Context

This line is from the song "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown from the album Get Up Offa That Thing (1976)

"Get Up Offa That Thing" means exactly what it says. It's a pure dance song. It wants you to get up out of your seat and move around until you just feel so good you don't know what to do with yourself. James Brown said he thought of the idea for the song one day when he was watching an audience sitting down and listening to him sing. He just wanted them to get up and dance. Hey, when the Godfather of Soul tells you to do it, you better shake your groove thing

Where you've heard it

Whoopie Goldberg performs this song in Sister Act 2. But really, anywhere there's dancing, there's people getting up offa their things! Better shake what your mama gave you, people!

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

Get up and dance! Shake that moneymaker! Nothing pretentious about that.