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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.
"Cashville Gnats," The Lovin' Spoonful originally "Nashville Cats"
Naomi Swanson
"Sever On A Nun Day," Chordettes originally "Never On A Sunday"
Watch out all you priests, the nuns are violent!
Peter
"Who Way Gnome," Foo Fighters originally "New Way Home"
Lizzie
"Nice Lies Finish Gast," Green Day originally "Nice Guys Finish Last"
Lizzie
"No Sore Morrow," Linkin Park originally "No More Sorrow"
Lizzie
"Mo Tour Nears (Enough Is Enough)," Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer originally "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
Peter
"Pro Nide," Green Day originally "No Pride"
Lizzie
"No Loads Reft," Linkin Park originally "No Roads Left"
Lizzie
"Row Nodes Left," Linkin Park originally "No Roads Left"
Lizzie
"Hot Coming Gnome," Maroon 5 originally "Not Coming Home"
Lizzie
"Nothing Greets A Late Bear Of Peg's," Commercial originally "Nothing Beats A Great Pair Of L'Eggs"
Kristin Hadley's Boyfriend
"Row Here To Nun," Martha & the Vandellas originally "Nowhere To Run"
Peter
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