John Lennon（约翰列侬）和纽约先锋艺术家大野洋子结婚后，（YOKO ONO的名字翻译成小野洋子还是大野洋子也还有分歧)，John才真正真正成为具无产阶级意识的音乐艺术家。 在音乐的天赋上，约翰列侬不如同乐队的保罗·麦卡特尼，但很明显，约翰列侬比保罗·麦卡特尼更为出名，更受到广大歌迷的追捧。

列侬的音乐中的有很强的人文色彩，列侬的激进批判和反抗，除了涉及政治外，还涉及阶级，人权，女权，种族，环境保护等等众多层面。列侬和大野洋子的做爱不作战的运动让人们记忆犹新，列侬的“给和平一个机会”的呼声，看似通常易懂，但实际上如雷贯耳。《Beautiful boy》这首歌是约翰列侬非常与众不同的一首，这首歌没有涉及政治，涉及人权，在歌曲中，我们感受的到的只是约翰列侬对他的儿子朱利安列侬（Julian Lennon）的深厚的父爱。

Celine Dion也翻唱了约翰列侬的这首经典名曲，与Rene Angeli晚年喜得贵子，Celine Dion借用这首歌来表达对儿子Rene-Charles的爱。

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Close your eyes
Have no fear
The monster's gone
He's on the run and your mommy's here

(Chorus)
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

(Chorus)

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
Coz 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

(Chorus)

Before you go to sleep, say a little prayer
Ev'ry day, in ev'ry way
It's getting better and better

(chorus)