98-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Stars in Lovely New Coldplay Video
Coldplay tapped Spike Jonze & Mary Wigmore to direct the music video for a song called All My Love from their latest album and the pair decided to turn it into an early 99th birthday celebration of Dick Van Dyke. Van Dyke danced a bit, sung a bit, was swarmed by his family, and ruminated on nearing the end of his life:
I’m acutely aware that I could go any day now, but I don’t know why it doesn’t concern me. I’m not afraid of it. I have the feeling — totally against anything intellectual I have — that I’m gonna be alright.
The video is really quite moving — what a splendid human. Watch until the end, when Chris Martin composes a song on the spot for an absolutely delighted Van Dyke. (via @danielgray.com)
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Two wonderful humans, there. I’ve already watched it twice, and I’ll play it again once I post this comment.
Seeing a refreshingly honest and humble take on humanity and non-toxic masculinity is such a treat.
Update: Yep, tears again.
👆 What my friend Scott said. Beautiful.
Small world, Drew. Unimaginably small, in fact.
Jeez. This is really something. Onions being chopped in here or something!
What a gift!
I think this is the best thing I have seen all year.
Sitting here in my classroom, this is what I watched just after dismissal and my students left. What a charming end to the week.
So inspirational on many levels!
Tears and joy from this.
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