An emotional hard rock/heavy metal song, often with a slow tempo, dramatic sung vocals, and many instruments, including acoustic ones and synthesizers. Power ballads usually start soft, then heaviness builds up with drums and heavy electric guitars.

In the eighties, almost every metal band had its power ballad.

power ballad by CraftTheMushy August 15, 2015

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Ballad of Serenity

Written by Joss Whedon and performed by Sonny Rhodes, it is also known as the Theme to Firefly. Firefly was a woefully short-lived series on the Fox television station. It was a sci-fi western and the opening theme conveyed the main hero and protagonist of the show; a hardened war veteran named Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds. The song has been covered by a band called The Henry Kaiser Band and can be heard in the closing title music of Firefly's movie adaption, Serenity. The theme is also used as the chorus to filk band Escape Key in their Firefly tribute entitled Mal's Song.

Lyrics for The Ballad of Serenity.

Take my love, take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care, I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me
Take me out to the black
Tell them I ain't coming back
Burn the land and boil the sea
You can't take the sky from me

There's no place I can be
Since I've found Serenity
But you can't take the sky from me

Ballad of Serenity by Aaron Hurd December 15, 2008

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Babadoodie

Another word for Oh My God.

Linus: Look at Petronella's hair!

Valerie: Yeah, babadoodie!!!!

Babadoodie by Wretis June 30, 2011

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Babadook

Polish for the term "Boogey Man"

If you don't get in bed the "Babadook" is going to get you!

Babadook by hebriticus May 29, 2015

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