The 100 best rock ballads of all time according to Top Music Channel
95. Is this love (White Snake)
«Is This Love» is a power ballad performed by the British-American hard rock and glam metal band Whitesnake, from their seventh self-titled studio album Whitesnake (1987).
♫ Wasted days, and sleepless nights
An’ I can’t wait to see you again ♪
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94. My oh my (Slade)
«My Oh My» is a song by British rock band Slade, released in 1983 as the second single from the band’s eleventh studio album The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome, and in 1984 as the second single from the album’s American counterpart. Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by John Punter. It reached number 2 in the UK, and was also the band’s second Top 40 hit in the US, where it peaked at number 37.
♫ Don’t a woman need a man?
Try and catch one if you can
I believe in woman, my oh my ♪
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93.Hysteria (Def Leppard)
«Hysteria» is a song by the British hard rock band Def Leppard. It served as the third title single from their 1987 multi-platinum album of the same name. «Hysteria» reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. On VH1 Storytellers: Def Leppard, vocalist Joe Elliott revealed that the song’s title came from drummer Rick Allen.
♫ I gotta know tonight
If you’re alone tonight
Can’t stop this feeling
Can’t stop this fight ♪
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92. Home Sweet Home (Motley Crue)
«Home Sweet Home» is a song by the American glam metal band Mötley Crüe. It was originally released in 1985 on the Theater of Pain album, and again in 1991 for the Decade of Decadence compilation album. Covers have been recorded by various artists, and it was released as a Carrie Underwood single in 2009.
♫ You know I’m a dreamer
But my heart’s of gold
I had to run away high
So I wouldn’t come home low ♪
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91. Take it on the run (REO Speedwagon)
«Take It on the Run» is the fifth track on REO Speedwagon’s Hi Infidelity album. The song was written by lead guitarist Gary Richrath. «Take It on the Run» was the follow-up single behind the group’s number one hit, «Keep on Loving You». The single went gold on April 17, 1989. «Take It on the Run» has appeared on dozens of «various artists» compilation albums, as well as several REO Speedwagon greatest hits albums.
♫ Heard it from a friend who
Who heard it from a friend who
Heard it from another you’ve been messin’ around
They say you got a boyfriend
You’re out late every weekend
They’re talkin’ about you and it’s bringin’ me down ♪
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