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Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road: Elton John's frozen tribute

Jul 17, 2008, 10:30 GMT

Sir Elton John has had a new ice cream flavour created in his honour. British musician Sir Elton John performs on stage during his concert in Leipzig, Germany, 03 July 2008.

British musician Sir Elton John performs on stage during his concert in Leipzig, Germany, 03 July 2008.Ben and Jerry's have created a limited edition frozen treat made from "an outrageous symphony of decadent chocolate ice cream, peanut butter cookie dough, butter brickle and white chocolate chunks", to mark Elton's visit to Vermont where the company's founders are from.Elton, who will have visited all 50 US states once he performs in Vermont, said: "I can't think of a more fun way to celebrate my visit."The delicious dessert is called Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road which pays tribute to Elton's 70s album and single 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'.Sean Greenwood, a spokesman for Ben and Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc., said: "It's hard to cram 50 years of musical history that Elton John brings to the table in one pint."The ice cream, which will go on sale in Ben and Jerry's stores in Vermont from July 18 to 25, was created with Elton's input.Sean added: "Elton said, 'Chocolate and peanut butter, guys, if you can make something like that work.' "The 61-year-old rocker isn't the only musician to be immortalised in ice cream.Ben and Jerry's previously paid tribute to Jerry Garcia, the late Grateful Dead guitarist, with their flavour Cherry Garcia, while making a new flavour PhishFood in honour of Vermont-based band Phish.Proceeds from the Elton frozen treat, which features a picture of the bespectacled singer on the side of the tub, will go to the Elton John AIDS foundation.