A Song For Sean. The meaning behind the lyrics in “Beautiful Boy” is so moving because it is devoid of any ego. You can tell Lennon was humbled in the face of fatherhood with Sean.

John Lennon’s son said ‘Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)’ makes him feel infantilized even though he’s ‘an old man’ During a 2020 interview with the Associated Press, Sean was asked about ...

Context. While Lennon used those words in his 1980 song “Beautiful Boy,” the phrase did not originate with him. A number of newspapers before that song's release published the phrase without ...