Barry Manilow, Mandy | Throwback Vibez
![Barry Manilow, Mandy: Throwback Vibez No. 13 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arista Records LLC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/barry-manilow-mandy-throwback-vibez-13-2026.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 13th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Mandy” by the gifted, Grammy-winning pop musician, Barry Manilow.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Barry Manilow, Mandy: Throwback Vibez No. 13 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arista Records LLC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/barry-manilow-mandy-throwback-vibez-13-2026.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 13th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Mandy” by the gifted, Grammy-winning pop musician, Barry Manilow.
![The Boot Scootin’ Sissies, I Ain’t Gay (But My Boyfriend Is): Beaming with Pride No. 8 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; DistroKid; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/the-boot-scootin-sissies-i-aint-gay-beaming-with-pride-8-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the eighth edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “I Ain’t Gay (But My Boyfriend Is)” performed by The Boot Scootin’ Sissies.
![HUMBE, Morfina: Wacky Wednesday No. 4 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; PARASIEMPRE.wav Records; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/humbe-morfina-wacky-wednesday-4-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the fourth edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “Morfina,” performed by HUMBE.
![Beats By AI, Fingerblast My Country Ass: Spicy Tunez No. 8 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Beats By Ai; Rizwan Aslam from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/beats-by-ai-fingerblast-my-country-ass-spicy-tunes-8-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the eighth edition of Spicy Tunez (2026), we explore the eyebrow-raising, naughty, sexed-up vibes behind “Fingerblast My Country Ass” by Beats By AI.
![Devo, Whip It: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 4 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner Records Inc.; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/devo-whip-it-one-hit-wonderful-4-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the fourth edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Whip It,” the 1980 hit by the New Wave band, Devo.
![Tears For Fears, Sowing The Seeds Of Love: Throwback Vibez No. 12 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mercury Records Limited; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/tears-for-fears-sowing-the-seeds-of-love-throwback-vibez-12-2026.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 12th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we recollect and reflect on “Sowing The Seeds Of Love” by Tears For Fears.
![The Contours, Do You Love Me: Throwback Vibez No. 11 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Motown / UMG Recordings, Inc.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/the-contours-do-you-love-me-throwback-vibez-11-2026.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
In the 11th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Do You Love Me” by the Motown group, The Contours.
![Mitty Collier, I Had A Talk with God Last Night: Music Lifts No. 4 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mitty Collier; Emma Bauso, foad shariyati, nappy, Niko Twisty, Victoria Strelka_ph, Wolrider YURTSEVEN from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mitty-collier-i-had-a-talk-with-god-last-night-music-lifts-4-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the fourth edition of Music Lifts (2026), we’re uplifted by Mitty Collier performing, “I Had A Talk with God Last Night.”
![Malcolm Todd, Sweet Boy: Bangerz N Bopz No. 8 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/malcolm-todd-sweet-boy-bangerz-n-bopz-8-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the eighth edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Sweet Boy” performed by Malcolm Todd.
![Vanilla Ice, Ice Ice Baby: Bangerz N Bopz No. 7 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Capitol Records, LLC; Art Laurence Luzon, cottonbro studio, Osmar Vasques, Sebastian Ervi, Wallyson Nascimento from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/vanilla-ice-ice-ice-baby-bangerz-n-bopz-7-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the seventh edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2026), we highlight “Ice Ice Baby” performed by Vanilla Ice.
![chiseledMen, Shirtless in the Snow: Beaming with Pride No. 7 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; chiseledMen; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/chiseledmen-shirtless-in-the-snow-beaming-with-pride-7-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the seventh edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “Shirtless in the Snow” performed by chiseledMen.
![Sonny & Cher, I Got You Babe: Dazzling Duets No. 4 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic; ANTONI SHKRABA production from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/sonny-and-cher-i-got-you-babe-dazzling-duets-4-2026.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1)
In the fourth edition of Dazzling Duets (2026), Sonny Bono and Cher (Sonny & Cher) collaborate on the iconic folk-pop duet, “I Got You Babe.”