# What is the song you can no longer listen to

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [March 25, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-you-can-no-longer-listen-to/1028758 "2026-03-25T15:14:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-you-can-no-longer-listen-to/1028758/77 "2026-04-20T03:09:14Z")

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> [@nearwildheaven](#):
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> Toni Basil was the only female cheerleader in that video. The others were men in drag.
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> Yeah. Watch it carefully.

Googling “mickey toni basil are the cheerleaders in drag” gives a [link to a 2004 thread here on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toni-basils-mickey-video-question/270718). 😉

I find no corroborated evidence that they are men in drag (though some of them do look husky), and a lot of cites that they were from a high school cheerleader squad in southern California. Do you have a cite other than your eyes?

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