Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Tagged: Run DMC

Mickey

Toni Basil

“Mickey” by Toni Basil

The lyrics of Toni Basil’s “Mickey” are relatively-simplistic. But at the same time, it’s not really straightforwardly-clear what Toni is getting at specifically. In fact according to Stereogum, when Mickey was first dropped, many listeners were under the impression...

Walk This Way

Aerosmith / Run DMC

“Walk This Way” by Run DMC (ft. Aerosmith)

Run DMC’s rendition of “Walk This Way” is basically a word-for-word cover of a track by the same name which Aerosmith originally dropped in 1975.  We have already done an analysis the original, which...