Jermaine Edwards , Mar 4, 2014
"The little boy who sang this song made me search for the song. Who would have thought that such a beautiful song has been released for over 8yrs now and it didn't go viral? This song really humbled me and made me more appreciative of everything I have been through. Thank you Jermaine Edwards for blessing the world with such a beautiful song.
I pray God's blessing and peace find you wherever you are 
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Thank you for rain
Thank you for joy
Thank you for pain
It's a beautiful day-ay-ay-ay-ay
It's a beautiful day-ay-ay-ay
Ay, Prinz, Lord I want to thank you for this blessing
Give thanks to my family
Cos they're the reason I ain't been stressing
Cos it's a beautiful day ay-ay-ay-ay
It's a beautiful day ay-ay-ay
Yo! Look!
It's a beautiful day
And I mean it (I mean it)
And when the night time comes
I'm give him thanks before I'm sleeping
Cos it's a beautiful day ay-ay-ay-ay
It's a beautiful day ay-ay-ay
Let me paint you a picture
Wake up
I step out of bed
As I'm reading the holy scripture
I tell my mum I'll make her proud
I'm working hard
I'll make her richer
And I have no doubt in my mind
Like MJ, I follow that man in the mirror
Whеn I'm, when I'm in need of protection
He's my strеngth
He's my pillar
He puts food on my families plate
So I'm thankful for the roof I have
I'm thankful for my lunch and dinner
They use to hate on my ting (Hate on my ting)
But they wanna call me a winner (Call me a winner)
I've seen people change like seasons
From autumn to the winter
Thank you for sunshine
Thank you for rain
Thank you for joy
Thank you for pain
It's a beautiful day-ay-ay-ay-ay
It's a beautiful day-ay-ay-ay
Lord I want to thank you for this blessing
Give thanks to my family
Cos they're the reason I ain't been stressing
Cos it's a beautiful day ay-ay-ay-ay
It's a beautiful day ay-ay-ay
The Kiffness, December 16, 2022
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The total views of this video as of September 18, 2024 at 8:58 AM EDT = 27,246,420.
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From https://thekiffness.bandcamp.com/track/its-a-beautiful-day
"I am an independent live electronic artist from South Africa.
Thank you 2022 for the highs & the lows that came with this year. I'm thankful to be here, making music & spending time with my family. Thankful for all the tough times too & the valuable lessons that came with them.
Original video performed by Rushawn from Jamaica:
www.instagram.com/reel/CkvZ_N4vAr6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Rushawn was 10 years old when this video was taken. He is now 16.
(I assume the video is a repost, not the original)
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kiffness
"David Scott (born 11 February 1988), also known by his stage name the Kiffness,[2] is a South African musician, producer, and parody artist who is the founder and lead singer of the band the Kiffness.[3][4] Despite the band's name, Scott is referred to as the Kiffness alone.[5][6]"...
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 - When Rushawn discovers our Beautiful Day video
@trinix, 2023 -snip-
@Trinix, 2023
"He was 8 years old when he sang this music, today he’s 17. Seeing him smile is really touching. It’s for this kind of moment that we do this job.
Our video has been shared all over the world and has accumulated over 100 million views. Rushawn’s life has totally changed, he has just signed with Sony Music alongside Jermaine.
The song is now available everywhere, so we’re counting on you to spread it all over the world ️"
Jamaica Gleaner Jan 12, 2023 -snip- The total # of views for this video as of September 18, 2024 at 19:53 AM EDT=1,271,597
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #6 - Prinz, Rushawn, Jermaine Edwards - Beautiful Day (Thank You for Sunshine) (Official Video)Prinz, Feb. 2, 2023 -snip- The total # of views for this video as of September 18, 2024 at 10:47 AM EDT=19,289,634
“It’s a great feeling of an accomplishment. It shows that people can remix versions of your song and they still do very well while it’s a part of my ownership,” Edwards told DancehallMag.
The new remix, which features fresh bars from UK rapper Prinz, was released on January 20, 2023. An official music video, released on February 2, begins with Ewears’ original clip back in primary school, before transitioning to a present-day setting in a church hall."...
**** JAMAICA GLEANER NEWSPAPER ARTICLE EXCERPT - "Rushawn’s ‘It’s a Beautiful Day’ captures world’s attention"
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20230109/rushawns-its-beautiful-day-captures-worlds-attention, published Janet Silvera, January 9, 2023 "A youngster who used music to improve his academic performance in primary school has won the hearts of millions of people worldwide with his rendition of It’s A Beautiful Day, a song that has become a global anthem.Now age 16, Rushawn Ewears who sang the song – composed as
Beautiful Day by a Jamaican gospel singer Jermaine Edwards – when he was 10
years old during lunchtime in his class at the Top Hill Primary School in St
Elizabeth, recalled his former principal, Cavene Bisasor-Headlam.
She describes his story as one of “rags to riches”, noting
that the youngster had everything going against him.
“Academically, he was not doing well, and he was at the lowest socio-economic level, but, because he wanted to write and sing his own songs, he decided he had to learn to read,” the educator recalled.
[…]
Music lovers from as far away as Malaysia, Indonesia,
Africa, parts of Europe, the North, South and Central Americas, and the
Caribbean have contributed to Rushawn’s rendition becoming an overnight hit,
making the youngster an instant sensation.
Many have described him as a blessing, particularly, during a time when the world needs its spirit lifted.
Rushawn’s class teacher at the time, Rose Binns, said that, although he would sometimes have no shoes to wear to school or money to purchase lunch, Rushawn and his brother would still find their way there, just so Rushawn could sing to his classmates.
“When he started singing, the students would gravitate towards him, and that motivated him. He was bent on being the star performer in front of his personal audience,” she told The Gleaner, adding that the young man, who is now a student at B.B. Coke High School, could be heard across the classes.
“His classmates would use the desks as drums,” she added.
That stardom that Rushawn yearned for crept upon him suddenly, and it is not clear if he has received any royalties for the use of his voice in several remixes posted online.
The success of the song has been partly driven by South African singer David ‘The Kiffness’ Scott, who spoke with The Gleaner from his home.
He admits that he has never met Rushawn in person, adding it was likely they would meet in the future."...
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This 2023 Jamaican newspaper article points out concerns about Rushawn not receiving any monies from these viral videos of him singing the chorus of "Beautiful Day" and noted that there have been fake GoFundMe donations drives for him.
Read the comment about Rushawn from the discussion thread for the Trinix video that is given after Showcase Video #4 in this pancocojams post regarding royalties and support for Rushawn from the French musician duo Trinix. In addition, at least one comment that I read indicated that the Kiffness has shared royalties with Rushawn from his video of Rushawn singing "Beautiful Day".
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