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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.
"Beg Lion," Kathy Kirby originally "I Belong"
Lauren Overstreet
"Ignoble," Kathy Kirby originally "I Belong"
Lauren Overstreet
"Big Noel," Kathy Kirby originally "I Belong"
Lauren Overstreet
"I Ooze Breezily," Natasha Bedingfield originally "I Bruise Easily"
Linda Radnil
"Di Can Ream About You," Dan Hartman originally "I Can Dream About You"
Blake DeKalb
"I Can Beer The Hells," Nikki Blonsky originally "I Can Hear The Bells"
Funny title, even if a bit meaning-challenged
Jamie Burke
"I Can Seymour Files," The Who originally "I Can See for Miles"
crazydon
"I Could Never Take The Mace Of Your Plan," Prince originally "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man"
Amber Malone
"I Could Never Make The Place Of Your Tan," Prince originally "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man"
Amber Malone
"I Rig Dock And Roll Music," Peter, Paul & Mary originally "I Dig Rock And Roll Music"
Axl Sean
"I Rue The Dock," Tim Curry originally "I Do The Rock"
Tiffany Furlong
"I Won't Know What I Daunt," Eric Carmen originally "I Don't Know What I Want"
Elsie Greer
"I Link A Drone," George Thorogood originally "I Drink Alone"
Melissa Conway
"I Fate Old Hoax," Screeching Weasel originally "I Hate Old Folks"
Ned MacCamden
"I Bird The Hells On Christmas Day," Traditional originally "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day"
Don't know if it makes any sense, but...
Santa
"Guy Kissed A Earl," Katy Perry originally "I Kissed A Girl"
Audrey Ruiz
"I Sew Him No Well," Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson originally "I Know Him So Well"
Wells are difficult to sew anyway.
Lou Quilson
"I Knight My Own Fires Low," Dashboard Confessional originally "I Light My Own Fires Now"
Lizzie
"I Fight My Own Liars Now," Dashboard Confessional originally "I Light My Own Fires Now"
Lizzie
"I Love The Light Knife," Alicia Bridges originally "I Love The Nightlife"
Raphael
"I Right Me Bong," Radiohead originally "I Might Be Wrong"
Josh
"I Never Kicked Pottin'," Roy Clark originally "I Never Picked Cotton"
Penelope Beckinsale
"Wry Anne," Hard-fi originally "I Ran"
Valerie Cameron
"Hi! Saw A Ranger With Your Stare," John Gorka originally "I Saw A Stranger With Your Hair"
Norman Cornelius
"I Saw Commie Missing Santa Claus," Traditional originally "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
Like in some country where he's banned.
Cynthia Avery
"I Fret My Sends On Fire," Aiden originally "I Set My Friends On Fire"
Lizzie
"I Pink, I'm There, Annoyed," Garbage originally "I Think I'm Paranoid"
Karen Smith
"I Lock The Wine," Johnny Cash originally "I Walk The Line"
Country
"Why Daunt A New Rug?," Huey Lewis & the News originally "I Want A New Drug"
Kerianne Hopkins
"I Haunt To Hold Your Wand," The Beatles originally "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
Peter
"I Site The Wrongs," Barry Manilow originally "I Write The Songs"
Micky
"I CIte The Wrongs," Barry Manilow originally "I Write The Songs"
Yvonne Sindri
"I'll Be Chrome For Hissmas," Christmas Traditional originally "I'll Be Home For Christmas"
A holiday celebrating hissing?
Allison O'Silla
"I'm Sop-eye The Mailer Pan," Face To Face originally "I'm Popeye The Sailor Man"
American Idle
"I'm Sop-eye The Paler Man," Face To Face originally "I'm Popeye The Sailor Man"
American Idle
"I'm Mop-eye The Sailor Pan," Face To Face originally "I'm Popeye The Sailor Man"
American Idle
"I'm Writin' In Sod," Earshot originally "I'm Rotten Inside"
Lois Teem
"I'm So Cronesome I Could Lie," Hank Williams originally "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Country
"Chime At Thick," Mariah Carey originally "I'm That Chick"
Eva Cave
"I'm Dating For The Way," The Beatles originally "I'm Waiting For The Day"
Josh
"If Ever I Use My Faith In Lou," Sting originally "If Ever I Lose My Faith In You"
Mae Beam
"If I Could Burn Tack Time," Cher originally "If I Could Turn Back Time"
What is tack time, and is it flammable?
Marlene L. Ram
"If U Ache, See Me," Britney Spears originally "If U Seek Amy"
Lou Quilson
"Men Loving Emory," Alter Bridge originally "In Loving Memory"
Amy Grunt
"In The Louse Of Stone And Height," Martin Page originally "In The House Of Stone And Light"
Tara Zed
"Tin Doo, Eeeep!," Genesis originally "In Too Deep"
MOR
"Some End Dinner," Mandy Moore originally "Indian Summer"
Sam Bucus the elder
"Gal And Earl," Elton John originally "Island Girl"
Marlene L. Ram
"It Heaps Right On A Curtain," Johnny Tillotson originally "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"
Penelope Beckinsale
"It's Now Sin Hell," Lordi originally "It Snows In Hell"
Amanda Svenson
"It Fakes a Tool to Remain Sane," The Ark originally "It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane"
B1982
"It'll Wake A Tile," Wanda Jackson originally "It'll Take Awhile"
Darn! I was hoping those tiles'd get their sleep!
Axl Sean
"It's Tar Letter Foo Burn," Saosin originally "It's Far Better to Learn"
Lizzie
"It's Going To Fork Out Wine," Ike & Tina Turner originally "It's Going To Work Out Fine"
Peter
"It's Real Stock And Roll To Me," Billy Joel originally "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Norman Cornelius
"Its Real Rock And StoleTo Me," Billy Joel originally "Its Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Norman Cornelius
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