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 ...

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 ...