SHOW US SOMEONE who doesn’t have a soft spot for at least one power ballad, and we’ll show you a spoofer.
Whether you’re loud and proud about your love for the PB or they’re a guilty pleasure found only on shuffle, some power ballads just get under your skin; simple as.
But how well do you know them and the artists that sang them? Let’s find out.
1. Turn around/ Every now and then I get a little bit lonely/ And you're never coming 'round.
Mariah Carey
Celine Dion
Whitney Houston
Bonnie Tyler
2. This Romeo is bleeding, but you can't see his blood / It's nothing but some feelings / That this old dog kicked up.
Bon Jovi
Bryan Adams
Whitney Houston
Mariah Carey
3. Share my life/ Take me for what I am /'Cause I'll never change / All my colours for you.
Whitney Houston
Mariah Carey
Bon Jovi
Celine Dion
4. I could stay awake just to hear you breathing/ Watch you smile while you are sleeping/ While you're far away dreaming.
Celine Dion
Aerosmith
Bryan Adams
Whitney Houston
5. It's a long road / When you face the world alone / No one reaches out a hand / For you to hold.
Aerosmith
Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston
Guns N' Roses
6. When I look into your eyes / I can see a love restrained / But darlin' when I hold you / Don't you know I feel the same.
Guns N' Roses
Mariah Carey
Bryan Adams
Celine Dion
7. There were nights when the wind was so cold / That my body froze in bed if I just listened to it / Right outside the window.
Whitney Houston
Celine Dion
Aerosmith
Bryan Adams
8. Search your heart/ Search your soul / And when you find me there, you'll search no more.
Guns 'N Roses
Aerosmith
Bryan Adams
Bon Jovi
9. Each day I live / I want to be / A day to give / The best of me.
Whitney Houston
Mariah Carey
Bryan Adams
Bon Jovi
10. Some days it don't come easy/ Some days it don't come hard / Some days it don't come at all, and these are the days that never end.
Bryan Adams
Meatloaf
Bon Jovi
Guns N' Roses
You scored out of !
You scored 100%
You bought those power ballad CDs off those infomercials back in the day, didn't you?
You scored out of !
You scored 90%
No shame in your game.
You scored out of !
You scored 80%
A fine score!
You scored out of !
You scored 70%
You count some of those songs among your favourites, don't you?
You scored out of !
You scored 60%
A very worthy score.
You scored out of !
You scored 50%
Half right, half wrong. A pretty decent result.
You scored out of !
You scored 40%
Not too bad, to be fair.
You scored out of !
You scored 30%
Hmmm... you weren't too sure of yourself here, were you?
You scored out of !
You scored 20%
Well, this wasn't great.
You scored out of !
You scored 10%
It was a guess, wasn't it?
You scored out of !
You scored 0%
OK, so you have heard of power ballads, right...?
