)
Universal James (1993)
I'm Back (1998)
The Merry Christmas Album (1999)
The Next Step (2002)

Get Up Offa That Thing
James Brown Lyrics


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AAW!

Oh!

Say it now!

I'm back!
I'm back!

I'm back!

I'm back!

I'm back!

Get up offa that thing,
And dance 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
And dance 'till you, sing it now!
Get up offa that thing,
And dance 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
And try to release that pressure!
Get up offa that thing,
And shake 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
And shake it, say it now!
Get up offa that thing,
And shake 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
And try to release that pressure!
Get up off!
Ha!
Good God!
So good!

Ha!
Everybody ready?!

Follow me!

Get up offa that thing,
And shake 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
And shake it, sing it now!
Get up offa that thing,
And shake 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
And try to release that pressure!
Get up offa that thing, (Ha!)
And twist 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
And shake 'till you, sing it now!
Get up offa that thing,
And shake 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
And try to release that pressure!

Ha!
Get funky!

So good, uh!
I'm first to stop, ha!
I've told them now, ha!
Uh!
Ha!
Ohio player!
Can you hit it one time, check this out!
Get up offa that thing,
And dance to try, you better!
Get up offa that thing,
Help me!
Get up offa that thing,
And dance 'till you feel better!
Get up offa that thing,
And try to release that pressure!

Wait a minute!

So funky!

I need it!

That's a wiser brother

I know it sound good

Pretty darn good

Good God

Uh!
Ha!
Good God!
Darn good
Let me hear you say something!
You feel good!
You feel good!
Give it to me!
Huh!
Good God!
I want you all in the jam!
Gonna get you all in the jam!
Play that bad funk!
Show 'em how funky you are!
Play it JB!
Play it now!
Hey!

Get up offa that thing,
And dance 'till you feel better!
Get up offa that thing,
And dance 'till you, help me out!
Get up offa that thing,
And dance 'till you feel better!
Get up offa that thing,
And try to release that pressure!
Get up offa that thing,
And shake 'till you feel better!
Get up offa that thing,
And try to release, say it now!
Get up offa that thing,
And shake 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
And try to release that pressure!

Wait a minute!




Hold it!
I feel good!

Overall Meaning

In James Brown's song "Get Up Offa That Thing," he encourages listeners to get up and dance until they feel better. Brown tells listeners to release the pressure they may be feeling by dancing the night away. The song is an excellent example of Brown's style, which he coined "funk." "Get Up Offa That Thing" embodies Brown's ethos of positivity; it encourages listeners to find joy despite whatever hardships they may be facing.


The song begins with Brown shouting "I'm back!" as a crowd cheers him on. Then he instructs listeners to "get up offa that thing and dance 'till you feel better" and to "shake it till you feel better." Brown tells listeners to release the pressure they may be feeling and to let the music move them. He repeats the phrase several times, urging listeners to get up and dance.


While it may seem simple, "Get Up Offa That Thing" is a powerful song about overcoming adversity through movement and music. Like many of Brown's songs, the lyrics are straightforward, but behind them lies a deeper meaning: that dance can bring people together and heal even the deepest wounds.


Line by Line Meaning

Get up offa that thing,
Stop what you're doing and get up and move.


And dance 'till you feel better,
Dancing will make you feel better.


And try to release that pressure!
Dancing can release stress and pressure.


And sing it now!
Sing along and enjoy yourself.


And shake 'till you feel better,
Shaking your body can be a release.


And twist 'till you feel better,
Twisting your body can also help release tension.


Follow me!
Join me in dancing and feeling good.


Ha! Good God!
An expression of excitement and joy.


Get funky!
Let's dance and have a good time with some funky music.


I feel good!
I am feeling great and want to share it with everyone.




Lyrics ยฉ Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DEANNA BROWN, DEIDRA YVONNE JENKINS, YAMMA BROWN

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@alexisblake2634

I was watching Robots (2005) and this song played at the ending was really cool

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Mee too

@LucyBuchanan09

OMG yesterday I was watching robots too, and the end where the blue one puts this thing in his mouth and starts singing I kept asking my mum what this song was LMAOOO and I am here now :D

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I haven't seen robots in years I don't remember that.

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0:54 is better

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