_Timestamps, because there aren't any yet!_ 0:00 - _Unleash The Magic_ 3:05 - _We Will Stand for Everfree_ 5:06 - _Open Up Your Eyes_ 8:21 - _This Day Aria_ 10:35 - _Battle of The Bands_ (P.S. unrelated, but Gloriosa really reminds me of Charlie from DST. i think it's the eyes...)
I think it was bc they were mad that they made the ponies human, like idk why they were complaining, they weren't even the target audience to begin with😭
I absolutely love the songs lmao I just pretend the movie doesn't exists, it helps that you don't really need the knowledge of equestria girls to fully watch mlp fim
@@juliabeewastaken It’s Because The movies are genuinely really bad, other than rainbow rocks which is decent, equestria girls just can’t use the same suspension of disbelief the show does for me, like fact Cinch learns magic exists and she decides to use it to win a high school tournament, also the fact in everfree the reasonable businessman is portrayed as the villain even though he went out of his way to give them more time just because they can’t afford it. Also these movies that are at least 70 minutes use the same pacing as a 25 minute episode.
@@lollivee6770 I feel the the movies are okay but they were as you said,fast paced.Also I honestly didn't like the human version of twilight in the legond of everfree movie. Like all of her friends were also going threw the thing of getting powers but she had to make it all about her.Not to mention the fact that sunset simmer was trying to help twilight feel better about being a villain but twilight didn't care and again,was making it all about her.
@@simple_snowflake yeah, That’s What really made me dislike Legend of ever free, like cinemare sins said what Sunset really should’ve told her is that she was being delusional for think she was the center of everything going on
"MLP is for kids." -Peer pressure -Guilt-tripping/Manipulation -Childhood trauma -examples of AvPD and OCD -Using violence instead of reason -Slavery -Using people for your own benefit (There's probably more that I missed but this is what I can remember)
Mlp creators:we just need some villain songs. They don't have to be fire, nor so good that you can listen to them 14 years later. Mlp song writers, musicians and singers: make them absolute fire. Got it.
"We Will Stand For Everfree" hits so different. Whenever I hear her say "We will stand for Everfree!" I can't get the thought that she's singing "Forever free!" Instead, and it's honestly not far from her motive. She wanted to be free from the guy who's buying the camp that her and her family has had since forever, and she only wanted to keep it, "forever free."
As a kid I never thought about these things, “friendship is magic and therefore always correct”, but now I feel like “no no, the villains have a point”
“MLP is for little girls, grow up!” The villains are a pure example of some actual troubles. Midnight Sparkle was forced into an action she soon regretted. Isn’t that peer pressure? Gloriosa was about to lose something she loved, and declared a fight against it, no matter it was trapping the people she swore to defend. Tempest/Fizzlepop experienced childhood trauma and was left alone the rest of her life. Chrysalis is a manipulator who had a high chance of marrying someone who they didn’t even love. The Dazzlings wanted to enslave the whole school and could’ve even got what they wanted if Sunset Shimmer didn’t step in to help the mane 6.
Midnight sparkle and gloriosa go even deeper with their themes. Midnight was coerced into doing that in order to keep the reputation of her school, which would lead to her graduating as top student from a well respected high school. That would greatly improve her chances at further higher education and job prospects Gloriosa wasn't just about to lose something, she was about to lose something due to capitalism. Now corruption in capitalism is a common theme in cartoons in general, but it's still a huge issue that exists to this day
“This Day Aria” has the honor of being the first villain song of the show, and the franchise as a whole. Prior to that, all music were happy-go-lucky songs (not to say they're bad, “Winter Wrap Up” and “The Smile Song” are still bops). But when “The Day Aria” came up, it just hit differently. All of a sudden, it was like, “Holy crap, that got real dark.” Also, songs in Seasons 1 and 2 were never used to display drama and despair. So, yeah. “This Day Aria” was a major turning point for the franchise as a whole and remains one of my favourite songs in all of MLP.
The guilt tripping, peer pressure, and trying to get Twilight to take on the all of the responsibility for the games is so accurate to nowadays high schools.
@nite-owl4689 I don't fully understand what they said buy I'll try to elaborate. Basically, they're saying that in Unleash The Magic, they are peer pressuring Twilight to open the locket thingy. Throughout the entire movie, they treated Twilight differently because of whatever reason. Most likely because of her intelligence, then when the games opened, the principal (??) put all the pressure on her because of her application to some sort of school. ( I think). In high school or even middle school, students get peer pressured to do all sort of things that they don't want to do. And similar to the movie, people get treated differently for any reason. Intelligence, different interests, etc. That's all I got. 😅
@@nite-owl4689I also think they are talking about how people cheat on tests and stuff and get guilt tripped to do things they don’t want to do for extra credit and stuff. And teachers being mean because they can.
I just love when cartoons for kids are actually making villians understandable instead of "I wanna destroy the world cause I have a bad day" we have "I just wanna eat to stay alive" or "I just wanna be normal again".That is something that every villian should have
They hit DIFFERENT because FOUR of the FIVE were movies. AND the #2 slot was "This Day Aria"... which HONESTLY, was a HUGE turning point for the show. It became MORE than just funny bits and friendship problems. It BECAME the Friendship Is Magic that we all know and love.
I don’t think thats true at all tho, Luna and Celestia’s tail is probs one of the more relatable ones in My Little Pony and a very ‘realistic’ theme. Night Mare moon had good motivations for what she did and wasn’t a very childish villain either.
Like "This day aria" was a special, with parts. Basically anything that was a special or movie had super good music. "Our town" in the special, "Cutie Map" was a really good one too. I think any show that is suppose to be a BIG change in the fandom is treated with LOTS of effort and I LOVE that!
I personally think the problems in MLP are really real well thought out. I mean sure, the solution is “friendship” all the time, but the problems itself are really good. Like protecting nature, peer pressure, perfectionist…etc
I learned a lot from mlp- like help. I don't lie often, I learned to be kind and as generous as I can make myself, loyal to my bsf. Honestly a lot of my friends talk about each other behind their backs, I dislike it. My one bsf all the way I laugh at whatever I can, it honestly feels good- but screw magic. It's not like people have the power of MAGIC ✨ So I mean yeah, I learned a lot. I'm a better person for watching this child's show. DANG that was a cringey paragraph
@deal-with-it. Im watching it rn I'm 12 turning 13 this year, I am learning stuff from it, I provably learnt a bit as a kid but I didn't watch it enough
I love "This Day Aria," partly because Queen Chrysalis is my favorite MLP villain. But I also think I love it because of the sharp contrast between Chrysalis and Cadance's parts. Switching from a selfish and cruel imposter to a loving and disheartened princess makes them feel even more evil or good than they might all on their own.
‘This Day Aria’ is still another one of my favorites Edit: How is this the comment that gets me thousands of likes 😂! I’m glad you all agree with me though.
These are all so so deep. Unleash the magic: Sadly our world does not see the peer pressure people have to endure. But once they commit a crime, the whole world goes against them. This song gives a perfect message to understand the dangers of peer pressure and what it could do to a person. We must learn how to HELP these people and not leave them to pressure. Everfree: One word. Addiction. Gloriosa is the type of person who wouldn't want to open up to anyone to make everyone feel safe and happy. However, this can only continue to a certain point. As her problems continued to increase, it got harder for her to continuously smile. She started using magic to overcome her problems and make them feel like a feather. "Trust me, this is for your own good. Don't be afraid. Nature is our friend." Today we all have these "SAY NO TO DRUG" signs everywhere. But do they show these people what they could do? How they can help? If they are willing to help? No. Because society does NOT care about any of us. They just put up this sign, thinking it would help these people. They do not go deeper than that. I believe this is the message of this song. Open up your eyes: Tempest has a really really good point here. She shows how the real world does not work with all “friendship, magic, and cute stories”. This song is merely referencing to our real-world events, teaching us to stand our ground and how we have to be INDEPENDENT. It shows how not everyone in this world is all trustable and that there is a betrayal laid out like a trap. That’s exactly why we have to OPEN our eyes and stop DEPENDING on people. This day Aira: Manipulation. This shows how it can grow into something disgusting when you want something deeply. We may call Chrysalis a villain for trapping Cadence etc, but this is something that we all have done once in our lifetime. Or, this is basically your typical average middle school girl who is doing whatever it takes to steal your boyfriend, lol. Battle of the Bands: This song shows the constant competition we have in our lives. This includes social media, politics, and even religion. If you realize, replying to someone with simple negativity is super normalized in our generation. We don't know each other, but to prove our points, we EAT ourselves up!
Tempest's song was also really foreshadowing with the part that you cant trust everyone. She trusted the Storm King to restore her horn. Yet he betrayed her and tried to kill her.
The “unleash the magic” chorus is the scariest children’s song verse I’ve ever seen Edit: by scary I mean -as someone replied - it’s supposed to be scary in a sense that can make you feel your sins crawl down your back. Which is what makes it scary. But this is just my opinion.
Unleash the magic, unleash the magic If we lose, then you're to blame They all have used it, maybe abused it So then why can't we do the same? Unleash the magic, unleash the magic We're not friends here after all Our only interest in this business Is seeing Canterlot High School fall Spooky
this day aria is a legend, i still sing it every now and then. as a kid i was terrified for candice bc the ending of the song literally sang “oh the wedding we wont make” and proceeded to show the big sclera of the bad candice (the name isnt ringing right now lmao), and i think thats where a part of my anxiety awoke aldkslkdkd. sounds bad but after a few years, i have grown to love musicals and this one is the first few i knew, so i appreciate it very much as an art now!
"It's up to you to NOT FAIL this time!!" I really heard the peer pressure other students were putting Twilight and I love that part of the song and they said like "to NOT. FAIL. THIS. TIME" They were so specific in that line
I remember how "Unleash the magic" made me burst out laughing the first time, because it was such a sudden villain song coming from people who spend the whole movie going "we're not the bad guys, they are." Sure, like the good guys suddenly burst in daunting, synchronised chorus.
@@SkSkNutella I think i did the same thing but _oddly_ because i know what was gonna happened and was like “Oh no she's gonna messed up this, IT'S TOO EMBARASSING-”
@@jacklyntree7752literally, the storyline in the equestria girls movies is awesome. Especially this one (i forgot the name) and the character design is *chefs kiss* Edit: friendship games
I remember watching the episodes when I was little, with the 'This Day Aria' plot, and I was in a constant state of shock and awe---Friendship is Magic, but what happens when none of your friends believe you?
....I didn't even notice that- I mean yes I saw the lesson to never doubt yourself even when nobody else believes in you but in that stand point I didn't even think of it that way
Everyone assumed Twilight was just fussing about her brother. But like...Man I remember watching that premier and being right there with twilight understanding the head spinning filling of "but..but?? Aren't we supposed to trust each other??"
I definitely agree with Open Up Your Eyes. It's the one i have experienced personally and when I first heard it. I didn't see her as the villain anymore. She literally did everything she did to be returned to normal so she could be accepted and be a part of her people again cause they rejected her simply for being different. And even in that she was used and abused. She was seen as a tool.
I think my favorite part about "We will stand for Everfree" is the double meaning of the chorus! It can be read eather as "We will stand for Everfree", so for the camp which is named "Everfree", or it can be read as "We will stand, forever free", as in standing your ground and becoming free for eternity, which is what Gloriosa believed to gain from isolating the camp. It's really smart lyric writing!
This day Aira is definitely the best of these in my opinion, because it provides excellent contrast between Chrysalis and Cadance, and it's also dramatic as heck
it's still odd that people consider MLP to only be for little girls when songs like these exist. Unleash the magic- manipulation and peer pressure We Will Stand for Everfree- fighting high corporations/the rich Open Up Your Eyes- childhood trauma This Day Aria- forcing someone to love you when you have no desire for them other than to benefit you and other people Battle of The Bands- slavery and even sounds outside these 5, there's a lot of deep and real world problems in MLP that people overlook simply because of all the bright colors and magic themes. the first episode was literally about brining darkness for eternity, freezing temps, plant life would wither, possibility's of hitting comets or meteors, basically doomsday. there's more to MLP than just friendship and magic, it's filled to the brim with lots of very serious topics and it does it in such a way that kids and even adults will understand.
For the most part I agree with your assessment about what topics each villain song covers, but for Battle of the Bands I'd say it was more about unhealthy competitiveness/losing the spirit of competition rather than slavery. Yes, the goal of the Dazzlings was to enslave the high schoolers, but the moral of the overall movie and the Battle of the Bands song was that competition can create an unhealthy environment under the wrong circumstances so we shouldn't lose sight of the true spirit of competition.
@@ScytheCurie I could unstand that, I just mostly saw it as slavery considering it wasn't of freewill and it was directlt serving to the Dazzlings is all
idk why but when i was like 7y/o, all the lines in that Chrysalis says "mine", or she talks of shining armor in a posesive way, always made me feel nervous and uncomfortable, the way she treats and talks about him like and object without importance, since at the same time she is so posesive, always scared me when i was a kid, and made me realize how scary and horrible is to think as someone like your property. even when i was young, i realized that being in that kind of relationship was horrifiyng and unwishable. So basicly this song saved me from end in a toxic relationship 💀✌ also sorry for my bad write, my first languaje isn't english🤡
@@mlpsecrets7931 Cadance’s voiceacter (sorry, I don’t know who right off the top of my head) DEFINITELY bumps it up, I totally agree. I love the lyrics too, but the contrast between the characters is definitely the stronger element
I never realized just how good they were at singing! This is like broadway type music, and the singers have a lot of emotion; casting for this show definitely wasn't half-assed lol
I mean they pretty much got a lot of big name actors to just be on the show at one point or another over the years. Show took itself quite seriously for a cartoon even when given a big benefit of the doubt.
I always thought that “friendship” is always used for good, but after Cozy glow said “Friendship isn’t magic, *ITS POWER* ” because it’s true, friendship is power. Wanna know how many powerful beings they defeated with friendship? Plus, who said friendship can’t be bad either. “Why pretend we’re all the same, when some of us shine brighter!” Is also very true.
I'm kinda shocked "Our Town" wasn't on here. That song is... haunting. It's just so happy and upbeat, but the subtext is absolutely horrifying. A cult hiding in plain sight, trying to manipulate as many people as possible into accepting their twisted designs.
@@abigaildiamante9096 "... In Our Town, in Our Town / We don't complicate / When you learn to simplify / Life is oh, so great..." Starlight's town was entirely about the death of the self, conformity, and blind obedience. Brainwashing and manipulation to a horrifying, unnerving degree. And I'm sorry, but when someone calls their small community a "utopia" I get a little nervous. Scariest part, things like that *happen in real life.* More than you could possibly imagine.
@@randomname7269 both of them are absolutely amazing, but this day aria is what i prefer because 1. its my childhood so i feel nostalgic and 2. i am soooo in love with how the singing changes quite visible when the singer changes from Chrysalis to Cadence!
This Day just really hits different for me. Imagine singing the good side and the evil side with the same voice yet making it seem like they were completely two different people
Whoever is doing the backing vocals/"ah-ah"s in the backgrounds of all the sirens' songs is a legend they're so quiet but they're high key my favorite thing to listen for
the higher pitch one is Aria and slightly lower is Sonata, both amazing of course and their voices together are amazing, I'd say you mainly hear aria to be fair, hope this helps!! Btw: If you search up 'battle of the bands just aria and sonata' you will have just the 'ah ah' parts really :))
@@royalty6073 wait what- and here ive been thinking that aria had the lower pitched voice bc of her speaking voice, ig not. welp my crush on her still lingers
This day Aria is honestly the best My Little Pony villain song in my opinion. The two different sides and the rhythm, I listen to that song on repeat everytime, I have it stuck in my head. Nothing beats the song, plus, it's also calming. Chrysalis and Princess Cadence both have beautiful singing voices.
Honestly I think mlp has so many great songs. They're one of the reasons why I loved the show so much as a child. I dont really know about the the more recent seasons and songs bc I stopped keeping up at some point but I think the show was always pretty strong in terms of music even with the more silly little songs
Honestly, Gloriosa, even though she's a villain, is truly very kind, the only reason she turned evil was because she got got corrupted while trying to do the right thing I know Everfree wasn't all the popular but I actually enjoyed it! :]
Honestly to me she isn't the villain since she was just trying to protect everyone from rich so basically that rich guy whatsoever is the villain cuz "everfree" is the entire thing that made this movie happen so he's the villain
Some of these remind me of those Disney movies that were dark as fuck that we didn't get how dark it actually was as a kid but when we grow up we get it. More so 'we will stand for everfree' and 'open your eyes' legit huge Disney vibes
Your point of view unleash the magic: you've always wanted endless knowledge stand forever free: you saved your home by force. open up your eyes: you had terrible friends in the past this day aria: you love your husband but someone loves him for power. battle of bands: you like to turn people against each other.
The most iconic songs from rainbow rocks; " under out spell" " welcome to the show" "Tricks up my sleeve" Also can we all agree that even though we barely got to hear "tricks up my sleeve", that it was AMAZING??
Camp is so iconic. The sounds in her voice and vocals are so demonically powerful and beautiful. “FOR EVERFREE FOR EVERMOREE!” And “LET THEM COME, NOW LET THEM TRY!” WE FR “WILL STAND FOR EVERFREE!” 🥰😍
In my humble opinion, Open Up Your Eyes is the best out of all these. I'm definitely biased because me and Tempest hold the same level of 'wow people are kinda shit' trauma but also, the cinematography and the way she sings
I always thought during "We will stand for Everfree" of the words being slightly changed. "We...Will... Stand! Forever free." This was more ironic to me since she is closing people in instead of 'freeing' them. LOVE the playlist btw! These songs do hit good.
Battle of The Bands is not about slavery, I do not know where anyone got that from that is so off the target I expected it to be satire. It's about manipulation 🤦♂️. In the song, they start off complimenting everyone to build up trust and merit so when they eventually branch off and feed them droplets of disharmony, it's seen as something out of goodwill. It's meant to be played off as something like a friendly competition but the thing about 'friendly competition' is that generally it's testing both of the participants skills, not trying to see who is better. While the Sirens most certainly wanted to control the ponies, the **SONG** is not about slavery. My God, people, think. 😑
I had no idea that "open up your eyes" was from MLP, even though I was in the fandom for so long- I recently watched a warrior cats MAP that used this song, and it was absolutely immaculate. They had a separate voice-acting part in the beginning and the end, but it was still super good-
Im a teenage boy and MLP (the original one not the new one) hits. I miss watching it as a kid. Although when I was younger I didn’t realize how dark it gets bc I was young and all I payed attention to was the cool ponys and all the magic stuff
Okay but MLP Rainbow Rocks in my opinion has the best songs ever! Like literally, the three main antagonists' songs were so soothing and hypnotizing everytime. Even the main characters, their tunes were so catchy there. Definately my favorite MLP movie
@@imatcpell1987 It's a spin-off from a franchise literally named Friendship is Magic lol. Of course the magic of friendship's gonna win. What did you expect?
What i think these songs mean: Unleash the magic: manipulation. Peer pressure/guilt trips to make u do something. Guilt in general. Wanting something that you know is wrong. That others will make u have. Knowing they will get what they want. And just using you. We Will Stand For EverFree: over protectiveness. In a hurtful way. Manipulation. Financial issues. captivity. Emotional problems. Or over attached to things that u care for. That soon get taken Open up your eyes: childhood trauma. Being left out. Being the odd one out. Being tuff to protect yourself. And not get hurt by others. By putting up a bar so your not vulnerable to others. This day Aria: Manipulation Towards others to get what you want. Acting. Being well at pretending. Maybe getting someone taken from u by someone else that's manipulative. Getting with someone even tho you don't care for them. Just for your own personal gain. Battle of the bands: Manipulation and slavery against other by turning others against one another. To get what you want for your own gain. Greed. Peer pressure. Fake compliments to make people get on your side. Fighting against one another.
" Unleash the magic, unleash the magic. If we lose, then you're to blame. Unleash the magic, unleash the magic. They all have used it, maybe abused it. So why can't we do the *same?* " These lyrics hit hard than when i stub my toe
Under Our Spell is the actual villain song, and while I like the track Battle of the Bands slightly better it's what it says on the tin: the climactic battle, tho the villain parts are excellent! Anyway great choice for compilation! If you made a sequel, I would consider "Better Way to be Bad"; it too hits uniquely. It's almost like a friendship song for bad guys, who distrust and misunderstand friendship, while accidentally flirting dangerously close to it. [cue Wreck-It Ralph meme]
I think why these songs slap so hard is because it's the first time we've heard (most of) these characters sing, as well as the fact that villain songs scratch some sort of itch and it's such a different vibe that hero songs don't become sinister enough to match
Plus, most media won't show the villains side. Do they know they're the villain? What are their motivations? Are they actually willing to do these actions? Are they being manipulated? Each villain has similar motives in Mlp:FIM, but they all have different reasons for doing so.
I personally have never understood the bad wrap that Chrysalis got. She was trying to help her hive. As she says in her song “No I don’t care for the groom in my heart there’s just no room” she has no room because she needs to keep her hive going and the only way she can do that that she knows of is to have her subjects eat of other’s love. If somebody had took the time to explain to her another option she wouldn’t have turned out the way she did.
Yes that makes a lot of sense. But I feel it all depends on the perspective that you look at. I agree about what you said about chrysalis trying to protect her hive. But from the perspective of the ponies they see them as monsters who want to ruin their town for no apparent reason. And this is what they thought until they saw spike with one of chrysalis' kind they were all like "get away from him" etc but like yeah I agree with you
So... Chrysalis I both love and it's a bit of a huh. We know now that the changelings had the ability to help themselves...but I wonder if something in the distant past changed that perception so Chrysalis had the perception to run the hive the way she did
Even though one of her subjects found a more sustainable solution, she basically told him to stfu even though it would make her subjects lives a lot better
I personally get to vibes from unleash the magic: 1. Educating the masses and toppling people in power 2. Being peer pressured/manipulated into manipulating others
Literally, most of the villains had decent reasons to do what they did. 3 out of 5 of these villains had reasons to do those things. We will stand for everfree: She didn’t want her camp that she had made happy memories of and took care of for most of her life to be ripped out of her hands by some greedy businessman who knows nothing. Open up your eyes: She got manipulated into thinking that storm shit would give her back her horn, he took advantage of her trauma. He knew she would desperately do anything for her horn, she just wanted to fit in. She thought that she was an outcast and a freak because of something she couldn’t control. This day Aria: Queen chrysalis had a kingdom to care for, the changlings had to feed off love to survive. Her people whom she literally gave birth to. They were dying of starvation, she couldn’t watch just them slowly die, so she did what she had to do to keep them and her alive, feed off the princess of love’s husband and the kingdom, yeah that wasn’t exactly the correct thing to do. But think in her perspective, her kingdom and her were living in bad conditions and couldn’t find food no matter where they looked, you and the people of your kingdom whom you literally gave birth to are literally slowly and painfully dying of starvation and have nearly no choice but to feed off another kingdom’s love to survive. Remember that one line in 9:23 where she has no room, her top priority is her kingdom, her children. When thorax does the sharing love thing, she feels hurt and betrayed. She has done so much for him she had fought hoof and horn just to feed him and he betrays her kind of, when starlight tries to give her a second chance. She feel angry and betrayed.
I watched the Equestria Girls movies when they were added to Netflix and forgot about them, but We Will Stand For Everfree got stuck in my head on regular basis even years after and I had no idea what it was from until I decided to rewatch all of them lmao
Like- why couldn’t the main 6 just have wait a bit??? Besties I don’t care if they’re trying to take over the world, their songs are killer. Literally.
From G1: "Family" from "The End of Flutter Valley Part II": I have issues with the story itself, but I love the apparent shout-out to Gilbert and Sullivan's _Ruddigore_ as the portraits of Hydia's deceased relatives step down from their frames. "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" from "The Ghost of Paradise Estate Part III". Squirk is reveling in his cruelty. "Inventing Is Such Fun" from "The Great Rainbow Caper". C. S. Lewis called losing sight of the end in the means "the subtlest of all snares."
Battle of the Bands was the song that awakened my mlp phase. Then when I heard Open up your Eyes, nothing can beat the classics, but it *defiantly* is one of my favs
My opinions: -Unleash the magic: I like the music and the words, especially because it talks about a serious them, which is manipulation and peer pressure, when I was kid, I loved it and now I understand why, I Iove songs with dark themes! I may not like EG Twilight but I can understand her! We will stand for everfree: I like the double sense of it, when Gloriosa says she wants free them but actually she trapped them with her power, the music is so calm but even glorious, I like it, Gloriosa remembers me a lot those villain who does bad things for a good and emotional reason (she wants to making everyone enjoying and save her camp because it was from her parents). -Open up your eyes: This songs talks about fake friendship etc.etc, I can relate a LOT with Tempest, even if I didn't watch the film. -This Day Aria: I like the duet with the fake Candence ( I forgot her name, help) and the real one, showing the two part of the story and the feeling they have from the groom, I love the meaning so dark and realistic of this song, since there are ppl who wants to marry you, because they can win something. -Battle of the bands: I love the Dazzling and ther songs (especially 'Under our spell'), they also a very good and manipulative villains, who wants to make people against each other for their profit and me, who actually likes villains than heroes, well, you can tell I went crazy for them! Their designs, the concept, their songs, EVERYTHING!
Open Up Your Eyes is basically tempest telling twilight that life is not always glitter and magic... it reminds me of like all those people who had to learn that at a young age because the world messed them up :(
I've always loved Battle Of The Bands and This Day Aria every since I first heard them, I clicked on this video just to make sure they were included as they should be. But I'm disappointed that Under Our Spell wasn't included because as much as I like Battle Of The Bands I think it was better.
I remember watching the Wedding arc and I was actually shocked when This Day Aria played and I was on the edge of my seat as a kid. And I had nightmares later on about this arc xD Battle of the Bands made me jam so hard tho
honestly all dazzlings songs are SO GOOD i think i love “welcome to the show” the most. but i agree this list for “open up your eyes” (i got goosebumps every time i hear it and i relate to the song a lot) and “this day aria” which is an ICONIC song i grew up with (this song literally made me rewatch the whole princess cadence marriage arc of mlp)
MLP: FiM had some of the best discography out of many TV series and cartoons. As someone that loves cartoons, I've never heard music quite like the music of this series. It's really hard to find a song you dislike in the series alone. This is my personal opinion- villain songs are some of the shows's best songs. They add that wonderful taste of drama and suspense that makes MLP unique to other shows. :) Edited to correct a few mistakes. :P
These are all bangers, especially all the siren girls songs ( I forgot their names 💀 ) and I was totally not lipsyncing to all of these in my bedroom at 11:50 pm
K-pop (My current entertainment) and MLP (My childhood entertainment) have this one thing in common... they both discuss deep and sad truths about various topics which are covered outwardly by magical, cute or fun themes.
*UNLEASH THE MAGIC* 0:00 I realize that you've always been an outcast It's not everyone at school who likes to think To find a student that's like you I've had one or maybe two But the good ones disappear before I blink Now I understand you have your reservations It's hard to have a brain as large as yours But if we don't win these games Well, I think I've made it plain What will happen if we have the losing scores Unleash the magic Unleash the magic If we lose, then you're to blame They all have used it Maybe abused it So then why can't we do the same? Call it power, call it magic If we lose, it will be tragic More important is the knowledge we have lost A chance like this won't come again You'll regret not giving in Isn't understanding magic worth the cost? Unleash the magic Unleash the magic We're not friends here after all Our only interest In this business Is seeing Canterlot High School fall What I'm suggesting's very simple And since it's win-win on all scores Let everyone to learn about the Magic that you have stored And as for me and all the others We only want what we deserve That our school will clinch the win And my legacy will endure Unleash the magic Unleash the magic If we lose, then it's a crime But we can win it If you begin it It's up to you to not fail this time Unleash the magic, free the magic now Unleash the magic, free the magic now Imagine all I'll learn by setting it free Now winning these games depends on me And the doors might open if I try to use it But the magic's really what I want to see Unleash the magic, free the magic Now *WE WILL STAND FOR EVERFREE* 3:05 I have waited for the day To send this greedy wolf away Now the magic is my salvation Gather close in my protection We... will... stand for Everfree! Behold the beauty of nature in all its glory No need to fear the vultures at the door Right here you have me to protect you Within these walls of thorns Forever free, forevermore! They have come into our domain Here to seal our camp in chains But we have held it for generations This is just a complication We... will... stand for Everfree! Trust in me, this is for your own good Don't be afraid, nature is our friend All of this beauty that surrounds us Every lovely bloom designed to defend Let them come, just let them try!I'm not about to say goodbye! This camp will be here throughout the ages Written into the history pages We... will... stand for Everfree! *OPEN UP YOUR EYES* 5:06 It's time you learned a lesson It's time that you understand Don't ever count on anybody else In this or any other land I once hoped for friendship To find a place among my kind But those were the childish wishes Of someone who was blind Open up your eyes See the world from where I stand Me, among the mighty You, caged at my command Open up your eyes Give up your sweet fantasy land It's time to grow up and get wise Come now, little one, open up your eyes We all start out the same With simple naive trust Shielded from the many ways That life's not fair or just But then there comes a moment A simple truth that you must face If you depend on others You'll never find your place [instrumental] And as you take that first step Upon a path that's all your own You see it all so clearly The best way to survive is all alone Open up your eyes See the world from where I stand Me, among the mighty You, caged at my command Open up your eyes And behold the faded light It's time to grow up and get wise Come now, little one, open up your eyes Open up your eyes! *THIS DAY* 8:21 This day is going to be perfect The kind of day of which I dreamed since I was small Everypony will gather 'round Say I look lovely in my gown What they don't know is that I have fooled them all This day was going to be perfect The kind of day of which I dreamed since I was small But instead of having cake With all my friends to celebrate My wedding bells, they may not ring for me at all I could care less about the dress I won't partake in any cake Vows? Well, I'll be lying when I say "That through any kind of weather I'll want us to be together The truth is I don't care for him at all" No, I do not love the groom In my heart there is no room But I still want him to be all mine We must escape before it's too late Find a way to save the day Hope, I'll be lying if I say "I don't fear that I may lose him To the one who wants to use him Not care for love and cherish him each day" For I oh so love the groom All my thoughts he does consume Oh Shining Armour I'll be there very soon Finally the moment has arrived For me to be one lucky bride Oh, the wedding we won't make He'll end up marrying a fake Shining Armour will be Mine All mine *BATTLE OF THE BANDS* 10:35 We heard you want to get together We heard you want to rock the school We thought of something that is better Something that changes all the rules Why pretend we're all the same When some of us shine brighter? Shine brighter Here's a chance to find your flame Are you a loser or a fighter? Me and you, you and me Why don't we see who is better? We don't have to be one and the same thing Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition? Are you afraid of failing the audition? You're a star and you should know it Yeah, you rise above the rest It doesn't matter who you hurt If you're just proving you're the best Ah, ahh-ahh Battle! You wanna win it Let's have a battle, battle of the bands Let's have a battle, we'll go all in it Let's have a battle, battle, battle Battle of the bands Battle! I can beat you! Ha! You wish! Battle! I so want this! Battle! Not if I get it first! Me and you, you and me Why don't we see who is better? We don't have to be one and the same thing Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition? I'm going up and winning the audition Battle! We wanna win it Let's have a battle, battle of the bands Let's have a battle, we'll go all in it Let's have a battle, battle, battle Battle of the bands!
The plot songs are all better in general, and I imagine the villains give more room for being creative, since the good guy songs are all pretty much the same.
Because the bad guys are awesome! XD Heh but no kidding, in a vast majority of movies/tv shows/games, the villain/s almost always ends up singing my favorite song/s.
I love mlp villains so much, because a good majority of them are only evil because of past experiences. Save for Tirek I'd say and maybe the season 9 villain. But, what I've realized is that yes Queen Chrysalis is controlling and selfish but she sees it as the good of the hive. Like that's how she can help them, and is also most likely somewhat blinded by power
Never watched MLP, but was hearing 'unleash the magic' and thinking 'i'd heard something similar before.... AND HOLLY SHIT, IT'S THE CELLBLOCK TANGO!!!!
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_Timestamps, because there aren't any yet!_
0:00 - _Unleash The Magic_
3:05 - _We Will Stand for Everfree_
5:06 - _Open Up Your Eyes_
8:21 - _This Day Aria_
10:35 - _Battle of The Bands_
(P.S. unrelated, but Gloriosa really reminds me of Charlie from DST. i think it's the eyes...)
Bro, Is It Bad That I Simp For Gloriosa.. EVEN WHEN SHE TURNED EVIL??? LIKE, DAMN UM 😳☝🏻✊🏻
Okay, I’ll Leave..
I simp for Sunset Shimmer bro it's okay
@@dalaneiimiller1697 😞
Okay, but like, A Better Way To Be Bad is such a bop.
About Charlie eyes: FRICKING SAME! Also, speaking of dst: you're a man of culture I see.
Everyone makes fun of Equestra girls but honestly it has some of the biggest bops lmao
I think it was bc they were mad that they made the ponies human, like idk why they were complaining, they weren't even the target audience to begin with😭
I absolutely love the songs lmao I just pretend the movie doesn't exists, it helps that you don't really need the knowledge of equestria girls to fully watch mlp fim
@@juliabeewastaken It’s Because The movies are genuinely really bad, other than rainbow rocks which is decent, equestria girls just can’t use the same suspension of disbelief the show does for me, like fact Cinch learns magic exists and she decides to use it to win a high school tournament, also the fact in everfree the reasonable businessman is portrayed as the villain even though he went out of his way to give them more time just because they can’t afford it. Also these movies that are at least 70 minutes use the same pacing as a 25 minute episode.
@@lollivee6770 I feel the the movies are okay but they were as you said,fast paced.Also I honestly didn't like the human version of twilight in the legond of everfree movie. Like all of her friends were also going threw the thing of getting powers but she had to make it all about her.Not to mention the fact that sunset simmer was trying to help twilight feel better about being a villain but twilight didn't care and again,was making it all about her.
@@simple_snowflake yeah, That’s What really made me dislike Legend of ever free, like cinemare sins said what Sunset really should’ve told her is that she was being delusional for think she was the center of everything going on
"MLP is for kids."
-Peer pressure
-Guilt-tripping/Manipulation
-Childhood trauma
-examples of AvPD and OCD
-Using violence instead of reason
-Slavery
-Using people for your own benefit
(There's probably more that I missed but this is what I can remember)
Would the mane Six almost being sold in the movie count as human.. or I guess pony trafficking?
@@twist_ending7545 I didn't even think about that- you're right-
@@carleywindleaf315 and we don't even know what was going to happen after Capper sold them? Gosh, imagine if the movie followed THAT plot!
@@twist_ending7545 its probably best it didn't follow that plot then!
Social anxiety (U can’t convince me Fluttershy DOESN’T have it, especially at the beginning”
Mlp creators:we just need some villain songs. They don't have to be fire, nor so good that you can listen to them 14 years later.
Mlp song writers, musicians and singers: make them absolute fire. Got it.
They were fun as a kid and they still are but they are definitely deeper now that im only a few years older
Frrr.
That's Daniel Ingram for you.
@@blazingstorm9351 Seriously, Daniel Ingram is a GOAT.
"Its just a pony show they dont needa be that great"
The music makers:*flaming piano meme*
"We Will Stand For Everfree" hits so different. Whenever I hear her say "We will stand for Everfree!" I can't get the thought that she's singing "Forever free!" Instead, and it's honestly not far from her motive. She wanted to be free from the guy who's buying the camp that her and her family has had since forever, and she only wanted to keep it, "forever free."
Personally, I hated We will stand for everfree when I was younger but I'm older now and I love it.
@@TombNGloom facts I never heard how good the background music was too
Right? I love the duality of it
I loved the song when I was younger
And I still love it now
I KNOW, RIGHT?? I literally only got it JUST NOW, relistening lol
As a kid I never thought about these things, “friendship is magic and therefore always correct”, but now I feel like “no no, the villains have a point”
Very true
Fr. Some if the villains are just "I wanna save the environment" and "I want my species to fucking EAT"
@@Lgamergeek well tbf Queen Chrysalis wasn’t exactly your caring nice queen 🙃
@@lunasquib She gives off Ex-Queen Scarlet vibes (If you get it, you get it.)
@@stupiddragonfreak oh wings of fire? i feel it too now that u mention it. except she didnt have a big reason to be bad
It's been nearly a decade and This Day Aria is still a classic!
It feels like just yesterday I was binging mlp for the whole summer. That show is still so amazing
@@limeonado7362 that was the best way to spend summers like-
I still listen to it, to this day 😂
EXACTLY I remember listening to that song on repeat when I was 4 or 5 and to this day I still love it.
@@limeonado7362 Where did you bing it? I tried to bing it on Netflix but only season 1 was there
“MLP is for little girls, grow up!”
The villains are a pure example of some actual troubles.
Midnight Sparkle was forced into an action she soon regretted. Isn’t that peer pressure?
Gloriosa was about to lose something she loved, and declared a fight against it, no matter it was trapping the people she swore to defend.
Tempest/Fizzlepop experienced childhood trauma and was left alone the rest of her life.
Chrysalis is a manipulator who had a high chance of marrying someone who they didn’t even love.
The Dazzlings wanted to enslave the whole school and could’ve even got what they wanted if Sunset Shimmer didn’t step in to help the mane 6.
Word
The Dazzlings were the only ones who actually deserved it
@@relaxedcloud yeah but their part of welcome to the show was so much better than the rainbooms part even when Sunset joined in
Midnight sparkle and gloriosa go even deeper with their themes.
Midnight was coerced into doing that in order to keep the reputation of her school, which would lead to her graduating as top student from a well respected high school. That would greatly improve her chances at further higher education and job prospects
Gloriosa wasn't just about to lose something, she was about to lose something due to capitalism.
Now corruption in capitalism is a common theme in cartoons in general, but it's still a huge issue that exists to this day
Sunset also wanted to enslave the school and both her and midnight sparkle wanted to dominate Equestria.
“This Day Aria” has the honor of being the first villain song of the show, and the franchise as a whole. Prior to that, all music were happy-go-lucky songs (not to say they're bad, “Winter Wrap Up” and “The Smile Song” are still bops). But when “The Day Aria” came up, it just hit differently. All of a sudden, it was like, “Holy crap, that got real dark.” Also, songs in Seasons 1 and 2 were never used to display drama and despair.
So, yeah. “This Day Aria” was a major turning point for the franchise as a whole and remains one of my favourite songs in all of MLP.
I agree, “This Day Aria,” was and is iconic. I’m pretty sure most MLP fans still love/enjoy this song.
This was definitely the song that made people realize that this was not like other My Little Pony cartoons.
There were a bunch of songs for drama and despair, but this day Aria was the first villain song 💯 💪🏼
Yes
the changeling queen is such an og villian too
_This Day Aria_ is freaking iconic. The fandom at the time obsessed over the song.
Yeah, it reached and exceeded Winter Wrap Up levels, if I recall!
It's so iconic, even people outside the fandom recognize it
For realll I used to repeat it everyday as a toddler
True
At the time, I still am obsessed with it
Unleash the Magic has A LOT of Poor Unfortunate Souls vibes from The Little Mermaid.
Exactly what I thought when I first heard it!
Right? I was wondering why it sounded so familiar.
THATS WHAT I THOUGHT!
That’s exactly what I was thinking!!
Yea
The guilt tripping, peer pressure, and trying to get Twilight to take on the all of the responsibility for the games is so accurate to nowadays high schools.
Could you elaborate on that please? I'm not hating or anything like that I'm just curious
@nite-owl4689 I don't fully understand what they said buy I'll try to elaborate.
Basically, they're saying that in Unleash The Magic, they are peer pressuring Twilight to open the locket thingy. Throughout the entire movie, they treated Twilight differently because of whatever reason. Most likely because of her intelligence, then when the games opened, the principal (??) put all the pressure on her because of her application to some sort of school. ( I think).
In high school or even middle school, students get peer pressured to do all sort of things that they don't want to do. And similar to the movie, people get treated differently for any reason. Intelligence, different interests, etc.
That's all I got. 😅
@@xPearlz yes, thats what i meant.
@@nite-owl4689I also think they are talking about how people cheat on tests and stuff and get guilt tripped to do things they don’t want to do for extra credit and stuff. And teachers being mean because they can.
@@Lucia4_ oh cool thanks
I just love when cartoons for kids are actually making villians understandable instead of "I wanna destroy the world cause I have a bad day" we have "I just wanna eat to stay alive" or "I just wanna be normal again".That is something that every villian should have
that means you will love the villains of my show: I have a mix of complex motives, going too far and "I'm evil just because"
tsukasa!!!1!
Open up your eyes really did hit different. Its quite sad once you understand Tempest's backstory and motivations.
Fizzlepop Berrytwist*
@@nyes4596 I know. I'm just referring to her original name.
Ngl but thats a fact
@@shanabrown9360 but it is her original name
fr
They hit DIFFERENT because FOUR of the FIVE were movies.
AND the #2 slot was "This Day Aria"... which HONESTLY, was a HUGE turning point for the show.
It became MORE than just funny bits and friendship problems. It BECAME the Friendship Is Magic that we all know and love.
well tbh nightmare moon gave me serious terror attacks as a child...all of their villains are pretty top tier pre s6
FR I remember I saw the episode and it kept me watching…
You know what I’m gonna do myself a favor and rewatch all of the season finales + the movies
@@dangosandlemons honestly same
I don’t think thats true at all tho, Luna and Celestia’s tail is probs one of the more relatable ones in My Little Pony and a very ‘realistic’ theme. Night Mare moon had good motivations for what she did and wasn’t a very childish villain either.
Like "This day aria" was a special, with parts. Basically anything that was a special or movie had super good music. "Our town" in the special, "Cutie Map" was a really good one too. I think any show that is suppose to be a BIG change in the fandom is treated with LOTS of effort and I LOVE that!
I personally think the problems in MLP are really real well thought out. I mean sure, the solution is “friendship” all the time, but the problems itself are really good. Like protecting nature, peer pressure, perfectionist…etc
I learned a lot from mlp- like help. I don't lie often, I learned to be kind and as generous as I can make myself, loyal to my bsf. Honestly a lot of my friends talk about each other behind their backs, I dislike it. My one bsf all the way I laugh at whatever I can, it honestly feels good- but screw magic. It's not like people have the power of MAGIC ✨ So I mean yeah, I learned a lot. I'm a better person for watching this child's show. DANG that was a cringey paragraph
@@that0nesewerratSame gurl i thought i was the only one😭
@deal-with-it. Im watching it rn I'm 12 turning 13 this year, I am learning stuff from it, I provably learnt a bit as a kid but I didn't watch it enough
I love "This Day Aria," partly because Queen Chrysalis is my favorite MLP villain. But I also think I love it because of the sharp contrast between Chrysalis and Cadance's parts. Switching from a selfish and cruel imposter to a loving and disheartened princess makes them feel even more evil or good than they might all on their own.
I love Queen Chrysalis and Nightmare Moon they are my favorite villains. Rarity and Luna are my favorites as well.
@@lunarcorpse surely subjects
@@lunarcorpse same
@@lunarcorpse i also like nightmare rarity
Queen Chrysalis was a good really villain, I think mine was Tirek and Discord
‘This Day Aria’ is still another one of my favorites
Edit: How is this the comment that gets me thousands of likes 😂! I’m glad you all agree with me though.
Same, it’s my favorite
So I’m not the only one :D
Same, It has always been my favorite!
Yessir
A classic in my book
I'm not in the MLP fandom, but "We Will Stand for Everfree" and "Open Up Your Eyes" was actually really good
Yeah! They have a lot of really good songs
I’m not in the mlp fandom either, but these songs slap.
"We Will Stand for Everfree" is one of my favorite songs.
You don't have to be IN the fandom to appreciate a song
@@-i_own_you_- agreed.
So many fandoms I’m not in, so many songs I enjoy. ✌️
Y'ALL CAN SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT, THIS DAY ARIA WILL ALWAYS HIT DIFFERENT
I AGREE
Only now, 4 years after stop watching MLP, can I truly understand the lyrics. Absolute fire 🔥
These are all so so deep.
Unleash the magic: Sadly our world does not see the peer pressure people have to endure. But once they commit a crime, the whole world goes against them. This song gives a perfect message to understand the dangers of peer pressure and what it could do to a person. We must learn how to HELP these people and not leave them to pressure.
Everfree: One word. Addiction. Gloriosa is the type of person who wouldn't want to open up to anyone to make everyone feel safe and happy. However, this can only continue to a certain point. As her problems continued to increase, it got harder for her to continuously smile. She started using magic to overcome her problems and make them feel like a feather.
"Trust me, this is for your own good. Don't be afraid. Nature is our friend."
Today we all have these "SAY NO TO DRUG" signs everywhere. But do they show these people what they could do? How they can help? If they are willing to help? No. Because society does NOT care about any of us. They just put up this sign, thinking it would help these people. They do not go deeper than that. I believe this is the message of this song.
Open up your eyes: Tempest has a really really good point here. She shows how the real world does not work with all “friendship, magic, and cute stories”. This song is merely referencing to our real-world events, teaching us to stand our ground and how we have to be INDEPENDENT. It shows how not everyone in this world is all trustable and that there is a betrayal laid out like a trap. That’s exactly why we have to OPEN our eyes and stop DEPENDING on people.
This day Aira: Manipulation. This shows how it can grow into something disgusting when you want something deeply. We may call Chrysalis a villain for trapping Cadence etc, but this is something that we all have done once in our lifetime. Or, this is basically your typical average middle school girl who is doing whatever it takes to steal your boyfriend, lol.
Battle of the Bands: This song shows the constant competition we have in our lives. This includes social media, politics, and even religion. If you realize, replying to someone with simple negativity is super normalized in our generation. We don't know each other, but to prove our points, we EAT ourselves up!
I agree with you on all points. I do like how villain songs point out the problems of reality. The darkness shows the truth that the light hides.
Tempest's song was also really foreshadowing with the part that you cant trust everyone. She trusted the Storm King to restore her horn. Yet he betrayed her and tried to kill her.
The “unleash the magic” chorus is the scariest children’s song verse I’ve ever seen
Edit: by scary I mean -as someone replied - it’s supposed to be scary in a sense that can make you feel your sins crawl down your back. Which is what makes it scary. But this is just my opinion.
Unleash the magic, unleash the magic
If we lose, then you're to blame
They all have used it, maybe abused it
So then why can't we do the same?
Unleash the magic, unleash the magic
We're not friends here after all
Our only interest in this business
Is seeing Canterlot High School fall
Spooky
@@twist_ending7545 mainly the part where they go
“O-wa O-wa” and stuff
@@spookynerd-hf3qe yeah. It's really intimidating isn't it?
It’s not for children tho-
Sounds inspired by "Cell block tango"
I swear, Unleash the Magic is really underrated. Like damn, hear those strings go crazy- it's a masterpiece.
IKR- It's DEFINITELY got to be one of my top favorite songs from EQG (Even though that is a tough choice since EQG has SO MANY GOOD SONGS-)
Definitely one of my favorites from MLP in general.
Doesn’t top “Open up your eyes” but still.
IKR ITS LIKE SO 🤩🤩🤩
@Sou Hiyori Hi Sou😃
It goes SO HARD and for WHAT
this day aria is a legend, i still sing it every now and then. as a kid i was terrified for candice bc the ending of the song literally sang “oh the wedding we wont make” and proceeded to show the big sclera of the bad candice (the name isnt ringing right now lmao), and i think thats where a part of my anxiety awoke aldkslkdkd. sounds bad but after a few years, i have grown to love musicals and this one is the first few i knew, so i appreciate it very much as an art now!
Chrysalis is the bad one :)
her name was Princess Cadence, you were close
@@nayeli876 oml right it was cadence… i probably got too excited💀
Candice?
*can- deez nu-*
@@Totallynotbernicenoclickbait did- i just got-
"It's up to you to NOT FAIL this time!!"
I really heard the peer pressure other students were putting
Twilight and I love that part of the song and they said like
"to NOT. FAIL. THIS. TIME"
They were so specific in that line
I remember how "Unleash the magic" made me burst out laughing the first time, because it was such a sudden villain song coming from people who spend the whole movie going "we're not the bad guys, they are."
Sure, like the good guys suddenly burst in daunting, synchronised chorus.
THe last line of this comment just made me burst out laughing
I remember running away from the tv when human twilight was turned into a raging she-demon
Sorry that is very unrelated 🥲
@@SkSkNutella I think i did the same thing but _oddly_ because i know what was gonna happened and was like “Oh no she's gonna messed up this, IT'S TOO EMBARASSING-”
@@SkSkNutella Could not be me, I fell in love with her demon self
@@jacklyntree7752literally, the storyline in the equestria girls movies is awesome. Especially this one (i forgot the name) and the character design is *chefs kiss*
Edit: friendship games
I remember watching the episodes when I was little, with the 'This Day Aria' plot, and I was in a constant state of shock and awe---Friendship is Magic, but what happens when none of your friends believe you?
omgggg. i cant help but notice ur pfp is cONNOR!! hi fellow dbh fan
@@serena4898 Hahaha, hello!
....I didn't even notice that- I mean yes I saw the lesson to never doubt yourself even when nobody else believes in you but in that stand point I didn't even think of it that way
A sense of impending dread in such a widely considered “light, airy and colourful” show. That’s why I love it so much. I really do miss MLP g4 😭
Everyone assumed Twilight was just fussing about her brother. But like...Man I remember watching that premier and being right there with twilight understanding the head spinning filling of "but..but?? Aren't we supposed to trust each other??"
I definitely agree with Open Up Your Eyes. It's the one i have experienced personally and when I first heard it. I didn't see her as the villain anymore. She literally did everything she did to be returned to normal so she could be accepted and be a part of her people again cause they rejected her simply for being different.
And even in that she was used and abused. She was seen as a tool.
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I think my favorite part about "We will stand for Everfree" is the double meaning of the chorus! It can be read eather as "We will stand for Everfree", so for the camp which is named "Everfree", or it can be read as "We will stand, forever free", as in standing your ground and becoming free for eternity, which is what Gloriosa believed to gain from isolating the camp. It's really smart lyric writing!
Omg- 🎉
I actually used to think the lyrics were “we will stand forever free” bc that’s what it sounds like.
Fr
And she says that as she traps everyone inside. IRONY!
@@joaopaulolimacavalcante3050yes, omg the song is amazing ngl
This day Aira is definitely the best of these in my opinion, because it provides excellent contrast between Chrysalis and Cadance, and it's also dramatic as heck
the instrumental is super dramatic i hella agree
mhm, that songs underrated
Not helping you werido
All of these songs are under rated tbh
YES
it's still odd that people consider MLP to only be for little girls when songs like these exist.
Unleash the magic- manipulation and peer pressure
We Will Stand for Everfree- fighting high corporations/the rich
Open Up Your Eyes- childhood trauma
This Day Aria- forcing someone to love you when you have no desire for them other than to benefit you and other people
Battle of The Bands- slavery
and even sounds outside these 5, there's a lot of deep and real world problems in MLP that people overlook simply because of all the bright colors and magic themes. the first episode was literally about brining darkness for eternity, freezing temps, plant life would wither, possibility's of hitting comets or meteors, basically doomsday. there's more to MLP than just friendship and magic, it's filled to the brim with lots of very serious topics and it does it in such a way that kids and even adults will understand.
For the most part I agree with your assessment about what topics each villain song covers, but for Battle of the Bands I'd say it was more about unhealthy competitiveness/losing the spirit of competition rather than slavery. Yes, the goal of the Dazzlings was to enslave the high schoolers, but the moral of the overall movie and the Battle of the Bands song was that competition can create an unhealthy environment under the wrong circumstances so we shouldn't lose sight of the true spirit of competition.
@@ScytheCurie I could unstand that, I just mostly saw it as slavery considering it wasn't of freewill and it was directlt serving to the Dazzlings is all
@@cupofbudder Oh yes, of course. And your interpretation makes sense to me. I was just trying offer a different perspective. :)
@@ScytheCurie you seem like a very cool person, I'm glad some people can still be decent on the internet, good on you
@@cupofbudder Same to you!
idk why but when i was like 7y/o, all the lines in that Chrysalis says "mine", or she talks of shining armor in a posesive way, always made me feel nervous and uncomfortable, the way she treats and talks about him like and object without importance, since at the same time she is so posesive, always scared me when i was a kid, and made me realize how scary and horrible is to think as someone like your property.
even when i was young, i realized that being in that kind of relationship was horrifiyng and unwishable. So basicly this song saved me from end in a toxic relationship 💀✌
also sorry for my bad write, my first languaje isn't english🤡
If it helps your English was pretty good, and I'm glad you managed to get away from such an awful situation.
Can we just appreciate that they also put lyrics to all the songs?!
Can we all agree that ‘This Day Aria’ this the best mlp song
YESS! It’s still my favorite to this day.
@@nightmare5681 😁
@@thatdragondrawer6572 it’s one of them. It’s definitely the best preformed but the Best lyrics? Hmm….
@@mlpsecrets7931 Cadance’s voiceacter (sorry, I don’t know who right off the top of my head) DEFINITELY bumps it up, I totally agree. I love the lyrics too, but the contrast between the characters is definitely the stronger element
@@thatdragondrawer6572 yup
I never realized just how good they were at singing! This is like broadway type music, and the singers have a lot of emotion; casting for this show definitely wasn't half-assed lol
I mean they pretty much got a lot of big name actors to just be on the show at one point or another over the years. Show took itself quite seriously for a cartoon even when given a big benefit of the doubt.
Daniel Ingram was a master at writing songs
Ikr.
LOL HONESTLY poor pinkie pie's voice actor tho. Her high notes are another breed. Her VOICE is also really high and upbeat, etc. So. Bravo
I enjoy the fact that so many mlp villains have sympathetic and relatable reasons for their actions.
except Tirek, and I will never understand why discord did what he did in the last season. like man.
I always thought that “friendship” is always used for good, but after Cozy glow said “Friendship isn’t magic, *ITS POWER* ” because it’s true, friendship is power. Wanna know how many powerful beings they defeated with friendship? Plus, who said friendship can’t be bad either.
“Why pretend we’re all the same, when some of us shine brighter!” Is also very true.
I'm kinda shocked "Our Town" wasn't on here. That song is... haunting. It's just so happy and upbeat, but the subtext is absolutely horrifying. A cult hiding in plain sight, trying to manipulate as many people as possible into accepting their twisted designs.
SO TRUE
I agree. “Our Town” truly terrified me when I listened to it again. It has hidden context you only realize when you focus enough.
you cant have nightmares if you never dream~
@@abigaildiamante9096
"... In Our Town, in Our Town / We don't complicate / When you learn to simplify / Life is oh, so great..."
Starlight's town was entirely about the death of the self, conformity, and blind obedience. Brainwashing and manipulation to a horrifying, unnerving degree. And I'm sorry, but when someone calls their small community a "utopia" I get a little nervous. Scariest part, things like that *happen in real life.* More than you could possibly imagine.
That song still haunts me bru 😥
This Day Aria is unmatched
I must dissagree. Open up your eyes is a masterpiece
Fr
@@theflashgirl2057 facts
I recommend listening to russian version hits different🏃♂️
@@randomname7269 both of them are absolutely amazing, but this day aria is what i prefer because 1. its my childhood so i feel nostalgic and 2. i am soooo in love with how the singing changes quite visible when the singer changes from Chrysalis to Cadence!
I HAVE HAD THIS ON LOOP FOR 2 HOURS.
MY EYES OPENED AND I CAN HEAR COLORS AND TASTE SOUNDS
😂
I think you have to see to doctor because that's not normal 😰😰😰
@@sdhcfk3 wdym that happens to me all the time /j
This Day just really hits different for me. Imagine singing the good side and the evil side with the same voice yet making it seem like they were completely two different people
Whoever is doing the backing vocals/"ah-ah"s in the backgrounds of all the sirens' songs is a legend they're so quiet but they're high key my favorite thing to listen for
its mainly the other two sirens cause adagio takes the main vocals in it!! :DD
honestly, they were probably my favorite things to hear for
the higher pitch one is Aria and slightly lower is Sonata, both amazing of course and their voices together are amazing, I'd say you mainly hear aria to be fair, hope this helps!! Btw: If you search up 'battle of the bands just aria and sonata' you will have just the 'ah ah' parts really :))
@@royalty6073 wait what-
and here ive been thinking that aria had the lower pitched voice bc of her speaking voice, ig not. welp my crush on her still lingers
aria was my bi awakening 🤭
Out of all these villain songs, This Day Aria absolutely takes the cake, no contest
edit: holy fuck 1K likes i love you all /p
"I won't partake in any cake"
@@starlight8926 LMAOOOO
@@ambuck. thx
For me Open up my eyes is the best. #1 Open up my eyes
#3 Unleash the magic
#5 This Day Aria
#6 We will stand for everfree
#7 Battle of the bands
this day aria _probably_ is the best..
but goddamn it my eardrums like being ruptured by we will stand up for ever free most
This day Aria is honestly the best My Little Pony villain song in my opinion. The two different sides and the rhythm, I listen to that song on repeat everytime, I have it stuck in my head. Nothing beats the song, plus, it's also calming. Chrysalis and Princess Cadence both have beautiful singing voices.
Honestly I think mlp has so many great songs. They're one of the reasons why I loved the show so much as a child. I dont really know about the the more recent seasons and songs bc I stopped keeping up at some point but I think the show was always pretty strong in terms of music even with the more silly little songs
Honestly, Gloriosa, even though she's a villain, is truly very kind, the only reason she turned evil was because she got got corrupted while trying to do the right thing I know Everfree wasn't all the popular but I actually enjoyed it! :]
Agreed. I didn't like the movie that much (especially compared to the others) but I really liked the portrayal of Gloriosa and her motivations
it kinda reminded of the whole doing the wrong thing for the right reasons
@@theemopunkisaiah same here
Mlp has good character writing no denying
Honestly to me she isn't the villain since she was just trying to protect everyone from rich so basically that rich guy whatsoever is the villain cuz "everfree" is the entire thing that made this movie happen so he's the villain
THIS PLAYLIST IS SO UNDERRATED AND GOOD
Hello ✨ signora ✨
signora I thought you died
and also agreed! Villain mlp songs are so good though-
I personaly love it
AGREED
Open up your eyes is probably one of the best villain songs I’ve heard. Tempest was already a good character- many mlp is already a good show
Some of these remind me of those Disney movies that were dark as fuck that we didn't get how dark it actually was as a kid but when we grow up we get it. More so 'we will stand for everfree' and 'open your eyes' legit huge Disney vibes
Your point of view
unleash the magic: you've always wanted endless knowledge
stand forever free: you saved your home by force.
open up your eyes: you had terrible friends in the past
this day aria: you love your husband but someone loves him for power.
battle of bands: you like to turn people against each other.
How about This day Aria?
@@arielnatalene3006 This Day Aria is basically u deciding that if u really love or don’t love ur crush
This Day Aria (Chrysalis pov): You're stealing someone's man
@@ghastlygavin or you want to fuck up someone's love life
The battle of the bands pov kinda reminds me of JUNKO enoshima ngl
mlp is my childhood
this day aria is amazing
I loved mlp for everyting it holds.. Story, characters, magic, everything.
They used a musical string called a ‘False Cadence’ in This Day Aria
@@misteridiot NO WAY, REALLY? THAT'S SUCH A COOL DETAIL 😲
The most iconic songs from rainbow rocks;
" under out spell"
" welcome to the show"
"Tricks up my sleeve"
Also can we all agree that even though we barely got to hear "tricks up my sleeve", that it was AMAZING??
There's a full version
Camp is so iconic. The sounds in her voice and vocals are so demonically powerful and beautiful. “FOR EVERFREE FOR EVERMOREE!” And “LET THEM COME, NOW LET THEM TRY!” WE FR “WILL STAND FOR EVERFREE!” 🥰😍
In my humble opinion, Open Up Your Eyes is the best out of all these. I'm definitely biased because me and Tempest hold the same level of 'wow people are kinda shit' trauma but also, the cinematography and the way she sings
i love her cause me and her have the same like "I don't know i stand with or against humanity"
energy
what episode is the song in?
@@ella-marykoue-kouassi8061 It's actually from the mlp movie
I love this song so much. Shame we couldn't hear more of her.
I KNOWWW I love this song for no re ̶E̶m̶i̶l̶y̶ ̶B̶l̶u̶n̶t̶ no reason!!! It's just so good
Fun fact! The principal in “Unlease The Magic” hisses her S because she’s a snake!
XD
LOL
A manipulator. . . Yeah i can see it
Ok but Cadance's voice is angelic.
It's not until you are older you realise that the villains had actual motives to be the way they were.
I always thought during "We will stand for Everfree" of the words being slightly changed.
"We...Will... Stand! Forever free." This was more ironic to me since she is closing people in instead of 'freeing' them.
LOVE the playlist btw! These songs do hit good.
Ohh the slight change is actually nice
I think they named it Everfree to use it later as Everfree and ALSO say Forever Free. Like a double meaning. Actually pretty smart!
@@stellawizarstudio3622
Exactlllyyy! It's a really cool double-meaning song. :3
ooooooh thats super interesting! i wonder if thsi double interpretation was intentional
I thought the same!
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Battle of The Bands is not about slavery, I do not know where anyone got that from that is so off the target I expected it to be satire. It's about manipulation 🤦♂️. In the song, they start off complimenting everyone to build up trust and merit so when they eventually branch off and feed them droplets of disharmony, it's seen as something out of goodwill. It's meant to be played off as something like a friendly competition but the thing about 'friendly competition' is that generally it's testing both of the participants skills, not trying to see who is better. While the Sirens most certainly wanted to control the ponies, the **SONG** is not about slavery. My God, people, think. 😑
Wait, people think that it's about slavery? I haven't seen anyone ever menitioning slavery but it's pretty stupid that some people think that.
@@unidentifiedwalkingperson yeah I just saw one lol
@@unidentifiedwalkingperson yeah the comment explaining all 5 songs
thank god somebody said it, thanks
Sir if this is yur opinion, then don't b pushy 😑
I had no idea that "open up your eyes" was from MLP, even though I was in the fandom for so long- I recently watched a warrior cats MAP that used this song, and it was absolutely immaculate. They had a separate voice-acting part in the beginning and the end, but it was still super good-
OOOOO WAS IT THE CROWSONG ONE?
YEEESSSS IT WASSS- THAT MAP WAS ACTUALLY SO GOOD THOOO-
Which cat was that about?
Im a teenage boy and MLP (the original one not the new one) hits. I miss watching it as a kid. Although when I was younger I didn’t realize how dark it gets bc I was young and all I payed attention to was the cool ponys and all the magic stuff
i started watching it with my sister and i have to say after finishing it, it seriously has had such a big impact in my life.
Okay but MLP Rainbow Rocks in my opinion has the best songs ever! Like literally, the three main antagonists' songs were so soothing and hypnotizing everytime. Even the main characters, their tunes were so catchy there. Definately my favorite MLP movie
How did they lose??? It was literally my favorite part i watched it A LOT
@@imatcpell1987 cause the friendship of magic
@@trustme560 thats bullshit
Such is the effect of sirens :)
@@imatcpell1987 It's a spin-off from a franchise literally named Friendship is Magic lol. Of course the magic of friendship's gonna win. What did you expect?
"This Day Aria" gives the perfect vibe. so terrible yet amazing
What i think these songs mean:
Unleash the magic: manipulation. Peer pressure/guilt trips to make u do something. Guilt in general. Wanting something that you know is wrong. That others will make u have. Knowing they will get what they want. And just using you.
We Will Stand For EverFree: over protectiveness. In a hurtful way. Manipulation. Financial issues. captivity. Emotional problems. Or over attached to things that u care for. That soon get taken
Open up your eyes: childhood trauma. Being left out. Being the odd one out. Being tuff to protect yourself. And not get hurt by others. By putting up a bar so your not vulnerable to others.
This day Aria: Manipulation Towards others to get what you want. Acting. Being well at pretending. Maybe getting someone taken from u by someone else that's manipulative. Getting with someone even tho you don't care for them. Just for your own personal gain.
Battle of the bands: Manipulation and slavery against other by turning others against one another. To get what you want for your own gain. Greed. Peer pressure. Fake compliments to make people get on your side. Fighting against one another.
" Unleash the magic, unleash the magic. If we lose, then you're to blame.
Unleash the magic, unleash the magic. They all have used it, maybe abused it.
So why can't we do the *same?* "
These lyrics hit hard than when i stub my toe
I accidentally read that without the "than" and was trying desperately to figure out what you meant xD
@@Icantchangemyhandlehelp hahahahha
Plus the whole chanting in the background really gives it an intimidating feeling
Under Our Spell is the actual villain song, and while I like the track Battle of the Bands slightly better it's what it says on the tin: the climactic battle, tho the villain parts are excellent!
Anyway great choice for compilation! If you made a sequel, I would consider "Better Way to be Bad"; it too hits uniquely. It's almost like a friendship song for bad guys, who distrust and misunderstand friendship, while accidentally flirting dangerously close to it. [cue Wreck-It Ralph meme]
I agree but if a song is sung by an unredeemed villain then it still counts.
wait isnt welcome to the show also the villain song?
idk why but i feel like "Better Way to be Bad" is underrated..
Better Way to Be Bad WAS SO GOOD THO????
@@TDArulesclub4 I AGREE BUT ??? IDK IF IT EXACTLY *HIT DIFFERENT* THO
I think why these songs slap so hard is because it's the first time we've heard (most of) these characters sing, as well as the fact that villain songs scratch some sort of itch and it's such a different vibe that hero songs don't become sinister enough to match
Plus, most media won't show the villains side. Do they know they're the villain? What are their motivations? Are they actually willing to do these actions? Are they being manipulated? Each villain has similar motives in Mlp:FIM, but they all have different reasons for doing so.
I personally have never understood the bad wrap that Chrysalis got. She was trying to help her hive. As she says in her song “No I don’t care for the groom in my heart there’s just no room” she has no room because she needs to keep her hive going and the only way she can do that that she knows of is to have her subjects eat of other’s love. If somebody had took the time to explain to her another option she wouldn’t have turned out the way she did.
Yes that makes a lot of sense. But I feel it all depends on the perspective that you look at. I agree about what you said about chrysalis trying to protect her hive. But from the perspective of the ponies they see them as monsters who want to ruin their town for no apparent reason. And this is what they thought until they saw spike with one of chrysalis' kind they were all like "get away from him" etc but like yeah I agree with you
Yeah too bad when she had the chance she believed the solution to be an disease rather than the cure claiming it "infected" her hive
So... Chrysalis I both love and it's a bit of a huh. We know now that the changelings had the ability to help themselves...but I wonder if something in the distant past changed that perception so Chrysalis had the perception to run the hive the way she did
Even though one of her subjects found a more sustainable solution, she basically told him to stfu even though it would make her subjects lives a lot better
Shes my favorite villain🥹
I personally get to vibes from unleash the magic:
1. Educating the masses and toppling people in power
2. Being peer pressured/manipulated into manipulating others
The sirens hit different than everyone else. But I'd argue that their best song is actually Welcome to the Show.
@Kira *evil laugh* just look in TH-cam and u can find a clean version, is perfect and *chef kiss*
Yep. Welcome to the show is one of the best
They had another one I forgot the name but some of the lyrics are "the days go 'round and 'round and 'round let's find the magic" it had a nice melody
Under our spell is honestly the best
Literally, most of the villains had decent reasons to do what they did. 3 out of 5 of these villains had reasons to do those things.
We will stand for everfree:
She didn’t want her camp that she had made happy memories of and took care of for most of her life to be ripped out of her hands by some greedy businessman who knows nothing.
Open up your eyes:
She got manipulated into thinking that storm shit would give her back her horn, he took advantage of her trauma. He knew she would desperately do anything for her horn, she just wanted to fit in. She thought that she was an outcast and a freak because of something she couldn’t control.
This day Aria:
Queen chrysalis had a kingdom to care for, the changlings had to feed off love to survive. Her people whom she literally gave birth to. They were dying of starvation, she couldn’t watch just them slowly die, so she did what she had to do to keep them and her alive, feed off the princess of love’s husband and the kingdom, yeah that wasn’t exactly the correct thing to do. But think in her perspective, her kingdom and her were living in bad conditions and couldn’t find food no matter where they looked, you and the people of your kingdom whom you literally gave birth to are literally slowly and painfully dying of starvation and have nearly no choice but to feed off another kingdom’s love to survive. Remember that one line in 9:23 where she has no room, her top priority is her kingdom, her children. When thorax does the sharing love thing, she feels hurt and betrayed. She has done so much for him she had fought hoof and horn just to feed him and he betrays her kind of, when starlight tries to give her a second chance. She feel angry and betrayed.
I watched the Equestria Girls movies when they were added to Netflix and forgot about them, but We Will Stand For Everfree got stuck in my head on regular basis even years after and I had no idea what it was from until I decided to rewatch all of them lmao
Everything the Dazzlings have sung was amazing to me. Like "battle of the bands" "welcome to the show", I just cant get over that group
Like- why couldn’t the main 6 just have wait a bit??? Besties I don’t care if they’re trying to take over the world, their songs are killer. Literally.
@@stragic-tragic9745 same I’d let them take over the world, if it means I get to listen to these bangers
Ikr like idc they're villains imma let them take over as kids were all like STOP IT YOUR EVIL! but now that I'm older I'm like nice as long as u sing
I loved them more than the main 6’s band. I just have always had a thing for villains, but that is just me.
We Will Stand For Everfree and Unleash The Magic are some top tier MLP songs for me. 🙌
no fr. i agree
FR FR ✋😎
From G1:
"Family" from "The End of Flutter Valley Part II": I have issues with the story itself, but I love the apparent shout-out to Gilbert and Sullivan's _Ruddigore_ as the portraits of Hydia's deceased relatives step down from their frames.
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" from "The Ghost of Paradise Estate Part III". Squirk is reveling in his cruelty.
"Inventing Is Such Fun" from "The Great Rainbow Caper". C. S. Lewis called losing sight of the end in the means "the subtlest of all snares."
REAL!!
I just realized that in “We will stand for Everfree” can be taken two ways,
1. “We will stand for Everfree!”
2. “We will stand forever free!”
Battle of the Bands was the song that awakened my mlp phase. Then when I heard Open up your Eyes, nothing can beat the classics, but it *defiantly* is one of my favs
My opinions:
-Unleash the magic: I like the music and the words, especially because it talks about a serious them, which is manipulation and peer pressure, when I was kid, I loved it and now I understand why, I Iove songs with dark themes! I may not like EG Twilight but I can understand her!
We will stand for everfree: I like the double sense of it, when Gloriosa says she wants free them but actually she trapped them with her power, the music is so calm but even glorious, I like it, Gloriosa remembers me a lot those villain who does bad things for a good and emotional reason (she wants to making everyone enjoying and save her camp because it was from her parents).
-Open up your eyes: This songs talks about fake friendship etc.etc, I can relate a LOT with Tempest, even if I didn't watch the film.
-This Day Aria: I like the duet with the fake Candence ( I forgot her name, help) and the real one, showing the two part of the story and the feeling they have from the groom, I love the meaning so dark and realistic of this song, since there are ppl who wants to marry you, because they can win something.
-Battle of the bands: I love the Dazzling and ther songs (especially 'Under our spell'), they also a very good and manipulative villains, who wants to make people against each other for their profit and me, who actually likes villains than heroes, well, you can tell I went crazy for them! Their designs, the concept, their songs, EVERYTHING!
the evil Cadance's name was Chrysalis btw
@@loudleaf3330 Thanks!
You and me both sister (about the dazzlings/ sirens part)
Ok but isn't Gloriana kinda like a helicopter parent or Mother Gothenburg? (I know those are complete opposites but they both kinda work)
Fake Candace and the Real One sounds like a pop-punk band. Or maybe opera metal.
as a child i loved this
as someone old enough to recognize the beauty of these songs im stunned... honestly mlp was an incredible show...
Damn when we were kids we adored the heros but as we grow up we understand the villain more..
Open Up Your Eyes is basically tempest telling twilight that life is not always glitter and magic... it reminds me of like all those people who had to learn that at a young age because the world messed them up :(
I've always loved Battle Of The Bands and This Day Aria every since I first heard them, I clicked on this video just to make sure they were included as they should be. But I'm disappointed that Under Our Spell wasn't included because as much as I like Battle Of The Bands I think it was better.
I think it’s way better too haha
O WOHHH O WOHHH U DIDNT KNOW THAT U FELL
yess
Ikr under our spell was my favorite song and top favorite song of the dazzlings/sirens
like 👌
It's scary how most of us relate to "Open up your eyes".
My older self to my younger self be like
Yes lol
Same
@@8No_Name8 me now to 7yr old me
@@8No_Name8 y is this so relatable...
You have no idea how much I was obsessed with *This Day Aria* when I was 9, I would simply just sing it with an instrumental in the background 😂
Making villain songs is probably one of the best jobs you could have in a children's show.
The ‘This day aria’ is a freaking classic and everyone knows it. Why are mlp songs such bangers?
I remember watching the Wedding arc and I was actually shocked when This Day Aria played and I was on the edge of my seat as a kid. And I had nightmares later on about this arc xD
Battle of the Bands made me jam so hard tho
honestly all dazzlings songs are SO GOOD i think i love “welcome to the show” the most. but i agree this list for “open up your eyes” (i got goosebumps every time i hear it and i relate to the song a lot) and “this day aria” which is an ICONIC song i grew up with (this song literally made me rewatch the whole princess cadence marriage arc of mlp)
Unleash The Magic and Open Up Your Eyes hit way too hard for songs for an animated show about talking ponies
True
MLP: FiM had some of the best discography out of many TV series and cartoons. As someone that loves cartoons, I've never heard music quite like the music of this series. It's really hard to find a song you dislike in the series alone. This is my personal opinion- villain songs are some of the shows's best songs. They add that wonderful taste of drama and suspense that makes MLP unique to other shows. :)
Edited to correct a few mistakes. :P
Mlp's villain songs are HIGHKEY better than the hero songs. They feel far more relatable as you get older
These are all bangers, especially all the siren girls songs ( I forgot their names 💀 ) and I was totally not lipsyncing to all of these in my bedroom at 11:50 pm
K-pop (My current entertainment) and MLP (My childhood entertainment) have this one thing in common... they both discuss deep and sad truths about various topics which are covered outwardly by magical, cute or fun themes.
*UNLEASH THE MAGIC* 0:00
I realize that you've always been an outcast
It's not everyone at school who likes to think
To find a student that's like you
I've had one or maybe two
But the good ones disappear before I blink
Now I understand you have your reservations
It's hard to have a brain as large as yours
But if we don't win these games
Well, I think I've made it plain
What will happen if we have the losing scores
Unleash the magic
Unleash the magic
If we lose, then you're to blame
They all have used it
Maybe abused it
So then why can't we do the same?
Call it power, call it magic
If we lose, it will be tragic
More important is the knowledge we have lost
A chance like this won't come again
You'll regret not giving in
Isn't understanding magic worth the cost?
Unleash the magic
Unleash the magic
We're not friends here after all
Our only interest
In this business
Is seeing Canterlot High School fall
What I'm suggesting's very simple
And since it's win-win on all scores
Let everyone to learn about the
Magic that you have stored
And as for me and all the others
We only want what we deserve
That our school will clinch the win
And my legacy will endure
Unleash the magic
Unleash the magic
If we lose, then it's a crime
But we can win it
If you begin it
It's up to you to not fail this time
Unleash the magic, free the magic now
Unleash the magic, free the magic now
Imagine all I'll learn by setting it free
Now winning these games depends on me
And the doors might open if I try to use it
But the magic's really what I want to see
Unleash the magic, free the magic
Now
*WE WILL STAND FOR EVERFREE* 3:05
I have waited for the day
To send this greedy wolf away
Now the magic is my salvation
Gather close in my protection
We... will... stand for Everfree!
Behold the beauty of nature in all its glory
No need to fear the vultures at the door
Right here you have me to protect you
Within these walls of thorns
Forever free, forevermore!
They have come into our domain
Here to seal our camp in chains
But we have held it for generations
This is just a complication
We... will... stand for Everfree!
Trust in me, this is for your own good
Don't be afraid, nature is our friend
All of this beauty that surrounds us
Every lovely bloom designed to defend
Let them come, just let them try!I'm not about to say goodbye!
This camp will be here throughout the ages
Written into the history pages
We... will... stand for Everfree!
*OPEN UP YOUR EYES* 5:06
It's time you learned a lesson
It's time that you understand
Don't ever count on anybody else
In this or any other land
I once hoped for friendship
To find a place among my kind
But those were the childish wishes
Of someone who was blind
Open up your eyes
See the world from where I stand
Me, among the mighty
You, caged at my command
Open up your eyes
Give up your sweet fantasy land
It's time to grow up and get wise
Come now, little one, open up your eyes
We all start out the same
With simple naive trust
Shielded from the many ways
That life's not fair or just
But then there comes a moment
A simple truth that you must face
If you depend on others
You'll never find your place
[instrumental]
And as you take that first step
Upon a path that's all your own
You see it all so clearly
The best way to survive is all alone
Open up your eyes
See the world from where I stand
Me, among the mighty
You, caged at my command
Open up your eyes
And behold the faded light
It's time to grow up and get wise
Come now, little one, open up your eyes
Open up your eyes!
*THIS DAY* 8:21
This day is going to be perfect
The kind of day of which I dreamed since I was small
Everypony will gather 'round
Say I look lovely in my gown
What they don't know is that I have fooled them all
This day was going to be perfect
The kind of day of which I dreamed since I was small
But instead of having cake
With all my friends to celebrate
My wedding bells, they may not ring for me at all
I could care less about the dress
I won't partake in any cake
Vows? Well, I'll be lying when I say
"That through any kind of weather
I'll want us to be together
The truth is I don't care for him at all"
No, I do not love the groom
In my heart there is no room
But I still want him to be all mine
We must escape before it's too late
Find a way to save the day
Hope, I'll be lying if I say
"I don't fear that I may lose him
To the one who wants to use him
Not care for love and cherish him each day"
For I oh so love the groom
All my thoughts he does consume
Oh Shining Armour
I'll be there very soon
Finally the moment has arrived
For me to be one lucky bride
Oh, the wedding we won't make
He'll end up marrying a fake
Shining Armour will be
Mine
All mine
*BATTLE OF THE BANDS* 10:35
We heard you want to get together
We heard you want to rock the school
We thought of something that is better
Something that changes all the rules
Why pretend we're all the same
When some of us shine brighter?
Shine brighter
Here's a chance to find your flame
Are you a loser or a fighter?
Me and you, you and me
Why don't we see who is better?
We don't have to be one and the same thing
Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition?
Are you afraid of failing the audition?
You're a star and you should know it
Yeah, you rise above the rest
It doesn't matter who you hurt
If you're just proving you're the best
Ah, ahh-ahh
Battle! You wanna win it
Let's have a battle, battle of the bands
Let's have a battle, we'll go all in it
Let's have a battle, battle, battle
Battle of the bands
Battle!
I can beat you!
Ha! You wish!
Battle!
I so want this!
Battle!
Not if I get it first!
Me and you, you and me
Why don't we see who is better?
We don't have to be one and the same thing
Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition?
I'm going up and winning the audition
Battle! We wanna win it
Let's have a battle, battle of the bands
Let's have a battle, we'll go all in it
Let's have a battle, battle, battle
Battle of the bands!
You beautiful human being
Damn bro, this be longer than any poem I had to memorize in school
@@eritastic6668 better than any poem too, i bet 😂
Thx for wasting your time and energy for this
These villian songs have so much potential and meaning that we understand,this makes them so much more better❤
Unleash The Magic is basically peer pressure but in song form
The fact 3/5 of these songs are from EG shows just how underrated the soundtrack for that spinoff is.
I don’t get it.. WHY ARE THE VILLAN SONGS ALMOST ALL THE TIME THE BEST? 😜😁
Minor Key always sounds more haunting and emotional! :)
The plot songs are all better in general, and I imagine the villains give more room for being creative, since the good guy songs are all pretty much the same.
Because the bad guys are awesome! XD Heh but no kidding, in a vast majority of movies/tv shows/games, the villain/s almost always ends up singing my favorite song/s.
I agree with you
Cause they are emotional and dramatic
I love mlp villains so much, because a good majority of them are only evil because of past experiences. Save for Tirek I'd say and maybe the season 9 villain. But, what I've realized is that yes Queen Chrysalis is controlling and selfish but she sees it as the good of the hive. Like that's how she can help them, and is also most likely somewhat blinded by power
Never watched MLP, but was hearing 'unleash the magic' and thinking 'i'd heard something similar before.... AND HOLLY SHIT, IT'S THE CELLBLOCK TANGO!!!!
It's always villain songs that hit that itch. They're just different...so wonderfully different.