There are three kinds of ballads my friends. The first kind, favoured by the likes of Beyoncé, Adam Lambert, or Anastacia, is your typical modern power ballad. To sing this you need a great set of pipes and plenty of emotion. Then there's the ballad that's oh-so-softly sung by people who have, shall we say, ‘weaker’ voices. This type of emotional song is popular with Kylie, Little Boots, and Lemar, and needs something on top of sadne...