U.K. Family Spreads Joy with Coronavirus Lockdown Rendition Of 'One Day More' From Les Misérables
KENT, U.K. (CBS News) - A British family of six has become an online sensation with their coronavirus self-isolation rendition of the Les Misérables song "One Day More."
The Marsh family from Kent, England, reworked the song to list the frustrations they've felt while stuck at home during the U.K.'s nationwide, three-week lockdown, which is only half over and may well be extended.
The video has been viewed 7.5 million times on Facebook. Dad, Dr. Ben Marsh, told CBS News it was originally uploaded for family and friends to see, but it was quickly shared around the world.
UPDATE ON 5 APRIL: if you like this video, and feel able, please contribute to the charity that we are donating all our revenue to, which is the World Health Organization COVID-19 Solidarity Fund: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1564752357011737/. Facebook will match what you give. You can find a few more family antics at: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarshFamilySongs ORIGINAL MESSAGE ON 29 MARCH: This is the last one we are going to do on a lockdown theme, but it felt very apt. And it might be just in time to cheer up some friends and family who have had - or are about to have - birthdays, all by themselves. Decided to include a bit of the intro so that you can see what kind of madness Danielle Marsh and I would be dealing with, if we didn't occupy them with music making...Hope everyone out there is doing okay.
Posted by Ben Marsh on Sunday, March 29, 2020
The family were taken aback when the clip went viral, as March said they had "absolutely no clue that it was to catch fire," and they've been "overwhelmed by the response."
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