Words only used in one song?

[ursus arctos]

[Tony C]

Also the name of a song by Genesis

Really? Schoolboy error from me.

[Jah Womble]

Never heard of it. British pop was 'Here Be Dragons' territory here in the 80s, with a few exceptions.

True, in many cases. That was just a rather tiresome novelty inspired by one of Everett’s TV characters.

[ursus arctos]

Also the name of a song by Genesis

[Tony C]

The mythical creature "sqonk" is referred to in Steely Dan's 'Any Major Dude'.

[Amor de Cosmos]

Surely it must appear in Kenny Everett’s Snot Rap (UK Top 10, 1983)?

Never heard of it. British pop was 'Here Be Dragons' territory here in the 80s, with a few exceptions.

[Mr Cogito]

Anyone other than Madness refer to Selsey Bill?

It's in a Jam song - Saturdays Kids

[Jah Womble]

Did we not have a separate thread for obscure place names in song?

[Gangster Octopus]

Anyone other than Madness refer to Selsey Bill?

[elguapo4]

Camber sands and Harold Robbins ; Pulling mussels from a shell by Squeeze.

[Capybara]

Cartologist? Map Ref 41 Degrees N 93 Degrees W by Wire.

[Jah Womble]

Surely it must appear in Kenny Everett’s Snot Rap (UK Top 10, 1983)?

[Amor de Cosmos]

Possibly... Snot — Live and Let Live, Love

[statto99]

In what would be a hugely niche subset of this thread, my current hometown of Banstead doesn't appear in any song lyrics, including in the song Banstead by Atomic Rooster.

So, words that appear once in song titles but never in song lyrics anyone?

Was checking Muse lyrics and came across this very phenomenon with "Exogenesis". Though there is a caveat - this work comes in three parts. Depends whether you consider each movement of a symphony to be a different piece, I suppose. Exogenesis has a Wikipedia entry describing it as "the hypothesis that life originated elsewhere in the universe and was spread to Earth".

[Walt Flanagans Dog]

So, words that appear once in song titles but never in song lyrics anyone?

Stinkfist (Tool). Possibly several others by Tool actually.

[Nocturnal Submission]

In what would be a hugely niche subset of this thread, my current hometown of Banstead doesn't appear in any song lyrics, including in the song Banstead by Atomic Rooster.

So, words that appear once in song titles but never in song lyrics anyone?

[Walt Flanagans Dog]

Walt will be delighted to discover that, according to the reference site, Everything Everything's recent single "Arch Enemy" is the only song that mentions "fatberg". And is probably also the only popular (album just went in at number 5 on the UK charts) song about one. Let alone a sentient one.

I am indeed delighted with the Everythings for upping their game and pulling out a genuinely unique one, and good spot. I guess the closest there has been to a previous usage was Ice Cube's "Fatburger" as part of his good day.

[statto99]

"Kemosabe" by Everything Everything is a potentially rich seam for this but I'll do it properly and check them on the site Sporting suggested :

Genuflecting - NO! 10 other results
Penitent - NO! 54 other results
Monologuing - YES! it's unique, but is it a real word?
Kalashnikoving - YES! it's unique, but not a real word
Trilobite - NO! 11 other results (including several as a song title)
Perps - MAYBE! the site shows 64 other results but most seem to be perp singular (which is also appearing in the results) rather then plural

Walt will be delighted to discover that, according to the reference site, Everything Everything's recent single "Arch Enemy" is the only song that mentions "fatberg". And is probably also the only popular (album just went in at number 5 on the UK charts) song about one. Let alone a sentient one.

[Etienne]

I thought the Magnetic Fields might be on to a winner with "tchotchkes" in Zebra. But apparently it's featured in four other songs.

[Janik]

As played by Marc Riley on 6Music this evening (which means he must have had a pre-release version come his way as Riley is currently recording his show two weeks ahead of it being broadcast and it appears the track was only made public today), Bill Callahan's Pigeons includes "plenipotentiary". My guess is that that is a first ever usage...

[Kevin S]

Scratch that, apparently it's also the name of a song by At The Drive In (and in the lyrics).

[Kevin S]

Or perhaps a dovecote?

May I submit "extra-curricular"' from Dancing On A Friday Night by The Darkness, if not done already?

[Various Artist]

Actually, I've never been entirely sure what a "birdhouse" is. Is it just a nestbox by any other name?

[DCI Harry Batt]

I'd be surprised if there weren't a few TMBG entries in this.

[Patrick Thistle]

Probably not too many with "birdhouse" in, thinking about it.