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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.
"Shady Picture Low," Stone Temple Pilots originally "Lady Picture Show"
rocky
"Fake Lever," Tragically Hip originally "Lake Fever"
Regina Olsen
"Last Fop Drawls," Sonata Arctica originally "Last Drop Falls"
Heidi Sharpe
"Fast Drop Lulls," Sonata Arctica originally "Last Drop Falls"
Heidi Sharpe
"Sassed Long," Edward Bear originally "Last Song"
Rhoda Dohr
"Rat In Loots," Fugazi originally "Latin Roots"
Ava Murphy
"Staffing Lock," Grandaddy originally "Laughing Stock"
Sam Bucus the elder
"Rafter In The Lane," Neil Sedaka originally "Laughter In The Rain"
Heck Noover Nuck
"Daisy Lays," Robbie Williams originally "Lazy Days"
B1982
"Free Leak," Chic originally "Le Freak"
Peter
"Peter Of The Lack," The Shangri-Las originally "Leader Of The Pack"
Making a pun of my own & my lack of money.
Peter
"Mean On Lea," Bill Withers originally "Lean On Me"
Amber Wayland
"Trimmin' Lee," Trini Lopez originally "Lemon Tree"
Lydia Idyl
"Get Low," Frou Frou originally "Let Go"
Josh
"Bet It Lee," The Beatles originally "Let It Be"
Peter
"Get It Low," Keyshia Cole originally "Let It Go"
Renee Keener
"Get It Low," Blue October originally "Let It Go"
Lizzie
"Met Lee The Bear," Olivia Newton-John originally "Let Me Be There"
Penelope Beckinsale
"Get Me Low, Lover," Patti Page originally "Let Me Go, Lover"
Daphne Hughes
"Bet The Heat Lit 'Em," Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam originally "Let The Beat Hit 'Em"
Sensible, as heat could light something flammable.
Salvador Dali Parton
"Let The Boar Winds Flow," Fats Domino originally "Let The Four Winds Blow"
Sonia Rinzaimayor
"Let the War Blends Foe," Fats Domino originally "Let The Four Winds Blow"
Sonia Rinzaimayor
"Let's Rake A Tide," Justin Timberlake originally "Let's Take A Ride"
A tide is a difficult thing to rake!
H. Tim Smith
"Let's Sulk About Tex," Salt 'n' Pepa originally "Let's Talk About Sex"
Cliff Adair
"Fife In The Last Lane," The Eagles originally "Life In The Fast Lane"
Sonia Rinzaimayor
"Wife's Hail Ray To Leaven," Patsy Cline originally "Life's Railway To Heaven"
Thessaly Danes
"Wife's Lot, You Make It," Talk Talk originally "Life's What You Make It"
B1982
"Fight My Lyre," The Doors originally "Light My Fire"
Yvonne Sindri
"White My Lay," Audioslave originally "Light My Way"
Lizzie
"Hike A Curry Lane," Neil Young originally "Like A Hurricane"
Norman Cornelius
"Ships Like Lugar," Echo And The Bunnymen originally "Lips Like Sugar"
Electric
"A Little Titty Beer," Burl Ives originally "A Little Bitty Tear"
Tiffany Furlong
"Kittle Loose Dupe," The Beach Boys originally "Little Deuce Coop"
Regina Haniger
"Tittle of Your Lime," Maroon 5 originally "Little of Your Time"
Lizzie
"Dive and Let Lie," Paul McCartney originally "Live and Let Die"
ChuckyG
"Livin' It Up (Nighday Fright)," Bell & Jaymes originally "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)"
Soul
"Wiving for the Leekend," Hard-Fi originally "Living for the Weekend"
Dongquan
"Letting in Your Livers," Dashboard Confessional originally "Living in Your Letters"
Lizzie
"Blow! How A Rose E'er Looming," Traditional originally "Lo! How A Rose E'er Blooming"
Donna Rand Blitzen
"Polly Lop," Lil' Wayne originally "Lollypop"
Rappa
"The Long and Rinding Woad," The Beatles originally "The Long And Winding Road"
Woad is a plant.. and yes, rind can be a verb
Raphael
"The Wrong and Winding Load," The Beatles originally "The Long And Winding Road"
Raphael
"The Wrong And Rinding Load," The Beatles originally "The Long And Winding Road"
Evellybody crap!
FussBudget
"Tong Lack Brain," Josh Turner originally "Long Black Train"
Ava Murphy
"Wrong Wrong Load," Bo Bice originally "Long Long Road"
Rocky
"Wrong Load," Pearl Jam & Neil Young originally "Long Road"
Josh
"The Wrong Load," Nickelback originally "The Long Road"
Donna Gelpigi
"Booking Out My Lack Door," Creedence Clearwater Revival originally "Looking Out My Back Door"
Got to sit down, rake a pest on the torch.
Lucinda Blair
"Musing Lie Religion," R.E.M. originally "Losing My Religion"
Ashley Nicole Hendershot-Wetherington
"Cost Laws," Beck originally "Lost Cause"
Josh
"Tossed Goo Leather," Blue Rodeo originally "Lost Together"
Whatever goo leather would be. Leather go w/rodeo
Heck Noover Nuck
"Gove Lame," Lady GaGa originally "Love Game"
Dongquan
"Hurl Stove," Roy Orbison originally "Love Hurts"
St. Peter Tork Soap Dispenser
"He-love In Your Thighs," Dan Hartman originally "The Love In Your Eyes"
Blake DeKalb
"Love Setters In The Land," Pat Boone originally "Love Letters In The Sand"
Setters, as in certain dog breeds?
Lydia Helton
"Rove Me A Like A Lock," Paul Simon originally "Love Me A Like A Rock "
Perhaps some GOP politicians plea to Karl Rove?
Peter
"Move Tea Lender," Elvis Presley originally "Love Me Tender"
The King
"Save Mex and Logic," Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake originally "Love Sex and Magic"
Dongquan
"Shove Lack," The B-52's originally "Love Shack"
Herculina Alencar
"Sove Long," Sara Bareilles originally "Love Song"
Dongquan
"Wove Kill Leap Us Together," Captain & Tennille originally "Love Will Keep Us Together"
When the Captain & Tennille get violent! -:)
Peter
"Yet For Love Low," Bellamy Brothers originally "Love Your Love Flow"
Joe Haynes
"Plover Leas," Clyde McPhatter originally "Lover Please"
Some birds in plover family frequent leas(meadows)
Penelope Beckinsale
"Love Slick Booze," Hank Williams originally "Lovesick Blues"
Are some booze more slick than others?
Janice Ferrell
"Book 'N' Lock, Texas," Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings originally "Luckenbach, Texas"
Where they book 'em and lock 'em up
Heather Brockwell
"Book 'N' Talk Lexus," Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings originally "Luckenbach, Texas"
Heather Brockwell
"Mucky Denver Lint," Jimmy Eat World originally "Lucky Denver Mint"
Lizzie
"Stucky Lar," Madonna originally "Lucky Star"
shepop
"Yucky Lou," The Deftones originally "Lucky You"
Brianna Holden
"Dicey In The Sky With Lumens," The Beatles originally "Lucy In The Sky WIth Diamonds"
Lumen = unit of illumination.
H. Tim Smith
"Doozy In The Lye With Skymonds," The Beatles originally "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"
Beegles
"Skoosie In The Dye With Lymons," The Beatles originally "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"
"New Sprite with Rit Dye, Skoosie loves it!"
Nigel Shave Cream
"Eyeing Lies," Eagles originally "Lying Eyes"
Joe Haynes
"Eyeing From Loo," Linkin Park originally "Lying From You"
Lizzie
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