Ballads have a long tradition in both singing and dancing. And these 1986 ballad classics will have you doing both.

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 ...

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 ...

Iconic '80s Rocker, 73, 'Can Do No Wrong' Singing Classic Ballad originally appeared on Parade. As one of the founding members of the legendary rock band The Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde has been ...