TUNAGE – SLS
When I think about songs with cold in the title, two come to mind immediately: Foreigner’s “Cold as Ice” and Rainbow’s “Stone Cold.“ However, I decided to take things in a different direction for this post. I wanted a track I always considered fun. One of my favorite bands is none other than The Time and their track Ice Cream Castles. Which was the title track from that album.
“Ice Cream Castles” is a funky and playful song by The Time, released in 1984. The track stands out with its whimsical lyrics and a groovy melody that captures the essence of 80s funk and R&B. The song, produced by Prince, features a blend of catchy guitar riffs, vibrant synthesizers, and smooth vocals, creating a lighthearted and danceable vibe. It encapsulates a dreamy, surreal aesthetic, much like the imagery suggested by its title, offering listeners a musical escape into a fantastical world of rhythm and style.
Here are the lyrics:
We are young, we are free on earth together. Let’s fall in love.
You are fine, you are white, I am of color. Let’s fall in love.
Ice cream castles in the summertime.
Ice cream castles in the summer.
I want you, you want me, we want each other. Is that so wrong?
It’s raining. Mad sisters, why can’t they realize, that it won’t be long?
We’re all ice cream castles in the summertime.
Ice cream castles in the summer.
Let’s do something soon.
We are young, we are free. Let’s come together before the end.
I am blue, you are too, what could be better? Let’s make friends.
We’re all ice cream castles in the summertime.
Ice cream castles in the summertime.
We’re all ice cream castles in the sun.
Ice cream castles when we fall.
Ice cream castles in the summertime.
Summertime, summertime, summertime.
Is that what you need?
White girls, black girls, orientals, Jamaican?
Ice cream castles in the summertime.
We’re all ice cream castles in the sun.
Ice cream castles when we fall.
Ice cream castles in the summertime.
Summertime.
White girls, black girls, orientals, jamaican.
I want you, you want me, we want each other.
White girls, black girls.
We are young, we are free on earth together.
Let’s do something, let’s do something soon.
We are young, we are free. Let’s come together.
Thanks, Jim, for hosting, and Nancy, for suggesting this one was fun.
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