Buck the bass player. He's in aviator school. We hate him for that, too. Anyway, after three hours of typical bad cover music, requests, a handful of tips, etc. He and his slacker friends all get a chuckle.
Sure people think it's a cheesy song.
Lots of people goof on Neil Diamond. They see him in that blue rhinestone shirt. Singing with Barbra Streisand. That kind of thing. Anyway, people who know about these things recognize that he wrote about a dozen unbelievably great songs that are always a joy to play and sing.