Word(s) that only ever appeared in one (hit) song, ever.

Have to sadly rule out a bunch of things from upthread (having sat and read this whole thing):

"Foolhardy" is in "One Dyin' and a Buryin'" (#10 country, #34 Hot 100) by Roger Miller, in addition to the Bob Kuban & The In-Men song.

"Anaesthetize" has already been ruled out but here's another: REM's "Bad Day"

"gunnin'" is probably in tons of things and certainly is in "Method Man."

"whippoorwill" is also in "Don't It Make You Want To Go Home?" by Joe South.

"contradiction" shows up in "Walking Contradiction" by Green Day in addition to "Karma Chameleon." Green Day also gave us "masturbation" in "Longview."

Eiffel Tower was brought up for some reason and was also in "I Can See For Miles" by the Who.

"Stance" is in "Drop" by the Pharcyde (#5 on the US rap charts, #4 US dance), not just "Buffalo Stance."

pesos, waffle-house, damning, boy-shorts, doubling
- R Kelly feat Usher 'Same Girl'

"Pesos" is in "Banditos" by the Refreshments. "Waffle House" must be in some country songs.

"stingray" is in that Jimmy Ray song, not just "Rock Lobster."

Also not just in Rock Lobster: "lobster," which features prominently in the Red Lobster scene of "Big Ole Butt" by LL CooL J.

Speaking of LL, though, I think he might have a unique word with "locusts" from "Deepest Bluest (Shark's Fin)."

"shih tzu" -- "Brand New Girlfriend," Steve Holy (#1 country single, 2005)

"reciprocity" : Lauryn Hill 'Ex-Factor'

"flatulant" in frankly, mr. shankly.

Debunked: "anarchy" also shows up in Sheryl Crow's "Every Day Is A Winding Road."

"Orthopaedic Shoes"

(Rock and roll baby, the Stylistics)

"reciprocity" : Lauryn Hill 'Ex-Factor'

Damn you, beaten to the punch!

"Verisimilitude"

Teenage Fanclub - Verisimilitude

"samin'"

"These Boots Are Made For Walking"

Wire and Brian Eno are helpful here.

Cartologist: Map Reference, Wire
Maisonettes: Cindy Tells Me, Brian Eno

One would imagine John Cale would also have a bunch. But I just don't have the energy....

John Cale has "hits"? (I dunno, maybe he does in Wales.)

And where were Wire's "Map Reference" and Eno's "Cindy Tells Me" hits? (Not being sarcastic; just curious. I might want to move there.)

Coolerator -- Chuck Berry, "You Never Can Tell"

Sort of appalled that "kaopectate" isn't in here yet.

Didn't see the "hit" part of thread title.

But I guess you don't remember the summer of '74, when all the kids just couldn't get enough of Mother Whale Eyeless.

A twofer in Sweet Home Alabama: "Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers." Shoals? Swampers?

Andy Griffith: Drake - Best I Ever Had

Dukedom ("Duke of Earl").

xp, Nah, the Bellamy Brothers got to Andy Griffith long before Drake did:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6JrAcuHsJ0

Thanks for the correction, I can vaguely remember hearing part of that song before.

Milli

"appointed" -- Bill Withers, "Use Me Up"
"vegetable" -- Michael Jackson "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"

Currently on the charts -

"lycanthropy" - Shakira, "She-Wolf"
"Windex" - Mariah Carey, "Obsessed"

I believe that Love Is A Wonderful Colour by Icicle Works contains the 'word' unrelentless

"cockatoo" -- Rolf Harris, "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport"

Turns out this is also in "Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil (which also features the words "Kentmore West" and "Yuendemu.")

has "Tyson Beckford" appeared in any songs other than blessid union of souls' "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me)"?

amadeus

The Hombres, Let It All Hang Out": "Eatin' a Reuben sandwich with sauerkraut." I didn't know they made them any other way!

Turtles "Elenore" has to be the only hit song that has "etcetera" in the chorus

"Automo-bills" Destiny's Child - Bills, Bills, Bills

"Orthopaedic Shoes"
(Rock and roll baby, the Stylistics)

There are some orthopaedic shoes in a Belle & Sebastien b-side. Not sure if it was a hit.

There's that song by the Smiths that has etcetera in it. Can't remember which one it is. Pretty sure that it's a rip-off of "The Town I Live In" by Jackie Lee because Morrisey uses it in a pretty similar way.

womanizer womanizer oh you're a womanizer

Sweet and Tender Hooligan

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Ah yes. Great song. Not a hit song though, nor was Jackie Lee's song, so I guess "etcetera" stands for now.

I know it's a two-year old post i'm responding to, but FANCY PANTS, C'MON!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Qu0Arjtfg

"gurgle" in Streetband's "Toast".

Doubtful that it was a hit, but "columnated" in Beach Boys - Surf's Up

Re: Sweet and Tender Hooligan: Morrissey pronounces it "excetra" which drives me crazy every time I hear it.

"Surry" as a verb, in "Stoned Soul Picnic" by the 5th Dimension. Not used elsewhere 'cause it's not a real word.

"Et cetera, et cetera in a cashmere sweater" : Doug E Fresh - Keep Risin' to the Top [#4 Hot R&B/Hip Hop]

Et Cet is used a fair bit: "Eleanor" The Turtles, most famously.

So famous it's how it came up in this thread!

Just heard on the radio this morning: "Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke.

Slide rule!

"allegorically" in Edwyn Collins' 'A Girl Like You'.

Squirrely - Merle Haggard - The Fightin' Side Of Me

I read about some squirrely guy who claims he just don't believe in fightin' /
And I wonder just how long the rest of us can count on being free

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOY9-vUm7EY

I know all about the warehouse fire
I know squirrelies didn't chew the wires

- REM, "Star 69" (#74, Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart)

The AV Club: That’s probably the only pop song with the word “iota” in it.
Stephin Merritt:Hmm, yes. Possibly “quota” as well.

On "Reno Dakota," from 69 Love Songs. Prove them wrong!