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== Other Examples ==
* [[Don Bluth]] uses this trope in most of his musicals.
** The Grand Duke of Owls gets ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU7ooJlcDUc We Hate The Sun]'' and ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4oUduaHsNs&feature=related Tweedle-le-dee]'' in ''[[Rock-a-Doodle]]''.
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** ''Creature De La Nuit'' from ''[[An American Tail|An American Tail IV: The Mystery of the Night Monster]]''. The film wasn't directed by Don Bluth, but it's a direct-to-video sequel to the original film, which ''was'' directed by Bluth.
* The sequels of ''[[The Land Before Time]]'' have a few: You got ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v76dvHxdVhU When You're Big]'', sung by a trio of teenage dinosaurs who are bullies towards the heroes, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbPgUsAdciw Eggs]'', sung by a pair of dinosaurs, singing about their obvious addictions, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VKeKtm-ZqM Who Needs You]'', sung by a pair of incompatible villains (essentially a vulture and a crocodile) about how they don't need each other, and ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMyX4kGTzX4 Very important Creature]'', sung by an egotistical Pterodactyl.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv3h57S3Rhw "Playing With the Big Boys Now"] sung by the High Priests of Ra in ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]''. Although these two are more like lackeys to the main antagonist of the story, they certainly have all the flair and menace of a good villain song.
** The Pharaoh's part in "Plagues" counts as well. "Then let my heart be hardened/ and never mind how high the cost may grow/ this will still be so/ I will ''never'' let your people go!"
*** Frankly, God's part in "Plagues" also counts, depending on your perspective. It sings in the voice of a [[Creepy Choir]] about sending scourge after scourge on the land without a hint of remorse.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aCEDD3cBJA&feature=related "Big and Loud"] sung by Darla Dimple in ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7oLcSnErSA part one] is used to deceive the protagonist, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTfUqgPUZoM&feature=related part two] is Darla's gloating monologue about her success and the unpleasant future in store for the heroes. Like any good animated villain song, the visuals are over-the-top spectacular.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evk75OFiGVU "No More Mr. Nice Guy"] (not to be confused with the Alice Cooper song of the same name), from ''[[The Swan Princess]]''. The sequel had "You Gotta Love It" and a third film had [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6MtxUNgA4E "Nothing But Bad Days Ahead"].
* The Rankin-Bass animated version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' - ''The Return of the King'' features a song, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXQJS3Yv0Y "Where there's a Whip There's a Way"], sung by ''orcs''. While this is one of the coolest song titles EVAR, it's still just plain wrong. It's arguably the stand-out number, although it's hard to compete with Glenn Yarborough singing Sam and Frodo to sleep on Mount Doom or with a number where Sam fantasizes about how if he had the Ring he would use its powers to turn the orcs and baddies into regular critters like raccoons and porcupines.<ref>
{{quote|'''Samwise the Strong:''' [[Narm Charm|BEHOLD... THE GARDENS OF MY DELIGHT!]] So shall I transform... the WORLD!<br />
'''Chorus:''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}am-piARxy4U "HAIL SAMWISE THE STRONG! THE SUN SHINES FOR THEE ALONE!"] }}
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[[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?|SO THE DWARVES SHALL DIE!]] }}
* "The Master of Everyone's Ears" from ''The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat''.
** Note that while [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPBS7dVrE1U "You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch"] from the original ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (animation)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]!'' special didn't qualify as this because it was sung as a voiceover, it did become this when the Grinch himself sang it in [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film)|the 2000 film]]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=PJwd86x81SI "It Feels So Good To Be Bad"] from ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]] 2''.
** Extra points for voice casting on this one. Red's actor was George Hearn, who won an Emmy for his portrayal of [[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|Sweeney Todd]]. Hence; razors.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOeK0Ig-H9g "B Movie Show"] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOWUgioSvsE "Cutting Edge (More More More)"] from ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]'' both have elements of the [[Villain Song]].
** "Cutting Edge" is more of a direct Villain Song, as the appliances in the parts shop prove that [[Dark Is Not Evil]].
* ''[[South Park]]: [[The Movie|Bigger, Longer and Uncut]]'' arguably has three examples. The most typical is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJo0_llL1Q8 "I Can Change], which [[Complete Monster|Saddam Hussein]] sings to convince [[Satan]] not to conquer Earth without him. Satan himself as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X13Kb_DktHg "Up There"], but while it gives his motivation it's actually a poignant [["I Want" Song]] about how he dreams of escaping Hell to live on Earth. The [[Moral Guardians|Mothers Against Canada]] also have [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAYMJnO9LBQ "Blame Canada"], though they're arguably more [[Anti-Villain|Anti Villains]], especially near the end.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNbw1kUDp5M "(Money Is Such) A Beautiful Word"] from ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]''. It's not an outstanding number, but hey, it's got [[Tony Jay]] in it.
** Also, '[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DefiSJPHi4E God's Little Creatures]', which starts off as a sweet song, but becomes this after the Doctor reveals his true self.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW7Ix6VN7Ao "What Do We Care"], the [[
* Easily the worst villain song is the Villain song by Marvin McNasty from ''[[Pound Puppies]] and The Legend of Big Paw''. It's just him screaming a bad parody of 'Hoochie Coochie Man'. Then a random Jazz Elvis thing happens, tears of hysteria rolled down from the viewer's eyes at how bad it is.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWqX8X7HBBc "The Money Cat"] from ''[[Gay Purr-ee]]''.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-Wm25T6Qs "Toxic Love"] from ''[[Fern Gully]] the Last Rainforest''. Done by a certain [[Tim Curry]], also known as [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show|Dr. Frank-N-Furter]], as the character Hexxus, whose behavior exhibits an obvious homage to Curry's aforementioned role.
** There is also a fan made [[Gender Flip|FEMALE]] cover that is, quite frankly, so awesome that it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8_WBqpdu2g&feature=related deserves to be on this list].
** "Don't Fall in Love" from ''[[Beauty and
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSGIZp9bBK4 "My Name Is Mok"] in ''[[Rock and Rule]]''. Noteworthy because the producers somehow got ''Lou Reed'' to sing it.
* Of course ''[[Shrek]]'' subverts it every way it can. The main villain of ''Shrek 2'' gets not one, but two songs: The first one is the self-titled "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX8a2YYlP88 Fairy Godmother Song]", a cheerful upbeat ditty about how she wants to help everyone; the second comes complete with an ominous orchestra and backing choir.... except the song in question is "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkP8CgCPFbY&feature=related Holding Out for a Hero]".
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*** Played straight in the Broadway musical, which gives Lord Farquaad two songs: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYZTGpgv5d4 What's Up Duloc?]", where he sings about his plans to conform the kingdom to his ideals, and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N-kEPeVDpE The Ballad of Farquaad]", where he sings about the turbulent relationship with his father and his mother's death that led to where he is. Of course, being Shrek, it was all very tongue-in-cheek: turns out {{spoiler|Daddy was Grumpy.}}
** There's also a [[Crowning Moment of Funny|completely ridiculous]] song as performed by "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJAfXaziIwM Monsieur Hood]" and his merry men. Now, [[Fridge Logic|why Robin Hood is French I'll never know...]]
*** Possibly a case of [[Shown Their Work]], as Sir Robin of Loxley was a noble before turning bandit; which at the time would have made him more than likely to be of Norman (French) heritage. And considering that the Normans would have been seen as [[Fridge Brilliance|invading villains by the predominantly Saxon and Celtic populace...]]
**** Ah, except most versions of Robin Hood that pay attention to the Norman/Saxon rivalry use Robin's older origin of being a poor forester or a servant before being outlawed.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThzGN9Qv5Y "When I'm the King of Wonderland"] in ''[[The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland]]''. (Watch out for the Wizard's [[Deranged Animation]] face at 2:05! You have been warned!)
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsKxvYVYgLA Who is the Boss?]" from ''[[Felix the Cat]]: The Movie''. Not sung by the villain himself, but it's sung to praise how much of powerful man the Duke of Zill is. Plus he introduces the song by saying a few interesting lines. {{spoiler|Have your fun, as long as I ''let you'' have fun!}}
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* A ''[[Veggie Tales]]'' movie, one about Daniel and the Lion's Den, where the wisemen (played by three Scallions) sing a song called "Oh No!" where they plot Daniel's downfall. Their techniques get sillier as they go on, and they're soon talking about using him as a "table to play Scrabble on" which leads into a great rhyme of Babylon.
** Then there's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS0T57GOwPo "The Bunny Song"] in "Rack, Shack, and Benny", about idolizing a chocolate rabbit. This one caused a lot of controversy, and the creators use a rewritten version of the song on CDs and sing-along tapes. Amusingly, the back up singers have the same verses, with the main baddie scolding them and warning that they'll get tummy aches.
*** And then they clumsily [[Bowdlerize
*** Well, what do you expect? It's a children's series that tries to teach them about Christianity; would they leave it un-Bowdlerized if they were going to be showing it out of context, with the main plot line providing no guidance back to the right thing? Picture what would happen if they did; not a pretty sight for kids who took it too seriously.
** The French Peas taunt the Hebrews in the desert with the catchy "Keep Walking" in "Josh and the Big Wall."
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* Queen Scheherazade from "Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time" has "Being Mean is My King of Fun".
* Buxton from ''[[The Magic Roundabout|Dougal and the Blue Cat]]'' has ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4yStSP6B7I I am King]''.
* ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'' has one for the Once-ler, "How Bad Can I Be?," justifying his thneed business ruining the environment. People agree that [[Crowning Music of Awesome|this is the best song in the film]].
** [http://www.myspace.com/the88/music/songs/biggering-original-demo-86644319 "Biggering"], an early version of the song is even more impressive.
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