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No, it’s correct. “Edmund Fitzgerald” is mentioned several times but the phrase “wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is only sung once.

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Fair enough. Ignorance fought.

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Popular songs in which the song’s title only appears in the lyrics once:

  1. “The Boxer”, Simon and Garfunkel
  2. “The End” by The Beatles
  3. “White Room” by Cream
  4. “Empty Chairs” by Don McLean
  5. “Clocks” by Coldplay
  6. “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by Charlie Daniels
  7. “Wipe Out” by The Surfaris
  8. “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”, Glen Campbell
  9. “Mack the Knife” , Bobby Darin
  10. “My Wife” by The Who
  11. “The Wreck of the Edmund FitzGerald”. Gordon Lightfoot
  12. “Woodstock”, Joni Mitchell

My sincerest apologies jtur88. I scanned for “Edmund Fitzgerald” and saw it twice.

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Popular songs in which the song’s title only appears in the lyrics once:

  1. “The Boxer”, Simon and Garfunkel
  2. “The End” by The Beatles
  3. “White Room” by Cream
  4. “Empty Chairs” by Don McLean
  5. “Clocks” by Coldplay
  6. “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by Charlie Daniels
  7. “Wipe Out” by The Surfaris
  8. “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”, Glen Campbell
  9. “Mack the Knife” , Bobby Darin
  10. “My Wife” by The Who
  11. “The Wreck of the Edmund FitzGerald”. Gordon Lightfoot
  12. “Woodstock”, Joni Mitchell
  13. “Foolish Beat,” Debbie Gibson

New category:

Music groups known for their complex harmonies

  1. The Mamas and The Papas
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Music groups known for their complex harmonies

  1. The Mamas and The Papas
  2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
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Music groups known for their complex harmonies

  1. The Mamas and The Papas
  2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  3. The Beach Boys
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Music groups known for their complex harmonies

  1. The Mamas and The Papas
  2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  3. The Beach Boys
  4. Queen
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Music groups known for their complex harmonies

  1. The Mamas and The Papas
  2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  3. The Beach Boys
  4. Queen
  5. Zventa Sventana
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Music groups known for their complex harmonies

  1. The Mamas and The Papas
  2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  3. The Beach Boys
  4. Queen
  5. Zventa Sventana
  6. The Eagles
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Music groups known for their complex harmonies

  1. The Mamas and The Papas
  2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  3. The Beach Boys
  4. Queen
  5. Zventa Sventana
  6. The Eagles
  7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers
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Music groups known for their complex harmonies

  1. The Mamas and The Papas
  2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  3. The Beach Boys
  4. Queen
  5. Zventa Sventana
  6. The Eagles
  7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers
  8. Pentatonix
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Music groups known for their complex harmonies

  1. The Mamas and The Papas
  2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  3. The Beach Boys
  4. Queen
  5. Zventa Sventana
  6. The Eagles
  7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers
  8. Pentatonix
  9. The Chordettes (1950s)
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Music groups known for their complex harmonies

  1. The Mamas and The Papas
  2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  3. The Beach Boys
  4. Queen
  5. Zventa Sventana
  6. The Eagles
  7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers
  8. Pentatonix
  9. The Chordettes (1950s)
  10. The Little River Band
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Music groups known for their complex harmonies

  1. The Mamas and The Papas
  2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  3. The Beach Boys
  4. Queen
  5. Zventa Sventana
  6. The Eagles
  7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers
  8. Pentatonix
  9. The Chordettes (1950s)
  10. The Little River Band
  11. ABBA
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Music groups known for their complex harmonies

  1. The Mamas and The Papas
  2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  3. The Beach Boys
  4. Queen
  5. Zventa Sventana
  6. The Eagles
  7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers
  8. Pentatonix
  9. The Chordettes (1950s)
  10. The Little River Band
  11. ABBA
  12. Brian Wilson’s heroes, the 4 Freshmen.
  13. Gentle Giant

New: Alliterative College Football Teams

  1. Baylor Bears
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Music groups known for their complex harmonies

  1. The Mamas and The Papas
  2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  3. The Beach Boys
  4. Queen
  5. Zventa Sventana
  6. The Eagles
  7. The guys all the above (and many more) were copying: The Everly Brothers
  8. Pentatonix
  9. The Chordettes (1950s)
  10. The Little River Band
  11. ABBA
  12. Brian Wilson’s heroes, the 4 Freshmen.
  13. Emerson Lake and Palmer

Next up: TV Shows with theme songs that have great lyrics

  1. The Big Bang Theory
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New: Alliterative College Football Teams

  1. Baylor Bears
  2. Pittsburgh Panthers
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TV Shows with theme songs that have great lyrics

  1. The Big Bang Theory
  2. All in the Family
  3. Maude

Alliterative College Football Teams

  1. Baylor Bears
  2. Pittsburgh Panthers
  3. Eastern Michigan Eagles

I named two items in the first list to even them up.

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TV Shows with theme songs that have great lyrics

  1. The Big Bang Theory
  2. All in the Family
  3. Maude
  4. The Gary Shandling Show

Alliterative College Football Teams

  1. Baylor Bears
  2. Pittsburgh Panthers
  3. Eastern Michigan Eagles
  4. Utah Utes
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TV Shows with theme songs that have great lyrics

  1. The Big Bang Theory
  2. All in the Family
  3. Maude
  4. The Gary Shandling Show
  5. The Weird Al Show

Alliterative College Football Teams

  1. Baylor Bears
  2. Pittsburgh Panthers
  3. Eastern Michigan Eagles
  4. Utah Utes
  5. Augsburg Augies

(okay, picked one off the Wikipedia list. :slight_smile: )