#powerballad — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #powerballad, aggregated by home.social.
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"Sister Christian" is a song by the #American band #NightRanger. A #powerBallad, it was released in March 1984 as the second single from their second album #MidnightMadness (1983). It was written and sung by the band's drummer, #KellyKeagy, for his sister. It was the band's biggest hit, peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, and staying on the charts for 24 weeks. It also reached No. 1 in Canada. The song is used in several films.
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"The Search Is Over" is a 1985 #powerBallad by the American rock band #Survivor. It was the band's third single and second top-ten hit from their 1984 album #VitalSigns.
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Manufacturing Love Songs
Love is one of the biggest themes in music for its relatability, but its use in practice oversimplifies and reinforces obsession and codependency.https://gutterputter.com/2026/08/31/manufacturing-love-songs/
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Putting this one up. Listening to The Safest Place I Wanna Be Strong by Robin Beck. Learn the lick. See it here:
https://chordyes.com/chord/robin-beck-the-safest-place-i-wanna-be-strong
#guitaramp #guitarcabinet #american #femalevocalist #rock #powerballad #emotional
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Added this track. Rehearsing Search The Sky by Jennifer Rush. Great tone. The ambiance is great. Save it for later. Details below:
https://chordyes.com/chord/jennifer-rush-search-the-sky
#fender #gibson #american #femalevocalist #80s #powerballad #emotional
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"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a song by American #hardRock band #Aerosmith that served as the theme song for the 1998 science fiction disaster film #Armageddon, in which lead singer #StevenTyler's daughter #Liv starred. It is one of four songs performed by the band for the film, the other three being "What Kind of Love Are You On", "Come Together", and "Sweet Emotion". The #powerBallad was written by #DianeWarren.
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"Dream On" is a song by the American rock band #Aerosmith, from their 1973 eponymous debut album. A #powerBallad written by lead singer #StevenTyler, this song was their first major hit and became a #classicRock radio staple. Released in June 1973, it peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 but hit big in the band's native #Boston.
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"Always" is a song by American #rock band #BonJovi. The #powerBallad was released in September 1994 by #MercuryRecords as a single from the band's first official greatest hits album, #CrossRoad (1994). The song was bass player #AlecJohnSuch's final single with the band before he left in late 1994. "Always" went on to become one of Bon Jovi's best-selling singles, with a million copies sold in the US and more than three million worldwide.
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"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (also titled "Against All Odds") is a song by English singer and songwriter #PhilCollins recorded for the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. The song is a #powerBallad in which its protagonist implores an ex-lover to "take a look at me now", knowing that reconciliation is "against all odds", but worth the gamble. The single reached #numberOne on the #Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
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Chords are online. Overwhelming to Hold You by Bonfire. Keep your wrist loose for this one. Has a great melody. Save it for later. Link:
https://chordyes.com/chord/bonfire-hold-you
#guitarchords #music #german #malevocalist #hardrock #powerballad #electricguitar
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"Love Bites" is a song by English #glamMetal band #DefLeppard from their 1987 album #Hysteria. The #powerBallad is Def Leppard's only number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a Top 10 hit in Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. The track peaked at number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"November Rain" is a song by American #hardRock band #GunsNRoses. Written by the band's lead vocalist #AxlRose, the #powerBallad was released in February 1992, by #GeffenRecords, as the third single from the band's third studio album, #UseYourIllusionI (1991). The song peaked at number one on the US Cash Box Top 100 and number three on the Billboard #Hot100.
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"Amazed" is a song by American #countryMusic group #Lonestar, released on March 22, 1999, to country radio as the second single from their third studio album #LonelyGrill (1999). The #powerBallad is the band's longest-lasting number-one single and biggest hit, spending eight weeks atop the #Billboard #HotCountrySinglesAndTracks chart. The song was written by #MarvGreen, #AimeeMayo, and #ChrisLindsey.
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"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" is a song by American #rock band #Chicago. The #powerBallad was written by bassist #PeterCetera, who also sang the #leadVocals on the track, and producer #DavidFoster. It was released on May 17, 1982, as the lead single from the album #Chicago16. On September 11 of that year, it reached No. 1 for two weeks on the #Billboard Hot 100. It was the group's second No. 1 single. It was their first top 40 hit since "No Tell Lover" in 1978.
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" #NothingsGonnaStopUs Now" is a song co-written by #DianeWarren and #AlbertHammond and recorded by American #rock band #Starship for their second studio album, #NoProtection (1987). It’s a #powerBallad duet featuring vocalists #GraceSlick and #MickeyThomas and the theme to the 1987 romantic-comedy film #Mannequin. The song reached number one on the US #Billboard Hot 100, Warren's first single to do so. Elsewhere.
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" #NothingsGonnaStopUs Now" is a song co-written by #DianeWarren and #AlbertHammond and recorded by American #rock band #Starship for their second studio album, #NoProtection (1987). It’s a #powerBallad duet featuring vocalists #GraceSlick and #MickeyThomas and the theme to the 1987 romantic-comedy film #Mannequin. The song reached number one on the US #Billboard Hot 100, Warren's first single to do so. Elsewhere.
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" #NothingsGonnaStopUs Now" is a song co-written by #DianeWarren and #AlbertHammond and recorded by American #rock band #Starship for their second studio album, #NoProtection (1987). It’s a #powerBallad duet featuring vocalists #GraceSlick and #MickeyThomas and the theme to the 1987 romantic-comedy film #Mannequin. The song reached number one on the US #Billboard Hot 100, Warren's first single to do so. Elsewhere.
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" #NothingsGonnaStopUs Now" is a song co-written by #DianeWarren and #AlbertHammond and recorded by American #rock band #Starship for their second studio album, #NoProtection (1987). It’s a #powerBallad duet featuring vocalists #GraceSlick and #MickeyThomas and the theme to the 1987 romantic-comedy film #Mannequin. The song reached number one on the US #Billboard Hot 100, Warren's first single to do so. Elsewhere.
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" #NothingsGonnaStopUs Now" is a song co-written by #DianeWarren and #AlbertHammond and recorded by American #rock band #Starship for their second studio album, #NoProtection (1987). It’s a #powerBallad duet featuring vocalists #GraceSlick and #MickeyThomas and the theme to the 1987 romantic-comedy film #Mannequin. The song reached number one on the US #Billboard Hot 100, Warren's first single to do so. Elsewhere.
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"Wind of Change" is a song by German rock band #Scorpions, recorded for their 11th studio album, #CrazyWorld (1990). A #powerBallad, it was composed and written by the band's lead singer, #KlausMeine, and produced by #KeithOlsen and the band. The lyrics were composed by Meine following the band's visit to the #SovietUnion at the height of #perestroika, when the enmity between the communist.
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"Can't Fight This Feeling" is a #powerBallad performed by the American rock band #REOSpeedwagon, written by lead singer #KevinCronin. The song first appeared on the 1984 album #WheelsAreTurnin. The single reached number one on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart and held the top spot for three consecutive weeks from March 9 to March 23, 1985. It was the second of the group's two number-one hits (the first being 1980's "Keep on Loving You", also written by Cronin).
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"I'll Be There for You" is a song by American #rock band #BonJovi, released as the third single from their 1988 album, #NewJersey. The #powerBallad was written by #JonBonJovi and #RichieSambora. The single reached number one on the US #Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the #Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.
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"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is a #powerBallad performed by the American musician #MeatLoaf. It is a track off his 1977 album #BatOutOfHell, written by #JimSteinman. It spent 23 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 11, and earned a million-selling #GoldSingle from the #RIAA, eventually being certified platinum. It remains his second-highest-charting hit in the US, behind "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (1993).
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I don't know if the movie will be any good but that's a damn solid poster design.
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Review: Power Ballad – “A satisfying watch.” Read it here https://bit.ly/3QeLZli by @PetDocHill
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My ★★★★ review of Power Ballad (2026) on @letterboxd: https://boxd.it/eIdzCN
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AFCC member Jonathan Hickman reviews #PowerBallad saying "The songs remain strong, the performances committed, and the themes familiar, but the storytelling lacks the authenticity that elevated "Once" and "Sing Street" into something special" https://www.times-herald.com/arts_and_community/reviews/power-ballad/article_cd3a45fe-9cca-4bed-b2ae-c537c9dadff4.html #AFCC
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Fire Behind The Film: Can John Carney’s ‘Power Ballad’ Connect With Moviegoers Despite No YouTube Phenoms Or Jump Scares?
#News #JohnCarney #Lionsgate #NickJonas #PaulRudd #PowerBalladhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/fire-behind-the-film-can-john-carney-power-ballad-thrive-1236942446/
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‘Carolina Caroline’ & ‘The Last Whale Singer’ New In Moderate Release, ‘Power Ballad’ Expands — Specialty Preview
#News #CarolinaCaroline #JackJohnsonSURFilmusic #Jinsei #PowerBallad #She039sTheHE #SpecialtyPreview #TheLastWhaleSinger #TheLittleSisterhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/indie-films-opening-carolina-caroline-the-last-whale-singer-1236942166/
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Even Paul Rudd Is Tired of Being Typecast as Paul Rudd
#MovieFeatures #Movies #AntMan #PaulRudd #PowerBallad #THRCoverStoryhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/paul-rudd-interview-power-ballad-1236611767/
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"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is a song by American #glamMetal band #Poison. A #powerBallad, it was released in October 1988 as the third single from their second studio album #OpenUpAndSayAhh. The band's #signatureSong, it was their only No. 1 hit in the US, topping the #Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, starting on December 24, 1988. It also peaked at No. 11 on the #MainstreamRock chart, and No. 13 on the #UKSingles chart.
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"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is a song by American #glamMetal band #Poison. A #powerBallad, it was released in October 1988 as the third single from their second studio album #OpenUpAndSayAhh. The band's #signatureSong, it was their only No. 1 hit in the US, topping the #Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, starting on December 24, 1988. It also peaked at No. 11 on the #MainstreamRock chart, and No. 13 on the #UKSingles chart.
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Kris Ryder a.k.a. Tim “Chris” Andrews SONG OF THE WEEK! “She’s a Romantic” https://timchrisandrews.bandcamp.com/track/shes-a-romantic-non-lp-single
#krisryder #chrisandrews #timandrews #juliadownes #sheenaeaston #newmonkees #johnparr #rogerdaltrey #DJM #singersongwriter #britpop #powerballad #gerryrafferty #cliffrichard #leosayer
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"Don't Stop Believin'" is a song by American #rock band #Journey. It was released in October 1981 as the second single from the group's seventh studio album, #Escape (1981), released through #ColumbiaRecords. "#DontStopBelievin" shares writing credits between the band's vocalist #StevePerry, guitarist #NealSchon, and keyboardist #JonathanCain. It is a #midtempo rock #anthem and #powerBallad. At the dawn of the 1980s.
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"Wind of Change" is a song by German rock band #Scorpions, recorded for their 11th studio album, #CrazyWorld (1990). A #powerBallad, it was composed and written by the band's lead singer, #KlausMeine, and produced by #KeithOlsen and the band. The lyrics were composed by Meine following the band's visit to the #SovietUnion at the height of #perestroika, when the enmity between the communist.
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"Don't Stop Believin'" is a song by American #rock band #Journey. It was released in October 1981 as the second single from the group's seventh studio album, #Escape (1981), released through #ColumbiaRecords. "#DontStopBelievin" shares writing credits between the band's vocalist #StevePerry, guitarist #NealSchon, and keyboardist #JonathanCain. It is a #midtempo rock #anthem and #powerBallad. At the dawn of the 1980s.
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"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is a #powerBallad performed by the American musician #MeatLoaf. It is a track off his 1977 album #BatOutOfHell, written by #JimSteinman. It spent 23 weeks on the #Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 11, and earned a million-selling #GoldSingle from the #RIAA, eventually being certified platinum. It remains his second-highest-charting hit in the US, behind "#IdDoAnythingForLoveButIWontDoThat" (1993).
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"How You Remind Me" is a song by Canadian #rock band #Nickelback. With lyrics written by lead singer #ChadKroeger and music composed by the band, the #powerBallad was released on July 17, 2001, as the lead single from their third studio album, #SilverSideUp (2001). A "Gold Mix" was made for later editions of the single, with the heavier guitars edited out of the chorus. Considered Nickelback's #signatureSong.
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"Part of Your World" is a song written by lyricist #HowardAshman and composer #AlanMenken for #Disney's animated feature #film #TheLittleMermaid (1989). Performed by American actress and singer #JodiBenson in the #titularRole as #Ariel, a mermaid princess, "Part of Your World" is a #powerBallad in which the main character expresses her strong desire to become human.
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🎧 Dive into the epic world of "Feuer im Kreis" – share this song with the friends who shine like stars for you. https://social.tunecore.com/linkShare?linkid=D6m3n_lncQTZb7OG-_-ChQ #platonischerrebell #FeuerImKreis #EpicRockBallad #MysticalMusic #ZeitloseKlänge #IndieRock #PoeticRock #PowerBallad #AtmosphericRock #music #spotify #youTube #applemusic #amazon
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"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (also titled "#AgainstAllOdds") is #aSong by English drummer, singer and songwriter #PhilCollins. It was recorded for the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. It is a #powerBallad in which its protagonist implores an ex-lover to "take a look at me now", knowing that reconciliation is "against all odds", but worth the gamble. The single reached #No1 on the #Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
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"Wind of Change" is a song by German rock band #Scorpions, recorded for their 11th studio album, #CrazyWorld (1990). A #powerBallad, it was composed and written by the band's lead singer, #KlausMeine, and produced by #KeithOlsen and the band. The lyrics were composed by Meine following the band's visit to the #SovietUnion at the height of #perestroika, when the enmity between the communist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBR8MmC0ezw
