Someone mentioned the Mike And The Mechanics song Living Years, which is listed in the singles section of The 100 Worst Rock And Roll Records Of All Time. According to the authors, the song starts of a maudlin bit attempt to comment on "the generation gap", but gets even worse when the children's choir kicks in. Apparently, the authors feel that using a children's choir is just a cheap attempt to manipulate the listener's emotions...ike "Oh, it's even more tragic because it's being sung by children".
I still say this is the best children's choir thing I've heard:
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