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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 407 entries in this section.
"Bod Bay," Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine originally "Bad Boy"
MOR
"Quit Teela Run Ties," The Eagles originally "Tequila Sunrise"
MOR
"Sick Keela Ton Rise," The Eagles originally "Tequila Sunrise"
MOR
"Bullish Feet," Debbie Gibson originally "Foolish Beat"
Marge Pegram
"Sarah Dice Pity," Guns 'N' Roses originally "Paradise City"
Renee Keener
"Leak Ye The Sword," Traditional originally "Seek Ye The Lord"
Thessaly Danes
"The Hat Of The Martyr," Don Henley originally "The Heart Of The Matter"
Alicia Sturdivant
"The Mart Of The Hatter," Don Henley originally "The Heart Of The Matter"
Melanie Bianca Green
"Gurdy Murdy Hand," Donovan originally "Hurdy Gurdy Man"
British Bullcrap
"Kittle Loose Dupe," The Beach Boys originally "Little Deuce Coop"
Regina Haniger
"M'mon Carrie Anne," The Four Seasons originally "C'mon Marianne"
M'mon = "Mum On" as acting out something silently.
Alanis More Upset
"C'mon Airy Man," The Four Seasons originally "C'mon Marianne"
Alanis More Upset
"Airy Man," Terry Gilkyson originally "Marianne"
Alanis More Upset
"Jimmy Loves Airy Man," Looking Glass originally "Jimmy Loves Mary Anne"
Alanis More Upset
"Airy Can," The Hollies originally "Carrie-Anne"
Marge Pegram
"Cod Gates A Howard," Tomahawk originally "God Hates A Coward"
Unlikely thing for cod to do, but good Spoonerism.
Natalie Snortman
"Sassed Long," Edward Bear originally "Last Song"
Rhoda Dohr
"Straw Ferry Fields Bore Ever," The Beatles originally "Strawberry Fields Forever"
Alanis More Upset
"By The Might Of The Silvery Loon," Burl Ives originally "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon"
Alanis More Upset
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