{"id":879,"date":"2011-10-20T21:46:14","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T11:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daedalist.com\/conjunction\/?p=879"},"modified":"2011-10-21T09:45:45","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T23:45:45","slug":"of-power-and-ballads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daedalist.com\/conjunction\/2011\/10\/of-power-and-ballads\/","title":{"rendered":"Of Power and Ballads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was recently told by a colleague that he doesn&#8217;t like rock music, but he likes&#8230; the &#8220;slow songs&#8221;. After drawing exactly what he meant by &#8220;slow&#8221; out of him (and mocking him briefly because he spends all day streaming ABC Classic, which isn&#8217;t that bad, but it is a sign of his advanced age), I suggested that I look for ten great power ballads to add to his collection, accompanied by a song by the same artist that is a little less&#8230; &#8220;slow&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreigner &#8211; I Want to Know What Love Is \/ Hot Blooded<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apparently I can&#8217;t get the official video for &#8220;I Want to Know What Love Is&#8221;, so I&#8217;m going to have to leave this one at that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scorpions &#8211; Wind of Change \/ No One Like You<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yaKkFz7G6rk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There were alternatives to &#8220;Wind of Change&#8221; but they were even more turgid. &#8220;No One Like You&#8221; on the other hand<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warrant &#8211; Heaven \/ Cherry Pie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OjyZKfdwlng\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ah Warrant&#8230; If ever I need to lower the tone of a party, I put on &#8220;Cherry Pie&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Europe &#8211; Carrie \/ Final Countdown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AyggY_R3jU8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Poison &#8211; Every Rose Has its Thorn \/ Nothin&#8217; But a Good Time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nC9P8-B42cA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I have fond memories of &#8220;Nothin&#8217; But a Good Time&#8221;, and now that I work for a living, it seems more apt every day \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Motley Crue &#8211; If I Die Tomorrow \/ Shout at the Devil\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bg2knMSq9sQ\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guns N&#8217; Roses &#8211; Don&#8217;t Cry \/ Nice Boys<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zRIbf6JqkNc\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;November Rain&#8221; was the obvious ballad to take, and I do like it. But there&#8217;s something to be said for GnR&#8217;s restraint in &#8220;Don&#8217;t Cry&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alice Cooper &#8211; Poison \/ School&#8217;s Out<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/39lizUf71VY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I love both these songs, but &#8220;Poison&#8221; definitely wins out between the two.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Def Leppard &#8211; Love Bites \/ Pour Some Sugar on Me<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MQSkIFhuli0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oh the cheese! &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to touch you too much baby\/ cause making love to you might drive me crazy&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whitesnake &#8211; Is This Love \/ Still of the Night<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/loM99T_XEyk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another classic power ballad, if you haven&#8217;t seen the video for &#8220;Is This Love&#8221;, then you&#8217;ll be blown away be how awesomely dated it is!<\/p>\n<p>So what did you think of these choices? Got any classics of the era that you&#8217;d prefer?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was recently told by a colleague that he doesn&#8217;t like rock music, but he likes&#8230; the &#8220;slow songs&#8221;. 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