Alternate spellings of words in song titles

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It occurred to me this morning that the word "your" has at least three alternate spellings in song titles:

"Get Ur Freak On," Missy Elliott
"Yer Blues," The Beatles
"Expressway to Yr Skull," Sonic Youth

Are there any other words that have as many (or more) alternate spellings?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Onyx to thread!

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 17:30 (twenty-one years ago)

without research, I'd guess funky/funkee/funkey/fonquay/..

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)

nothing, nothin', nuttin

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Th', The, Thee

― martin m. (mushrush), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

"september gurls" - big star
"activity grrrl" - joan jett

and surely there's a song or two out there with either "grl" or "grrl" in the title, yes?

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

the, tha, da, de, ye

x-post

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 17:39 (twenty-one years ago)

"John Wesley Harding" - Bob Dylan

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 17:54 (twenty-one years ago)

"Your" has also been spelled "Yo'" in "Better Get Git In Yo' Soul" by Charles Mingus and "cher" as in "Lemme See Ya Gitcher Thing Off Baby" by Crystal Grass.

― Pangolino again, Tuesday, 18 January 2005 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry - it's not exactly "cher", is it? It's somewhere in there, though. Can it be spelled at all?

― Pangolino again, Tuesday, 18 January 2005 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yeah, "yo'" -- how could I forget?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 17:59 (twenty-one years ago)

And "ya" I bet: as in "Get Ya _____" (hmmm, I can't think of any actual songs, though)

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

AMG tells me: "Get Ya Party On," Baha Men!

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

tilt ya head back!

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

U'd f'rgizzio ed F. it ueossunt E-tached 2 yr chouldyrz!

― Pangolino again, Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh right on, Lex.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Kurious Oranj

― Snappy (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Black Claw apparently had one called "Git Cha Walk On", which adds one more.

― Pangolino again, Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

For = 4 = fer = fa.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Killer = killa = killah.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

― Paul Eater (eater), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Frenz

― Snappy (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Hot In Herre

― Paul Eater (eater), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Paul beat me to it!

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 18 January 2005 20:44 (twenty-one years ago)

How many spellings of "Hos" / "Ho's" / "Hoez" / etc.?

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 23:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Cum On Feel The Noize
Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Look Wot You Dun
Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me
You Boyz Make Big Noize
the "o" becomes "u"
the "s" becomes "z"
genius

― sladistic, Wednesday, 19 January 2005 00:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm too lazy to allmusic this, but I'm certain someone has used you're when they meant your. And how did Slade manage to miss a surefire winner like "Yoor my Goorl" on Slayed?

― mottdeterre (mottdeterre), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 00:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I always liked Freddie King, "San-Ho-Zay" isn't it?

― eddie hurt (ddduncan), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 03:55 (twenty-one years ago)

nine months pass...

Yet another variation on "your": "Stab Yor Back" (The Damned)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 28 October 2005 12:42 (twenty years ago)

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