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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Rafqa Touma

How a boy’s own song about eastern rosellas went viral and was covered by Ben Lee

Ben Lee
Seven-year-old Miles Phillips giving two thumbs up
‘It starts off with a little idea, and then I think of bigger ones’ … Seven-year-old Miles Phillips’ song about the native Australian bird has been compared to the Strokes, the B-52s and Taylor Swift. Photograph: Guardian Australia, Yuji Shimada

Miles Phillips greets me at the door of his house with a high five. His hair is spiked and a tiny, colourful parrot badge is pinned to his blazer collar. The two huge cameras being lugged behind me by two producers don’t faze him. This seven-year-old is a rock star.

Last week, Miles’ father, Joel Phillips, posted a “full band version” of his son’s song heralding the eastern rosella – a bright parrot native to south-eastern Australia.

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