Phats & Small appeared on the scene in 1998 with "Turn Around", a track that featured sampled Toney Lee's "Reach Up" and Change's "The Glow of Love". The song debuted at number three in the UK Singles Chart, before climbing to number two, with career sales of this hit amassing them £5,000 in total due to their recording contract. Singer Ben Ofoedu appears in the video for the track miming to the vocals. Future releases featured his voice but "Turn Around" featured Lee's voice. However, Ofoedu has been known to perform the track live. In 1999, they also released their first album, Now Phats What I Small Music, a play on their name and the compilation series Now That's What I Call Music!. Ofoedu sang on two tracks, "Feel Good" and "Tonite", which were also released as singles. In 1999, Phats & Small also achieved notoriety for remixing the Earth, Wind & Fire track, "September" and Simply Red's "Ain't That a Lot of Love". Other remixes around the same time included PJ "Happy Days", Space Raiders "I Need The Disko Doktor", High Steppers "I Will Follow" and pop group A1's single "Be the First to Believe".
Ofoedu left the group to pursue a solo career as singer, songwriter and producer, and his backing vocalist Tony Thompson, was promoted to main vocalist. He sang on most tracks in Phats & Small's second album, This Time Around, released in 2001, which featured an eponymous single, as well as "Change" and "Respect The Cock" (which was supposed to feature the phrase uttered by Tom Cruise in the film Magnolia).[citation needed] The second album was co-produced by Jimmy Gomez.
After a few years away from the recording studio, Phats & Small returned in 2005 with a new vocalist, Ryan Molloy, and a new album, Soundtrack to Our Lives, featuring the single "Sun Comes Out", this track sung by a returning Ofoedu and a new female vocalist, Carrie Luer.
In 2016, a new version of "Turn Around" was made featuring new vocals from Ofoedu.
Small is also one half of the production team The Freemasons, along with James Wiltshire (Jimmy Gómez) who was a co-producer for Phats & Small.
Small is a Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. fan after being taken to games as a youngster by his uncle.
Their song "Turn Around" was on the CD of the computer game K.S.-n-Kickin.
It's A Beautiful Day
Phats & Small Lyrics
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What a beautiful day
John will be at my side on my Aeroplane ride
First stop Montego Bay
Friends will meet me there
Hope mum will be there
To take me back to my home
Yeah
That will be a happy day to see Jamaica again
I'm gonna have some fun drinking lots of rum
What a beautiful day
Give me some rice and peas
Make me feel at ease
What a beautiful day
Friends will meet me there
Hope mum will be there
To take me back to my home
So on the 1st of May
That will be a happy day to see Jamaica again
Friends will meet me there
Hope mum will be there
To take me back to my home
So on the 1st of May
That will be a happy day to see Jamaica again
La la la la la la la la la la la
What a beautiful day
La la la la la la la la la la la
What a beautiful day
La la la la le le la la
La la la la la
La la le la la le la la
La la la la la
What a beautiful day
I'm gonna go back home!
Yeah Yee!
What a beautiful day!
Give me some rum!
Rice and Peas make me feel at ease oh yes!
What a beautiful day!
What a beautiful day!
Oh I'm gonna go back home!
I'm gonna go back home!
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Ah Bam bam bam deh dah dah Bim!
Wicked G'waan boy
G'waan nuh?
Choon!
Wunderbar! Wonderful!
The lyrics to "It's A Beautiful Day" by Phats & Small tell a story of a person who is excited to return home to Jamaica on May 1st. They mention their friend John being with them on the plane ride and hope that their mum will be there to take them back home. The singer is looking forward to seeing friends and family, enjoying the warm weather, and drinking rum. The song is a celebration of returning to one's roots and finding comfort and joy in familiar surroundings.
The song's lyrics evoke a sense of nostalgia and longing for home. The line "I'm gonna go back home" is repeated multiple times throughout the song, emphasizing the singer's desire to return to their origins. The use of the phrase "what a beautiful day" also emphasizes the positive emotions associated with returning home.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm gonna go back home on the 1st of May
I have plans to return back to my hometown on May 1st
What a beautiful day
The day of my return is a gorgeous one
John will be at my side on my Aeroplane ride
My friend John will accompany me on my flight
First stop Montego Bay
Our first destination is Montego Bay
Friends will meet me there
My friends will be waiting for me in Montego Bay
Hope mum will be there
I hope my mother will also be there to welcome me
To take me back to my home
My mother will help me return to my home
That will be a happy day to see Jamaica again
It will make me extremely happy to visit Jamaica after a long time
I'm gonna have some fun drinking lots of rum
I plan to enjoy myself by drinking a lot of rum
Give me some rice and peas
I would like to have some rice and peas for my meal
Make me feel at ease
Having rice and peas will make me feel comfortable
Friends will meet me there
My friends will be waiting for me in Jamaica
So on the 1st of May
I have planned my visit to Jamaica for May 1st
La la la la la la la la la la la
This line represents the melody of the song
I'm gonna go back home!
I am excited to return back to my hometown
Give me some rum!
I would like to have some rum to drink
Rice and Peas make me feel at ease oh yes!
Having rice and peas will make me feel relaxed and happy
Oh I'm gonna go back home!
I am really looking forward to returning home
Ah Bam bam bam deh dah dah Bim!
This line represents the melody of the song
Wicked G'waan boy
This line is a slang and represents the feeling of excitement or approval
G'waan nuh?
This line is also a slang and represents a question like 'What's up?'
Choon!
This line represents a positive response like 'Great!'
Wunderbar! Wonderful!
These lines represent that the experience of returning home will be amazing
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Millie Small
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HEAVENLY SONG ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY MAKES IT HEAVENLY DAY , NO MATTER WHAT DAY, BECAUSE ALL DAYS ARE GOD'S DAYS !!! ! !!!
He-Is-Love :-)
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