Sophie has her mother to thank for the stunt², which was made possible by radio show presenters³ at The Bert Show in Atlanta.

 

According to information provided alongside the clip, ten-year-old Sophie finds it impossible to get up for school in the morning and her despairing parent has tried everything from rubbing her back to blasting music to rouse her.

 

She has also tried wafting⁴ the smell of cinnamon rolls up the stairs and throwing dog treats on to her daughter's bed to get the pet pooch to jump on her and stir her from her sleep.

 

At her wits' end, Sophie's mother eventually enlisted⁵ the help of the radio staff and invited the five-piece jazz band called Blair Crimmins And The Hookers into the youngster's bedroom.

 

Captured on camera, the band can be seen kick-starting their performance of a song called Run That Rabbit Down, which immediately has the desired effect.

 

After holding her head, Sophie looks around the room with wide eyes, looking frightened by the unexpected performance. She is seeing sitting up in her bed, attempting to come to terms with what is going on.

 

After the band has finished playing, the radio host Bert Weiss asks her whether she is now up and ready for school.

 

A sheepish Sophie confirms that she is before the show's host issues the dire⁶ warning that the band will play to her every morning for the next five weeks if she is unable to get herself up in the future.

 

But young Sophie has an answer for that as the video ends, with her saying, 'I need to buy myself some earplugs!'

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