# My first song question.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 22, 2000, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-song-question/34127 "2000-09-22T13:11:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aglarond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@Aglarond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aglarond)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-song-question/34127/1 "2000-09-22T13:11:46Z")

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I saw a Jack in the Box commercial yesterday and I can’t identify the song playing in the background. I’ve heard it live before, but I can’t remember where. It’s the commercial where Jack is either talking about Italian food or ‘bonding’ with the Italians by talking about food, or something like that. I should have paid more attention to the commercial itself. Does anybody know what this song is? It’s really bothering me.

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**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2000, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-song-question/34127/2 "2000-09-23T20:41:32Z")

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I dont’ know the answer, unfortunately, but I’d like to know – if it’s the same song I’m thinking of (there’s a couple Jack goes to Italy commercials out there). Do you mean the one with a line that is sung (with the orchestra), then it repeats, then gets expanded on?  
It always seems to pop up in something about Italy. I think it might have been used in the movie of _A Room With A View_ but I’m not sure. Maybe someone who owns it can look through the credits.

panama jack

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**Author:** ![Aglarond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@Aglarond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aglarond)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2000, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-song-question/34127/3 "2000-09-24T17:38:14Z")

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I think you might be thinking about ‘O Mio Babbino Caro’ from ‘Gianni Schicchi’. I believe I remember that one from another Jack commercial as well. And, thinking back, the song I’m thinking of was also used in a radio commercial for Canon printers. Somebody needs to come up with a commercial to song website.

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**Author:** ![Arjuna34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Arjuna34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arjuna34)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2000, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-song-question/34127/4 "2000-09-24T17:50:30Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Aglarond \*  
> \*\*Somebody needs to come up with a commercial to song website. \*\*

Try [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/4190/jingles.htm](http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/4190/jingles.htm)

It’s small, but a start 🙂

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**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2000, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-song-question/34127/5 "2000-09-24T18:06:49Z")

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What a find! That site went straight to my Favorites list, youbetcha.

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**Author:** ![Aglarond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@Aglarond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aglarond)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2000, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-song-question/34127/6 "2000-09-24T18:20:36Z")

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Thanks for the link, Arjuna. Didn’t have what I was looking for, but it’ll keep me busy during the commercial breaks. 🙂