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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.
"Rain Pies On The Liverside," Live originally "Pain Lies On The Riverside"
Joanna Whitmire
"Papa Was A Stolen Roan," The Temptations originally "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"
Regina Olsen
"Caper Putt," Vanessa Hudgens originally "Paper Cut"
Veronica Krumpfelhagen
"Sarah Dice Pity," Guns 'N' Roses originally "Paradise City"
Renee Keener
"Tort-Lime Paver," Stevie Wonder originally "Part-Time Lover"
Peter
"Lenny Payne," The Beatles originally "Penny Lane"
Jamie Burke
"Lanny Pen," The Beatles originally "Penny Lane"
Peter
"Renny Toil Pee," Nirvana originally "Pennyroyal Tea"
A companion piece with "Territorial Pissings"
rocky
"Figs Will Ply," King Missile originally "Pigs Will Fly"
Gretchen Wieners
"Win Paul Buzzard," The Who originally "Pinball Wizard"
Lucille Ball sized hail
"A Mace for Ply Head," Linkin Park originally "A Place for My Head"
Lizzie
"Slay It Again Pam," Indigo Girls originally "Play It Again Sam"
Yvonne Sindri
"Flay That Punky Music," Wild Cherry originally "Play That Funky Music"
Peter
"A Socket Full Of Pun Rise," Natasha Bedingfield originally "A Pocketful Of Sunrise"
Peggy Pollock
"Tower Poo The People," John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band originally "Power To The People"
Rhoda Dohr
"Gritty Pearl," Sugarcult originally "Pretty Girl"
Emmy Kay Butanone
"Dive At Prancer," Tina Turner originally "Private Dancer"
Linda Radnil
"Mushing Pea Away," Linkin Park originally "Pushing Me Away"
Lizzie
"Put Your Shed On My Holder," Paul Anka originally "Put Your Head On My Shoulder"
Cynthia Avery
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