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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 U
"Moo Can't Control Ye," Derek originally "U Can't Control Me"
Ye take no commands from cows.
Ron N. O'Connor
"Moo Can't Control Ye," Derek originally "U Can't Control Me"
Ye take no commands from cows.
Ron N. O'Connor
"Unbreak High Mart," Toni Braxton originally "Unbreak My Heart"
Linda Radnil
"Unchain High Mart," Ray Charles originally "Unchain My Heart"
Eva Cave
"Thunderry Stars," John Legend originally "Under The Stars"
Caroline Vale
"Thundery Stars," Morning Parade originally "Under The Stars"
Bellwether That Wants Its Ramparts Back
"Sunder The Tars," John Legend originally "Under The Stars"
Caroline Vale
"Sunder The Tars," Morning Parade originally "Under The Stars"
Bellwether That Wants Its Ramparts Back
"Wonder The Otter," Merril Bainbridge originally "Under The Water"
Megan Tereon
"Fun, Employed Roy, Bend," Everclear originally "Unemployed Boyfriend"
Regina Haniger
"Select Natural Union," Muse originally "Unnatural Selection"
Liberty Anderson
"Run 'Til Buy Last Meth," Tarja originally "Until My Last Breath"
Nell Allen
"Run 'Til Buy Last Meth," Tarja originally "Until My Last Breath"
Nell Allen
"Sun Told Tories," Buju Banton originally "Untold Stories"
Mae Beam
"Want Ned U.," Kill Hannah originally "Unwanted"
Duncan Moore
"Want Dune," Kill Hannah originally "Unwanted"
Duncan Moore
"New Daunt," Kill Hannah originally "Unwanted"
Duncan Moore
"U Want Ned," Kill Hannah originally "Unwanted"
Duncan Moore
"The Done Wining Cable Car," Anberlin originally "The Unwinding Cable Car"
Sylvia Curruca
"Cup On Ripple Creek," The Band originally "Up On Cripple Creek"
Eva Cave
"Cup On Ripple Creek," The Band originally "Up On Cripple Creek"
Eva Cave
"Cup On Santa Law's Mountain," Lorrie Morgan originally "Up On Santa Claus Mountain"
Tiffany Llewellyn-Affit
"Up On The Taos Hop," Traditional originally "Up On The Housetop"
Taos is a town in New Mexico
Ava Murphy
"Lap The Udder To The Roof," The Supremes originally "Up The Ladder To The Roof"
Peter
"Down Side Up," Diana Ross originally "Upside Down"
Sheila Oh
"Us And Glove (We Owe Together)," Kenny Nolan originally "Us And Love (We Go Together)"
Veronica Krumpfelhagen
"Gus Of A Lesser Odd," Flogging Molly originally "Us Of A Lesser God"
Hayley Spalding
"Use Ta Be Guy Merle," The O'Jays originally "Use Ta Be My Girl"
Bellwether That Wants Its Ramparts Back
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