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hellbound-liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-20-08 02:02 PM
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When you love someone but it goes to waste, could it be worse?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u6k-99qcCE

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.
Fix You- Coldplay

When you try your best but you don't succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

And high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
But if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
when you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I

Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

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steelemagnolia Donating Member (401 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-20-08 06:29 PM
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1. Beautiful
Wow, Irk! Thanks for sharing. Most of the time, I come on here and find the conversation just surface, silly banter but occasionally, I come on here and am VERY pleasantly surprised. This is powerfully beautiful and profound! We can learn so much from the elderly. I think this is one of the few societies that treat its elderly like insignificant and cumbersome relics instead of seeing the worth they can still add to our society. Bless the man who had the vision to put this documentary together. I never heard a Cold Play song until this one and I've been listening to them all day.

Thank you for making my day!
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shanine Donating Member (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-20-08 06:38 PM
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2. Thank you for posting this
very moving and brought me to tears.:thumbsup:
:hug:
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-20-08 06:47 PM
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3. check this one out....
Edited on Sun Apr-20-08 06:48 PM by mike_c
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hellbound-liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-20-08 07:42 PM
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4. I thought the video was very touching too
I like to see David Byrne singing with them. I really liked their rendition of Heaven. Thanks for sharing!
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-20-08 11:47 PM
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5. I just saw that movie reviewed on TV last week.
They both loved it and recommended it highly.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-20-08 11:50 PM
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6. Coldplay . . . meh, but it *could* be worse
you could be masturbating at the time
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Inchworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-20-08 11:55 PM
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7. Oh dear...
:cry:

Good find.

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