Matt Hancock - Marsh Family song, just up

Oh, I'm sure they have their moments! But atm they are clearly happy to work together in this way.

About 3 months ago the mum -it would be the woman, of course! had a full on nasty cyber attack and they messed with the facebook page, but some lovely techie came in and helped them out.

Are we really so naive to not imagine what's said in the "playground" in schools?
I hear it in the playground everyday so don't need to imagine. But the difference is it doesn't come into the school building and is not encouraged by adults. In my opinion "fuck you/yuck fou" or anything rude does not have a place in the public domain anyway.
I'm pleased for them they do stuff together as a close knit loving family. How do they manage not to have a non compliant black sheep or stroppy kid I wonder?

Watched some of it, switched it off, not impressed.
Agree with Bluebelle and others; not pleasant to see precocious children singing these sort of words.

Casdon

Sorry MadameChirac. I didn’t watch this particular song, but I’ve watched lots of their others, and I think there have been some pretty silly posts on this thread about how what a clearly very loving and socially aware family are doing which ‘damages’ the children - when it clearly doesn’t. I don’t include you in those making silly posts.

I agree Casden, and thanks too MadameC for pointing out the irony of what’s “not nice” with mention of the prostate cancer song. My OH has had prostate cancer, along with thousands of others, who unlike women, are often reluctant to talk about their symptoms or seek advice until too late. We could do with more “not nice” public awareness songs.

What I particularly notice about their work is that it is politically and socially aware but NOT ‘party politics’
They have very moral set of values imo because they address integrity and truth politically. It’s when this is compromised that the satire sets in.

No problem Casdon I agree with you too. The Marsh family are very close knit. They collaborate on a song's topic, they choose the tune that will work best and work together to mash the lyrics to the music. Every family member has a voice and can veto any part of it at any time. They each choose which part they want to sing or not sing. Every family member plays a musical instrument too. Maybe people would prefer the 4 socially aware, productive and clearly thriving Marsh children just sit in their bedrooms, play on their X boxes 24/7 and grunt at their parents in passing. Sigh.

Sorry MadameChirac. I didn’t watch this particular song, but I’ve watched lots of their others, and I think there have been some pretty silly posts on this thread about how what a clearly very loving and socially aware family are doing which ‘damages’ the children - when it clearly doesn’t. I don’t include you in those making silly posts.

I don’t know what you think is ‘not nice’ about a song sung by children who have lost their grandfather to cancer sung in a way that slams the message home to others and raise money for the cause. These aren’t 5 year olds, they live in the real world. The ‘young boy’ is 14!

You must have missed the at the end of my post Casdon? To clarify for you, my not nice family comment was ironic: they're a close knit, socially and politically aware family who also happen to be musically talented. And by they didn't lose their grandfather. If you watch their video, you'll see him alive and well and deeply supportive of what his grandchildren are doing to raise awareness of prostate cancer.

The oldest boy is 16.

Yes, the Mack the knife video shows so such love in their family to Grandad as well as being really good fundraiser and information giver on prostrate cancer. something not "Talked about as its embarrassing" (well I learnt a lot from it!)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkVLe_qI2dw

MadameChirac

^sickened by the words sung by the young boy.... '^

If that sickens you check out the lyrics to their song in aid of prostate cancer. Sung to the tune of Mack the Knife, they urge men to go and get checked out and the lyrics are quite graphic and clear. They sing it in tribute to their beloved grandad who had the disease and they donated all raised funds to the Prostate Cancer charity. Definitely not nice people.

I don’t know what you think is ‘not nice’ about a song sung by children who have lost their grandfather to cancer sung in a way that slams the message home to others and raise money for the cause. These aren’t 5 year olds, they live in the real world. The ‘young boy’ is 14!

sickened by the words sung by the young boy.... '

If that sickens you check out the lyrics to their song in aid of prostate cancer. Sung to the tune of Mack the Knife, they urge men to go and get checked out and the lyrics are quite graphic and clear. They sing it in tribute to their beloved grandad who had the disease and they donated all raised funds to the Prostate Cancer charity. Definitely not nice people.

No, its doesn't shock me.

Are we really so naive to not imagine what's said in the "playground" in schools? Children may know what not to bring home that might shock gran or mum and dad, but children will come across a great deal more. Knowing and understanding the words is better than ignorance or crooked half understandings they are likely to come across sooner or later on social media.

Yes the family have become more political, and that's because of current political conditions, and that's why I posted this on the politics forum, not any other.

I think it's good that the children have the opportunity to think politically, so many don't. And if you watch the video on the Queen you can see they are also brought up to love and respect where it's due.

But yes, in terms of enjoying their work, it's totally a marmite thing.

I think it's good that the children have the opportunity to think politically, so many don't.

I can understand that they will annoy those of a certain political persuasion

Absolute Tosh!

I like them. As to preaching hatred I think children are more sophisticated than we give them credit for, but I can understand that they will annoy those of a certain political persuasion.
What would be exposing children to hatred IMO would be a copy of a popular tabloid “news”paper dropping through the letter box every day.

Aldom

I was sickened by the words sung by the young boy.... 'I guess the anus you're licking'. What decent, responsible, caring parents would want their child to sing something so gross? Not good at all.

Well I took an instant dislike to them when I first heard them, and now I know why. Not nice people in my book if they encourage their children to sing like that.

Made me laugh.

Looks as if this one backfired on them.

I was sickened by the words sung by the young boy.... 'I guess the anus you're licking'. What decent, responsible, caring parents would want their child to sing something so gross? Not good at all.

Well obviously they are the Marmite Family, you love them or hate them. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

I watched the first Marsh family video, the ‘One Day More’ lockdown one, and thought it was brilliant.

I haven’t viewed any more until this thread alerted me to the latest one.

As others have said, found it dreadful. Awful tune and words, but what got me was how the delightful ‘amateur’ feel of the original was totally gone, even down to the ‘Poppy’ theme of the background curtains, very contrived.

They came across as very ‘up’ themselves, especially the parents.

Never watch I’m A Celebrity, so the Matt Hancock stuff passes me by.

Can’t stand this family, I wish they’d stop craving attention. I’ve seen them before, simply don’t like them.

They didn’t ‘see me through Covid.’ They were a light hearted distraction like many other YouTube contributions.

There’s nothing light hearted about some of their more recent offerings and they’re churning them out with almost indecent haste.

Wyllow3

Are you their PR rep? 😄 You seem very over invested in them.

I find them a bit cringe tbh.

This is the first one they ever made, at the beginning of lockdown - do you really think the children are in a "disturbing" environment?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbDPdLsFPkc

To give posters a broader idea of the Marsh Family, try this gentle and respectful one on the Queen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqOlFNFc3PY

Or this really funny one on the waste problems in the south of England:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4F88MerzZc

Joseanne can that really shock you in the world we live in? My younger grandchildren know the word - they know its not to generally use, but a parody of it for teenagers? hardly "hatred".