The phrase "a ballad on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a ballad that is about a specific subject or theme.
Example: "The poet wrote a ballad on the struggles of the working class, capturing their hardships and hopes."
Alternatives: "a ballad about" or "a ballad concerning".
Which is handy, if you're both partial to bugging out in clubs and, perhaps only a few hours later, weeping to a ballad on your bed.
The 1970's revival may never die, but no songwriter should base a ballad on the phrase, "If you love someone, set them free".
He rocked in his chair like a penitent, eyes closed, his long hair swinging, as Isbell laid down the guitar and vocals for "Different Day," a ballad on the new record.
The album also has two 1968 recordings without Noel Redding's bass: "Somewhere," a ballad on which Stephen Stills plays bass, and "Inside Out," a hard-rock instrumental jam on which Hendrix himself overdubbed the bass lines.
"Turntable," a ballad on "3D," doesn't mention specifics but promises, "You've had your ups and downs, but it happened for a reason," while in the album's peppy title song, the singers promise, "I'll never let you forget me".
The opening days of the French fall collections felt unusually bogged down, with a weak show by Martin Margiela on Monday and a heavy, introspective journey by Yohji Yamamoto, with the designer himself singing a ballad on the soundtrack.
From there, the song pares back into a soft ballad, one that relies on little more than a two-note bass line of the original.
He rendered Sanskrit poems and wrote Haravilāsam (Four Śaiva Tales); Krīḍābhirāmam, a charming, often vulgar account of social life in Warangal; and Palanāṭi Vīra Caritra, a popular ballad on a fratricidal war.
In fact, it's heartwarming enough to make you want to play a power ballad on a crowded tour bus while swigging Jack Daniels with four other men with questionable taste in hairstyles.
Dorsey perfected a ballad style on the trombone, noted for seamless legato phrases and purity of tone.
"Questioningly" is a ballad focusing on failing relationships and heartbreak.
