16-412: Beautiful Boy may refer to: Music [ edit ] " Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) ", a 1980 song by John Lennon from Double Fantasy " Beautiful Boys ", a 1980 song by Yoko Ono, also from Double Fantasy "Beautiful Boy", a song by Kelli Ali from Tigermouth "Beautiful Boy", a song by Nate Borofsky from Never Enough Time "Beautiful Boy",
32-474: A 2008 book by David Sheff See also [ edit ] Beautiful Boyz , a 2004 EP by CocoRosie Bishōnen (lit. "beautiful boy"), a Japanese term for an aesthetic of male sexual appeal Vackra pojke! ( Beautiful Boy! ), a 1981 album by Pink Champagne Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Beautiful Boy . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
48-453: A few US TV shows, including Live with Regis and Kelly . The John Lennon Collection The John Lennon Collection is a 1982 posthumous compilation album of music from John Lennon 's solo career. The album was originally scheduled for release in late 1981, but was held back a year due to legalities since half the songs on the album were licensed to EMI and the other half, songs from Double Fantasy , were licensed to Geffen . It
64-504: A single, (featuring a version of the song without the slow fade-ins) and managed to reach number 41. " Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) " was released as the B-side to "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", which was released by Geffen, in a new picture sleeve, in the US. The front and back cover photographs for The John Lennon Collection were taken by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz on 8 December 1980; Lennon
80-497: A song by Karol G from KG0516 "Beautiful Boy", a song from the 2005 musical Lestat "Beautiful Boy", a song by The Last Dinner Party from Prelude to Ecstasy Other media [ edit ] Beautiful Boy (2010 film) , a 2010 drama directed by Shawn Ku Beautiful Boy (2018 film) , a 2018 film directed by Felix van Groeningen The Beautiful Boy (or The Boy ), a 2003 book by Germaine Greer Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction ,
96-423: 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. Originally,
112-503: Is now restored on CD," wrote Mat Snow in Q , "and is guaranteed to poop any party of sentimental Lennonism – presumably why it's kept till last; 1970's Plastic Ono Band album apart, it remains his most discomfortingly intense work." In the US, the 1989 CD re-issue of The John Lennon Collection not only included the two bonus tracks but also the two songs originally excluded from the US vinyl release, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" and "Stand by Me" (these were 'bonus cassette-only tracks' in
128-438: 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 quote "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans". "Beautiful Boy"
144-494: The US), thereby making the track-listing now identical in both countries. As Lennon's first posthumous release, The John Lennon Collection did extremely well, reaching number 1 in the UK and peaking at number 33 in the US where it would eventually reach triple platinum. The album sold 300,000 copies in the first week, and 1 million by its third week in the UK. In the UK, "Love" was excerpted as
160-414: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beautiful_Boy&oldid=1212282989 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) " Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) "
176-432: The only officially released Lennon track previously unavailable on any UK album, the latter the only UK hit single originally excluded from the compilation). "Move Over Ms. L" was the more notable inclusion: originally intended for Walls and Bridges but cut at the last minute, it was released as the B-side to "Stand by Me". The CD was released in the UK on 23 October 1989. "Less Christmassy than it sounds, ['Cold Turkey']
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#1732894120466192-571: 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. The song was for Lennon's son, Sean , his only child with Yoko Ono . It begins with John comforting his son from what
208-496: The tracks from Double Fantasy . In the US, the album was issued with a slightly different track listing, with " Happy Xmas (War Is Over) " and "Stand by Me" only released on the cassette edition. In 1989, after EMI acquired the rights to the Double Fantasy material, The John Lennon Collection was remastered and reissued worldwide with two bonus tracks for its CD release, " Move Over Ms. L " and "Cold Turkey" (the former being
224-563: Was eventually released on 1 November 1982 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and on 8 November by Geffen in the United States. It was the first Lennon album to be issued following his death in 1980. The album includes most of Lennon's hit singles and other tracks from his solo albums recorded with EMI from 1970 to 1975, as well as all but one of his compositions (track 3 - " Cleanup Time ") from his final album Double Fantasy , which
240-683: Was initially distributed by Geffen Records in America and EMI /Parlophone in the United Kingdom. The EMI selections on the album are similar to those on Shaved Fish , Lennon's 1975 compilation album, but without the singles " Cold Turkey ", " Mother " and " Woman Is the Nigger of the World ." The 1975 hit single " Stand by Me " and " Love ", a popular track from the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album, were added. The other half consisted of many of
256-674: 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. 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. It also reached number 30 on the Hungarian Airplay Chart. Dion performed this song on
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