Well, i tried to select 20 ballads i really love, tonight.

My catalogue:


Long As I Can See The Light - Creedence Clearwater Revival
(Wish I Could) Hideaway- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Tuesday's Gone - Lynard Skynyrd
A Million Miles Away - Rory Gallagher
Brothers In Arms- Dire Straits
Poor's Man Moody Blues- Barcley James Harvest
Give Me Strenth - Eric Clapton
Wonderful Tonight- Eric Clapton
Sebastian- Cockney Rebel
Soldier Of Fortune- Deep Purple
One- U2
One More Cup Of Coffee- Bob Dylan
Senor - Bob Dylan
Hey,You - Pink Floyd
Perfect Day- Lou Reed
Don't Cry Tonight - Guns'n'Roses
The Thrill Is Gone - BB King
Stairway To Heaven- Led Zeppelin
Catch The Rainbow - Rainbow
Drive - REM

Let me know your favourites (10, 20, 30, anything you want)

Waterloo Sunset >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kinks

One More Try - Timmy T

Hold me now - Thompson Twins

No One is to Blame - Howard Jones

Only the Lonely - The Motels

Right here Waiting - Richard Marx

These are the top tier off top of my head! MEZ

How about "Why Worry" - Dire Straits

No It was a bad bad joke those "new Wave" songs. Tried to bait a response but can't have you really think that be my taste! The Dire Straits tune is great though as is "your latest trick" by Dire also. Check those 2 out if never heard. You won't be disappointed. Resemble a very good Keith ballad. Kinda Sort of.

Holy mother - Eric Clapton
Jersey girl - Springsteen's version
To make you feel my love - Bob Dylan
You see me crying - Aerosmith
She talks to angels - Black Crowes
The scientist - Coldplay
In my life - Johnny Cash's version
Take it to the limit - The Eagles
Have a little faith in me - John Hiatt
Little wing - Hendrix
Feel like going home - The Notting Hillbillies
Look what you've done - Jet
The sky is crying - Eric Clapton
Stand by my woman - Lenny Kravitz
Are we in trouble now - Mark Knopfler
Drive all night - Elliott Murphy
We had it all - Tina Turner
Pancho & Lefty - Townes Van Zandt
Iris (acoustic) - Goo Goo Dolls
On the turning away - Pink Floyd

Any balled written by Ian Hunter...probably Numero Uno ballad composer...

Okay, some of mine that may or may not be ballads (but affect you in a sad way, regardless of tempo):

Sorrow - David Bowie
God Knows I'm Good - David Bowie
To Be With You - Mr. Big
Descending - Black Crowes
Patience - GN'R
Handle With Care - Travelling Wilburys
Prisoner Of Love - Tin Machine
Running On Faith (unplugged) - Eric Clapton
Every Time I Look At You - Kiss
Ordinary World - Duran Duran
Last Kiss - Pearl Jam
Stuck In A Moment - U2
Candle In The Wind (Princess Diana tribute version) - Elton John
Let It Be - Beatles
Cry Myself Blind - Primal Scream
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Feel - Robbie Williams
It's Good To Be King - Tom Petty
The Golden Slumbers portion of Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End - Beatles
Heartbreak Station - Cinderella

All these songs are worth checking out imo!



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Carpet Crawlers- Genesis
Shooting Star- Bad Company
Don't Give Up- Peter Gabriel
Till It Shines- Bob Seger
Empty Garden- Elton John
Hearts- Yes
While My Guitar Gently Weeps- The Beatles
Into the Great Wide Open- Tom Petty
Drive- The Cars
Are You Lonesome Tonight?- Elvis Presley
I Can't Tell You Why- The Eagles
The End of the Innocence- Don Henley
Arc of a Diver- Steve Winwood
Everybody Wants to Rule the World- Tears For Fears
Main Street- Bob Seger
Topaz- B52's
Little Lies- Fleetwood Mac
Slave to Love- Bryan Ferry
Never Let Me Down- David Bowie
The Needle and the Damage Done- Neil Young

One - U2
Amazing - Aerosmith
She Talks To Angels - Black Crowes
Suspicious Minds - Elvis, the pelvis
I Started A Joke - Faith No More
Perfect Day - Lou Reed
With Or Without You - U2
Saw An Angel/Little Balet Girl/Cry For A Whore - Tumbling Dice
The Long And Wnding Road - Beatles
London Town - Wings

Can't think of more at the moment ...

Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
Love Is Only A Feeling - The Darkness
Come Around Again - Jet
Forever - KISS
You See Me Crying - Aerosmith
In My Life - The Beatles
Seeing Things - The Black Crowes

Great list, Splattered!

It's quite ironic you actually can't name the Stones on a Stones-board.

In no particular order (except the first three songs):

Nick Drake - The Thoughts Of Mary Jane
Gram Parsons - Brass Buttons
Status Quo - A Year
Georgia Satellites - Sweet Blue Midnight
The Byrds - Chestnut Mare
Taj Mahal - Lovin' In My Baby's Eyes
Nick Drake - Northern Sky
Nick Drake - Saturday Sun
The Flying Burrito Brothers - Hot Burrito #1
The Byrds - Pale Blue
Status Quo - Someone Show Me Home
The Cult - Indian Woman
The Cult - Bad Medicine Waltz
The Jayhawks - Over My Shoulder
The Jayhawks - Two Hearts
The Jayhawks - Blue
The Jayhawks - Ann Jane
Taj Mahal - 21st Century Gypsy Singin' Lover Man
Hanoi Rocks - Fallen Star
Aerosmith - Dream On