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The
American Bar Association news journal published this story last week.
Beware folks who drunkenly belt out
Frank Sinatra tunes in karaoke bars. Make sure it's a great one, because it might just be your
last one.
Says one Filipino singer to the
New York Times: "I used to like ‘
My Way,’ but after all the trouble, I stopped singing it. ... You can get killed.”
Read the full story on the ABA site,
here.
Also, read the New York Times story,
here.
From the ABA: "One
Frank Sinatra song is viewed as so dangerous in karaoke bars in the Philippines that the rules of etiquette prohibit its performance, for fear that another '
My Way Killing' could result," reports the New York Times.
"... The lyrics of 'My Way,' which were written especially for Sinatra by
Paul Anka, have a 'triumphalist' tone that may exacerbate bar situations, according to
Roland Tolentino, a
University of the Philippines pop culture expert.
"'The Philippines is a very violent society, so karaoke only triggers what already exists here when certain social rules are broken,” he told the Times."
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