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Power ballads - which do you like and dislike

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WildRosie · 02/02/2023 18:50

Like: We've Got Tonight by Bob Seger
All I Have by Beth Nielsen Chapman
I Want To Know What Love Is by Foreigner

Dislike: I Don't Want To Miss A Thing by Aerosmith
Wind Of Change by Scorpions

I'm not a big fan of this musical genre, I admit. That's probably why my list is so small. I especially think it's weird hearing rock and metal bands doing them. It's like Foster and Allen singing Highway To Hell.

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MrJollyLivesNextDoor · 02/02/2023 23:45

I won't see you tonight - Avenged Sevenfold

Since I've been loving you - Led Zep

Still Loving You - Scorpions

When love and hate collide - Def Lep

Right here waiting - Staind

Ineedwinenow · 02/02/2023 23:47

Love :-

The female vocal part in “I’d do anything for love” I can give or take meatloaf but her voice and the lyrics are awesome

Love Bites - Def Leppard

I’m partial to a bit of Chicago

Making love out of nothing at all by Air Supply

Hate:-

Power of love ( all of them 😆)

Africa

MrJollyLivesNextDoor · 02/02/2023 23:47

Also love

So Cold - Breaking Benjamin

Amperoblue · 03/02/2023 00:03

I had Toto “Hold the Line” as our wedding song. We waited 14 years to get married so I thought it was apt.
People still message me if it ever gets played on the radio. ( Weirdly it was on Radio 2 the morning of the wedding)

Vitriolinsanity · 03/02/2023 19:56

On the back of this thread we had "Power Ballad Friday" in our office.

PerkingFaintly · 03/02/2023 20:23

Vitriolinsanity · 03/02/2023 19:56

On the back of this thread we had "Power Ballad Friday" in our office.

Good work, @Vitriolinsanity !

aonbharr · 04/02/2023 05:06

DarkNurseries · 02/02/2023 19:50

I have a guilty soft spot for Cutting Crew’s ‘I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight’ Mr Mister’s ‘Broken Wings’ and the Bangles’ ‘Eternal Flame’ (80s? Moi?)

Oh, and I once made a slightly maudlin friend cry with my karaoke version of Toni Braxton’s ‘Unbreak My Heart’…😀

@DarkNurseries Have u seen cuttings crew live version of 'I just died':

12 mins long, big guitar intro, a bit of soft singing and then the original sound

aonbharr · 04/02/2023 05:07

Cheap trick - 'the flame' has to be on the list.

MrJollyLivesNextDoor · 04/02/2023 22:12

How could I forget

Silent Lucidity - Queensryche

Frazzledmummy123 · 04/02/2023 22:20

I love:
Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore - REO Speedwagon
All I Wanna Do - Heart
Alone - Heart
Show Me Heaven - Maria McKee
I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight - Cutting Crew
You're The Inspiration - Chicago

Clawdy · 04/02/2023 23:04

Love so many of these!

NeedWineNow · 04/02/2023 23:19

I love the Aerosmith one! I have been known to have had slightly more wine than is sensible and been seen in our local bar standing on a chair leading the whole bar singing to that <blush>.

I also love anything ballad-y that Whitney does. My god she could belt ‘em out.

Phos · 04/02/2023 23:28

One I love that I’ve not seen mentioned yet is We Don’t Need Another Hero by Tina Turner

Youdontfoolme · 04/02/2023 23:39

I love:
Van Halen- Love Walks in
Peter Cetera & Aimee Grant- The Next Time I Fall
Steve Perry-Oh Sherrie
Chicago- Hard Habit to Break

i can’t stand:
Aerosmith- Don’t want to miss a thing
Mr Big- Be with you
Scorpion—Winds of Change
Jennifer Rush- Power of Love
Heart- All I Want to Do

MusicWithRocksIn · 04/02/2023 23:40

Hate pretty much everything in that category, but I do love Metallica & Guns n Roses including their soppier moments.

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WildRosie · 05/02/2023 18:10

Ah, the power ballad. All those soppy expressions, swaying and stuff. Ewww🤮

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