Get Up Offa That Thing

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Get Up Offa That Thing by James Brown

About Get Up Offa That Thing

"Get Up Offa That Thing", sometimes subtitled "(Release the Pressure)", is a song performed by James Brown, released as a two-part single in 1976 (the B-side, titled "Release the Pressure", is actually a continuation of the same song, and also appears on the album of the same name). It was one of Brown's biggest hits in the second half of the 1970s, reaching #4 on the R&B chart, and became a staple of his later live performances. The song's lyrics urge the listener to "Get up offa that thing / and dance 'til you feel better. .

Get Up Offa That Thing Lyrics

[00:00.00] Aw
[00:04.08] Oh, whoa
[00:05.98] Say it now (yeah)
[00:10.45] I'm back (I'm the one)
[00:12.44] I'm back (I'm the one, yes sir)
[00:14.59] I'm back
[00:16.74] I'm back
[00:18.81] I'm back
[00:20.69] Get up offa that thing
[00:22.55] And dance 'til you feel better
[00:24.72] Get up offa that thing
[00:26.62] And dance 'til you, sing it now
[00:28.84] Get up offa that thing
[00:30.78] And dance 'til you feel better
[00:32.95] Get up offa that thing
[00:34.88] And try to release that pressure
[00:36.84] Get up offa that thing
[00:38.75] And shake 'til you feel better
[00:40.99] Get up offa that thing
[00:42.79] And shake it, say it now
[00:45.05] Get up offa that thing
[00:46.84] And shake 'til you feel better
[00:49.01] Get up offa that thing
[00:50.93] And try to release that pressure
[00:53.06] Get up off-
[00:54.85] Ah
[00:56.65] Good God
[00:58.60] So good
[01:01.26] Ah
[01:02.50] Everybody ready? (Yeah, whoa) ah
[01:07.09] Follow me (eh)
[01:09.27] Get up offa that thing
[01:11.18] And shake 'til you feel better (yeah)
[01:13.37] Get up offa that thing
[01:15.22] And shake 'til you, sing it now
[01:17.42] Get up offa that thing
[01:19.27] And shake 'til you feel better
[01:21.56] Get up offa that thing
[01:23.34] And try to release that pressure
[01:25.56] Get up offa that thing, ah
[01:27.21] And twist 'til you feel better (whoa)
[01:29.56] Get up offa that thing (yeah)
[01:31.48] And shake 'til you, sing it now
[01:33.66] Get up offa that thing
[01:35.35] And shake 'til you feel better
[01:37.63] Get up offa that thing
[01:39.74] And try to release that pressure
[01:43.10] Hah (yeah, yeah, whoa)
[01:45.18] So funky (whoa, yeah)
[01:49.14] So good, uh
[01:51.99] Bus stop, ah (whoa)
[01:54.13] Funk around, uh, ah
[01:59.68] Ohio player
[02:02.91] Can you see the sunshine? Check this out (yeah)
[02:05.66] I want ya to get up offa that thing
[02:08.16] And dance 'til you feel better (hyper)
[02:10.36] Get up offa that thing
[02:11.92] Follow me, help me (whoa)
[02:14.55] Get up offa that thing
[02:16.33] And dance 'til you feel better
[02:18.62] Get up offa that thing
[02:20.45] And try to release that pressure
[02:21.90] Wait a minute, huh-ah (whoa), so funky (yeah)
[02:28.00] (Whoa, sho-nuff) I need it (whoa, yeah)
[02:32.51] That's the wise old brother at the side start good
[02:35.32] C'mon Clive, do it
[02:38.13] Do it, Jimmy
[02:39.99] Uh, ah
[02:41.48] (Watch it, watch it out, watch it, watch it, watch it, look at that)
[02:43.37] Good God
[02:45.35] You feelin' good? Let me hear you say somethin' (yeah)
[02:49.20] (Now watch it, watch it)
[02:49.73] You feelin' good? (Watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it) you feel good? (Feeling good)
[02:55.04] Do it to me
[02:58.96] Huh, good God
[03:01.49] (Get up offa that thing)
[03:03.18] I want the horns again (and dance 'til you feel better)
[03:04.90] Can I get the horns again? (Get up offa that thing)
[03:06.99] Play a little for me (and try to release that pressure)
[03:08.76] Show 'em how funky you are
[03:10.84] Play it, JBs, play it now, play it
[03:17.69] Get up offa that thing
[03:19.69] And dance 'til you feel better
[03:21.83] Get up offa that thing (I like it, I like it, I like it)
[03:23.40] And dance 'til you-, help me out
[03:25.96] Get up offa that thing (I does too-)
[03:27.89] And dance 'til you feel better
[03:29.97] Get up offa that thing
[03:32.09] And try to release that pressure
[03:33.94] Get up offa that thing
[03:35.90] And shake 'til you feel better
[03:38.11] Get up offa that thing
[03:39.89] And try to release, say it now
[03:42.11] Get up offa that thing
[03:43.82] And shake 'til you feel better
[03:46.00] Get up offa that thing
[03:47.93] And try to release that pressure
[03:50.65] Wait a minute, hold it
[03:55.70] I feel good (tell me why, tell me why, tell me why, tell me why)
[03:58.32] You look amazing here you tonight
[04:00.42] Oh Lord, we got 'em now (yeah, I can't take anymore of this)
[04:03.85] We got 'em now, we got 'em now (he got the most out of that) (two sounded good)
[04:07.72]

From the album: Soul Classics