Lou Bega – “Mambo No. 5”
Dámaso Pérez Prado recorded the original in 1949 under the same name. Lou Bega sampled it in 1999 and created this song as a result. According to Nielsen Music, the song has sold 1.1 million downloads and has been streamed 127 million times in the United States since its release.
Lou Bega Mambo No. 5
Toni Basil – “Hey Mickey”
A group called Racey recorded it as “Kitty” and released it in 1979. Kitty is a girl in the original lyric. Toni Basil changed the title “Kitty” to “Mickey,” as well as the gender of the character from female to male. Although Basil choreographed the 1968 Monkees film Head, he insists that the song is not named after Micky Dolenz. She also claims that the song isn’t dirty and that it’s just a happy tune about a girl who adores a guy.
Toni Basil Hey Mickey
