Ballads of the 90s

A ballad is originally a narrative set to music. They have a poetic rhyming scheme that follow a, b, a, b or a, b, c, d format. The modern definition of this type of music is slow and sad, and is usually a story about someone or some people. The Gypsy Rover, Cockles and Mussels, etc., are some of the original ones. Some of the modern songs that are in the same league as the traditional ballads are Hotel California by the Eagles, Black Diamond Bay by Bob Dyan and Jacques Levy. Let us see some of the top ones right below.

Love Ballads

• How 'Bout Us - Campaign
• Come Into My Life - Joyce Sims
• Up Where We Belong - Jennifer Warnes & Joe Cocker
• Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr
• Cherish - Kool And The Gang
• I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
• My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion

Best Rock Ballads

• I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
• Sixteen Stone - Bush
• If You Needed Somebody - Bad Company
• Price of Love - Bad English
• Love Of A Lifetime - Firehouse
• November Rain - Guns N' Roses
• Forever - Kiss
• Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
• Wind Of Change - Scorpions
• Don't Cry - Seal

Pop Ballads

• Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart / Van Morrison
• Heaven - Bryan Adams
• Blind Faith - Warrant
• Love Song - Telsa
• I Remember You - Skid Row
• I Won't Forget You - Poison
• Alone - Heart
• Hero - Mariah Carey
• How Do I live - LeAnn Rimes
• All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You - Heart

Best Power Ballads

• Hollow - Pantera
• Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
• Unforgiven - Mettallica
• 18 and Life - Skid Row
• Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin
• Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins
• Winds of Change - Scorpions
• Bringin' on the Heartbreak- Def Leppard
• Fly to the Angels- Slaughter
• Silent Lucidity- Queensryche

The Best Collection

• Another Sad Love Song - Toni Braxton
• I Adore Mi Amor - Color Me Badd
• Breakin' My Heart - Mint Condition
• When Will I See You Smile Again - Bell Biv Devoe
• Last Night - Az Yet
• Cupid - 112
• They Don't Know - Jon B.
• I Belong to You - Rome
• I Can't Sleep Baby - R. Kelly
• He's Mine - Mokenstef
• Unpretty - TLC
• Lady - D'ANgelo
• Always and Forever - Luther Vabdross
• Endless Love - Luther Vandross/ Maria Carey

Narrative songs have been around since time immemorial and were used to tell people their history. They have become a popular form of entertainment in the music world today.