This video always makes me cry, but today I heard the real story of the man singing it, and it makes me cry harder. Him and his friend were practicing it as a duet, but the friend was sick and in the hospital. The friend checked himself out of the hospital so he could get to rehearsal for his duet. He died two weeks before the performance, so the man in the video, recovering from a heart attack, sang it as a solo.
You may have seen this group,called Young@Heart, of senior citizens sing current "rock" songs on Dateline or some other news show. I absolutely love this video, it's amazing the difference lyrics can make, just based on who is singing the song. There are several videos of their songs on YouTube, so look them up if you want to see more.
There is also a documentary coming out about this group and I can't wait to see it. And hey, there's nothing wrong with a good cry every now and then.
*Update* Here's a link to the Nightline Report about this group: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4624199. Enjoy!
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