Quick view current song?

I wonder if there's any way to quickly see which song iTunes is currently playing - without actually going to the iTunes window, I mean. So, for instance, if I'm working in another program, and a song comes up that I don't immediately recognize, is there any keyboard shortcut that will briefly display the song title and artist? Or is there any way to make that shortcut? I know I can right-click the iTunes icon in the dock, but I always prefer keyboard shortcuts over mouse actions.

have you considered Growl ? growl iTunes will place notifications, which tune is playing, on your screen.

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