They’re a fey witch who changes how they look to manipulate and prank and befuddle and seduce others. Their magic is dark, illusory, spooky, and nature based.
Some thoughts:
I Want To Be Evil - Eartha Kitt
Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) - Sarah Vaughan
Trust In Me (Kaa’s song from The Jungle Book)
Curveballs welcome, no wrong answers
Witches Burn - The Pretty Reckless Sanctify Me - In this Moment
The Evil Eye - Joe Jackson Whistling Passed The Graveyard - Tom Waits There’s a Moon over Bourbon Street - Sting
You can’t get more witchy and gothic than Inkubus Sukkubus. Maybe Heart of Lilith? It’s not their most catchy song. Pagan Born is nice. Alternatives: Midnight Queen, Vampyre Erotica, or Aradia.
For something OG (Original Goth) maybe Spellbound by Siouxsie And The Banshees.
Diamanda Galás
Making the Devil shit himself.Chinese Burn by Curve This one has big chaos pixie energy.
Notable lyrics: She burns friends like a piece of wood, she’s jealous of me because she never could, holds herself up without a spine…
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Temple of Love by The Sisters Of Mercy
Classic trad goth with a drum machine and operatic drama.
Notable lyrics: Fucking all of them man, Som songs are pure poetry. There’s lots of elemental references here and it hints at a much more epic love story and fantasy setting too.
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Happy House by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Big chaos energy again, but with much more sinister discordance this time.
Notable lyrics: We’re all happy here, in the happy house… The whole song is creepy fey realm shiz, seriously just read it
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This is a mostly electronic instrumental track, with a hypnotic rolling beat that’s kinda haunting and catchy at the same time.
Like with name of the song and name of the band, the actual song here is also in French, but it all translates to big fey vibes imo. Lots of similar themes to the songs above too but from a different, more melancholic prespective. Link to translated lyrics here
Good luck with your character!
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love these, especially Siouxsie. I had added a later song and forgot about this one entirely.
this Nym track is an inspired addition, you nailed the vibe
Mordred’s Lullaby, by Heather Dale might be a pretty good choice. It’s creepy, although creepy in the abusive narcissist way, so I don’t know if that’ll be your jam.
Have you ever seen that meme where people write increasingly eldritch lyrics to Jolene?
Someone recorded a version like that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj_Q6VhX6l8
Perfection
The shot when they come downstairs is a tad ruined by a rockstar drum pad lol.
Check out The Bridge City Sinners
Very cool female led band. Numerous witchy vibe type songs.
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Ribbons by Sisters Of Mercy
It reminds me of the type of song that would play over a scene where someone is on their way to do something incredibly violent.
“I tried to tell her, about Marx and Engles, god and angles-
I don’t really know what for…
but she looked good in ribbons.”Secrets by the Pierces.
“Do you swear on your life?”
hmmmm if you want historical-inspired stuff, try Katharine Blake’s projects, e.g.
- The Witching Hour, Floralia: https://thewitchingtale.bandcamp.com/track/floralia-2
- Miranda Sex Garden, Gush Forth My Tears: https://mirandasexgarden1.bandcamp.com/track/gush-forth-my-tears
- Medieval Baebes, The Jabberwocky https://mediaevalbaebes.bandcamp.com/track/the-jabberwocky
as well as
- Heather Christian, Grace Chorale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3OWowYMY1M
- Jocelyn Pook, Thousand Year Dream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBQqnYMDvwM
If you want stuff your character can sing, there’s always the traditional song:
- Libana, Earth Air Fire Water Return - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTyBQelWS18
here’s a bunch of modern stuff that oughta put you in the mood:
- Bambie Thug, Ritual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrKgGeQ1nWY
- Daisy Chainsaw, Love your Money: https://youtu.be/44IKv9mD7P4?t=9
- Switchblade Symphony, Clown: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3y7e7o
- Patriarchy, Hell Was Full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f6tCy-FT84
- Luna13, Evil Loves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jro-5tvF-c
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Seven Devils by Florence and the Machine is a fun one :)
Jenny Lewis — “Head Underwater”
T. Rex — “Ride a White Swan”
