VH1's 25 Greatest Power Ballads

VH1 ^ | 1/2006 | Staff

[pissant]

25. Close My Eyes Forever-- Lita Ford

24. When It's Love-- Van Halen

23. It's Been Awhile-- Staind

22. Still Loving You-- Scorpions

21. Silent Lucidity-- Queensryche

20. Love Song-- Tesla

19. Only God Knows Why-- Kid Rock

18. Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)-- Cinderella

17. These Dreams-- Heart

16. How You Remind Me-- Nickelback

15. I Remember You-- Skid Row

14. Keep On Loving You-- REO Speedwagon

13. Again-- Lenny Kravitz

12. Home Sweet Home-- Mötley Crüe

11. Nothing Else Matters-- Metallica

10. Is This Love-- Whitesnake

9. Sister Christian-- Night Ranger

8. Love Bites-- Def Leppard

7. Every Rose Has Its Thorn-- Poison

6. November Rain-- Guns N' Roses

5. I'll Be There For You-- Bon Jovi

4. With Arms Wide Open-- Creed

3. Beth-- Kiss

2. I Don't Want To Miss a Thing-- Aerosmith

1. Open Arms-- Journey

[Auntbee]

When my kids were little they thought Journey was singing "broken arms".

[pissant]

I vote for the Stone's Angie, Wild Horses, You Can't Always Get What you Want, Ruby Tuesday, and Memory Motel (#1)

[Drew68]

One of the best, and most underrated, guitarists of ALL TIME!

Last June at the "Shredder's Clinic."

He was on the cover of Vintage Guitar magazine a few months back. He's still jamming out (when he's not competing in amateur bodybuilding contests). Sadly, a Dokken reunion appears to be out of the picture as Don and George don't particularly get along. Don hated sharing the spotlight.

[TheBigB]

Warrant did have some good songs!

And don't get me started on the "Cherry Pie" video. :D

[BigSkyFreeper]

"To Hell With The Devil" was one of my favorite headbanging tunes from Stryper.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

When people complain about todays music, just scan thru these and you will realize how many turds were hatched in days gone by.

Yes.

And where is Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart??

Yes.

And likewise where is "Lady in Red"?

[RockinRight]

For a short time. In 1989, I was 12 and was a total metalhead, both the hair bands and the harder stuff. I had a mullet for about 4 months until my dad got a hold of the clippers...

[stainlessbanner]

Heaven - Bryan Adams

[laney]

Step inside (walk this way)
You and me babe (hey, hey!)
Hey! hey! hey!
Huh!

Love is like a bomb, baby, c’mon get it on
Livin’ like a lover with a red hot thong
Lookin’ like a tramp, like a video vamp
Demolition woman, can I be your man?
(be your man)
Hey! hey!
Razzle ’n’ a dazzle ’n’ a flash a little light
Television lover, baby, go all night
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss ah innocent sugar me, yeah
Hey!
C’mon

Take a bottle
Shake it up
Break the bubble
Break it up

(pour some sugar on me)
Ooh, in the name of love
(pour some sugar on me)
C’mon fire me up
(pour your sugar on me)
Oh, I can’t get enough

I’m hot, sticky sweet from my head to my feet yeah
Hey! hey! hey!
(huh!)

Listen!
Red light, yellow light, green-a-light go!
Crazy little woman in a one man show
Mirror queen, mannequin, rhythm of love
Sweet dream, saccharine, loosen up
(loosen up) I loosen up
You gotta squeeze a little, squeeze a little, tease a little more
Easy operator come a knockin’ on my door
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss ah innocent sugar me, yeah
(yeah!)
Give a little more

I’m hot, sticky sweet from my head to my feet yeah
(you got the peaches, I got the cream)
Sweet to taste (saccharine)
’cos I’m hot (hot!)
So hot
Sticky sweet from my head
(head!) my head
(head to my feet)
To my feet
Do you take sugar?
One lump or two?

Take a bottle (take a bottle)
Shake it up (shake it up)
Break the bubble
Break it up (break it up)

(pour some sugar on me)
Oh, in the name of love
(pour some sugar on me)
Get all, come get it
(pour your sugar on me)
Ooh
(pour some sugar on me)
Yeah!
Sugar me!

[TheBigB]

Ping to a few other Children of the 80s! ;D

[pissant]

You've never seen a faster change of radio station as when this stuff pops up! ;o)

[PaulaB]

I Remember You-- Skid Row

AMEN

My question is where is Don't Close Your Eyes - Kix

[pissant]

There you go. This may be the definitve FR Power Ballad list. LOL

[TheBigB]

When my kids were little they thought Journey was singing "broken arms".

Hee! :D That's almost as good as Elton John's classic, "Hold me closer, Tony Danza..."

[retrokitten]

Have you all seen this? The commercial is always on during South Park reruns.

Disc 1
01 Heaven | Warrant
02 I Remember You | Skid Row
03 When The Children Cry | White Lion
04 Headed For A Heartbreak | Winger
05 High Enough | Damn Yankees
06 Love Of A Lifetime | Firehouse
07 To Be With You | Mr. Big
08 Don't Close Your Eyes | Kix
09 When I See You Smile | Bad English
10 Carrie | Europe
11 Fly High Michelle | Enuff Znuff
12 Love Is On The Way | Saigon Kick
13 The Flame | Cheap Trick
14 House of Pain | Faster Pussycat
15 Miles Away | Winger
16 If You Needed Somebody | Bad Company

Disc 2

01 Every Rose Has It's Thorn | Poison
02 Don't Know What You Got Til It's Gone | Cinderella
03 Fly To The Angels | Slaughter
04 Silent Lucidity | Queensryche
05 Love Song | Tesla
06 Is This Love | Whitesnake
07 Forever | Kiss
08 I'll Never Let You Go | Steelheart
09 Only Time Will Tell | Nelson
10 Winds of Change | Scorpions
11 Angel Song | Great White
12 I'll See You In My Dreams | Giant
13 More Than Words | Extreme
14 When I'm With You | Sheriff
15 Ballad Of Jayne | L.A. Guns
16 Honestly | Stryper

[RockinRight]

Warrant-

The lead singer, Jani Lane, is from my hometown of Akron, OH. I've met him once. Nice guy, but a poster child for "Rock Against Drugs" commercials...he's about 42 but looks 60. I'd put "I Saw Red" and "Heaven" in my top 20, but not my top 10. Good times, good times...

[pissant]

Well, I guess not....you put it as your #1!!!

[EX52D]

OMG, that is too funny!

[PaulaB]

Get it girl

[pissant]

Wow! You sound as if you belonged to teh Kiss Army!!!