One of the more underrated bands of the 1980s, Tesla, which is still going strong today, hit it big (reaching No. 10 on the Hot 100) with this ballad from 1989's The Great Radio Controversy. T hat ...

Breed" was paired with a cover of The Beatles' "The Long and Winding Road" that made a lackluster song even worse.

Power ballads are frequently associated with the 1980s, and indeed it helps to have a 1980s-style mane of hair to fling around as you sing, but power ballads aren't confined to one particular decade.