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13 Songs Where the Apparel is King (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Airan Dato-On, Bruno Palace, Hector Troy Brown, Jaime Blanchart, Marlon Schmeiski from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

13 Songs Where the Apparel is King | Playlist

15 Songs Where the Apparel is King features songs by Dolly Parton, Jake Minch, Kehlani, Malcolm Todd, Steve Lacy, and Tears For Fears.

By the musical hype, 2 weeksAugust 24, 2026 ago

15 Captivating Whip Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

15 Captivating Whip Songs | Playlist

15 Captivating Whip Songs features songs by Arca, Architects, Clipse, Devo, Silentó, and WILLOW.

By the musical hype, 3 monthsJune 12, 2026 ago

Tears For Fears, Head Over Heels: Throwback Vibez No. 50 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mercury Records Limited; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, schubinger from Pixabay]

Tears For Fears, Head Over Heels | Throwback Vibez

In the 50th edition of Throwback Vibez (2026), we reflect on “Head Over Heels” by English new wave band Tears For Fears.

By the musical hype, 4 monthsApril 27, 2026 ago

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]

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Devo, Whip It | 1 Hit WONDERful

In the fourth edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “Whip It,” the 1980 hit by the New Wave band, Devo.

By the musical hype, 7 monthsJanuary 27, 2026 ago

15 High-Flying Homosexual Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ivan Falcon, Israyosoy S., Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels; AcatXIo, Kelly, Welcome to All ! ツ from Pixabay; Anima Visual on Unsplash, Brian Kyed on Unsplash, Gabriel Martin on Unsplash, lloyd jr. on Unsplash, Tide_trasher_x on Unsplash]

15 High-Flying Homosexual Songs | Playlist 🎧

15 High-Flying Homosexual Songs features songs by Angry Samoans, Cameron Joshua McMillan, Darren Hayes, Momus, The Irrepressibles, and Yeticomplex.

By the musical hype, 9 monthsNovember 28, 2025 ago

Angry Samoans, Homo-Sexual: Wacky Wednesday No. 45 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Bad Trip / Nickel and Dime / Triple X; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Angry Samoans, Homo-Sexual | Wacky Wednesday

In the 45th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique “Homo-Sexual,” performed by Angry Samoans.

By the musical hype, 10 monthsNovember 5, 2025 ago

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