1980 single by John Lennon
"
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
" is a song written and performed by
John Lennon
. It was released on the 1980 album
Double Fantasy
, the last album by Lennon and Ono released before
his death
.
Paul McCartney
has stated this is one of his favourite songs composed by Lennon, and when he appeared on
Desert Island Discs
in 1982 included it as his favourite in his selection, as did Yoko Ono as the only John Lennon song in 2007.
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Originally, the song was released as the B-side of the third and final single from
Double Fantasy
, "
Watching the Wheels
", in March 1981, on its US reissue. Subsequently, it was used as the B-side of "
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
" to promote the compilation album
The John Lennon Collection
in November 1982.
Lyrics
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The song was for Lennon's son,
Sean
, his only child with
Yoko Ono
. It begins with John comforting his son from what is presumably a nightmare and develops into John passionately describing the love he has for his son and the joy Sean gave him.
At the end of the song, John Lennon whispers, "Good night, Sean. See you in the morning. Bright and early."
The lyrics of "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" contain the famous
Allen Saunders
1957
Reader's Digest
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quote "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans".
Personnel
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Celine Dion version
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"Beautiful Boy" was recorded by
Celine Dion
for her album,
Miracle
(2004). It was released on 4 October 2004, in North America and parts of Europe as the first promotional single.
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The song reached number two on the Quebec Airplay Chart. "Beautiful Boy" was also popular on
adult contemporary
charts, peaking at number 18 in the US and number 23 in Canada.
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It also reached number 30 on the Hungarian Airplay Chart.
Dion performed this song on a few US TV shows, including
Live with Regis and Kelly
.
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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- "Rock and Roll People"
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