Young at Heart Chorus Rejuvenates Seniors

The Young at Heart Chorus is a group of elderly singers who perform classic oldie hits as well as modern rock and roll songs. Their combined age is over 2,000 years, but that doesn't stop these seniors from rocking out. The group performs hits such as James Browns "I Feel Good," the Ramones' "I Wanna Be Sedated" and top-40 songs such as Coldplay's Fix You. This group entertains not only their families, but also audiences around the world. They have performed concerts in Europe and Australia.

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Some of what they sing shouts the honest part of growing old. Their concerts are intelligent and deep. Ninety minutes nonstop, constantly shifting from laughter to tears.

"Nothing to do and nowhere to go,” they croon. “I want to be sedated."

It took standing ovations for director Bob Cilman to convince the chorus to sing the songs they used to tell their kids to turn down.

“When you try your best and you don't succeed,” Bob Salvini sings in a weak, reedy voice. 

“Fix You” means something different coming from a man whose health is deteriorating. Salvini checked himself out of the hospital so he could get to rehearsal. He died just days before his song's debut.

Fred Knittle came back from a heart attack to sing the duet alone.

“When you lose something that you can't replace …”