Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Music touches everyone

My brother in law sent this video to me via facebook.

The description is taken right from youtube and it states, "This is from a documentary shown on Channel 4 in the UK called 'Young@Heart'; the name of the New England octogenarian chorus line. The performer here is Fred Knittle, who suffers from congestive heart failure. This song was intended to be a duet between Fred and another chorus member, Bob Salvini. Sadly, Bob died of a heart attack and it was left to Fred to carry the song on his own. If I'm correct, the people you see crying at 01:13 are Bob's family. The lady you occasionally see mouthing the lyrics in the audience is Fred's wife.There were some very touching scenes where we see Fred rehearsing alone soon after Bob's death. It was an incredible film."

When I watched it I was absolutely brought to tears and I hadn't even read the description. Fix You by Coldplay is one of my most favourite songs ever. This is a very beautiful piece sung by such beautiful people!

Let me know your thoughts!

1 comment:

Stuck In The Waterslide said...

Wow, this was touching. A unique entry... I loved it!