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3 | [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Things that are named "The Ballad of (Something)".]] |
4 | |
5 | "The" being optional, as is the case with its parent trope, TheXOfY. |
6 | |
7 | Now, actual [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballad Ballad form]] requires specific meter and rhythm, so many of these examples won't fit that classification in its strictest sense (or even its loosest). The trope is about the title of a work, not the song structure. A lot of works use this trope to create a sort of parody title, combining the old-fashioned grandeur suggested by the term "ballad" with the implicit absurdity of the rest of the title. |
8 | |
9 | See also TheSomethingSong and SomethingBlues. |
10 | ----- |
11 | !!Examples: |
12 | [[foldercontrol]] |
13 | |
14 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
15 | * The ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' episode "Ballad of Fallen Angels." |
16 | * ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': "The Ballad of Ranma and Akane." |
17 | * ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'': "The Ballad of Vash the Stampede." |
18 | * ''Literature/BalladOfAShinigami'' |
19 | [[/folder]] |
20 | |
21 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
22 | * ''ComicBook/TheCouriers'': Volume 3 is titled ''The Ballad of Johnny Funwrecker''. |
23 | * ''ComicBook/TheBalladOfHaloJones'' |
24 | * ''ComicBook/{{Lobo}}'': [[CompletelyDifferentTitle The French title]] of the seminal comic book ''Portrait of a Bastich'' is ''La Ballade de Lobo'' (''The Ballad of Lobo''). |
25 | * ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'': ''Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons & Other Stories'' (adapted from the 1978 film below) |
26 | [[/folder]] |
27 | |
28 | [[folder:Fan Fiction]] |
29 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/35978467 The Ballad of Aximili]]'', an ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' parody of the folk song "William Taylor". |
30 | * "[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/461530/the-ballad-of-maelewano The Ballad of Maelewano]]". For bonus points, it presents itself as part of the zebra oral tradition and is structured in ballad form. |
31 | [[/folder]] |
32 | |
33 | [[folder:Film — Animated]] |
34 | * ''WesternAnimation/LuckyLukeBalladOfTheDaltons'' |
35 | [[/folder]] |
36 | |
37 | [[folder:Film — Live Action]] |
38 | * ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'' |
39 | * ''Film/BalladOfASoldier'' |
40 | * ''Film/TheBalladOfBusterScruggs'' |
41 | * ''Film/TheBalladOfCableHogue'' |
42 | * ''The Ballad of Harry Warden'' from ''Film/MyBloodyValentine''. |
43 | * ''The Ballad of Jack and Rose'' |
44 | * ''Film/TheBalladOfNarayama'' |
45 | * ''The Ballad of The Running Man'' |
46 | * ''Number 2: The Ballad of [=MonSturd=]'' from ''[=MonSturd=]''. |
47 | * In ''Film/{{UHF}}'', Music/WeirdAlYankovic's Music/DireStraits parody is titled "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" (and credited to Weird Al's character George Newman) after ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'' theme song from which the lyrics have been borrowed. In RealLife, however, Weird Al had to name it "Money For Nothing[=/=]Beverly Hillbillies". |
48 | [[/folder]] |
49 | |
50 | [[folder:Literature]] |
51 | * ''The Ballad of Reading Gaol'' is a poem written by Creator/OscarWilde. |
52 | * "Ballad of a Boneless Chicken" is a children's poem by Jack Prelustky. |
53 | * The English version of Creator/BertoltBrecht's ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' has "The Ballad of Mack the Knife". |
54 | ** Albeit only as a result of something being LostInTranslation; the English meaning of the word "moritat" is MurderBallad. |
55 | * ''Literature/TheBalladOfMulan'' |
56 | * "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell" is a novelette written by Creator/CordwainerSmith. |
57 | * "Ballad of the Flexible Bullet" is a short story by Creator/StephenKing. |
58 | * Creator/RudyardKipling was fond of these: "The Ballad of East and West," "The Ballad of the King's Jest," "The Ballad of the King's Mercy," "The Ballad of the Red Earl," etc. |
59 | * Many poems by Robert W. Service: "The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill," "The Ballad of the Black Fox Skin," "The Ballad of the Northern Lights," "The Ballad of Casey's Billy-Goat," etc. |
60 | * "The Ballad of the Lonely Masturbator" is a poem by Creator/AnneSexton. |
61 | * ''The Ballad of the Sad Café'' is a novella by Carson [=McCullers=]. |
62 | * ''The Ballad of Beta-2'' is a novel by Creator/SamuelRDelany. |
63 | * Creator/PoulAnderson's ''Literature/AfterDoomsday'' is about a crew of [[ButWhatAboutTheAstronauts spacemen who return to find Earth destroyed]], and write a song in the sector's CommonTongue, called "The Ballad of Brandobar'' to let other Earthlings [[EpicHail know they're alive and can be found at Brandobar]], as well as who nuked Earth. |
64 | * ''Literature/TheBalladOfSongbirdsAndSnakes'' is a prequel book for ''Literature/TheHungerGames''. |
65 | * ''The Ballad of America'' is a songbook with historical commentary by John Anthony Scott. |
66 | [[/folder]] |
67 | |
68 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
69 | * An early ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial, ''The Gunfighters'', had "The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon". |
70 | * The ''Series/GilligansIsland'' theme song is actually called "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" (written by creator Sherwood Schwartz and George Wyle) |
71 | * The theme to ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'' is "The Ballad of Jed Clampett". |
72 | * An episode of Alton Brown 's ''Series/GoodEats'' featuring foods that are both salty and sweet in nature, was appropriately titled ''The Ballad of Salty and Sweet''. |
73 | * ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' has ''The Ballad of Jayne Cobb''. |
74 | ** Firefly's opening is ''The Ballad of Serenity''. |
75 | * ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' has "The Ballad of Leonard the Lawyer". |
76 | * ''Series/TheBalladOfBigAl''. |
77 | * ''Series/CriminalMindsBeyondBorders'' had an episode titled "The Ballad of Nick and Nat." |
78 | * As revealed in the ''Series/{{Blackadder}}: The Whole Damn Dynasty'' script book, all the closing themes of ''Blackadder II'' were titled "The Ballad of Blackader the B..." ([[Recap/BlackadderS2E1Bells Boyfriend]], [[Recap/BlackadderS2E2Head Beheader]], [[Recap/BlackadderS2E3Potato Bad Explorer]], [[Recap/BlackadderS2E4Money Bankrupt]], [[Recap/BlackadderS2E5Beer Boozer]], and [[Recap/BlackadderS2E6Chains Bold]]). |
79 | [[/folder]] |
80 | |
81 | [[folder:Music]] |
82 | * "Ballad of The Hip Death Goddess" by Ultimate Spinach, from ''Music/UltimateSpinach''. |
83 | * "[[https://youtu.be/il3c14eR9C8?list=PLjACqN5i5sDUEienDV52g85W6J7chzLXV The Ballad of Jeremiah Peacekeeper]]" by Music/PoetsOfTheFall, a {{Western}} inspired EnnioMorriconePastiche about an implicitly {{Messianic|Archetype}}, ReluctantWarrior lawman. |
84 | * "Ballad of Davy Crockett" by Bill Hayes |
85 | * "Ballad of the Green Berets" by [=SSgt.=] Barry Sadler |
86 | * "Ballad of a Thin Man" by Music/BobDylan, from ''Music/Highway61Revisited''. |
87 | * "The Ballad of Tom Jones" by Music/{{Space}} and Cerys Matthews |
88 | * "Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest" also by Music/BobDylan |
89 | ** Namer for a [[Music/JudasPriest rather notable band]]. |
90 | * "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" by Music/BillyJoel |
91 | ** WordOfGod [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnfqSBzEcw8&t=2m30s states]] that "The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie" was the original title for the main part of "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant". |
92 | * "Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" by Leonard [[Franchise/StarTrek "Spock"]] Nimoy |
93 | * "Ballad of Mutt" by Music/BruceDickinson |
94 | * "The Ballad of Mary (Queen of Scotts)" and "Ballad of a Hangman" by Music/GraveDigger |
95 | * "Ballad of William Kidd" by Music/RunningWild |
96 | * "Ballad of a Hard Man" by Music/ThinLizzy |
97 | * "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)" by Music/BigAndRich |
98 | * "Ballad of Obie Trice" by Obie Trice |
99 | * "The Ballad of John and Yoko" by Music/TheBeatles (available on ''Music/PastMasters'') |
100 | * "A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier" by Music/JayZ |
101 | * "Ballad of a Ladyman" by Music/SleaterKinney |
102 | * "The Ballad of Irving" by Frank Gallop |
103 | * "The Ballad of Lester Walker" by The Whitlams |
104 | * "The Ballad of Chasey Lain" by Music/TheBloodhoundGang |
105 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Y1v5gVvWc Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdcvyikJUy8 Ballad of A Well-Known Gun]]'', * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ys_cf6uPs0 The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34)]]", and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0rSqQCkJlQ The Ballad Of Blind Tom]]" by Music/EltonJohn. |
106 | * "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" by Music/MarianneFaithfull |
107 | * "[[Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies The Ballad of Jed Clampett]]" by Jerry Scoggins. And the one by Music/WeirdAlYankovic. |
108 | * Somewhat of a subversion: "A Ballad to Forget" by Music/{{Soulwax}} |
109 | * "The Ballad of Dan" by The Arrogant Worms |
110 | * "Demon Bell - The Ballad of [[Film/{{Shocker}} Horace Pinker]]" by Dangerous Toys. |
111 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W59iNGaHbOo The Ballad]] of [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Jared and Jensen]]. |
112 | * If you were watching cartoons in, what, the late 80's or early 90's, you probably remember the incessant PSA called ''The Ballad of Gordon'', though perhaps not by name. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtXoKOwTo2M Here's the vid]], one of the earlier songs by Music/BarenakedLadies. |
113 | * "Ballad of an Ancient Russian Warrior" by Aria |
114 | * "The Ballad of [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen]]" by Jim's Big Ego |
115 | * "The Ballad of Sal Villanueva" by Taking Back Sunday |
116 | * [[Music/AmusedToDeath "The Ballad of Bill Hubbard"]] by Music/RogerWaters, a melancholy {{instrumental}} overlaid with audio from an interview with UsefulNotes/WorldWarI veteran Alf Razzell where he describes being forced to leave the titular soldier behind in No Man's Land. |
117 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVxr63WaRrs Ballad of Dwight Fry]]" by Music/AliceCooper from ''Music/LoveItToDeath''. |
118 | * "The Ballad of Curtis Loew" by Music/LynyrdSkynyrd |
119 | * "The Ballad of Resurrection Joe and Rosa Whore" by Music/RobZombie |
120 | * "The Ballad of Marston Moor" by The Music/ElectricLightOrchestra |
121 | * "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" by Music/FooFighters |
122 | * "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)" by Music/GeorgeHarrison |
123 | * "The Ballad of Springhill Disaster" by Peggy Seeger |
124 | * "The Ballad of Love and Hate" by The Avett Brothers |
125 | * [[Music/AndThenThereWereThree "Ballad of Big"]] by Music/{{Genesis|Band}}. |
126 | * "Ballad of Enchantment" by Jagex Games Studio. |
127 | * "The Ballad of Michael Valentine" by Music/TheKillers. |
128 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOgpdp3lP8M&feature=branded "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"]] by Music/PanicAtTheDisco. |
129 | * "The Ballad of Johnny X" by The Bouncing Souls. |
130 | * "Ballad of Truth and Lies", "Ballad of Weapon", and "Ballad of Hate" by Music/VladimirVysotsky |
131 | * "Ballad of T.V. Violence (I'm Not the Only Boy)", by Music/CheapTrick |
132 | * "Ballad of a Cold Lost Marble" by Music/{{Sparklehorse}} |
133 | * "Ballad of Jimmy Bones" by Latoya Williams |
134 | * "The Ballad of Big Poppa and Diamond Girl" by Music/CobraStarship |
135 | * "The Ballad of Candlepin Paul" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones |
136 | * "The Ballad of [[VideoGame/GearsOfWar Clay Carmine]]" by Music/MiracleOfSound |
137 | * "The Ballad of [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Optimus Prime]]" by Music/TheGreatLukeSki |
138 | * "The Ballad of Cleo and Joe" by Cyndi Lauper |
139 | * "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" by Music/JohnnyCash |
140 | * "The Ballad of Me and My Friends" by Music/FrankTurner |
141 | * "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" by Music/JeffersonAirplane |
142 | * "The Ballad of Death" by DJ Ashba (lead-guitarist in Guns N' Roses and Sixx:A.M.) |
143 | * "The Ballad Of Tommy Clayton & The Rawdawg Millionaire" by Music/OfMiceAndMen. |
144 | * "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" by Georgie Fame |
145 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRTM2CvsGd0 The Ballad of Bull]]" by Music/{{Sabaton}} |
146 | * "The Ballad of Buckethead" by Music/{{Buckethead}} featuring Les Claypool on vocals. |
147 | * "The Ballad of Cookie [=McBride=]" by Music/IggyPop. |
148 | * "The Ballad of [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 Jeff]]" and "Ballad of [[Franchise/FinalFantasy the Mages]]" by {{Music/Brentalfloss}}. |
149 | * "[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]]'s Ballad" by {{Music/Starbomb}}. |
150 | * "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" by Music/{{XTC}}. |
151 | * "The Ballad of the Leningrad Cowboy" by the Music/LeningradCowboys, part of the soundtrack of [[TheMovie their film]] ''Leningrad Cowboys Go America''. |
152 | * "Ballad of the Alamo" and "The Ballad of Bill Thaxton" by Marty Robbins. |
153 | * "Ballad of Our P.O.W's" by Johnny Price. |
154 | * "Ballad of Yarmouth Castle" by Gordon Lightfoot. |
155 | * "Ballad of Big Nothing" by Music/ElliottSmith. |
156 | * "Ballad of Lydia Pinkham", a BawdySong proclaiming her vegetable compound's supposed "cures". |
157 | * "The Ballad of Jessica Blue", a series of four music videos accompanying Music/ChristinaGrimmie's final EP, ''Side A''. |
158 | * "The Ballad of a Mean Old Queen" by Sheb Wooley. |
159 | * "The Ballad of Jayne" by L.A. Guns. |
160 | * "The Ballad of Harry Lewis" by Creator/AllanSherman. |
161 | * "The Ballad of Old Monroe" by Pete Seeger. |
162 | * '"The Ballad of William Worthy" by Phil Ochs. |
163 | * "The Ballad of Major Andre", a broadside ballad written during the American Revolution. |
164 | [[/folder]] |
165 | |
166 | [[folder:Theater]] |
167 | * The Ballads of Booth, Czolgosz, and Guiteau in ''Theatre/{{Assassins}}''. |
168 | * ''The Ballad of [[Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet Sweeney Todd]].'' |
169 | * ''The Ballad of Ollie Deasy'' |
170 | * "The Ballad of Sara Berry" from Ryan Scott Oliver's ''Theatre/ThirtyFiveMillimeterAMusicalExhibition''. |
171 | * ''The Ballad of Baby Doe'', an opera. |
172 | * "Ballad of the Robbers" from ''Theatre/KnickerbockerHoliday''. |
173 | * "The Ballad of Farquaad" from ''Theatre/ShrekTheMusical''. |
174 | * "The Ballad of Jane Doe" from ''Theatre/RideTheCyclone''. |
175 | [[/folder]] |
176 | |
177 | [[folder:Puppet Shows]] |
178 | * ''Series/FraggleRock'': In "The Terrible Tunnel", the Storyteller sings "The Ballad of Sir Blunderbrain" to Gobo, Mokey, Boober, and Wembley. |
179 | [[/folder]] |
180 | |
181 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
182 | * ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'': |
183 | ** [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoClassic The original game's]] soundtrack had a song called "The Ballad of Chapped Lips Calhoun." |
184 | ** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV: [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'' |
185 | ** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'': It has a mission for Michael called "The Ballad of Rocco." This is a reference to ''The Ballad of Gay Tony'', where Rocco was an antagonist. |
186 | * ''VideoGame/{{Oddworld}}: The Brutal Ballad of Fangus Klot'', cancelled sequel to ''Oddworld: Strangers Wrath''. |
187 | * ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': |
188 | ** The "Ballad of the Wind Fish" theme from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening''. |
189 | ** The "Ballad of the Wind Fish" from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' (an entirely different tune) |
190 | ** "The Ballad of Twilight" from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''. |
191 | ** The Ballad of Gales in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''. |
192 | ** The Ballad of the Goddess from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''. |
193 | * The Ballad of ''VideoGame/FreddyPharkasFrontierPharmacist''. |
194 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMeatBoy'': "The Ballad of The Burning Squirrel", for stages set in Dark World 1. |
195 | * There are three Ballads in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'', all played by [[MagicMusic Accordion Thieves]]. They are The Power Ballad of the Arrowsmith, The Ballad of Richie Thingfinder, and Donho's Bubbly Ballad. |
196 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14H2d13ycYg Ballad of Hyllis,]] one of the most iconic themes from VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil. |
197 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vMHe36BuUM Turnabout Sisters' Ballad]] from the first ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', one of the series' most heartwarming themes, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_axzZbzVsBM Reminiscence ~ Steel Samurai's Ballad]] from ''Justice For All'', DarkReprise of the heroic sounding Steel Samurai's theme. |
198 | * ''[[VideoGame/SuperbrothersSwordAndSworceryEP Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP]]'' has ''Ballad of the Space Babies'', the theme used when awakening the sylvan sprites. |
199 | * The seventh installment of the ''VideoGame/DarkParables'' series is ''Ballad of Rapunzel.'' |
200 | * The soundtrack to the MMORPG ''[[VideoGame/RuneScape RuneScape]]'' contains the track "Ballad of Enchantment". |
201 | [[/folder]] |
202 | |
203 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
204 | * "Ballad of Awakening", from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'''s [[Music/{{Homestuck}} Volume 4 compilation]]. |
205 | ** Also, "The Ballad of Jack Noir" from the [[FakeBand Midnight Crew]] album. |
206 | [[/folder]] |
207 | |
208 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
209 | * Roleplay/TheBalladOfEdgardo, a forum role-play transcript |
210 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdXtMPkHnqI The Ballad of Linkara]], from ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'''s [[MilestoneCelebration 200th episode]]. |
211 | |
212 | [[/folder]] |
213 | |
214 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
215 | * One episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' Is called "The Ballad of Hopadaiah Plantar". |
216 | * WesternAnimation/VeggieTales DTV film ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe''. |
217 | * ''The Ballad of WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken''. |
218 | * ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' has the episode "The Ballad of Badbeard," which contains a song entitled, uh, "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment The Ballad of Badbeard]]." |
219 | * The EducationalSong from ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM-igYjn6E4 "The Ballad of Magellan".]] |
220 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' gives us "The Ballad of Buster Baxter" in one episode, sung by Art Garfunkel. |
221 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' gives us "The Ballad of Me, Ramblin' Rodriguez''. |
222 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' gives us "The Ballad of Batman" in the AnimatedMusicVideo {{T|heTeaser}}easer for "Night of the Batmen!" |
223 | * ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'' had "The Ballad of Toe Fu" from the episode of the same name. |
224 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' has "The Ballad of Filthy Muck". |
225 | [[/folder]] |
226 |
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