The 100 best rock ballads of all time according to Top Music Channel
45. Wicked Game (Chris Isaac)
«Wicked Game» is a song written and performed by American rock musician, guitarist, and singer-songwriter Chris Isaak, the theme song that appears on his third studio album Heart Shaped World (1989).
The song is about the discomfort a person feels when they fall in love with someone and know that it is unrequited over and over again, refusing to love anymore.
♫ No, I don’t wanna fall in love
(This world is only gonna break your heart) ♪
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44. The Unforgiven (Metallica)
«The Unforgiven» is the name given to the three homonymous thrash metal songs (power ballad), which have been included on the albums Metallica (1991), ReLoad (1997) and Death Magnetic (2008), by the group of American thrash metal, Metallica.
♫ Never free
Never me
So I dub the unforgiven ♪
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43. Here without you (3 doors down)
«Here Without You» is a power ballad written by vocalist and bandleader Brad Arnold, co-written by bassist Todd Harrell, guitarists Chris Henderson, and Matt Roberts.
♫ A hundred days have made me older
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face ♪
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42. Angel (Aerosmith)
«Angel» is a power ballad performed by the American hard rock band Aerosmith. The song was written by vocalist and bandleader Steven Tyler and co-written by professional songwriter Desmond Child. It was issued as the third single from the band’s ninth studio album Permanent Vacation (1987). It quickly climbed to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Aerosmith’s second top 3 single, behind «I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing» which charted at number one.
♫ Don’t know what I’m gonna do ‘bout this feeling inside ♪
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41. Africa (Toto)
«Africa» is a song performed by the American rock band Toto. The song was released on their fourth studio album Toto IV (1982). It was also released as the third single from the same album, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1983 and number 3 on the UK Singles Chart that same month.
The song was written by keyboardist David Paich and drummer Jeff Porcaro. Paich sang the verses for the song, joined by Bobby Kimball and Steve Lukather on the chorus.
♫ I bless the rains down in Africa ♪
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