Toni Basil

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Mickey '1999 album at Amazon.com

Toni Basil's, "Mickey"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Oh Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand.
This gas like you Mickey.
Oh, what you do Mickey, do Mickey.
Don't break my heart, Mickey.
or
Oh Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand.
It's boys like you Mickey.
Oh, what you do Mickey, do Mickey.
Don't break my heart, Mickey.

The Real Lyrics:

Oh Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand.
It's guys like you Mickey
Oh, what you do Mickey, do Mickey.
Don't break my heart, Mickey.

The Story: In 1982, the first single from 'Word of Mouth' "Mickey" was internationally her greatest hits to date. With the feminine theme, it featured on many lists of the greatest rock songs of all time. When "Mickey" was success, she was 38 years old at the time because she was born in 1943 and now she was 73 years old when I wrote this story on 3 February 2017. Although she was an academic and has entered the golden age, but she deliberately wrote this song as an experience that she still shows her creativity in entertainment. Of course, her talent in the dancing actually she had done for a long time in her teenage year. Moreover, cheerleader is the main theme of this song with dance music style and a touch of rock music. After the second single from that album "Nobody" unfortunately not success like "Mickey", she decided to move to a better profession choreographer. Academic musicians was not just only herself, but also Grace Slick of the pop rock/soft rock outfit Starship previously was a member of folk rock/psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane. Since a song that she wrote together with her band was success internationally, rock historians believe that Grace Slick become the next academic musicians and the oldest musician ever in the world who are still active until now. - Submitted by: Wisnu Aji

Toni Basil's, "Mickey"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Oh, Mickey, what a feeling you don't understand

The Real Lyrics:

Oh, Mickey, what a pity you don't understand

The Story: This was soon before the movie Flashdance came out, so I wondered if that's what inspired the song "Flashdance...What a Feeling" by Irene Cara! - Submitted by: Cody Finke

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