"Beautiful" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul. It first appeared as the

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to her 1977 single "You Give Me Those Feelings" on the Polydor record label and reflected her real life philosophy that all forms of life are beautiful, including household flies. This recording was co-produced by de Paul and

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. An extended and reworked version of the song with snatches of songs from de Paul's 1979 ''

Tigers and Fireflies ''Tigers and Fireflies'' (sometimes referred to as ''Tigers & Fireflies'') is an album recorded in 1978 and released by Lynsey de Paul in April 1979 on the Polydor record label. It was launched at a special event at the Mayfair Club in London, ...

'' album as a reprise that was produced by

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, was featured as the last track on this album. The latter version of the song was finally released on CD on Lynsey's 2013 double CD anthology '' Into My Music'', whereas the original version has yet to be released on CD.

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Lynsey de Paul songs Songs written by Lynsey de Paul 1977 songs {{1970s-song-stub