... and while it's probably more nonsense than anything else... (god forgive me for doing this, but Pat Boone was mentioned, you cannot have a discussion about really bad cover songs without including the lovely Wing.
http://www.wingtunes.com/public/samples.aspx
If you are brave, give a listen to I want to hold your hand... and if your ears don't start bleeding, you are a better person than I am - But you have to listen to the end of the sample -because her back up singers and her hitting that high note are worth the giggles you will get...