mirth Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 (edited) E.g. Me and My Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin) A Boy Named Sue (Johnny Cash) Gimme Three Steps (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Ode to Billie Joe (Bobbie Gentry) :bigear: Edited November 3, 2012 by mirth I'd mispelled Lynyrd and Skynyrd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I don't understand the question. Why would there even need to be any ballads other than The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald? Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I don't understand the question. Why would there even need to be any ballads other than The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald? Terri Love that one! It ranks right up there with Jimmy Buffett's False Echos Me and Bobby McGee runs a close second Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Don't Wanna Miss A Thing ~ Aerosmith was our wedding song :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I don't understand the question. Why would there even need to be any ballads other than The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald? Terri Great song, but kind of a mood killer, no? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Don't Stop Believing Duh! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlt Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 : Don't Stop Believing Duh! :tongue_smilie: Yes! And Every breath you take Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport. Shoals of Herring. Arthur MacBride YouTube has Rolf Harris doing the former, and many fine singers doing the Shoals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Those are ballads? Oh--Okay, OP--do you mean "story-songs" or "slow songs?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 The Monkey and the Engineer... Bohemian Rhapsody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Don't Stop Believing Duh! :tongue_smilie: Preferably sung at the top of your lungs in a public place:lol:. : Every breath you take Another good one. A few I love to belt out as loudly as possible: Sweet Caroline Piano Man Bohemian Rhapsody Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town (Pearl Jam) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirth Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Those are ballads? Oh--Okay, OP--do you mean "story-songs" or "slow songs?" Definitely story-songs! Other examples: Copacabana (Barry Manilow) The Gambler (Kenny Rogers) Harper Valley PTA (Jeannie Riley) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Definitely story-songs! Other examples: Copacabana (Barry Manilow) The Gambler (Kenny Rogers) Harper Valley PTA (Jeannie Riley) Oh! I see 'ballads' and my brain turns it into 'slow songs':lol: Wildfire Hotel California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 To me, story songs are very, very different than ballads. :D My favorite story songs are: American Pie by Don McLean Convoy and Wolf Creek Pass by C. W. McCall Big John by Jimmy Dean Whiskey in the Jar (choose your artist :D) Phantom 409 by Red Sovine Mississippi Squirrel Revival by Ray Stevens I could go on and on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 American Pie by Don McLean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Walking in Memphis One Tin Soldier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 30,000 Pounds of Bananas Taxi Both are Harry Chapin songs. Love Wildfire, too, and American Pie. Figuring out THAT one is an all-nighter! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 (edited) This thread is going to totally age me. But I swear, I'm only 41. Me and Bobby Wreck of the Edmund 30k pounds of Bananas Taxi Cat's in the Cradle ALICE's RESTAURANT (of which I know EVERY word--from my parent's 8 track and a 3 week road trip out to Colorado in their van). What's that Kenny Loggins one, where they bump into eachother at the store and then sit in the car? Man, I hate that song. Billy Joel's Scene's from an Italian Restaurant, Piano Man I see a little shilouetto of a man, scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do the fandango? Dixie Chicks, Goodbye Earl And, I raise you all Jim Croce, grand master of the ballad. My fave, Time in a Bottle I Have to Say I love You In a Song Photographs and Memories I can't believe you all forgot Simon and Garfunkle...I don't even know where to start. Cosby Stills and Nash's Suite Judy Blue Eyes. Bob Dylan Ray Lamontagne's Jolene (OMG, love him) Trouble, Or My utter fave, Shelter. Dave Matthews Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven, Wonderful Tonight Tracy Chapman's Fast Car Menllancamp's Jack and Diane Flogging Molly's Drunken Lullabies. Led Zeppelin-- so many--stairway to heaven Who- Pinball Wizard Pink Floyd (so many) Edited November 3, 2012 by justamouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 (edited) .....:) Edited November 5, 2012 by ksva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 (edited) Four Strong Winds—Neil Young Ripple—Grateful Dead Diamonds and Rust—Joan Baez One More Cup of Coffee—Bob Dylan As Tears Go By—Marianne Faithful/Rolling Stones Old 55—Tom Waits Three Little Birds—Bob Marley Freebird—Lynyrd Skynyrd Your Cheatin' Heart—Hank Williams Will the Circle be Unbroken—Carter Family Bill Edited November 3, 2012 by Spy Car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 While My Guitar Gently Weeps—George Harrison/Beatles The Wind Crys Mary—Jimi Hendrix Carey—Joni Mitchell The Needle and the Damage Done—Neil Young Tea for the Tillerman—Cat Stevens Hurdy Gurdy Man—Donovan No Woman No Cry—Bob Marley In Dreams—Roy Orbison When A Man Loves A Woman—Percy Sledge I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)—Otis Redding Band of Gold—Freda Payne Different Drum—Stone Ponies (Linda Ronstadt) Maggie May/Mandolin Wind—Rod Stewart Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 by Tom Waits ....but my first thought was the *power* ballad Still Loving You by The Scorpions ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 This thread is going to totally age me. But I swear, I'm only 41. Me and Bobby Wreck of the Edmund 30k pounds of Bananas Taxi Cat's in the Cradle ALICE's RESTAURANT (of which I know EVERY word--from my parent's 8 track and a 3 week road trip out to Colorado in their van). What's that Kenny Loggins one, where they bump into eachother at the store and then sit in the car? Man, I hate that song. Billy Joel's Scene's from an Italian Restaurant, Piano Man I see a little shilouetto of a man, scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do the fandango? Dixie Chicks, Goodbye Earl And, I raise you all Jim Croce, grand master of the ballad. My fave, Time in a Bottle I Have to Say I love You In a Song Photographs and Memories I can't believe you all forgot Simon and Garfunkle...I don't even know where to start. Cosby Stills and Nash's Suite Judy Blue Eyes. Bob Dylan Ray Lamontagne's Jolene (OMG, love him) Trouble, Or My utter fave, Shelter. Dave Matthews Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven, Wonderful Tonight Tracy Chapman's Fast Car Menllancamp's Jack and Diane Flogging Molly's Drunken Lullabies. Led Zeppelin-- so many--stairway to heaven Who- Pinball Wizard Pink Floyd (so many) Not sure if all these fit the ballad criteria, but I like them. Johnny B. Goode sung Chuck Barry The House of the Rising Sun sung by The Animals Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay sung by Otis Redding Friends in Low Places sung by Garth Brooks Marie Laveaux sung by Bobby Bare Battle of New Orleans sung by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band White Lightning sung by George Jones Swingin' sung by John Anderson Let Go of the Stone sung by John Anderson a lot of Loretta Lynn's songs Ralph Stanley Four Strong Winds—Neil YoungRipple—Grateful Dead Diamonds and Rust—Joan Baez One More Cup of Coffee—Bob Dylan As Tears Go By—Marianne Faithful/Rolling Stones Old 55—Tom Waits Three Little Birds—Bob Marley Freebird—Lynyrd Skynyrd Your Cheatin' Heart—Hank Williams Will the Circle be Unbroken—Carter Family Bill While My Guitar Gently Weeps—George Harrison/BeatlesThe Wind Crys Mary—Jimi Hendrix Carey—Joni Mitchell The Needle and the Damage Done—Neil Young Tea for the Tillerman—Cat Stevens Hurdy Gurdy Man—Donovan No Woman No Cry—Bob Marley In Dreams—Roy Orbison When A Man Loves A Woman—Percy Sledge I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)—Otis Redding Band of Gold—Freda Payne Different Drum—Stone Ponies (Linda Ronstadt) Maggie May/Mandolin Wind—Rod Stewart Bill :001_wub: Oh man! I love all of these songs! And Justamouse, I am only 32, yet I love every stinking song you listed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 The Mariner's Revenge Song by The Decemberists Hey Jude by the Beatles Sloop John B. by The Beach Boys Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah Rolling Stones... Angie, You Can't Always Get What You Want Today and Tonight, Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins (probably not real ballads, but my 90s brain classifies them as "power ballads." :tongue_smilie:) Cold Blows the Wind by Ween The Hurricane by Bob Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 My current favorite is I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz, or covered by Lennon and Maisy Stella on YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Blackhawk (Daniel Lanois) All My Tears (Julie Miller) Tower Song (Townes Van Zandt) Rebel Girl (performed by Hazel Dickens) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 So, so hard to pick between all the power ballads of the 80's ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicksMama-Zack's Mama Too Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 This thread is going to totally age me. But I swear, I'm only 41. Me and Bobby Wreck of the Edmund 30k pounds of Bananas Taxi Cat's in the Cradle ALICE's RESTAURANT (of which I know EVERY word--from my parent's 8 track and a 3 week road trip out to Colorado in their van). What's that Kenny Loggins one, where they bump into eachother at the store and then sit in the car? Man, I hate that song. Billy Joel's Scene's from an Italian Restaurant, Piano Man I see a little shilouetto of a man, scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do the fandango? Dixie Chicks, Goodbye Earl And, I raise you all Jim Croce, grand master of the ballad. My fave, Time in a Bottle I Have to Say I love You In a Song Photographs and Memories I can't believe you all forgot Simon and Garfunkle...I don't even know where to start. Cosby Stills and Nash's Suite Judy Blue Eyes. Bob Dylan Ray Lamontagne's Jolene (OMG, love him) Trouble, Or My utter fave, Shelter. Dave Matthews Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven, Wonderful Tonight Tracy Chapman's Fast Car Menllancamp's Jack and Diane Flogging Molly's Drunken Lullabies. Led Zeppelin-- so many--stairway to heaven Who- Pinball Wizard Pink Floyd (so many) I think we are twins! I'd just add Bread's "Diary"..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 (edited) :001_wub: Oh man! I love all of these songs! And Justamouse, I am only 32, yet I love every stinking song you listed! I am trying to convince my Dh that I NEED a record player for my birthday, so we can get all of the albums out of the attic and play them. :D I have dreams of playing records all day and knitting. And Bill noted Joni! Swoon. Another, Michelle Shocked !!! She's amazingly awesome, and little known. Totally worth the price. Her songs, Anchorage, Graffiti Limbo (total political justice song) and her cover of is amazing. I think we are twins! I'd just add Bread's "Diary"..... :D Awesome. Edited November 3, 2012 by justamouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirth Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Thanks everyone ... this is a great list contributed by you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 "Nobody Knows Me" by Lyle Lovett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Now what is really funny, I love lots of these songs but it is all because of the music since I hardly listen to lyrics at all. I mean I do know what some of them are about and maybe most of them but a song can have totally stupid lyrics and if it has a great melody, rhythm, variety of instruments, etc. I will love it. Or it can have totally fantastic lyrics if I read them as a poem, and I don't like it at all since I don;t like the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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