The 100 best rock ballads of all time according to Top Music Channel
60. Wanted dead or alive (Bon Jovi)
«Wanted Dead or Alive» is a power ballad performed by the American glam metal band Bon Jovi. The song was written by the band’s frontman and vocalist Jon Bon Jovi, co-written by guitarist Richie Sambora and produced by Bruce Fairbairn, released as the third single from the third studio album Slippery When Wet (1986). It was published by the record company Mercury Records on February 16, 1987.
♫ I’m a cowboy
On a steel horse I ride
I’m wanted (wanted), dead or alive
Wanted (wanted), dead or alive ♪
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59. Road Trippin’ (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
«Road Trippin» is a song by the American band Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is part of the album Californication, which was released in 1999.
♫ Just a mirror for the sun
These smiling eyes are just a mirror for
These smiling eyes are just a mirror for
Your smiling eyes are just a mirror for ♪
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58. Lonely day (System of a down)
«Lonely Day» is the second single from the album Hypnotize (2005) by the band System of a Down. The song was written by guitarist Daron Malakian, who also provides lead vocals for the track. This was the last single from System of a Down for 14 years.
♫ And if you go
I wanna go with you
And if you die
I wanna die with you ♪
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57. Love walks in (Van Halen)
«Love Walks In» is a song written and performed by the hard rock band Van Halen, released on their 1986 album 5150. It is one of five singles released for the album. The song opens with Eddie Van Halen (lead guitar, keyboards) playing a slow synth and doing the song’s intro.
♫ And then you sense a change Nothing feels the same All your dreams are strange Love comes walkin’ in ♪
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56. Please Forgive Me (Bryan Adams)
«Please Forgive Me» is a power ballad performed by Canadian singer-songwriter and musician Bryan Adams, included on his first and only single from his compilation album So Far So Good (1993), released as a single on A&M Records on September 13. September 1993.
♫ I remember the smell of your skin
I remember everything
I remember all your moves
I remember you yeah
I remember the nights, you know I still do ♪
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