Monday, June 18, 2007

The Last Dance
It's the most remarkable sight I've ever seen. An 80-year-old man suffering from congestive heart failure singing Coldplay's "Fix You." When I heard that there was a video of a bunch of old folks singing Sonic Youth's "Schitzophrenia," of course I had to chuckle.

What I took as a joke actually turned out to be the most heartbreaking video I have ever watched. These people are from the Young At Heart choir. A group consisting of 23 people all aged 73-92.

It's not as funny as it might sound, because when you hear an 80-year-old sing a song like "Fix You," it transforms the entire meaning of the song. This man knows he only has a short time left on this earth and his voice will crumble you to weeping pieces.




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