Ricky ("Weird Al" Yankovic song)
| "Ricky" | ||||
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| Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic featuring Tress MacNeille | ||||
| from the album "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
| B-side | "Buckingham Blues" | |||
| Released | May 3, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | February 11, 1983 | |||
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| Length | 2:35 | |||
| Label | Scotti Brothers | |||
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| Producer(s) | Rick Derringer | |||
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| "Ricky" on YouTube | ||||
"Ricky" is a 1983 song by American parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic, duetting with voice actress Tress MacNeille. It is a parody of the 1982 song "Mickey" by Toni Basil, which itself is a cover of Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn's "Kitty" recorded by Racey. The song focuses on Lucy and Ricky Ricardo in 1950's sitcom I Love Lucy, and their general discussions and hobbies within the show. "Ricky" was one of the last two tracks added to "Weird Al" Yankovic, in order to fill out the length for an LP record, and was recorded at Scotti Brothers Records.
The music video was created for the song was Yankovic's first, and also, by far, the least expensive to film. According to the liner notes in the compilation DVD "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection, "it was arguably the first comedy video ever shown on MTV", and according to the liner notes in Permanent Record: Al in the Box, the introduction to comedy in the "infancy of MTV" let Dr Demento see "the potential for this new medium."
According to Yankovic, Lucille Ball had written him a signed letter expressing her love and appreciation for the parody.