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What songs does your local Ice Cream Van play? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Ours plays the 1979 hit Music Box Dancer which is weird because it's definitely not public domain.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=GoQzA8NTuLA

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think there are mainly two competitors in Norway. The oldest and most recognisable is Isbilen (recently rebranded to Fråst) which plays Norwegian dance no. 2 by Edvard Grieg https://youtu.be/GFQLAVpataA

Diplom-isbilen is a lot newer, however lately i have mostly been hearing them driving around. https://youtu.be/6xXp-11Swcc

Hjem-is no longer operates in Norway, but they used to just ring a bell. I think they're still around in Sweden under the name Hemglass

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The first one is really fun with that periodic trill which peters out. The second one I have to say I'm not very fond of, maybe because it sounds overproduced in that advert. Still, beats a ringing a bell!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ours plays the Match of the day theme

It drives me fucking nuts

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's not a van, it's a dude on a modified bike-cart. He honks a bulb horn.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Turkey?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Los Angeles lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

"Pop goes the weasel." Though now that you mention it, I haven't heard an ice cream truck in a few years.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

O Sole Mio!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Ours plays 'Oranges and Lemons', but it's so fast and jangly that it took me a while to work it out. Most of the vans around where I live tend to play 'Just One Cornetto'

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Every icecream truck I've ever heard plays Für Elise

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Also, what does your Ice Cream Van Halen play?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

“ i’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes”

“The entertainer”

“My Darling Clementine” <— This one creeps me out, because it reminds me of that one episode of Star Trek Voyager

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Strangely, an instrumental version of "Chain Hang Low, by Jibbs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Wonderwall

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The one I remember most played Pop Goes the Weasel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Just some generic music box song. But the guy drives too fast. I was outside once and managed to catch him to tell him to slow down because I didn't have time to grab my wallet AND run outside. But he didn't speak much English and I think he thought I was telling him he was speeding because he seemed to disagree after a short discussion with his wife. Just wanted him to slow down, maybe stop more often. Figured he would get more sales.

Oh well, since I'm a grown ass man, guess I'll just get my ice cream at the store. But seriously, where is the fun in that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Get on our bike and chase after him with your money!

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