[FredZarguna]

We agree: MacArthur Park is a ballad. [We might disagree about whether it's a decent song or not.] But none of the top five songs in this list except Stairway is. And You've Lost (that Lovin' Feelin') among many others cited here, isn't.

[Lazlo in PA]

People just don’t know what words mean any more. The only Ballad I know is this stupid song I hated when I was a kid, but like now because of nostalgia. It reminds me of the argument I had in Drivers Ed class years ago about what Yield means. That word ruins everyone’s day.