The 100 best rock ballads of all time according to Top Music Channel
55. Fields of gold (Sting)
«Fields of Gold» is one of the best-known songs by British singer Sting, extracted as a single from the album Ten summoner’s tales, published in 1993 by the A&M label.
♫ Will you stay with me?
Will you be my love?
Upon the fields of barley
We’ll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we lie in fields of gold ♪
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54. Dream On (Nazareth)
«Dream On» is a song recorded by Scottish rock band Nazareth and released on the studio album 2XS in 1982, and then as a single in early 1983. Initially written by Rankin and recorded as a demo in 1979, with an additional verse .
♫ Dream on You can never see What you’re doing to me, so dream on ♪
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53. Shine on your crazy diamonds (Pink Floyd)
«Shine on You Crazy Diamond» is a nine-part song by Pink Floyd whose lyrics were written by Roger Waters and its music composed by Waters, Richard Wright, and David Gilmour. First played on the 1974 tour, and recorded for the 1975 concept album Wish You Were Here, it is dedicated to Syd Barrett, who was one of the band’s original members. It was made with the intention that it would last a whole side of the album, but it was longer than allowed, so it was separated into two parts at the beginning and end of the album. With a total duration of 26:11, it is the longest of the group.
♫ Come on you target for faraway laughter
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine ♪
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52. What Can I Do (Smokie)
♫ Nothing’s the same as it used to be What can I do ♪
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51. Bed of roses (Bon Jovi)
«Bed Of Roses» (in Spanish: «Bed of roses») is a power ballad performed by the American hard rock band Bon Jovi, released as the second single from their fifth studio album Keep The Faith (1992). The single was released by Mercury Records on January 11, 1993. Jon Bon Jovi wrote the song while he was in a hotel room after a hangover, while the lyrics describe what he was feeling at the time.
♫ I want to lay you down in a bed of roses
For tonight I’ll sleep on a bed of nails
Oh I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is
And lay you down on a bed of roses ♪
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