In honor of Valentine's day, ye list of your favorite ballads 80s and beyond!

Poison Lay Your Body Down
MÖtley CrÜe Without You
Whitesnake Here I go Again
Whitesnake Is This Love
Bon Jovi Bed Of Roses
Metallica Nothing Else Matter <~~ A lot of my male friends swear its not a ballad! http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//tongue.gif
Aerosmith Falling In Love (Is Hard On the Knees)
Guns-n-Roses Don't Cry

This is all I can really thing about right now

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KISS - Everytime I Look at You
KISS - I Still Love You
KISS - Tear's Are Falling
KISS - A Million To One
KISS - Forever


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SAL IS GOD !!!

Later!! Tina

Tinajo, How can you include FOREVER? granted, it is a great song, but I believe it should be discounted because of rule 138.4 in The Cool Persons Handbook, which reads:

No Song cowritten or written entirely by Michael Bolton shall be referred to as being A) great B) Cool or c) the greatest thing since sliced bread.


Other than that, I got no problems with your list.


Of course, I like different ballads than just those from ROCK bands. Some of my favorites are:

Seperate Lives-Phil Collins and some female named Marylin somethingoranother

Faithfully- JOURNEY (no I am NOT kissing up to Sal with this one!)

Always and Forever HEATWAVE

Crazy for You MADONNA

All Cried Out LISA LISA and the CULT JAM

Love, thy will be done MARTIKA

Heaven BRIAN ADAMS

Heaven WARRANT

Take My Breath Away BERLIN

Fading Like a Flower ROXETTE

Angel AEROSMITH

Strong Enough SHERYL CROW

Goodbye NIGHT RANGER

Jealous Guy JOHN LENNON

Remember My Name SAHARA

I Remember You Skid Row

Dessert Moon Dennis DeYoung

Show Me Heaven MARIA MCKEE

The Air That I Breathe SIMPLY RED VERSION

(I Cant Help) Falling in Love COREY HART or UB40 versions

Kiss the Rain BILLIE MEYERS

I'll Always Love You TAYLOR DAYNE

Till the End of Time MARIAH CAREY

and just about anything by ENIGMA and any slow PRINCE songs (the beautiful ones, Do me, etc)

WOW! that's a lot, I got ton more that I love, but cont remember them all right now. Gee, I guess I am a big softy at heart!

Ron

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If it weren't for my horse, I would have never spent that year in college!

Fave 80's Ballads..so many to choose, so little time.
#1 without a doubt, "True"-Spandau Ballet
"With or Without You"-U2
"Waiting for a Girl Like You"-Foreigner
"Tender Love"-Force MD's
"All Cried Out"-Lisa Lisa+Cult Jam
"Never Say Goodbye"-Bon Jovi
"Headed for a Heartbreak"-Winger
"Love Bites"-Def Leppard
"I'll Always Love You"-Taylor Dayne
"You Give Good Love To Me"-Whitney Houston
"Rapture"-Anita Baker


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Check ya later-I'm outta here!*Nikki*

OH for the love of Pete, how could I have forgotten TRUE and Tender Love?

Then there is LOVE YOU DOWN by RFTW (ready for the world).

Man, thinking back there was a ton of songs I can mention that I loved!

Ron

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If it weren't for my horse, I would have never spent that year in college!

Most of my favorites are already here, but Romantic Roem has a few little additions http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//wink.gif:

"I'll Be There For You" - Bon Jovi
"I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me" - Expose
"Eternal Flame" - The Bangles
"When I'm With You" - Sheriff
"I Want to Know What Love Is" - Foreigner
"Everytime You Go Away" - Paul Young
"Time after Time" - Cyndi Lauper
"Drive" - The Cars
"Don't Dream it's Over" - Crowded House
"Glory of Love" - Peter Cetera
"Forever Young" - Alphaville
"Live to Tell" - Madonna
"I Won't Forget You" - Poison

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And all the Poison ballads
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MAN! I forgot all abot that ALPHAVILLE song. I loved that when it was out.

Also

SECRECT LOVERS (dont know who sang it, but I always liked it)
WHERE ARE YOU NOW? By Jimmy Hardin
RIGHT HERE WAITING by Richard Marx
CHERISH Kool and the Gang
DONT CLOSE YOUR EYES Kieth Whitley


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If it weren't for my horse, I would have never spent that year in college!

The 80s (and early 90s) had a lot of lovely songs. Personal faves include:

-"Piano In The Dark"-Brenda Russell
-"I Want To Be Your Man"-Roger
-"Hold On To The Nights"-Richard Marx
-"Seasons Change"-Expose
-"The End Of The Innocence"-Don Henley (not romantic, per se, but definitely emotional)
-"Slow Hand"-The Pointer Sisters
-"Shake You Down"-Gregory Abbott
-"Cherish"-Madonna (an upbeat ballad)
-"No Explanation"-Peter Cetera (from the "Pretty Woman" soundtrack"
-"Something To Believe In"-The Bangles
-"I Get Weak"-Belinda Carlisle
-"Holding Back The Years"-Simply Red
-"I Don't Want To Live Without You"-Foreigner
-"Love Will Lead You Back"-Taylor Dayne
-"Black Velvet"-Alannah Myles (A rather unconvential ballad, but a ballad nonetheless)
-"Africa"-Toto
-"Almost Paradise"-Ann Wilson and Mike Reno
-"When It's Love"-Van Halen
-"I'll Be There"-The Escape Club
-"Bad Love"-Eric Clapton
-"The Living Years"-Mike & The Mechanics (my signature line comes from this song)
-"We Belong"-Pat Benatar

Damn, the music was *good* back then! Strike that...*totally awesome!*

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

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"If you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be okay"-Mike And The Mechanics

Wait a sec...did anyone mention:

-"November Rain"-Guns 'N' Roses
-"Private Dancer"-Tina Turner
-"Human"-Human League
-"Take My Breath Away"-Berlin
-"Hold On"-Wilson Phillips
-"If You Leave"-OMD
-"Let's Wait Awhile"-Janet Jackson
-"Could've Been"-Tiffany
-"Make It Real", "Anytime", and "You Got It All"-The Jets
-"Free" and "Purple Rain"-Prince
-"Just Once"-James Ingram
-"Around The Way Girl"-LL Cool J
-"I Keep Forgettin'..."-Michael McDonald
-"What A Fool Belives"-The Doobie Brothers
-"Kissing A Fool"-George Michael
-"Through The Fire"-Chaka Khan
-"When Smokey Sings"-ABC
-"Whereabouts"-Stevie Wonder

My mind is on fire...A good fire!

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

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"If you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be okay"-Mike And The Mechanics

More, more and a little more! Hoo boy!:

-"Everything Your Heart Desires"-Hall & Oates
-"Baby, Come To Me"-James Ingram and Patti Austin
-"If Ever You're In My Arms Again"-Peabo Bryson
-"Lady In Red"-Chris DeBurgh
-"Let The River Run"-Carly Simon (Okay, not a love song, but it's a ballad...An inspirational one, anyway)
-"End Of The Road"-Boyz II Men
-"If Wishes Came True"-Sweet Sensation
-"Thinking Of You"-Sa-Fire

I hope I don't max out this thread!

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

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"If you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be okay"-Mike And The Mechanics

Okay now to be fair, I'll inlcude new wave/rock/pop, so here goes an attempt:

Bon Jovi - Silent Night
Winger - Headed For A Heartbreak
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Kiss - Beth ( I mean come on, one of the original)
Journey - Open Arms
Sneaker - More Than Just The Two Of Us ( a great lost 45)
Heart - Alone
Ian Hunter - All The Good Ones Are Taken (not really a ballad, but a great slow rock song from an overlooked great)
Cutting Crew - I've Been In Love Before
Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My hat
Kajagoogoo - hang On Now
Duran Duran - Like An Angel
Psychadelic Furs - The Ghost In You
Loverboy - Heaven In Your Eyes
Kix - Dont Close Your Eyes
Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You
Olivia Newton John - Magic ( I admit it, I love Xanadu)http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//blush.gif
Squeeze - Last Time Forever
Split Enz - I hope I never
Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye
Spandau ballet - I'll Fly For You (10x better than True)
Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever
Vangelis - Love Theme From 'Blade Runner'
Outfield - Everytime You Cry
Stryper - Honestly
Paul McCartney - So Bad
ABC _ All Of My Heart
The Colourfield - Thinking Of You
Cover Girls - We Cant Go Wrong
Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks
REO Speedwagon - Take It On The Run

and....Air Supply - Lost In Love

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....threw you the obvious, and you flew with it on your back, a name in your recollection, down among a million same, difficult not to feel, a little, disappointed, and passed over, when i've looked right, through to see you, naked and oblivious, and you don't see me, but i threw you the obvious, just to see if, there's more behind, the eyes of a fallen angel, eyes of a tragedy...

SECRECT LOVERS (dont know who sang it, but I always liked it)

Atlantic Starr


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....threw you the obvious, and you flew with it on your back, a name in your recollection, down among a million same, difficult not to feel, a little, disappointed, and passed over, when i've looked right, through to see you, naked and oblivious, and you don't see me, but i threw you the obvious, just to see if, there's more behind, the eyes of a fallen angel, eyes of a tragedy...

Reapthewildwind.... notice I posted a few KISS ballads up there.... the reason "Beth" was not listed is because it is not 80's... it's 70's... but you know that http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//smile.gif http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//gene.gif

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SAL IS GOD !!!

Later!! Tina

Ok.......can I go into a corner of my couch and let the tears of memories flow? http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//00buaaah.gif You guys are great with all of these songs. My heart feels like it's going to burst!

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~Dawn

To morningmyst...

Cry on, my fine woman! These are beautiful songs. Just let the wellsprings of emotion flow. I guess you can say that-

"These songs are the stuff that life is made of!"

So cry, dance with your loved ones, dream...When you listen to these songs, it's like you're keeping the spirits of love and life alive!

Here are a few more songs that I forgot in my listing binges:

-"These Dreams"-Heart (Love, *Love*, LOVE this song!)
-"There'll Be Sad Songs To Make You Cry"-Billy Ocean (It's practically the anthem for these types of songs. Listen to the lyrics and I think you'll know what I'm talking 'bout, Willis!http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//wink.gifhttp://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//biggrin.gif)-In All Seriousness, this is truly a lovely ballad. Emotion and sentiment run strong in this one!
-"The Search Is Over"-Survivor
-"Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's Gone"-Cinderella (Did we mention this?)
-"Never Tear Us Apart"-INXS (Did we or I mention this?)

So let the emotions flow with the songs as your guide!

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

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"If you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be okay"-Mike And The Mechanics

Ok, so you have the "Valley Girl" thing up..what about
"Melt with You" by Modern English and "A Million Miles Away" by Plimsouls off the "Valley Girl" Soundtrack.

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Check ya later-I'm outta here!*Nikki*

While at teh grocery store last night, I heard a song, that nobody here has listed, and I thought I would throw it up, and see what people think. For me, it has a ton, and I mean TON of memories, mostly bad, but you cant have BAD memories without some GOOD times preceding them. The song was "AT THIS MOMENT" By Billy Vera and the Beaters.

I also liked "WONDERFULL TONIGHT" by Eric Clapton.

Ron

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If it weren't for my horse, I would have never spent that year in college!

It continues on and on. The 80s had so many great ballads. Let's put a few more on the plate:

-"No One Is To Blame"-Howard Jones
-"Electric Blue"-Icehouse
-"Make Me Lose Control"-Eric Carmen
-"I've Had The Time Of My Life"-Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
-"Always"-Atlantic Starr
-"Captain Of Her Heart"-Double
-"The Sweetest Taboo" and "Smooth Operator"-Sade
-"You Are", "Penny Lover" and "Hello"-Lionel Richie
-"Moonlighting"-Al Jarreau (Okay, it's a TV theme, but it's still romantic to me.)
-"Foolish Beat" and "Lost In Your Eyes"-Debbie Gibson
-"Next To You" and "Rush Rush"-Paula Abdul
-"We Belong" and "Love Is A Battlefield"-Pat Benatar (I probably already mentioned this)
-"Ordinary World"-Duran Duran
-"King Of Wishful Thinking"-Go West
-"Sexual Healing"-Marvin Gaye

There may be more to come. Knowing me, there definitely will be. http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//00blush.gif And with all the songs I mentioned, a few have probably gotten the nod 5 or 6 timeshttp://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//confused.gifhttp://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//laugh.gif

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

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"If you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be okay"-Mike And The Mechanics

Nikki, great songs to add to the list. I hadn't added any, but, I would've included a couple from that soundtrack! Melt with you just gives me the chills......in a good way! http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//wink.gif


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~Dawn

Another one I completely forgot about that I'm surprised hasn't been listed yet....

"When the Children Cry" by White Lion http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//smile.gif

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My favourite ballads include the following:

Skid Row - I Remember You
Skid Row - 18 and Life
Skid Row - Wasted Time
Sebastian Bach and Friends - The Most Powerful Man in the World
Warrent - Heaven
Warrent - I Saw Red
Taxiride - Let Me Die Young
Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive

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here's a few.....if they've been posted, please forgive me:
Save your love - Great White
The Flame - Cheap Trick
When I see you smile - Bad English
Love Song- Tesla
Carrie - Europe
Almost Paradise - Mike Reno / Ann Wilson
Wind of Change - Scorpions
2 outta 3 aint bad - Meatloaf (or was that 70's?)
Fire and Ice - Pat Benatar
Total Eclipse of the Heart - bonnie Tyler
Lady - Styx
Sara - Starship

Ok, my brains freezing up....I'll think of more later


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~Dawn

Dawn,
You just HAD to go and mention "The Flame" By Cheap Trick. Now I will have to sit tonight and think of all the shitty memories that go with that song!

Ron

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If it weren't for my horse, I would have never spent that year in college!

I forgot one of my faves from when I was 13..
Culture Club-"Love is Love" I absolutely love that song!!
Cyndi Lauper-"True Colors"
Duran Duran-"Save a Prayer"
Bon Jovi-"Living in Sin"
Expose'-"When I Looked at Him"
Phil Collins-"One More Night"
Cure-"Pictures of You"

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Check ya later-I'm outta here!*Nikki*

I'm not even going to bother putting any up since all mine are up! Nothing like a good rock ballad though.


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Great songs, all of the abovehttp://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//smile.gif Hard to find more to add... but I don't think these were mentioned:

Boston-Amanda
Damn Yankees-High enough

All I could come up with for nowhttp://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//wink.gif

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Sorry Ron.http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//uhoh2.gif ........forgive me????????

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~Dawn

I forgot-

-"If I Could Turn Back Time", "Just Like Jesse James" and "After All"-Cher (That last song was a duet with Peter Cetera)
-"Will You Still Love Me?"-Chicago
-"Fallen"-Lauren Wood (From the "Pretty Woman" soundtrack)
-"Suddenly"-Billy Ocean
-"Eyes Without A Face"-Billy Idol

What would happen if we made a boxed set of all the songs mentioned in this thread?

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff


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"If you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be okay"-Mike And The Mechanics

Hey, I suddenly rememberedhttp://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//00delite.gif A great Norwegian band:Return! They had at least two great ballads: "Bye,bye Johnny" and "Sing me a song"
Don't know whether they played overseas, but they were quite big here in Europe! If you like rock-ballads, check them out!http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//00wink.gif

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H@ns (I'm NOT the bad guy from Die Hard!)

Oh Wow what a great thread!!! Talk about a trip down memory lane!!!
Here's a "few" of mine

Babe - Styx
Hard to say I'm Sorry - Chicago
Hard Habit to Break - Chicago
When You Close Your Eyes - Night Ranger
Letting go - Straight Lines
Close My Eyes Forever - Ozzy and Lita Ford
I'm all Out of Love - Air supply (shoot, anything by Air Supply)
I want to know what Love is - Foreigner
Shot through the Heart - Bon Jovi
I Never Cry - Alice Cooper (I believe this is 70's)
Keep on Loving You - REO Speedwagon
It's Never Easy - Loverboy
Ball & Chain - Aldo Nova
Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Dorianna - Paul Laine

Well, that's a few I can remember!!! I gotta go dig through my albums now http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//smile.gif

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Ayla

Here are a few more ballads for your listening pleasure:

-"Just Another Day"-Jon Secada
-"Just Between You And Me"-April Wine
-"I Miss You"-Klymaxx
-"Hold On"-Wilson Phillips (Not romantic, but I think it's a good ballad)
-"Missing You"-John Waite
-"One More Try"-Timmy T
-"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You"-Glenn Medeiros

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

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"If you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be okay"-Mike And The Mechanics

'Don't Close Your Eyes' by Kix has one of the best chorus' I have ever heard! it makes me want to sing it out so loud everytime I hear it!!!!!

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- R E T R O M A N -

While watching VH1 Behind teh Music this weekend, I forgot just how cool all the Journey Ballads were. Open Arms, Faithfully, The Girl Cant Help it, Loving touching squeezin', and all those bad ass songs. Damn Steve Perry has a great voice.
Somebody Mentioned Jon Waite singing MISSING YOU. I didnt know that Jonathan Cain had tried to get him to sing Open Arms while they were both in the Babies. Imagine how big he could have been if he would have just sang that one song? But then again, he had WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE with Bad English.

My favorite Chicago song was LOOK AWAY. It sorta went along with the reason that I HATE Cheap Trick's THE FLAME (all is forgiven Dawn).

What about these, I am not sure they were put in before or not:

IN YOUR EYES by Peter Gabriel
ONE MORE NIGHT by Phil Collins
DRIFT AWAY By Dobie Grey (a 70s song, but cool)
BALLAD OF JAYNE by LA Guns

Those were a few I had thought about this weekend.

Ron

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If it weren't for my horse, I would have never spent that year in college!

Methinks that "Reapthewildwind" doth quote the band A Perfect Circle "3 Libras" which while an excellant tune from an exceptional cd- Mer De Noms. A cd that came out fairly recently and not from the retro years. Oh well, thought I'd point that out.

A couple obscure yet fully cool ballads:
TNT- I'd Be Lost Without Your Love (Knights of the New Thunder)
TNT- Tonight I'm Fallin (Intuition)
*Tony Harnell- one of the best vocalists ever.
Danger Danger- I Still Think About You (Screw It)

And YES on that UB40 Can't Help Fallin In Love!! I played it on my Flashback Lunch today.(:

Ava
djpromogirl1

How about "How Can I Fall" and "Hands To Heaven" by Breathe?

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us007ed: "I have come to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all outta bubblegum."

'Don't Close Your Eyes' by Kix - What an awesome song.. You're so right, RetroMan!

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The loneliness just fades away
thoughts of you just memories
no cryin now for what we're missin
time won't forget what you meant to me

right on Sal! is that your favorite too? yeeehar! long live spandex and snakeskin boots!

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Hello, all! Just wanted to add a couple of songs:

Do what you do - Jermaine Jackson
Adore - The Artist Then Known As Prince

This list would be a fabulous CD set!

Did I mention:

-"Time (Clock Of The Heart)"-Culture Club
-"Never Knew Love Like This Before"-Stephanie Mills

Wait, and a few more are bound to appear!

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

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"If you don't give up and don't give in, you may just be okay"-Mike And The Mechanics

here's mine....
angel eyes - steelheart (late 80's early 90's maybe??
i didn't want to need you - heart (I believe this is early 90's but a hell of a song!!)
surrender - trixter
love is on the way - saigon kick
what does it take - honeymoon suite
can't you say u believe in me, what does it take to be a man - boston
house of pain - faster pussycat
more than words - extreme
let me take you home tonight - boston
hold on loosley - 38 special

I think I cheated on a few.... oops!! the years are running together for me!!

and some sappy love songs too....
more than words can say - alias
when i'm with you - sheriff
into the night - benny mardones

Hi all !

Apologies for the tardiness but I felt that I simply HAD to add my own personal favourite/favorite to this superb list !

Desert Moon - Dennis DeYoung

I searched for many years for this tune on CD and finally got lucky on eBay with a great '84 compilation called 'Class Reunion'

Before I go, may I also add 'La Isla Bonita' by Madonna to this list ?! Oh...another one just popped into my head, US and other non-Europeans (maybe even non-Irish) may not be familiar with so take my word for it !

Clannad with Bono - In A Lifetime

I'm gone !

I just had to add a couple favorites of mine.


Poison-I won't forget you
Steelheart-Angel Eye's
Alice Cooper-Hell is livin' without you
Prince-Purple Rain
Cinderella-Nobody's Fool
Motley Crue-Home Sweet Home
Nazareth-Love Hurts(is this 70's or 80's?)
Warrent-Heaven
Skid Row-I remember you
Ozzy-Goodbye to romance
Bon Jovi-Never say goodbye
Cure-Trust

Just went through a break-up recently,so these songs have been playin' alot lately.

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Eveyone is posting so many of the great ballads... you're not leaving me any!! http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//frown.gif

Well, I don't think I saw "Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton on anyone's list...

And how about Hurricane's "Over the Edge" it's more of a rockin' ballad... but a ballad nonetheless!

Oh and another one that makes me bawl like a baby...
"Calm Before the Storm" by Keel... I tried to find it on Napster just now... no way!! They sure are filtering our songs!!!

Has anyone mentioned "Carrie" by Europe?
Just another one....



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SAL IS A FREAK!!!

Later!! Tina

I just remembered another great ballad.......Does anyone remember the song"As the world falls down"by David Bowie from the Labrynth soundtrack?

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<FONT COLOR="Red">What about Without You from Motley Crue? Or was that early 90's?</FONT c>

My god people, nobody mentioned ENDLESS LOVE by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie yet? Yeah, they played it on the radio 'till we were all sick to death of it, but fess up, come on, everybody's got some memories to go along with that one http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//wink.gif

Another favorite is Hot Rod Hearts by Robbie Dupree. Pretty much everything else I can think of has been mentioned already. Goodybe to Romance by Ozzy was the first song I ever learned to play on guitar (well, the guitar part was by Randy Rhoads). Ball and Chain by Aldo Nova - it's good to know I'm not the only person in the world ever to hear of that song! And then there was Crimson and Clover by Joan Jett. Was she still with the Blackhearts on that album?

Just to name a few of my favorites.
Some of these I saw on here and some I didn't....

1. Against All Odds -Phil Collins
2. I'll Stop the World & Melt w/you -Modern English
3. Hole in my Heart -Extreme
4. Don't Close Your Eyes -Kix
5. Rush, Rush -Paula Abdul
6. Kyrie -Mr. Mister
7. Broken Wings -Mr. Mister
8. Always Something There to Remind Me -Naked Eyes
9. Rosanna -Toto
10. Time After Time -Cyndi Lauper
11. Tears -Rush
12. I Just Died in Your Arm Toginght -Cutting Crew
13. Sister Christian -Night Ranger
14. Love isn't Always on Time -Toto(?)
15. Anything by Journey & Air Supply!!!

Oh, now toooo many depressing memories!! http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//00buaaah.gif

Tinajo, I actually have "Calm befor the storm" on CD. The entire cd is average 80s hair metal, (my favorite music BTW) but that is definately the best song on it.



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Ron
While I am aware that, as the saying goes, Money can't but me happiness"
I would still like to be known as "That meloncholy guy driving the red Lamborghini"

Email me if you want: realdealmbp@yahoo.com

I just got finished looking at the list of everyones favorite ballads from the 80's...I just thought I would add a couple..I am new to this so please bear with me:
Lionel richies : Hello(it was my favorite song back in the day and still brings tears to my eyes)
Air Supply: anything and everything by them
Toto: Can't hold you back now
Chicago: Hard habit to break and Look Away
Thanks for letting me share my favorites too...http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//smile.gif

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You're welcome...share all you like!! http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//biggrin.gif

Just heard another one this morning....

'Do I have to say the words?' - Bryan Adams

good tune http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//smile.gif

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I will have to add 'She's a mystery to me' by Roy Orbisonhttp://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//00shades.gif! (written by Bono) That voice sends shivers down my spine!http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smilies//eek3.gif

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H@ns (OK, so I AM the bad guy from Die Hard!)

Here's a few of my fave ballads:
Ballad of Jayne - LA Guns
Patience - Guns n Roses
Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
Don't Know What You Got(Till It's Gone) - Cinderella
Is This Love? - Whitesnake
Love Bites - Def Leppard
Open Arms - Journey
Faithfully - Journey
I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Waiting For a Girl Like You - Foreigner

Chicago......Hard Habit to Break.....
and Hard to say I'm sorry.....both great songs!!!!

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~Dawn

lets See

Dokken - Alone Again, Slippin Away,Heaven Sent, Walk Away
Winger - Miles Away, Without The Night, Under One Condition
Vinnie Vincent Invasion-Love Kills, That Time Of Year
Journey-After The Fall, Open arms, Lifetime Of Dreams
W.A.S.P.- Forever Free
Queen-Who Wants To Live Forever
Twisted Sister- You're Not Alone
Robbie Robb - In Time (From Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure)
Warrant-Sometimes She Cries
Alias -More then Words Can Say
Bon Jovi-Wild Is The Wind, Without Love
any Poiosn & Stryper Ballad




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I love 80's ballads. Here are some of the ones I quite enjoy still today! (you can click one to hear it):

Wishful Thinking - China Crisis (http://mfile.akamai.com/3171/wm2/muze.download.akamai.com/2890/us/uswm2/986/89986_1_06.asx?obj=v30624)
Wonderful Life - Black (http://mfile.akamai.com/3171/wm2/muze.download.akamai.com/2890/us/uswm2/460/524460_1_14.asx?obj=v40802)
Crazy - Icehouse (http://mfile.akamai.com/3171/wm2/muze.download.akamai.com/2890/us/uswm2/786/367786_1_06.asx?obj=v10318)