Talk:Mickey (Toni Basil song)/Archive 1

Resings and such
Just came to look throught the history of the song and noticed that it didn't list the Spice Girl's as one of the bands who has also recorded the song. Just wondering if it even matters.... 68.4.189.245 02:30, 14 July 2007 (UTC)Lady K

Trivia
If you're going to include "Pop culture references" and "Cover versions" as 'trivia' then there's not going to be a lot of Wikipedia left. I'm removing these tags; if you want to reinsert them please provide a justification on the talk page. Gorman 04:57, 11 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Trivia: "Avoid creating lists of miscellaneous facts." Sections are considered inappropriate trivia when they are unreferenced, the information they contain is non-notable, and they are presented in a manner which does not flow with the rest of the article, such as a long awkward bulleted lists. Hyacinth (talk) 10:37, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

XKCD: reference in comic
http://xkcd.com/193/ 68.163.152.66 (talk) 04:08, 27 May 2008 (UTC)


 * What about it? Hyacinth (talk) 10:38, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

what are you even talking about? how is that site useful to this article? Soccer5525 (talk) 23:38, 9 June 2008 (UTC)Soccer5525
 * the xkcd comic seems to be clearly referencing this song, subverting one of the subjects discussion of musical 'art' to a song widely regarded as a relatively superficial... perhaps this can be added to an 'In pop culture' section?Cander0000 (talk) 06:37, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Anal Sex
I'm surprised there's no comment about the popular interpretation of certain lines to be a reference to anal sex. Gwladys24 (talk) 20:46, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I always interpreted it as a girl who was upset because she was in love with a gay guy. I guess I could be way off, though. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, you know? :P 50.129.69.1 (talk) 23:31, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
 * its there now :-D —usernamekiran • sign the guestbook • (talk) 23:24, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

Spanish-language version
I have no idea who sang it, nor how to look for it, but there absolutely was a Spanish-language recording of the song. In the 1980s, we had a housecleaner who used to turn the house intercom/radio to a Spanish-language station, and I heard this version on that station; I remember it because I was struck by the excess of syllables in the translation, much like when cartoons do parodies of Spanish-language dubbing. As my Spanish at the time was far more limited than it is today, I've no idea whether the lyrics were direct translations or varied from the original. Just listing it in case anyone knows how to research it. Lawikitejana (talk) 05:42, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Toni Basil herself did a Spanish version of the song, so that may be the one you are thinking of. A 5:11 arrangement can be found on her 2006 greatest hits album Mickey: The Very Best of Toni Basil and a 3:37 version is on the 1997 greatest hits album Best of Toni Basil: Mickey & Other Love SongsBrett Dunbar (talk) 12:22, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

Who played on the record?
I'm looking for sources that say who actually played on "Mickey", and also who the players are in the Toni Basil band video.____10:19, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Music Video
Didn't there used to be section about the music video? - Which was especially notable as it previously mentioned that this was the first choreographed video (I can't think of any earlier ones). There was also comment about one of the cheerleading moves being now banned for safety reasons - I believe it was the one used in the opening scene. Also, there was a reference to her age at the time (39 or 40) - whilst I appreciate these days that age is unremarkable, but in 1982, it would have been very old for a pop-star (especially for their first hit). And lastly there was an alternate video (in the same style), produced for the BBC, which had an accompanying backing band? Jaseywasey (talk) 20:01, 30 October 2021 (UTC) Msw1002 (talk) 02:10, 13 January 2024 (UTC)