Names -> Band Name Spoonerisms -> R
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 made with band names.
Pray Rice originally Ray Price
Lydia Idyl
Stray Evens originally Ray Stevens
Marlene L. Ram
Meeba Rackentire originally Reba McEntire
crazydon
Head Rot Chili Peppers originally Red Hot Chili Peppers
Regina Haniger
The Rod Wreckers originally The Red Rockers
rocky
Ride Redder originally Red Ryder
Canada
Feel Rig Bish originally Reel Big Fish
Please Post This (Unless It's Too Offensive)
Spario Weed Raggin' originally REO Speedwagon
Robin Meade Organizer
Nick Relson originally Rick Nelson
oldsongs
Sprick Ringfield originally Rick Springfield
Rick Rold
Skicky Rags originally Ricky Skaggs
Melissa Conway
Fright Said Red originally Right Said Fred
Herculina Alencar
The Brighteous Ruthers originally The Righteous Brothers
Don't Spam
Stargo Ring originally Ringo Starr
Mimi Molly Hatchet
Stringo Are originally Ringo Starr
Who Knows?
Roe Flirt Aback originally Roberta Flack
Ursula Turpin
Flaberta Rock originally Roberta Flack
Peter
Gibbon Rob originally Robin Gibb
British Bullcrap
Gobbin' Rib originally Robin Gibb
Disco
Dodger Rall Tree originally Roger Daltrey
britrock
Wager Rorters originally Roger Waters
"Rort" = in Australian slang, to steal or defraud.
neptunevsmars
The Strolling Ones originally The Rolling Stones
Jaggered Edge
Donnie James Rio originally Ronnie James Dio
H. Tim Smith
Johnny Dames Rio originally Ronnie James Dio
marzoz10
Cloy Rark originally Roy Clark
Country
Roge Royers originally Roy Rogers
Western
Sure originally Rush
Rocky
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