School Choirs Should Not Cover "Glee" Covers

So recently I went to a performance by my high school's band/chorus. The band was wonderful, and did several jazzy numbers that made one want to cast aside concert etiquette and get up and dance in the stands. So that was fun. However, then the chorus stood up and took the mics. Over the speakers came the familiar strands of Journey's famous "Don't Stop Believing". Wait, scratch that. Glee's famous "Don't Stop Believing" complete with "Dum dum dum dum da-dum dum dum dum"s from everyone except the two soloists. This rendition of the most overdone song of all time by school choirs was followed by "Any Way You Want It" and, wait for it, Halo/Walking on Sunshine mashup. There was also a refreshing break from the Glee covers, a gorgeous rendition of "You Will Know" by Black Men United.

Now, all of the singers were excellent. There was a great blend of different voices, and (unlike Glee) a fairly even distribution of solos. However, I feel that the choir should have selected their own songs. From what I hear, the assignment had been "go home and find an 80s song to sing in choir." I think that the concert would have been much more enjoyable if the choristers had picked their own songs instead of letting Fox pick them. I wasn't alive at the time, but Journey wasn't the only group writing music in the 1980's, right? The Police? The Cure? U2? Picking their own songs would have given the singers the opportunity to showcase their own talents instead of living up to the examples of Lea Michele and Cory Monteith. Also, the sped-up, mashed-up Walking on Halos made of Sunshine got on my nerves when the Glee girls did it. However, they are professional singers and when amateurs covered it, it got worse. Not Willow Smith level of headache-inducing, but, again, it would have been better if they'd picked a better song with which to show off their undeniable talent (And range! Kudos to the sopranos on that last high note!)