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

The lyrics for Snooker Loopy are so precise and expressive. I love them.

'boggles' is in Starshaped by Blur (not a single, though)

"well-thumbed" in Bowie's "John I'm Only Dancing"?

Surely surely ba-burly this has already been mentioned, but in case not:

virtually every single word in "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis (U.S #6)

'jugulate' in Lisztomania

also, 'Lisztomania'

but was it a hit? yeah, sort of

It peaked at #11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in the US[1] and as well as #15 in Belgium.[2] ... The song came in at #4 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2009,[3] making Phoenix the first French band to finish in the top 5 of the Hottest 100.

Also not a single but Gilbert has a 'The Mind Boggles' from his self-titled 2018 album - making this maybe the third or fourth time he's been mentioned here by me or houdinisaid.

Women of Country thread made me think of "Easy from Now On" and the word "fandangle"

Heard "Don't Sleep in the Subway" on the radio today: "wherefore."

Also has "deflated".

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

― PaulTMA, Thursday, December 3, 2009 7:04 AM (thirteen years ago)

Also, how about "metaphorically"?

Has any song besides White Town's "Your Woman" used the word Marxist, let alone "highbrow Marxist ways?"

― mike a, Thursday, January 24, 2008 1:43 PM

Just saw the video, wondered the same thing, and was compelled to check this thread… (late by 15.5 yrs)

Not the same but Bros' When Will I Be Famous has 'Karl Marx' (I'm guessing Marx is more common than Marxist).

'Dostoevsky' in Belle & Sebastian's 'This is Just A Modern Rock Song'.

Thankfully not a hit song.

xxp (to myself) Worth noting that personal (and ILM EOY poll!) fave "High School in Jakarta" went to #2 in Indonesia and #9 in Malaysia – and its lyrics, of course, include the phrase "Marxist girl with marijuana"

'time' by david bowie contains the word WANKING

not really a hit song tbf but it was on a hit album and off the top of my head i can't think of any other songs that feature that vile term

'I'm a wanker' (as in wanking, not the insult) is the chorus of Ivor Biggun and the Red Nosed Burglars' 1978 No. 22 chart smash "The Winker's Song (Misprint)"

Er, what is "wanking" if not a term to describe masturbating?

Wanker not wanking

I doubt that.

Has anyone other than the mighty Train ever had a hit song containing the words “soy latte”?

I don’t know but there is a lyric on the verve’s “comeback album” that goes:

“New York, I was Judas
She said 'A latte, double shot for Judas'”

Madonna's American Life hit number 37 on the Top 100. Does that count?

I'm drinking a soy latte
I get a double shotte

Also "mocha chocolate latte" in #1 "Lady Marmalade"

j/k

regret to inform you that the word "latte" appears in train's "drops of jupiter"

I think that's where the conversation started.

It also has Tae Bo in it, though I've heard of Tae Bo or, indeed, this song.

xp ah yes, my bad

is "aenima" by tool a hit?

(xxp) never heard of, that is

Good question. Do we define "hit" in terms of chart performance and/or radio play? Or familiarity with the general populace?

I am an adult American urban human who is reasonably well-versed in popular rock and roll music. I have never willingly heard a song by Tool (or Primus or Dream Theater or a thousand other bands with fervent followings).

By now, I think "Familiarity" has taken hold. But, bonus points for an actual chart hit...

"Tae Bo" is actually an even better pull from that same song (although I could see a rule where "proper nouns" don't count)

Jay-Z bragged about doing Tae-Bo on Girls, Girls, Girls (US #17) and Nas dissed him for it on Ether.

"Proofread" in Zebra Katz's "Ima Read"?

Forgot--"hit song." Well, it was a big hit in my house.

From "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes":

Thrill me to the marrow

"Pitchfork" appears in one hit song.

"Combine Harvester" by The Wurzels.

I thank you.

― Mark G, Monday, 6 June 2011 09:27 (twelve years ago) bookmarkflaglink

Which also has "gaiters", "wurzels" and "gallivanting".

The Wurzels' "I Am a Cider Drinker" has "britches", "tadpoles" and "newts"

("scrumpy" appears in both songs so is disqualified.)

Meanwhile their minor (#32 hit) "Farmer Bill’s Cowman" has "smock", "broody", "faggots" (the foodstuff), "squelching", "drake", "muck", "shovel", "milking", "ploughman" and "Somerset".

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Blossom Dearie "Surrey With the Fringe On Top".