Need some songs about Ice Cream & Candy

August 14, 2006 4:33 PM

I'm putting together a music playlist for a kids' ice cream social at my son's elementary school and I need a lot of songs about ice cream and candy. Each song should have ice cream and/or candy mentioned prominently (i.e., people who haven't heard the song before and who are only half listening to it should quickly catch the connection). Sexual references/double entendre should be kept to a minimum (i.e., Van Halen's "Ice Cream Man" is OK, but "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent is not) -- we're talking 5-year olds here, but hip 5-year olds. The more genres the better! Stuff I've got so far: Ice Cream Man by Van Halen Lollipop by the Chordettes Various ice cream truck jingle mp3s from WFMU's Beware of the Blog Sugar Sugar by the Archies (Your love is better than) Ice Cream by Sarah McLachlan I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow Ice Cream by Laurie Berkner
posted by mattholomew to Media & Arts (37 answers total)

How about "Candy Rain" by Soul For Real? It's peppy, and not suggestive.
posted by LiliaNic at 4:39 PM on August 14, 2006

The Candy Man -- Sammy Davis, Jr.
posted by pracowity at 4:40 PM on August 14, 2006 [1 favorite]

This ice cream shop down the street from me plays nothing but songs about ice cream and candy. I wonder if they would send you the playlist if you emailed them. Might be worth a try.
posted by amro at 4:44 PM on August 14, 2006

Candy Everybody Wants- 10,000 Maniacs
posted by kimdog at 4:48 PM on August 14, 2006

The Archies, Sugar Sugar
posted by whatzit at 4:53 PM on August 14, 2006

The Good Ship Lollipop -- Shirley Temple

On the good ship lollipop.
Its a sweet trip to a candy shop
Where bon-bons play
On the sunny beach of Peppermint Bay.

Lemonade stands everywhere.
Crackerjack bands fill the air.
And there you are
Happy landing on a chocolate bar.

posted by pracowity at 4:54 PM on August 14, 2006 [1 favorite]

"Savoy Truffle" by the Beatles is all about candy -- allegedly inspired by Eric Clapton's notorious sweet tooth. Also, a couple of old ska tunes might fit the bill: "My Boy Lollipop" by Millie and "Sweet & Dandy" by Toots & the Maytals (the second one's less of a perfect match, as it actually references cake and cola, but it's still in the sugary treats family).
posted by scody at 4:56 PM on August 14, 2006 [1 favorite]

d'oh! "My Boy Lollipop" by Millie Small.
posted by scody at 4:57 PM on August 14, 2006

"Yummy Yummy Yummy (I've Got Love in My Tummy)" was my daughter's favorite when she was 4.
posted by Gucky at 4:58 PM on August 14, 2006

The Sweetest Thing -- U2
posted by pracowity at 5:04 PM on August 14, 2006

Candy - Iggy Pop
posted by pompomtom at 5:07 PM on August 14, 2006

The Best Classic Bubble Gum Songs.
posted by MonkeySaltedNuts at 5:07 PM on August 14, 2006

"Would You Like To Have Something To Eat?", by the Donner Party. (yousendit m4a file)
posted by interrobang at 5:07 PM on August 14, 2006 [1 favorite]

Candy -- Cameo
posted by pracowity at 5:08 PM on August 14, 2006

Candy Girl by New Edition
Candy by Manhattan Transfer
Pure Imagination from the Willy Wonka Soundrack (the original Gene Wilder version)
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 5:10 PM on August 14, 2006

Annie - Chewing Gum
Weird Al Yankovic - I Love Rocky Road
Mississippi John Hurt - Candy Man Blues
posted by .kobayashi. at 5:17 PM on August 14, 2006

Ice Cream Every Day - Camper Van Beethoven
Sweetness Follows - REM
Just Like Honey - Jesus & Mary Chain
posted by rikschell at 5:21 PM on August 14, 2006

Ice Cream Man - Jonathan Richman (and the Modern Lovers?)
posted by one_bean at 5:43 PM on August 14, 2006

It's a terrible song but defintely fits the bill: Candy by Mandy Moore
posted by radioamy at 5:44 PM on August 14, 2006

All Good Scabs by Lederhosen Lucil. It's only about 1/3 about candy, but it's all weird and bubbly and fun and fine for kids.
posted by aubilenon at 5:49 PM on August 14, 2006

"Lollipop (Candy Man)" by Aqua, though I don't know if that's too suggestive for you.
posted by divabat at 6:03 PM on August 14, 2006

"Candy Apple Red" and "Ice Cream Man" by Tom Waits
posted by macadamiaranch at 6:26 PM on August 14, 2006

"Ice Cream and Cake" by the Buckwheat Boyz, definitely.
posted by headspace at 6:28 PM on August 14, 2006

New Bad Things have a great song with the lyric "Of all the beverages I could choose from/You're the one that I most wanna put in my lunch/You're better than Dr. Pepper/You're sweeter than Hawaiian Punch". Can't find a link though.
posted by LobsterMitten at 7:17 PM on August 14, 2006

Simon (The Bird With the Candy Bar Head) by Elf Power
Candy Floss by Wilco
Candy by Magnetic Fields
Candy Says by The Velvet Underground
tootsee roll by the 69 Boyz (no way that's clean)
Ice Cream by Raekwon (a clean version?)
Gingerale Afternoon by the Flaming Lips
posted by Bookhouse at 7:56 PM on August 14, 2006

The Big Rock Candy Mountain? (Although there are cigarette trees and a lake of gin, so... maybe not, after all.)
posted by trip and a half at 8:01 PM on August 14, 2006

Oh there is also the classic "Candy" by David, Whitney, Kramer. Ella recorded it, among many others, including the Manhattan Transfer.
posted by trip and a half at 8:11 PM on August 14, 2006

Near the end of the party, when everyone has had too much ice cream, you should play some of the oompa loompa songs!
posted by necessitas at 8:14 PM on August 14, 2006 [1 favorite]

"Ice Cream Truck" by Pere Ubu
posted by SansPoint at 8:40 PM on August 14, 2006

I always thought "Candy" by the Presidents of the United States of America had pretty funny lyrics.

Now the devil she must be a dentist
With deep jawbreaker eyes
Red rope hair, gumdrop lips
Cotton candy thighs
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 9:13 PM on August 14, 2006

Sounds like the album Cow Tunes for Kids would be perfect for you. I have it and it's very fun. There are a few songs that are specifically about icecream but the whole album would probably work.

Cow Tunes for Kids (Amazon also sells it.)
posted by rdurbin at 9:47 PM on August 14, 2006 [1 favorite]

"flying jelly attack" by shonen knife.
posted by kendrak at 11:14 PM on August 14, 2006

My Boy Lollipop by Millie.
posted by essexjan at 11:31 PM on August 14, 2006 [1 favorite]

Candy by Ash
posted by EndsOfInvention at 1:49 AM on August 15, 2006

Another good one from Shonen Knife is I wanna eat Choco Bars:

I like chocobars
Any kind of chocobars
I eat chocobars
Every day two bars per a day
posted by Scoo at 8:57 AM on August 15, 2006

"Apple Peaches Pumpkin Pie" by Jay and the Techniques.

I Want Candy is actually by the Strangeloves -- Bow Wow Wow just covered it.
posted by Rash at 9:01 AM on August 15, 2006

"Just Like Honey - Jesus & Mary Chain"

No! You want "Sweet Candy Talking" by Jesus and Mary Chain.
Also:
Sugar Candy by I Roy
Sugar Baby by Dock Boggs
Sugar Daddy by Laika
Sugar by Superdrag
Sugar Water by Cibo Matto
Sugar Never Tasted So Good by the White Stripes
Sugar and Spice by the Soledad Brothers
Sugar Daddy by Too $hort
Sugar Hiccup by the Cocteau Twins
Milk and Sugar by the Hard Lessons
Sugar Sugar by Shirley
Sugarlight by X
Noah Sugar Pan by The Congos
Ice Cream by Panico
The Candy Song by Tuscadero
Peppermint Twist by Sweet
posted by klangklangston at 11:01 AM on August 15, 2006