Song: Ricky
Running Time: 2;37
Year: 1983
Album: '"Weird Al" Yankovic, The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic 3.0, TV Album, Al-In-The-Box, Ricky,'Album name
Parody of: "Mickey" by Tony Basil
Lyrics: Lyrics
Video: Yes
Download/Listen: iTunes Link
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Trivia[]
- This is one of the many "Weird Al" songs where the theme is Television.
- This song is based on a 50's show called "I Love Lucy", starring commedienne Lucille Ball (as Lucille 'Lucy' Esmeralda MacGillicuddy Ricardo ) and her husband Dezi Arnaz(as Enrique 'Ricky' Alberto Ricardo y de Acha III ).
- This was Al's first music video.
- Voice-over actress Tress MacNeille plays Lucy in the song and music video.
Staff[]
The music video was directed by Janet Greek.[]
Weird Al: Ricky Ricardo