A heartbreaker...First time hearing JOHN LENNON - BEAUTIFUL BOY
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One of my all time favourite songs. “Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans”. This song made me cry thinking about my own beautiful boy who just turned 18 and last week moved all the way across the country to attend university on a football 🏈 scholarship. Neither of us quite realized exactly how much we would miss each other.
If that is you in the picture,no way is your kid 18! 😳😲
@@HarriBestReactions Harri, This is a sad song Knowing that he was not there much longer. On another sad note today The Rolling Stones Drummer , Charlie Watt passed away today at 8O
@@clarkcraig6959 bummer, sad to hear
@@HarriBestReactions Indeed that is me last year I think. That eighteen year old was born when I was 30 so I’m not exactly young. I also have a 20 yo son and 13 yo daughter so the kids keep me young. They all have grown up listening to the best music. My eldest son even used the Life is what happens quote in a graduation commencement address. 💙
@@blackbird8900 aw this really hits home because my brother was 18 when he passed away a year ago. He would have been close to turning 20 by now. I listen to this song to remind myself of him because he had a truly beautiful soul and was my best friend. He was my beautiful boy and I miss him more every day. 💔
Great line: "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." Ain't that the truth.
John Lennon wrote such beautiful songs - we have lost so much by his premature departure...
This song makes me cry.
One of my favorite Lennon tunes. The lyrics are so poignant considering his tragic death.
I just can’t think of a more emotional and honest voice than Lennon’s voice.
This song brings tears to my eyes and I don’t even have children.
A gift from a Father that will last a lifetime and beyond.
There is a moving video on the net Paul McCartney nearly crying while listening to this song.
Anyway...the Line "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" has become my motto of life since I heard this song the first time many years ago
There's a fantastic video from some mid-'80s tv interview of Paul listening to this song and crying as he silently sings along. Breaks my heart every single time.
Yes, it was Desert Island discs where you pick your favourite records to take on a desert island. When the line "the monster's gone,he's on the run and your daddy's here," Paul abruptly turns away from the camera as the words upset him so much.
His body may be gone but his legacy is stronger than ever : at any point in our lives, we just might need his songs
His song "Mother" is hauntingly great. Gives me chills.
You enjoyed it because John Lennon's song seep to your soul with peace & love.
I had recently purchased the “Double Fantasy” album and was extremely excited about John Lennon’s emergence after his retreat from the limelight (a well deserved break from the madness)! Then the unthinkable happened and he was murdered. I can only say I was paralyzed for several days and, to this day, feel as though he was deprived of what would surely have been his happiest years. What we all have lost, should never overshadow what was taken from John and Yoko and Julian and Sean. For my own selfish reasons, I will never be over this! The rest is even more tragic. ❤️🥰🌺🌺🌺✌️
Such well said words Debbie, feel the same over this sad loss over 40 years ago.
With this album John revived his career and he took back his life and then it was over. I can hardly listen to any songs on this album without feeling immense pain.
I have five kids. The oldest is in his 30s. I sang this to all of them my youngest is Harry and I enjoy watching him discover classic music as well.
Harry? What a lovely name! 😂
I've always loved this song but, had mixed feelings about it also. I always wonder how Julian felt when he heard this. The father Sean had, was very different than the father he had. My heart always aches for Julian more than Sean when I think of John's death.
Same. I think it's a beautiful song, but it's too bad he didn't treat Julian with the same respect as Sean. Heck, John had his lost weekend where he left Yoko and was cheating on her etc. Glad he changed his ways and actually cared about taking care of Sean. But when he had Julian was a different time and place.
John wrote 'Goodnight" for Julian. He says "Happy Xmas Julian" on Happy Xmas, he used Julian's painting to write "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." Julian plays drums on one of his albums. On one of his TV appearances, he made sure to say "Hello Julian" during an instrumental break. Julian has lots of REAL tangible memories of John. Many more than Sean does.
@@stephanieo2509 The song Julian plays drums on was "Ya Ya", from the Walls & Bridges album. I guess he would have been around 8 years old...and as I recall, couldn't "keep time" very well, lol. But it was a sweet gesture for Dad to do a song with his first born.
Me too. Paul wrote him Hey Jude, buy his dad didn't write one for him.
John wasn’t perfect by any means. We all know that! I believe he loved Julian in his own way. Whether it was clear or not this song is him at his most vulnerable and true
Oh Hari. I can’t listen to this without tearing up 🥺
To me, the best song on the album
its a beautiful gift
Such a beautiful song. This is the song I want to dance to with my son when he gets married!
The "Double Fantasy" album came out in November 1980 and I immediately bought it. It was so beautiful because things had turned around for him. This song and "(Just Like) Starting Over" hit me personally and then 3 weeks later the unthinkable happened and he was murdered. I was living in San Francisco at the time and a spontaneous vigil for him grew in the Marina park. We were there crying and needing community. I will never forget it. The songs went from happy, so glad he's back songs to heart-wretchedly sad. It took awhile before I could listen to them again, which is sad because it is a wonderful album.
💔 today hearing Charlie Watts drummer for Rolling Stones passed 🙏🦋🌈🌞🌻💕✌🏻RIP Charlie 🙏😇✨
So.sad
I like your reactions, Harry.
I can tell you are a good person. 👍
My dad is a huge Beatles fan and a musician! His favorite band of all time and John was an important part of his life. He used to sing this song to me when I was little to put me to sleep
One of the best lines in modern music (or ever) "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans".
I’ve always loved that saying also…it’s often credited to John but it was originally written by writer and cartoonist Allen Sanders.
I really love your reaction videos, Harri. They're very honest and straight from the heart. Keep up the good work!
I just saw an interview where Sean Lennon interviews Paul McCartney for John Lennon’s 80th birthday He asks Paul what was his favorite song by John in his solo career and Paul answers “Beautiful Boy.”
A beautiful song. Sad indeed, yet you can hear the love in John’s voice. If you get the opportunity, listen to Take 1.
Superbly recorded
I love this song. It's beautiful but I can't help but hurt for Julian. This is what he longed for from his father. John wrote a song for Julian at bedtime. It was nothing like this.
That famous line "Life is What happens to you while your busy making other plans" it's harder for Julian. Nothing's worse then someone passing away with loose ends that can't be fixed. Sean knew his father adored him. Unfortunately I know how Julian feels.
There is a video of Paul listening to this looking upset after he picked it to listen to in some kind of interview saying it’s a beautiful song in the early 80’s
It's so sad because this song is so full of love and optimism, and dreams unfulfilled. I think it must be comforting for Sean to hear his dad's message to him even though he's no longer around. Goosebumps...
Sir, you just popped up a week or so ago in my feed.
I know nothing about you. However, I can see on your face that you are a beautiful man. Beautiful soul. Beautiful heart.
Take care & enjoy every moment of your daughter's life.
P.s. I know what you mean when you say you enjoyed this song. ❤
The Goldman book on Lennon is one of the most hated books in the world of Beatles fans. Paul, George, and Ringo refused interviews for Goldman's research. They knew what kind of writer he was because of his recent hit piece on Elvis. It was a character assassination. The Lennon book is of the same ilk, from segments I have read and according to those who have read the entire book.
Not only is this song is sad it's also deep
The first time I heard it was in a movie, “ Mr. Holland’s Opus”. This is the first time I’ve heard from John Lennon. it is so beautiful. Thank you for this.
Such an underrated movie
This album, Double Fantasy, was released on November 17, 1980, John was killed on December 9, 1980.
Anyone who hates Yoko, should reflect on the fact that John of 15 years earlier, wouldn't have written this song. John was a beautiful soul, not a saint, who was hardened by tragedy in his youth. She reconnected his beautiful soul and his brilliant mind.
Well, actually, 12 years earlier in 1968, he wrote "Good Night", a very similar song, for Julian on the White Album.
made me cry and I've heard it many times. very sad indeed Harri
Fantastic
Another favorite from John. "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." About his son, Sean. He retired to take care of him while Yoko went to the office. We lost John way too soon.
This breaks my heart to think that John Lennon couldn't watch his darling Sean grow up because someone evil took that away. This song although it brings me to tears, it is beautiful.
By The Way Harri,, There Is Also A Music Video For This Song & It Has Home Movie Footage Of John,, Yoko & Sean.
Glad he chose the phrase Getting Better that was a song from McCartney and the beatles, showing the animosity between them was over...
So excited to hear this album, couldn't wait for the next. My youngest son was born when this song came out, just beautiful
Harri
You know how you say you remember where you were when music came out I bought this album back in 1980 and I was working in Missouri Mount Vernon Missouri for an electronic Safari and the next thing you know John Lennon was shot but I remember this album I was listening to at
the time and that was one of my favorite songs
Albert Goldman's book was the second assassination of John. U2 wrote a song in rebuttal to it called "God part II".
Rolling stone magazine famously referred to Andrew Goldman’s book as “John Lennon, character assassination.” Full of lurid lies.
Is one of the favorite song of Mc cartney ......one you tube archive , he listen the song and almost cry listening the song
I remember buying the album in November 1980 when it first came out. Within a month John was murdered.
John also wrote a poignant melody for his wife Yoko on the album ("Double Fantasy") that featured this song. It is called 'Woman". It seems he was allowed to give something for both of them to remember him by before he died. The line "every day in every way it's getting better and better" is a nod to Paul McCartney's "Getting Better". John had provided the 'negative' lines in that song from "Sgt. Pepper's." This line is John is acknowledging to Paul that he was right all along.
Beautiful song. I always dedicate this song to my son on his birthday, who was so beautiful when he was born ( and still is) and first put in my arms. And the sound of the steel drums and sea breeze helps convey that hopeful, happy feeling a parent feels watching their child grow. Indeed, so sad he didnt get to see Sean become a man
I dedicate this song to my son, too. We played it for him when he was first born. He's now 15 and 6'3" but he'll always be our beautiful boy ♥️
After many long years John had come out of house husband "retirement" and he put out this LP as John Lennon, not John Lennon - The Beatle or John Lennon who used to be a Beatle, but simply as John (& Yoko). It is a mature, honest work that gave a lot of us hope and direction. The news of his death cut across the World - it was even announced during a game on the Monday Night Football television show - with only 3 seconds left in the game because the sports commentators knew it was more important than who won the game. His killer is still jail to this day.
I was thinking of his first son, Julian.
Yepyeah i read that 90's.
My favourite Beatle, so much more than a Beatle 💜
Yoko also has a song on the album called Beautiful Boys about John and Sean. This song must've been released as a single somewhere, there is a video of it. John, Yoko and Sean are by the ocean having a picnic with friends.
Loved hearing this song, it has been many years. If you enjoy older movies, this song was featured in a favorite of mine, "Mr. Holland's Opus". About a small college music professor who is initially devastated when his newborn son is deaf and he thinks he cannot share his life's love of music with him.
I was trying to remember that. Thank you!!! It was perfect in that movie.
Harry great reaction. My son was born 2 months after his death. This song always breaks me. John had so much more great music to give us. Now he gets to seranade Jesus Nightly. With George of course
Thanks Harri For Reacting To My Suggestion,, I Knew You Would Like It..I Also Suggested Another Classic,, JOHN LENNON "HOLD ON"..Beautiful.
He was and is the greatest- love this man ❤️
They had 5 years together, not a few months. In a way that might have been harder. Can you imagine how Yoko must have felt, having to rush back from the hospital to break the news to 5 year old Sean, before he saw it on television...
Take what Albert Goldman says with a big pinch of salt though Lennon was a troubled genius and human being. We expect too much from famous people. It's an incredible book I lost my copy years ago and it's out of print now, or was last time I checked. His book Elvis is a fantastic read too. Gorgeous song and excellent reaction once again. Can I request Oh Yoko by Lennon please. The video is brilliant!!
Brother do I have an ammended for you to remember when you listen to this song.
My birth father and I never met.
He died 3 years before I found my birth family (my sister first)
He was forced by the mother to give me up for adoption as he was a minor at the time and had no say.
My sister told me that my father would sit and listen to this song and get drunk many Sundays.
It was his way of dealing with the fact that he would likely never get to meet me.
I will forever carry this in my broken heart.
Just to grind it to me, my adopted father died when I was 9.
Ha ha ha, F me I guess?🤗
Anyway,loved your reaction sir, never disappointed with you!🤗
Paul McCartney really loves this song this song makes Paul McCartney cry
I send this song to my stepson on his birthday every year. He is 29 and in military, but he will always be that beautiful boy I met when he was 3 and married his dad. He will always be my beautiful boy. Thank you for doing this reaction, Harri.. peace and blessings.
PD when you get a chance watch this video that is done with Lennon home videos.
*Harri* I use to sing this to my first born son..... it ALWAYS tares me up......
F.Y.I. { R.I.P. Charlie Watts } original drummer & member for The Rolling Stones along with Keith & Mick.! He was 80 and passed away at a London hospital today....! Praying for his family.... David .....
One of my favorite songs ever
Paul McCartney rates this as one of his favourite John Lennon songs.
That cover is for 2018 film.
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL song. I've got that book as well. ♥️♥️🎼🎵🎶🇨🇦
I remember when this used to play on the radio. Never hear it anymore. Yes, this is very sad. He loved his son so very much. That's the part that is so sweet, his love for his son. Love never dies. I lost my father when I was 8. I know everyone is different, but if I had a recording of him singing for me, I would have clung to it. It would have been a piece of him that I would have always had with me.
This is my favorite Lennon song. So clean, personal, and his vocals are at their best. So, so many great songs by John it really is tough to say favorite, but I quote from this song more than any other! Great choice Harri!
If you think it’s sad for Sean, think about Julian-who had to rely on John’s band mate to write him a song. :)
Hey Jude by Paul, to clarify. At least Julian can know the song about him is waaaay better. (Though I like this one too, don’t mean to be cranky just wry)
I haven't heard this song since John was alive and that record came out. Hearing it now in hindsight you're right it's so sad. I don't know he may have died before this record came out but either way it's sad especially the older I get more it makes me want to cry
Best reaction Harry!! Hope you have choose the video with the photos of John and Sean....
Kinda sad as John has another son Julian who he basically abandoned. He is a wonderful musician and is the spitting image of John. John never really spent time with him and was taken under the wing of Paul. You should check out some of his music.
The Albert Goldman book is an attack on John Lennon. Paul McCartney urged fans to boycott the book. He liked to write about peopled he disliked--like Elvis Presley.
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Did you hear "Nobody loves you, when you're down and out"????
😭😭😭😭😭
The sad fact of the matter is that John never really probably got to know his first son Julian you know Cynthia that was his first wife because of the height of The Beatles being so famous he didn't really have time for his first song and he even admitted this later on in interviews😊
You should listen to Seans latest band, The Claypool Lennon Delirium. Very Beatlesque. Damn good band
A beautiful & poignant song...the ending sounds of children's laughter & the ocean reminisce about their sailing trip to Bermuda. Please throw away that Goldman "biography."..Goldman was a horrible person for such a hatchet job. Lennon wasn't a perfect man, but far from the monster Goldman portrayed. Thanks.
I think this was probably a hard song for his older son Julian Lennon. This had to be very hurtful song for him and then his father is gone with no chance of fixing there relationship.
Beautiful song. Love you John. As far as the Albert Goldman book, do yourself a favor Harri, and don't read the book. It was all negative trash about John. it is a trash book. If you have a fireplace, use it as firewood this winter.
THAT book has a very strong tendency towards representing things in a worst case scenario perspective. Paul and Yoko were both adamantly critical of it.
Well ..yiu never know with books..those concerned most times dont want certain things revealed.And when they are,they deny it.Not saying that is the case here,im just saying its hard to know who to believe😀
@@HarriBestReactions There are a couple of episodes of the Something About The Beatles podcast that list or go into depth over the best of the biographies and memoirs. In fact, I think you'd enjoy that podcast in general. Fantastic stuff.
@@LeChaunce I agree about the podcast.It's a good place to learn about the good as well as the bad of these four complex individuals.
@@HarriBestReactions Whom to believe. A fair question. Eventually, you settle....but where? John has never denied his own issues and is frequently, perhaps, too honest even if it put him in a bad light. He made significant efforts to destroy the 'Beatle myth' both during and, most notably, after the break up. Meanwhile, Paul has nothing to gain or lose either way necessarily. He could just let the book stand and allow John to be diminished while raising his own street cred. He didn't. Yoko would have a personal stake, but Paul joins her on this front. After this, all you have are second and third hand accounts, many discredited, by people who have a favorite Beatle. Even the author suggest that Paul was the only talented member of the group. From there, my God, Goldman even suggests that Lennon was anti-Semitic, dyslexic, schizophrenic, and having sex with children. Even ex-wife, Cynthia, noted that the material he extracted from her book put an extra and unneeded negative spin on everything. The list is endless but let's face it. The only one to benefit from this book was the author.
Author Goldman also did a hatchet job on Elvis Presley as well. See also 'yellow journalism'.
Many salacious inaccuracies in Goldman’s book. Pure character assassination.
When he had Jullian he was young, immature and so successful he ignored his son. Actually Paul gave Jullian alot of attention. It was wrong on all levels! Thank God Julian and Sean have become very close.
Escucha y Reacciona a "Out The Blue" album Mind games 1973 ✌🏻
I love the song but, John was always so good to point out the hypocrisy of others but couldn't see his own. Did he write a song for his older son, Julian? Nope. Left him very little money that Cynthia had to fight for. Yoko sold off memorabilia and Julian has used his own money to go round and try to buy it back. Should have been his and Seans to split/share. It is a lovely song, sang it to my boy 100 x's! Thank's Harri!
Even in the Mother song, John speaks of his father leaving...when he did the same thing to Julian. Beautiful Boy alway makes me sad for Julian.
@@marggie4129 , same here.
He wrote Good Night for Julian, Julian's painting was a huge inspiration for Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, he told Julian "Happy Christmas" on Happy Xmas in the beginning, and another example I can't think of at the moment.
He loved Julian, and before he passed he was trying to reconnect with him and make up for the all the times he wasn't there for him, then that asshole shot him.
It's quite possible that Yoko fucked him over with the will as well, more than likely.
He stopped music so he could stay home with Sean 5yrs.
You should listen to Sean Lennon's album, "Friendly Fire." It's brilliant! Big critical success but no air play in the USA. But some single hits in France. "Parachute" was on of my favs from that LP. I got to talk to Sean both before a concert here in San Diego. He was very sweet. Posed for a pic w me & my friend. He said I was the 1st from his online fan site to show up. He took time afterwards to give everyone autographs. Everyone at the concert knew the album & was singing along. At one point he said, "I'm so glad you're all singing & know the words, it helps when I forget my own lyrics." Lol! He did another concert later with another artist. It was heavier rock. th-cam.com/video/JuYKC28H-x0/w-d-xo.html
Too bad he never wrote a song like this for his first son Julian, but thankfully Paul picked up the slack with Hey Jude
John wrote "Goodnight" for Julian.
John was just getting the writing itch back and he was gunned down by some little freak.I live just a few miles from that pathetic individual.I think the best punishment for him would be 23 hours a day of hearing yoko's greatest hits!!!
Hey there! SOOOO....this is really tough. I've made the same requests over and over and over, but to no avail. I'm going to try once more, but if nothing comes of my requests, I'll just take it as my cue that my suggestions don't matter, & will unsubscribe and quit bothering you.
Ok......months & months ago, you said you were right then going to do George Harrison "All Things Must Pass", but it never happened. Also with George, I mentioned "Beware of Darkness", &"Isn't it a Pity."
I've also mentioned the Kennedy Center Honors performances...first, Heart performing "Stairway to Heaven" for Led Zeppelin. Also, Adam Lambert performed "Believe" for Cher. Seeing Jason Bonham playing drums w/Heart... amazing. Seeing Robert Plant tear up, & Jimmy Page was particularly happy. JPJ also loved it. And Cher teared up hearing Adam....
Finally, I had suggested Il Divo. It's 4 men from different countries (I.S., France, Switzerland and Spain), and Simon Cowell actually put them together initially. They cover TONS of incredible songs, but often not in English. I suggest "Nights in White Satin", "Unbreak my Heart", Wicked Game", "Time to say Goodbye", and "Angels". They're classically trained, and are completely PHENOMENAL.
SOOOO...If I just end up getting ignored again, I will take that as my cue that my suggestions don't matter, & I'll just go ahead and unsubscribe. Then I won't be a bother to you any longer. It will be your loss to not experience Il Divo in particular, but that's not my concern. Take care, & I'll wait a bit to see what comes of my message...
Beautiful song - so poignant. 'Live is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans' is a great line, but not a Lennon original. This phrase was apparently used in 1957 by an author in Readers Digest. Fantastic line all the same. Hearing this song is indeed heartbreaking.
Too bad he forgot about Julian
A sad song? About the love of a father to his son?
That book by Goldman is a spiteful money grab. Check out U2 song "God part 2" for Bono's reaction to it
Horrible book, beautiful song
Too bad he treated his first son like shit.
Not true. They got close again near the end.