The Bee Gees Can Save Your Life

If you thought the beach story was weird check this story out. A study by the University of Illinois College of Medicine found that the 1977 Bee Gees hit Stayin' Alive provided the best beat to follow when preforming CPR on someone.

The study by the University of Illinois College of Medicine saw 15 doctors and students performing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) on mannequins while listening to Stayin' Alive. They were asked to their time chest compressions with the beat.

Five weeks later, they did the same drill without the music, but were told to think of the song while doing compressions.

The average number of compressions the first time was 109 per minute; the second time it was 113 - more than recommended by the American Heart Association, but better than too few, according to Dr Matlock.

"It drove them and motivated them to keep up the rate, which is the most important thing," he told the Associated Press.

I can just see it now. Instead of asking if someone has stayed at a Holiday Inn they'll start asking if someone has listened to The Bee Gees?