What tune does the ice cream van play round your way?

Yep, bleedin' greensleeves.

Yes good old Greensleeves, especially when I'm trying to have a nap, it stops right outside my house the same time every day, it's enough to put you off ice-cream for life!

Did you know ice cream vans are only allowed to play their tune between 12 noon and 7pm. They are supposed to use a hand-bell at all other times - something to do with noise pollution! Ours plays greensleeves too, at all hours, bl00dy thing!

The jingle played by Mister Softee trucks is instrumental and created in 1960 by an advertising agency, but according to the New York Times [2] the lyrics are as follows:

"The CREAM-i-est DREAM-i-est SOFT ice CREAM

you GET from MIS-ter SOF-tee.

FOR a re-FRESH-ing de-LIGHT su-PREME

LOOK for MIS-ter SOF-tee...."

It is written in E-flat major with 6/8 time. In New York City, the trucks can only play the jingle while moving, to reduce noise.

A copy of the sheet music and all the words can be found on the Mister Softee webpage.

Eddie Murphy used it in his "Delirious" routine.

i have lived here for 4 years and have only had a van round here once, and i happened to be out and my husband was watching the kids, not like in my youth, we used to have a van round every day just after our tea. So im not sure what tune they play, the only music we hear is from the boy racers with the music blaring

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Ours plays Greensleeves too. Quite boring really.

My brain has not dipped so low as to consider the tune, but then it is supposed to be subliminal.

I honestly would have to guess it to be some type of telephone loop music. Men of Harloch,Green Sleeves, Popcorn, Lilly the Pink. Popey the Sailor Man, Winney the Poo, Etc.

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