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Toni Basil gets her 'Mickey' acclaim — and copyright — 40 years later: 'I really thought I should put my foot down and receive money for it'

But despite all those impressive credits, many fans will forever know Basil for “Mickey,” one of the greatest one-hit-wonders of the ‘80s, or possibly of all time. “Mickey” was actually a remake of ...
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Oh, JibJab, you're not fine: Toni Basil sues over use of "Mickey"

Toni Basil thinks that JibJab's use of her No. 1 hit "Mickey" is not so fine. The singer-choreographer, whose one-hit wonder "Mickey" has been a staple on music video channels since it debuted in 1982 ...
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‘I’ll never stop if I can help it’: why choreographer Toni Basil is still dancing at 80

'Dancing has always been my drug of choice': Toni Basil in 1977 - Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Fifty years ago, in June 1974, Toni Basil found herself in a New York rehearsal room with David ...
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Toni Basil gets her 'Mickey' acclaim — and copyright — 40 years later: 'I really thought I should put my foot down and receive money for it'

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 ...