LP RAK 074-63 261 - Racey - Hey Kitty

[ozawablog]

This is one "complete" video. =p

[LedWilde]

I prefer Toni's.

[RedBryn]

So it wasn't about Toni Basil requesting anal sex, after all...? What a fucking let down! ;-)

[TheMutantX109]

@RedBryn It's Because The song Was Originally About A Girl... Named Kitty. It's Not A Sexual Reference at All : Z

[RedBryn]

@TheMutantX109 Sometimes the myth is better than the reality ;-)

[springerjkreb]

This makes SO much more sense than Mickey.

[HopoTen]

This song is about bestiality.

[Gecko7291971]

@HopoTen if you honestly think that, then you're an idiot

[HopoTen]

@Gecko7291971 I don't honestly think that. I was joking.

[Gecko7291971]

@HopoTen That's good to know

[edwinmusic]

Cool!

[Misukoneko]

This song is why I hate Toni Basils 'Mickey' with a passion, this is the original and the best.

Smash And Grab was one of the first cassettes that I was given, waaay back when 8-)

[byfirebepurged]

I never knew about this song, some of the lyrics make a lot more sense when the roles are reversed.

[artemis2470]

I'm sorry but I dont like it.The reason?Its because well Hey Mikey was made first,and this song is a huge rude copy of hey mickey thats why I dont like it.But good show mate.....By the way Hey Kitty?Really it sounds much like Mikey so I'm just gonna put thumbs down for this add me!!!!!!!!!!Please...

[finster1968]

@artemis2470 - Ummmm...I hate to burst your bubble, but you need to think of a different reason why you don't like this. Why? Because this was the FIRST version. As you put it, Hey Mikey was actually the huge rude copy of Hey Kitty. But that's ok with me. I like both versions.

[artemis2470]

@finster1968 uh ok i'm srry for putting that was it rude?

[finster1968]

@artemis2470 - No not rude. I just thought I would clear the record, no worries!

[finster1968]

I wish I'd known about this original years ago!! I like the rhythmic whispering of Kitty's name starting at 2:22. It's not in Toni Basil's version and puts a nice twist into the song. I like this version better because it's raw and unpolished. That's how guys are when we're caught up in emotion over a girl. This version is real......Somehow I always knew this didn't make much sense from a girl's perspective. Mickey you're so pretty??? And how many girls have to beg a guy to bring her home??

[superskunksik]

Thank you Xpinger you've made my day

[Eckadimmock]

I like this version better than Toni Basil's. No clapping!

[scotsmaninusa]

@YayClapping stole it????? don't you mean she did a cover of it?

[MinziTolero1]

I prefer Toni's version 

[buddyeagle]

the original: HEY MICKEY BY tONI bASIL. LUV IT.

[leidbag]

@buddyeagle No.

[AdamTadz]

@leidbag Yes

[leidbag]

@AdamTadz LOLwut?

[EriKobato]

Me gusto <3 Waa xD Pero mejor la versión japonesa :O Claro, partiendo de la de Toni xD

[irvinetustin]

Today I read about this song being the original song that Toni Basil covered with Mickey. I wanted to hear it, and I found it here. Thanks for posting! Good song!

[squeakypram]

Glad I found this! Vocals are great. Interesting to see how Toni Basil's version is really very faithful to this in terms of arrangement, vocal styling, etc, despite the point-of-view shift. Of course, she added the wonderful cheerleader chant. Did Racey ever do a video for this? I'd love to see it.

[marcosaa09]

i like of toni basil

[jazzaim]

I'm confused

[Bensin68]

Smash and Grab was the first album I ever bought. I hate 'Hey Mickey' as it was so over-hyped and numb-nuts actually believe it was the original version.

[mpronto]

Toni's version is much better

[fatpizzaman]

A pity that this version is overlooked, it's one of the few Chinn/Chapman compositions that the Americans recognise outside "Ballroom Blitz" and "Stumblin' In".

[kookooboy]

I don't mind the arrangement but Toni's arrangement is way way more memorable and this dude can't sing

[fatpizzaman]

@kookooboy Well millions of people thought he could - "Some Girls", "Boy Oh Boy", and "Lay Your Love On Me" were top 5 hits the world over, the first and last topping the charts in Australia.

[JennaMichelle78]

@kookooboy ....So now I will say what I think I don't like Toni Basil's version and this dude can sing in fact he is my favourite singer ever...!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Thurbane316]

79 was much more 80's than 70s. Just sayin'.

[Hondaboy27160478]

'79 makes it 70's rather than 80's, but I'm just being pedantic.

Never heard of this song until Toni Basil's version, so her track did some good.

[Lennononly]

A gem little album tucked into the corner of the eighties!

[zackhanscom]

you're a schmuck, yo!

[Jobsascam98]

this version blows that Toni Basil b.s. out of the water yo!

[cmulwee001]

I agree. Toni Basil's opening cheer on "Mickey" always got on my nerves. This

original doesn't have that, and I think this version, by Racey is much better

[tjsece]

This versions miles better, love it.

[englishman1960]

I am glad Toni Basil recorded this as Mickey,because it's far better.

[revolutionaryluddite]

They did have some material that was also pretty good as well. It really depends; they were a grab bag. 'Some Girls' is really nice, IMHO.

watch?v=i15ALD6fsUU

[revolutionaryluddite]

Racey's other material is on iTunes. They were a retro bubblegum pop band, and their material was generally pretty awful.

This is brilliant, though.

[raketsabel]

Finding the original version of this song totally makes up for having my GF forcing me to watch bring it on... i searched for the song and discovered that toni basils was a remake... and this is just friggin' awesome! i agree that toni's may appeal to a broader auddience but this version is now my favorite!

[attis84]

@raketsabel Please accept all my sympathy for having to watch Bring It On.

[ticket88]

Some remakes just sound better no matter what. The original writer may have a great idea, but the way someone else hears it (and subsequently rearranges it) may just appeal to more people at large. Nothing wrong with that.

[imwhy]

a friend said this, and i think theres some truth to this, that the version which we hear first will always sound the best.. regardless of whether is the original or remake, and for me 'mickey' is slightly better..

[ForbiddenFruit73]

The original's pretty good, but I think the song just has more of an appeal when coming from a female perspective.

[UseYourIlusions]

Hah, this is awesome.. . at least in relation to the cover it is. I can at least get away with knowing the lyrics to this version.

[xXxShAexXx]

i have to say i think "Mickey" is better.

[jhoelio2008]

cool

[SkyHimmel]

Don't ya just love punk and New Wave?!

[GordonMorrice]

Racey were neither Punk nor New Wave. They were a bad 50s pastiche band who happened to work with a great producer - Mike Chapman.

[aussietv2]

Although this tries hard to be . The band was a joke in Australia.

[Ayrshirenutter]

don't forget Mickie Most who discovered Racey,Mike chapman and Nicky Chinn and gave them all their first breaks in the biz.

[JORGEPSOUSA911]

Wow, I I never knew "Mickey" was a cover of this song! I guess you learn something new everyday.

[GordonMorrice]

I was staggered to learn that "Some Girls" was originally written for Blondie!

[mansonalive]

esta chida la rola, mejor con toni basil...

[ryclea]

I'd always heard that "Hey Mickey" was a re-gendered cover song, but I'd never come across the original until now. This rocks!

I still think I'll have a hard time convincing my band to do this.

[n43d]

Mick Jagger didn't appear on the cover.

[booziesuzie64]

OMG!! U learn summat new every day! I always thought Toni Basil`s "Hey Mickey" was an original song...KWL Fanks 4 posting...xx

[cmulwee001]

It happens all the time. You tend to think that the popular version of a song is the original, but actually, it rarely works that way. Examples: Roberta Flack's "Killing ME Softly" was originally a folk song by Lori Lieberman, and Peggy March's "I Will Follow Him" was originally a French Instrumental called "Chariot" by Franck Pourcel. Also, "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers was originally by Les Baxter and His Orchestra.

[lucy0loves0music]

I think I prefer this one, even though I like Toni's version, too!!

loved the male vocals!!

[Xpinger]

Pleased you are liking the stuff I put up here on Youtube :)

[niclas43]

thanx subs now

[masterimasim]

@Xpinger I like it either

[masterimasim]

@Xpinger I posted it on my fb wall. LOL

[gymnastix]

Not only did Racey record this before Toni Basil did as "Mickey" (a tribute to her youthful crush on Monkee Mickey Dolenz, by the way, as Basil choreographed and did a cameo in The Monkees' film "Head"), but Basil herself first recorded her cover in 1979, three years before it became a hit.

[bootmandm]

brill

[bootmandm]

oh hum at least racey had more hits

[DRAGON6708]

wow i always thought mickey was the original

[trekfan92]

Holy shit. I didn't know "Mickey" was a cover song. Well, good job Racey. Such a great tune whatever you call it.

[adriantrench]

she covered this song almost as soon as it came out. but it wasn't released until 1982. i wonder why

[sokrowische]

I loved this song when I was a teenager and still do!

[barrygroovyman]

glad to find this i have had a few arguements in the past with people telling me micky was the first but i knew this was it

[clashrogers]

After a bit of research and discovered that "Mickey" is a rework of "Kitty". I luv both this and Toni Basil's rework.

[Penguator432]

I don't care who did it first, we all know Weird Al did it best.

[gymnastix]

Right on! "Ricky" rules!!

[StoogeWatcher]

I first heard about this while listening to a college radio show called "Crap from the Past."

[sidcrowe]

WTF? I've loved Toni Basil's song for DECADES and it's a cover?

Well, I don't know what Toni Basil did, but she added something...this original version is kinda weak :/

The Basil version leaps at you, and the cheerleading girls really sell it :)

But, credit where due...it's a cover version, so hats off to Racey :/

[kelleher2009]

yeah, she put the whole cheer at the beginning and changed the name... oh well, i still love mickey lol

[flynnryan]

Interesting. Been looking for this version for some time.

[mtbmtb2]

What an enlightenment! I always thought the Tony Basil song was original.

Great melody and upbeat lyrics.

[TU154]

didn't even know this is the original..guess Basil's Mickey was to much of an impression to me. Even a cover version, Mickey is awesome. The original doesn't fall much behind! Cool.

[wierdogirl9]

witch song came first?

[Xpinger]

this one LOL

[wierdogirl9]

why is that funny i wasnt alive in 1979

[harrytrops]

i wasn't alive during the war but i know who hitler is...

[loudasss]

I remember this version, but I always thought that it was a cover of the Toni Basil's version of 'mickey';

wow.. well, this is still a good version of the song. I don't know that it's better than the other, but it's just as good. : >

[fatpizzaman]

I'm surprised that nobody has commented on the original versh of this classic song.  This is my favourite Racey song - never fails to get me going on the dancefloor. Pity the clubs don't play this version more enough.

[Xpinger]

thanks for the appreciation ;)