Toni Basil
Antonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, filmmaker, film director, choreographer, and dancer, best known for her multi-million selling worldwide No. 1 hit "Mickey" from 1982.
Biography
Early life
Basil was born Antonia Christina Basilotta in Philadelphia. Her mother, Jacqueline Jessica Anderson, was a vaudevillian acrobatic comedian in her family's act "Billy Wells and The Four Fays." Her father, Louis Basil, was an orchestra leader who conducted orchestras at the Chicago Theatre and at the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, among others.
It was while her family was living in Las Vegas that Antonia attended high school there; she was one of the sports cheerleaders for the Las Vegas High School Wildcats, and graduated as part of the class of 1961. Already known by the nickname "Toni" by this time, she later incorporated her cheerleading experience into her dance career (see below) and her performance of "Mickey" (also see below) in both performing the selection and choreographing its video. It is worth noting that her original cheerleading uniform from that period was not the same as the one she wore in the video for "Mickey;" that uniform had been re-designed by then, and it was the re-designed version that she wore in the video.
Toni Basil (album)
Toni Basil is Toni Basil's second album, released in 1983 on Chrysalis Records. Despite the success of her previous album and the single "Mickey", the album was a complete commercial failure and did not enter US albums chart. A single from the album, "Over My Head", reached #81 in the Billboard Hot 100 entry, her third and final song to do so.
International track listing
US track listing
Podcasts:
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ALBUMS
- The Very Best of Toni Basil released: 1997
- Mickey! - The Best of Toni Basil released: 1995
- The Best of Toni Basil released: 1994
- Toni Basil released: 1983
- Word of Mouth released: 1982
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Mickey
by: Toni BasilOh, Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey, Mickey, hey, Mickey
Oh, Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey, Mickey, hey, Mickey
Oh, Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey, Mickey, hey, Mickey
Oh, Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey, Mickey
Hey, Mickey
You've been around all night and that's a little long
You think you got the right but I think you got it wrong
Oh, can't you say goodnight so you can take me home, Mickey?
'Cause when you say you will, it always means you won't
You're givin' me the chills, baby, please, baby, don't
Every night you still leave me all alone, Mickey
Oh, Mickey, what a pity you don't understand
You take me by the heart and you take me by the hand
Oh, Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand?
It's guys like you, Mickey
And what you do, Mickey, do, Mickey
Don't break my heart, Mickey
Hey, Mickey
Now if you take me by the, who's ever gonna know?
Every time you move, I let a little more show
There's something you can use so don't say no, Mickey
So come on and give it to me anyway you can
Anyway you wanna do it, I'll take it like a man
Oh, please, baby, please, don't leave me in the damn, Mickey
Oh, Mickey, what a pity you don't understand
You take me by the heart and you take me by the hand
Oh, Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand?
It's guys like you, Mickey
And what you do, Mickey, do, Mickey
Don't break my heart, Mickey
Oh, Mickey, what a pity you don't understand
You take me by the heart and you take me by the hand
Oh, Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand?
It's guys like you, Mickey
And what you do, Mickey, do, Mickey
Don't break my heart, Mickey
Oh, Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey, Mickey, hey, Mickey
Oh, Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey, Mickey, hey, Mickey
Oh, Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey, Mickey
Oh, Mickey, what a pity you don't understand
You take me by the heart and you take me by the hand
Oh, Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand?
It's guys like you, Mickey
And what you do, Mickey, do, Mickey
Don't break my heart, Mickey
Oh, Mickey, what a pity you don't understand
You take me by the heart and you take me by the hand
Oh, Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand?
It's guys like you, Mickey
And what you do, Mickey, do, Mickey
Don't break my heart, Mickey
Oh, Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey, Mickey, hey, Mickey
Oh, Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
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