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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.
Entries Beginning with A
"A Doubt To Bay," The National originally "About Today"
Trevor Overt
"About New Yao," Miranda Cosgrove originally "About You Now"
Alice Spoonerism
"Amuse Bee," Silverchair originally "Abuse Me"
Cape Canaveral Lavigne
"Space Of Aides," Motorhead originally "Ace Of Spades"
Jamie Burke
"Activate High Mart," Natalia Kills originally "Activate My Heart"
Adlai Alda
"Activate High Mart," Natalia Kills originally "Activate My Heart"
Adlai Alda
"A Hair Of The Fart," Rick Springfield originally "Affair Of The Heart"
How can a fart have any hairs?
Tiffany Furlong
"Allayed Of Sun Fright," Marillion originally "Afraid Of Sunlight"
Sonya Raynos
"Shuffling A Trio Ad," Marillion originally "Afraid Of Sunlight"
Sonya Raynos
"Hoarding A Fistful," Marillion originally "Afraid Of Sunlight"
Sonya Raynos
"A Dilator's Huffing," Marillion originally "Afraid Of Sunlight"
Sonya Raynos
"A Daft Flourishing," Marillion originally "Afraid Of Sunlight"
Sonya Raynos
"After The Fatter Glides ," Stevie Nicks originally "After The Glitter Fades"
Peter
"After The Fitter Glades," Stevie Nicks originally "After The Glitter Fades"
Sir Ron Norris
"After The Rolled Gush," Neil Young originally "After The Gold Rush"
Lisa Basil
"Rafter The Old Gush," Neil Young originally "After The Gold Rush"
Mercedes Morgan
"After The Glove Has Awn," Earth Wind & Fire originally "After The Love Has Gone"
Awn = a bristle, such as projects from a grasses
Holly Stefan
"Laughter, The Oven," Engelbert Humperdinck originally "After The Lovin'"
Ned MacCamden
"After Dune Knee Light," Starland Vocal Band originally "Afternoon Delight"
Tess O. Gosset
"Dafter Loony Night," Starland Vocal Band originally "Afternoon Delight"
Bruce Curb
"Ain't Got Ho Gnome," Clarence Henry originally "Ain't Got No Home"
Angela Sleepyhorse
"Saint Livin' In Inn No More," Paul Thorne originally "Ain't Livin' In Sin No More"
And avoiding bad grammar to boot.
Toni Minot
"Paint No Lanes," Lisa Lougheed originally "Ain't No Planes"
Bellwether That Wants Its Ramparts Back
""Ain't No Fest," Roar The Wicked," Cage The Elephant originally "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked"
Rhoda Dohr
"Faint "No Rest" Or The Wicked," Cage The Elephant originally "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked"
Rhoda Dohr
"The Bear That I Wreathe," The Hollies originally "The Air That I Breathe"
Tess O. Gosset
"Ball About That Ace," Meghan Trainor originally "All About That Bass"
Stephanie Craddock
"Gall American Country Earl," Aaron Watson originally "All American Country Girl"
Renee Keener
"Saul By My Elf," Eric Carmen originally "All By Myself"
How can a ball sigh any utterance?
D. Melody Dole, MD
"Ball Sigh "My Elf"," Eric Carmen originally "All By Myself"
How can a ball sigh any utterance?
D. Melody Dole, MD
"Saul By My Elf," Eric Carmen originally "All By Myself"
How can a ball sigh any utterance?
D. Melody Dole, MD
"Fall Consuming Ire," Jennifer Knapp originally "All Consuming Fire"
Ire can take one directly from summer to winter?
Dionne Peacewick
"Gall Hope Is On," Slipknot originally "All Hope Is Gone"
Dawn Anwad
"Doll I Woo Is In," DJ Khaled originally "All I Do Is Win"
Cotton Lorraine
"All I Really Daunt To Woo," The Byrds originally "All I Really Want To Do"
Regina Haniger
"Gall I See Is Old," Bridgit Mendler originally "All I See Is Gold"
Rhoda Dohr
"All I Daunt To Woo," Sugarland originally "All I Want To Do"
Mary Byram
"All I Taunt Do Woo," Sugarland originally "All I Want To Do"
Mary Byram
"Haul In My Ed," Fifth Harmony originally "All In My Head"
D. Melody Dole, MD
"Haul In My Ed," Fifth Harmony originally "All In My Head"
D. Melody Dole, MD
"Wall In The Suit That You Air," Stone Temple Pilots originally "All In The Suit That You Wear"
Mary Byram
"Mall Eye Lovin'," The Beatles originally "All My Lovin'"
Jamie Burke
"Lull My Oven," The Beatles originally "All My Lovin'"
Jamie Burke
"All Night Row," Free originally "All Right Now"
Tess O. Gosset
"Saul Hook Up," Elvis Presley originally "All Shook Up"
The King
"All-Lumber Song," Kid Rock originally "All Summer Long"
Alice Spoonerism
"All Fat I'm Living Thor," Evanescence originally "All That I'm Living For"
Lizzie
"All The Earls Glove Alice," Emeli Sandé originally "All The Girls Love Alice"
Lori Tirol
"Gall The Old In California," Larry Gatlin And The Gatlin Brothers originally "All The Gold In California"
Now why would one want to do that?
Rhoda Dohr
"Gall The Good Girls Owe To Hell," Billie Eilish originally "All The Good Girls Go To Hell"
Dana Thompkins
"All Brings Tight Hand Beautiful," Traditional originally "All Things Bright And Beautiful"
MOR
"Paul Things Must Ass," George Harrison originally "All Things Must Pass"
Blake DeKalb
"Yell A Goes Are The Ho ," George Harrison originally "All Those Years Ago"
A rare double-entendre song from Harrison?
Peter
"Tall Lime, Oh," Widespread Panic originally "All Time Low"
Marge Pegram
"All Lime Toe," Widespread Panic originally "All Time Low"
Marge Pegram
"Alger Lies," Paul Simon originally "Allergies"
Sutch
"Oily App ," The Hollywood Argyles originally "Alley Oop"
An ap for gas station or an oil company?
Peter
"All Coast Mutt High Mare," Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young originally "Almost Cut My Hair"
Ah, a contorted transformation!
Kristin Carpenter
"Almost Mutt High Care," Crosby, Stills And Nash originally "Almost Cut My Hair"
The dog groomer that could've been.
Josh
"All Coast Doesn't Mount," Brandy originally "Almost Doesn't Count"
Marlene L. Ram
"All Coast Doesn't Mount," Brandy originally "Almost Doesn't Count"
Marlene L. Ram
"All Mice Dare A Post," Loverboy originally "Almost Paradise"
Daryl Hannah Montana
"All Roast Mosey," Tori Amos originally "Almost Rosey"
Emily Lime
"Anole," Heart originally "Alone"
Anole=type of lizard, pseudo"chameleons" of N. Am.
Reese Witherspoonerism
"Annul," Heart originally "Alone"
Opie M.
"A Knoll," Heart originally "Alone"
MOR
"Along Mums Carrie," The Association originally "Along Comes Mary"
Nicole Velocin
"All Night Row," Michael Jackson originally "Alright Now"
Ron N. O'Connor
"All Brays Waking My Heart," Belinda Carlisle originally "Always Breaking My Heart"
My heart can't get any sleep around those donkeys!
Margo Gram
"Always The Last New Toe," Del Amitri originally "Always The Last To Know"
Trevor Overt
"Tall Ways The Last Uno," Del Amitri originally "Always The Last To Know"
Trevor Overt
"Am I Using Lou," The Partridge Family originally "Am I Losing You"
Rhonda Blankenship
"A Grazing Mace," Judy Collins originally "Amazing Grace"
Peggy Pollock
"Among Sigh Movin' Ears," Connie Francis originally "Among My Souvenirs"
Marcia Todd
"Man, Innocent Ann," Billy Joel originally "An Innocent Man"
Linda Radnil
"Can Rolled Fashioned Isthmus," The Carpenters originally "An Old-Fashioned Christmas"
Rhoda Dohr
"Ran Cold Fashioned Isthmus," The Carpenters originally "An Old-Fashioned Christmas"
Rhoda Dohr
"Can Rolled Fashioned Isthmus," The Carpenters originally "An Old-Fashioned Christmas"
Rhoda Dohr
"The Canna Log Id," Rush originally "The Analog Kid"
Nell Allen
"And I'm Yelling Too "I'm Not Going"," Jennifer Holliday originally "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going"
Francesca Burleson
"Ed Can Wed Dan," The Hooters originally "And We Danced"
Wherever gay marriage has ben legalized
Sheila Koffel
"Can We Add End," The Hooters originally "And We Danced"
Sheila Koffel
"Can We Add Den," The Hooters originally "And We Danced"
Sheila Koffel
"Dawn Caned Ed," The Hooters originally "And We Danced"
Sheila Koffel
"Ed Caned Dawn," The Hooters originally "And We Danced"
Sheila Koffel
"Angels 'Bove Lad, Men," The Highwaymen originally "Angels Love Bad Men"
'Bove = short for "Above"
Emily Lime
"Angels Love Mad Ben," The Highwaymen originally "Angels Love Bad Men"
Emily Lime
"Angels 'Bove Mad Len," The Highwaymen originally "Angels Love Bad Men"
'Bove = short for "Above"
Emily Lime
"Angle Of Pee Rose," Sleepytime Gorilla Museum originally "Angle Of Repose"
Linda Radnil
"Manna, Ollie," Incubus originally "Anna Molly"
Lydia Idyl
"Frannie, My Cooking End," Ella Jenkins originally "Annie My Cooking Friend"
Nicole Velocin
"Manny Fry Cooking End," Ella Jenkins originally "Annie My Cooking Friend"
Sonya Raynos
"Brother Nick in the Wall," Pink Floyd originally "Another Brick in the Wall"
B1982
"A Brother Nick In The Wall," Pink Floyd originally "Another Brick In The Wall"
Lisa Rose
"Another Wick In The Brawl," Pink Floyd originally "Another Brick in The Wall"
What roll wicks play in a brawl, I don't know.
Audrey Ruiz
"Another Wick in the Brawl," Pink Floyd originally "Another Brick in the Wall"
Lefty Lucy
"Another Whack In The Brill," Pink Floyd originally "Another Brick In The Wall"
What's happened to our intellligence under Bush?
Peter
"A Number Nail In Thy Heart," Squeeze originally "Another Nail In My Heart"
Number as in more numb ("b" is silent)
Linda Radnil
"Another Hail In Nigh Mart," Squeeze originally "Another Nail In My Heart"
Linda Radnil
"A Mother Nail In Nigh Heart," Squeeze originally "Another Nail In My Heart"
Linda Radnil
"Another Wrong About The Seine," Cracker originally "Another Song About The Rain"
Reese Witherspoonerism
"Anthems For A Seventeen Year Gold Earl," Broken Social Scene originally "Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl"
Nicole Velocin
"Manse Arching," Dave Matthews Band originally "Ants Marching"
Cape Canaveral Lavigne
"Minnie Ann Of Mine," Shania Twain originally "Any Man Of Mine"
Bellwether That Wants Its Ramparts Back
"Any Son Can Wee," Irene Cara originally "Anyone Can See"
Stan Doff
"Anywhere Hut Beer," Chris Cagle originally "Anywhere But Here"
Drew Scarymore
"A Lodge O' Pies," OneRepublic originally "Apologize"
What's that? A new restaurant chain?
Jonathan S.
"Approaching Spite Lead," Wolfsheim originally "Approaching Lightspeed"
Evil Olive
"April Duels Faye," Marty Robbins originally "April Fool's Day"
Ned MacCamden
"April Pin Heiress," Count Basie originally "April In Paris"
Lydia Idyl
"Shape Real Hours," Al Jolson originally "April Showers"
Marge Pegram
"Shape Real Hours," Al Jolson originally "April Showers"
Jessica Bilezebub
"Are We Sour Elves?," The Fixx originally "Are We Ourselves?"
Justin B. Burr
"Are You Gonna Miss Knee Or Cot," Thompson Square originally "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not"
Lori Tirol
"Are You Gonna Miss Key Or Not," Thompson Square originally "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not"
Doodah Bobo
"Areca Odes," Ludacris originally "Area Codes"
Areca = a genus of trees in Palm family.
Natalie Lundgren
"Aground The Way, Earl," LL Cool J originally "Around The Way Girl"
Sir Ron Norris
"Part Of Artie's," Japan originally "Art Of Parties"
Part of Artie's what?
Donna Fargo North Dakota Fanning The Flames
"Art Ghoul Squirrel," Stone Temple Pilots originally "Art School Girl"
Beverly Stiles
"As Wrong As The Rose Is Led," Florraine Darlin originally "As Long As The Rose Is Red"
Emily Lime
"At Beers Tow Guy," Marianne Faithfull originally "As Tears Go By"
How could beers tow Guy (or a guy)?
Dawn Anwad
"As Beers Go Tie," The Rolling Stones originally "As Tears Go By"
Rachel Blattington
"As Gere's Bowtie," Marianne Faithfull originally "As Tears Go By"
Gere, as in Richard Gere
Lisa Basil
"As Gears Bow Tie," The Rolling Stones originally "As Tears Go By"
Rachel Blattington
"As Beers Toe Guy," The Rolling Stones originally "As Tears Go By"
Rachel Blattington
"As The Sun Bill Turns A Sway," Ten Years After originally "As The Sun Still Burns Away"
Regina Haniger
"As Leeway," Kelly Price originally "As We Lay"
Roxanne Drake
"Pat A Medium Ace," Adam Sandler originally "At A Medium Pace"
Ron N. O'Connor
"Pat A Medium Ace," Adam Sandler originally "At A Medium Pace"
Ron N. O'Connor
"That Pee Ark," Field Mob originally "At The Park"
D. Melody Dole, MD
"Pat The Ark," Field Mob originally "At The Park"
D. Melody Dole, MD
"Pat 'ems Or Feast," Thom Yorke originally "Atoms For Peace"
At least it's a spoonerism and not an anagram.
Rocky
"Poems To Carafe," Thom Yorke originally "Atoms For Peace"
Brianna Holden
"Promotes A Cafe," Thom Yorke originally "Atoms For Peace"
Brianna Holden
"Attack Of The Liquor Tomatoes," John DeBello originally "Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes"
Sonya Raynos
"Sold Ang Line," Traditional originally "Auld Lang Syne"
New Year's Baby
"Ella Vanch," Trocadero originally "Avalanche"
Jamie
"Away Mom Free," Evanescence originally "Away From Me"
Lizzie
"A Sway From The One," 3 Doors Down originally "Away From The Sun"
Toni Minot
"A Gay Wee Woe," Valencia originally "Away We Go"
Regina Haniger
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