Released: March 7, 1989

Songwriter: The Isley Brothers

Producer: Frank Farian

Do what you wanna do
Tell ya, Who to sock it to
I know it's your thing
You can do what you like
But if you want some good loving don't take all night
I knew it from the start you had a real big heart
Tried to hide what you feel when you shouldn't just chill
You like bein' served with a silver spoon
Well, you met the right guy, never serve too soon
Oh, I like the way you talk when you look in my eye
I can read between the lines, let's go for a ride
If you want me to love you, maybe I will
Believe me woman, it ain't no big deal
Hon' you need love now, just as bad as I do
Makes me no difference, now, who you give your thing to
Ow, it's your thing
Do what you wanna do
Oh, baby I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
It's your thing
Do what you wanna do
Now, girl I can't tell you, who to sock it to, hey!
It's your thing
Ah, do what you wanna do, do
Baby I can't tell you who to sock it to
It's your thing
Do what you wanna do, do
Now, girl I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
Have no time to run your life
I know you wanna, do, do what's right
Oh, give your love girl to 'ever you choose
How can you lose, uh, with the stuff you use
Oh, it's your thing
Do what you wanna do, do
Girl I can't tell you, who to sock it to
It's your thing, yeah
Do what you wanna do
Oh, baby I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
It's your, who

Milli Vanilli

Milli Vanilli was a German pop/R&B group that rose to fame in the late 1980s. After winning a Grammy for Best New Artist, it was revealed that the two “members” of the group, Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, were frauds. They had not performed any of the music themselves, and had lip-synced all of their performances. Numerous lawsuits were filed after this revelation and their Grammy was revoked, marking the first time a Grammy had ever been rescinded from an artist.

Their debut album, Girl You Know It’s True, went 6x Platinum before being completely deleted from the catalog of Arista Records, making it one of the largest-selling albums ever to be taken out of print.

After the controversy, Milli Vanilli split into two different groups. Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan became Rob & Fab, and released a self-titled album that commercially flopped, selling only around 2,000 copies. The actual studio performers formed The Real Milli Vanilli (also known as Try ‘N’ B to avoid any name recognition), and released an album called The Moment of Truth.