they might be even worse, though, from a 'folk' perspective and even a 'ballsy' perspective... the frat look (matching shirts? c'mon)... vocal coaches, professional arrangers, label direction as to song choice, and a high degree of corn.

Then again, it's hard to argue that the end result frequently involved better songs. 'San Miguel' is one of the best records ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t5knRANfMY

damn.

My pop has a story about being in a bar one night where some poor heartbroken sap played that song so many times in a row on the jukebox that the owner unplugged the damn thing.