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Today's Morning Edition music is from "Got To Give It Up" by Marvin Gaye, which was No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart 40 years ago. 

Until he put this one out, Gaye had resisted recording a song to cash in on the disco craze of the 1970s. He was not a fan of the genre and the lyrics to this song are written as a parody of the typical disco dance floor story line. 

Michael Jackson's early work as a solo artist was heavily influenced by this song. 

And in 2015 a jury awarded Gaye's heirs $7.2 million after they determined that the mega-hit "Blurred Lines" borrowed heavily from "Got To Give It Up."

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Until he put "Got To Give It Up" out, Gaye had resisted recording a song to cash in on the disco craze of the 1970s. He was not a fan of the genre and the lyrics to this song are written as a parody of the typical disco dance floor story line.

Today's Morning Edition music is from "Got To Give It Up" by Marvin Gaye which was number one on the Billboard pop chart 40 years ago today. Until he put this one out, Gaye had resisted recording a song to cash in on the disco craze of the 1970s.  He was not a fan of the genre and the lyrics to this song are written as a parody of the typical disco dance floor storyline. Michael Jackson's early work as a solo artist was heavily influenced by this song. And in 2015 a jury awarded Gaye's heirs $7.2 million after they determined that the mega-hit "Blurred Lines" borrowed heavily from "Got To Give It Up."

Marvin Gaye reluctantly gave in to the disco craze

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