ZZ Top Thrills London With “Got Me Under Pressure” Live, 1983

She Got Me Under Pressure

A young Billy and Dusty rock London’s Wembley Arena during their Eliminator Tour in 1983 with hit “Got Me Under Pressure” as their opening song to kick off the set.

“She don’t like other women, she likes whips and chains. She likes cocaine and filppin’ out with great Danes. She’s about all I can handle, it’s too much for my brain…”

Billy, to this day, neglects to reveal the “inspiration” for this song, and whether it was a girlfriend or not, this chick really raised hell.

Interesting Fact: “Got Me Under Pressure” was written and recorded by Billy Gibbons and Linden Hudson on a demo tape in one afternoon without Dusty or Frank around.

Dressed to the nines, rockin’ their shades and hats as they always were and are, you can tell that these young, bearded men really had fun performing this song for London. 

+ Got Me Under Pressure Lyrics +

She likes wearin’ lipstick, she likes French cuisine
But she won’t let me use my passion unless it’s in a limousine.

She got me under pressure,
She got me under pressure.

She likes the art museum, she don’t like Pavlov’s dog.
She fun at the mind museum, she likes it in a London fog.
She don’t like other women, she likes whips and chains.
She likes cocaine and filppin’ out with great Danes.
She’s about all I can handle, it’s too much for my brain.

It’s got me under pressure,
It’s got me under pressure.

I’m gonna give her a message,
Here’s what I’m gonna say:
“It’s all over.”
She might get out a nightstick
And hurt me real real bad
By the roadside in a ditch.

It’s got me under pressure,