Songs where the title is only sung once, as the last line of the song

88. Strokes, "Hard To Explain"

89. Sonic Youth - Disappearer

"Hard to Explain" has the title in the middle as well as at the end.

^rekt

James Brown says Funky Drummer multiple times

15. George Michael - "Kissing A Fool"

He says it twice at the end though. "Guess you were kissing a fool. You must have been kissing a fool."

90. 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds - Jefferson Airplane

Last exit! Good one

91. Deceives The Eye - Madness

92. Spacemen 3 - Revolution

93. Creedence - Fortunate Son

And another Cure song:

95. let's go to bed

94 not 95

But here's 95

95. Hendrix - little wing

95. let's go to bed

^ pretty sure this is repeated 2 or 3 times at the end tbh

96. A-ha - Manhattan Skyline

no on "Little Wing", he says it twice in the song

97 Birdland - Patti Smith

not Fortunate Son either

98 The Wonder Stuff - A Wish Away

http://www.muzu.tv/the-wonder-stuff/wish-away-music-video/235038/

Fortunate Son says 'fortunate one' several times but only says fortunate son once at the end.

Little wing is also said once at the end, no?

Maybe little wing gets repeated? i don't remember

http://songmeanings.com/m/songs/view/18476/

And fortunate son

http://songmeanings.com/m/songs/view/17155/

Need to relisten to them but I'm 80% certain they don't repeat the last line. Lets go to bed may, though.

Ok don't have my itunes close but checked on youtube:

Lets go to bed does say it at the end but it's repeated 3 times.

Fortunate Son definitely only says the title once at the end and here's the lyrics video for proof:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40JmEj0_aVM

The version of 'little wing' in youtube is live and only says it once before doing a two minute solo and fading. Don't remember if the record version says it more than once.

There's also another Hendrix song that springs to mind: the wind cries mary. In the middle he says 'the wind IT cries mary' and at the end 'the wind cries mary' it partly counts as a technicism.

Hey found the album version of little wing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZsN6RMmdls

I'm only hearing it once at 1:45 and close the end at 2:20 or so it appears he mumbles it but come on! How does this not count? i'm not even sure he says little wing when he mumbles i'm hearing a yeah yeah yeah mmmm

Or where else in the song do you think he says it? I submit my case with the video above for you all to listen.

God that song is so majestic for being so short.

98. New Order - The Perfect Kiss

Noooh!

"The perfect kiss is the kiss of death"

and into the chorus one more time.

On Little Wing on Axis Bold As Love, Jimi sings 'fly on little wing' at 1:45, and then mumbles something like 'yeah yeah yeah little wing' at 2:15 during the outro

But at 2:15 how are you certain it's 'little wing' what's hes mumbling seems to me like he's away from the mic when it happens. He could be saying 'need some weed' as far as we know. Or it could be just a wordless soul thing.

He definitely sings something though, so I guess the previous 'little wing' isn't the last line of the song

I did start listening to the Sting version to see if that was different, but I just couldn't make it to the end ;_;

Didn't even make a start on the Corrs one

Then just take whatever version of the song you want, the mumbling is there on the studio version and was played by jimi live only 8 times and they don't have the mumbling going on. Stevie Ray's version?

I think the Corrs version does say it several times but that's because the guitar guy can't solo like Jimi or Stevie and the girls can't keep their mouth shut.

Also if we're being strict many of the songs mentioned so far could get disqualified. Fortunate son only says the title once at the end but there's a 'no' after it. (I ain't no fortunate son, no) but a yeah yeah yeah mmmumbling wont appear in any lyrics site or booklet.

I thought of Children of the Grave but Ozzy shouts 'yeah!' for no reason after it

But that's my point are those sort of 'yeah's or 'mmmm's or whatever approving sound an integral part of the lyrics or an afterthought because the singer was 'feeling' it. In a song like 'she loves you yeah yeah yeah' they are written beforehand but a yeah inside a solo or at the end is made in the moment and you can listen to live versions of songs where these sort of 'yeahs' are displaced or not even there meaning they are not really part of the intended song.

In the "so close yet so far" category, there's Drifter's Escape by Bob Dylan.

"And while everybody knelt to pray, the drifter did escape."

I'm taking the question as the real 'last line' in the lyrics of a song, if the singer mumbles or says 'is it still recording' or whatever I'd say it doesn't count but I'm not OP.

Don't know what number we're up to but:

John Cale, "Antarctica Starts Here"

I think "Yeah" can be discounted: "Yeah yeah yeah yeah" maybe not.

Which means "Children of the grave" is in.

It's my dissertation topic, and I would say that grunts, yeahs, oohs and other exclaimations would not disqualify a song from the list.

I would even count Prince's Ballad Of Dorothy Parker, even though there are lots of background "Dorothy Parker" chants after that line. It's borderline but I think I can defend it in my oral argument.

Can think of more where the title is only sung once as the first line of the song.

very good call on Pearl Jam's "Last Exit" because as far as i can tell he's singing the whole song with marbles in his mouth

"18 Wheels of Love" - Drive-By Truckers

100. Mecca Normal - Paris in April

Oh now I remember the one I was graspingfor:

101. Twat - John Cooper Clarke