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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.
"Wait "Till The Nun Signs, Shelley," Traditional originally "Wait 'Till The Sun Shines, Nellie"
Oldtimer
"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
"Walk Michael Ann," The Four Seasons originally "Walk Like A Man"
Michael Ann? (S)he must be conflicted.
Regina Haniger
"Talk Wall," John Mellencamp originally "Walk Tall"
Susan B. Anthony Hopkins
"Sulking In The One Shine," Roger Miller originally "Walking In The Sunshine"
Regina Haniger
"Sulking On One Shine," Katrina & The Waves originally "Walking On Sunshine"
Regina Haniger
"Wanted: Lead Or A Dive," Bon Jovi originally "Wanted, Dead Or Alive"
Ursula Turpin
"Daunted, Wed Or Alive," Bon Jovi originally "Wanted, Dead Or Alive"
Carrie Blunderwood
"Poor Wigs," Black Sabbath originally "War Pigs"
Herculina Alencar
"Weave A Wick Urn," Duffy originally "Warwick Avenue"
Linda Radnil
"Gee Bought The Wheat," The Go-Go's originally "We Got The Beat"
Peter
"Ye Grew Ball," Sonata Arctica originally "Weballergy"
Doug Pitts
"Wort of the Wailed," Evanescence originally "Weight of the World"
Lizzie
"Guest End Whirls," Pet Shop Boys originally "West End Girls"
Regina Olsen
"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
"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
"When It Pains It Roars," 50 Cent originally "When It Rains It Pours"
Reese without her spoon
"When It's Caining Rats And Dogs," PM Dawn originally "When It's Raining Cats And Dogs"
Regina Haniger
"Where Gill You Woe?," Evanescence originally "Where Will You Go?"
Lizzie
"Which Gay You Woahing, Billy? ," Poppy Family originally "Which Way You Going, Billy?"
Erin Gobragh
"Which Way You Going, Libby?," Poppy Family originally "Which Way You Going, Billy?"
Axl missed one.
Oldsongs
"While You Slur Weeping," Casting Crowns originally "While You Were Sleeping"
Karen Smith
"Pip A Wheel," Babyface originally "Whip Appeal"
Marge Pegram
"Ipwit," Devo originally "Whip It"
Electric Boogeyman
"Right Womb," Cream originally "White Room"
Peter
"Boo Put The Whomp," Barry Mann originally "Who Put The Bomp"
Linda Radnil
"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
"My Wee," Styx originally "Why Me?"
Rocky
"My, Lee," Styx originally "Why Me?"
Rocky
"Why Could I Share," Toni Braxton originally "Why Should I Care"
Daisy Pappus
"Why Money Piled," The Beatles originally "Wild Honey Pie"
Josh
"Filed Wire," Michael Martin Murphey originally "Wildfire"
Dionne Peacewick
"I Hump Wind," Saga originally "Wind Him Up"
Heck Noover Nuck
"The Tenor Wakes It All," ABBA originally "The Winner Takes It All"
Naomi Swanson
"Myth We," Sum 41 originally "With Me"
Lizzie
"With Fort Polio," Mogwai originally "With Portfolio"
Mary Byram
"Numb 'N' Wiser," Britney Spears originally "Womanizer"
Regina Haniger
"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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