Young@Heart

Check out the trailer below for the upcoming documentary Young@Heart (out on 4.18.08), which follows a Senior Citizen Chorus who has delighted audiences worldwide by performing covers of everyone from The Clash to OutKast to Radiohead. Sounds like an awesome This American Life segment, no? With an average age of 80, Y@H courageously tackle some unexpected tunes and give whole new meanings to familiar lyrics.

An amazing example is the below clip of Y@H’s Fred Knittle performing Coldplay’s “Fix You”. This song was intended to be a duet between Fred and another chorus member, Bob Salvini. A week before the performance, Bob sadly died of a heart attack and Fred (who suffers from congestive heart failure) was left to carry the song on his own. Echoing Josh Cash’s take on “Hurt,” this performance could be used as a litmus test for the human soul.

Videos after the jump!

Check out Young@Heart’s site for more info and to purchase an MP3 of Fred Knittle’s “Fix You.”

VIDEOS:

Young@Heart Trailer

Young@Heart’s Fred Knittle Covering Coldplay’s “Fix You”

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