Learning to HATE the "Mister Softee Jingle" played at +50db all summer long from their trucks from dawn to dusk. Here's the original song, as sung by a Mister Softee himself:
... however, from an apartment, it sounds like this:
Yes. It's louder then your television or than a jet plane landing at La Guardia airport a few blocks away from the poor guy who recorded this video.
Welcome to New York! Won't someone please give ''Mister Softee'' a Viagra? What other uniquely New York City annoyances can you think of?
... however, from an apartment, it sounds like this:
Yes. It's louder then your television or than a jet plane landing at La Guardia airport a few blocks away from the poor guy who recorded this video.
Welcome to New York! Won't someone please give ''Mister Softee'' a Viagra? What other uniquely New York City annoyances can you think of?
- Current Location:New York, NY
- Current Music:Mister Softee - The Mister Softee Jingle
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The truck in my neighbourhood here in London plays something else; I forget what it was. But two days ago I heard it for the first time this year. "Sh*t," said I, "spring is right around the corner."
Or actually, get a set of 250 watt per channel speakers and play the Mister Softee music back at him and 10 times the volume; he can't hear the customers..........snicker.
There are about FOUR schools close to me, so of course, the neighbourhood is littered with Mister Softee trucks at 3 o'clock sharp until about 9PM! When I wrote my recent blog entry last night, I could hear a Mister Softee truck playing it's haunting tune outside!
I will call 311 next time they crank it up! Fuck, I live on a very high floor and it's still LOUD -- imagine what people on the 1st-4th floor hear?!?
Thanks for the 311 suggestion.
- Chaz
They refer to them as Claxons
Hmmmmm.... in SUBCHAPTER 4 (PROHIBITED NOISE UNREASONABLE NOISE STANDARD), section 24-221, subsection "e" it states:
"No person shall operate or use or cause to be operated or used any sound signal device attached to a motor vehicle, wagon or manually propelled cart from which food or any other items are sold, which emits a sound signal more frequently than once every ten minutes in any one city block and with a duration of more than ten seconds for any single emission."
I wonder if this is enforceable...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JfMCBh1sJQ
That's a great comedy routine!!!!
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I didn't know there were lyrics either -- just the jingle. It was interesting to discover them on YouTube!