FabSwingers.com forum: Power Ballads

By *dam1971 OP Man
over a year ago

Bedford

Yes, the '80s were great for these although some strayed into the '90s too.

Give me tenderness, growing to a climax where your heart is being ripped from your chest with the strength of emotion.

You'll need big hair, back combed and a jacket with shoulder pads, men can get by with a leather waistcoat and it's stonewashed jeans for everyone.

Can you get a movie tie-in too? Perfect.

Often these were American, Cher's Turn Back Time is a gem but honourable mention to the homegrown talent of Bonnie Tyler with Total Eclipse of The Heart.

What's your favourite?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heart - Alone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bonnie Tyler. Total eclipse of the heart.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Heart - Alone"

My thoughts exactly

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By *orum TrollWoman
over a year ago

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_zHQ6kFuQ0

not saying what it is.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

The Power of Love by Frankie goes to Hollywood

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Meatloaf - I would do anything for love (but like fuck am I doing any of that shit) 1993

Guns and Roses - November Rain (not the 80s)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bonnie Tyler. Total eclipse of the heart. "

You should hear me smash this out with my hairbrush mic...you'll never get over it

Peach x

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

Not sure if it could be classed as a power ballad really but always liked The Bangles cover of Simon & Garfunkles "Hazy shade of Winter"

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By *dam1971 OP Man
over a year ago

Bedford

"Heart - Alone"

I love you

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By *dam1971 OP Man
over a year ago

Bedford

"Not sure if it could be classed as a power ballad really but always liked The Bangles cover of Simon & Garfunkles "Hazy shade of Winter"

Get the hell out of here

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

Love a bit of Journey - "Don't stop believin'"

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

John Waite - Missing You

Am I allowed back in yet? Haha

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By *arkstaffsMan
over a year ago

Rugeley

"Not sure if it could be classed as a power ballad really but always liked The Bangles cover of Simon & Garfunkles "Hazy shade of Winter"

That came on the pub jukebox last night. Not heard it for years. Good tune.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

This is going to turn in to one of those double cd's you'd get your dad for fathers day.

mine would get 'More power ballads' or 'Now that's what I call soft metal'.

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By *arkstaffsMan
over a year ago

Rugeley

The Power of Love. Jennifer Rush. Absolute classic.

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By *dam1971 OP Man
over a year ago

Bedford

"John Waite - Missing You

Am I allowed back in yet? Haha

Like a long lost friend!

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

"John Waite - Missing You

Am I allowed back in yet? Haha

Like a long lost friend!"

Cheers...

"St Elmos Fire" John Parr

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Celine Dion - Think Twice

That's the video where some dude carves ice sculptures with a chain saw in her garage

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

"Celine Dion - Think Twice

That's the video where some dude carves ice sculptures with a chain saw in her garage"

The things she orders eh? Oh I'll have an ice sculpture in the garage.. haha

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By *relanddirectMan
over a year ago

cheshire

Anything by Foreigner! What about Mr Big? The scorpions threw out lots of top power ballads, Poison etc. Someone mentioned Heart?! Top voices still I went to see them at the Albert Hall last year

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

Forgot from was it 1990.... Alice Cooper - Poison

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heaven is a place on earth - Belinda Carlisle

I just died in your arms tonight - Cutting Crew

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

1978 ,,, Uriah Heep, Come Back To Me from the album Fallen Angel

Music to slash your wrists too

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By *orum TrollWoman
over a year ago

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oRwlSIn918 the cult - edie.

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By *owdyboy 890Man
over a year ago

Country West

Roxette- It Must Have Been Love

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stargazer from Rainbow Rising ....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In the air tonight - Phil Collins

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In the air tonight - Phil Collins "

Good choice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Take my breath away... Berlin

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By *relanddirectMan
over a year ago

cheshire

Boston-Amanda

Queensryche - silent lucidity

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Guns and Roses November Rain....

Prince ..... Purple Rain....

Aerosmith.... I Don't Want to Miss a Thing ...

Bon-Jovi.... Always .....

Bon Jovi ... Blaze of Glory...

Bon Jovi... Bed of Roses...

Bon Jovi... I'll be there for you...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The entirety of Andrea Bocelli's Romanza album

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Only you - yazoo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven

Celine Dion - The Power of Love

Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

Whitney - I Will Always Love You

Pretenders - I'll Stand By You

Are probably my top 5

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By *rnortholtMan
over a year ago

Waveney Valley

Aren't we due a key change about now in the thread?

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By *hips n FursMan
over a year ago

Huddersfield

Patti Smith..Because the Night

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Josh Groban.... You Raise Me Up....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Aren't we due a key change about now in the thread?"

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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Jennifer Rush ~ The power of love.

Air grab for the win

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

Micheal Bolton

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Pat Bannatar - Love is a battlefield

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville - Don't know much

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Aren't we due a key change about now in the thread?"

Funniest thing I've read all week

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Poison - Every rose has it's thorn

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By *dam1971 OP Man
over a year ago

Bedford

"Aren't we due a key change about now in the thread?"

Yes, is the dry ice ready?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nanci Griffith- Late Night Grande Hotel.

Guaranteed to have me in tears every time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Angel - Aerosmith

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Here's a more left field recommendation. It's quite recent but belongs in any self respecting power ballad collection imo...

Lana Del Rey - Love

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By *s_macWoman
over a year ago

Traffic land

Since You Been Gone - Rainbow

Stop - Sam Brown

Black Velvet - Alannah Myles

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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"John Waite - Missing You

Am I allowed back in yet? Haha

I love this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Meat loaf- Anything for love

Guns& Roses- Paradise city

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The long and winding road

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing else matters, Metalica.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To be fair most songs by Queen are epic power ballads I think

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This is going to turn in to one of those double cd's you'd get your dad for fathers day.

mine would get 'More power ballads' or 'Now that's what I call soft metal'.

There is already a Now That's What I call Power Ballads.

I'll go with:

A Million Love Songs - Take That

Always - Bon Jovi

Cryin' - Aerosmith

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith

Crazy - Aerosmith

Nobody does an outro like the 'Smith.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What!? Over 55 replies and nobody has mentioned 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now?' by Starship yet? What is this place coming to?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

REO Speedwagon's greatest hits is my current drive home music.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Judie tzuke (stay with me till dawn) great song. However it was 1979 when it was released.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Toto,I won't hold you back,Y&T,I believe in you,Magnum,on a storytellers night

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"REO Speedwagon's greatest hits is my current drive home music. "

"And i can't fight this feeling anymore, it's time to bring this ship into shore"

Ah. Happy Days.

Also Def Leppard, Pour Some Sugar on Me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"REO Speedwagon's greatest hits is my current drive home music.

"And i can't fight this feeling anymore, it's time to bring this ship into shore"

Ah. Happy Days.

Also Def Leppard, Pour Some Sugar on Me"

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

"Pat Bannatar - Love is a battlefield "
I forgot that one.. an ace song!

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

"Since You Been Gone - Rainbow

Stop - Sam Brown

Black Velvet - Alannah Myles

I love Black Velvet.. it's a smoldering song

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

Living on a Prayer on my radio now... ace...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's All Coming Back to Me Now- Celine Dion

Used to love belting this one out in my teens!

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