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    Paul Simon, You Can Call Me Al: Throwback Vibez No. 167 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Paul Simon; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
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    Paul Simon, You Can Call Me Al | Throwback Vibez

    In the 167th edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “You Can Call Me Al” by Paul Simon.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsOctober 20, 2025 ago
    A Marvelous Sampling of M Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Andrea Piacquadio, cottonbro studio, Elle Hughes, Rodrigo Gabotto from Pexels; AcatXIo, lin2015, Shafin Al Asad Protic from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Marvelous Sampling of M Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Marvelous Sampling of M Songs features songs by Artemas, Benson Boone, Leon Thomas, Reneé Rapp, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tommy Richman.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsOctober 17, 2025 ago
    Thelma Houston vs. The Communards: Head 2 Head No. 35 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; London Records Ltd, Motown; cottonbro studio, Israel Torres, KoolShooters, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]
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    Thelma Houston vs. The Communards | Head 2 Head

    In the 35th edition of Head 2 Head (2025), Thelma Houston and The Communards contend for the best rendition of “Don’t Leave Me This Way.”

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsOctober 11, 2025 ago
    The Communards, Don’t Leave Me This Way: Covers No. 31 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; London Records Ltd; Alan Cordero, Flávia Vicentini from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
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    The Communards, Don’t Leave Me This Way | COVERS

    In the 31st edition of COVERS (2025), The Communards deliver a compelling rendition of “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” popularized by Thelma Houston.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsOctober 8, 2025 ago
    15 Mo’ Surefire Classics from The 1980s (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gabrielle Durant, Ron Lach from Pexels; AcatXIo, Artapixel, Patrick Schwarz, Victoria from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Mo’ Surefire Classics from The 1980s | Playlist 🎧

    15 Mo’ Surefire Classics from The 1980s features songs by Diana Ross, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Prince, Sade, and The B-52’s.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsAugust 25, 2025 ago
    15 Surefire Classics from The 1980s (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gabrielle Durant, Ron Lach from Pexels; AcatXIo, Artapixel, Patrick Schwarz, Victoria from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Surefire Classics from the 1980s | Playlist 🎧

    15 Surefire Classics from the 1980s features songs by Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Mtume, Paul McCartney, Prince, and Stephanie Mills.

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsJuly 25, 2025 ago
    20 More Great Songs All About Men! (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Abd Elrahman Elokby, Andrea Piacquadio, Becca Correia, Leonardo Goncalves wild, Marcelo Chagas, Rizwan Aslam, Wictor Cardoso from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay; Dave Goudreau, Levi Meir Clancy from Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    20 More Great Songs All About Men! | Playlist 🎧

    20 More Great Songs All About Men! features songs by beabadoobee, Jonny McGovern, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, and Nelly Furtado.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsJune 27, 2025 ago
    Nelly Furtado, Maneater: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 47 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Geffen; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]
    Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    Nelly Furtado, Maneater | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

    In the 47th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “Maneater” performed by Grammy-winning pop singer/songwriter Nelly Furtado.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJune 14, 2025 ago
    Sabrina Carpenter, Manchild [📷: Island]
    Music

    Sabrina Carpenter, Manchild | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning pop singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter shows artistic growth with her entertaining, irresistible, and stylistically ambiguous single, “Manchild.”

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJune 9, 2025 ago
    A Buffet of Randomly Curated B Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Buffet of Randomly Curated B Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Buffet of Randomly Curated B Songs features songs by Billie Eilish, Halle, LISA, Queen, The Weeknd, and Yeat.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsApril 16, 2025 ago
    Soft Cell, Tainted Love: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 14 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mercury; Antoni Shkraba, KoolShooters, Pavel Danilyuk, Photo By: Kaboompics.com, RDNE Stock project from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    1 Hit WONDERful 👏👏👏

    Soft Cell, Tainted Love | 1 Hit WONDERful

    In the 14th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2025), we highlight “Tainted Love” performed by English synthpop duo Soft Cell.

    By the musical hype, 8 monthsApril 15, 2025 ago
    Queen, Body Language: Controversial Songs No. 2 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Hollywood; Tazz Vaughn via Pexels; Elena Arboleda Salas, nikolaytaman90, Tumisu from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]
    Columns

    Queen, Body Language | Controversial Songs

    In the second edition of Controversial Songs (2025), we explore the controversy behind the “Body Language” by the iconic rock band, Queen.

    By the musical hype, 11 monthsJanuary 9, 2025 ago

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