There are certain songs you should just never attempt at karaoke, with one of them being "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston.
No person on Earth can emulate that voice, and chances are nobody at the karaoke bar wants to hear you struggle your way through it.
Which makes us wonder why these people in a theater in Manchester would think everyone would want to hear them try.
And they weren't on stage performing, either; they were in the audience of a theatre adaptation of The Bodyguard, of which the song appears in the movie.
Melody Thornton of the Pussycat Dolls, who is starring as Rachel Marron, the role made famous by Houston in the film begins to sing "I Will Always Love You" on stage, but several people started singing along with it in the crowd.
Even though other customers told the singers to keep it quiet, they kept going, and eventually, a RIOT broke out in the seats!
Two women were actually forcibly drug from their seats in the chaos!
According to Variety, "Two women were forcibly pulled out of the theater by security, and several police cars arrived to oversee the evacuation of the theater after what patrons on social media described as 'fights in the aisles' and even 'a mini-riot.'"
This was last night at @PalaceAndOpera during #bodyguard . Shocking behaviour. Some people just have no respect for the cast and their fellow audience members. We pay to watch the professionals who have trained for years not Wannabe Wilma & her drunk pals.#manchester pic.twitter.com/s90xkp8JCH
— Jordan Doolan (@jordandoolan) April 8, 2023
The performance at the Palace Theatre was halted and eventually canceled for the evening.
Thornton posted a message on her Instagram Stories telling disappointed fans, "I respect that you paid your money, and I am so grateful to everyone who respects the people on stage who want to give you a beautiful show.
"For everything that happened tonight, I cant say, I don't have all of the details. I just am very, very sorry that we couldn't finish the show. i fought really hard. It feels awful.. … I thank everyone who was respectful of the performers and am very, very sorry for those who weren't. I hope we see you soon."
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