# What's the name of that song...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-song/426997>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 19, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-song/426997 "2007-11-19T03:19:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-song/426997/1 "2007-11-19T03:19:39Z")

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What’s the name of that song that is played on the new Visa commercial. It’s the one where the kid is running around the toy store grabbing toys. It’s also the song played in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure but I can’t remember the exact scene. I want to say it’s the part when he was dreaming about the clowns taking his bike.

It has kind of a carnival sound to it.

Anyone have any clue what I’m talking about?

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**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-song/426997/2 "2007-11-19T03:50:48Z")

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It’s not a song — songs have words and are sung. Call it a piece of music.

It’s a music cue by Danny Elfman titled “Breakfast Machine”, from [_Pee-wee’s Big Adventure_](http://www.amazon.com/Wees-Adventure-1985-Film-School/dp/B000001546/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1195444021&sr=1-1).

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-song/426997/3 "2007-11-19T03:59:13Z")

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Let’s continue this in Cafe Society.

**samclem** GQ moderator

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**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-song/426997/4 "2007-11-19T17:29:46Z")

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Thanks. I had actually gone to that exact page on Amazon after I had made the post. I didn’t think there was such thing as a Pee Wee soundtrack! I was leaning towards the _Finale_, but after further review they sound the same.

On a download site which shall remain nameless, it’s under the name _Pee Wee’s Big Adventure Main Theme_

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**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-song/426997/5 "2007-11-19T19:08:45Z")

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Don’t forget Pee-wee’s little hyphen. 🙂

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-song/426997/6 "2007-11-19T19:27:09Z")

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[QUOTE=Walloon]  
Don’t forget Pee-wee’s little hyphen. 🙂  
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I’m sure Paul Reubens is tired of jokes about his little hyphen.

Coindentially, this song is also being used in an ad for a contest which is a cross-promotion between Nickelodeon and the Fox/Walden feature _Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium._ Kind of funny, since they both involve toys.