Power ballads from 80s hair bands

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While we’re at it what is the greatest power ballad of all time

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Scorpions' Wind of Change is the greatest power ballad of all time because it tore back the Iron Curtain and helped end the Soviet Union.

ETA: Why the downvotes you historically ignorant commie hillbillies? The song was inspired by the Moscow Music Peace Festival and became the anthem for tearing down the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War.

Watching Peacemaker on HBO has me going down the 80s rabbit hole.

Still Loving You by the Scorpions. Lyrics count as a ballad but it's still heavy and has some great guitar work

The quintessential '80s power ballad is Mötley Crüe's Home Sweet Home.

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Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn; I Won't Forget You
Cinderella - Don't Know What Ya Got ('Til It's Gone)
Aerosmith - Angel; What It Takes
Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye
Tesla - Love Song
Warrant - Heaven

Greatest is either Don't Know What Ya Got or Every Rose

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Greatest is either Don't Know What Ya Got

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The thing about this song for me is that I don't really like the intro or chorus but it has one of my favorite verses ever

Alone Again - Dokken

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Skid Row "I Remember You" in my opinion is one of the best vocal performances of the Hair Band ballads

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THIS.

Warrant- Heaven (prob. my favorite)
Twisted Sister- The Price
Motley Crue- Home Sweet Home
Cheap Trick- The Flame
Heart- Alone
Mr. Big- To Be With You (glam metal?)

Yes Skid Row
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