(Finished April 19th, 2025) Part 4 of The Best 80s Ballads: All Genres

Hello,

I’m in a mood for one of the best decades for ballads, the 80s. These first several videos come from a 80s YouTube mix by book2tape. Then I got many of these songs from Googling around the internet and also songs from my own life.

52) Atlantic Starr “Secret Lover”:

53) Anita Baker “Giving You The Best That I Got”:

54) Paul Davis “Cool Night”:

55) Spandau Ballet “True”:

56) John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band “Tender Years”:

57) Dionne Warwick “No Night So Long”:

58) Yaz “Only You”:

I prefer Paul Davis’s original version more. 59) Lou Rawls “I Go Crazy”:

60) Cyndi Lauper “True Colors”:

61) Tracy Chapman “Baby I Can Hold You”:

62) Crowded House “Don’t Dream It’s Over”:

Okay maybe calling this a ballad is a bit of a stretch, but it definitely is one of the most memorable songs of the 80s. 63). The Cutting Crew “(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight”