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    Con Funk Shun, Baby I’m Hooked (Right Into Your Love): Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 106 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]
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    Con Funk Shun, Baby I’m Hooked (Right Into Your Love) | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

    In the 106th edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Baby I’m Hooked (Right Into Your Love)” by Con Funk Shun.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksJuly 4, 2025 ago
    The Delfonics vs. New Kids On The Block: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 52 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arista, Sony Music Entertainment; Hernán Toro, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]
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    The Delfonics vs. New Kids On The Block | Head 2 Head 🗣️

    In the 52nd edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), The Delfonics and New Kids On The Block contend for the best rendition of “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time).”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 30, 2023 ago
    New Kids On The Block, Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time): Covers No. 51 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; cottonbro studio, MART PRODUCTION, Ron Lach from Pexels; Paul Brennan from Pixabay]
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    New Kids On The Block, Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) | COVERS

    In the 51st edition of COVERS (2023), New Kids On The Block deliver a compelling rendition of “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” originally performed by The Delfonics.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 13, 2023 ago

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