The Gibbs have been lucky in music, but very unlucky in life. I think they have been dropping dead one by one ever since they rose to fame in the late 60's.
I have a photo of my Dad and Robin Gibb somwhere. He came into the restaurant where my dad worked in Woodstock Oxfordshire, so naturally my dad did his very best, Robin asked to see the chef to thank him and his boss took a picture of the two.
Sad news. I'm not a major fan of there's, but they were (or are still) very popular.
One thing I've always wondered - you know how the chorus from Staying Alive is used as a guide for the timing in unskilled artificial respiration? Well, was the chorus (and the song) written based around the timing necessary for artificial resperation, or is it just coincidence that the timing of the chorus fits, and the people who teach artificial respiration to amateurs chose to teach it via the song as the song is easy to remember?
Sad news. I'm not a major fan of there's, but they were (or are still) very popular.
One thing I've always wondered - you know how the chorus from Staying Alive is used as a guide for the timing in unskilled artificial respiration? Well, was the chorus (and the song) written based around the timing necessary for artificial resperation, or is it just coincidence that the timing of the chorus fits, and the people who teach artificial respiration to amateurs chose to teach it via the song as the song is easy to remember?
I believe ewgf's referring to the Vinnie Jones "advert" that was done for the British Heart Foundation. A brilliant piece in my opinion, it sticks in your head so if it ever came to it you could save someone's life. I think Robin, Maurice and Barry would be glad of that.
No, they were obvious and blatant but to suggest a song was written about resuscitation seems to me somewhat sinister.
It was a serious question - if you listen to the song Staying Alive, in the bit going "Ah ah ah ah staying alive staying alive" each "ah" occurs at the time when you press down on the solar plexus (I think it's called). Seriously, I did a first aid course where they taught us that, and it is good to know as everyone remembers the beat from the song.
P.S. Thank you for the video clip above (seriously, not joking). I learned something new today.
My pleasure. I think it's one of those clips that everyone should see. It's so amazingly well done that you won't forget it in a hurry. You never know, one day it may have been worth that two minutes of viewing!
I looked at the skies, running my hands over my eyes,
And I fell out of bed, hurting my head from things that I'd said.
Til I finally died, which started the whole world living,
Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.
People don't live forever but sometimes their music does.
It was a serious question - if you listen to the song Staying Alive
It's just a random 100 bpm song you headcase! They only told you to use that one because it's easier to remember than "The Monkeys, Last Train To Clarkesville" or anything else of a similar tempo.
It's just a random 100 bpm song you headcase! They only told you to use that one because it's easier to remember than "The Monkeys, Last Train To Clarkesville" or anything else of a similar tempo.
Oh what a night by KC and the Sunshine Band would be a good one too.
Donna Summer died this week also, the Sun ran the headline "9 11 Dust Cloud Kills Donna Summer" or somthng to that effect.
EDIT: Oooh! M?tley Crue - Kickstart My Heart. Even better! It's a slightly more complicated rhythm though - you'd have to remember only to press on the first beat of every bar, not on every kick drum... could get messy otherwise :lol:
you do the beats of the song for cpr, not artificial respiration. you tend to give 2 breaths after 30 chest compressions.
You're right, it's years since I did the course, which was very basic anyway - training like that should be given regularly, so that it becomes second nature for you as you never know when you might need to do it, and to do it well and without panicking.
It's just a random 100 bpm song you headcase! They only told you to use that one because it's easier to remember than "The Monkeys, Last Train To Clarkesville" or anything else of a similar tempo.
I don't even know what 'bmp' means (beats per minute?), so I don't know if many, a few, or no other songs would suit the rythm. But since the song is called "Staying Alive", and matches the timing needed for CPR, it didn't seem impossible that the song could have been influenced by CPR training. After all, songwriters presumably take their inspiration where they find it, the same as all other writers.
so I don't know if many, a few, or no other songs would suit the rythm. But since the song is called "Staying Alive", and matches the timing needed for CPR,
Listen to some songs and tap your foot to them (or a finger, if you have no feet available). The ones where you tap your chosen appendage at roughly the same speed as Staying Alive are all roughly the same tempo. You have ears right? Come on, you can do this!
I think the point was to pick a song that people actually know...?
There may well be something in setting a song to a rhythm similar to the heartbeat, but it doesn't mean it had anything to do with CPR originally.
I don't even know what 'bmp' means (beats per minute?), so I don't know if many, a few, or no other songs would suit the rythm. But since the song is called "Staying Alive", and matches the timing needed for CPR, it didn't seem impossible that the song could have been influenced by CPR training. After all, songwriters presumably take their inspiration where they find it, the same as all other writers.
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No, I'm pretty sure it wasn't inspired by CPR - they were approached to make a soundtrack to a film about "discomania", so in this case they made a track with a disco tempo with the lyrics about having much boogie and "stayin' alive" on the tough streets of New York, where the movie is set. The beat itself, so the story goes, is actually a looped sample of the beat from Night Fever, as they had no drummer while recording Stayin' Alive.
I think the point was to pick a song that people actually know...?
There may well be something in setting a song to a rhythm similar to the heartbeat, but it doesn't mean it had anything to do with CPR originally.
Literally found out like an hour ago, didn't the laptop much last night because I was busy with Viva Pinata and never used it much of today because of my computer course, just got home an hour ago to be informed of this. Very sad news instead. :-(
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Sad news. Big man.
But yeah, very sad news. However, they made some absolute fantastic and classic songs, so that's a nice legacy to leave behind.
...but 62 years old? FFS...that's too young. :(
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Tell me about it. My mum should have turned 63 today (Monday), but died last September of bowel cancer, so the circumstances are not dissimilar.
Sad news about Robin Gibb. Seems he was suffering a lot of late. Rest in Piece, and thanks for all the music.
...but thought better of it.
I would have said it was sad, not that.. bad choice of words I guess.
he's been ill for ages, hopefully he didn't suffer too much.
he was on the one show with his son and you could tell although he was putting a brave face on it, he wasn't well.
the thing was re-shown on BBC 4 about them recently, it's weird how when they were young, one of them REALLY looks like the comedian John Bishop.
I have a photo of my Dad and Robin Gibb somwhere. He came into the restaurant where my dad worked in Woodstock Oxfordshire, so naturally my dad did his very best, Robin asked to see the chef to thank him and his boss took a picture of the two.
One thing I've always wondered - you know how the chorus from Staying Alive is used as a guide for the timing in unskilled artificial respiration? Well, was the chorus (and the song) written based around the timing necessary for artificial resperation, or is it just coincidence that the timing of the chorus fits, and the people who teach artificial respiration to amateurs chose to teach it via the song as the song is easy to remember?
Probably the former, I'd imagine.
I believe ewgf's referring to the Vinnie Jones "advert" that was done for the British Heart Foundation. A brilliant piece in my opinion, it sticks in your head so if it ever came to it you could save someone's life. I think Robin, Maurice and Barry would be glad of that.
Anyway. RIP Robin. 62 is far too young to go.
No, that'd be these two...
R.I.P.
P.S. Thank you for the video clip above (seriously, not joking). I learned something new today.
It was a serious question - if you listen to the song Staying Alive, in the bit going "Ah ah ah ah staying alive staying alive" each "ah" occurs at the time when you press down on the solar plexus (I think it's called). Seriously, I did a first aid course where they taught us that, and it is good to know as everyone remembers the beat from the song.
My pleasure. I think it's one of those clips that everyone should see. It's so amazingly well done that you won't forget it in a hurry. You never know, one day it may have been worth that two minutes of viewing!
People don't live forever but sometimes their music does.
R.I.P. Robin Gibb. :(
Oh what a night by KC and the Sunshine Band would be a good one too.
Donna Summer died this week also, the Sun ran the headline "9 11 Dust Cloud Kills Donna Summer" or somthng to that effect.
(I found that using http://www.bpmdatabase.com/ I hasten to add)
EDIT: Oooh! M?tley Crue - Kickstart My Heart. Even better! It's a slightly more complicated rhythm though - you'd have to remember only to press on the first beat of every bar, not on every kick drum... could get messy otherwise :lol:
I thought disco died in the 70s? Seems like it's this week.
Conglaturation! :p
You're right, it's years since I did the course, which was very basic anyway - training like that should be given regularly, so that it becomes second nature for you as you never know when you might need to do it, and to do it well and without panicking.
I don't even know what 'bmp' means (beats per minute?), so I don't know if many, a few, or no other songs would suit the rythm. But since the song is called "Staying Alive", and matches the timing needed for CPR, it didn't seem impossible that the song could have been influenced by CPR training. After all, songwriters presumably take their inspiration where they find it, the same as all other writers.
Listen to some songs and tap your foot to them (or a finger, if you have no feet available). The ones where you tap your chosen appendage at roughly the same speed as Staying Alive are all roughly the same tempo. You have ears right? Come on, you can do this!
There may well be something in setting a song to a rhythm similar to the heartbeat, but it doesn't mean it had anything to do with CPR originally.
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No, I'm pretty sure it wasn't inspired by CPR - they were approached to make a soundtrack to a film about "discomania", so in this case they made a track with a disco tempo with the lyrics about having much boogie and "stayin' alive" on the tough streets of New York, where the movie is set. The beat itself, so the story goes, is actually a looped sample of the beat from Night Fever, as they had no drummer while recording Stayin' Alive.
well it is the first beat we all heard. :p