The world is full of beautiful things
Butterfly wings, fairy tale kings
And each new day undoubtedly brings
Still more beautiful things

The world abounds with many delights
Magical sights, fanciful flights
And those who dream on beautiful nights
Dream of beautiful things

Beautiful days for sunshine lazin'
Beautiful skies and shores
Beautiful days when I can gaze
In beautiful eyes like yours

You wonder why the nightingale sings
Lovers have wings, people wear rings
The world is full of beautiful things
Beautiful people, too
Beautiful people like you

Beautiful days of sun kissed showers
Beautiful sea kissed breeze
Beautiful nights of moon kissed hours
Beautiful dreams like these

Our lives tick by like pendulum swings
Delicate things, butterfly wings
Life is full of beautiful things
Beautiful people, too
Beautiful people like you

Like you, just like you, people like you
Beautiful people like you

Overall Meaning

In the song "Beautiful Things" by Bobby Darin, the singer marvels at the beauty of the world around him. He sings about the many wonderful things that exist in nature, from butterfly wings to fairy tale kings. He notes that each new day brings even more things to admire. The world is full of delights, from magical sights to fanciful flights, and those who dream are inspired by them. The song asserts that life itself is one of the most beautiful things, and that the people we meet can be among the loveliest of all.

Through his lyrics, Bobby Darin highlights the importance of taking time to appreciate the beauty around us. In a world that can often be filled with challenges and struggles, it is easy to overlook the things that make life wonderful. The simple pleasures that exist in nature, and the beauty of human connections, are powerful and deserving of our attention. By drawing attention to these things, Darin reminds us of the joy that can be found in everyday experiences.

Line by Line Meaning

The world is full of beautiful things
There exists countless beautiful things in the world.

Butterfly wings, fairy tale kings
Examples of the beautiful things include butterfly wings and kings from fairy tales.

And each new day undoubtedly brings
Every new day comes with its own set of beautiful things.

Still more beautiful things
The number of beautiful things in the world is so vast that it is impossible to count them all.

The world abounds with many delights
The world is full of delightful things to experience.

Magical sights, fanciful flights
Examples of delightful experiences include seeing magical sights and going on fanciful flights.

And those who dream on beautiful nights
People dream of beautiful things during peaceful nights.

Dream of beautiful things
Their dreams involve more beautiful things that they want to experience in life.

Beautiful days for sunshine lazin'
Beautiful days are ideal for lazing around in the sunshine.

Beautiful skies and shores
The sky and the sea shore are also beautiful things to behold.

Beautiful days when I can gaze
Beautiful days are the best for gazing at eye-catching things.

In beautiful eyes like yours
The eyes of a loved one, who is also beautiful, is an example of such eye-catching things.

You wonder why the nightingale sings
The nightingale's song is its way of conveying the beauty it perceives in the world.

Lovers have wings, people wear rings
Lovers feel weightless and free, just like they have wings, and commemorate their love by wearing rings.

The world is full of beautiful things
The world has so many beautiful things that it is beyond the ability to comprehend.

Beautiful people, too
People are also included in the array of beautiful things in the world. They offer joy and awe to others.

Beautiful people like you
This line is a compliment to the listener or potentially a loved one.

Beautiful days of sun kissed showers
Beautiful days involve showers where the sun seems to kiss the earth.

Beautiful sea kissed breeze
The cool sea breeze kisses the skin, making it a beautiful thing to experience.

Beautiful nights of moon kissed hours
Nights where the moon is out and people are awake are beautiful times to be alive.

Beautiful dreams like these
Dreams that one has on such beautiful nights are typically amazing and filled with wonder.

Our lives tick by like pendulum swings
Our lives pass by much like the movement of a pendulum.

Delicate things, butterfly wings
Life is delicate, like butterfly wings, and we should take care of them.

Life is full of beautiful things
Just like life is delicate, it is also filled with mass amounts of beauty not relegated solely to aesthetics.

Beautiful people, too
Once again, people themselves are beautiful things in the world and can bring joy to others.

Beautiful people like you
This is another expression of a compliment to the listener or potentially a loved one to whom the song may be directed.

Like you, just like you, people like you
This is driving home the topics of the song and the message it is trying to bring, praising the listener.

Beautiful people like you
The song ends on this repeated note, strengthening the compliment the song is bestowing on the listener or the loved one.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: LESLIE BRICUSSE

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@samuelp777

7y↑10

Beautiful Things
Bobby Darin
Lyrics

The world is full of beautiful things
Butterfly wings, fairy tale kings
And each new day undoubtedly brings
Still more beautiful things

The world abounds with many delights
Magical sights, fanciful flights
And those who dream on beautiful nights
Dream of beautiful things.

Beautiful days for sunshine lazin'
Beautiful skies and shores
Beautiful days when I can gaze
In beautiful eyes like yours.

You wonder why the nightingale sings
Lovers have wings, people wear rings
The world is full of beautiful things
Beautiful people, too
Beautiful people like you.

Beautiful days of sun kissed showers
Beautiful sea kissed breeze
Beautiful nights of moon kissed hours
Beautiful dreams like these.

Our lives tick by like pendulum swings
Delicate things, butterfly wings
Life is full of beautiful things
Beautiful people, too
Beautiful people like you.

Like you, just like you, people like you
Beautiful people like you.

All comments from YouTube:

@DrRoo91

9y↑38

I remember back in the late 90's or early 2000's there was a Kodak commercial. It showed a Goth chick going around taking of pictures around the city on what she thought was beautiful. I always wanted to hear the full version of the song and I was super relieved to have found it and performed by Bobby Darin.

@ProfessorZaitsev

24w↑1

Badass commercial

@ofthepeaceful

11y↑8

As a person of the younger generation, I think classic songs like this deserve more notoriety, other than some of the crap spewed these days.

@edithsymmans3273

9y↑17

I just love the way Bobby Darin sings and gives such wonderful treatment to each and every one of his songs….. He has such a warm rich deep emotional vocal range that just touches you deep within your soul….. Just magical treatment by the man himself as only Bobby knows how…… I always come back to this song as Bobby Darin is the only person that has ever been able to hook me….. I have been a huge fan since I was four years old back in his early days of the 1950's and I have never found any other singer who could capture his fans with such enthusiasm and always delivering something exceptional and truly special that has stood the test of time…. BRAVO BOBBY YOU ARE THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE…..
THANK GOODNESS YOU ARE THE ONE AND ONLY, BOBBY DARIN……
YOU ARE LOVED DEARLY, TRULY MISSED, ALWAYS REMEMBERED AND NEVER FORGOTTEN….. THANKS FOR THE AWESOME MEMORIES…….
REST IN PEACE BOBBY DARIN….. YOU STILL REMAIN MY HERO

@amitchowdhury9247

3y↑3

No one can forget this song and the etihad ad.❤️

@samuelp777

7y↑10

@RiRi2023_

7y↑6

Beautiful VOICE, Beautiful Man, Beautiful Song!!!

@Shiinnie

11y↑1

@Nellynellz6

3y↑2

Apple Music really needs to catch up and put this song on there. I’ve been obsessed with this song this it was in an airline commercial lol 💕

@EverlyLove

11y↑2

I agree with tmbrman86; this song is magnificently haunting. The commercial brought me here and Bobby Darin cannot be beat. This guy was so under-rated.

@chatwithchika

11y↑7

His voice is like velvet!

@emilyangel9256

11y

Man, I love his powerful voice!!!

@alexandergomez9217

11y

I'm 20 years old, interested in taking vocal lessons, this is one of those songs I would love to learn how to sing. If I could go back in time to visit any place in time this would be in the top three. I love classy stuff like this. No swaggots allowed.

@shashankkr6801

2y↑1

I've been waiting years for this song to go on spotify

@MidnightSwinger

2y↑2

STILL!!!

@waiitwhaat

35w

I can see it now on spotify

@eLuZiveMaRiio

11y↑2

Love old songs like these

@garycooper1000

11y

If it weren't for the commercial i never would have heard this song. He was a great talent that died way too soon. He's in the same class as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett.

@larrygarry9666

11y↑2

What a beautiful song :)

@eternalbd

11y↑4

I knew it was Bobby on the commercial - his voice is deeply ingrained in my mind since the 60s. Had to look it up to prove to my grandkids, however.

@The1Mox

11y

I was led here through a YouTube advert, and couldn't resist the awesome melody of the song. So catchy!

@PatrickHarrington10

11y↑1

I love this song!

@hategreed1

7y↑2

My first time hearing this from THE BEAUTIFUL MAN. THANK YOU so much for uploading it. Would've loved to have seen BD perform this. Nice song, with his treatment. And since I refuse to own a Tell-LIE-vision, I never have to see corporate greed misusing this work of art.

@Grapesforeeeeeeeee

Love the songs he portrayed!! He had a voice!!

@agataf1320

4y↑1

Fabulous, unique, unrepeatable, wonderful, beautiful, extraordinary Darin.

@phantrongnhan2000

11y↑6

I heard this in a commercial, I don't remember what it's about, I only remember the song. Man! It's GOOD!!!

@Artaxerxes.

Phan Nhan
Etihad

@anuraagkumar7068

2y↑1

same here bro, Its from etihad airways ad.

@divya74able

11y

such a lovely song !!!!

@ellenmaccarrone4936

Bobby Darin personified the night club noir music as his style progressed and matured. He was one of a kind. It may be politically incorrect to mention Kevin Spacey now, but he captured the essence of Darin's unique style. Nobody has ever matched Darin. If he'd come before Ray Charles, Charles would have been emulating Darin!

@TheAgentarchangel83

11y↑4

And to this day, Bobby Darin still swings. Forever may he reign with The Rat Pack and those of that ilk.

@Shagpot69

11y

Well done to Etihad for bringing this long forgotten Bobby Darin song back to life. How about on Etihad's next promo using Johnny Hartman??? Answers on a 45rpm please.

@ujinyssaad7632

10y↑3

love it -

@Camop-iz9kt

8y↑4

Possibly the best song from "Doctor Dolittle" Unfortunately, it was chopped up for the final film edit, and less than half the song is heard in the film. The full version can be heard on the original 1967 soundtrack album.

@hategreed1

7y↑1

Bobby's recording of "If I Could Talk to the Animals" is even better.

@nikkirehsi1828

11y

what a great song

@judymcrae6692

11y↑1

I spotted this the first time aired around the world here in Sydney Australia and immediately contacted the Darin site to notify them how excited I was being the first. If one was not a Darin fan probably would not have noticed what the ad was about either

@MRRISK500

11y↑1

Wow I never heard of this song before until I saw the Commercial Great song....

@kultkayleigh

11y

Love this

@reemaa9865

7y↑5

best song ever 😭💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

@alyaawad2220

11y↑10

thank you bobby darin in 1:13 he said beautiful people like you! he make me happy!

@tmbrman86

11y↑1

i don't even remember the ad but that haunting song made me do this search and wow. Bobby Darin you put these current auto tuned idiots to shame.

@engalmotaz

11y

Awesome Song <3

@HanhNguyen-xe7rp

11y↑1

the song is way too underrated

@myraa247

11y↑8

went to search for this song after listening to it in Etihad Airways :)) Nice song!

@Tsch6373

11y↑1

Haspo Moon, yes it did! It was annoying in the commercial but now knowing that Bobby Darrin is behind it, it's much better! I won't mind if l can't get the tune out of my head now! -_-

@Christoffski

11y

They were smart picking a song like this.

@CHEESYhairyGASH

11y

absolutely fucking brilliant.

@judymcrae6692

10y↑4

Bobby Darin All Class

@hategreed1

7y↑2

Nice. Too good for advertising, that's for sure. Bobby's recording of "If I Could Talk to the Animals" from this same play/movie is even better.

@Kheedaverse

11y

Now whenever I here this song, I think of taking a flight!

@Rumundjin

11y

thanks for posting I' saw the "Etihad Airways" spot minutes ago and I fall immeiately in love with its sound - and googled for it. Beautiful thing, ah, song ;-)

@JKM8511

11y

That's probably the only benefit from having ads on YouTube, occasionally you'll get one that brings to amazing music.

@nagstrom

11y↑2

i came here because i saw a commercial with bobby singing it and i thought he sounded familiar

@PinkButterfly2662

11y

Give me this any day over something like Lil Wayne! <3

@kuanlinpaihan

11y

ME GUSTA

@travellerinthedark

9y↑1

Woah, it really does sound like LeChuck's Theme.

@georgehewett6243

7y↑2

Loved all of his renditions of the other songs from this film, but i don't feel this one's lyrics lend themselves to the upbeat tempo. Would like to have heard it done in the soliloquy-type manner in which it was presented in the flick.

@em3125

10y↑24

Came here because of Etihad Airways (the Ad!) - just had to know what beautiful song it was! :)

@jaguarwirz

11y↑6

thanks Eithad! and what a great successful song!

@prandaman

11y

To anybody who can help, what genre of music would this song fit into? and does anybody know of other similar stuff. I think Frank Sinatra made similar stuff, but i may be completely wrong? Thank you in advance! =D

@Starwind51

11y

Thanks to Etihad for reminding me of this lovely song :)

@NAZWAF

11y

thanks to Eithad which introduce this delightful song to me :) it made my day up

@vander1773

8y↑13

yay finally found it :)

@alioz63

11y

الاغنية طرب :) طيران الاتحاد 3>

@HuntsForStunts

11y

For once, I am happy I saw an ad.

@swordtail1023

11y

Thanks for the beautiful song. It brought me here. Thanks Etihad.

@LoboBrasileiro1

11y

Please Etihad...Come to SkyTeam. We'd love to have you with us! :D

@ximilixaca

11y

DUDE! AWESOME!!! Downloading discography ^_^

@Maria4Edward

11y↑4

I'm glad i'm not the only one who went searching for this after flying with etihad

@MusIsWorld

11y

LOL .. I thought I was only who liked the etihad airways commercial and decided to look the song up. I'm glad I'm not the only one ^_^

@sense7187

11y

اعجبتني ! ..

@divya74able

11y

SAME HERE!!!!! i also heard it in a commercial and then searched it !!!

@m4rs12

10y↑30

I actually like the ad! LOL

@MsSusanmary

10y↑3

m4rs12 --- hence I am here, Etihad have smashed it this time !!!

@N0xturn

10y

Sometimes is a ad not so bad....

@frog1812

11y

"Beautiful Things" sung by Anthony Newley in the 1967 Musical Film Dr Dolittle. the origenal

@Jay-ji5cx

11y↑2

I have a feeling that everyone came here from the Airways commercial. I came here from the commercial too. <3

@ChewFlowers

11y

same here i really like it

@lunar21moon94

❤

@valejojohnson

11y

the Shiny Lapel Trio's Song On The Kohl's Commercial Brought Me Here!!

@ctelsat

11y

lol that made me laugh really hard

@lilikim8724

11y↑1

Ethihaad airlines made me addicted to this song

@xxslee001xx

11y↑1

SAME! i just heard it on an ad and googled it

@KIZERVONZINGER

11y

TV Commercial bought me here!!! :)

@herrneumrich6876

10y↑7

The AirBerlin ad music! ^^ Great. :) But the Song is a beatiful thing too. ^^ In my opinion, we shouldn't hear the new "modern" crap music. Old songs like this one were full of swing and the musicians knew what they were doing. Thanks for uploading the vid. ;)

@genericyoutubeuser1466

10y↑3

Most music nowadays is electronic robot sex sounds.

@TNB1603

11y

YEAH YEHAH I also came here bcoz the song was banging in my head - Airlines TV commercial :D

@rano4545

11y

@emilycar7741

10y↑1

Love this so much I got this from Etihad aha I love it so much

@elizabethlizziemayuku

8y↑3

Beautiful Things

@DingleDog99

11y

That commercial brought me here too! =D

@imanipierre3114

11y

i heard this in a commercial and i was so distracted by the song i don't even know what the commercial was about

@AdityakrishnaMr

11y

SAME HERE!! SAW THE ad THEN SEARCHED IT!!!

@ramadee

11y

yup Commercial :)

@Justinian43

11y

cool song thanks to that commercial!

@BadAssDownUnder101

11y

that might actually have been it :) really cannot remember now though hahaha

@BadAssDownUnder101

11y

hahah same i heard it on an add like 4 min ago and had to look it up

@MapleJokerRofl

11y

That sexy ass Eithad Airline commercial tho..

@outcornered

11y

ettihad is a noun that means unity you were close!

@Radhyfication

11y

He meant both of us,not only you:)

@ChannelNotFound

11y

It's 50 years old..

@uwot7673

11y

The only video where the ad didn't come up (for me)

@graciehashmi7183

11y

so true

@marrIposa123

11y

same here haha I had to look it up :)

@zibikit

11y

Here from the airplane comp commercial. lol!

@DickMcButts

11y

good shit

@bobmcbob3022

11y

it would be funny if the same etihad commercial played before this video

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