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"Ricky" is a 1983 song by American parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic, duetting with voice actress Tress MacNeille. [1] It is a parody of the 1982 song "Mickey" by Toni Basil, [2] which itself, is a cover of Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn's "Kitty" recorded by Racey.
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (/ ˈ j æ ŋ k ə v ɪ k / ⓘ YANG-kə-vik; [2] born October 23, 1959) is an American musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians.
"Weird Al" Yankovic is the only album in Yankovic's discography to use the accordion in every song; in subsequent albums it is only used where deemed appropriate or wholly inappropriate for comedic effect. [12] "Ricky" is a parody of "Mickey" by Toni Basil; an ode to I Love Lucy with Yankovic performing as Ricky and Tress MacNeille as Lucy.
The Official Music of "Weird Al" Yankovic: Al Hits Tokyo (1984) "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits (1988) The Best of Yankovic (1992) The Food Album (1993) Permanent Record: Al in the Box (1994) Greatest Hits Volume II (1994) The TV Album (1995) The Best of "Weird Al" Yankovic (1999) The Saga Begins (2000) The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic (2009)
Ricky (band), a UK indie band; Ricky, a 1957 album by Ricky Nelson "Ricky" ("Weird Al" Yankovic song), 1983 "Ricky" (Denzel Curry song), from the 2019 album Zuu "Ricky" (Game song), from The R.E.D. Album, 2011
[5] [7] "Ricky", the album's third single, became his first single to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 64. [ 8 ] "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D followed in February 1984.
Al Yankovic [24] Parody of "Happy" by Pharrell Williams "Word Crimes" Jarrett Heather [25] Parody of "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke "Foil" Al Yankovic [24] Parody of "Royals" by Lorde "Handy" Parody of "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea "Sports Song" Al Yankovic, Andrew Bush [26] Style parody of U.S. college football fight songs "First World Problems ...
In 1989, Yankovic starred in a full-length feature film, co-written by himself and manager Jay Levey, and filmed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, called UHF.A satire of the television and film industries, also starring Michael Richards, Fran Drescher, and Victoria Jackson, it brought floundering studio Orion their highest test scores since the movie RoboCop. [3]