Play one song once only and then stop?

Hi,
Is there a way to get a song to play once only on an iPod without having to make a playlist for it? I have several hundred bird songs on my iPod and would like to find a way to play one individually without having to make a separate playlist for each.
Thanks!
Brian

Hey again,
Well another solution is to make a playlist for the song. Name it whatever you wish and just add that one song to it. Then sync it to your iPod. Or if the song is on your iPod already, you can make an On the Go playlist. If you do not know how to create an OTG playlist, see the linke below. Maybe this could be a solution?
http://ipod.about.com/od/introductiontotheipod/ht/otgplaylistip.htm
B-rock

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