Favorite Villain Songs?- Page 2

[After Eight]

Posted: 7/8/13 at 2:12am

All of Captain Hook's songs in Peter Pan, especially when performed by Cyril Ritchard.

Two superb comic songs with brilliant lyrics by E.Y. Harburg: "Never Be-Devil the Devil," and "Never Trust a Vigin," both performed by Cyril Ritchard.

From The Roar of the Greasepaint-The Smell of the Crowd: "A Wonderful Day Like Today," "Things to Remember," " Where Would You Be Without Me" all performed by Cyril Ritchard.

"Fiasco" in Coco is not the greatest song, but it gives the villain a chance to pull out all the stops. Rene Auberjonois scored a great success with it, and won a Tony Award. And in the York Theatre revival a few years back, David Turner did a great job with it.

[jo]

Posted: 7/8/13 at 2:44am

" ME " - Gaston's song from Beauty and the Beast. Sung by Hugh Jackman in this Australian production --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1byK6MccA4

[TrippyTrellis]

Posted: 7/8/13 at 3:37am

Comic villain songs: Mr. Applegate's "Those Were the Good Old Days" and Jud Fry's "Pore Jud Is Daid".

[GilmoreGirlO2]

Posted: 7/8/13 at 10:12am

Molasses to Rum" from 1776, because it implicates the "heroes", if you will, as culprits. Uncomfortable but important to consider, and electrifying to behold when done well. Not to mention stylistically the most daring song in the score.

Yes. This was my first thought. What a chilling song!

Some of my other favorites are “Evil Woman” (Xanadu) and “Poor Unfortunate Souls” (Little Mermaid).

[Rabekriegerin]

Posted: 7/8/13 at 6:32pm

The 2nd Act Reprise of "Rebecca" from the show of the same name.
Dracula's "The Longer I Live"... not as a story element, but for the sheer sound of it. It's beautiful.
On a wholly different note, I cannot *not* join in on "The Soviet Machine" from Chess.

[SantiagoE]

Posted: 9/9/13 at 12:33am

The Seven Deadly Virtues - Camelot
This Jesus Must Die - JCS
Dog Eat Dog - Les Misérables
Lonely Room - Oklahoma!
Reviewing the Situation - Oliver!
Where Will You Stand When the Flood Comes? - Parade
Spread a Little Sunshine - Pippin
Mea Culpa - Sweeney Todd
Cool, Cool, Considerate Men - 1776

[Fan123]

Posted: 9/9/13 at 5:01am

Was I Wazir - Kismet
Bon Voyage - Candide
To keep my love alive - A Connecticut Yankee
This is not over yet - A Very Potter Sequel
Guys like Potter - A Very Potter Sequel
What you feel - Buffy: Once More With Feeling
Tell me - Marie Christine
Assassins (the entire thing)

[PTOPhan]

Posted: 9/9/13 at 11:23pm

Answering some previous posts, and adding other thoughts:

Reviewing the Situation - Oliver!-- is a great song, although I have a hard time treating Fagin as the villain. He's funny and he does feed a bunch of homeless kids. I think the villain in Oliver is Bill Sykes, rather than Fagin.

Heffalumps and Woozles- Winnie the Pooh -- what a GREAT song. I didn't recall any villains in the short movie, however.

"Stars", "Soliloquy" from Les Miserables -- I think Javert is indeed the villain in Les Mis; Thenardier, although an utterly revolting character, is too silly to be completely villainous. I'm crazy about his "Master of the House," and "Thenardier Waltz," however -- especially the reprise, where he sings, "This one is broke, that's one's a Jew, this one is queer, but what can you do?" As an aside, the odious Thenardier seems more accepting of gay people than are most members of the Republican party.

"Mary Poppins" -- Stage production: "Brimstone and Treacle."

Also, "Poor Fool He makes me Laugh," is sung by Carlotta in the "Phantom of the Opera." I don't see her as the villain, but as more of a comic foil. If the Phantom himself is a villain, my favorite Phantom song AS VILLAIN rather than unrequited lover is "Down Once More." (My favorite song in the universe is the love song "MOTN," where the Phantom doesn't sound very villainous at all.)

Another great villainous protagonist song, which happens to be hilarious, is "Have a Little Priest," from "Sweeney Todd."

[adam.peterson44]

Posted: 9/10/13 at 12:19am

My favorites:
You'll be a dentist from Little shop of horrors
Those were the good old days from Damn yankees
Hellfire from Hunchback (film)
Gaston and its reprise from Beauty and the beast
The Soviet machine


And regarding Javert - I can't think of anything he does that is villainous. He is chasing a criminal who escaped parole. Is he tragically determined to the point of not being able to adapt to life's gray areas or let small things go? Absolutely. But that makes him unable to function in real life, not evil. In the story, he functions as antagonist rather than villain.

[tamra2]

Posted: 9/10/13 at 9:57am

Killer Instinct from Bring It On

[TooManyLegs]

Posted: 9/10/13 at 11:55am

I'll echo "Nobody Steps on Kafritz" (as well as "Poor Little Person") from HENRY, SWEET HENRY and "Bon Voyage" from CANDIDE.

Also "Me and My Town" from ANYONE CAN WHISTLE.

Oh, and depending on how you view Margaret White, "Eve Was Weak" from CARRIE.

Updated On: 9/10/13 at 11:55 AM

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 9/10/13 at 12:18pm

"Stars", "Soliloquy" from Les Miserables -- I think Javert is indeed the villain in Les Mis; Thenardier, although an utterly revolting character, is too silly to be completely villainous. I'm crazy about his "Master of the House," and "Thenardier Waltz," however -- especially the reprise, where he sings, "This one is broke, that's one's a Jew, this one is queer, but what can you do?" As an aside, the odious Thenardier seems more accepting of gay people than are most members of the Republican party.

In the novel, Thenardier is actually portrayed as the true villain. At the end of the novel, he becomes involved in the slave trade. Thenardier is basically portrayed as everything that's wrong with humanity. He's not as overly threatening as Javert, but he's threatening in his own way. And whereas Javert is working off of a moral compass or what he deems as one, Thenardier is only out for himself.

Something that fascinates (and, frankly, kind of irks) me about the musical is how they took this character and made him likeable just by giving him some funny songs.

Updated On: 9/10/13 at 12:18 PM

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 9/10/13 at 6:18pm

Sammy Glick - You're No Good - What Makes Sammy Rum

Updated On: 9/10/13 at 06:18 PM

[Sant]

Posted: 9/11/13 at 3:48pm

"Justice will be done" - MARTIN GUERRE
"Kiss of the Spider Woman" - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
"And Eve was weak" - CARRIE (though it's a duet)