Simply put, violence will happen whenever there’s a breach of karaoke etiquette (hogging the microphone, singing a song badly, laughing or jeering).

Tolentino of the University of the Philippines, the song itself acts as a trigger for a culture predisposed to violence whenever social rules are broken. According to pop culture authority Roland B. So what makes “My Way” such an accursed song? Explanations have ranged from the song’s arrogant lyrics to its own popularity. Related Article: Who Invented The Karaoke Machine?

” Specifically, singing Frank Sinatra’s timeless classic has a higher chance of igniting a barroom brawl (and an early death) than any other song. While the Philippines is not the only karaoke-crazy nation on the planet, only it can lay claim to a crime so bizarre it’s known internationally as the “My Way Killings. And as we are about to find out, these social phenomena make the Philippines the country it is today-without them, Pinoy culture just wouldn’t feel the same anymore.Īlso Read: 12 Annoying Attitudes of Filipinos We Need To Get Rid Of 10. With such a diverse demographic, it’s no wonder so many social phenomena abound in the country and which give us our unique Pinoy identity. Every country in the world has its own range of social phenomena which makes its culture unique in the Philippines, it’s the same as well.

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