The second round is here. Get out your lighters, cause its time for 80s power ballads.

Rules:
1. Post the link (and YouTube if you want) to the parody and original song
2. Voting begins on the 28th
3. KAMEN RIDER!
4. The voting thread will further explain voting, which is SOTM-style
5. Late entries are accepted until the first vote is cast

Possible artists:
Whitesnake
Poison
Journey
Boston (80s only, though)

If in doubt about your song choice, ask!

I think that I'm going to do a parody of Poison's "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" or perhaps "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey

What defines a "power ballad"? I've heard the phrase many times, but the way it's been used never made it obvious what the feck it actually is. Any pointers?

If I can think of title for a parody of Here I Go Again

Does Heat of the Moment count?

One of my old favorites!

http://www.amiright.com/parody/80s/poison0.shtml

Recording:  http://www.ogterps.com/songWavs/corn.wav

I think that I'm going to do a parody of Poison's "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" or perhaps "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey


Sorry, but I think Don't Stop Believing doesn't count. Power ballads are slower songs.

How about "I Want To Know What Love Is" by Foreginer?

How about "I Want To Know What Love Is" by Foreginer?


Perfect!

Does anyone have a list of 80's power ballads that I might be able to use? 'Cause Wikipedia ain't helpin', and my Google-fu skills are weak.

Poison – "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
Journey – "Faithfully"
Def Leppard – "Love Bites"
Whitesnake – "Is This Love"
Heart – "Never"
Cheap Trick – "The Flame"
Bad English – "When I See You Smile"
Night Ranger – "Sister Christian"
Survivor – "The Search Is Over"
Sheriff – "When I'm with You"
Scorpions – "Still Loving You"
Boston – "Amanda"
Tesla – "Love Song"
Warrant – "Heaven"
REO Speedwagon – "Can't Fight This Feeling"
Chicago – "Hard Habit To Break"

an 80s power ballad from 1998?

an 80s power ballad from 1998?


Sorry. You must be referring to Aerosmith's "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing". I'll take that and "Silent Lucidity" off the list.

Sorry. You must be referring to Aerosmith's "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing". I'll take that and "Silent Lucidity" off the list.


As well as Sonata Arctica's version of "Still loving you" because I'm not sure when Sonata started but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the 80s...

As well as Sonata Arctica's version of "Still loving you" because I'm not sure when Sonata started but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the 80s...


Sonata formed in the 90s, back when they were "Tricky Means". I'll remove it, just wanted to see if anyone had heard of them :D I'm a huge foreign metal nerd.

Sorry. You must be referring to Aerosmith's "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing". I'll take that and "Silent Lucidity" off the list.


Aw, but that was the only one one that list that I knew (the Aerosmith one that is)! Dang it.

Aw, but that was the only one one that list that I knew (the Aerosmith one that is)! Dang it.



Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart
Faster Pussycat's House of Pain
Ozzy Osbourne's Shot in the Dark
Bon Jovi's Wanted Dead or Alive
Foreigner's I Want to Know What Love Is
Journey's Open Arms
Def Leppard's Hysteria
Europe's Carrie
Poison's Something to Believe In
Slaughter's Fly to the Angels
Dokken's Alone Again
Whitesnake's Is This Love
Whitesnake's Here I Go Again
Scorpions' Wind of Change
Motley Crue's Home Sweet Home
REO Speedwagon's Keep on Lovin' You
The Bangles' Eternal Flame
Survivor's Burning Heart
Cheap Tricks' The Flame
Boston's Amanda
Queen's Who Wants to Live Forever
KISS' Forever
ZZ Top's Rough Boy
Van Halen's Why Can't This Be Love
Motley Crue's Without You
Twisted Sister's The Price
Mr. Mister's Broken Wings

I can probably name a thousand more. . .I will be joining this round once I see 5 other confirmed entrants, same would have been true of the previous round, but I don't tend to join contests with less than 5 other entrants. . .just kind of a personal thing,

DJ Blaze, I hope you try this again when less is going on in the contest boards. . .I think it has promise, but when contests are rushed unfortunately sometimes people get burnt out. . .if this round has very few entrants, I personally would try again after Matthias' Decathlon is over, as POTQ is not coming back next year, and ABC is reducing it's rounds and increasing its voting period considerably.  I'd say after Artisty is over, but it's only about half way, so you'd have quite a wait ahead of you.

Dave, you've given me some great hope. I might postpone future rounds until after Decath. And great power ballads.

Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bon Jovi's Wanted Dead or Alive
Whitesnake's Is This Love
Van Halen's Why Can't This Be Love


Hey, I've done two of those for Artistry! I may chose one of the first two, the first one will also knock off one of the Epic 40 (I'm still keeping track of that because I'm mad). Hmmm...

Well here's mine

http://www.amiright.com/parody/80s/bonjovi59.shtml

I'm giving you guys until January to finish up. I already have an older entry I'm gonna use.

I'm out of time. Time to do something I'd normally be ashamed of: entering a previous song!

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/ilovetowatch/funny-pictures-cat-found-remote.jpg

Where'd The Remote Go?!

Youtube vid for 'Is This Love' by Whitesnake

I'm out of time. Time to do something I'd normally be ashamed of: entering a previous song!

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/ilovetowatch/funny-pictures-cat-found-remote.jpg

Where'd The Remote Go?!

Youtube vid for 'Is This Love' by Whitesnake


No fear, I've moved the deadline to Monday.

Thank God... Now I can write one over the weekend

Thank God... Now I can write one over the weekend



Mine's almost finished... just gotta find out what the heck that guy from Def Leppard is saying at the beginning and end of Love Bites.

"Hot Chili I Fried" parody of "Sweet Child Of Mine" by Guns N Roses

http://www.amiright.com/parody/80s/gunsnroses74.shtml

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-AYAv0IoWI

Listen guys, I've been having horrible internet service lately. I'll try to get my parody up soon, and then I'll do the voting thread.

http://www.amiright.com/parody/80s/bonnietyler40.shtml
This Computer May Hit the Wall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=840B27zYfOk
Total Eclipse of the Heart

http://www.amiright.com/parody/80s/bonnietyler40.shtml
This Computer May Hit the Wall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=840B27zYfOk
Total Eclipse of the Heart


Thanks for entering, Dave! My entry will be up tomorrow.