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    Devo fans - Toni Basil

    Any of you Devo fans recall Toni Basil? Obviously a few of her songs were Devo produced...



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    Neil, you are showing your age. Now sit down and have a cup of tea.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaos View Post
    Neil, you are showing your age. Now sit down and have a cup of tea.
    She did a little TV special for BBC back in the early 80s which was basically introducing her "Word of Mouth" album... I have fond memories of it

    Have you seen her recently? She much be around 60 and looks amazing!
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    Not heard of her (too young ) but I have plenty of time for Devo!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tricky View Post
    Not heard of her (too young ) but I have plenty of time for Devo!
    I think as well as her covering a couple of their tracks, Devo were involved with some of her productions/songs... You can definately hear their style in some of them!
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    I saw Toni Basil in an interview just a few years ago and was struck by how little her looks have changed (comparatively speaking) and how well spoken she was. I've never been drawn to her music too much, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AcesandEights View Post
    I saw Toni Basil in an interview just a few years ago and was struck by how little her looks have changed (comparatively speaking) and how well spoken she was. I've never been drawn to her music too much, though.
    She's nearly 70 now!
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    Here's a pretty recent pic:


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    Actually I realised after I wrote that that I do know who she is, she did that "Mickey" song! (which I often get sung at me on nights out with the words changed to Tricky) Not a fan of her music but I agree she looks bloody good for her age!
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    Didn't realize she was almost 40 when she made the Mickey video.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tricky View Post
    she did that "Mickey" song! (which I often get sung at me on nights out with the words changed to Tricky)
    Bwahahaha

    Oh, crap....now it's stuck in my head.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AcesandEights View Post
    Here's a pretty recent pic:


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    Shame on you! She's nearly 70!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
    Shame on you! She's nearly 70!!!
    I would've said 101, but fiiiiine....

    Stepping into the wayback machine:



    From her scene in Easy Rider. Happy?
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