I have always had something of a love/hate relationship with a cappella groups. On the one hand, I can't deny the vocal virtuosity and creativity that goes into making an a cappella group work. On the other hand, more often than not, a cappella groups are self-consciously comic and kitschy, almost to the point of daring the public to acknowledge liking them. I find this attitude more off-putting than endearing.
Sometimes, though, this cheeky attitude works. In the case of German a cappella band Wise Guys, it has raised them to the pinnacle of the German pop charts. Songs like
Jetzt und hier ably demonstrate Wise Guys' ability to craft incredibly catchy pop songs, and to deliver them with a cheeky smile, without allowing this cheekiness to degrade into self-parody.
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