Comments on: When Singing Sinatra Can Get You Killed

By: tikgirl

tikgirl — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:06:51 +0000

this is no mystery. this is just a case of exaggerated media attention. or an urban myth (haha!) either case, WE Filipinos love to sing because WE can sing.

By: Lars Ben

Lars Ben — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:31:45 +0000

I’m a Filipino. I knew the simple answer to your “mystery” about the killings. Filipinos loved that song too much. It comes to a point that when the song starts playing, everybody on the karaoke becomes very eager to sing My Way so they fight for the microphone. Then chaos.

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:16:33 +0000

@Jay-R: You know why we Filipinos are crazy about kareoke? Because WE invented kareoke. The name is Japanese but the invention is Filipino. Don’t believe me? Well there are lots of inventions out there made by Filipinos, like the fluorescent light bulb, the moon buggy & the yo-yo, that are sometimes misattributed to other people rom other countries, mostly Americans.

The reason for this, I think, is that even though we have a patent office, our government is too lazy for scientific progress & our Department of Science & Technology isn’t doing enough work to make our inventions world-renowned.

By: Dudley

Dudley — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:48:58 +0000

There are a couple figure 8 race tracks in my area and I’ve heard many tales of wannabe NASCAR drivers and pit crew members “brawlin’”.

Since I’ve never been, I can’t figure out what it is about playing NASCAR that brings out the meaness amongst enthusiasts.

By: Jay-R

Jay-R — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:32:51 +0000

It’s more the ubiquity of karaoke establishments and karaoke-singing in general than the sinister undertones of “My Way” that explains this phenomenon.

Karaoke singing is a past time here in the Philippines. Regardless whether you have the talent or not, if you are a Filipino, you will sing. It sometimes gets to a point when it becomes irritating to encounter 1.) terrible singers, 2.) microphone hugs, and 3.) terribly singers who hug the mic. The latter usually gets in to trouble.

And yes, it is a byproduct of the culture of violence, drinking and machismo.

By: Victor @ I Complain Therefore I Am

Victor @ I Complain Therefore I Am — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:33:06 +0000

Maybe they just have hardcore critics in the Phillippines.

Victor@icomplainthereforeiam.com

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:42:19 +0000

Sounds to me like a bad case of Posterior-Retentiveness to me…

By: Big Jonny

Big Jonny — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:08:32 +0000

Female hazing. How many videos of high school girls ganging up on another girl have sprung up, sometimes w/ series injuries?

By: hockey zombie

hockey zombie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:39:38 +0000

Parents at their kids sporting event frequently spark violence.

We have a junior hockey team and even though it’s not parents a lot of the women in the crowd get pissed at the refs for everything.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:10:22 +0000

Plenty of sports rivalries can cause large fights and brawls in the stands. Red Sox/Yankees, Michigan/Ohio State football, Duke/UNC basketball all come to mind.