Say the words "Rolling Stones" and "coma" in the same sentence, and most people would likely presume that Keith Richards had at last succumbed to his legendary past excesses. Happily, however, Richards is fine, and so is a British man who in fact may owe his life to the Stones. As reported by World Entertainment News, longtime fan Sam Carter recently slipped into a coma after contracting severe anemia. Doctors gave the retired baker just a 30 percent chance of survival, but nonetheless advised his wife to strap some headphones onto her husband's head and play his favorite song. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," the very first single Carter bought as a teenager in 1965, did the trick.
"I suddenly had a burst of energy and knew I had a lot more life left in me," Carter said, "and that's when I woke up—to the sound of the first song I ever bought. I would love to thank Mick (Jagger) and the rest of the Stones personally—I feel they really did help wake me from my coma."
No word on whether "Start Me Up" will be utilized in the future to awaken other comatose patients. —Russell Hall