Favorite ballads that aren't '80s "power ballads"

by **Ehwmatt** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:43 pm

Subject kinda says it all... nothing from Journey, Toto, Chicago etc. that fit that 80s band/melodic rock mold to a T... mine:

Don Henley - Heart Of The Matter
Don Henley - Last Worthless Evening
Don Henley - Taking You Home
Don Henley - For My Wedding
Don Henley - End of the Innocence
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - My Eyes Adored You
The Raspberries - I Can Remember
Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why
Dan Fogelberg - Same Auld Lang Syne
Burton Cummings - Stand Tall
Burton Cummings - You Saved My Soul
Todd Rundgren - Can We Still Be Friends?
America - Daisy Jane
Graham Nash - I'll Be There For You
Robert Lamm - When The Rain Becomes

Just a few that come to mind... Henley really is a master of this type of song, especially on his solo outings.

by **youkeepmewaiting** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:53 pm

Cold day in July - Dixie Chicks
Fly - Dixie Chicks
You Send Me - Sam Cooke
Make a memory - Bon Jovi

by **Jeremey** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:04 am

"I Can't Make You Love Me" Bonnie Raitt
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" Simon & Garfunkel
"The Cross" Prince
"You Mean Everything To Me" Shawn Mullins
"Woman In Chains" Tears for Fears

by **Maui Tom** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:05 am

The Ballad Of John and Yoko....

by **Deb** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:09 am

Ehwmatt wrote:Burton Cummings - Stand Tall

That's such a GREAT song!

by **eclipse** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:28 am

Dan Fogelberg - Same Auld Lang Syne

Love this one!

Also...

Taxi - Harry Chapin
Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphey
Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
Shannon - Henry Gross
I'm Not In Love - 10cc
Baby Come Back - Player
'39 - Queen

And something not 70's......

Nora - Blessid Union of Souls

by **Gin and Tonic Sky** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:56 am

heres a couple-

Jim Croce - Operator (thats not the way I feel
Jim Croce - I got a name
Alice Cooper - only women bleed
alice cooper - you and me
alice cooper - how you gonna see me know
alice cooper - im going home
alice cooper - it s me
alice cooper - every woman has a name
alice cooper - took it like a women
alice cooper - killed by love
alice cooper - salvation
van morrison - queen of the slipstream
van morison - orangefield
van morrison - sense of wonder
van morrison - in the garden
billy joel - scenes from an italian restaurante
billy joel -summer highland falls
billy joel - ive loved these days
billy joel - captain jack

by **brywool** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:18 am

My Love- Paul McCartney
More Than Words- Extreme
That's Where It's At- Sam Cooke
Oh My Love- John Lennon

by **Jana** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:19 am

The Last Song - Elton John
Candle in the Wind - Elton John
Imagine - John Lennon
Alone Again - Gilbert O'Sullivan
Bed of Roses - Bon Jovi (Is that considered a power ballad? It was from the '90s.)

by **G.I.Jim** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:33 am

Here I go...

Don't Stop Believing
Open Arms
Mother Father
Faithfully
Endless Summer Nights
If she would have been Faithfull
You're the Inspiration

Oh, nevermind...Those are ALL power ballads! :shock:

by **Hollywood** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:35 am

Question - Old 97's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEwFik6ObJs

Duncan Sheik - For You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ttuPVKojc

by **Triple S** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:48 am

Life In The Bloodstream - The Guess Who
Takes a Fool To Love a Fool - The Guess Who
Wildflower - Skylark
Baby It's You - Smith
Carried Away - Crosby Stills & Nash
Bad Timing - Blue Rodeo
Another World - Soul Sirkus

by **Deb** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:50 am

Triple S wrote:Bad Timing - Blue Rodeo

Another great tune. Not into a lot of their stuff, but just love that one.

by **Don** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:57 am

A time and place - Mike and the Mechanics
Crazy - Poco
Suddenly - Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton John
Lady- Little River Band
Sara Smile - Hall & Oates
Longer - Dan Folgelberg
December Snow - The Moody Blues
(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away - Andy Gibb

by **Triple S** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:57 am

Deb wrote:
Triple S wrote:Bad Timing - Blue Rodeo

Another great tune. Not into a lot of their stuff, but just love that one.

Ya, for some reason I think I'm a really good singer when I sing along to that one :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5I242rof2o

by **AlteredDNA** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:12 am

Mute Math - It's OK - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEEHdPPTGt8

by **G.I.Jim** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:15 am

AlteredDNA wrote:Mute Math - It's OK - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEEHdPPTGt8

Mute Math did a remake (more like a completely new version) of the Transformers theme song a couple of years ago. I wanted that song to make it into the movie sooooo bad, but it never happened. I've find the youtube clip to throw on here, but I can't access it from work. Very cool song! :wink:

by **AlteredDNA** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:17 am

G.I.Jim wrote:
AlteredDNA wrote:Mute Math - It's OK - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEEHdPPTGt8

Mute Math did a remake (more like a completely new version) of the Transformers theme song a couple of years ago. I wanted that song to make it into the movie sooooo bad, but it never happened. I've find the youtube clip to throw on here, but I can't access it from work. Very cool song!

Here it is - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-W_3gVsO98 (not a power ballad)

by **Sarah** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:23 am

Is Waiting For A Girl Like you a power ballad?

by **Jeremey** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:24 am

Sarah wrote:Is Waiting For A Girl Like you a power ballad?

I would say yes, absolutely!

by **sadie65** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:32 am

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald-Gordon Lightfoot
American Pie-Don McLean
Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning-Alan Jackson
Call Me-Dennis DeYoung

by **fredinator** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:46 am

"Drive" - The Cars
"Me and Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul
"Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye

by **RossValoryRocks** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:52 am

Gin and Tonic Sky wrote:heres a couple-

Jim Croce - Operator (thats not the way I feel
Jim Croce - I got a name
Alice Cooper - only women bleed
alice cooper - you and me
alice cooper - how you gonna see me know
alice cooper - im going home
alice cooper - it s me
alice cooper - every woman has a name
alice cooper - took it like a women
alice cooper - killed by love
alice cooper - salvation
van morrison - queen of the slipstream
van morison - orangefield
van morrison - sense of wonder
van morrison - in the garden
billy joel - scenes from an italian restaurante
billy joel -summer highland falls
billy joel - ive loved these days
billy joel - captain jack

Only Women Bleed and How You Gonna See Me now were co-written by a friend of mine, Dick Wagner. Another favorite of mine he wrote is called "Remember the Child".

by **Rip Rokken** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:56 am

Two immediately popped to mind, and they are not what you'd expect -- Petra's "Not Of This World" and "Graverobber" -- two of the most beautiful acoustic guitar ballads I've ever heard. Also, just about everything from Don Dokken's Solitary -- no joke.

by **fredinator** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:57 am

Jeremey wrote:"I Can't Make You Love Me" Bonnie Raitt
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" Simon & Garfunkel
"The Cross" Prince
"You Mean Everything To Me" Shawn Mullins
"Woman In Chains" Tears for Fears

"Everywhere I Go" - Shawn Mullins--I love Shawn Mullins... Thanks for reminding me, Jeremey.

by **Gin and Tonic Sky** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:11 am

RossValoryRocks wrote:
Gin and Tonic Sky wrote:heres a couple-

Jim Croce - Operator (thats not the way I feel
Jim Croce - I got a name
Alice Cooper - only women bleed
alice cooper - you and me
alice cooper - how you gonna see me know
alice cooper - im going home
alice cooper - it s me
alice cooper - every woman has a name
alice cooper - took it like a women
alice cooper - killed by love
alice cooper - salvation
van morrison - queen of the slipstream
van morison - orangefield
van morrison - sense of wonder
van morrison - in the garden
billy joel - scenes from an italian restaurante
billy joel -summer highland falls
billy joel - ive loved these days
billy joel - captain jack

Only Women Bleed and How You Gonna See Me now were co-written by a friend of mine, Dick Wagner. Another favorite of mine he wrote is called "Remember the Child".

Its cool that you're a friend of Dick Wagner- hell of a good writer

by **Rockindeano** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:15 am

Can't Help Falling in Love- The King. And no, not Cartman's version either. Stop typing that shit out. I know what you are all thinking before you do it

by **Liquid_Drummer** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:25 am

Cat Stevens- Wild World
Fleetwood Mac- Storms (from Tusk)

by **S2M** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:15 am

In order for me to answer this question, I'll need an operational definition of 'Power Ballad', please.....

by **Rip Rokken** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:21 am

StocktontoMalone wrote:In order for me to answer this question, I'll need an operational definition of 'Power Ballad', please.....

Any slow song that requires electricity to listen to.

MR

Favorite ballads that aren't '80s "power ballads"

Favorite ballads that aren't '80s "power ballads"

Re: Favorite ballads that aren't '80s "power ballads&qu

Re: Favorite ballads that aren't '80s "power ballads&am

Who is online