Pressure Drop

About Pressure Drop

"Pressure Drop" is a song recorded in 1969 by the Maytals for record producer Leslie Kong. The song appears on their 1970 album Monkey Man (released in Jamaica by Beverley's Records) and From the Roots (released in the UK by Trojan Records). "Pressure Drop" helped launch the band's career outside Jamaica when the song was featured on the soundtrack to the 1972 film The Harder They Come, which introduced reggae to much of the world. In 2004, Rolling Stone rated the song No. 453 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. This song has been covered often, most notably by the Specials, Keith Richards, Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds, and the Clash. "Pressure Drop" refers to the barometric pressure. This song predates modern weather forecasting, and at that time in the context of this song, island populations relied on the simple but reliable instrument (barometer) to predict adverse weather. The liquid barometer displays pressure as a measure of the fluid in a glass tube, and when the air pressure drops the fluid level "drops" accordingly. A rapid drop in air pressure indicates the severity of the approaching storm (hurricane), and is sometimes referred to as "the bottom dropping out". Attention to pressure changes could spell the difference between life and death for an island dweller. "Pressure drop" is used as a clever poetic device in this song, and is the artist's way of saying, "A storm is coming for you."The song was featured in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the radio station K-Jah West. more »

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It is you, oh yeah 
It is you, oh yeah 

I said pressure drop, oh pressure, oh yeah pressures gonna drop on you 
I said pressure drop, oh pressure, oh yeah pressures gonna drop on you 
I said when you drop, you've gotta feel it, all that you're doing is wrong 
I said when you drop, you've gotta feel it, all that you're doing is wrong 

It is you, oh yeah 
It is you, oh yeah 

I said pressure drop, oh pressure, oh yeah pressures gonna drop on you 
I said pressure drop, oh pressure, oh yeah pressures gonna drop on you 
Sometimes you feel alone, and the things that you're doing, people tell you that it is wrong 
Life gets rough, life gets tough, so tell me what you gonna do about it? 

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The Specials

The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA ) are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups. The band wore mod-style "1960s period rude boy outfits (pork pie hats, tonic and mohair suits, and loafers)." In 1980, the song "Too Much Too Young", the lead track on their The Special AKA Live! EP, reached number one in the UK. In 1981, the unemployment-themed single "Ghost Town" also hit number one in the UK Singles Chart. After seven consecutive UK Top 10 singles between 1979 and 1981, the band broke up. Their 1983 song "Free Nelson Mandela" was a No. 9 U… more »

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