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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

880-James Brown-Get Up Offa That Thing.

1976-Number 22 single.

Best Bit-At 0.20.By 1976 James Brown had been having hits for 18 years, and he wanted to let everyone know that he was still Number one, which is why you hear him taunt those young whippersnappers,The Ohio Players, KC and The Sunshine Band, and Barry White,(Barry who?)

‘Get Up Offa That Thing’ is taken from James Brown’s 43rd studio Album of the same name, and written by Brown.The song writing credits are actually registered as his wife Diedre, and their two daughters, Deanna, and Yamma, as James Brown was in trouble with the ‘IRS’ at that time, for failure to pay back taxes.

Brown (see also best songs 612-340-143 and 88) has said that the inspiration for the song came to him while performing in Fort Lauderdale.’The audience were sitting down, trying to do a sophisticated thing,listening to Funk.One of the tightest bands they’d ever heard in their lives, and they were sitting.I had worked hard,and dehydrated myself, and was feeling depressed. I looked out at all those people sitting there, and because I was depressed, they looked depressed.I yelled,’Get up offa that thing and dance till you feel better.’ I probably meant until I felt better.’

‘Get up offa that thing, and shake ’till you feel better.’