While Basil’s “Mickey” is famous, it wasn’t the original version of the song. According to Medium, “Mickey” was initially a track called “Kitty” by the British band Racey. When Basil performed the ...

Toni Basil was already a 38-year-old showbiz veteran when her bouncy hit “Mickey” was released in the U.S. in May 1982, and in many ways the song was just a blip on her dizzyingly lengthy résumé. The ...

It also finds inspiration in an unusual place: Toni Basil’s new wave cheerleader classic “ Hey Mickey.” SORRY uses that song’s lyrics to their own devices, painting a brooding portrait of desire and ...

Baby Tate and Saweetie Cover Hey Mickey: Rappers Baby Tate and Saweetie have released a stunning reworking of Toni Basil’s 1981 pop classic “Hey Mickey.” It’s practically unrecognizable, besides the ...

Owing to her 1982 smash hit song, “Mickey,” Toni Basil often finds herself included in lists of one-hit wonders, a term that carries a whiff of derision, suggesting an artist fell short of achieving a ...

Hey! Toni Basil Is Not So Fine With Everyone’s Unauthorized Use of ‘Mickey’She’s suing Disney, Viacom, South Park, and more. What Is Toni Basil’s ‘Mickey’ Really About?Because we’ve heard for several ...

She's the 'Goddess of Go-Go' who topped the charts in 1982 with her smash hit Mickey. While more than four decades have passed since the release of Mickey, Toni Basil is still just as fierce and ...

Baby Tate and Saweetie team up in the colorful video for the remix of Tate’s 2016 single “Hey, Mickey!” The original found Tate lamenting a love interest’s noncommital ways with a twist on Toni ...