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What tune does your local ice cream van play?

107 replies

EatingWormsMichael · 15/08/2022 00:49

Mine is Popeye the sailor man.

Seems quite outdated.

OP posts:
ofwarren · 15/08/2022 00:50

Waltzing matilda

MarthanotMarfa · 15/08/2022 00:53

Greensleeves

alwaysscared · 15/08/2022 00:56

Teddy bears picnic, in a really freaky way

Gilead · 15/08/2022 00:58

Greensleeves.

Krank · 15/08/2022 00:58

Match of the day theme. It's infuriating .

MistressofMuppets · 15/08/2022 01:21

Yankee doodle.
Which depending on my frame of mind can also be the barney theme tune or Roger Ramjet.
Either way it's irritating as hell.

Barbequebeans64 · 15/08/2022 01:27

Popeye for me too! South east

thecatneuterer · 15/08/2022 01:28

I'm forever blowing bubbles. And the volume is eardrum splitting

DogWithMyOwnRoom · 15/08/2022 01:30

This thread has made me so jealous - live in a rural village, and haven’t seen an ice-cream van for 15 years…

caringcarer · 15/08/2022 01:35

Another Teddy Bears Picnic.

watcherintherye · 15/08/2022 01:36

Another ‘Teddy Bears Picnic’ here. All ice-cream van tunes have a slightly sinister ring to them, I think!
In my case reinforced by having watched the film ‘Comfort and Joy’ about the Glasgow ice-cream wars!

feistyoneyouare · 15/08/2022 01:39

Krank · 15/08/2022 00:58

Match of the day theme. It's infuriating .

Same here! Drives me mad!

Antarcticant · 15/08/2022 07:08

Teddy Bears here as well. If I'm not careful it becomes an ear worm.

MirandaWest · 15/08/2022 07:10

Captain Pugwash

Annoyedwithmyself · 15/08/2022 07:17

Match of the day! I rather love it after seeing a 'Viz' Top Tip suggesting singalong lyrics of 'I said 'fuck off, you fucking bastard, fuck off, you fucking twat'. I always mentally join in with those.

Vampirethriller · 15/08/2022 07:21

There's two: Popeye or the theme from The Good The Bad And The Ugly

35965a · 15/08/2022 07:22

Another match of the day theme one here, so annoying.

AuntieMarys · 15/08/2022 07:22

Daddy Cool

Sharrowgirl · 15/08/2022 07:23

Popeye

LubaLuca · 15/08/2022 07:24

Match of the Day here too. It must come as standard and you have to pay for upgrades.

Lemonblossom · 15/08/2022 07:26

Ours declares that Hitker is deficient in the testicle area every afternoon at 4pm

Mogloveseggs · 15/08/2022 07:26

Yankee Doodle dandy
You can pay by card now it's brilliant!

carefullycourageous · 15/08/2022 07:28

Yankee Doodle.

Was so excited to hear it the first time after we moved, having moved from an area with no icecream vans ever.

Squiff70 · 15/08/2022 07:41

Ours plays Popeye the Sailor Man too. We even call the ice cream man 'Popeye'!

NRogers · 15/08/2022 07:42

I don't know what the real song is. But to me it's "Hitler has only got one ball"