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young@heart chorus

July 10, 2007 in Random Web Links, bloglinks, music, spirituality

wow…this is one of the saddest and most beautiful things i’ve seen in awhile…..

this is the young@heart chorus. the soloist 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.

first of all, the song itself touched something emotionally in me the very first time i heard it. even though i don’t know coldplay’s intended specific meaning of the song, it expresses pain, regret, longing and hope in a powerful and beautiful way.

but then adding in the story of fred and bob and watching this chorus of elderly people putting their heart into the song just caps it off.

enjoy…..

Watch the video here.

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