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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 in song titles.
The 20 most recent entries are listed below. There are 1107 entries in this section.
"Eddie Davis Buys," Kim Carnes originally "Bette Davis Eyes"
MOR
"Betty Avis Dyes ," Kim Carnes originally "Bette Davis Eyes"
She
"Eddie Davis Byes," Kim Carnes originally "Bette Davis Eyes"
She
"Beer Den," Jennifer Lopez originally "Dear Ben"
Don Corleona Lewis
"Gives Who Yell?," All-American Rejects originally "Gives You Hell"
Marge Pegram
"Pip A Wheel," Babyface originally "Whip Appeal"
Marge Pegram
"Only Time 'Til Well," Asia originally "Only Time Will Tell"
Marge Pegram
"Shied In Your Hell," Supertramp originally "Hide In Your Shell"
A hell could have much to shy away from.
Sir Ron Norris
"More Than Surds Can Weigh," Alias originally "More Than Words Can Say"
Surd = a mathematical root (sq. rt, cube rt, etc.)
Salvador Dali Parton
"Papa's Merles," Jackson 5 originally "Mama's Pearls"
Soul Jr.
"Two-Man Hutch," Bruce Springsteen originally "Human Touch"
Rocky
"Don't Hunk With My Fart," Black-Eyed Peas originally "Don't Phunk WIth My Heart"
Courtney (about as bad as tennis elbow)
"Messed Nut Chair," The Byrds originally "Chestnut Mare"
Regina Haniger
"Adjust Ya," Feeder originally "Just A Day"
Doug Pitts
"I'm Sop-eye The Paler Man," Face To Face originally "I'm Popeye The Sailor Man"
American Idle
"I'm Sop-eye The Mailer Pan," Face To Face originally "I'm Popeye The Sailor Man"
American Idle
"I'm Mop-eye The Sailor Pan," Face To Face originally "I'm Popeye The Sailor Man"
American Idle
"Bust Me, Santa," Hi-five originally "Must Be Santa"
Mark Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire
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