80's power ballads

Northernsoul

Ok, bear with me here....
I have an old empty dancehall at my disposal..yup think 1960's showbands, girls to one side - blokes to the other.. until someone plucks up the courage to walk across and say "wanna dance?"!! 2 large mirror balls above the (massive dancefloor) pastal decor, mineral bar(there was no need for an alcohol licence in them days!) The place is in pristine condition, its like stepping back into the 60's!! i want to create a bit of feel-good nostalgia in these bleak yet nostalgiry(?) times... and get the late 20's into 30's 40's demographic out for a night that could a) become a commecial success and b) become a regular thing (if popular) night out. I can get a tempory alcohol license and I'm thinking of having a..............wait for it..........80's power ballad night!!!!............ Yup, i've gone from thinking that the 80's were the most musically defunct decade (i've been a raver since 1994!) to the most hairs-rising-on-the-back-of-ur-neck brillant decade of all!!!! (sad i know ) i'm looking for your favourite power ballads of the 1980's..including slow sets love ballads(..Channel4 should think about doing a "Bring back the slowsets" night!!!! )ps I've copyrighted that ..don't even think about it!!!). Think Journey, erasure, meatloaf, flying pickets, .. maybe even def leppard pour some sugar on me!! Thoughts??????

Xavi6

Ah a man (or woman) after my own heart. You need fist clenchers!

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
Heart - Alone
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
Roxette - Listen To Your Heart
T'Pau - China In Your Hand
Toto - Africa
Boston - More Than A Feeling
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
The Pretenders - I'll Stand By You
John Farnham - The Voice

and the greatest song of all time -

The Scorpions - Winds of Change

Arcee

Where to begin!!!!

Well, Journey is the obvious fave - Don't stop believin and Any way you want it in particular.

Def Leppard - Animal, pour some sugar on me, love bites, when love and hate collide
REO speedwagon - I can't fight this feelin any more, I'm gonna keep on lovin you
Kiss - crazy nights
Air supply - I'm all out of love (for the slow sets)
Anything from the Top Gun soundtrack
Van Halen - Jump
Cheap trick - I want you to want me
Some early Bon Jovi

And who can forget Ireland's only power ballad? Johnny Logan - hold me now. :D:D

I assume this'll be free in for boardsies? :)

Kold

Hey there Mr Satan but you'll get no help from me designing my personal idea of hell.

stovelid

Xavi6 wrote: »

Ah a man (or woman) after my own heart. You need fist clenchers!

Heart - Alone
Toto - Africa
Boston - More Than A Feeling
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

*Punches air vigorously*

And waits for Dudess to see thread.

Loomis

Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Phil Collins - Against all odds
John Waite - Missing You

stovelid

Rainbow - Since you been gone

mike65

REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
Boston - Amanda
Heart - Alone
Asia - Heat of the Moment

Feel slightly nauseous now :pac:

grumpytrousers

There's a lot of great songs being listed here, but Hair Metal does not equal Power Ballad; Jump by Van Halen is not a Power Ballad.

anyway - me own nomination is that song from Karate Kid, you know. 'like a knight in shining armour, from a long time ago <synth bit>'.

stovelid

grumpytrousers wrote: »

There's a lot of great songs being listed here, but Hair Metal does not equal Power Ballad; Jump by Van Halen is not a Power Ballad.

anyway - me own nomination is that song from Karate Kid, you know. 'like a knight in shining armour, from a long time ago <synth bit>'.

<shame> Peter Cetera - Glory of Love. </shame>

tomcollins97

Where's this happening - i would love to go!

grumpytrousers

stovelid wrote: »

<shame> Peter Cetera - Glory of Love. </shame>

s'alright, man...we'll form a support group. Now if you'll excuse me, some japanese git wants me to do some wax-on/wax-off sh*te...

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LorraineL

Definitely have to have Meet me Half Way from the Over The Top Soundtrack............... aaaaahhh memories...... :rolleyes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd1Zu8-mSp8

Dudess

stovelid wrote: »

*Punches air vigorously*

And waits for Dudess to see thread.

I believe this is the thread you're looking for OP: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055331630

grumpytrousers wrote: »

There's a lot of great songs being listed here, but Hair Metal does not equal Power Ballad; Jump by Van Halen is not a Power Ballad.

Differentiation very much noted - the above linked thread incorporates both power ballads and power anthems.

stovelid

Dudess wrote: »

and power anthems.

*punches air even more vigorously*

gscully

Europe - Carrie

Ponster

Xavi6 wrote: »

Ah a man (or woman) after my own heart. You need fist clenchers!

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
Heart - Alone
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
Roxette - Listen To Your Heart
T'Pau - China In Your Hand
Toto - Africa
Boston - More Than A Feeling
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
The Pretenders - I'll Stand By You
John Farnham - The Voice

and the greatest song of all time -

The Scorpions - Winds of Change

You look waaaaayyyy to young to remember any of those songs

grumpytrousers

Dudess wrote: »

I believe this is the thread you're looking for OP: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055331630

Differentiation very much noted - the above linked thread incorporates both power ballads and power anthems.

aye - you want power anthems, i'll just drop Europe - Final Countdown into the mix and ask that the thread be locked, for that song cannot be trumped...

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Derek Zoolander

can't believe nobody has mentioned the two ultimate powerballeds

Poison - Every rose has a thorn
Whitesnake - here I go again

Xavi6

Ponster wrote: »

You look waaaaayyyy to young to remember any of those songs

Lol I am, but I have an unhealthy interest in 80s music

See Ye

Arcee wrote: »

Some early Bon Jovi

I humbly submit both a power ballad "Bed of Roses" and an anthem "Blaze of Glory".

And if Peter Cetera is in there can I add Cutting Crew "Died in your arms" and Mister Mister "Broken Wings" (atho' their "power" credentials may be a tad lacking)

Dudess

Xavi6 wrote: »

I have an unhealthy interest in 80s music

Me too. Don't know about being too young to remember it... Well I don't remember the first half of that decade, to be fair...

LorraineL

We Belong - Pat Benatar.

Love this thread.

leincar

Loving this thread for I can remember the power ballad and the slow set. Ah great days indeed. I met the present Mrs Leincar during one of these slow sets. It twas in fact Journey's Who's Cryin' Now that we first danced. I should say our taste in music totally differed. She liked and still does Nik Kershaw. Nuff said. There is them that would say her taste in men was also dodgy.

The following were always in slow sets and while most of them were power ballads not all.

Air Supply - All Out Of Love
Makin Love Out Of Nothing At All
Even The Nights Are Better

Alan Parsons Project - Old & Wise

The Bangles - Eternal Flame

Berlin - Take My Breath Away

The Cars - Drive

Chicago - You're The Inspiration
Hard Habit To Break

Cock Robin - The Promise You Made

Dennis De Young - Desert Moon

Foreigner - Urgent
Waiting For A Girl Like You

Hall & Oates - One On One

Heart - These Dreams
Alone

Jackson Browne - Tender Is The Night

Jefferson Starship - Sara
Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now

Joe Jackson(No hair never mind big hair) - Fools In Love
Breaking Us In Two

John Parr - St Elmo's Fire(was always included in slow sets?)

Judy Tzuke - Stay With Me Til Dawn

Kiss - Beth

Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You

Marillion - Keyleigh

Moving Pictures - What About Me

Mr Mister - Kyrie

Queen - Save Me (With a perfest 10 second guitar solo. O.K I'm Biased)

Reo Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You
One Lonely Night
Can't fight This Feeling Anymore
Take It On The Run

Split Enz - I Got You

Styx - Babe
Come Sail Away

Toto - Rosanna

Whitesnake - Is This Love?

Sadly The Scorpion's Wind Of Change dosen't make the 80's nor Maria McKee's Show Me Heavan.

On the other hand a lot of songs from the 70's were still being played in slow sets in the 80's. Examples are Randy Vanwarmer's Just When I Needed You Most, Meatloaf's Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad and Bob Seger with Main Street and We've Got Tonight. Also some songs from the 70's would start off in slow sets and midway the blokes would pick up their air guitars and leave the girls standing in the middle of the floor. Examples of this would have been Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird and Stairway To Heavan. We really were simple people back then.

tech77

Dudess wrote: »

Me too. Don't know about being too young to remember it... Well I don't remember the first half of that decade, to be fair...

Some of those power ballads are great cheese (or simply great songs) but c'mon The Power of Love by Jennifer whatsherface is just unforgiveable.

The Heart, Journey, Boston, T'pau, Bangles stuff etc etc are fine but that...
WTF?

Edit: Must've been love by Roxette is a great ballad.
Early 90's admittedly.

Baybay

ABC - All of my Heart.

Northernsoul

Ok you guys, first off.... THANKS A MILLION!!

the night is happening in Donegal..
i know,miles away for most of ye... but you should visit, if u havent already.. as bord failte would say, "It's different up here!"...Free admission to any boardsies that make the trip.............
Here's the playlist so far ... in no particular order...(and i know theres a few 90's tunes there but they deserved to be added) Slowsets and power ballads n smoke machines to ye all......I present


John Waite - Missing You
Toto – Hold the Line
Toto – Rosanna
Roxette - Must've been love
Bob Seger - We’ve got tonight
The Scorpion's - Wind Of Change
Reo Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You
Reo Speedwagon - Can't fight This Feeling Anymore
Mr Mister – Kyrie
Marillion – Keyleigh
John Parr - St Elmo's Fire
Heart - These Dreams
Heart - Alone
Foreigner – I want to know what love is
Chicago - You're The Inspiration
Chicago – If you leave me now
The Cars – Drive
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Air Supply - All Out Of Love
Air Supply - Makin Love Out Of Nothing At All
Journey's - Who's Cryin' Now
Roxette - Listen to your heart
Pat Benatar – Love is a battlefield
Cutting Crew - Died in your arms
Poison - Every rose has a thorn
Boston - More Than A Feeling
The Scorpions - Winds of Change
John Farnham - The Voice
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Def Leppard – Animal
Def Leppard - Pour some sugar on me
Cheap trick - I want you to want me
Peter Cetera - Glory of Love
Asia - Heat of the Moment
Flying Pickets - Only you
Robin Beck - For The Very First Time
Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love
I'd Do Anything For Love - Meat Loaf
Bonnie Tyler - Holding out for a hero
Jim Diamond - Should Have Known Better
Patti Smith – Because the night
Roxette – Fading like a flower
John Maderis – Nothings gonna change my love for you
Richard Marx – Right here waiting for you
Always - Bon Jovi
Aerosmith – I don’t wanna miss a thing
Cinderella - Don’t know what you’ve got till its gone
Fleetwood mac - Little lies
Journey - don’t stop loving

Anything I've forgot...........? Peace n'power ballads to ye all!

stovelid

Northernsoul wrote: »

Ok you guys, first off.... THANKS A MILLION!!

the night is happening in Donegal..

I take it that the security staff are briefed correctly?

Not tonight love; where's your shoulder-pads?

Xavi6

Northernsoul wrote: »

Ok you guys, first off.... THANKS A MILLION!!

the night is happening in Donegal..
i know,miles away for most of ye... but you should visit, if u havent already.. as bord failte would say, "It's different up here!"...Free admission to any boardsies that make the trip.............
Here's the playlist so far ... in no particular order...(and i know theres a few 90's tunes there but they deserved to be added) Slowsets and power ballads n smoke machines to ye all......I present


John Waite - Missing You
Toto – Hold the Line
Toto – Rosanna
Roxette - Must've been love
Bob Seger - We’ve got tonight
The Scorpion's - Wind Of Change
Reo Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You
Reo Speedwagon - Can't fight This Feeling Anymore
Mr Mister – Kyrie
Marillion – Keyleigh
John Parr - St Elmo's Fire
Heart - These Dreams
Heart - Alone
Foreigner – I want to know what love is
Chicago - You're The Inspiration
Chicago – If you leave me now
The Cars – Drive
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Air Supply - All Out Of Love
Air Supply - Makin Love Out Of Nothing At All
Journey's - Who's Cryin' Now
Roxette - Listen to your heart
Pat Benatar – Love is a battlefield
Cutting Crew - Died in your arms
Poison - Every rose has a thorn
Boston - More Than A Feeling
The Scorpions - Winds of Change
John Farnham - The Voice
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Def Leppard – Animal
Def Leppard - Pour some sugar on me
Cheap trick - I want you to want me
Peter Cetera - Glory of Love
Asia - Heat of the Moment
Flying Pickets - Only you
Robin Beck - For The Very First Time
Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love
I'd Do Anything For Love - Meat Loaf
Bonnie Tyler - Holding out for a hero
Jim Diamond - Should Have Known Better
Patti Smith – Because the night
Roxette – Fading like a flower
John Maderis – Nothings gonna change my love for you
Richard Marx – Right here waiting for you
Always - Bon Jovi
Aerosmith – I don’t wanna miss a thing
Cinderella - Don’t know what you’ve got till its gone
Fleetwood mac - Little lies
Journey - don’t stop loving

Anything I've forgot...........? Peace n'power ballads to ye all!

So good they played it twice!

No complaints here

Baybay

Northernsoul wrote: »

the night is happening in Donegal..

Funnily enough, when I read your op, I immediately thought of the dance hall in the village in Donegal where I grew up.

I wasn't old enough to go out at nights in it's heyday when people like Gina Dale Haze & the Champions or Brian Coll played in it but did go the roller discos there when a lot of your playlist belted out but I especially for some obscure reason remember "Reward" by, I think, Teardrop Explodes.

One Christmas night it was the only place open, no bar but lots of people and in my mind's ear I can hear David Bowie's "Little China Girl".

Northernsoul

....... do you think i'd get away with kansas - carry on my wayward son?? I know it a 70's tune n'all but it's a power ballad right?? i think i'd enjoy winding up the 80's power ballad purists on the night about what decade it was released in!! ......................(lol .."80's power ballad purists"...I GUARANTEE you thats the first time that sentence has ever been uttered!)

Northernsoul

and for that point of it could'nt we include ACDC - thunderstruck ...it's )bearly) in the 90's

Liam Byrne

Great song list, but based on my fuzzy puber-tic memories of youth club slow sets I have one worry......

All the girls heading off to "the ladies" the moment the first slow song comes on, and not coming out until the last one is played; bad enough for a normal 3-song set, but in this case they'll probably miss the whole night!

Amazotheamazing

There can only be one greatest power ballad of all time and that ballad is "Time after Time" by Cyndi Lauper.

Dudess

Baybay wrote: »

people like Gina Dale Haze & the Champions

LOL - anyone remember Joanna and Tequila Sunrise?!

grumpytrousers

and those car stickers

"Dance Yer Ass off to Tweed..."

*shudder*

first one to mention Travlin to Flavin gets a fat lip, by the way...

d'oh

Dudess

Can't say I recall that. I do remember, as a seven-year-old in 1985, ads on Radio 2 (for that's what 2FM was once called) for The Blue Dragon bar and nightclub (outside Fermoy, Co Cork) and wanting to go there oh so badly...

Frogdog

Alice Cooper - Poison

.....anyone? Not too hair-metally!

......I want to kiss you but your lips are ven-o-mous poison!!!!!!

Loomis

Northernsoul wrote: »

Jim Diamond - Should Have Known Better

Anything I've forgot...........? Peace n'power ballads to ye all!

Just playing this now and came in to mention it.
Great trivia about it:

"I Should Have Known Better" was a UK number one single for one week in November 1984 for Jim Diamond. The song was displaced after one week by Band Aid's charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Diamond publicly requested that people not buy his single, but instead buy "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

What a man.

Maybe add How Am I Supposed To Live Without You by Michael Bolton?

stovelid

Mr. Anderson wrote: »

What a man.

You reckon he was hoping the saintly gesture would boost his sales anyway.

That said, his tune before that one, was one of my favourite songs on the 80s.

Dudess

:eek: There... is... no... god!!!

In fairness, I like when it builds up at the end and gets all epic with those synth chords... They were used for Radio Nova's rallying cry to stop its closure.