if .... 如果?樂迷喜愛歐西流行歌曲, 由於其類别之多確令人着迷, 包括以歌曲名字的字彙多少亦成為查究的興趣。曲目名字最短而受樂迷歡迎的歌曲, 相信是被稱 "麵包樂隊 Bread" 1971年錄製的經典歌曲 "IF"; "如果"這個簡單的字彙, 被視為最短的歌曲名字就錯了!!
最短名字歌曲 The Shortest Song Title Ever
至今, 流行樂壇有記錄, 最短名字的歌曲系列, 以英文字母"A-Z" 和數目字"1-9", 两者再以面世年份先後排序。歌曲以單一數目字為名有三首, 两個數目字或符號有九首; 名字以單一英文字母有十七首, 兩個英文字母有三十三首; 其中以"IF"這两個字母為名的歌曲或音樂共七首, 歌者分别是1934年 Jack Payne and His Band、1965年 Larry Young (Music)、1970年 "Pink Floyd"、1971年 "Bread"、1993年 Janet Jackson、2006年 Beyoncé 與及 Ralph Tower (Music) 共七首, 全以不同曲調或歌詞版本的唱片錄音面世。
Don Cornell 1919-2004
"The Shortest Song Title 最短名字的歌曲", 為首是 Don Cornell 1952年面世的歌曲" I "《我》, 撰詞與篇曲 Milton Berle, Mellin Robert, Arnold Buddy; 音樂改篇自一首樂曲, 來自1900年的芭蕾舞劇目 "Les Millions d'Arléquin" (Harlequin's Millions) Act One "La Sérénade" by Riccardo Drigo。
1952年, 唱片面世後即登上同年美國 "Billboard Hot 100" 流行榜第七位。及後, 再有六首同樣以 "I" 這個字母用作歌曲名字, 1953年 The Velvets、1963年 Mary Silvers、2003年 Kurt Nilsen、2011年 Nicola Roberts、2014年 Kendrick Lamar 與及 2019年 Lil Skies, 合共七首同名而不同曲調和歌詞的版本。
" I " - The Shortest Song Title Ever :1952
Don Cornell with Norman Leyden and His Orchestra
I want no other one, dear, but you
I only pray that you'll want me too
Till then life will be so lonely
And only your love will make my dreams come true
I long to feel your lips close to mine
I long to know that moment divine
And I swear by stars above
That my love will not die; no other love have I
I .... I .... Till then life will be so lonely
And only your love will make my dreams come true
I long to feel your lips close to mine
I long to know that moment divine
And I swear by stars above
That my love will not die; no other life have I
"I" - The Velvets 1953
"I" - Kurt Nilsen 2003
"I" - Kendrick Lamar 2014
"I" - Lil Skies 2019
"K" - Cigarettes After Sex 2015
"O" - Omarion 2005
"O" - Coldplay 2014
"U" - Loni Clark 1994
"X" - System of A Down 2001
"X" - Xzibit (Rap) 2001
"X" - Chris Brown 2014
"X" - 21 Savage and Metro Boomin (Rap) 2016
"X" - ScHoolboy Q (Rap) 2018
"X" - Jonas Brothers 2020
"As" - Stevie Wonder 1977
"Be" - Neil Diamond 1973
"Go" - Asia 1986
"Ha" - Juvenile 1999
"He" - Al Hibbler 1955
"He" - Today's People 1973
"If" - Jack Payne and His Band 1934
"If" - Larry Young 1965
"If" - Pink Floyd 1970
"If" - The Bread 1971
"If" - Janet Jackson 1993
"If" - Beyoncé 2006
"If" - Ralph Tower (Music) 2006
"Lu" - Peggy Lipton 1970
"Ma" - Rare Earth 1973
"Me" - Allan Sherman 1963
"Me" - Bill Anderson 1964
"Me" - Otis Rush 1969
"Me" - Sherry Grooms 1978
"Me" - Paula Cole 1998
"Ms" - David Oliver 1978
"No" - Dodie Stevens 1960
"No" - Bulldog 1972
"No" - Amuzement Park Band 1984
"No" - Chuck D 1996
"Oh" - Ciara Featuring Ludacris 2005
"OK" - Sheek Louch 2003
"Op" - Honeycones 1958
"Up" - Justin Bieber 2011
"We" - Shawn Phillips 1973
"XO" - Beyoncé 2013
"XO" - Kelsea Ballerini 2015
"X2" - Queensrÿche 2013
"3" - Britney Spears 2009
"6" - Madhouse 1987
"7" - Prince & The New Power Generation 1992
"#1" - Nelly 2001
"17" - Rick James 1984
"19" - Paul Hardcastle 1985
"21" - Spiders 1955
"22" - Taylor Swift 2013
"45" - Elvis Costello 2002
"69" - Father MC 1993
"85" - Youngbloodz 2000
"99" - Toto 1980