Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy): John Lennon
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Released in the fateful year of 1980, Beautiful Boy is John's love song for his then four year old son, Sean. It begins with John apparently comforting Sean following a nightmare, but develops into a lovely tribute to the joy that Sean had brought into his life.
Some interesting facts: The line, "Every day, in every way, it's getting better and better" is attributed to French Psychologist Émile Coué who used this line as a mantra for his patients.
Also, it is in this song that you'll find Lennon's famous line, "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans".
I know that a four-year-old is not really a baby, but it's Saturday afternoon so I'm hoping I can slip this one in.
... Oh, and I have an idea about Celine Dion's cover of this song. Let's not speak of it!