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Saturday, April 4, 2020

UK family's lockdown adaptation of "One Day More"

From Stacey Bowman, pediatrics, Lincoln, this UK family’s stirring and hilarious adaptation of “One Day More” from Les Misérables. The performance is an example of how the human spirit can bear the brunt of the coronavirus and bounce back with songs of joy and laughter. From The Advocate online: "One day more, another day another destiny, shopping for online delivery. I tried again only to find, there's nothing till September time," the family sings in acknowledgment of the stay-at-home and social distancing orders that have swept the world. The clever lyrics address the day-to-day changes required where the world is now: bathroom sharing, homeschooling, difficulties Skyping with Grandma, and waiting for a vaccine. The singers are members of the Marsh family from Faversham, Kent in England. Father Ben Marsh, a history lecturer, said they were "overwhelmed" by the reaction to the video, which has received millions of views on social media and has been aired on mainstream outlets like Good Morning America. “It has been a bit of a strange day. We obviously hit a nerve.”



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