hold up those lighters mojo holics
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
ten power ballads of all time
for this list we’re focusing on rock
songs that conjure up intense emotion
deep within the soil for listeners and
musicians alike
number 10 I would do anything for love
but I won’t do that meatloaf
okay let’s be clear not all power
ballads require an epic music video to
become legendary but it certainly
doesn’t hurt Wow
for this 1993 hit meatloaf actually
recorded a 12-minute album version of
the song in which he passionately and
perhaps obsessively details out his
crippling loneliness a fondness for both
fire and ice and of course his fair set
of standards for love
and maybe
from the opening piano to the intense
final act this song would be absolutely
nothing without the wrenching vocals of
the man known as meatloaf
number nine bringing on the heartbreak
Def Leppard
produced by Shania Twain’s ex Mutt Lange
this monster ballad is notable for its
powerhouse music video released during
the early days of MTV
you
in other words lovers suffering from the
horrors of heartbreak could not only
listen to a mildly depressing Jam but
also see their pain come to life through
the oddly shaped guitars of Def Leppard
and their power mullets
this course was specifically designed to
make listeners sport their most badass
leather jacket smoke a Marlboro red and
embrace their passing pain this all
coming from the band that also taught us
that Love Bites
number eight November rain guns and
roses
I can see
you know it’s about to get real when Axl
Rose steps away from the mic stand and
cues the orchestra it’s time for an
agonising power ballad that will gently
rip away at your soul and make you sort
through old photos of your ex
let’s face it November rain wasn’t
created for couples enjoying a picnic at
the local park it’s for recently broken
up lovers to lip sync into the mirror
with the passing chance at a cold winter
romance could blossom into something
more
at almost nine minutes in length guns
and roses had early nineties rock bands
balling their eyes out to this emotional
epic
number seven
Love Hurts Nazareth while love itself is
an objective concept most people do
agree that love can in fact hurt while
older mojo halts may remember the
original 1960 rendition of Love Hurts by
the Everly Brothers it was a mid 70s
released by the Scottish group Nazareth
that turned the classic song into an
even more classic power ballad
with several changed lyrics to make the
song a little hotter the song went
number one in multiple countries
including Canada Belgium and Norway
number six bed of roses Bon Jovi this
anyone who doubts Bon Jovi is a frontman
has not listened to the emotional power
ballad that is better roses a wake up
it’s not every day that you’ll hear a
man admitting to a French kiss with the
morning but in bed of roses bon jovi not
only gave us surrealistic imagery but
also a music video featuring Richie
Sambora on a mountaintop which is indeed
closely associated with the song
consisting of lyrics about booze holy
ghosts and a bed of roses this song was
created with all the passionate lovers
in mind
number five home sweet home motley crew
you know
it’s no secret that motley crue consumes
a heavy amount of hard drugs and alcohol
but they were also passionate
storytellers
with home sweet home as the most poetic
example
two contrasting themes like high and low
along with right and Grahm motley crue
showcased their ability to demonstrate
the long and winding road of life
even if their home was a tiny studio off
Sunset Boulevard this power ballad
struck a chord with listeners and became
one of the definitive videos of the MTV
generation
number four every rose has its thorn
poison we’ve both lost some steel in the
dead of the night while some of the
entries on our list are best listened to
after a breakup this one is best enjoyed
during the make up acoustic guitar
classic 80s guitar solo existential
lyrics about an unknown DJ what’s not to
like
in a time when rock stars and their fans
were straight up getting buck wild on a
nightly basis poison dropped this power
ballad and essentially offered everybody
a time out from the madness
number three still loving you scorpions
it’s
you want a heavy dose of power ballad
drama you say well here it is
behold heavy opening whispers followed
by a killer riff
yes this scorpions classic contains an
ebb and flow of power ballad emotion as
the lyrics touch on the concept of
building a psychological wall only to
tear the sucker down with unconditional
love
still loving you takes us on a journey
over six stirring minutes as lead singer
Klaus main delivers vocals filled with
anxiety pain and unhealthy obsession
number two I want to know what love is
foreigner gotta take a little time a
little time to think things
well here’s a heavy burden to bear for
any would-be lover since it’s one thing
to ponder the idea of love and another
to want someone to show you actual uh
okay you get the idea of this foreigner
hitch well because it’s all in the title
I want to know what love is came at a
crucial moment in the music industry
as music videos allowed musicians
another medium to express their utter
confusion in regard to romance and thus
channel their energy to a world of
equally troubled listeners
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
number one alone heart
well the moment has come and here’s the
quintessential example of a classic
power ballad
it’s not our number 1 because the title
reference is a universal feeling that
everyone can relate to or even that the
band’s name is heart it’s because of the
deeply unsettling lyrics about an
individual completely wrapped up in love
you
oh and it’s also because of the
irresistible chorus that has inspired
countless karaoke renditions around the
globe
the lyrics of a loan allow listeners to
long for their potential lovers and it’s
the perfect companion piece two hearts
equally potent single all I want to do
is make love to you
so do you agree with our selections what
is your favorite power ballad of all
time
the more mind-blowing toptenz published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
ten power ballads of all time
for this list we’re focusing on rock
songs that conjure up intense emotion
deep within the soil for listeners and
musicians alike
number 10 I would do anything for love
but I won’t do that meatloaf
okay let’s be clear not all power
ballads require an epic music video to
become legendary but it certainly
doesn’t hurt Wow
for this 1993 hit meatloaf actually
recorded a 12-minute album version of
the song in which he passionately and
perhaps obsessively details out his
crippling loneliness a fondness for both
fire and ice and of course his fair set
of standards for love
and maybe
from the opening piano to the intense
final act this song would be absolutely
nothing without the wrenching vocals of
the man known as meatloaf
number nine bringing on the heartbreak
Def Leppard
produced by Shania Twain’s ex Mutt Lange
this monster ballad is notable for its
powerhouse music video released during
the early days of MTV
you
in other words lovers suffering from the
horrors of heartbreak could not only
listen to a mildly depressing Jam but
also see their pain come to life through
the oddly shaped guitars of Def Leppard
and their power mullets
this course was specifically designed to
make listeners sport their most badass
leather jacket smoke a Marlboro red and
embrace their passing pain this all
coming from the band that also taught us
that Love Bites
number eight November rain guns and
roses
I can see
you know it’s about to get real when Axl
Rose steps away from the mic stand and
cues the orchestra it’s time for an
agonising power ballad that will gently
rip away at your soul and make you sort
through old photos of your ex
let’s face it November rain wasn’t
created for couples enjoying a picnic at
the local park it’s for recently broken
up lovers to lip sync into the mirror
with the passing chance at a cold winter
romance could blossom into something
more
at almost nine minutes in length guns
and roses had early nineties rock bands
balling their eyes out to this emotional
epic
number seven
Love Hurts Nazareth while love itself is
an objective concept most people do
agree that love can in fact hurt while
older mojo halts may remember the
original 1960 rendition of Love Hurts by
the Everly Brothers it was a mid 70s
released by the Scottish group Nazareth
that turned the classic song into an
even more classic power ballad
with several changed lyrics to make the
song a little hotter the song went
number one in multiple countries
including Canada Belgium and Norway
number six bed of roses Bon Jovi this
anyone who doubts Bon Jovi is a frontman
has not listened to the emotional power
ballad that is better roses a wake up
it’s not every day that you’ll hear a
man admitting to a French kiss with the
morning but in bed of roses bon jovi not
only gave us surrealistic imagery but
also a music video featuring Richie
Sambora on a mountaintop which is indeed
closely associated with the song
consisting of lyrics about booze holy
ghosts and a bed of roses this song was
created with all the passionate lovers
in mind
number five home sweet home motley crew
you know
it’s no secret that motley crue consumes
a heavy amount of hard drugs and alcohol
but they were also passionate
storytellers
with home sweet home as the most poetic
example
two contrasting themes like high and low
along with right and Grahm motley crue
showcased their ability to demonstrate
the long and winding road of life
even if their home was a tiny studio off
Sunset Boulevard this power ballad
struck a chord with listeners and became
one of the definitive videos of the MTV
generation
number four every rose has its thorn
poison we’ve both lost some steel in the
dead of the night while some of the
entries on our list are best listened to
after a breakup this one is best enjoyed
during the make up acoustic guitar
classic 80s guitar solo existential
lyrics about an unknown DJ what’s not to
like
in a time when rock stars and their fans
were straight up getting buck wild on a
nightly basis poison dropped this power
ballad and essentially offered everybody
a time out from the madness
number three still loving you scorpions
it’s
you want a heavy dose of power ballad
drama you say well here it is
behold heavy opening whispers followed
by a killer riff
yes this scorpions classic contains an
ebb and flow of power ballad emotion as
the lyrics touch on the concept of
building a psychological wall only to
tear the sucker down with unconditional
love
still loving you takes us on a journey
over six stirring minutes as lead singer
Klaus main delivers vocals filled with
anxiety pain and unhealthy obsession
number two I want to know what love is
foreigner gotta take a little time a
little time to think things
well here’s a heavy burden to bear for
any would-be lover since it’s one thing
to ponder the idea of love and another
to want someone to show you actual uh
okay you get the idea of this foreigner
hitch well because it’s all in the title
I want to know what love is came at a
crucial moment in the music industry
as music videos allowed musicians
another medium to express their utter
confusion in regard to romance and thus
channel their energy to a world of
equally troubled listeners
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
number one alone heart
well the moment has come and here’s the
quintessential example of a classic
power ballad
it’s not our number 1 because the title
reference is a universal feeling that
everyone can relate to or even that the
band’s name is heart it’s because of the
deeply unsettling lyrics about an
individual completely wrapped up in love
you
oh and it’s also because of the
irresistible chorus that has inspired
countless karaoke renditions around the
globe
the lyrics of a loan allow listeners to
long for their potential lovers and it’s
the perfect companion piece two hearts
equally potent single all I want to do
is make love to you
so do you agree with our selections what
is your favorite power ballad of all
time
the more mind-blowing toptenz published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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