# Songs with only one verse **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [July 27, 2021, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387 "2021-07-27T05:57:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/1 "2021-07-27T05:57:23Z")
For absolutely no reason at all, I’ve been on a Fastball (of The Way fame) jag lately. I’ve only recently begun to appreciate their music. Anyway, after listening to ‘Out of My Head’ a few times I realized it only has 1 verse - yet 3 choruses. That seems odd to me. But maybe it’s not rare and I’ve just never noticed songs with only one verse. Anyone have any other examples? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/2 "2021-07-27T06:01:18Z")
**I’m Henry the Eighth, I Am** - “second verse, same as the first!” ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/3 "2021-07-27T06:13:45Z")
Hmm, I guess that might qualify but in Out of My Head they only sing one verse, one time. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/4 "2021-07-27T06:56:01Z")
Chumbawumba - Tubthumping. (Sorry to put it in your head…) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/5 "2021-07-27T07:48:37Z")
Neil Young - Cripple Creek Ferry (chorus-verse-chorus) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/g_4qLDUoBX0/maxresdefault.jpg "Cripple Creek Ferry") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_4qLDUoBX0) ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/6 "2021-07-27T07:55:28Z")
Louie Louie? ---
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Louie Louie has three distinct verses. You can blame the crappy acoustics on the Kingsmens’ recording for making it hard to notice. A few examples that come to my mind, all of which involve Steve Winwood; Traffic - “Dear Mr. Fantasy” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sS_eHdqcrM8/maxresdefault.jpg "Dear Mr. Fantasy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS_eHdqcrM8) Blind Faith - “In the Presence of the Lord” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oBoYPNhSQO0/maxresdefault.jpg "Presence Of The Lord") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBoYPNhSQO0) Blind Faith - “Can’t Find My Way Home” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YWLavaWvMN0/maxresdefault.jpg "Can't Find My Way Home") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWLavaWvMN0) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/8 "2021-07-27T13:06:01Z")
John Denver’s _Aerie_ album has a one verse little ditty called “Tools,” about (what else?) a bunny rabbit. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nYaMEWE0dCs/maxresdefault.jpg "Tools") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYaMEWE0dCs) ---
**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/9 "2021-07-27T13:16:11Z")
Pink Floyd, “Wish You Were Here” ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/10 "2021-07-27T15:10:05Z")
Pearl Jam’s “Daughter” only has one real verse, though it does have a very short bridge section between choruses, so I don’t know if that counts. “Molly’s Lips” by the Vaselines (covered by Nirvana). “Son of a Gun” by the Vaselines (also covered by Nirvana). ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/11 "2021-07-27T15:19:47Z")
Neanderthal Man by Hotlegs\* [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GHjeuRwnSJY/hqdefault.jpg "Hotlegs - Neanderthal Man") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHjeuRwnSJY) \*Who changed their name to 10cc immediately after. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/12 "2021-07-27T15:29:00Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > For absolutely no reason at all, I’ve been on a Fastball (of The Way fame) jag lately. I’ve only recently begun to appreciate their music. If you really like Fastball, check out the album [_Normal_ by Big Car](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RLLl-2bHeM&list=PLG4RXbphHYYwFgYyMNJtoIihfBn786hJk), a band that a couple of the members were in previously. ---
**Author:** ![Kzbre5m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kzbre5m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kzbre5m)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/13 "2021-07-27T17:26:40Z")
[The Song That Doesn’t End](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_47KVJV8DU) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/14 "2021-07-27T18:01:00Z")
Thank you for the flashback! My sister and I loved it. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/15 "2021-07-27T18:10:47Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > If you really like Fastball, check out the album [_Normal_ by Big Car](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RLLl-2bHeM&list=PLG4RXbphHYYwFgYyMNJtoIihfBn786hJk), a band that a couple of the members were in previously. Thanks for the heads up. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/16 "2021-07-27T18:46:51Z")
How about only one _word?_ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Uyl7GP_VMJY/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDNriIuYTQ_yu69BNRh4rGX0CwNKg "The Champs "Tequila"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyl7GP_VMJY) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/17 "2021-07-27T19:22:27Z")
_I Wanna be Well_ by The Ramones. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/18 "2021-07-27T21:03:35Z")
Paul McCartney couldn’t think of more than one verse, so he gave this song to Badfinger. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N3TOcw7taBo/hqdefault.jpg "Badfinger - Come and get it (1969)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3TOcw7taBo) ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/19 "2021-07-28T11:21:43Z")
This [song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhP8YuztGTQ) from the 60’s repeats the same verse five times. This [song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0psWy_XLP0g&t=8s) from 1953 also repeats the same verse five times. (it was on the “Horrible” label: “If it’s really a Horrible record - it’s bound to be a hit” is written on the label). Re: “Tequila” - the word is repeated several times. “Wipeout” has the word once. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387/20 "2021-07-28T11:30:06Z")
> [@plankter](#): > > Pink Floyd, “Wish You Were Here” Isn’t that a song with three verses and no chorus? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-only-one-verse/947387.md?page=2)