Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Nelson3
Swing Joined: 9/14/21
#1Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/14/21 at 6:15pm
Hello hello
I made a post on here a little while ago asking for help finding a song to add to my D&D characters fake jukebox musical playlist, and ended up finding the perfect one, so here I am again!
For this one, the main character is about 15 years old, and has basically been looking for someone who will know him and love him for his whole life. He's just met a girl who's a couple years older, like 16 - 17, thinks she's incredibly cool, and immediately develops a huge crush on her. They enter a relationship, which will end up later being extremely toxic, but for the moment, to him it feels absolutely perfect and almost too good to be true.The girl is extremely manipulative, but he's totally blind to all of the red flags at first.
Does anyone know any songs that would fit?
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#3Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/14/21 at 6:41pm
"Shiksa Goddess" was made for this scenario
Hairspray0901
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/08
#4Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/14/21 at 7:02pmIn “9 to 5” they have Get Out and Stay Out - which is about getting out of a toxic relationship… maybe they have one somewhere about getting into one, too.
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#5Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/16/21 at 11:54am
Say No to This- Hamilton
MattieIce2018
Leading Actor Joined: 5/8/19
#6Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/16/21 at 12:15pm
I think a lot of All You Wanna Do from Six would work for this - the first two verses especially, Howard is completely blind to the manipulation of the men she's with and it's only toward the end that she starts to see the pattern.
#7Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/16/21 at 12:24pm
“You Love Who You Love” - Bonnie & Clyde
A lovely duet by two women who are in love with their men, the fact they are career felons be damned!
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#8Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/16/21 at 12:27pmHere's the thing: you can't sing about falling into a toxic relationship without knowing you are in a toxic relationship. It has to be retrospective.
saxpower
Featured Actor Joined: 9/14/16
#9Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/16/21 at 2:47pm
More about rejecting a healthy relationship but entering an unhealty one- "Barbra Song" from Threepenny Opera.
CopleyScott17
Understudy Joined: 5/5/19
#10Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/16/21 at 4:47pm
"I Don't Know How To Love Him"
fosterfan2
Broadway Star Joined: 8/7/11
#11Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/16/21 at 4:56pm
This one is about trying to get OUT of a toxic relationship: "Knowing When to Leave ". Promises,Promises
fosterfan2
Broadway Star Joined: 8/7/11
#12Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/16/21 at 4:56pm
This one is about trying to get OUT of a toxic relationship: "Knowing When to Leave ". Promises,Promises
MemorableUserName
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/27/19
#13Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/16/21 at 5:41pm
Interesting, though perhaps expected, that most of the examples people are coming up with are women falling into toxic relationships.
"What's the Use of Wondrin'" from Carousel would work if you don't care about the genders being reversed from your scenario, OP.
MemorableUserName
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/27/19
#14Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/16/21 at 5:44pm"As Long as He Needs Me" from Oliver!, or the gender flipped "As Long as She Needs Me" (as popularized by Sammy Davis Jr.)
Fan123
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/30/08
#15Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/17/21 at 2:37am
Maybe you could use a standard love song, which could be reinterpreted as containing foreshadowing that a new relationship is not going to be great? For example:
'Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful' (Cinderella) - what if she really is just the sweet invention of a lover's dream.
'I've Got Beginner's Luck' (An American In Paris) - maybe the first time that you're in love, you aren't the best judge of character of your beloved.
#16Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/17/21 at 12:52pmFrom Waitress, “When He Sees Me” is about avoiding potentially bad relationships. And “Never Ever Getting Rid of Me” is basically a song from a stalker’s point of view; tho made cute and funny, not terrifying. :-O
#17Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/17/21 at 1:59pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "“Tomorrow” from ANNIE"
I am sure you are being sarcastic - and I can’t stop laughing!
#18Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/17/21 at 2:01pm
fosterfan2 said: "This one is about trying to get OUT of a toxic relationship: "Knowing When to Leave ". Promises,Promises"
Nice choice! I had forgotten about this one. This song is a true heartbreaker.
#19Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/17/21 at 5:02pm
Already in a toxic relationship
Funny Girl:
Who are you now
His is the only music that makes me dance
Square Peg2
Understudy Joined: 10/27/13
#20Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/17/21 at 6:40pm
My top 3 in this category would be
You Love Who You Love - Bonnie & Clyde
What's the Use of Wondrin' - Carousel
Heart of Stone - Six
L_Ash826
Swing Joined: 10/11/17
#22Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/17/21 at 7:00pm
Not exactly a tear jerker:
“Move (You’re Steppin’ On My Heart)” from Dreamgirls
#23Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/18/21 at 12:41pm
Avenue Q's "There's a Fine Fine Line"
#24Songs about falling into a toxic relationship?
Posted: 10/18/21 at 2:11pm
My choice: "Maybe I Like it This Way"- from Andrew Lippa's "The Wild Party".
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