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The song "Hey, Mickey!" by American rapper Baby Tate interpolates the chorus from "Mickey". On February 20, 2024, an official dance video was released. The video featured Tate and a group of backup dancers dressed as cheerleaders, similar to the original video for "Mickey". [citation needed] The song Apt. uses parts of the tune.
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 ...
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by Tight Fit was originally made famous by US group The Tokens in 1961. "Let's Hang On" by Barry Manilow was originally made famous by US group The Four Seasons in 1965. "Mickey" by Toni Basil was first recorded by UK pop group Racey in 1979 (aka "Kitty").
Antonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), [2] better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director. Her cover of the song " Mickey " topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit the top ten in several other countries.
The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Court granted a victory to Toni Basil last week, affirming a lower court decision. In the 8-page opinion issued by the Ninth Circuit last ...
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and first recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda [2] under the title "Mbube", [3] through South African Gallo Record Company. In 1961, a version adapted into English by the doo-wop group the Tokens became a number-one hit in the United States.
Toni Basil – vocals; Rick Parnell, Alan Myers, Ed Greene, Mike Baird – drums; Doug Lunn, Gerald Casale (credited as Jerry Casale) – bass; Mike Chapman – synthesizer and keyboards on "Mickey" Dorsey High Cheerleaders, classes of 1980–81 – stomping and chanting on "Mickey"
Toni Basil is the second studio album by Toni Basil, released in December 1983 on Chrysalis Records. Despite the success of her previous album Word of Mouth and the single " Mickey ", the album was less successful and did not enter the Billboard album chart. [ 3 ]