I Love Rocky Road
"I Love Rocky Road" | ||||
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Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
from the album "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
B-side | "Happy Birthday" | |||
Released | July 5, 1983 | |||
Recorded | March 14, 1982 | |||
Genre | Comedy rock, hard rock, parody | |||
Length | 2:33 | |||
Label | Scotti Brothers | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker, "Weird Al" Yankovic | |||
Producer(s) | Rick Derringer | |||
"Weird Al" Yankovic singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"I Love Rocky Road" on YouTube |
"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.
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 in the video looks similar to mashed potatoes, but real ice cream melts under the 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[]
Chart (1983) | Peak Position |
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U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 106 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Weird Al Photo Gallery Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 6, 2012.
External links[]
Categories:
- "Weird Al" Yankovic songs
- 1983 singles
- Songs with lyrics by "Weird Al" Yankovic
- 1983 songs
- Songs about food
- American hard rock songs
- Ice cream
- 1980s rock song stubs