December 11, 1982 –
Toni Basil’s surprise hit Mickey reached No. 1 of the Billboard charts on this date.
This was originally recorded as Kitty by a group called Racey, which released it in 1979. In the original lyric, Kitty is a girl. Toni Basil changed the title from Kitty to Mickey and the gender from female to male. Basil choreographed the 1968 Monkees movie Head, but insists the song is not named after group member Micky Dolenz. She also says there’s nothing dirty about the song – it’s just a peppy tune about a girl who really likes a guy.
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