Not so Fine: Singer Sues AMC for Using Song ‘Mickey’ in Promo

Singer Toni Basil sued AMC Network Entertainment LLC in California federal court for allegedly infringing her copyright by using her 1981 hit “Mickey” in a promotional trailer for the TV show “Preacher.”

AMC acquired rights to the song—famous for its “Oh, Mickey, you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind” chant—from record label Stillwater Ltd., the May 11 complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California said. But Basil, whose real name is Antonia Christina Basilotta, had regained all of the song’s rights, using a copyright law allowing creators to terminate rights agreements 35 ...