Beautiful Boy
John Lennon
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Close your eyes Have no fear The monster's gone He's on the run and your daddy's here Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Before you go to sleep Say a little prayer Every day in every way, it's getting better and better Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Out on the ocean sailing away I can hardly wait To see you come of age But I guess we'll both just have to be patient 'Cause it's a long way to go A hard row to hoe Yes, it's a long way to go But in the meantime Before you cross the street Take my hand Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Before you go to sleep Say a little prayer Every day in every way, it's getting better and better Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Darling, darling, darling Darling Sean (Goodnight Sean, I'll see you in the morning)
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10 facts about this song
Artistic Genesis"Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" was written by John Lennon and is a track on his last studio album "Double Fantasy," released in 1980.
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InspirationThe song was written as a tribute to Sean, John Lennon's son with Yoko Ono.
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Notable LyricsThe song has one particularly famous line that goes, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." This quote is often mistakenly said to be a Lennon quote, but in fact, it dates back at least to 1957, when it appeared in Reader's Digest.
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Album SuccessAlthough the "Double Fantasy" album received initially mixed reviews, it eventually won the 1981 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
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Unexpected DedicationIn the song, the lines "Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Beautiful Boy. Darling, darling, darling. Darling Sean." are repeated in sequence. Lennon once said in an interview that he was inspired by a boat trip he had taken where the song playing over the boat’s system had the words, "darling darling darling."
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Posthumous ReleaseWhile the "Double Fantasy" album was released three weeks before Lennon's death in 1980, "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" gained a lot of airplay following his assassination.
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Musical CompositionNotable for its serene and gentle melody, "Beautiful Boy" is in contrast to some of Lennon's more raucous rock numbers. It embodies a mature, reflective style characteristic of the "Double Fantasy" album.
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Cover VersionsThe song has been covered by several other artists over the years, including Celine Dion and Ben Harper. In these versions, the universal love and tenderness captured by Lennon in the lyrics were equally expressed.
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Celine Dion VersionCeline Dion's cover of "Beautiful Boy" is featured on her 2004 album, "Miracle." She recorded it as a lullaby, mirroring the song's initial tender sentiment for a child.
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In Movies and TV"Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" has been featured in several films and TV shows, including "Mr. Holland's Opus" and the television show "ER."
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