Malaysian man killed for hogging karaoke microphone

[Cronopio]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/05/karaoke-killing-malaysia

A Malaysian karaoke enthusiast hogged the microphone for so long that people set upon him and stabbed him to death.

Abdul Sani Doli refused to hand over the microphone at a coffee shop that doubles as a karaoke bar in the town of Sandakan, Borneo. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the altercation erupted a few minutes before midnight. ...

Karaoke rage is not unheard of in Asia. There have been several reported cases of singers being assaulted, shot or stabbed mid-performance, usually over how songs are sung. Frank Sinatra's My Way has reportedly generated such outbursts of hostility that some bars in the Philippines now no longer offer it on the karaoke menu. In Thailand this year, a gunman shot eight people dead after tiring of their endless renditions of a John Denver tune.

In Seattle last year, a woman with an apparent aversion to Coldplay attacked a singer who had just embarked on a rendition of Yellow.

[flvegan]

1. Yet Nickelback plays on.

Strange world.

[TexasObserver]

2. Thankfully, it had a happy ending.

[saltpoint]

3. Now THAT sounds like a fun bar.

[silverojo]

4. And Simon Cowell thinks HE'S harsh on bad singers!

He's a total wuss compared to these people. :rofl: