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1. What It Takes - Aerosmith 2. When the Children Cry - White Lion 3. Lady - Styx 4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol 5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journ

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Had a couple of power ballad threads a week or so ago, but today we begin a contest to see which song is truly the greatest power ballad of all time. In this first round, we're simply compiling conten

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1. What It Takes - Aerosmith 2. When the Children Cry - White Lion 3. Lady - Styx 4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol 5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journ

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1. What It Takes - Aerosmith

2. When the Children Cry - White Lion

3. Lady - Styx

4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner

6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey

7. Angel - Aerosmith

8. Alone Again - Dokken

9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren

10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia

11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine

12. Heaven - Bryan Adams

13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams

14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters

15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto

16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution

17. Alone - Heart

18. Without You - Badfinger

19. Amanda - Boston

20. Heaven - Warrant

21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

23. the Flame - Cheap Trick

24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper

25. Without You - Motley Crue

26. Hysteria - Def Leppard

27. Magic Power - Triumph

28. Love Walks In - Van Halen

29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin

31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

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1. What It Takes - Aerosmith

2. When the Children Cry - White Lion

3. Lady - Styx

4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner

6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey

7. Angel - Aerosmith

8. Alone Again - Dokken

9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren

10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia

11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine

12. Heaven - Bryan Adams

13. Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - Bryan Adams

14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters

15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto

16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution

17. Alone - Heart

18. Without You - Badfinger

19. Amanda - Boston

20. Heaven - Warrant

21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

23. the Flame - Cheap Trick

24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper

25. Without You - Motley Crue

26. Hysteria - Def Leppard

27. Magic Power - Triumph

28. Love Walks In - Van Halen

29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin

31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

 

32. High Enough -- Damn Yankees

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28. Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home

 

Pretty much the first tune that comes to my mind when I hear the phrase 'power ballad'.

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1. What It Takes - Aerosmith

2. When the Children Cry - White Lion

3. Lady - Styx

4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner

6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey

7. Angel - Aerosmith

8. Alone Again - Dokken

9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren

10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia

11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine

12. Heaven - Bryan Adams

13. Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - Bryan Adams

14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters

15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto

16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution

17. Alone - Heart

18. Without You - Badfinger

19. Amanda - Boston

20. Heaven - Warrant

21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

23. the Flame - Cheap Trick

24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper

25. Without You - Motley Crue

26. Hysteria - Def Leppard

27. Magic Power - Triumph

28. Love Walks In - Van Halen

29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin

31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

 

32. High Enough -- Damn Yankees

33. Spinal Tap - Lick My Love Pump

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You're very welcome, Entre.

 

1. What It Takes - Aerosmith

2. When the Children Cry - White Lion

3. Lady - Styx

4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner

6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey

7. Angel - Aerosmith

8. Alone Again - Dokken

9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren

10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia

11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine

12. Heaven - Bryan Adams

13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams

14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters

15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto

16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution

17. Alone - Heart

18. Without You - Badfinger

19. Amanda - Boston

20. Heaven - Warrant

21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

23. the Flame - Cheap Trick

24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper

25. Without You - Motley Crue

26. Hysteria - Def Leppard

27. Magic Power - Triumph

28. Love Walks In - Van Halen

29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin

31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

32. High Enough - Damn Yankees

33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap

34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche

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No more double posting!

 

I'm not even gonna try to sort that all out. Please be courteous going forward.

 

Anyway there's also been some arguing about what is and isn't a power ballad, which I anticipated but didn't say anything about. The long and the short of it is it doesn't much matter if someone posts a song here that you don't think qualifies, because once we get to the voting round, you'll have the power to not vote for anything you don't think belongs. I don't think Separate Ways qualifies, personally, but there's nothing for it at the moment.

 

Also thank you to anyone who's been organizing the list so far.

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1. What It Takes - Aerosmith

2. When the Children Cry - White Lion

3. Lady - Styx

4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

5. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner

6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey

7. Angel - Aerosmith

8. Alone Again - Dokken

9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren

10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia

11. Just Between You And Me - April Wine

12. Heaven - Bryan Adams

13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams

14. Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters

15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto

16. Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution

17. Alone - Heart

18. Without You - Badfinger

19. Amanda - Boston

20. Heaven - Warrant

21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

23. The Flame - Cheap Trick

24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper

25. Without You - Motley Crue

26. Hysteria - Def Leppard

27. Magic Power - Triumph

28. Love Walks In - Van Halen

29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin

31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

32. High Enough - Damn Yankees

33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap

34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche

 

35. Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon

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1. What It Takes - Aerosmith

2. When the Children Cry - White Lion

3. Lady - Styx

4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner

6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey

7. Angel - Aerosmith

8. Alone Again - Dokken

9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren

10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia

11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine

12. Heaven - Bryan Adams

13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams

14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters

15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto

16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution

17. Alone - Heart

18. Without You - Badfinger

19. Amanda - Boston

20. Heaven - Warrant

21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

23. the Flame - Cheap Trick

24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper

25. Without You - Motley Crue

26. Hysteria - Def Leppard

27. Magic Power - Triumph

28. Love Walks In - Van Halen

29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin

31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

32. High Enough - Damn Yankees

33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap

34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche

35. Time For Me to Fly - REO Speedwagon

36. These Dreams - Heart

37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard

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1. What It Takes - Aerosmith

2. When the Children Cry - White Lion

3. Lady - Styx

4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

5. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner

6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey

7. Angel - Aerosmith

8. Alone Again - Dokken

9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren

10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia

11. Just Between You And Me - April Wine

12. Heaven - Bryan Adams

13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams

14. Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters

15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto

16. Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution

17. Alone - Heart

18. Without You - Badfinger

19. Amanda - Boston

20. Heaven - Warrant

21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

23. The Flame - Cheap Trick

24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper

25. Without You - Motley Crue

26. Hysteria - Def Leppard

27. Magic Power - Triumph

28. Love Walks In - Van Halen

29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin

31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

32. High Enough - Damn Yankees

33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap

34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche

35. Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon

36. These Dreams - Heart

37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard

 

38. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon

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1. What It Takes - Aerosmith

2. When the Children Cry - White Lion

3. Lady - Styx

4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

5. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner

6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey

7. Angel - Aerosmith

8. Alone Again - Dokken

9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren

10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia

11. Just Between You And Me - April Wine

12. Heaven - Bryan Adams

13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams

14. Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters

15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto

16. Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution

17. Alone - Heart

18. Without You - Badfinger

19. Amanda - Boston

20. Heaven - Warrant

21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

23. The Flame - Cheap Trick

24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper

25. Without You - Motley Crue

26. Hysteria - Def Leppard

27. Magic Power - Triumph

28. Love Walks In - Van Halen

29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin

31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

32. High Enough - Damn Yankees

33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap

34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche

35. Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon

36. These Dreams - Heart

37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard

38. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon

 

39. To Be With You -- Mr. Big

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1. What It Takes - Aerosmith

2. When the Children Cry - White Lion

3. Lady - Styx

4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

5. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner

6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey

7. Angel - Aerosmith

8. Alone Again - Dokken

9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren

10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia

11. Just Between You And Me - April Wine

12. Heaven - Bryan Adams

13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams

14. Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters

15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto

16. Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution

17. Alone - Heart

18. Without You - Badfinger

19. Amanda - Boston

20. Heaven - Warrant

21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

23. The Flame - Cheap Trick

24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper

25. Without You - Motley Crue

26. Hysteria - Def Leppard

27. Magic Power - Triumph

28. Love Walks In - Van Halen

29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin

31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

32. High Enough - Damn Yankees

33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap

34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche

35. Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon

36. These Dreams - Heart

37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard

38. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon

39. Can't Cry Anymore - Kansas

40. To Be With You -- Mr. Big

 

41. Save Me - Queen

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1. What It Takes - Aerosmith

2. When the Children Cry - White Lion

3. Lady - Styx

4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

5. I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner

6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey

7. Angel - Aerosmith

8. Alone Again - Dokken

9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren

10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia

11. Just Between You And Me - April Wine

12. Heaven - Bryan Adams

13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams

14. Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters

15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto

16. Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution

17. Alone - Heart

18. Without You - Badfinger

19. Amanda - Boston

20. Heaven - Warrant

21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

23. The Flame - Cheap Trick

24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper

25. Without You - Motley Crue

26. Hysteria - Def Leppard

27. Magic Power - Triumph

28. Love Walks In - Van Halen

29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin

31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

32. High Enough - Damn Yankees

33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap

34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche

35. Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon

36. These Dreams - Heart

37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard

38. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon

39. Can't Cry Anymore - Kansas

40. To Be With You -- Mr. Big

41. Save Me - Queen

42. Clair De Lune/Ballerina - Styx

43. Wind Of Change - Scorpions

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1. What It Takes - Aerosmith

2. When the Children Cry - White Lion

3. Lady - Styx

4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner

6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey

7. Angel - Aerosmith

8. Alone Again - Dokken

9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren

10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia

11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine

12. Heaven - Bryan Adams

13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams

14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters

15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto

16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution

17. Alone - Heart

18. Without You - Badfinger

19. Amanda - Boston

20. Heaven - Warrant

21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

23. the Flame - Cheap Trick

24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper

25. Without You - Motley Crue

26. Hysteria - Def Leppard

27. Magic Power - Triumph

28. Love Walks In - Van Halen

29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin

31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

32. High Enough - Damn Yankees

33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap

34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche

35. Time For Me to Fly - REO Speedwagon

36. These Dreams - Heart

37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard

38. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon

39. Can't Cry Anymore - Kansas

40. to Be With You - Mr. Big

41. Save Me - Queen

42. Clair De Lune/Ballerina - Styx

43. Wind of Change - Scorpions

44. Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) - Cinderella

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Had a couple of power ballad threads a week or so ago, but today we begin a contest to see which song is truly the greatest power ballad of all time. In this first round, we're simply compiling contenders for the title. We'll list out 120 power ballads, one post at a time, and once we reach 120 I'll randomize them and start a series of polls to determine the winner.

 

No double posting please! Wait until at least one other person has made a contribution before you add your next song to the list.

 

I'll start:

 

1. What It Takes - Aerosmith

 

This song will always remind me of a girl who figuratively broke me over her knee like Bane did to Batman in The Dark Knight Rises. Great song.

 

"It was easy to keep all your lies in disguise. 'Cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eyes."

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1. What It Takes - Aerosmith

2. When the Children Cry - White Lion

3. Lady - Styx

4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner

6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey

7. Angel - Aerosmith

8. Alone Again - Dokken

9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren

10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia

11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine

12. Heaven - Bryan Adams

13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams

14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters

15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto

16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution

17. Alone - Heart

18. Without You - Badfinger

19. Amanda - Boston

20. Heaven - Warrant

21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison

22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

23. the Flame - Cheap Trick

24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper

25. Without You - Motley Crue

26. Hysteria - Def Leppard

27. Magic Power - Triumph

28. Love Walks In - Van Halen

29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue

30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin

31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

32. High Enough - Damn Yankees

33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap

34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche

35. Time For Me to Fly - REO Speedwagon

36. These Dreams - Heart

37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard

38. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon

39. Can't Cry Anymore - Kansas

40. to Be With You - Mr. Big

41. Save Me - Queen

42. Clair De Lune/Ballerina - Styx

43. Wind of Change - Scorpions

44. Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) - Cinderella

 

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