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."

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 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 have either fallen out or are rotten.

Chart positions

Chart (1983)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles	6

References

↑ Weird Al Photo Gallery Retrieved September 6, 2012.

"Weird Al" Yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz Steve Jay Jim West Rubén Valtierra Rick Derringer

Studio albums	"Weird Al" Yankovic "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D Dare to Be Stupid Polka Party! Even Worse UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff Off the Deep End Alapalooza Bad Hair Day Running with Scissors Poodle Hat Straight Outta Lynwood Alpocalypse Mandatory Fun

EPs	Another One Rides the Bus Internet Leaks

Compilations	Greatest Hits The Food Album Permanent Record: Al in the Box Greatest Hits Vol. II The TV Album The Saga Begins The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic

Songs	"My Bologna" "Another One Rides the Bus" "Ricky" "I Love Rocky Road" "Eat It" "King of Suede" "I Lost on Jeopardy" "Like a Surgeon" "Yoda" "Hooked on Polkas" "Dare to Be Stupid" "Living with a Hernia" "Here's Johnny" "Christmas at Ground Zero" "Fat" "Lasagna" "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*" "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" "Smells Like Nirvana" "You Don't Love Me Anymore" "I Can't Watch This" "The White Stuff" "Jurassic Park" "Bedrock Anthem" "Achy Breaky Song" "Talk Soup" "Livin' in the Fridge" "Headline News" "Amish Paradise" "Gump" "Spy Hard" "The Night Santa Went Crazy" "The Saga Begins" "It's All About the Pentiums" "Polka Power!" "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" "Albuquerque" "Couch Potato" "You're Pitiful" "Don't Download This Song" "White & Nerdy" "Canadian Idiot" "eBay" "Whatever You Like" "Craigslist" "Perform This Way" "Tacky" "Word Crimes" "Foil" "Handy" "Lame Claim to Fame"

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 Alpocalypse HD

Related articles	Discography Singles Videography Songs Polka medleys Dr. Demento Peter and the Wolf (with Wendy Carlos)

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I Love Rocky Road

Track listing

Music video

Chart positions

References

See also