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VH1's 25 Greatest Power Ballads
VH1 ^ | 1/2006 | Staff

Posted on 01/12/2006 11:42:13 AM PST by 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


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To: BigSkyFreeper

cold cooling at a ball
looking for some action
but like Mick Jagger said
I can't get no satisfaction
the girls are all around
but none of them wanna get with me
my threads are fresh and I'm looking def
yo wassup with the l o c
the girls are all jocking
at the other end of the bar
having drinks with some no name chump
when they know that I'm the star
so I got up and strolled over
to the other side of the cantina
I asked the guy, "why you so fly?"
he said "funky cold medina"


341 posted on 01/12/2006 3:23:26 PM PST by RockinRight ("It's as if all the brain-damaged people in America got together and formed a voting bloc" - Coulter)
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To: RockinRight
I never liked working at stations that went strictly by a playlist, and usually that playlist was short. Something on the order of the same 100 songs over and over every day. "Top 40" radio was even shorter. (obviously)

I got my start in small town radio, and I mean small town radio. There, the DJ's could play whatever they wanted, without conforming to a list made weeks in advance.

342 posted on 01/12/2006 3:24:14 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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To: RockinRight

Ann Wilson has one of the best voices ever.


343 posted on 01/12/2006 3:25:36 PM PST by rintense
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To: RockinRight

At the height of my radio career, Milli Vanilli (gag!!) was at their peak before being outted as a couple of guys who never sung their own songs in studio or live on stage. LOL!


344 posted on 01/12/2006 3:27:15 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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To: BigSkyFreeper

Yeah, I remember Milli Vanilli. My cousin (the same one w/the Starship poster I mentioned earlier) was a major Milli Vanilli fan.


345 posted on 01/12/2006 3:29:01 PM PST by RockinRight ("It's as if all the brain-damaged people in America got together and formed a voting bloc" - Coulter)
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To: BigSkyFreeper

Do they have the "House of Hair" with Dee Snider in your area on Saturday nights?


346 posted on 01/12/2006 3:29:49 PM PST by RockinRight ("It's as if all the brain-damaged people in America got together and formed a voting bloc" - Coulter)
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To: MikeinIraq

I dunno, Mike...GNR, Scorps, Queensryche's music all say "I am kicking @ss", while Staind's tends to say "I am getting my @ss kicked".


347 posted on 01/12/2006 3:36:27 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: StarCMC

Excellent tunes! Thanks for sharing! :) I've added them to my playlist.


348 posted on 01/12/2006 3:36:53 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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To: RockinRight

I listen to House of Hair online, haven't been able to find it on any radio stations here. Maybe if I still lived in Ohio, I could get it.


349 posted on 01/12/2006 3:37:34 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: TheBigB

It's ironic, cause another VH1 show, the 40 most awesomely BAD songs, included Journey's "Separate Ways."


350 posted on 01/12/2006 3:39:14 PM PST by YourAdHere (Viking kitties taste like chicken.)
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To: RockinRight
Do they have the "House of Hair" with Dee Snider in your area on Saturday nights?

Unfortunately no. But I do listen to his show on an online station. That particular station also has Alice Cooper's nightly show as well.

351 posted on 01/12/2006 3:40:02 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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To: darkangel82

I agree, except for the ONE song up there....


352 posted on 01/12/2006 4:22:37 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: RockinRight
A few more I haven't seen mentioned yet:

Vandenberg - Burning Heart
Great White - Save Your Love
Cry Wolf - Pretender
Cinderella - Nobody's Fool
Yngwie Malmsteen - Dreaming
Blue Murder - Jelly Roll
House of Lords - Love Don't Lie
Every Mother's Nightmare - Love Can Make You Blind
W.A.S.P. - Forever Free

BTW, "Alone Again" is one of my favorites, along with "Heaven Sent" and "Walk Away."
353 posted on 01/12/2006 4:41:21 PM PST by saltlick
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
The Rolling Stones "Wild Horses" is one my favorite songs in general.

Like the *Flying Burrito Brothers* version better. But the Stones and Mick were great in their day. I would never waste my money seeing them in concert these days. Though I would see Van Morrison, Neil Young, Dylan, Eric Clapton especially Cream

There are great concert bootlegs of the Stones during the Mick Taylor years

354 posted on 01/12/2006 4:42:24 PM PST by dennisw ("What one man can do another can do" - The Edge)
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To: pissant
If you want to get depressed about lost love, listen to the Stone's Memory Motel from 1976's Black and Blue album!!

....For me it's "I Want to know what Love is" and "Waiting for a Girl like you" by Foreigner, of course that was in the late 70's early 80's!

355 posted on 01/12/2006 4:46:47 PM PST by SweetCaroline (Grandchildren are GOD'S way of compensating us for growing old. THANKS GOD!)
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To: dennisw

I think we have the same musical tastes, Dennis, as I happen to know you are a big Kinkophile and Dylan too. Plus we share the same opinions on the Mideast.

Having said all that I was quoting another poster when I mentioned Wild Horses, not giving my own opinion.

Wild Horses was written when Gram Parsons was hanging out with the stones in the south of France. There is an undeniable Parson's influence on the song. I think Parsons made some statements that the song was written for him (not about him but for him).

Having said all that I'm not sure I'd take the FBB's version over the Stones'. I guess it's a taste thing but I do like the Stones version better.


356 posted on 01/12/2006 4:50:00 PM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten (Is your problem ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.)
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

Thanks for the tasteful comments. I'm a huge fan of the Byrds, Graham Parsons and Burrito Brothers from that era. The Stones years with Mick Taylor

Parsons/Keith/Stones --->

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:0Kn_SYXo_6MJ:www.rollingstonesnet.com/Parsons.html+Wild+Horses++%22Gram+Parsons%22++france&hl=en


357 posted on 01/12/2006 5:02:21 PM PST by dennisw ("What one man can do another can do" - The Edge)
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
Wild Horses was written when Gram Parsons was hanging out with the stones in the south of France.

The Stones rented a mansion and pursued music, sex and debauchery. They were there for tax avoidance reasons. Graham hung with Keith there. As far as I know he is on no official Stones records though the just as rootsy (and less stoned) Ry Cooder was, mostly on slide

358 posted on 01/12/2006 5:10:15 PM PST by dennisw ("What one man can do another can do" - The Edge)
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To: RockinRight
Silly Rabbi, Kix are for Trids!!
359 posted on 01/12/2006 5:15:25 PM PST by Uriah_lost (http://www.wingercomics.com/d/20051205.html)
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To: saltlick

Good ones!

There are a LOT of good ones that hadn't been mentioned.

"Save your Love" is an amazing song, too. I can't believe I forgot about that one. Others:

Yngwie Malmsteen - "Heaven Tonight"
House of Lords - "Remember My Name"


360 posted on 01/12/2006 6:22:43 PM PST by RockinRight ("It's as if all the brain-damaged people in America got together and formed a voting bloc" - Coulter)
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