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[[caption-width-right:320:In your eyes, I see the doorway to a thousand churches...]]

Comes in two varieties: The solo serenade, where it's just the two of them alone together, or the public affair, where a crowd of people is watching. The former is more intimate, while the latter is more showy. Serenading someone in front of a crowd is a sign that the lover isn't afraid to let everyone know they're in love, and is a perfect set-up for a spectacular backfire.

Solo serenades are often done under a balcony or outside window, usually with a guitar.

[[SillyLoveSongs Any romantic song will do]], but you get bonus points if the song has [[SayMyName the lover's name]] in it.

Compare [[LetsDuet Let's Duet]].

Sub-trope of GrandRomanticGesture.

-->[[RollingStones If you think I'm cuddly]]

* And again in the prom episode, when Artie serenades Brittany with "Isn't She Lovely?" as an apology after calling her stupid and a kind of "promposal." [[spoiler:She accepts the apology, but not the invitation.]]

* In the {{Black Books}} episode Fever, Bernard attempts to woo his 'summer girl' Alice with a serenade. On accordion. Alice isn't interested to begin with...

--> '''Brittany:''' What about [[[ThePianoPlayer Brad]]]?

* In the ''{{Sims}} 2'', one of your flirting options is getting down on one knee and serenade the other person (not terribly well, mind you).

** One cartoon had Krazy hear the strains of "mandoleen" music below the balcony and get very excited on thinking that Ignatz had come to serenade his lover. Turned out it was only Don Kiyote, hoping to get the attention of Krazy's "[[FuneticAksent maiden ent Tebby]]". A few panels later Ignatz accidentally fullfilled Krazy's wish when he found the dropped mandolin and attempted to play it.
* Ignatz serenaded Krazy for real in a strip where he found out that the Kat stood to inherit a sizable amount of money...
* And then there was the strip showing Krazy and Ignatz's ancestors. Apparently "Marc Antony Mouse" was fond of doing this to "Kleopatra Kat".

* Some stagings of ''TheMerchantOfVenice'' have made Lorenzo serenade Jessica during the "elopement" scene. Years ago, back when adding stuff to Shakespeare when you edited for direction was considered perfectly fine, one copy of the script had an entirely original song for Lorenzo. Another simply stole a few lines from ''AMidsummerNightsDream'' and had him sing them to her.

* In the {{Black Books}} episode Fever, Bernard attempts to woo his 'summer girl' Alice with a serenade. On accordion. Bernard: Hello! I've come to serenade you. I can't play guitar. I can't play this either, but I thought it'd be less obvious.

* In the {{Black Books}} episode Fever, Bernard attempts to woo his 'summer girl' Alice with a serenade. On accordion.
Bernard: Hello! I've come to serenade you. I can't play guitar. I can't play this either, but I thought it'd be less obvious.

--> '''Santan:''' I've been going through that Rumors album and I found the best song that really goes one step past Landslide in expressing my feelings for you. Private feelings.

Solo serenades are often done under a balcony or outside window.

* Hilariously subverted in [[http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3331238142_3251689456.jpg this]] Quino strip.

** When Principal Skinner was trying to win back Edna, he had the school Glee club sing [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9IZwjSJ9SM "Oh Edna K"]] to the tune of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

[[caption-width-right:320:In your eyes I see the doorway to a thousand churches; in your eyes, the resolution of all the fruitless searches...]]

* In the first episode of the FOX run of ''TheCritic'', Jay tries to get Alice to break up with her abusive boyfriend, who happens to be an expert at wooing her back with serenades. In the end, Jay attempts to [[TheVillainSucksSong counter-serenade him]] on accordion, which he admits may have crossed the line from cute to idiotic.

* In the TexAveryMGMShort ''Little 'Tinker'', B.O. Skunk, desperately in search of a lover, follows the suggestion of a book that cupid himself gave him and tries to serenade a female raccoon at her balcony. It almost works until she smells him.

* In the TexAveryMGMCartoon ''Little 'Tinker'', B.O. Skunk, desperately in search of a lover, follows the suggestion of a book that cupid himself gave him and tries to serenade a female raccoon at her balcony. It almost works until she smells him.

-->-- '''Catherine Wyler'', ''NOTAnotherTeenMovie''

-->Once you've got her trust, it's time to make her feel special. Pick a song with her name in it. [[TemptingFate That always works.]]
-->--''NOTAnotherTeenMovie''