Anyone ever heard this version? Is it the John Brim tune?

"I put a spell on you" is one of my all-time favorite toons...

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I'm sad to say I've never even heard the John Brim version of Ice Cream Man. I've only heard VH's take on the song.

My ol man has this tune on a compilation disc of various 50's artists doing that innocent soda pop malt shake rock and roll. Dave stuck pretty much to the original tune, but with a shitload more swagger and style. Otherwise the tune is your typical oldie sounding pop song from the days when the baby boomers had no idea what a 2 pound banana was. The description inside the cover mentions Van Halen covered it and made it immensely popular. Cool tune overall.

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But can you understand the words?!?!

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You can make em out, but they are slightly different than Dave's version. I can't remember exactly about the questionable section. Has anyone checked mp3 storehouses for the recording?

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Aw reet,I was ackskin 'bout Screamin' Jay Hawkin's version of Ice Cream Man--whether or not it was the same tune as John Brim's.

John Brim's original can be found on Chess Records,"Whose Muddy Shoes." A great album that features Elmore James and Little Walter.

John Brim's Ice Cream Man is classic Chicago blues. What a great tune to cover. You gotta get back to the roots and check out the original.

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Eat Us and Smile ONE TIME!!!!!!

"Always had it,always WILL have it."--David Lee Roth

"If you live fast,you get in trouble fast. So,soon get over it fast."--Tampa Red