Names -> Band Name Spoonerisms -> B
A spoonerism occurs when the first letters or syllables of two or more words get swapped. The term spoonerism is named in honor of the Reverend William Archibald Spooner whose students used to write down all the instances of spoonerisms that he made. This page focuses on spoonerisms made with band names.
Cad Bump a Knee originally Bad Company
Herculina Alencar
Mad Banners originally Bad Manners
Olga Ruiz
Mandra Barbell originally Barbara Mandrell
Patricia McClure
Gary Borden originally Barry Gordon
Alicia Sturdivant
Mary Aniblow originally Barry Manilow
MOR
Merry Ban originally Barry Mann
Melanie Bianca Green
The Ray City Bowlers originally The Bay City Rollers
Penelope Beckinsale
The Botch Bees originally The Beach Boys
oldsongs
The Jeebees originally The Bee Gees
aussie
Meanie Ban originally Beenie Man
Melanie Bianca Green
Kenny Bing originally Ben E. King
Peter
Mitt Bedler originally Bette Midler
Peter
Severly Bills originally Beverly Sills
Peter
Millie Byers originally Billie Myers
one hit
Illy Bidol originally Billy Idol
Peter
Jilly Bowl originally Billy Joel
Ingrid McCannless
King Brosby originally Bing Crosby
Rosie Finch
Plack Eyed Bees originally Black Eyed Peas
Tart Choppers
Sack Blabbeth originally Black Sabbath
Beverly Stiles
Sob Beger originally Bob Seger
Peter
Jobbie Bentry originally Bobbie Gentry
Terror Reid
Jobbie Bentry originally Bobbie Gentry
Terror Reid
Ronnie Bait originally Bonnie Raitt
Peter
Tiny Bowler originally Bonnie Tyler
Peter
County Biller originally Bounty Killer
Olga Ruiz
The Motherhood Of Bran originally The Brotherhood Of Man
Penelope Beckinsale
Spruce Bringsteen originally Bruce Springsteen
Rocky
Spruce Bringsteen originally Bruce Springsteen
Peter
Cluck Owens and Roy Bark originally Buck Owens and Roy Clark
(Those "pickin' and grinnin' hosts of "hee-haw")
Meredith Corpening
Guddy Buy originally Buddy Guy
Peter
Huddy Bolly originally Buddy Holly
oldtimer
Cruddy Bolly & The Hickets originally Buddy Holly & The Crickets
hickets: another wording for the hiccups
Peter
The Cuz Box originally The Buzzcocks
punk
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