Fred Knittle and the Young@Heart Chorus sing Coldplay’s Fix You
A blessed Advent to all you old dogs out there…
Lights will guide you home, and ignite your bones…
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You old Dog! That was lovely. Now help me find my Kleenex! (((Clumber))))
Yup… and now watch it again with this as the side info:
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.
Clumber, that’s beautiful. What an Advent gift! Thank you.