ballad
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She was an unknown artist in 1979, and she wanted to cut a ballad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
“I just love a ballad — I can’t help it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Even romantic ballad Coming Up Roses ends with a sense of unease.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
“Fight or Fall” is a gorgeous midtempo ballad urging unity among men, and “Cowboy Song” looks at the lonely independence of a rodeo bronco-buster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
“That old one about the fox, that ballad would be nice,” Mother said.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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