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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.
"Bake Me Mad," Korn originally "Make Me Bad"
Lizzie
"Corn on the Manner," Genesis originally "Man on the Corner"
Josh
"Airy Man," Terry Gilkyson originally "Marianne"
Alanis More Upset
"Arlene Won The Mall," Suzanne Vega originally "Marlene On The Wall"
Julia Cox
"Prairie's Mayor," Danny Wilson originally "Mary's Prayer"
Eva Cave
"Pastor Of Muppets," Metallica originally "Master Of Puppets"
Jane Farnsworth
"Bladders of Mud and Connection," Dashboard Confessional originally "Matters of Blood and Connection"
Lizzie
"Ye And Moo And A Bog Named Doo," Lobo originally "Me And You And A Dog Named Boo"
Rpollck
"Riddle Of The Mode," The Pretenders originally "Middle Of The Road"
Regina Haniger
"Riddle Of The Mode," The Pretenders originally "Middle Of The Road"
Peter
"Might Have Hen Burr," Switchfoot originally "Might Have Ben Hur"
Olga Ruiz
"Blister Moo," The Fleetwoods originally "Mister Blue"
Donna Gelpigi
"Mister Skewblei," ELO originally "Mister Blue Sky"
Blei is the German word for lead (the metal).
Feurzeug
"Hawkingbird Mill," Patti Page originally "Mockingbird Hill"
Stan E. Cox-Hyde
"Corning Malls," Dashboard Confessional originally "Morning Calls"
Lizzie
"Gust Met Out," Maroon 5 originally "Must Get Out"
Lizzie
"Guy Merle," The Temptations originally "My Girl"
Penelope Beckinsale
"I Scold Mule," Steely Dan originally "My Old School"
Cynthia Avery
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