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31. Philistine
Source: No More Heroes 2
Villain: Margaret Moonlight
Nominator: NFUN (ELIMINATED)
Favorite lyric: You think the fire in your eyes makes you a tiger in disguise? / Dream on, you goddamn pussy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNM5mFQ9siI

Villainy: 9
Characterization: 8
Melody: 3
Total: 20/30

I really, really wish I could say I liked this song more than I actually do, because I love Margaret Moonlight as a villain (really, the thing No More Heroes probably does best is just its awesome boss characters). It's a shame the official version of the song doesn't start with the creepy whistle she does at the beginning of her actual boss fight, because that definitely adds to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq2XMX1x8j8

Something about the vocals though... I don't think the singer's bad, but the pacing of the lyrics just fits so awkwardly with the structure of the chords, almost like the lyrics were written without taking into consideration how they were actually supposed to fit into the song. The rhyme scheme is picked up and dropped almost at random, there's no consistency to how long syllables are, it's just odd. And it's a shame, because otherwise, this is a great villain song. It's equal parts funny and evil, with MM basically being a way less passive agreessive and way more joyously cruel GLaDOS. She's not hinting that Travis is adopted; she's outright making fun of him for being an otaku and a wannabe badass, while at the same time enthusiastically singing about how much she loves to murder people. Interesting that the American version got nominated; the Japanese version (which is still in English) probably would've scored about the same though. The backing music is better in the JP one, but the vocals are turned considerably worse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFXqJ--L_Kk

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