Young at Heart Page #7

[ All Laughing ]

- That's great! I don't wanna see the white light!

- [ Bob ] That's a good one!

Who wants to see the light?

Right? [ Laughing ]

Who knows if it's ever gonna stop?

- I know we can make it -

- I know that we can -

- I know darn well

we can work it out -

- Oh, yes, we can, I know we can can

Yes, we can can -

- Why can't we if we wanna

Yes, we can can -

[ Stephen Narrating ]

The last time I heard it...

Bob was ready to throw out

"Yes, We Can Can. "

But the chorus spent the Easter break

getting their heads round all the "cans "...

and now it's back in with a chance.

- You missed a verse.

- You know what? I wanna end it there.

- Its getting way too long.

- Okay.

Can't we just go there

and end it there?

[ Man ] With "Great gosh almighty,

yes, we can" and out?

No, I'd do it twice.

- Oh, yes, we can, I know we can can -

[ With Bob ]

- Yes, we can can -

- Why can't we if we wanna

Yes, we can can --

[ Stephen Narrating ]

It's 9:
00 on a Friday morning...

and the chorus are off

to the local jail...

to perform before

a bunch of prisoners.

Over the years, they've

toured all over the world...

even sung to

the king and queen of Norway.

But this will be, in every sense,

their toughest audience yet.

Before we join them on the bus...

Bobs assistant Diane tells me she wants

to say a word to the chorus first.

She asks us to wait outside.

- [ Woman ] Quiet!

- [ Man ] Listen up!

[ Diane ]

I have some sad news.

Bob Salvini died last night.

- [ Al I Groaning ]

- [ Woman ] That's not true!

[ Chattering, Murmuring ]

[ Diane ]

We got the call this morning.

[ Woman ]

Oh, my God.

It was quite sudden.

Yesterday afternoon,

he was practicing his song...

and he was looking forward

to seeing Bob Cilman today...

to practice it some more.

But... he gave out...

and we go on.

I know that this is

a difficult thing to hear...

as you're pulling

yourselves together...

to go and do a performance.

And my thoughts

are with you especially...

'cause I know

he was a big part for us-

- [ Man ] He certainly was.

- for all of us.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

We gotta press on...

in spite of it...

and, uh, keep him in our memory.

Yeah.

That's- That's-

That's the, uh, road we travel...

I'm afraid.

Good morning.

Good morning and welcome.

And, uh, a very, very warm and enthusiastic

welcome to the Young At Heart chorus-

[ Stephen Narrating]

Just one hour has passed...

since the chorus learned

about Bob Salvini's death.

Now, before they've barely

had time to absorb the shock...

they have to face

an audience and perform.

Let's have a very warm, enthusiastic

welcome to the Young A t Heart.

[ Cheering, Whistling ]

Thank you very much.

Thanks for, uh...

Letting us come and

do some songs for you.

U h, hope you enjoy them.

-- [ Rock ]

- You can't start a fire -

- You can't start a fire without a spark -

- This gun's for hire -

- Even if we're just dancing in the dark -

[ Steve ]

- I get up in the evenin' -

- And I ain't got nothin' to say -

- I come home in the morning-

- I go to bed feeling the same way -

- I ain't nothing but tired -

- Man, I'm just tired

and bored with myself-

- Hey, there, baby -

- I could use just a little help -

[ Chorus ]

- You can't start a fire -

- You can't start a fire without a spark -

- This gun's for hire -

- Even if we're just dancing in the dark--

[ Stephen ]

How do you go on in a situation like that?

Well, I -I guess

the other question is...

how do you not do it?

You know, how can you not...

out of respect for him,

respect for the situation-

I mean, people are

expecting you to perform.

And, you know...

I think you really have to go on.

We've had to do this a lot.

I mean, there have been many times...

when the chorus had to perform...

right after finding out

that somebody else had died.

And I think, uh-

I think it's really helpful...

to have everybody together

at that moment and to sing.

[ Bob ]

We got bad news today.

One of our chorus members

died today.

His name was Bob Salvini. He was

a wonderful guy, and, uh, this is for him.

"Forever Young. "

-- [ Soft Rock ]

- May God bless and keep you always -

- May your wishes all come true -

- May you always do for others -

- And let others do for you -

- May you build a ladder to the stars -

- And climb on every rung -

- May you stay -

- Forever young -

- Forever young -

- Forever young -

- May you stay -

- Forever young -

- May your hands be always busy -

- May your feet be always swift -

- May you build a strong foundation -

- When the winds of changes shift -

- May your heart always be joyous -

- And your song always be sung -

- May you stay -

- Forever young -

- Forever young -

- Forever young -

- May you stay -

- Forever young --

-- [ Vocalizing ]

[ Cheering, Whistling ]

Yeah!

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

All right!

[ Voices Overlapping ]

I would like to say that...

this is the best performance

I ever seen in my life.

Fantastic. Fantastic.

Lot of spirit in these folks.

You're in my heart forever.

You're in my heart forever.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

[ Stephen Narrating] In the days

that follow the concert at the jail...

the reality of Bob Salvini's death

sinks home to everyone in the chorus.

Above all, perhaps, to the man

most immediately affected by his loss.

- You get what you want

not what you need -

- When you feel so tired

but you can't sleep -

It was just a shock because

I knew he was ill, very ill...

but I didn't realize

it was that bad.

And I just-

My son came up that night

and he said...

"What's the matter, Dad?

You seem strange."

I guess I was just moved

by the fact that...

this man that I was going

to be doing a duet with...

um, passed away.

I always think that people who have

been with the chorus are with us.

You know, I think about the people

who aren't here anymore...

and I think that in some ways,

we always think about them.

But this is quite immediate, so-

- Lights will guide you home -

- And ignite your bones -

[ Stephen ]

Does it give you second thoughts...

about whether you want to go on

to this concert next week?

- Do you feel maybe you shouldnt?

- Not a bit. No.

Im still ready to go to the concert,

because that's-

When Bob first asked me,

this is what it was to be.

And Im-Im pleased to do so.

- But do you want to do it?

- Sure.

In fact, I wanna

dedicate this song...

to Bob Salvini.

- Today is Lenny's...

- [ Lenny] No, no. Please.

- [ Chattering ]

- -- [ Organ ]

- Happy birthday to you -

[ Stephen Narrating ]

With just 1 0 days to go before the show...

once again the chorus are together...

and this time

with something to celebrate.

- Happy birthday- -

Lenny told me hes too old

to like birthdays anymore...

but I cant help thinking

that right now...

he looks less like 86

and more like about 1 0.

- - To you --

- - To me --

Thank you all!

Thank you. Thank you.

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