In 1984, McCartney also included “Beautiful Boy” on his desert island picks. “I haven’t chosen any of my records, so to sum up the whole thing, I have chosen one of John Lennon’s from ...

John Lennon married Cynthia Powell in 1962 when she was pregnant with Julian, per History.com. The pair divorced in 1968 amid the "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" hitmaker's affair with Yoko Ono.

We were just about to break up, and that was tense in itself" and John Lennon later added ... Hey Jude' was shorter but said it was "a beautiful, compelling song", calling the first half ...