Saturday, July 27, 2024

ESSENTIAL POWER BALLADS (Conclusion).

A Caffè Lattè 2-part Spotlight-

THE 100 ESSENTIAL

POWER BALLADS

 


The power ballad emerged in the 1970s and was ubiquitous by the decade that followed. Rock and metal bands used this genre as an opportunity to show another side to their image and sound.  This list highlights 100 of the best examples of power ballads across various decades…

    

          

50 PATIENCE Guns N’ Roses

49 ROSANNA Toto

48 WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO Tina Turner

47 YOU’RE THE INSPIRATION Chicago

46 WIND OF CHANGE Scorpions

45 LOVE HURTS Nazareth

44 TO BE WITH YOU Mr. Big

43 MORE THAN WORDS Extreme

42 LEFT IN THE DARK Barbra Streisand

41 MISSING YOU John Waite


40 ALL OUT OF LOVE Air Supply

39 I HAVE NOTHING Whitney Houston

38 I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK Toto

37 MUSIC John Miles

36 IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE Roxette

35 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Queen

34 THE SEARCH IS OVER Survivor

33 KEEP ON LOVING YOU REO Speedwagon

32 ANGELS Robbie Williams

31 HEAVEN Bryan Adams

 

30 AFRICA Toto

29 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin

28 EYE OF THE TIGER Survivor

27 NOTHING’S GONNA STOP US NOW Starship

26 NOTHING ELSE MATTERS Metallica

25 POISON Alice Cooper

24 HERE I GO AGAIN Whitesnake

23 ONE MOMENT IN TIME Whitney Houston

22 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL Air Supply

21 ALWAYS Bon Jovi


20 TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD Meat Loaf

19 OPEN ARMS Journey

18 SISTER CHRISTIAN Night Ranger

17 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Foreigner

16 BRING ME TO LIFE Evanescence

15 EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU The Babys

14 HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY Chicago

13 ALL BY MYSELF Eric Carmen

12 (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU Bryan Adams

11 DRIVE The Cars


 

10 ISN’T IT TIME The Babys

9 IT’S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW Celine Dion

8 AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) Phil Collins

7 I’D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON’T DO THAT) Meat Loaf

6 I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING Aerosmith

5 NOVEMBER RAIN Guns N’ Roses

4 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Bonnie Tyler

 

3 THE POWER OF LOVE Jennifer Rush

2 WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU Foreigner

1 ALONE Heart

    

 

Listen to the 100 Playlist on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JCSPGVxAhB2apTrPFghkd?si=bcb21533e4c64ca3&pt=24d1794463c3c3b191611474f34f2e85

 

 

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