A spectre haunts Blur’s new album, “The Magic Whip” — the spectre of communism.
Having Hong Kong as a source of inspiration meant that at some point the skeletons of China’s repressive past would have to be dusted off and brought to light, and “Ice Cream Man” is the first song in The Magic Whip to...
[Verse 1]
Here comes the ice cream man, parked at the end of the road
With a swish of his magic whip, all the people in the party froze
Screwball, chocolate chip, umbrella in his white glove hand
Shade from the sun was his intention
[Verse 2]
Here comes the ice cream man, bouncing up the hill
With a wick, the pumpkin lit, Happy Valley cones he fills for
All the lantern men, marching down till dawn
Morning come, we fall over
[Chorus]
Something new
Something you
Something new
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Here comes the ice cream man, parked at the end of the road
With a swish of his magic whip, all the people in the party froze
I was only twenty-one when I watched it on TV
I was racing in my heart back then
[Chorus]
Something new (Oh, oh-oh, oh)
Something new
Something new (Oh, oh-oh, oh)
Something new (Something you do nothing about)
Something new (Oh, oh-oh, oh)
Something new
(Here comes the ice cream man, out with his magic whip)
Something new
(Always sold out by nine, so you better come and get it quick)
Something new (Oh, oh-oh, oh)
Something new
Ice Cream Man was written by Damon Albarn & Dave Rowntree & Alex James & Graham Coxon.
Ice Cream Man was produced by Damon Albarn & Graham Coxon & Stephen Street.
Blur released Ice Cream Man on Mon Apr 27 2015.