History Main / VillainLoveSong

* ''Film/YoungFrankenstein the Musical'' has a truly odd take on this in "Please Don't Touch Me" including a dance number with everyone dancing together and not touching.

* In the musical based on ''Literature/TheScarletSails'', there is "You Are Not Like the Others" (''Ты не такая, как все''), where Menners Jr. confesses his love for Assol and tries to convince her to accept him at least as a MealTicket. The song is actually very touching, especially since Assol is a persona non grata, believed crazy in the village, and the mere fact that Menners loves her precisely for being different from the others says something about the man's sincerity. However, this happens right after he tells Assol that [[ScarpiaUltimatum agreeing to marry him is the only way she can save her father from prison]]. Needless to say, in every production Assol reacts ''very'' coldly to his love confession, no matter how tenderly it's sung.

* [[AxCrazy Demencia]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Villainous}}'' breaks into one during the final orientation video after being bombarded with questions about why she's in love with Black Hat. She answers, to the tune of [[Theatre/{{Carmen}} Habanera]].

* "Hellfire" from the Disney adaption of ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is a strange Villain Love Song that is also a VillainSong, an IWantSong, and an ObsessionSong - with a bit of SanitySlippageSong for good measure. It's that awesome.

* MANY Music/Vocaloid songs are this. Most are {{Yandere}} [[ObsessionSong Obsession Songs]] but some are just straight examples, such as MARETU’s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIVOhNcDqnI Suji]] about an AxCrazy person’s love for their partner, who they just killed. And they [[ILoveTheDead still love them.]]

* MANY [[Music/Vocaloid]] songs are this. Most are {{Yandere}} [[ObsessionSong Obsession Songs]] but some are just straight examples, such as MARETU’s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIVOhNcDqnI Suji]] about an AxCrazy person’s love for their partner, who they just killed. And they [[ILoveTheDead still love them.]]

* MANY {{Vocaloid}} songs are this. Most are {{Yandere}} [[ObsessionSong Obsession Songs]] but some are just straight examples, such as MARETU’s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIVOhNcDqnI Suji]] about an AxCrazy person’s love for their partner, who they just killed. And they [[ILoveTheDead still love them.]]

* "[[spoiler:Love is an Open Door]]" from ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013''. Subverted, since [[spoiler: Hans was never in love with Anna and was actually lying and manipulating her into believing that he was]].

* "Crown & Ice" in Music/SteeleyeSpan's ConceptAlbum version of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Literature/{{Wintersmith}}'' is sung by the Wintersmith after he's taken Tiffany to the IcePalace:

* {{Deconstructed}} by "I Love You (As Much As Someone Like Me Can Love Anyone)" from ''Series/{{Galavant}}'', where [[GodSaveUsFromQueen Madalena]] tells her former lover, the titular Galavant, who's still head-over-heels for her, that she loves... how gorgeous they look together, the sex, and how he compliments her and waits on her hand and foot. For [[TheSociopath someone like her]], that's as close as it gets.

* "Silent Voice," the second OP from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ''. It's a VillainSong from Haman Khan's point of view about her [[DatingCatwoman complicated feelings]] for Judau Ashta. Also an IWantSong.

* "Hellfire" from the Disney adaption of ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is a strange Villain Love Song that is also a VillainSong, an IWantSong, and an ObsessionSong - with a bit of SanitySlippageSong for good measure. It's that awesome.

* "[[spoiler:Love is an Open Door]]" from ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013''. Subverted, since [[spoiler: Hans was never in love with Anna and was actually lying and manipulating her into believing that he was]].

* Though hopefully not a sexual kind of love being promised, "Trust in Me" from ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'', sung by Kaa the snake as he tries to lull Mowgli into a false sense of security and eat him.

* "As the World Falls Down" and "Within You" from ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', though the latter is more "[[IfICantHaveYou If I can't have you, why should I bother existing!]]"
* While it could be said that anytime Dr. Frank-N-Furter is singing in ''Film/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.

* ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'': The Baron's Bomburst's song to his [[TheBaroness Baroness]] wife, "You're My Little Chuchi Face". He spends the whole song trying to kill her.

* "Sweet's Song" from the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' MusicalEpisode.
** Plus played with to some extent Spike's "Rest in Peace."

* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' had Dr. Forrester sing "Who Will I Kill?" about TV's Frank after the latter's AscensionToAHigherPlaneOfExistence. It's pretty suggestive.

* The Music/BlackSabbath song N.I.B. probobly qualifies, since the narrator is apparently Satan.
* Wednesday 13 and his associated acts have quite a few. To name a few:
** "Love at First Fright" is a love song to the girl from ''Film/TheExorcist'', from the perspective of the demon possessing her.
** "Ghoul of My Dreams" is a somewhat campy vampire confessing his love.
** "Happily Ever Cadaver" takes this for a bizarre twist, in that it is about a transvestite grave robber swooning over the latest corpse he's dug up. And, yes, the POV character is explicitly stated to be a transvestite.
* Inverted by Music/TheMegas with "Don't Mess With Magnet Man", which takes place after the villain's won and then lost the girl, and wants her back, but the more immediate problem is [[MySisterIsOffLimits her heavily-armed brother.]]
* "Skullcrusher Mountain" by Music/JonathanCoulton is about a villainous MadScientist confessing his (implicitly genuine) love for [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty his female captive]].
* "Crown & Ice" in Music/SteeleyeSpan's ConceptAlbum version of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Literature/{{Wintersmith}}'' is sung by the Wintersmith after he's taken Tiffany to the IcePalace:
-->This is my world, but it could be ours,
-->I asked you once and I asked you twice,
-->To be my bride in the crystal kingdom,
-->You look so pretty in a crown of ice.

* "If You Could See You" from ''Theatre/Portal2TheUnauthorizedMusical'' is this. The scene starts with Cave Johnson confessing his love to Caroline, and ends with [[spoiler: Cave ordering Caroline to be [[BrainUploading put in a computer]] [[MindRape against her will]]]].
-->'''Cave:''' ''I understand your objection / But, yes or no, we'll begin / If you could see you through my eyes...'' Well... [[IronicEcho Say goodbye, Caroline]].
* "September Song" from ''Theatre/KnickerbockerHoliday'' is an early example.

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

* "Special" from ''Theatre/AvenueQ''.
* "Me" from the stage version of ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''.
* "Hello, Little Girl" and "Any Moment" from ''Theatre/{{Into the Woods}}''.
* ''l Dead The Musical'' sets this trope to happy circus music in "Join Us" and again in "Housewares Employee (Reprise)"

* In a weird twist of Plant/Human Relations, "Feed Me" From Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors qualifies as Audrey II seduces Seymour with images of money, power, and love.
** And later, the plant does the same thing to Audrey. [[spoiler:Right before it tries to eat her]].
* ''Film/YoungFrankenstein TheMusical'' has a truly odd take on this in "Please Don't Touch Me" including a dance number with everyone dancing together and not touching.
* The Snake from ''Theatre/ChildrenOfEden'' has a song tempting Eve to eat the apple called "In Pursuit of Excellence". Different in that the snake is played by a harmonizing quartet and the entire song consists of inspirational catchphrases ripped from motivational posters.

* In ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'', "A Little Priest" ''may'' 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" sit in this trope a bit more firmly (although see the Dr. Horrible example above.)
** A probably better example would be Turpin's "Johanna", in which he's not directly singing to her (much like the Dr. Horrible examples), but is expressing his extreme lust for her.
* Pepe Cibrián's ''Dracula'' musical has both ''Dracula's Love Theme'' and ''My Sweet Mina''.
* Frank Wildhorn's version of Dracula is full of these:
** "Forever Young" (the three Brides to Jonathan Harker)
** "Life After Life" (Dracula and Lucy; it only sort of fits because 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.
* Another Wildhorn example: In ''Theatre/TheScarletPimpernel'', Chauvelin sings "Where's the Girl?" to Maugerite in an attempt to rekindle their old romance as well as to remind her of their mutual passion for UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution. She rejects him.
* 'Bolero Di Amor' from ''Copacabana''.
* "Lost and Found" from ''Theatre/CityOfAngels''.
* ''Music/{{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 as much as Eva and Che manipulating and sniping at each other's perceived faults.

* "Etre pretre et aimer une femme" (Frollo about Esmeralda) from Theatre/NotreDameDeParis.
** He also has "Tu Vas Me Détruire", which is the play equivalent of "Hellfire".
* ''Theatre/{{Assassins}}'' has "Unworthy Of Your Love," sung by John Hinckley to Jodie Foster and Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme to Charles Manson.
* ''Theatre/ThrillMe'' has "There's Nothing Like a Fire", which is Richard singing about how sexually exciting Richard finds arson. Nathan doesn't need much convincing. There are also several other songs that fall under this trope--"A Written Contract" is Richard convincing Nathan to continue being his accomplice by offering a contract that would require Richard to have sex with him; "Supeior" is Richard bragging about their crimes to get Nathan into bed; and "Keep Your Deal with Me" culminates in Richard making out with Nathan to stop Nathan turning them in. Additionally, "Roadster" ''isn't'' this, since Richard has no interest in the boy he's singing to, but Richard ''is'' using his charms to convince the boy it's safe to take a ride with him, so it's written--and occasionally performed--in approximately this style.
* Inverted in ''Theatre/TheGoldenApple'', where Helen sings "Lazy Afternoon" to SilentAntagonist Paris.
* "Our Love is God" and "Meant To Be Yours", from ''Theatre/{{Heathers}}''. The former starts very softly, like a very sweet love song, but slowly gets more ominous as [[spoiler: JD actually kills Kurt and Ram, to Veronica's horror]]. In the latter you have JD begging Veronica not to fight with him anymore and telling her that they're meant to be together, while simultaneously [[spoiler: threatening to kill her for leaving him and detailing his plan to ''blow up their high school.'']]
* "You'll Be Back" from ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' is this on an international scale, with King George III trying to win back an estranged America's love... by sending legions of troops over to squash the revolution.
* "Nos Corps à la Dérive" (Our Drifting Bodies) from the French musical ''Theatre/LaLegendeDuRoiArthur'' has [[TheDragon Méléagant]] singing to the kidnapped and chained Guenièvre about how he loves and desires her - even going so far as to say her scorn doesn't bother him, because he loves that, too. Guenièvre repudiates his advances, after which he [[spoiler: attempts to rape her, though he's interrupted by the arrival of Lancelot.]]
* "Die Schatten werden länger (Reprise)" from ''Theatre/{{Elisabeth}}'' is Death and Rudolf's seduction duet. Death also sings "Der letzte Tanz" to gloat to Elisabeth that she loves him despite marrying Franz Joseph, as well as dueting "Wenn ich tanzen will" with Elisabeth to insist that she's playing straight into his hands because they are so alike.
** From the Creator/TakarazukaRevue production, we have "Ai to Shi no Rondo" and its reprise, in which Death sings about, respectively, his LoveAtFirstSight for Sisi, and his frustration at being unable to claim her affection. It made its way back into the German version as a duet between Death and Elisabeth, "Rondo - schwarzer Prinz".
* "The Name of Love" from ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'' certainly counts. Bonus: it's a duet between the villain and the unwilling target of his affections.
* In the musical based on ''Literature/TheScarletSails'', there is ''You Are Not Like the Others'' (''Ты не такая, как все''), where Menners Jr. confesses his love for Assol and tries to convince her to accept him at least as a MealTicket. The song is actually very touching, especially since Assol is a persona non grata, believed crazy in the village, and the mere fact that Menners loves her precisely for being different from the others says something about the man's sincerity. However, this happens right after he tells Assol that [[ScarpiaUltimatum agreeing to marry him is the only way she can save her father from prison]]. Needless to say, in every production Assol reacts ''very'' coldly to his love confession, no matter how tenderly it's sung.

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

* ''WesternAnimation/AvengerPenguins'' has [[https://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.

* Conversely [[spoiler: Ice Queen manages to do that disguised as Prince Gumball]] in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode [[spoiler:[[RuleSixtyThree "Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake"]]]].
** Ice King practices singing to Princess Bubblegum in "I Remember You". The song starts out kind of sweet about how he likes her the best of all the princesses, quickly starts sounding a little creepy, but becomes heart-wrenching near the end, when Ice King admits that he has become desperate for somebody, anybody, to keep him from feeling lonely or at least help him understand why nobody likes him.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' season 3 premiere contains a unique example in that the song is the villain singing about the hero he feels is trying to seduce ''him'' to the side of good. "New Way To Go" is all about Janja trying to figure out his feelings for Jasiri, wrestling with how she's changed him and gotten inside his head, and resisting the urge to "say yes instead of no" to her. His expressions and body language throughout the DisneyAcidSequence demonstrate how badly he wants to get closer to her but keeps holding himself back, and the Jasiri in his fantasy looks and acts flirtatious to downright seductive as she tries (and fails) to get him to join her. [[spoiler:He completes his HeelFaceTurn by the end of the episode.]]

* In a scene inspired by the example in ''{{Disney/Frozen}}'', [[spoiler:[[EvilAllAlong Prince Jewelius]]]] sings [[spoiler:"Love is in Bloom"]] with [[spoiler:Twilight Sparkle]] as they're bonding in the second chapter of ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost''. When [[spoiler:Jewelius ([[TheUsurper now Equestria's king]]) [[JustBetweenYouAndMe reveals his crimes and true sociopathic nature]] to Twilight's [[HeroWithBadPublicity disgraced]] friends, brother and mentor]] in the [[WhamEpisode 11th chapter]], [[spoiler:he jokingly mentions the song's title when he tells them that Twilight ([[CorruptTheCutie whom he has manipulated to renounce her loved ones]] and [[DarwinistDesire wants to bear him powerful heirs]]) has accepted his proposal to become his queen]].

* "Hellfire" from the Disney adaption of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is a strange Villain Love Song that is also a VillainSong, an IWantSong, and an ObsessionSong - with a bit of SanitySlippageSong for good measure. It's that awesome.

* [[spoiler:Love is an Open Door]] from ''{{Disney/Frozen}}''. Subverted, since [[spoiler: Hans was never in love with Anna and was actually lying and manipulating her into believing that he was]].

* Though hopefully not a sexual kind of love being promised, "Trust in Me" from ''Disney/TheJungleBook'', sung by Kaa the snake as he tries to lull Mowgli into a false sense of security and eat him.

* "Me" from the stage version of ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''.

** From the Theatre/TakarazukaRevue production, we have "Ai to Shi no Rondo" and its reprise, in which Death sings about, respectively, his LoveAtFirstSight for Sisi, and his frustration at being unable to claim her affection. It made its way back into the German version as a duet between Death and Elisabeth, "Rondo - schwarzer Prinz".

* "Crown & Ice" in Music/SteeleyeSpan's ConceptAlbum version of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Discworld/{{Wintersmith}}'' is sung by the Wintersmith after he's taken Tiffany to the IcePalace:

* [[AxCrazy Demencia]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Villainous}}'' breaks into one during the final orientation video after being bombarded with questions about why she's in love with Black Hat. She answers, to the tune of [[Theater/{{Carmen}} Habanera]].

The song sung by a villain who is attempting to seduce another character.

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

* In a scene inspired by the example in ''{{Disney/Frozen}}'', [[spoiler:[[EvilAllAlong Prince Jewelius]] sings [[spoiler:"Love is in Bloom"]] with [[spoiler:Twilight Sparkle]] as they're bonding in the second chapter of ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost''. When [[spoiler:Jewelius ([[TheUsurper now Equestria's king]]) [[JustBetweenYouAndMe reveals his crimes and true sociopathic nature]] to Twilight's [[HeroWithBadPublicity disgraced]] friends, brother and mentor]] in the [[WhamEpisode 11th chapter]], [[spoiler:he jokingly mentions the song's title when he tells them that Twilight ([[CorruptTheCutie whom he has manipulated to renounce her loved ones]] and [[DarwinistDesire wants to bear him powerful heirs]]) has accepted his proposal to become his queen]].

* [[spoiler:Love is an Open Door]] from {{Disney/Frozen}}. Subverted, since [[spoiler: Hans was never in love with Anna and was actually lying and manipulating her into believing that he was]].

* "Evil Love" from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''. An EarWorm which will stay in your head for WEEKS