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 ...

London duo SORRY are back with their first new music in two years. “Waxwing” feels like a step up, with dark, gleaming synths and a searing solo. It also finds inspiration in an unusual place: Toni ...

Toni Basil was the voice behind the 1982 hit Mickey. Today, aged 82, she continues working as a choreographer and dance instructor, and recently appeared on Dancing With The Stars ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...