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Locut0s

(6,154 posts) Mon May 6, 2013, 08:23 PM May 2013

Does anyone know what the ice cream truck song is actually called? [View all]

Every song has a title and origin right? Just occurred to me when one went by that has to be one of the most recognizable tunes in NA. It is pretty much the same everywhere right?

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Does anyone know what the ice cream truck song is actually called? [View all] Locut0s May 2013 OP

There are lots of them. I've heard many different ones The Velveteen Ocelot May 2013 #1

Well I'll be. For some reason I thought there was a unique one lol. Locut0s May 2013 #3

FUNNY! Heard Beethoven 2 weeks ago, waiting at my auto mechanic's place! elleng May 2013 #9

The one that comes by my house plays LeftofObama May 2013 #2

One of them is "Turkey in the Straw" nt WolverineDG May 2013 #4

the Mister Softee theme? foo_bar May 2013 #5

Mr Softee song? The empressof all May 2013 #6

neat, we both posted the same video at 8:29. foo_bar May 2013 #14

Woops and I posted it at 8:58 LiberalElite May 2013 #17

LOL!!! The empressof all May 2013 #18

mid-atlantic pride! foo_bar May 2013 #20

Our truck plays "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin (theme song from The Sting) NYC_SKP May 2013 #7

OK I was thinking of "Do your ears hang low" Locut0s May 2013 #8

isn't that "Turkey in the Straw"? foo_bar May 2013 #13

Nope but now that you mention it... Locut0s May 2013 #15

Ours play "Turkey in the Straw" hunter May 2013 #23

I have always been afraid of the ice cream truck and it's songs olddots May 2013 #10

It is rather creepy and lonely sounding now that I think about it. nt. Locut0s May 2013 #11

Ice cream truck songs make me think of clowns. winter is coming May 2013 #19

Agent Booth...is that you? BootinUp May 2013 #27

LOL, no, but my kid loves that show. winter is coming May 2013 #29

I've heard the rhyme "Jack and Jill" sung to the tune the ice cream Arkansas Granny May 2013 #12

Here in NYC you know it's summer when you hear - LiberalElite May 2013 #16

It's called "Welcome to the Jungle." harmonicon May 2013 #21

Wow. Bet that truck sells Bomb Pops that explode! n/t winter is coming May 2013 #30

The one in my neighborhood OriginalGeek May 2013 #22

I've heard "Pop Goes the Weasel" grasswire May 2013 #24

I heard one last year playing the theme to the Godfather. Jokerman May 2013 #25

Bet nobody trys to stiff them, though. winter is coming May 2013 #31

You can detect a tune from that noise? liberal N proud May 2013 #26

A violation of noise bylaws TrogL May 2013 #28

"Turkey in the Straw" is probably the most common. Arugula Latte May 2013 #32

The name of the tune Big Ben Grey May 2013 #33

The one that does the neighborhood across the valley, BarbaRosa May 2013 #34

Well depends on if you meant the Cazwell song... Agschmid May 2013 #35

The one in MY neighborhood hamsterjill May 2013 #36

Here is what you call a you toob of such song, is this it the one you want? NYC_SKP May 2013 #37