Admission of Guilt: The 420th Greatest Song of All Time

 

"In 1969, the Isleys fled Motown and revived their own T-Neck Records, where they unleashed the free-will funk of "It's Your Thing." It became their biggest hit and earned a lawsuit from Berry Gordy, who claimed he owned the song." (Rolling Stone, 9 Dec 2004)

That's all Rolling Stone magazine had to say about the 420th greatest song of all time.

What they didn't say is that the lawsuit lasted 18 years.

All I'VE got to say is that, with a title like "It's Your Thing," maybe The Isley Brothers were admitting that Mr. Gordy was correct.