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    The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 158 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Capitol; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
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    The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 158th edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!” by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsSeptember 30, 2024 ago
    11 Terrific Guess Songs You Won’t Second Guess [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Fernando Gomez Cortes via Pexels]
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    11 Terrific Guess Songs You Won’t Second Guess | Playlist 🎧

    11 Terrific Guess Songs You Won’t Second Guess features music courtesy of Drake, FLETCHER, The Kid LAROI, Saint Levant & Samara Joy.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsMarch 17, 2023 ago
    Billie Holiday, “Gloomy Sunday”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 5 [📷: Aidan Feddersen on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, The Musical Hype]
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    Billie Holiday, Gloomy Sunday | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶

    On the 5th edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song, “Gloomy Sunday” notably performed by Billie Holiday.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJune 5, 2021 ago
    Billie Holiday, “Strange Fruit”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 4 [📷: Aidan Feddersen on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Verve]
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    Billie Holiday, Strange Fruit | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶

    On the 4th edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song, “Strange Fruit,” notably performed by Billie Holiday.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsJune 4, 2021 ago
    ‘A’ Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Irina, The Musical Hype, Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    ‘A’ Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 ‘A’ Songs: No Rhyme or Reason, Vol. 2 features Conan Gray, Justin Bieber, Lucky Daye, Manchester Orchestra, P!nk & Taylor Swift.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsMay 17, 2021 ago
    12 Unique Songs Loosely Associated with the Moon [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    12 Unique Songs Loosely Associated with the Moon | Playlist 🎧

    12 Unique Songs Loosely Associated with the Moon features music courtesy of Ali Gatie, Black Pumas, Harry Styles, Luke Combs & Roddy Ricch.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJanuary 20, 2020 ago
    Michael Bublé, love [Photo Credit: Reprise]
    Album 💿

    Michael Bublé, Love | Album Review

    Traditional pop standout Michael Bublé remains consistent on his 2018 album, Love, featuring classics and a couple of brand-new songs.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsNovember 21, 2018 ago
    Michael Bublé, love [Photo Credit: Reprise]
    Music

    Michael Bublé, ‘When I Fall in Love’ | Track Review

    Michael Bublé ‘brings the heat’ on a gorgeous rendition of the traditional pop standard, “When I Fall in Love,” from his 10th album, ‘love.’

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsOctober 4, 2018 ago
    Michael Bublé, Nobody But Me © Reprise
    Album 💿

    Michael Bublé, Nobody But Me | Album Review 💿

    Easy listening crooner Michael Bublé shows consistency on ‘Nobody But Me’, his seventh major label studio album.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 26, 2016 ago
    Michael Bublé, Nobody But Me © Reprise
    Music

    Michael Bublé, The Very Thought of You | Track Review 🎵

    On the final pre-release single from his new album ‘Nobody but Me’, “The Very Thought of You,” Michael Bublé sounds respectable if unexceptional.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 19, 2016 ago

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