I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin' When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me aroundĪnd then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby When I saw the word 'karaoke' in your question, the first words that came to my mind were: My weapon of choice during these inhumane episodes? An earbud plugged in my ears and my I-pod cranked high to drown out their pathetic attempts at singing.Why is karaoke so popular around here ? I can't sleep at night without hearing sintunado singing and it's starting to be a little annoying. And mind you, sometimes even the village guards are the ones who are perpetrating these attacks on aural decency. But it rarely gets enforced, and like you said, more often than not the one who complains gets vilified. Here in Baguio City, we do have a city ordinance against noise pollution, which covers among others, the use of excessive sound systems during the night. So even if you are the worst singer in the milky way galaxy, if you get a 'perfect' rating from these devices (and it's easy to get one), it just spurs them more to sing another song.

And what I find more appalling is the so-called rating system in these devices. It has become standard binge-drinking fare, like the ubiquitous pulutan. So every Tomas, Dikyo and Mario in the barrios get to harass the entire neighborhood with their gratingly flat voices. The market is flooded with cheap generic China-made dvd players that have videoke functions. And nowadays, one doesn't even need a magic sing or a dedicated videoke machine to belt their hearts out. As it is, the people who have no business singing are the ones who are first in line whenever they see a videoke machine. I'm not even talking about Leona Lewis-Mariah Carey diva-like vocals, just a passably good vocals that won't irritate my eardrums. Like, you have to be vocally this good in order to own one. Someone should issue licenses for these devices. If we invite Simon Cowell to spend a night in any ordinary barangay in this country, I bet ya by the time the night is over he'd be more miserable than the worst American Idol early auditions he's ever been through. This is just preserving quiet environment and for others to learn to be considerate even if they are in a party.īlame the Japanese then, they invented 'minus one', which became karaoke. If none, then you can invoke for the barangay to meddle. If I'm you, I will persist in reporting the incident to the village security, or better yet, to the homeowners' association if there is one. Well, I don't think anyone wanted to be reported to the barangay office and get disciplined. At 11PM till 12PM, no one uses videoke or karaoke any longer. We don't have any rules in the neighborhood but at 10PM, any party sounds have to be toned down. In our compound though, people are conscious of the noise they are making at night time. For those reasons, I am not in favor of killing the inventors of those technology.

My Magic Sing became our compound's Magic Sing. And believe me, my neighbors love me because they don't have to rent a videoke when they have occasion in their homes. It polishes my voice (hmmm.) and I really enjoyed singing with it.

I have a Magic Sing and I love using it from time to time.

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