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{{quote| All the DJ's keep complaining<br />
{{quote|''All the DJ's keep complaining<br />
The tunes run much too long<br />
''The tunes run much too long<br />
So I went and wrote myself<br />
''So I went and wrote myself<br />
a 26-second song.<br />
''a 26-second song.''|'''[[Shel Silverstein]]''', ''26 Second Song'' }}
'''[[Shel Silverstein]]''', ''26 Second Song'' }}


A [[Single Stanza Song]] ''sounds'' like a case of [[Second Verse Curse]] or a [[Chorus-Only Song]], but there is one big difference: There really is only ''one'' stanza.
A [[Single-Stanza Song]] ''sounds'' like a case of [[Second Verse Curse]] or a [[Chorus-Only Song]], but there is one big difference: There really is only ''one'' stanza.


If there were ever other lyrics, they are lost to history. If these lyrics are repeated, it becomes [[Looped Lyrics]] (and if it repeats too much, [[Broken Record]]).
If there were ever other lyrics, they are lost to history. If these lyrics are repeated, it becomes [[Looped Lyrics]] (and if it repeats too much, [[Broken Record]]).


Contrast [[Second Verse Curse]], [[Chorus-Only Song]] and [[Something Something Leonard Bernstein]].
Contrast [[Second Verse Curse]], [[Chorus-Only Song]] and [[Something Something Leonard Bernstein]].

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