I am going to break format this week and instead of reviewing a CD, I want to recommend that you see a great music documentary entitled "Young At Heart".This is a very life affirming movie about the "Young At Heart" Chorus. A group of senior citizens who perform contemporary and classic rock, pop, punk, funk and disco songs. This film chronicles them as they rehearse new songs for their latest tour.
As this group of seniors (backed by an outstanding band) rehearse and preform covers by Jimi Hendrix, The Ramones, and The Bee Gees, the camera takes us into their personal lives, many plagued by health issues that are not uncommon for most seniors. And through it all, it's their desire to keep making it to the next rehearsal and to the next performance that keeps them going.
If you need proof that music can keep you young, look no further than this movie. It is all at once hystericly funny, and sadly bittersweet. Young at heart breaks down barriers between young and old and proves that we can all be (at the very least) "Young at Heart".
Young @ Heart on DVD
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