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21 Unforgettable and Unusual Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Alejandro Reyes, Elena Smuseva, Jayson Hinrichsen, Oss Leos, The Earthy Jay, Vladimir Konoplev from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

21 Unforgettable and Unusual Songs | Playlist

21 Unforgettable and Unusual Songs features songs by Alice Cooper, Diljit Dosanjh, Jill Scott, Klovis Gaynor & The Urinal Cakes, Napoleon XIV, and ROSALÍA.

By the musical hype, 1 weekAugust 17, 2026 ago

Alice Cooper, Cold Ethyl: Wacky Wednesday No. 12 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic Recording Corporation; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Alice Cooper, Cold Ethyl | Wacky Wednesday

In the 12th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique song, “Cold Ethyl” performed by Alice Cooper.

By the musical hype, 1 yearMarch 19, 2025 ago

Buckcherry, “Crazy Bitch”: Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘 No. 10 (2022) [📷: 11-7 Recording Corp., Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Paul Brennan on Pixabay, Pexels, Sebastian Ervi, SHVETS production, Vinícius Caricatte]

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Marilyn Manson, “Cake and Sodomy” | Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘

In the 9th edition of Outlandish Rock 🎸🤘 (2022), we explore the outlandishness behind the song “Cake and Sodomy” performed by Marilyn Manson.

By the musical hype, 4 yearsJune 16, 2022 ago

Marilyn Manson, The Pale Emperor [📷: Loma Vista]

Marilyn Manson, The Pale Emperor | Album Review 💿

Shock rocker Marilyn Manson keeps the hellish, shock value alive & mephistophelean on his latest album, The Pale Emperor

By the musical hype, 12 yearsJanuary 29, 2015 ago

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