Pop Ballad Quotes

A song like 'Loyal To Me,' for example, I originally wrote that for a girl band in mind, that's why it has so many harmonies and it's got that sort of '90s/R&B feel to it.

My go-to karaoke? 'Alone' by Celine Dion.

Nothing Rhymed,' my first single in England, was a nice ballad, which I thought would sound like a songwriter typical of the day - denim, jeans, long hair, early 20s.

I used to sing SWV's 'Weak' every day when people would ask me to sing.

I really like the P!nk song with the guy from fun., 'Just Give Me a Reason.'

If I can sing along to it, it's pop music.

My genre is the pop ballad with a touch of R&B.

I'm really loving Billie Eilish's 'idontwannabeyouanymore.' Her dreamy vocals offer such a lovely moment of escape, and there's a sophistication to the lyrics that are so surprising coming from a teen artist.

I think we've got three that we have to play, and that would be 'Surrender,' 'Dream Police' and 'I Want You to Want Me.'

'Time after Time' is one of the best pop songs ever written, in my opinion. It's an incredible, beautiful, timeless song.

I love the Ronettes, the 'do-run-run-run' pop stuff. I love the lyrics, having 'blue, blue blue' being repetitive.

'She's a Mystery to Me' was released in 1987, when I was 11 or something, and I absolutely adored the song. This song was written by Bono and The Edge, and the story goes that Bono woke up with the tune in his head, then thought that the only voice who could sing this song is Roy Orbison.

I think that there are a lot of songs that are my favorite, but in terms of personal style, I still look back on the unit TTS.

'Through The Dark' - for sure, that's my favorite One Direction song.

'Take My Breath Away' had that interesting bass line, which I hear quite often. It had that terrible change of key, which Terri Nunn hated, but I loved.

My first album was hip-hop influenced, and my second was more of a singer-songwriter album.

'Wrecking Ball' is a great song.

We thought it would be great to see if you could put pop music back into musical theater.

'Rosanna' was the hit, but 'Africa' resonated with everyone who heard it.

In Denver, all we really had was pop radio, so I grew up on all that late '70s pop stuff - Billy Joel, James Taylor, Lionel Richie, Elton John, Steve Miller and Toto. Great love songs and really hooky and melodic music - I have all of that stuff in my heart.

I knew 'Promises,' and I knew 'Never Fall In Love Again,' only from the radio, from being a kid; and of course, that 'House is Not a Home' and 'Say A Little Prayer.'

'Blue Monday' is a dance track with a hint of melancholy.