Killaoke Karaoke

Karaoke in the Philippines

This was is currently the most popular article on NYTimes.com: Sinatra Strong Often Strikes Deadly Chord.  Let this serve as a public service announcement: if you’re in the Philippines, don’t sing Sinatra’s “My Way.”  It could turn deadly if someone is violent and ready.  (I think that rhyme is from a Jin The MC song…don’t know if they have that at karaoke.)  This propensity for violence has caused some karaoke bars to remove the song from their playlist.

I don’t know; I’ve always thought of karaoke as being a peaceful activity.  Evidently it’s serious business in some parts of the world.