Were the greatest love ballads of all time from the early eighties?

Wang King · 29-01-2015 01:28AM

Some classics on here already, but if it's not been mentioned, Minnie Ripperton, "Loving You" has got to be up there

The Backwards Man · 29-01-2015 01:34AM

Some people need a reminder of what an 80s power ballad is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41P8UxneDJE

Summer wind · 29-01-2015 02:04AM

The Peanut wrote: »

Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf would need a thread to themselves. Steinman was involved in a lot of Bonnie Tyler's music and did the soundtrack to a great movie called Streets of Fire.

Streets of Fire is one of the best movies ever. There's so much great music in it. I even have the soundtrack.

The Backwards Man · 29-01-2015 02:12AM

One more from me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu8JFZw3L6A

And the 90s song that sounds uncannily like it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdzbjUWu2VU

bnt · 29-01-2015 02:30AM

I like me a bit of irony, so:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPmTGFg06zA

The band wrote and recorded this song in one day for the movie Pretty In Pink: the song they originally provided didn't fit any more after the director changed the ending. It ended up being their biggest hit in the USA, and they basically have to play it when they play the USA, even though they hate it ... :pac:

The Backwards Man · 29-01-2015 02:39AM

bnt wrote: »

I like me a bit of irony, so:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPmTGFg06zA

The band wrote and recorded this song in one day for the movie Pretty In Pink: the song they originally provided didn't fit any more after the director changed the ending. It ended up being their biggest hit in the USA, and they basically have to play it when they play the USA, even though they hate it ... :pac:

Molly Ringwald, what a waste of a talent.

The girl that should have inspired a thousand power ballads (although she did inspire two or three)

gramar · 29-01-2015 11:35AM

Midge Ure - If I was

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp20I5dgrRs

take everything · 29-01-2015 12:17PM

UrbanFret wrote: »

Stone cold classic.

sadie06 · 29-01-2015 02:34PM

The memories! Actually feeling like Roxette/Gloria Estefan wrote the song about your three-week-long now over, early teen relationship. Rewinding the cassette you used to tape it off the radio over and over again, sobbing all the while.

Kids don't get a chance to wallow like that now. They'll go to youtube to find their 'wallowing' song, and immediately get distracted by cute cat videos, or babies miming to a tune from Frozen.

The 80's and early 90's was the golden era for teenage angst!

Shrap · 29-01-2015 03:48PM

Aww, Peter Gabriel's voice in this lads. Swoon.

I will never admit to liking any other 80's ballads. Punk as fcuk, me :rolleyes:

Steve_Carella · 29-01-2015 06:01PM

*sigh*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn7HXmzxqV8

smash · 29-01-2015 06:04PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaoLU6zKaws

WakeUp · 29-01-2015 06:15PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foGkU6x3eSE

sxt · 31-01-2015 07:33PM

1984

wexandproud · 31-01-2015 07:53PM

bottlebrush wrote: »

romeo and Juliet- dire straits.
C. 1981 I think

always one of my favourites ..saturday nights out in the hydro in kilmuckridge slow dance and a bit of an aul grope , wonder where b....... is now:D

Rothko · 31-01-2015 08:16PM

Can't believe nobody's posted this yet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuZA6qiJVfU

mbur · 01-02-2015 02:03AM

Here is a 1959 song that started life as an over hyped pop singalong. It had to wait untill 2010 to become a great love ballad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv2_UhZab7o

dark crystal · 01-02-2015 02:25AM

1984

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrJSKvX0AcI

1987 (Scott & Charlene!!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgpJJ7yYKWU

1985

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfk6sCzRTbM

Iranoutofideas · 01-02-2015 02:42AM

The Th!ng wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaYHRx9-v2M

I prefer this version myself :pac::D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avG5mjzwm_U

JupiterKid · 01-02-2015 04:19AM

REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You (1980)
Foreigner - I've Been Waiting For A Girl Like You (1981)
Leo Sayer - Orchard Road (1982)
Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (1983)

bnt · 21-02-2015 08:59PM

Anyone remember the Cutting Crew? This was their biggest hit:

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

It's not their best, though. The other day I was in the office, giving someone a new network cable, and I said "you can have it any colour you like, as long as it's yellow". Since then I have had this song stuck in my head, which is quite an achievement considering I hadn't heard it in at least 20 years: