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Pressure Zone is a song by obscure Canadian musician Anthony Jeffery, or Tonetta (known on YouTube as Tonetta777). One of his best-known songs, it quickly caught attention for its strong sexual content and abstract music video.

Origin

The song and video (like many of his others) were presumed to have been recorded years ago, but left unreleased to the public until the start of the 2010s. In 2011, 777 Vol 3, the third official album from him, was released, and Pressure Zone was among the songs complied on it.^[1] The song really took off when its music video finally surfaced on YouTube at the start of 2011. The original upload was since deleted for violating YouTube's guidelines, though shortly thereafter, courtesy of user WuigiStar, it has been reuploaded. It depicts Jeffery as his female alter ego Tonetta (wearing a white mask and wig) almost naked (save for panties) and dancing suggestively, all while "singing" the song. This upload, posted April 24th, 2011, has received over 1 million views as of 2019 (shown below).

Spread

Soon after the re-upload, people began to create parodies, tributes, or reaction videos based around it. Not long after the video's release, user victorbrinic1 uploaded a video depicting two friends dancing to the song. This video currently rests at over 9000 views. A ukulele cover by MaskedManta, uploaded in 2018, sits at over 1000 views (shown below, right). A reaction video was made by duo Ashtyn&Jon, which sits at over 2 million views. The song itself, like most of his work, received positive reception from critics and listeners for its inventiveness and vibe.

Various Examples

Other songs

"Pressure Zone" isn't the only song of his to achieve popularity. Others examples include "Drugs Drugs Drugs", "81 Inch Prime Ass", "Doin' A Dyke Tonight", "Back To School", and "Yummy Yummy Pizza".

"Drugs" in particular has covered by a number of artists and YouTubers such as The Growlers, Tok, Killer Ghost, Harry Mitchell, and Dani Laundry.

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