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Family behind 'Bohemian Rhapsody' rendition reflects on viral moment

Robby Parker said he started playing “Bohemian Rhapsody” during the car ride to school to get his kids to stop fighting over the radio.

MARIETTA, Ga. — It was a morning ritual that went viral on YouTube more than seven years ago.

Every day on the car ride to school, Robby Parker and his kids, Zoe, Schuyler and Callum, rocked out to Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" to get them pumped for classes.

A lot has changed in seven years for the family since the video took the internet by storm.

“My oldest is learning to drive. Yeah, just got her learner’s permit,” Robby Parker said.

“I can definitely look back and be like. Yeah, I’m different,” mentioned Schuyler, Parker’s oldest daughter.

The family said the whole viral experience has been cool moment for the family to look back on.

“You know, getting interviewed, getting a notification on Twitter that Alyssa Milano tweeted a link to your video or Mia Farrow tweeted a link to your video,” said Parker.

He said it all started as a way to get the kids to stop fighting over the radio on the way to school.

“You all quit arguing about music and I’m going to show you all some good music. A couple of days later they kept wanting to hear it in the morning,” he explained.

So, he decided to record it.

“He just set-up his phone and he put his glasses cleaner over it.  He put it over the screen, and I was like what’s going on,” Schuyler said as she laughed.

Parker said within a week the kids knew all the lyrics to the song. The video now has more than 7-million views on YouTube alone.

“It didn’t really change our lives at all,” Parker mentioned.

When the movie Bohemian Rhapsody hit theaters in November the family was there to see it.

“I got awesome kids. I’m very lucky! They are brilliant and probably the smartest kids I know,” Parker said.

The video was recently featured in a commercial in Colombia. The family said one day they might do a part two video.

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