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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.
"Cake Up Wall," Maroon 5 originally "Wake Up Call"
Lizzie
"Make Up, Wed Dan," U2 originally "Wake Up Dead Man"
Regina Haniger
"Sake Up, Widdle Lucy," The Everly Brothers originally "Wake Up, Little Suzie"
oldsongs
"Lake Up, Sittle Woozy," The Everly Brothers originally "Wake Up, Little Suzie"
oldsongs
"Talk Wall," John Mellencamp originally "Walk Tall"
Susan B. Anthony Hopkins
"Daunted, Wed Or Alive," Bon Jovi originally "Wanted, Dead Or Alive"
Carrie Blunderwood
"Gee Bought The Wheat," The Go-Go's originally "We Got The Beat"
Peter
"Wort of the Wailed," Evanescence originally "Weight of the World"
Lizzie
"Guest Wind Earls," Pet Shop Boys originally "West End Girls"
Penelope Beckinsale
"Guest End Whirls," Pet Shop Boys originally "West End Girls"
Josh
"Guest Wind Earls," Pet Shop Boys originally "West End Girls"
Penelope Beckinsale
"Guest End Whirls," Pet Shop Boys originally "West End Girls"
Regina Olsen
"Gut I Can Wet," Dashboard Confessional originally "What I Can Get"
Lizzie
"Cut If We Would," Blue October originally "What If We Could"
Lizzie
"Shot, We Said," The Smiths originally "What She Said"
B1982
"Sot She Wed," The Smiths originally "What She Said"
Donna Fargo North Dakota Fanning The Flames
"Nut Would I Say to You Wow," Jimmy Eat World originally "What Would I Say to You Now?"
Lizzie
"What Would I Neigh to You, Sow?," Jimmy Eat World originally "What Would I Say to You Now?"
Lizzie
"Whatever Happened to Pie Mart?," Cast of 'Monty Python's Spamalot' originally "Whatever Happened to My Part?"
Raphael
"Where Gill You Woe?," Evanescence originally "Where Will You Go?"
Lizzie
"Right Womb," Cream originally "White Room"
Peter
"Rule: Whop The Stain," Creedence Clearwater Revival originally "Who'll Stop The Rain?"
Amber Malone
"Why Don't We Get Skunk And Drew?," Jimmy Buffett originally "Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw?"
Joanna Whitmire
"Why Could I Share," Toni Braxton originally "Why Should I Care"
Daisy Pappus
"The Tenor Wakes It All," ABBA originally "The Winner Takes It All"
Naomi Swanson
"Myth We," Sum 41 originally "With Me"
Lizzie
"Corking In The Mole Wine," Lee Dorsey originally "Working In The Coal Mine"
Peter
"Cursed That Would Happen," Brooklyn Bridge originally "Worst That Could Happen"
Courtney (about as bad as tennis elbow)
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