[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Things that are named "The Ballad of (Something)".]]

See also TheSomethingSong and SomethingBlues. Note: actual [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballad Ballad form]] requires specific meter and rhythm, and not all of these examples fit that classification in its strictest sense. The trope is about the ''name'' not the song structure.

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!!Examples:

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[[folder:Anime]]
* The ''CowboyBebop'' episode "Ballad of Fallen Angels.
* ''RanmaOneHalf'': "The Ballad of Ranma and Akane."
* ''{{Trigun}}'': "The Ballad of Vash the Stampede."
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[[folder:Comics]]
* ''TheBalladOfHaloJones''
* ''[[ComicBook/LuckyLuke "Lucky Luke: The Ballad of The Dalton Brothers"]]'', and its animated counterpart.
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[[folder:Film]]
* ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby''
* ''Ballad of Jack and Rose''
* ''Ballad of Cable Hogue''
* ''The Ballad of Harry Warden'' from ''Film/MyBloodyValentine''.
* ''The Ballad of The Running Man''
* ''Number 2: The Ballad of [=MonSturd=]'' from ''[=MonSturd=]''.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''The Ballad of Reading Gaol'' is a poem written by OscarWilde.
* "Ballad of a Boneless Chicken" is a children's poem by Jack Prelustky.
* The english version of Creator/BertoltBrecht's ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' has "The Ballad of Mack the Knife".
** Albeit only as a result of something being LostInTranslation; the English meaning of the word "moritat" is MurderBallad.
* "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell" is a novelette written by CordwainerSmith.
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* An early ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial, ''The Gunfighters'', had "The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon".
* The ''GilligansIsland'' theme song is actually called "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" (written by creator Sherwood Schwartz and George Wyle)
* An episode of Alton Brown 's ''GoodEats'' featuring foods that are both salty and sweet in nature, was appropriately titled ''The Ballad of Salty and Sweet''.
* Series/{{Firefly}} has ''The Ballad of Jayne Cobb''.
** Firefly's opening is ''The Ballad of Serenity''.
* Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway has "The Ballad of Leonard the Lawyer".
* WalkingWithDinosaurs has ''The Ballad of Big Al''
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[[folder:Music]]
* "The Ballad of Jeremiah Peacekeeper" by Music/PoetsOfTheFall
* "Ballad of Davy Crockett" by Bill Hayes
* "Ballad of the Green Berets" by [=SSgt.=] Barry Sadler
* "Ballad of a Thin Man" by BobDylan
* "The Ballad Of Tom Jones" by Music/{{Space}} and Cerys Matthews
* "Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest" also by BobDylan
** Namer for a [[Music/JudasPriest rather notable band]].
* "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" by BillyJoel
** WordOfGod [[http://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".
* "Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" by Leonard [[Franchise/StarTrek "Spock"]] Nimoy
* "Ballad of Mutt" by Music/BruceDickinson
* "The Ballad of Mary (Queen of Scotts)" and "Ballad of a Hangman" by Music/GraveDigger
* "Ballad of William Kidd" by Music/RunningWild
* "Ballad of a Hard Man" by ThinLizzy
* "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)" by Big & Rich
* "Ballad of Obie Trice" by Obie Trice
* "The Ballad of John and Yoko" by Music/TheBeatles
* "A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier" by {{Jay-Z}}
* "Ballad Of A Ladyman" by {{Sleater-Kinney}}
* "The Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop.
* "The Ballad of Lester Walker" by The Whitlams
* "The Ballad of Chasey Lain" by The BloodhoundGang
* "Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes" by EltonJohn
* "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" by Marianne Faithfull
* "[[BeverlyHillbillies The Ballad of Jed Clampett]]" by Jerry Scoggins. And the one by Music/WeirdAlYankovic.
* Somewhat of a subversion: "A Ballad to Forget" by {{Soulwax}}
* "The Ballad of Dan" by The Arrogant Worms
* "Demon Bell - The Ballad of [[Film/{{Shocker}} Horace Pinker]]" by Dangerous Toys.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W59iNGaHbOo The Ballad]] of [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Jared and Jensen]].
* 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. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtXoKOwTo2M Here's the vid]], one of the earlier songs by BarenakedLadies.
* "Ballad of an Ancient Russian Warrior" by Aria
* "The Ballad of [[TheFlash Barry Allen]]" by Jim's Big Ego
* "The Ballad of Sal Villanueva" by Taking Back Sunday
* "The Ballad of Bill Hubbard" by Roger Waters
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVxr63WaRrs Ballad of Dwight Fry]]" by Music/AliceCooper.
* "The Ballad Of Curtis Loew" by LynyrdSkynyrd
* "The Ballad of Resurrection Joe and Rosa Whore" by RobZombie
* "The Ballad of Marston Moor" by The ElectricLightOrchestra
* "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" by Music/FooFighters
* "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)" by GeorgeHarrison
* "The Ballad of Springhill Disaster" by Peggy Seeger
* "The Ballad of Love and Hate" by The Avett Brothers
* "Ballad of Big" by Music/{{Genesis}}.
* "Ballad of Enchantment" by Jagex Games Studio.
* "The Ballad of Michael Valentine" by TheKillers.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOgpdp3lP8M&feature=branded "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"]] by PanicAtTheDisco.
* The Ballad of Johnny X, by The Bouncing Souls.
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPgFE7eJCVc The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34)]]" by EltonJohn.
* "Ballad of Truth and Lies", "Ballad of Weapon", and "Ballad of Hate" by VladimirVysotsky
* "Ballad of T.V. Violence (I'm Not the Only Boy)", by CheapTrick
* "Ballad of a Cold Lost Marble" by {{Sparklehorse}}
* "Ballad of Jimmy Bones" by Latoya Williams
* "The Ballad of Big Poppa and Diamond Girl" by Music/CobraStarship
* "The Ballad Of Candlepin Paul" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
* "The Ballad of [[GearsOfWar Clay Carmine]]" by MiracleOfSound
* "The Ballad of [[TransformersGenerationOne Optimus Prime]]" by TheGreatLukeSki
* "The Ballad of Cleo and Joe" by Cyndi Lauper
* "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" by JohnnyCash
* "The Ballad of Me and My Friends" by FrankTurner
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[[folder:Theater]]
* The Ballads of Booth, Czolgosz, and Guiteau in ''Theatre/{{Assassins}}''.
* ''The Ballad of [[Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet Sweeney Todd]].''
* ''The Ballad of Ollie Deasy''
* "The Ballad of Sara Berry" from Ryan Scott Oliver's ''35MM''
* ''The Ballad of Baby Doe'', an opera.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV: [[GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony The Ballad of Gay Tony]]''
* ''{{Oddworld}}: The Brutal Ballad of Fangus Klot'', cancelled sequel to ''Oddworld: Strangers Wrath''.
* ''Zelda'':
** The "Ballad of the Wind Fish" theme from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening''.
** The "Ballad of the Wind Fish" from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' (an entirely different tune)
** "The Ballad of Twilight" from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''.
** The Ballad of Gales in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''.
** The Ballad of the Goddess from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''.
* The Ballad of ''FreddyPharkasFrontierPharmacist''.
* The Ballad of [[VideoGame/MeatBoy The Burning Squirrel]].
* There are three Ballads in KingdomOfLoathing, all played by [[MagicMusic Accordion Theives]]. They are The Power Ballad of the Arrowsmith, The Ballad of Richie Thingfinder, and Donho's Bubbly Ballad.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14H2d13ycYg Ballad of Hyllis,]] one of the most iconic themes from VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vMHe36BuUM Turnabout Sisters' Ballad]] from the first ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'', one of the series' most [[HeartwarmingMoments heartharming themes]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_axzZbzVsBM Reminiscence ~ Steel Samurai's Ballad]] from ''Justice For All'', DarkReprise of the heroic sounding Steel Samurai's theme.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* "Ballad of Awakening", from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'''s [[Music/{{Homestuck}} Volume 4 compilation]].
** Also, "The Ballad of Jack Noir" from the [[FakeBand Midnight Crew]] album.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* WesternAnimation/VeggieTales DTV film ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe''.
* ''The Ballad of WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken''.
* ''PhineasAndFerb'' has the episode "The Ballad of Badbeard," which contains a song entitled, uh, "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment The Ballad of Badbeard]]."
* The EducationalSong from ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM-igYjn6E4 "The Ballad of Magellan".]]
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