FAVORITE Cheesy 80's Love Songs/Power Ballads--

I've decided I want to burn a new CD of cheesy 80's love songs, such as Foreigner's "I Want To Know What Love Is" or Eric Carmen's "Hungry Eyes". I think some of these songs are entertaining and remind me of what I heard on the radio when I was a little kid. Plus, I want the CD to blast in my car!

So-- what are some of your favorite cheesy 80's love songs/power ballads?

Does 99 Red Balloons count? Probably not- but I still love that song- the English AND German versions.

Now and Forever, by Richard Marx
Although I absolutely hate hair-band ballads...

Thanks so far, haha... I think hair metal ballads are the funniest things ever. I mean, come on... who HASN'T sang along to "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"?

Solid As A Rock, by Ashford and Simpson.

I was going out with a girl called Julie at the time, and this was our song. A couple of weeks later we broke up.

im not sure if this is the 80s but still great...and i dont actually know the name of the song, but the lyrics are: "When i think about you, I touch myself..oh oh oh, i dont know anybody else..."
i dont know the rest, but its a great song!

Asia - Heat Of The Moment
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (hey, it's a love song..isn't it?)
Elton John - Little Jeannie (ultimate cheese)
Glen Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (fucking ultra-hyper-mega-super-cheesier-than-cheesy)
and others...

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Oh God, too many, but too many to mention... some of them are indeed cheesy and corny, but others are true classics.

Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye
Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You
Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home
Warrant - Heaven
Cutting Crew - I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
Extreme - More Than Words
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Scorpions - Still Loving You
The Bangles - Eternal Flame
Sindead O'Connor - Nothing Compares To You
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Cheap Trick - The Flame
U2 - With or Without You
Steelheart - She's Gone
The Cars - Drive
Damn Yankees - High Enough
Heart - Alone
Poison - Every Rose Has It's Torn
Phil Collins - Agains All Odds
Bad English - When I See You Smile
Roxette - Listen To Your Heart
Mr. Big - To Be With You
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
White Lion - When The Children Cry
Boston - Amanda
Def Leppard - Love Bites
Great White - Save Your Love
Skid Row - I Remember You
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting For You
REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
Saigon Kick - Love Is On The Way
Glen Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
Whitesnake - Is This Love

Sometimes I feel like I'm too stuck into the 80s, and I blame it on the awful music of today that makes you miss the music of the past decades... it might have been corny and crappy, but at least far more enjoyable than the garbage we listen on the radio today.

Aren't both "Extreme - More Than Words" , "Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U" from the year 1990 and technically not 80's songs...?
(though may have been recorded in 1989...)
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Its not a case of them Being cheesy, there classic songs especailly ones like

sinhead o conner - nothing compares to you.
Guns and roses - sweet child of mine.

my favorite love song/ballad id

Rod Stewart- your in my heart ( at least i think thats what its called ! )

Hm...probably half of anything by Mr. Big. One of the best bands ever, by the way.

Jason and Kylie - Especially For You

Mr.Jingles79 wrote:

Oh God, too many, but too many to mention... some of them are indeed cheesy and corny, but others are true epics.

Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye
Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You
Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home
Warrant - Heaven
Cutting Crew - I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
Extreme - More Than Words
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Scorpions - Still Loving You
The Bangles - Eternal Flame
Sindead O'Connor - Nothing Compares To You
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Cheap Trick - The Flame
U2 - With or Without You
Steelheart - She's Gone
The Cars - Drive
Damn Yankees - High Enough
Heart - Alone
Poison - Every Rose Has It's Torn
Phil Collins - Agains All Odds
Bad English - When I See You Smile
Roxette - Listen To Your Heart
Mr. Big - To Be With You
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
White Lion - When The Children Cry
Boston - Amanda
Def Leppard - Love Bites
Great White - Save Your Love
Skid Row - I Remember You
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting For You
REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
Saigon Kick - Love Is On The Way
Glen Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
Whitesnake - Is This Love

Sometimes I feel like I'm too stuck into the 80s, and I blame it on the awful music of today that makes you miss the music of the past decades... it might have been corny and crappy, but at least far more enjoyable than the garbage we listen on the radio today.

Have you just copied the track listing off that favourite CD of yours??

How about this for first class cheesiness -

Fat Larry's Band - Zoom

Brilliant song - but pure cheese tho...