The romantic song was released in 1983.

When it came to the ‘80s and power ballads, REO Speedwagon reigned supreme. In fact, the arena rock band’s ninth studio album, Hi Infidelity, was an absolute juggernaut, peaking at No. 1 on the ...

There’s something about a rock ballad that stirs feelings of nostalgia even when the lyrics aren’t particularly wistful. The music of the 1980s arrived with heightened earnestness as the decade became ...

Sometimes, you just need to crank up those old rock tunes and let yourself feel all the feels. The '80s were a golden era for rock music, and among the headbangers and anthems, there was a treasure ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Power ballads might just be the perfect type of songs to listen to if you want a hefty dose of anthemic, emotional lyrics, with enough rock elements to jam out to. In 1981, power ballads were all the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "That song is a yin-yang thing, where there is obviously trouble in paradise in the verses, but I always believed that people are ...