Whilst the
London 2012 Paralympic Closing Ceremony could be viewed as a bit old and new age what a gift
Coldplay songs were for the creative team to exploit? Without their material so aptly capturing the amazing 'moment' that the games generated it would have all been a bit at the level of a expansive and dramatic variety show. It wasn't just Coldplay's music that lifted the event to a higher plane, it was their committment to the whole evening that was so laudable.
They didn't just come on and 'do' their set, they both played along with the 'superstar' guests and singer
Chris Martin actually
left the stage to sit amongst The
British Paraorchestra for the gorgeous interpretation of
Strawberry Swing. What capped it all for me was when up on the screens I spied local boy
Mat Fraser, actor, drummer and Thalidomide challenged, drumming on stage with the band as per the clip above. What an incredible demonstration of their lyric 'God give me style, give me Grace'?
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