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Gadzooks. I think that is the only bad mariachi performance I have ever heard, and I have heard an awful lot. That is not even considering the political implications of that wretched song.
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That’s AWFUL!!! Some mariachi sindicato should take them to court for defamation.
I hope Neil Young will remember…to teach these guys how to play guitar. (Maybe they need a tinkling harp in there to smooth the sound out.)
Oh well, they get full marks for audacity, anyhow!
Gadzooks. I think that is the only bad mariachi performance I have ever heard, and I have heard an awful lot. That is not even considering the political implications of that wretched song.