Iscream ice cream3/28/2023 It’s like a "screwball" in that it’s ice cream and a gumball. When I was growing up it was the "bubble play," a baseball themed treat. What’s my favorite item from the ice cream truck? So I invited some friends and their kids to send me recordings of themselves singing along or making animal sounds, or just expressing themselves and having fun! For listeners, I wanted the song to be an invitation to sing along, or scream along, make some animal sounds, whatever feels good. It was really fun to play with the sounds of the words - the ice cream product names are wacky and fun - cherry dip, firecracker, choco taco, drum stick. The other aspect i wanted to highlight in the lyrics was wordplay and rhyme, which of course is the central element of the “chorus” - the part we all know. of all ages! So, it seemed like the song could be a good place to celebrate these heroes of summer and their importance in our experience of summer, family, friends, and childhood. Ice cream truck owners work really hard to bring ice cream to kids. Parts are expensive, finding a spot is very competitive. I did some research into the ice cream truck world, and turns out it’s not easy to maintain a mobile ice cream shop. Well even though this song was written 30 years before ice cream trucks were a thing, in my mind theres a very logical path from the ice cream song to summer and the ice cream truck tradition. ![]() The hook is so clever and fun! But then I listened to the whole song and, lets just say it really needed some new lyrics! ![]() On the actual show interview we didn't have much time, so here's some behind-the-scenes glimpses into my process.Īs soon as I heard Alison mention it on the show, I got excited about it, I checked out some other songs from the list you put together, but I kept coming back to the ice cream song. The Ice Cream song, copyrighted in 1927, just entered the public domain in 2023! Here are some (lightly reworded) highlights from my pre-show interview with one of the show's producers, Simon. I made this version of the old classic as part of the Public Song Project, produced by WNYC's "All Of It" - they compiled submissions of public domain material in song form. This track was one of 3 winners in the Public Song Project contest of 2023!
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