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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.
"Bake a Tow," Madonna originally "Take a Bow"
Joe Haynes
"Make A Letter To Rhea," R.B. Greaves originally "Take A Letter Maria"
Lydia Idyl
"Bake Tack," Green Day originally "Take Back"
Lizzie
"Rake It On The Ton," REO Speedwagon originally "Take It On The Run"
Peter
"Lake Tots With Alcohol," Alkaline Trio originally "Take Lots WIth Alcohol"
Who facilitated underage drinking?
Rachel Stedman
"Make Tea," George Jones originally "Take Me"
H. Tim Smith
"Rake Me Home, Country Toads," John Denver originally "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Penelope Beckinsale
"Make Tea Out," Franz Ferdinand originally "Take Me Out"
B1982
"Bake Tea Out To The Tall Game ," Traditional originally "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"
Peter
"Make Tea Under," Three Days Grace originally "Take Me Under"
Lizzie
"Make Tee Under," Three Days Grace originally "Take Me Under"
Lizzie
"Wake My Beth A Tray," Jessica Simpson originally "Take My Breath Away"
Beth thinks the trays sleep too much!
Daphne Hughes
"Make On Tea," a-ha originally "Take On Me"
Peter
"Wake You At Your Turd," Avalon originally "Take You At Your Word"
Carmen Nunki
"Take Your Rhyme (Do It Tight)," SOS Band originally "Take Your Time (Do It Right)"
Linda Radnil
"Rake Your Time (Do It Tight)," SOS Band originally "Take Your Time (Do It Right)"
Linda Radnil
"Making Over Tea," Evanescence originally "Taking Over Me"
Lizzie
"Scales Of A Torched Earth," The Smashing Pumpkins originally "Tales Of A Scorched Earth"
Lucille Ball sized hail
"Balkin' To One Of The Toys," Nazareth originally "Talkin' To One Of The Boys"
Teresa Brewer's Blackbird
"Mattie," Debbie Reynolds originally "Tammy"
Regina Haniger
"Mangled Up In Tea," Skye Sweetnam originally "Tangled Up In Me"
Penelope Beckinsale
"Deers Try On Their Own," Amy Winehouse originally "Tears Dry On Their Own"
Kerianne Hopkins
"Tears Eye On Their Drone," Amy Winehouse originally "Tears Dry On Their Own"
Heck Noover Nuck
"Clears Of A Town," Smokey Robinson & The Miracles originally "Tears Of A Clown"
soul
"Queenage Trauma Dean," Lindsay Lohan originally "Teenage Drama Queen"
Terror Reid
"Sell Her Toe," Ernest Tubb originally "Tell Her So"
Yvonne Sindri
"Ben-a-see Word Talk," Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan originally "Tennessee Bird Walk"
MOR
"When-a-see Turd Balk," Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan originally "Tennessee Bird Walk"
one-hit
"Ben-a-see Turd Walk," Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan originally "Tennessee Bird Walk"
one-hit
"Quit Teela Run Ties," The Eagles originally "Tequila Sunrise"
MOR
"Quit Teela Run Size," The Eagles originally "Tequila Sunrise"
Stevie Nicks And Cuts
"Sick Keela Ton Rise," The Eagles originally "Tequila Sunrise"
MOR
"That's The Gay Love Woes," Janet Jackson originally "That's The Way Love Goes"
Reese Witherspoonerism
"What's That You Get?," Paramore originally "That's What You Get"
Lizzie
"Tears No 'I' in Theme," Taking Back Sunday originally "There's No 'I' in Team"
Lizzie
"Ease Thighs," The Guess Who originally "These Eyes"
Josh
"Pair Slaying Our Thong," The Buckinghams originally "They're Playing Our Song"
Ned MacCamden
"Thirty Haze In The Dole," Humble Pie originally "Thirty Days In The Hole"
Or 'on the dole' to be grammatically correct.
Anonymous Jack
"This Pitter Bill," Dashboard Confessional originally "This Bitter Pill"
Lizzie
"This Is How I Piss A Deer," My Chemical Romance originally "This Is How I Disappear"
Nellie McKay's Bunting
"Miss Thaws Lye Wife," Megadeth originally "This Was My Life"
Josh
"Toothra Ire Fanned Flames," Dragonforce originally "Through the Fire and Flames"
Who is Toothra Ire?
Rachel
"Ricket To Tide," The Beatles originally "Ticket To Ride"
Rachel Blattington
"Licks & Teaches," Tool originally "Ticks & Leeches"
Josh
"The Hide Is Thai," Blondie originally "The Tide Is High"
A protest song about Thai fur trade?
Marlene L. Ram
"Dye Her Town," Senses Fail originally "Tie Her Down"
Connie Brady
"White Tod Hill," Green Day originally "Tight Wad Hill"
Lizzie
"Height Wad Till," Green Day originally "Tight Wad Hill"
Lizzie
"Bomb In A Title," Jim Croce originally "Time In A Botlle"
Veronica Krumpfelhagen
"Rhyme Is Tunning Out," Papa Roach originally "Time Is Running Out"
Lizzie
"Dime of Tying," Three Days Grace originally "Time of Dying"
Lizzie
"Dime Of Tying," Three Days Grace originally "Time Of Dying"
Rhoda Dohr
"Mime Of Thai Life," David Cook originally "Time Of My Life"
Consuela Sanchez
"Cyme Of The Teasin'," The Zombies originally "Time Of The Season"
Cyme= a type of flower cluster
Consuela Sanchez
"Limes Tyke These," Foo Fighters originally "Times Like These"
Lizzie
"In Pan Tally," Stevie Ray Vaughan originally "Tin Pan Alley"
Blake DeKalb
"Skip the Tales," Rise Against originally "Tip the Scales"
Grandpa must be telling stories again.
Lizzie
"To All The Earls I've Gloved Before," Willie Nelson And Julio Iglesias originally "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"
Penelope Beckinsale
"To Gall The Earls I've Loved Before," Willie Nelson And Julio Iglesias originally "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"
Penelope Beckinsale
"Row Backhoe Toad," The Nashville Teens originally "Tobacco Road"
one hit
"Soiler On The Tea," The Stranglers originally "Toiler On The Sea"
Amanda Svenson
"Sold You Toe," Jesse McCartney originally "Told You So"
Regina Haniger
"Dom Tooley," The Kingston Trio originally "Tom Dooley"
Marge Pegram
"Cammi The Tot," Primus originally "Tommy The Cat"
Rocky II
"Commie The Tat," Primus originally "Tommy The Cat"
Rocky
"Lou Tate To Burn Tack Now," Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose originally "Too Late To Turn Back Now"
Daisy Pappus
"Woo Marvelous For Turds," Ella Fitzgerald originally "Too Marvelous For Words"
Adrienne Ramseur
"Too Touch Mime on My Hands," Styx originally "Too Much Time on My Hands"
Samantha Fox Sparrow
"Moo Touch Mime On Tye Hands," Styx originally "Too Much Time On My Hands"
Peter
"Mop Tan," Blur originally "Top Man"
B1982
"Much Tea," The Doors originally "Touch Me"
Lou Quilson
"Much Tea In The Morning," Diana Ross originally "Touch Me In The Morning"
Amanda Svenson
"Touch Me Whwn We're Sanding," The Carpenters originally "Touch Me Whwn We're Dancing"
Allison O'Silla
"Crapped in the troset," R. Kelly originally "Trapped in the Closet"
bobthemagicaligator
"Neat Tree Mice," Elvis Presley originally "Treat Me Nice"
Ursula Turpin
"Double Every Tray," Mothers Of Invention originally "Trouble Every Day"
neptunevsmars
"Ryan To Find A Treason," Martina McBride originally "Tryin' To Find A Reason"
Julia Cox
"Duckers Taught Her," Ian Moss originally "Tucker's Daughter"
Ava Murphy
"Turn Lee Moose," Loverboy originally "Turn Me Loose"
"No," says Lee, who doesn't want to be a moose.
Connie Brady
"Shut," ZZ Top originally "Tush"
Rocky
"Ted's Wit," Keith Sweat originally "Twisted"
Regina Haniger
"Boo Out Of Three Taint Ad," Meatloaf originally "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad"
Amy Grunt
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