The Word Of The Year
On the day that The Oxford Word Of The Year is announced we want to know the songs that feature unusual words – whether it’s Faith Hill’s centrifucal motion or David Bowie’s mention of a milkfloat, it’s the words that you wouldn’t expect to find in a song.
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Diana Ross
Upside Down
- Diana.
- Motown.
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Men at Work
Down Under
- Business As Usual.
- Foot print.
- 18.
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They Might Be Giants
Birdhouse In Your Soul
- Snap It Up! (Various Artists).
- CBS.
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Beck
Loser
- (CD Single).
- Geffen.
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Steve Miller Band
The Joker
- Steve Miller Band Greatest Hits 1974-.
- Mercury.
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The Undertones
My Perfect Cousin
- The Undertones - Teenage Kicks.
- Castle.
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Wet Leg
Chaise Longue
- Chaise Longue.
- DMC.
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Faith Hill
This Kiss
- New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
- Global Television.
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Kursaal Flyers
Little Does She Know
- Ultimate One Hit Wondrs.
- Sony BMG.
- 10.
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Motorhead
- Massive Hits! - Rock.
- Parlophone UK.
- 12.
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Hue and Cry
Labour Of Love
- Now 24.
- Now.
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Prefab Sprout
The King of Rock 'N' Roll
- Hits Album 8, Part 2 (Various Artist.
- Hits Album.
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Pet Shop Boys
Left To My Own Devices
- Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
- EMI.
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Simon & Garfunkel
America
- The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
- Columbia.
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Half Man Half Biscuit
All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit
- Back Again In The D.H.S.S..
- Probe Plus.
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Michael Bublé
Cry Me A River
- Crazy Love.
- Reprise.
- 1.
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Harry Styles
Music For a Sushi Restaurant
- Harry's House.
- Columbia.
- 7.
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Hamish Hawk
The Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champion, 1973
- Heavy Elevator.
- Assai Records.
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Donald Fagen
I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)
- The Nightfly.
- WEA.
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The Proclaimers
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
- Now 13, Part 2 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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The Waterboys
The Whole of the Moon
- Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
- Now.
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