Marsh Family

It led to the family's earning international news coverage and appearing on ITV's This Morning and BBC Breakfast.

After the group's parody of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" went viral in February 2021, Isabella Kwai wrote in The New York Times, "This six-voice choir, with its sweet harmonies and the occasional wobbly note, is creating songs that dramatize the mundane moments of lockdown life, from too much screen time to the horrors of remote learning.

[4] Danielle said in an interview, "We were in a strange relationship for most of our time at university; I knew that I wanted to spend my dotage with Ben, but it took him a while to realise it.

[5] The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Celia Storey said of the performances that the family "display youthful talent in all its hit-or-miss but heartwarming exuberance".

[8] Once Ben modified the lyrics including changing "I was born to be with you" to "I am bored of being with you", Thomas acceded to playing Marius' part.

[8] After a few dinner table rehearsals, the group filmed themselves performing the song on the afternoon of 29 March and uploaded the video to Facebook shortly before 11 pm.

[10] CBS News's Rose Manister said the sibling fight reflects the difficulty of being together all the time during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

"[9] The viral video led to the family's receiving international news coverage and appearing on several television stations.

[6][10] USA Today's Carly Mallenbaum wrote, "the harmonies and overlapping verses by all family members are extremely impressive".

[16] Using a recording device they acquired during Christmas, the group performed a cover of the song "Under Pressure" without changing the lyrics as they felt it was appropriate for the pandemic.

[5] Moved by Black Lives Matter's overturning a slave trader's statue in Bristol, they created their own version of "Amazing Grace".

[5] To commemorate the safe completion of the children's grandfather's surgery in 2020, Ben Marsh composed the original piece "The Prostectomy Song".

"[5][19] "Have the New Jab", which parodies Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", contains "pointy humour" in its lyrics:Maybe there's a plan above to implant things into our blood But why on earth would Bill Gates want to rule ya?

[20] The song received applause from medical workers with Sarah Dickens, who heads research at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, saying, "Well this may be the best thing I ever saw.

The performance features the orangutan who bickers with Ella and Tess Marsh, telling them they must be apart, "there's no place for them", and they must not hold hands.

[22] After the adaptation received over two million YouTube views within a fortnight, Isabella Kwai of The New York Times profiled the group, writing, "This six-voice choir, with its sweet harmonies and the occasional wobbly note, is creating songs that dramatize the mundane moments of lockdown life, from too much screen time to the horrors of remote learning.

"[23] Christy Somos of CTV News called the cover "an impassioned, tongue-in-cheek rendition", while The Independent's Jenny Eclair found it "cleverly re-worded and timely".

[24][25] Alfie and Thomas Marsh harmonise that their increased consumption of food during the pandemic may have made their clothes becoming more close-fitting.

[28] The family gave away money they made from performances to Save the Children and the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.

Filmed at the Moth Club in Hackney, London, the music video showcases employees from Prostate Cancer UK and Danielle Marsh's parents, John and Linda Burn.

The Marsh Family performing in a "Mack the Knife (Prostate Cancer – Facts of Life)" music video filmed at the Moth Club in Hackney, London , on 8 November 2021 to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK . From left to right, are Ben, Alfie, Thomas, Danielle, Ella, and Tess Marsh.
The Marsh Family with Linda and John Burn , Danielle Marsh's parents, at the Moth Club in Hackney, London , on 8 November 2021. From left to right, are Ben, Danielle, Thomas, Alfie, Tess, and Ella Marsh; and Linda and John Burn.