King of Corn

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It means that James Last's songs are generally considered old-fashioned and overly sentimental.
 

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corn[SUP]1[/SUP]n.
  1. Plant BiologyAlso called Indian corn ;
    esp. technical and Brit.,
    maize.
    • Plant Biologya tall cereal plant having a solid stem and kernels growing on large ears.
    • Plant Biologythe kernels of this plant, used for food.
    • the ears of this plant.
  2. Plant Biology
    • the edible seed of certain other cereal plants, esp. wheat in England and oats in Scotland.
    • Plant Biologythe plants themselves.
  3. Plant Biologysweet corn.
  4. a single grain of certain plants, as pepper, wheat, etc.:She ground up a few corns of pepper for flavoring.
  5. Informal. old-fashioned, boring, or overly sentimental material, as a joke, story, or piece of music.
(Collins)
 

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It is a perfect reply.
 
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