Man shot dead for bad singing in Philippine karaoke bar

AFP on Yahoo ^ | 6/1/07 | AFP

[NormsRevenge]

MANILA (AFP) - A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a Philippine karaoke bar, police said Thursday.

Romy Baligula, 29, was halfway through his song on Tuesday night in a bar in San Mateo town, east of Manila, when 43-year-old security guard Robilito Ortega yelled that he was out of tune.

As Baligula ignored his comments and continued singing, Ortega pulled out his revolver and shot him in the chest.

Senior Superintendent Felipe Rojas said Baligula died instantly.

The security guard was detained by an off-duty policeman shortly after the shooting.

Deaths and violence are not uncommon in Philippine karaoke bars.

The popular Frank Sinatra song "My Way" has been taken off many karaoke bars in Manila after it was found to be the cause of fights and even deaths when patrons sang out of tune.

[truthkeeper]

Getting the popcorn...

[Ronin]

Living in Japan, I can totally sympathize.

[truthkeeper]

Are they into it too?

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Oooh...Tough crowd...

[ca centered]

I must be one of Graham’s bigots. As soon as I saw the title I laughed.

[lowbridge]

A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a Philippine karaoke bar, police said Thursday.

We're the only civilized western nation that does not do this. We're behind the times.

Lets start with that show: American Idol.

[DJ MacWoW]

I was told karaoke is Japanese for “tone deaf”. (just kidding)

[truthkeeper]

The popular Frank Sinatra song "My Way" has been taken off many karaoke bars in Manila after it was found to be the cause of fights and even deaths when patrons sang out of tune.

I'm not sure why, but this really struck me funny.
Maybe it was the Chablis.

[NorCalRepub]

That should be standard procedure for American Idol....

[cripplecreek]

Where karaoke gangs rule the night.

[Roscoe Karns]

[garyhope]

“My Way” used to be my dad’s favorite song. My mom really, REALLY hated it.

I like Sid Vicious’s version of it.

[Jeff Chandler]

Man shot dead for bad singing in Philippine karaoke bar

Fair enough.

[Slings and Arrows]

Sheesh! From the tone of the article you’d think it was a bad thing.

[dfwgator]

Lets start with that show: American Idol.

Now that ought to improve the ratings.

[napscoordinator]

A warning to all those out of tune singers. God someone had to do it. I have heard some horrible singers and felt like doing that too...lol.

[GOP_Raider]

I guess you could say he really “killed” out there!

[Slings and Arrows]

“Dude! That’s a great act!”

“Yeah, but I can only do it once.”

[Daffynition]

Karaoke gone bad and now he's gone to that big karaoke bar in the sky ... hey! that'd make a great CW song title ... I think we have a hit on our hands.