The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
[Verse 1]
Get on down to the sound and a good rhyme
With a song that should climb
Yo straight to the top with a bullet on the charts again
Another number one hit to deal with
I gotta fist full of junkies of hip hop sucka's
That get in the way have to get dropped
Forget pop goes the weasel 'cause I ran over them punks
Like a mac truck diesel
An' I'm playin' all the ladies
And I know not a sucker can fade me
So watch me get buck wild
Yo and just pump the crowd and everybody say
Ain't no party like an Ice Man party
[Verse 2]
Now gettin' back to the track with the bass - uh!
Watch it unfold in your face
I waste no time makin your body move
Making this party groove, Yo
This is somethin' real funky to dance to
Bringin' ya more raps to keep the dance floor packed
So get off the bozak
And like Cool J said don't call it a come back
One track made a killin'
And my first LP went way over 11 million
So don't front 'cause I know you were an Ice Fan
So get down with the Ice Man
[Verse 3]
Everybody thought that the Ice was gonna fade out
But you was wrong 'cause I never get played out
And that's straight up reality
I want to say what's up to my homies in Miami
And to Dallas all across the United States
And everybody who bought Vanilla Ice tapes
And everybody overseas, my man
All of Europe, Australia and Japan
No matter where you reside, I'm in every record store
Cause The Ice is like world wide
Come on and catch the vibe
Cause the sky's the limit
And I'll never quit makin' hits
So get on down with the program
Folks it's 92 and I'm back and it's no joke -
So you know the Ice won't steer you wrong
Now everybody just sing along
Get on down to the sound and a good rhyme
With a song that should climb
Yo straight to the top with a bullet on the charts again
Another number one hit to deal with
I gotta fist full of junkies of hip hop sucka's
That get in the way have to get dropped
Forget pop goes the weasel 'cause I ran over them punks
Like a mac truck diesel
An' I'm playin' all the ladies
And I know not a sucker can fade me
So watch me get buck wild
Yo and just pump the crowd and everybody say
Ain't no party like an Ice Man party
[Verse 2]
Now gettin' back to the track with the bass - uh!
Watch it unfold in your face
I waste no time makin your body move
Making this party groove, Yo
This is somethin' real funky to dance to
Bringin' ya more raps to keep the dance floor packed
So get off the bozak
And like Cool J said don't call it a come back
One track made a killin'
And my first LP went way over 11 million
So don't front 'cause I know you were an Ice Fan
So get down with the Ice Man
[Verse 3]
Everybody thought that the Ice was gonna fade out
But you was wrong 'cause I never get played out
And that's straight up reality
I want to say what's up to my homies in Miami
And to Dallas all across the United States
And everybody who bought Vanilla Ice tapes
And everybody overseas, my man
All of Europe, Australia and Japan
No matter where you reside, I'm in every record store
Cause The Ice is like world wide
Come on and catch the vibe
Cause the sky's the limit
And I'll never quit makin' hits
So get on down with the program
Folks it's 92 and I'm back and it's no joke -
So you know the Ice won't steer you wrong
Now everybody just sing along
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Iceman Party Lyrics as written by Robert Van Winkle Barrett Strong
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Anthem Entertainment
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