British singing group, The Marsh Family, are no strangers to internet virality. Their tapestry of political parodies has earned the family singers a grand total of more than 45 million YouTube views since starting their channel in 2020. But The Marsh Family broke their mold completely when they performed a straight and stunning cover of a Simon and Garfunkel hit, so powerful that it moved some viewers to tears.
Racking up more than 336,000 views to date, Music Man readers can watch The Marsh Family’s exquisite “Bridge Over Troubled Water” cover unfold in the video below…
This was the perfect song to choose for a family performance. With its lyrics focused on companionship, comfort, and unconditional love, the Simon and Garfunkel hit rings out with all its original sentiments intact, once taken into the hands of The Marsh Family.
Based in Faversham, south-east England, The Marsh Family is composed of parents Ben and Danielle Marsh, who perform with their four teenage children, Alfie, Ella, Thomas, and Tess. They’re practically the Von Trapp family of our century; their voices weaving together in perfect harmony as the dad strums an acoustic guitar, with two of his musical children providing backing on keyboard and violin.
The two brothers introduce this heart-melting acoustic rendition with their velvet vocals before mother and daughter take on the first chorus. As one daughter angelically delivers the second verse solo, her sister lets her violin sing, amping up the emotion while their brother taps beats on his cajón drum, soon adding his bassy vocal harmonies into the mix. Finally, the father steals a few lyrics for himself, after letting each of his children shine.
Making this clip even greater is the fact that The Marsh Family admit that they “weren’t quite at full capacity” while filming this rendition, having been taken down by some sickness bugs. Yet their cover is as close to perfect as a family group can get, wowing viewers across the world.
Viewers can’t help but call The Marsh Family “gifts to this troubled world,” as fans find themselves returning to this viral video for comfort when times get rough.
One viewer even noted, “This helps us keep perspective at a time when bombs are falling, children are dying, the earth and all her children are suffering-and changing. We all need to find our bridge to a better life and future,” to the tune of over 100 likes.