ballad
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He even manages to pull off an a cappella version of the 2004 Mario R&B ballad “Let Me Love You” without drifting into cringe territory.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Her mother died while she was at George School, inspiring “My Life’s All Right,” a ballad about surviving tough times, which later appeared on the Sam Jay show.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
For bands such as Styx, commercial success arrived in the form of a ballad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The opening ballad, “Risk It All,” is pretty but listless, with Mr. Mars singing over a gently plucked nylon-string guitar until a relaxed syncopated groove folds in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
The inside smelled like vanilla or roses—I couldn’t tell which, maybe both—and her music collection included every terrible power ballad in existence.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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