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Ice Cream Castles​The Time

Released: July 2, 1984

Songwriter: Morris Day Prince

Producer: Prince

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
Ice cream castles in the summertime
Ice cream castles in the summer

[Verse 2]
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?

[Chorus]
We're all
Ice cream castles in the summertime
Ice cream castles in the summer

[Refrain]
(Let's do something) Let's
(Let's do something)
(Let's do something) Do
(Let's do something) Something
(Let's do something) Soon

[Verse 3]
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

[Chorus]
We're all
Ice cream castles in the summertime
Ice cream castles in the summertime
We're all
Ice cream castles in the summer
Ice cream castles when we fall
Ice cream castles in the summertime
Summertime, summertime, summertime

[Bridge 1]
Is that what you need? Uh
White girls
Black girls
Orientals
Jamaican, huh

[Chorus]
Ice cream castles in the summertime
We're all ice cream castles in the summer
Ice cream castles when we fall
Ice cream castles in the summertime
Summertime

[Bridge 2]
White girls, uh
Black girls, huh, uh-uh
Orientals (I want you)
Jamaican (You want me, we want each other)
White girls, Black girls
(We are young, we are free on earth together)

[Refrain]
Let's do something, let's do something soon
Let's do something, let's do something soon
Let's do something, let's do something soon
Let's do something, let's do something soon
Let's do something, let's do something soon
Let's do something, let's do something soon
Let's do something, let's do something soon
Let's do something, let's do something soon

[Outro]
We are young
We are free, let's come together

​The Time

The Time grew from the seeds of the Minneapolis music scene in the early 1980’s, galvanized by the creative drive and commercial success of rock-soul juggernaut Prince. The band began as the fruit of a wager Prince made with band leader Morris Day over the song “Partyup” (originally by a band called Enterprise). After the song’s success, Prince agreed to help Morris put together a band.

The nucleus of The Time consisted of drummer Jellybean Johnson, keyboardists Jimmy Jam and Monte Moir, and bassist Terry Lewis, pulled from their local band Flyte Tyme. Guitar demigod Jesse Johnson endeavored to join Prince’s band, but that band didn’t need a guitarist, so he shuffled into The Time’s lineup. Jerome Benton was a promoter from the aforementioned band Enterprise, and was eventually brought on as a comic foil to Morris Day for their stage act.

The band’s debut self-titled album featured two Top 10 R&B hits with “Get It Up” and “Cool.” Their follow-up What Time Is It? delivered an even higher chart peak with “777-9311”. But the band truly hit their stride once featured in Prince’s blockbuster music film Purple Rain. Their songs “Jungle Love” and “The Bird” from the film would become huge R&B and dance hits and propel their third album Ice Cream Castle to #3 on the R&B charts.

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