Lifestyle | Philippines My Way Killings Plague Filipino Karaoke Bars Bad singers face the final curtain By Jane Yager Posted Feb 8, 2010 5:38 AM CST Copied In this June 23, 1979, file photo, Frank Sinatra is seen during his concert at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file) If you sing My Way at a karaoke bar in the Philippines, the end may be nearer than you realize: A spate of killings of people singing the Frank Sinatra song has prompted many bars to remove it from their playbooks and many Filipinos to avoid singing it. In a country wild about both karaoke and Sinatra, the "My Way killings" have left Filipinos struggling for answers, the New York Times reports. Some blame the killings on the drinking, machismo, and violence that converge in the country's karaoke bars; others see something sinister in the song itself. "The lyrics evoke feelings of pride and arrogance in the singer," one Filipino said. "That's why it leads to fights." Whatever the cause, singing the song badly appears to be especially dangerous: Most of the “My Way killings" occurred after the singer was laughed at for singing out of tune. Read These Next A former NFL Pro Bowler has died at age 36. The massive AWS failure exposed a big problem with the internet. Backlash for Trump nominee who said he has 'a Nazi streak.' A man ended up dead after trying to steal from Spirit Halloween. Report an error