Dick Van Dyke leads a heat, nostalgic music video by Coldplay through which he sings, dances and displays on his life.
Even at 98 (along with his 99th birthday subsequent week), Dick Van Dyke is embodying “viva la vida” – that’s, he’s dwelling his life like no different. And he has been demonstrating this fairly a bit as of late, most just lately doing so in a brand new Coldplay music video. However earlier than you are taking any simple pictures at Coldplay, keep in mind simply how a lot appreciation they’ve for our dwelling legends. And chances are you’ll as properly get some tissues prepared as a result of this one goes for the guts.
Shot at Dick Van Dyke’s Malibu dwelling in October, we first see the actor moseying to the yard the place Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin awaits. As the brand new music, “All My Love”, performs, we’re guided by way of a nostalgic tour by way of the historical past of just about every thing we love about Dick Van Dyke, with footage that exhibits varied images, items of memorabilia and awards all through his life and profession. After which we’re handled to a pleasant second the place Dick Van Dyke joins in with Chris Martin for the refrain. Van Dyke even begins dancing, exhibiting simply how sprite he stays as he nears 100.
The music is interspersed with interview snippets, with the actor providing the phrases of knowledge that we’ve got come to like from Dick Van Dyke, particularly over the previous few years when he has form of picked up the place Betty White left off within the “We must protect this charming legend at all costs” division. In a single scene, he states, “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 that feeling – totally against anything intellectual – that I’m going to be alright.”
As we see moments from a few of Dick Van Dyke’s basic works similar to Mary Poppins, the actor considers, “I think I’m one of those lucky people who got to do for a living what I would have done anyway. When you think how lucky I am…I got to do what I do: play and act silly.” As somebody who grew up watching The Dick Van Dyke Present on Nick at Nite, any likelihood I get to see the person carry out, I’m completely drawn in and immediately reminded what a gem he’s.
The video is co-directed by Spike Jonze, who after all has been behind a few of the biggest music movies ever, together with one other with a fan favourite actor, Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” starring Christopher Walken.
