music.wikisort.org - Composition"I Love Rocky Road" is a 1983 song by "Weird Al" Yankovic about a man's obsession with rocky road ice cream. It is a parody of the 1981 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' cover version of the British band Arrows' 1975 song, "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", originally sung and written by Alan Merrill.
1983 single by "Weird Al" Yankovic
"I Love Rocky Road" |
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B-side | "Happy Birthday" |
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Released | July 5, 1983 |
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Recorded | March 14, 1982 |
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Genre | Comedy rock, hard rock, parody |
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Length | 2:33 |
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Label | Scotti Brothers |
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Songwriter(s) | Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker, "Weird Al" Yankovic |
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Producer(s) | Rick Derringer |
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"Ricky" (1983) |
"I Love Rocky Road" (1983) |
"Eat It" (1984) |
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"I Love Rocky Road" on YouTube |
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Track listing
- "I Love Rocky Road" – 2:35
- "Happy Birthday" – 2:26
Music video
The music video was the directorial debut of Dror Soref and parodies the "I Love Rock 'n Roll" music video, with these differences from the original:
- It takes place in an ice cream parlor, rather than a tavern.
- It was shot in color rather than black and white.
- It was videotaped rather than filmed.
- In "I Love Rock 'n Roll", Joan Jett says "Ow!" twice for her enthusiasm. In "I Love Rocky Road", Weird Al says "Ow!" in reaction to an ice cream-induced brain freeze; the second time, he says "Ow!" in reaction to a kid biting his leg.
- Dr. Demento makes a cameo appearance as a cashier.
- While Al is playing his accordion, the cover photo for the single can be seen.
- Yankovic wears a black leather jacket with the I Love Lucy logo, referencing Yankovic's first music video, "Ricky".
- The "ice cream" used in the video is actually mashed potatoes, since real ice cream would melt under stage lights.[1]
- When Yankovic sings the line "If I get fat and lose my teeth, that's fine with me," he smiles to reveal all his teeth appear to have either fallen out or are rotten.
Chart positions
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U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles |
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See also
- List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic
- List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic
References
External links
"Weird Al" Yankovic |
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- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz
- Steve Jay
- Jim West
- Rubén Valtierra
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Videography |
- Al TV
- The Compleat Al
- UHF
- The "Weird Al" Yankovic Video Library
- Alapalooza: The Videos
- "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Collection
- Bad Hair Day: The Videos
- The Weird Al Show
- "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos
- "Weird Al" Yankovic Live!
- "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection
- "Weird Al" Yankovic Live!: The Alpocalypse Tour
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Tours |
- Mandatory World Tour
- Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour
- Strings Attached Tour
- The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour
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