Foe Yay/Music
Examples of Foe Yay in Music include:
- "Hate 2 Love Her" by Blake Lewis is a perfect example of this trope:
I know that I hate her, even though I love her |
- "I Can't Decide" by the Scissor Sisters - as seen in Doctor Who!
- t.A.T.u.'s "Friend or Foe?". Don't believe it? Check YouTube for the staggering numbers of fanvids with this theme.
- Along the same line of thought is "Perfect Enemy".
Why should I welcome your dominations? |
- T.a.t.U really has a thing for this.
- "You don't turn me off..." Huh.
- T.a.t.U really has a thing for this.
- "I Hate Everything About You", by Three Days Grace. Considering the titular lines are 'I hate everything about you, why do I love you?' it's a pretty clear cut example of this trope.
- "Oi To The World" by the Vandals.
- The Vocaloid song "Rondo of Sun and Moon". Foe Yay being pretty much the main theme, is full of lines that suggests that the two characters have this major love/hate relationship going on.
From when our gazes met, we were attracted to each other / I want to leave a scar on your back that will never disappear. |
- Ludo's "Love Me Dead" is all about this trope.
Love me cancerously |
- "Passive" by A Perfect Circle can easily be interpreted this way.
- "Face to Face" by Siouxsie and the Banshees, used in the movie Batman Returns to neatly sum up the tumultuous UST-laden relationship between Batman and Catwoman.
- It may or may not be there in the lyrics, but one of the iron rules of fanvidding is that any ship of this nature will inevitably inspire a vid set to "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails (the "I want to fuck you like an animal" song).
- "Descent of the Archangel" from Kamelot's Faustian Concept Album Epica is nothing but Mephisto hitting on Ariel in song.
- "Nemeses" by Jonathan Coulton. Especially noticeable in the third verse.
- Even more obvious in earlier live versions (like this one)--the chorus's first two lines were as follows:
Could it be that you and me |
- "Then Again, Maybe Not" by Kirby Krackle.
Hey, here's a thought when you're done kickin' my face in. You and me grab a bite, and some flirty conversation |
- "What Have You Done Now" by Within Temptation is about two lovers who are also mortal enemies.
- "Skullcrusher Mountain" by Jonathan Coulton
- "Blue Like You" by The Megas, a Mega Man fan song, portrays Flash Man as feeling this towards Mega Man.
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