Fix You
[Edit: I've taken down the link to the YouTube "Fix You" video, because I've seen that it's available to buy - for the very reasonable price of $3 - from here, with proceeds going to the Chorus. Why not buy it and help them out?]
This one is for anyone that saw the Channel Four documentary last year “Young @ Heart”. If you didn’t see it, “Young @ Heart” is the story of the octogenarian chorus line of the same name from New England.
The documentary followed some of the main people behind the choir as they prepared to go out on tour and as they learned new songs. One of those new songs was “Fix You” by Coldplay, originally planned to be a duet between returning Young @ Heart veteran Fred Knuttle and his good friend Bob Salvini. Sadly, while rehearsals were still ongoing, Bob died. Fred, who himself suffers from a heart condition that had forced him to give up regular performing with the chorus, decided that he would sing the song solo as a tribute to his friend.
This video is Fred’s performance that closes the documentary and which - if you’ve watched the trials and tribulations, the triumphs and the heartaches, the tears and the laughter up to that point - can’t help but bring tears to your eyes.
It’s also the best version of the song that I’ve ever heard.
If you get the chance to see the documentary, take it. Whilst it has its sad moments, it is a masterpiece of feelgood television which is guaranteed to lift your spirits.
You can find out more about the Young @ Heart chorus at their website.
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