History Main / VillainLoveSong

* Sub... in... [=SOMETHINGverted=] (coverted?) in SweeneyTodd. "A Little Priest" ''can'' fall under this, as it ''is'' a villain seducing the hero. The thing is, it's [[VillainProtagonist Sweeney]] who is being, er, "seduced" by [[PerkyFemaleMinion Mrs.]] [[{{Yandere}} Lovett]] to go with her [[ImAHumanitarian idea.]] "By the Sea" and her part of "My Friends" can fall under this trope a bit more firmly (although see the Dr. Horrible example above.)

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* From ''SouthPark: [[TheMovie Bigger, Longer and Uncut]],'' we get a different example: the movie's real villain, SaddamHussein, seducing AntiVillain {{Satan}} into taking him back so that Saddam can take over Earth. ItMakesSenseInContext.

* The BlackSabbath song N.I.B. probobly qualifies, since the narrator is apparently Satan.

Generally not a full-blown VillainSong -- hey, the villain's trying to ''impress'' someone, and [[KickTheDog reveling in puppy-punting]] has a knack for driving away potential love interests. Villains in love with other villains go under UnholyMatrimony.

Generally not a VillainSong. Villains in love with other villains go under UnholyMatrimony.

* Disney's 1961 film version of Victor Herbert's ''BabesInToyland'' features the Crooked Little Man Mr. Barnaby (Ray Bolger) attempting to seduce Mary Contrary (Annette Funicello) with the song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDP0TWJSgDI Castle in Spain]].

* Disney's 1961 film version of Victor Herbert's ''BabesInToyland'' features the Crooked Little Man Mr. Barnaby (Ray Bolger) attempting to seduce Mary Contrary (Annette Funicello) with the song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO5ntu4XpdI Castle in Spain]].

Usually, the villain is more successful at [[DracoInLeatherPants capturing audiences' hearts]] than the heroine's.

* ''{{Evita}}'' has two. "I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You", in which Eva Duarte meets future husband and budding politician Juan Peron, and convinces him that they'd be perfect for each other. She's shamelessly manipulating him, as she does for their entire marriage - if he knows yet depends on the production. And then there's "Waltz for Eva and Che", which isn't quite a love song (though YourMileageMayVary) as much as Eva and Che manipulating and sniping at each other's perceived faults.

* "Whatever Lola Wants" from ''DamnYankees''.
* "My Love" from ''Candide''.
* A LongList from ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'':
** "The Mirror"
** "The Music of the Night"
** "Wandering Child"
** "Point of No Return"
** "Down Once More"

* While the heroine seemed to be unable to hear either song "My Freeze Ray" and parts of "Brand New Day" from DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog fit this.
** Of course, it's not just that the heroine isn't moved... it's that she doesn't even ''know''.
** Crosses into StalkerWithACrush territory in "My Eyes"
** Considering Dr. Horrible's [[PerspectiveFlip Perspective Flipped]] outlook, Captain Hammer's part of "A Man's Gotta Do" might fit this better.
* "As the World Falls Down" and "Within You" from ''{{Labyrinth}}'', though the latter is more "[[IfICantHaveYou If I can't have you, why should I bother existing!]]"

* Uberexample: "Skullcrusher Mountain" by Jonathan Coulton.
** Also "Live", Paul and Storm's Masters of Song Fu Round 2 entry/response to "Skullcrusher Mountain".

* ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' had two songs by Dr. Forrester about TV's Frank: ''Let Me Be Frank About Frank'' and ''Who Will I Kill?''.
** ''Let Me Be Frank About Frank'' was sung by Mike and the bots, not Dr. F.

* "If Only" in the MusicalEpisode of ''BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' is actually a LoveTriangle duet. The villainous portion is sung by Music Meister about his adoration of Black Canary, while the heroic portion is by Black Canary about her crush on Batman. Canary reacts in horror when she realizes they've been singing 'in tune' together and rejects Meister at the end of the song.
* While it could be said that anytime Dr. Frank-N-Furter is singing in ''TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' he's seducing someone, the show has an interesting subversion in "Touch-a Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me" where Janet sings a song about how the bad doctor seduced her, and how it changed her -- to the point that she's now seducing Rocky.

** Frank Wildhorn's version (being a Wildhorn musical) is full of these:
*** "Forever Young" (the three Brides to Jonathan Harker)
*** "Life After Life" (Dracula and Lucy; it only sort of fits due to the fact that by this point Dracula sees Lucy as purely the "spearhead" of his plans for vampire conquest and addresses her more like a father/creator than a lover)
*** "You Already Love Me/Please Don't Make Me Love You" (Dracula and Mina- in this version, she's fully seduced by him, and her and Jonathan's relationship by the end of the show is pretty much over)
* Disney's 1961 film version of Victor Herbert's ''BabesInToyland'' features the Crooked Little Man Mr. Barnaby (Ray Bolger) attempting to seduce Mary Contrary (Annette Funicello) with the song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO5ntu4XpdI Castle in Spain]].
* Goethe's poem ''Der Erlkönig'' has been set to music by many composers, but Schubert's version features a particularly beautiful and [[LyricalDissonance chilling]] melody from the Erlking to the young boy, meant to entice him. His final lines, translated:
--->"I love you, your beautiful form entices me,
--->And if you're not willing, I shall use force."
* The BlackSabbath song N.I.B. probobly qualifies, since the narrator is apparently Satan.
* "Don't Make Me Laugh" from ''The Pebble and the Penguin'' especially qualifies...
--->"So right this way to the Drake estate or write your epitaph
--->You choose your fate
--->Don't make me wait
--->And baby... don't make me '''''laugh!!!!!!'''''"
* "Hellfire" from the Disney adaption of Disney/{{The Hunchback Of Notre Dame}} is a strange VillainLoveSong that is also a VillainSong, an IWantSong, and an ObsessionSong - with a bit of SanitySlippageSong for good measure. It's that awesome.
* ''{{Evita}}'' has two. "I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You", in which Eva Duarte meets future husband and budding politician Juan Peron, and convinces him that they'd be perfect for each other. She's shamelessly manipulating him, as she does for their entire marriage - if he knows yet depends on the production. And then there's "Waltz for Eva and Che", which isn't quite a love song (though YourMileageMayVary) as much as Eva and Che manipulating and sniping at each other's perceived faults.
* AvengerPenguins has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO__8t6p3GM 'Slime Girl']], a song sung by the main villain's sidekick Harry Slime about his dream girl. It has some...pleasant images.

* I'm surprised no one has added "[[EarWorm Chuchi Face]]" from ChittyChittyBangBang yet.
** Well, for one thing, it's a villain singing to another villain.

* "Hellfire" from the Disney adaption of Disney/{{The Hunchback Of Notre Dame}} is a strange VillainLoveSong that is also a VillainSong and an IWantSong. With a bit of SanitySlippageSong for good measure.

* "Hellfire" from the Disney adaption of Disney/{{The Hunchback Of Notre Dame}} is a strange VillainLoveSong that is also a VillainSong and an IWantSong.

* "Where's the Girl?" from ''The Scarlet Pimpernel''.

->''"I can see that we will share

-> Rather like my thighs!''"

-> Rather like my thighs!"

* Disney's 1961 film version of Victor Herbert's ''Babes in Toyland'' features the Crooked Little Man Mr. Barnaby (Ray Bolger) attempting to seduce Mary Contrary (Annette Funicello) with the song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO5ntu4XpdI Castle in Spain]].
* Goethe's poem ''Der Erlkönig'' has been set to music by many composers, but Schubert's version features a particularly beautiful and [[LyricalDissonance chilling]] melody from the Erlking to the young boy, meant to entice him. His final lines, translated:

** "No One Is Alone" became this when Satan (played by frequent Sondheim performer Mandy Patinkin) used it as part of his temptation of Monica in an episode of ''TouchedByAnAngel''.
* "Lost and Found" from ''City of Angels''.

** "No One Is Alone" sort of became this when Satan (played by frequent Sondheim performer Mandy Patinkin) used it as part of his temptation of Monica in an episode of ''TouchedByAnAngel''.

** "Angel of Music"

* "Music of the Night" and "Point of No Return" from ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera''.
** The Phantoms' reprises of "All I Ask of You."
** "You Are Music" and "Without Your Music" from ''Phantom''.
*** That entire musical is one huge Villain love song.