Ballads

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and of course...

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[Faerluna]

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[Future]

Dream On - Aerosmith

Love that song...this video makes me cry :laugh2:
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[poke]

Guy Clark, The Randall Knife. You may not like the voice, or the slowness of the song but I am pretty sure you will love the story. One of my favorite songwriters.

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Townes Van Zandt, Pancho and Lefty, considered by many to be the greatest story song ever written.

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Kris Kristofferson. Sunday Morning Coming Down. Another of my favorite songwriters.

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Those to me are Ballads.

 

[5Stars]

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A true ballad...

 

[Hostile]

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I love this one. I really like almost all of his music.

 

[Hostile]

That is also a great choice. Elvis' version is epic as well.

I have never heard his version. I'd love to hear it.

 

[Hostile]

Here are a couple of old Marty Robbins cowboy ballads. Even if you don't like country music, you can appreciate these.

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[5Stars]

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[Hostile]

Is this considered a ballad?

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Yes, and it is one of my all time favorite songs and I think it is way under appreciated. Great message.

 

[Risen Star]

I have never heard his version. I'd love to hear it.

You must. I've only ever heard a live version but it was excellent.

 

[Aikmaniac]

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[Hostile]

Another of my favorites.

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And this one too...

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[Lonestar94]

Anything from Vern Gosdin

 

[Gibby!]

Marty Robbins is the schizzle bedizzle when it comes to ballads.

This one is a newer one, and maybe not necessarily a true ballad, but its one of my favorite songs, and close enough .

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Video quality on this one isn't the greatest.

 

[Bigdog]

U2's "Vam Diem Land" I think could be consider a ballard.

 

[trickblue]

Anything from Vern Gosdin

"The Voice"... pure and simple... nothing left to be said...

 

[wittenacious]

One of my favorites is the Irish Ballad, WHISKEY IN THE JAR.

I first fell in love w/ Thin Lizzy's cover version — Phil Lynott singing lead and Eric Bell on lead guitar:
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Here's a recent live performance by Thin Lizzy guitar greats Gary Moore and Eric Bell (on lead guitar)
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I like Metallica's cover, too (Live NYC 1998):
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[BrAinPaiNt]

Not sure if it counts

Ballad of Curtis Lowe - Lynyrd Skynyrd

One of the few Lynrd Skynrd songs I like.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

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