[{"n": "All Through the Night (Jules Shear song)", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/all-through-the-night-jules-shear-song/", "s": "A folk song turned electronic pop hit by Cyndi Lauper."}, {"n": "Because the Night", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/because-the-night/", "s": "A Springsteen castoff became Patti Smith's biggest hit."}, {"n": "Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/blasphemous-rumours-somebody/", "s": "Depeche Mode's first double A-side, pairing a controversial religious theme with a love song twist."}, {"n": "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/do-you-really-want-to-hurt-me/", "s": "Culture Club's breakthrough ballad about a troubled relationship."}, {"n": "Every Breath You Take", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/every-breath-you-take/", "s": "A possessive-lover ballad that became the most played song on radio."}, {"n": "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/everybody-s-got-to-learn-sometime/", "s": "A new wave ballad with a distinctive synthesizer line."}, {"n": "Eyes Without a Face (song)", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/eyes-without-a-face-song/", "s": "Billy Idol's softer ballad from the Rebel Yell album."}, {"n": "Fortnight (song)", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/fortnight-song/", "s": "A 1980s-inspired synth-pop ballad about a doomed two-week romance."}, {"n": "Good Luck, Babe!", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/good-luck-babe/", "s": "A 1980s-influenced power ballad about compulsory heterosexuality."}, {"n": "Head over Heels (Tears for Fears song)", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/head-over-heels-tears-for-fears-song/", "s": "A new wave ballad from Tears for Fears' 1985 album."}, {"n": "Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins song)", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/hold-me-now-thompson-twins-song/", "s": "A new wave ballad that became the Thompson Twins' biggest hit."}, {"n": "I'm Not the One", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/i-m-not-the-one/", "s": "A Cars ballad that found new life as a 1986 single."}, {"n": "If I Had You (The Korgis song)", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/if-i-had-you-the-korgis-song/", "s": "A breakthrough pop single with a symphonic sound."}, {"n": "If You Leave (song)", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/if-you-leave-song/", "s": "OMD's highest-charting US single, from Pretty in Pink."}, {"n": "Lemon Incest", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/lemon-incest/", "s": "A controversial father-daughter duet about incest."}, {"n": "No One Is to Blame", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/no-one-is-to-blame/", "s": "A re-recorded synth-pop ballad that became Howard Jones's biggest US hit."}, {"n": "Only You (Yazoo song)", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/only-you-yazoo-song/", "s": "Yazoo's debut single, a synth-pop ballad that became a UK hit."}, {"n": "Save a Prayer", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/save-a-prayer/", "s": "A moody new wave ballad driven by lush keyboards and acoustic guitars."}, {"n": "Take Me Home (Phil Collins song)", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/take-me-home-phil-collins-song/", "s": "Phil Collins ballad about a mental institution patient."}, {"n": "Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song)", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/time-after-time-cyndi-lauper-song/", "s": "A ballad of devotion that became Lauper's first number-one hit."}, {"n": "True (Spandau Ballet song)", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/true-spandau-ballet-song/", "s": "Spandau Ballet's signature soul-influenced ballad."}, {"n": "Vienna (Ultravox song)", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/vienna-ultravox-song/", "s": "Ultravox's signature synth-pop ballad, a perennial chart near-miss."}, {"n": "We Belong", "u": "/e/new-wave-ballads/we-belong/", "s": "Pat Benatar's 1984 single reached number five on the Hot 100."}]