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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 02:26 PM
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Poll question: Disco tune 'Stayin' Alive' could save your life.
Edited on Thu Oct-16-08 02:29 PM by Peake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. doctors have found the Bee Gees 1977 disco anthem "Stayin' Alive" provides an ideal beat to follow while performing chest compressions as part of CPR on a heart attack victim.

The American Heart Association calls for chest compressions to be given at a rate of 100 per minute in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). "Stayin' Alive" almost perfectly matches that, with 103 beats per minute.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/4sd9r4

I'd say that we now know too much about doctor's personal tastes and habits...
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 04:47 PM
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1. Well, now I feel completely vindicated.
I have always liked that song, and I don't care who knows it!
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 04:51 PM
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2. The sad thing is, I always liked its use in "Airplane" more than in "Saturday Night Fever"
Edited on Thu Oct-16-08 04:53 PM by PeterU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLQWPgQMHhQ&feature=related

I first saw the "Saturday Night Fever" parody in "Airplane" before I actually saw "Saturday Night Fever." By the time I saw "Saturday Night Fever", it was something of an anticlimactic letdown.
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 05:02 PM
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4. That is indeed a classic.
Too bad David Zucker turned into such a wingnut - An American Carol. :eyes:
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 05:05 PM
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5. Yeah. Hopefully brother Jerry hasn't fallen victim yet.
Sigh. Well enjoy the classics for what they are worth.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 04:52 PM
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3. And what happens if you do CPR to "Rite of Spring" or "YYZ"?
Edited on Thu Oct-16-08 04:52 PM by Rabrrrrrr
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edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 05:09 PM
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6. Disco is the source of all EVIL!
:mad:

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