I Love Rocky Road

"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 performed, lead vocals, composition and lyrics written by Alan Merrill.

"I Love Rocky Road"
Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic
from the album "Weird Al" Yankovic
B-side"Happy Birthday"
ReleasedJuly 5, 1983
RecordedMarch 14, 1982
GenreComedy rock, hard rock, parody
Length2:33
LabelScotti Brothers
Songwriter(s)Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker, "Weird Al" Yankovic
Producer(s)Rick Derringer
"Weird Al" Yankovic singles chronology
"Ricky"
(1983)		 "I Love Rocky Road"
(1983)		 "Eat It"
(1984)

Track listing
  1. "I Love Rocky Road" – 2:35
  2. "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 in a bar.
  • It was shot in color rather than in black and white (although the Joan Jett original was shot in color initially).
  • 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, as a reference to Yankovic's first music video, "Ricky".
  • The ice cream in the video was actually mashed potatoes because real ice cream would melt 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
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 106
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References
  1. Weird Al Photo Gallery Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 6, 2012.

See also
  • List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic
  • List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic
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