# Poll: Songs with 1 (of very few) word(s) in the lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 8, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372 "2003-09-08T20:35:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/1 "2003-09-08T20:35:24Z")
Background: I was looking over the rules in Cafe Society to see if I could post an idea I had regarding another thread in the forum. It was during my search through the rules and regulations that I opened this thread: [Cafe Society Policies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=187235). To be honest with you, it was not all that exciting a read; it had the usual _copyrighted lyrics and spoiler warnings_ that we’ve all seen before and a few wise cracks thrown in for good measure. One reply, specifically **Little Nemo**'s message regarding the posting of entire lyrics > [@](#): > > So remember, whenever you’re referring to the famous Mexican alcoholic beverage, call it t\*q\*\*la got me thinking: There’s got to be _alot_ of songs with 1 (or very few) word(s) in the lyrics. My first thought was the dreadful Yello’s ‘Oh Yeah’ but as I ran the song through my head, I know there’s at least another whole sentence of mumbo-jumbo “sung” in the song. Then the AWB’s ‘Pick Up the Pieces’ came to mind but that’s 4 words (not even counting the oh-yeah’s and the uh-huh’s). After shaking my head in frustration, I considered Gary Glitter’s ‘Rock-n-Roll Part 2’ but that doesn’t count either - the hey’s and ho’s don’t even count as words and the song is just an edit of part 1. After about 5 minutes, with smoke pouring out of my ears, I finally came up with one: Richie Haven’s: Freedom. But that’s it…I stopped at one because I’m trying to concentrate on work here at my desk and running through all these songs in my head was starting to hurt. So I’m opting for the easy way out - by asking you all. I mean I KNOW there are more, I just can’t get around this brain fart. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/2 "2003-09-08T20:38:06Z")
Duh! How could I forget Wipeout by the Surfaris ? ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/3 "2003-09-08T20:42:30Z")
Neil Hefti’s Batman comes to mind. Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/4 "2003-09-08T20:47:04Z")
Foster & Lloyd’s _Whoa_ ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/5 "2003-09-08T20:52:33Z")
Webb Wilder’s “Ruff Rider.” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/6 "2003-09-08T21:10:28Z")
Ween - The H.I.V. Song. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/7 "2003-09-08T21:12:01Z")
“Topsy, Part II” Cozy Cole ---
**Author:** ![ExpiringMind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ExpiringMind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExpiringMind)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/8 "2003-09-08T21:15:53Z")
Gee, can I reuse from another thread? “Electricland” - Bad Company “Summerland” - Kings X “Yesterday”, “Michele” - The Beattles (they have alot) “Holiday” - Nazereth “Angel” - Aeorsmith “Xanadu” - ELO “Godzilla” - Blue Oyster Cult ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/9 "2003-09-08T21:47:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ExpiringMind \* > \*\*Gee, can I reuse from another thread? > > “Electricland” - Bad Company > “Summerland” - Kings X > “Yesterday”, “Michele” - The Beattles (they have alot) > “Holiday” - Nazereth > “Angel” - Aeorsmith > “Xanadu” - ELO > “Godzilla” - Blue Oyster Cult \*\* You can reuse from anywhere, but all of those pasted songs (though they do have 1 word titles) have alot of words in their lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/10 "2003-09-08T22:31:12Z")
**I Want You (She’s So Heavy)** by the Beatles uses only 9 words (though they do repeat in variations). Ditto _Why Don’t We Do It in the Road_, with 13 words. ---
**Author:** ![Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moo_the_Magic_Cow)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/11 "2003-09-08T23:31:19Z")
Toadies - ATF ---
**Author:** ![ExpiringMind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ExpiringMind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExpiringMind)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/12 "2003-09-08T23:42:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JohnBckWLD \* > \*\*You can reuse from anywhere, but all of those pasted songs (though they do have 1 word titles) have alot of words in their lyrics. \*\* OPPS! My bad! I will read more closely next time. I thought it was a tad too easy \ ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/13 "2003-09-09T02:14:48Z")
“New Day Rising” - Hüsker Dü “Hay” - Butthole Surfers ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/14 "2003-09-09T02:39:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ArchiveGuy \* > \*\***I Want You (She’s So Heavy)** by the Beatles uses only 9 words (though they do repeat in variations). Ditto _Why Don’t We Do It in the Road_, with 13 words. \*\* 1)I 2)Want 3)You 4)So 5)Bad 6)It’s 7)Driving 8)Me 9)Mad 10)She’s 11)So 12)Heavy 1)Why 2)Don’t 3)We 4)Do 5)It 6)In 7)The 8)Road 9)No 10)One 11)Will 12)Be 13)Watching 14)Us :dubious: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/15 "2003-09-09T02:40:42Z")
“Minimum Wage”, by They Might Be Giants. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/16 "2003-09-09T03:04:43Z")
Don’t forget “(This song’s just) six words long” by Weird Al Yankovic. Although the lyrics as sung are “This song IS just six words long.” Count the words. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/17 "2003-09-09T03:09:19Z")
The Beatles’ “Wild Honey Pie”. Honey Pie, Honey Pie, - repeat about 12 times - I love you, Honey Pie ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/18 "2003-09-09T04:51:52Z")
1. Silver Convention’s “Fly Robin Fly” (“Fly robin fly, fly robin fly, fly robin fly, up up to the sky,” repeated several times). 1. Neil Young’s “T-Bone” (“I got mashed potatoes, ain’t got no T-bone,” repeated numerous times between extended jams) 1. “Here Comes the Express” by BT Express (the “lyrics” are just the title repeated over and over) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/19 "2003-09-09T04:55:39Z")
> [@](#): > > Don’t forget “(This song’s just) six words long” by Weird Al Yankovic. Although the lyrics as sung are “This song IS just six words long.” Count the words. To the tune of George Harrison’s version of “Got My Mind Set on You.” ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372/20 "2003-09-09T05:16:48Z")
“The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)” by Yes “2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song)” by the Byrds [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-songs-with-1-of-very-few-word-s-in-the-lyrics/200372.md?page=2)