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The winner of the best Power Ballad is......

199 replies

RomanyRoots · 26/01/2019 21:43

Ok, putting together a playlist of Power ballads.
What is your favourite of all time. It can be from a film or not, it doesn't matter.

I"ve started with my favourite, really cliche but:

I don't want to miss a thing/ Aerosmith/ Armagedon.

OP posts:
FiggyFudgePot · 26/01/2019 22:01

Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding

notanothergreyplease · 26/01/2019 22:02

Always
Don’t Stop Believing
Black Velvet
It’s All Coming Back To Me Now
Broken Wings
Can’t Fight This Feeling
Alone
Every Rose Has It’s Thorn

TulipsInbloom1 · 26/01/2019 22:02

Purple rain. Especially the version on X factor sung by Ruth Lorenzo Blush I know I should say the originals.

I also love I Have Nothing by whitney

WhoWants2Know · 26/01/2019 22:02

We Belong- Pat Benatar

(Or Fat Amy, if you prefer)

elQuintoConyo · 26/01/2019 22:03

Holding Out For A a Hero - Bonnie Tyler.

this might help

WatcherOfTheNight · 26/01/2019 22:03

Nothing without me - Belinda Carlisle
Must've been love -Roxette
I would do anything for love - meatloaf
I wanna know what love is - foreigner

HowlsMovingBungalow · 26/01/2019 22:03

Nothing compares 2 U - Sinead O' Connor.

TulipsInbloom1 · 26/01/2019 22:03

Never Enough from Greatest Showman

justcheese · 26/01/2019 22:03

I Remember You.

Skid Row

WatcherOfTheNight · 26/01/2019 22:04

@treaclesoda YES!!

strawberrie · 26/01/2019 22:06

My no 1 contender Alone has already been covered, so I’ll widen the field with

Turn back time - Cher (also Just Like Jesse James actually)
St Elmo’s Fire - John Parr

RoseMartha · 26/01/2019 22:06

Not sure if this counts
Amazed - Lonestar

These should count
REO speedwagon - Cant fight this feeling
Chicago- Look away
Toto - africa
Toto - I'll be over you
Journey - open arms
Whitesnake - is this love
Roxette - must have been love
Berlin - take my breath away

Sorry must stop am getting carried away

elQuintoConyo · 26/01/2019 22:06

The Greatest Love - Whitney Houston.

Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle

I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany.

Stay - Shakespeare's Sister (best if you see the French and Saunders version Grin )

elQuintoConyo · 26/01/2019 22:07

I REALLY want to make a mix tape now Grin

WatcherOfTheNight · 26/01/2019 22:08

Celine Dion - my heart will go on
Genesis - in too deep

HowlsMovingBungalow · 26/01/2019 22:09

Died in your arms - Cutting Crew

Wateringhole · 26/01/2019 22:11

Hold on - Wilson Philips
Freefallin' - Tom Petty
Hero - Enrique Iglesias

RomanyRoots · 26/01/2019 22:12

yes, jennifer Rush, Power of Love, just listening Grin

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utterflapdoodle · 26/01/2019 22:13

China In Your Hand - T'Pau

hellocleveland · 26/01/2019 22:14

Mr Mister - Broken wings

What about love - 'Til Tuesday

Dream on - Aerosmith

Beerflavourednipples · 26/01/2019 22:15

Alone by Heart is the very definition of power ballad.

Then I Wanna Know What Love is by, I'm I dunno, and We Belong by Pat Benatar.

Sparklingbrook · 26/01/2019 22:15

John Parr- Theme to St Elmo's Fire.

RomanyRoots · 26/01/2019 22:15

elQuinto

many thanks for the link Thanks Wow, this is great, so many I know but had forgotten about.
Yeh, to cutting Crew .

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emmaliz · 26/01/2019 22:17

What's love got to do with it - Tina Turner
Turn back.time - Cher

HowlsMovingBungalow · 26/01/2019 22:17

I want to know what love is - Foreigner.