I'm not sure if this has already been shared in the comments, but when this song was done his father was dying from stage 4 kidney disease (he had already donated one of his kidneys) and James thought he was truly saying goodbye to his father so the emotions in this song are real. Fortunately after this song came out a distant relative saw it and donated a kidney which saved his father's life. The story goes that when James recorded this song there was not a dry eye in the room and James father said why is everyone crying I'm still alive.
Just to add, the origin of "I'm not your son and you are not my father" comes from when James was in the army and that was something said between them when he was deployed
@@LeSqueeezy I'd love this to be true but the only interviews I've found with James Blunt about writing this song, he basically wrote that line outta nowhere and was actually nervous about how his dad would interpret it when he first heard the song.
Last Christmas I held my dad's unconscious hand while the nurses wheeled his hospital bed down the hallway from ICU to a hospice room where he passed 16 hours later was a tough one. This song hits too close to home. RIP Dad. He was a good man.❤
Feel ya, I held my Dad's and my Mom's some 11 years apart. Devastating, part of life but all the same hard to deal with. Thoughts and prayers to you and your family. here I hope there is someone to hold my hand....
Why do you care about these peoples opinion? You have to know that most reaction channels are scams at your age. This is a scam channel that offers nothing. They just want to dupe suckers into watching terrible content. It is why there is usually a man and his girl. There are real reaction channels with articulate and well meaning things to say. Others that actually understand singing. These channels are worse than any reality TV show. At least reality TV has originality.
Father and son relationships are often complicated, and there is a lot that goes unsaid. This song just brings it out of us. And you know it's so real because everybody feels it, man or woman. Thanks for your reaction, guys. ❤
The song and the story behind it had a impact around the world as the donor register was inundated with donors signing up. It found a distant cousin for his father and many others worldwide so literally chased the monsters away for them and so many other families too. All the proceeds from this song to this day are ALL donated to the Help The Heroes Charity of Great Britain which helps our veterans get what they need,mentally physically and otherwise as both Colonol Charles Blunt ( his father) and Captain James Blunt were both in the British military and the line about not being father and son & being two men saying goodbye was something his father started when he started deployments which carried on as a beautiful tradition between the two when both were then being deployed. It's truly a beautiful song .
R.I.p dad It’s been a few years since you left But it still hurts I know we will meet again The pain has pushed me towards a dark place I hope I have the strength to pull away from this evil thing called addiction 😢😢😢
I will pray for you but also get yourself a list to do when the urge gets tough. Go for a walk, call a loved one, I’m struggling with cigs and alcohol but it’s bc a habit since covid I never drank before
I lost my dad in may 2024. Although he knew how much I loved him I wasn’t able to get the words out in his last hours. Never miss the opportunity to tell someone you love them ❤
@@clampo7235 You were already grieving, and that's perfectly fine. You can be sure he understood, that's how life works. Grab your strength in knowing you were there, able to say goodbye and allow him to go. ❤️
I hope the best for you and your family 😊 My grandpa passed on my thirteenth birthday last year on july 11th. I still miss him and i always want to cry but i don’t because he’s in a better place. He died of internal bleeding❤
This song is profound. My father died of lung cancer back in 1998 at the age of 66. He held on until I could travel to him to say good bye. I whispered in his ear 'dad I am here', and when he heard me, he turned his head towards me to acknowledge that he knew that I was there by his side. A few minutes later he passed. He made so many sacrifices for my brothers and me, and throughout our challenges as a family (we lost our mother to epilepsy when we were barely in our teens), I remained the closest to him, to make sure a light was on when he came home from work late at night. God granted me the privilege of saying goodbye to him. My dad is and will always be my hero.
Aww this really is an emotional one and I should have probably pre-warned you, but I think it would have taken away some of the impact. I first heard this a little while after my step-dad passed away (I didn’t ever know my real one) and I was in pieces, but it felt like everything I wanted to say was encapsulated in this song. I think others have explained the back story, but yeah, his dad was dying of stage 4 kidney disease and they hadn’t been able to find a donor up to this point, so it was a goodbye message from JB to his dad. Thanks to this song, a distant relative came forward and was a match, so his dad survived. It was actually a poem written by James’ sister that he converted into a song. Apparently everyone filming this was in tears, other than James’ dad who made a joke asking “why are you all crying, I’m still here” Masterpiece of a song imo and thank you for your genuine and beautiful reaction. ❤❤
Thanks so much for this(i think)🤔🥲 When i get alerts for reactions to this song,i rarely ever watch them anymore,i just don't put myself through it any longer,but seeing as it's Jasmine and Connor,i made an exception. I could tell at the beginning of the video that they had no idea what was coming,and thought to myself,whelp,the tone is about to take a nose dive very quickly,and sure enough......Cheers again my friend,Happy New Year,and the very best wishes for 2025❣
@@RENegadeMaster77 it’s definitely one of those songs I love/hate to listen to, I pretty much only go back to it through reaction channels now tbh it definitely gets me in the feels every time 🥲 I hope you had an awesome Christmas and the absolute best New Year mate, all peace, power and love my friend ❤️
It sounds like your step dad was your real one. I'm not the biological father of my son but I am the only father. My wife and I are also the only mother and father our (adopted) daughter has ever known. I am also the only father my biological sons have ever known. The stupid saying "blood is thicker than water" means nothing unless you are a narcissist man-child. My love for them all knows no bounds and I've been blessed beyond measure by the privilege of knowing them (all adults now).
@@gatekeeperbubba2946 @ShanLiB you’re absolutely right and we did all see him as our dad; he never wanted us to call him dad (not in a horrible way) it’s very long winded but it was said in a humble way, he wasn’t able to have kids of his own due to a motorbike accident and was paralysed, but the wheelchair was the last thing you noticed about him tbh. He was his huge personality not his disability. The funniest bloke in the room, always had a group of people around him laughing with him no matter whether it was a wedding reception, a wake or even just a supermarket! I guess what I’m saying is that we all considered him our ‘real’ dad, but he preferred the term ‘step dad’, honestly the best man I’ve ever known. We were blessed to have him in our lives.
James Blunt wrote the 2 saddest songs I've ever heard. This and "The Girl That Never Was." Monsters resonates with me so much cause my dad recently died from Dementia after 6 years. Every bit of this song hits hard.
korn takes the role on saddest and most painfull song for me. its not a song ppl listen to for enjoyment its a let out of pain from the singer the song is from Korn and it called Daddy please be prepared cause the singer was the one experiencing this as a kid.
My dads birthday and the day he past a coming up. I missed being there with him by 5 minutes at his end. He is a marine, he fought around the world including Vietnam. Sadly he lost the war to his second round of cancer. He fought his monsters to the end. Happy Birthday and SEMPER FI old man. Miss you.
James and his father Charles, were both former officers in the British military. I heard that James donated all the proceeds from this amazing video to the UK charity 'Help For Heroes' who do so much incredible work with and for ex-servicemen and women. What a lovely thing to do. Well done that man. 🙋♂
Yes those tears are real… his father was sitting next to him the whole time, and that is his real father…. I don’t know if you guys know the story behind this song, but thank God it has a happy ending ! Because a distant relative in Australia seen the video reached out to James Blunt and donated one of his kidneys to James’s father ! His father had stage four kidney disease, and only had about six months to live if they couldn’t find a match so besides being an incredible song ! It has an amazing story behind it … Being from Bensonhurst Brooklyn ! Where if you weren’t tough you couldn’t survive I’m not ashamed to say I cry every time I watch this video
I remember reading somewhere that after the video shoot was over, his father asked why everyone, the camera men the director, why are they all crying? James was really crying in the video, he was not acting, that has to be one of the most raw, emotional songs and videos ever produced. His father had a terminal illness, but I think he fought it and beat it, that’s why he was there with him. I could be wrong, but I’m like 95% sure about those facts. Awesome reaction and Jasmine don’t feel bad, I’m a grown man and I still cry every time I hear this song.
Crying yes but James was in full control. His father forgot to put his hand on- to James , James looked at his father , looked down to his arm and his father responded. 3:48
@@BrianAltomari he was still sick during this shoot. That’s why everyone was so upset. But they DID end up finding a donor and he is still alive now but at the time they filmed this, he was still terminal.
He donated every single penny this song made to help for heroes. A charity for veterans here in the UK (blunt was an officer in the blues and royals cavalry regiment including a combat tour to the balkans)
@@matwetton a lot of us have help raise money for the same cause also presents at Christmas years back, homes for soldiers and homeless soldiers , but yet the funds were either robbed or they were given a grand out of millions which I know of this on a personal note .
This song is applicable for any loss of some one who was important to you as you grew up. I home hospiced my mom during covid through Stage 4 cancer. We had time for our good byes through talks, smiles and hugs. But that day of passing, that last light, that last kiss to their brow saying goodnight. Im here for you. This song rings the tears from you in a good way. A form of tribute to their importance in your life and heart. James Blunt is a brilliant underrated underappreciated singer songwriter. So glad i rediscovered his music this year. Looking forward to seeing him in Boston for his Back to Bedlam 20th anniversary tour in 2025
i love this song & recently shared the song with my bf (who was raised by his grandparents, but has always had a very rocky relationship w/his grandpa) & he's never one to cry like... AT ALL, but when i showed the song with him... he was a hairsbreadth away from crying. this song moves even the most emotionally reserved to tears. love your guys' reaction! love how you both aren't afraid to be vulnerable & cry! if a man isn't afraid to cry, then he's a real man!
At the 8. December 2024 my Mom and I visited my father at his last day, his last hours. We visited him in the clinic knowing he will die! We haven been the two last he knew and kind of loved. He had complex frontotemporal dementia, had a treatment of a leg bone fragmentation and the anesthesia made his already damaged brain nearly completely crap. He died of multible organ failure from a lung infection. I had to order the help of maximal pain relief and to stop the passiv ventilation. So we stayed couple of hours watching and talking, playing his music he loved so much, so to say good by to him and for us. I heard this song befor, picturing about exactly the situation I felt what had to come, not knowing how soon that would happen. Now I heard it again with your video. Sitting in my car on a road trip far away from my wife and my mom, crying my eyes out. James Blunt ripped my f*ing heart in pieces!😢😢😢😢
Same here. Every time. My Dad had pancreatic cancer which is pretty much the worst as it's not easily diagnosed and by the time it is there is not much besides chemo. He survived another year and a half. He died in 2007 and I miss him every day. Make sure you tell your Dad you love him now. You can't late.
Sending man love Conner 🤜 Lost my Dad in 2021. Healthiest man I know and has heart attack at 62. I was there quick and was doing CPR but I already knew it was too late but with the whole family watching over me I continued for 45mins.
The girl that never was - official video by James Blunt is definitely one you should react to. James does a phenomenal job with lyrics and just putting raw emotion into his music.
to all the Dad’s out there, you’re amazed with all perfection in love and all mistakes received. I’m so proud of all you do. I’m sayin a prayer for all of you and you will be on my prayer list
James is one of the best in expressing emotions. One song that impressed me much is "Carry you home", but there is also the more recent "the girl that never was". All the best from the Netherlands!
My husband got to say goodbye to his dying father...I did not, he was in car accident in VA, I was in Alaska...flew red cross emergency, but he passed in icu...never take for granted your loved ones; life is indeed too short😪🙏
If you love your dad or not this song hits you right in that spot in your brain everyone has The part where deep down we are still that kid still growing up
I was driving back home today after a long, but relativity good day, so I was doing fine, but then all of the sudden this song started playing on my YT Music shuffle. A minute in and I had to pause it. I felt I couldn't breathe. It hit me hard today. Not the first time I listen to it, but I don't know why it affected me so bad. James is a genius. The way he writes is absolutely incredible; underrated as Damien Rice.
i lost my dad at 19, im 21 now and im getting married in 1 month... i still remember holding his hand when he was dying, sitting by him for days, only for him to pass when i was getting something for my sister... my mom said it was because he couldnt let go, knowing i was there, cause i was his little girl... what i would give, for the chance too hear him again, the chance for him to walk me up. i will regret that i wasnt there for him till the end to the day i see him again. RIP, love your parents, you never know when their time comes.
when this popped up i had to watch i knew it would get Jas thought Connor might go to. Happy new year to you both and Hugo lets hope this year brings us all peace and love. I'm a dreamer MAN💌♥
His father was dying of stage 4 kidney disease after previously being a donor himself, this video actually saw a viable kidney sourced, and his father is doing well
Think of Not only your dad but grandfather's or plier brothers. His sister wrote it . James simply took her poems and turned into a heart wrenching feeling. That seems we all can relate too on a different level.
I lost my Dad three months ago. He was destroyed by dementia for 5 years before he died. This song slays me every time, especially the line about making him proud.
With James and his dad being military men, the ‘we’re two men saying goodbye’ was their way of saying I love you before they went to fight. Blunt snr was dying and this song was james’ raw untouched way of saying goodbye. Thankfully a distant relative saw this and came forward to be a donor in time and his dad is fine. We definitely need more emotional ‘sung in the moment’ songs, coz producers still wanted this auto tuned and cleaned up but James insisted it stayed as it is. Why mess with perfection?
James has another song from a personal experience of his called, “The Girl That Never Was”. The video is both beautiful and relatable to many people. Another great song called, “Carry You Home”, was inspired by a personal experience and is very meaningful and powerful! The official music video is incredibly well done and extremely memorable!❤
I didn't get to say "goodbye" to my dad. So whenever I hear this song, I wrap a "goodbye" up in all my love for my dad and send it out into the Universe. I do that because, I am sure, he's visiting other inhabited planets and having a beer with their inhabitants. But I still so miss him. You know?
What's sadder than the song is James has previously said he and his dad have never had an emotional open chat before , added with the overwhelming emotion in his thoughts and songs his dad and him both served in the forces , to not have shared that with his dad is 😥 , though I believe words are not neccesery to convoy love or emotions words add details to the raw feelings
This song is not just for sons and fathers, it's also for daughters and fathers. My father passed in the early 1990's after I was his primary care person, in his home, for years. His last days were horrific. His last emergency room visit I prayed to God for my father's death, not out of hate or anger or any selfish reason, I was begging God with tears streaming down my face to take my father's pain and suffering away. To release my father from his worn out used up body. My father passed away in less than 24 hours later. That's when I experienced grief beyond explanation, for the first time in my life, until my mother passed 3 yrs later.
Wow, thank you for sharing something so personal and heartfelt. Your story is powerful, it’s clear how much love and care you gave to your father, and how hard those last moments must have been. I can’t even imagine the strength it took to make that prayer out of pure selflessness. That kind of grief is so heavy, and it stays with you. I’m so sorry for your losses, both your dad and your mom. It means a lot that this song connected with you on such a deep level. Stories like yours remind us why we do what we do, thank you for trusting us with this. Sending you so much love.
@DoubleTakeJC We go through pain of all kinds in this world always for a reason. That reason is to share, at the appropriate time, to help others on this journey called life. I appreciate your response so very much and your reaction to this incredible song. It immediately pierced my heart with honest words, music and visuals. Because your channel popped up on my UA-cam feed, I have found you and a talented new artist, for me!! Have a blessed New Year 2025 from a new American fan, Patty R. 🇺🇸
Only last year my dad was in hospital and he suffered a fatal heart attack and the doctors told me that he might not make it. I was there all day and night until I heard the machine flatline. This song always hits home about me and my father. R.I.P Dad
This song always gets me because I lost my dad in a car accident when I was 5 years old he was in his early 20s and last year I lost 2 uncle's 1 auntie and my stepdad sorry I'm late to watch your reaction I've seen people reacting to this hundreds of time I just couldn't bring myself to watch it until now Great reaction love from the UK That was his dad he dad lived because of this video he got a donor and James blunt and his dad were in the British army
Well10 years ago I didn't go to the hospital when my dad was fighting for his life...(I couldn't handle it) if I had these words in my head I would have said them to him!!! every time I here this song I have clean eyes after!
The first time I watched this song video I was just a devastated mess. I've seen it many many times both rewatching it and seeing others react to it and it still makes me well up, and sometimes still a hot mess. My dad passed years ago and we had a bit of a complicated relationship anyway. So to the girl being full of tears don't worry you aren't alone. And to the guy don't worry about tears let them fall when they come men can cry even though we are told our whole life otherwise. Try his song "The Child that never was" if you haven't already. Yes that tears my heart out also.
I was 7 when I found my father dead on the floor. We were alone in the house. I walked the streets until I saw a house with a light on, then knock the door for help. I’m 64 now. I remember every detail of that night.
You missed at the last second of the vid his dad patting his arm. Check out more of James' stuff. He's a brilliant songwriter, at his best when he writes about his lived experiences. His song "No Bravery" is about what he saw during the Kosovo War in the 90s when he was deployed there with the British Army under NATO. The music video includes his own video footage that he shot during that deployment.
Thanks for your true and honest reaction! This is one powerful song! The closeup of the face reminds me of Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares To You", have you listened to or reacted to this song before? would be curious on your thoughts of it! Keep up the good work!
@@AdamBazille The close up of the face totally reminded me of her song!! Its also a beautiful song that she made famous, Prince originally wrote it and it kind of bombed until she sang it!
@@timg764I'm from Minnesota, lived across the street from Dezzy Dickerson's parents...My mom went high school with him.. (He was the guitar player in the Revolution- Prince's band at the height of Purple Rain) played with his kids when they'd visit. We were all 7-10 years old. Met PRINCE multiple times as a kid when he'd visit there. Crazy time. Being a kid I just thought it was normal! 😂😂 "Nothing Compares 2 U" has so much meaning to me you'll never know. PRINCE was a genius. 💜💜💜💜
If you would like another James Blunt song that is just as emotive, but in a different way, look at 'The Girl That Never Was'. Quite a recent song, too.
Haven't seen emotional Conner with a F-U type line since Jenny & Screech! 😂😂 That's how I know it got him! ....... What a great emotional song and reaction too. #RoadTo100K ❤
I'm not sure if this has already been shared in the comments, but when this song was done his father was dying from stage 4 kidney disease (he had already donated one of his kidneys) and James thought he was truly saying goodbye to his father so the emotions in this song are real. Fortunately after this song came out a distant relative saw it and donated a kidney which saved his father's life. The story goes that when James recorded this song there was not a dry eye in the room and James father said why is everyone crying I'm still alive.
Thank you for clarifying so sad😢
came here looking for this story ready to post it if nobody did hahaha
Just to add, the origin of "I'm not your son and you are not my father" comes from when James was in the army and that was something said between them when he was deployed
@@LeSqueeezy I'd love this to be true but the only interviews I've found with James Blunt about writing this song, he basically wrote that line outta nowhere and was actually nervous about how his dad would interpret it when he first heard the song.
@@tomevans7567 I too have Stage 4 Kidney Disease, Lupus, RA, and Crohn’s Disease. I wish my daughter was speaking to me. 😢
Last Christmas I held my dad's unconscious hand while the nurses wheeled his hospital bed down the hallway from ICU to a hospice room where he passed 16 hours later was a tough one. This song hits too close to home. RIP Dad. He was a good man.❤
with all sincerity, i am so sorry for your loss. i hope you make peace with it as soon as you can. much love to you and yours🙂🙂🙂❤❤❤
@@davidperkins6752 Thanks David, it's much appreciated.
This must have been a difficult Christmas for you then. Platonic hug for you.
@@JeffSparrow87 Thanks Jeff, it comes and goes. Songs like this don't help, lol. At least he's not suffering anymore.
@@Kirby-Ic3y23My brother. I know. ❤😔❤️
I held my Dad's hand when he passed away 30 years ago. I'm 76 now but this song just tears me up!
Feel ya, I held my Dad's and my Mom's some 11 years apart. Devastating, part of life but all the same hard to deal with. Thoughts and prayers to you and your family. here I hope there is someone to hold my hand....
@@OskerMike Likewise OM.
Why do you care about these peoples opinion? You have to know that most reaction channels are scams at your age. This is a scam channel that offers nothing. They just want to dupe suckers into watching terrible content. It is why there is usually a man and his girl. There are real reaction channels with articulate and well meaning things to say. Others that actually understand singing. These channels are worse than any reality TV show. At least reality TV has originality.
@@onthebrink1111 But yet, here you are 🤡🤡🤡
@@ptl2007 Fantastic response. Not clever enough for vocabulary but use emojees. Ever thought of learning your own language. Rhetorical.
Just over 50 years ago I held my father's hand as he passed from terminal cancer. I was 17. This song always brings that moment back.
Your life paralleled mine. Dad died of liver cancer (self-inflicted) when I was 17; it was 1968. 57 years haven't much changed the emotions.
This one is deep. Even if some people haven’t been there yet, they will. 😢
Father and son relationships are often complicated, and there is a lot that goes unsaid.
This song just brings it out of us. And you know it's so real because everybody feels it, man or woman. Thanks for your reaction, guys. ❤
The song and the story behind it had a impact around the world as the donor register was inundated with donors signing up. It found a distant cousin for his father and many others worldwide so literally chased the monsters away for them and so many other families too. All the proceeds from this song to this day are ALL donated to the Help The Heroes Charity of Great Britain which helps our veterans get what they need,mentally physically and otherwise as both Colonol Charles Blunt ( his father) and Captain James Blunt were both in the British military and the line about not being father and son & being two men saying goodbye was something his father started when he started deployments which carried on as a beautiful tradition between the two when both were then being deployed. It's truly a beautiful song .
R.I.p dad
It’s been a few years since you left
But it still hurts
I know we will meet again
The pain has pushed me towards a dark place
I hope I have the strength to pull away from this evil thing called addiction
😢😢😢
@@josiahdragswolf7657 keep fighting the fight 💪
You'll get there bud, keep fighting. I'm rooting for you. 👍
I will pray for you but also get yourself a list to do when the urge gets tough. Go for a walk, call a loved one, I’m struggling with cigs and alcohol but it’s bc a habit since covid
I never drank before
I lost my dad in may 2024. Although he knew how much I loved him I wasn’t able to get the words out in his last hours. Never miss the opportunity to tell someone you love them ❤
@@clampo7235 You were already grieving, and that's perfectly fine. You can be sure he understood, that's how life works.
Grab your strength in knowing you were there, able to say goodbye and allow him to go.
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@ thank you for this, very kind words ❤️❤️
I hope the best for you and your family 😊 My grandpa passed on my thirteenth birthday last year on july 11th. I still miss him and i always want to cry but i don’t because he’s in a better place. He died of internal bleeding❤
@ grandpa’s are the best! Just remember the happy times you had with him and it does get easier. Wish you all the best mate👍👍
@@clampo7235 Thank you! You too. I hope you have a successful life🥰
This song is profound. My father died of lung cancer back in 1998 at the age of 66. He held on until I could travel to him to say good bye. I whispered in his ear 'dad I am here', and when he heard me, he turned his head towards me to acknowledge that he knew that I was there by his side. A few minutes later he passed. He made so many sacrifices for my brothers and me, and throughout our challenges as a family (we lost our mother to epilepsy when we were barely in our teens), I remained the closest to him, to make sure a light was on when he came home from work late at night. God granted me the privilege of saying goodbye to him. My dad is and will always be my hero.
Aww this really is an emotional one and I should have probably pre-warned you, but I think it would have taken away some of the impact. I first heard this a little while after my step-dad passed away (I didn’t ever know my real one) and I was in pieces, but it felt like everything I wanted to say was encapsulated in this song.
I think others have explained the back story, but yeah, his dad was dying of stage 4 kidney disease and they hadn’t been able to find a donor up to this point, so it was a goodbye message from JB to his dad. Thanks to this song, a distant relative came forward and was a match, so his dad survived. It was actually a poem written by James’ sister that he converted into a song. Apparently everyone filming this was in tears, other than James’ dad who made a joke asking “why are you all crying, I’m still here”
Masterpiece of a song imo and thank you for your genuine and beautiful reaction. ❤❤
Thanks so much for this(i think)🤔🥲 When i get alerts for reactions to this song,i rarely ever watch them anymore,i just don't put myself through it any longer,but seeing as it's Jasmine and Connor,i made an exception. I could tell at the beginning of the video that they had no idea what was coming,and thought to myself,whelp,the tone is about to take a nose dive very quickly,and sure enough......Cheers again my friend,Happy New Year,and the very best wishes for 2025❣
@@RENegadeMaster77 it’s definitely one of those songs I love/hate to listen to, I pretty much only go back to it through reaction channels now tbh it definitely gets me in the feels every time 🥲
I hope you had an awesome Christmas and the absolute best New Year mate, all peace, power and love my friend ❤️
It sounds like your step dad was your real one. I'm not the biological father of my son but I am the only father. My wife and I are also the only mother and father our (adopted) daughter has ever known. I am also the only father my biological sons have ever known. The stupid saying "blood is thicker than water" means nothing unless you are a narcissist man-child. My love for them all knows no bounds and I've been blessed beyond measure by the privilege of knowing them (all adults now).
Love transcends blood no matter what anyone says. They chose to love you because you deserved it. That’s enough. Sorry for your loss my friend.
@@gatekeeperbubba2946 @ShanLiB you’re absolutely right and we did all see him as our dad; he never wanted us to call him dad (not in a horrible way) it’s very long winded but it was said in a humble way, he wasn’t able to have kids of his own due to a motorbike accident and was paralysed, but the wheelchair was the last thing you noticed about him tbh. He was his huge personality not his disability. The funniest bloke in the room, always had a group of people around him laughing with him no matter whether it was a wedding reception, a wake or even just a supermarket! I guess what I’m saying is that we all considered him our ‘real’ dad, but he preferred the term ‘step dad’, honestly the best man I’ve ever known. We were blessed to have him in our lives.
James Blunt wrote the 2 saddest songs I've ever heard. This and "The Girl That Never Was." Monsters resonates with me so much cause my dad recently died from Dementia after 6 years. Every bit of this song hits hard.
korn takes the role on saddest and most painfull song for me. its not a song ppl listen to for enjoyment its a let out of pain from the singer the song is from Korn and it called Daddy please be prepared cause the singer was the one experiencing this as a kid.
Went under the radar, but Snow Patrol's Soon is essentially about just that and, for me, joins this Blunt duo.
My dads birthday and the day he past a coming up. I missed being there with him by 5 minutes at his end. He is a marine, he fought around the world including Vietnam. Sadly he lost the war to his second round of cancer. He fought his monsters to the end. Happy Birthday and SEMPER FI old man. Miss you.
This one kills me! Love the message so much.
James and his father Charles, were both former officers in the British military. I heard that James donated all the proceeds from this amazing video to the UK charity 'Help For Heroes' who do so much incredible work with and for ex-servicemen and women. What a lovely thing to do. Well done that man. 🙋♂
Wow, I've never heard this song & it made me cry. ❤
Yes those tears are real… his father was sitting next to him the whole time, and that is his real father…. I don’t know if you guys know the story behind this song, but thank God it has a happy ending ! Because a distant relative in Australia seen the video reached out to James Blunt and donated one of his kidneys to James’s father ! His father had stage four kidney disease, and only had about six months to live if they couldn’t find a match so besides being an incredible song ! It has an amazing story behind it … Being from Bensonhurst Brooklyn ! Where if you weren’t tough you couldn’t survive I’m not ashamed to say I cry every time I watch this video
I remember reading somewhere that after the video shoot was over, his father asked why everyone, the camera men the director, why are they all crying? James was really crying in the video, he was not acting, that has to be one of the most raw, emotional songs and videos ever produced. His father had a terminal illness, but I think he fought it and beat it, that’s why he was there with him. I could be wrong, but I’m like 95% sure about those facts. Awesome reaction and Jasmine don’t feel bad, I’m a grown man and I still cry every time I hear this song.
Crying yes but James was in full control. His father forgot to put his hand on- to James , James looked at his father , looked down to his arm and his father responded. 3:48
@@BrianAltomari he was still sick during this shoot. That’s why everyone was so upset. But they DID end up finding a donor and he is still alive now but at the time they filmed this, he was still terminal.
Wow, just….wow! 😢
He donated every single penny this song made to help for heroes. A charity for veterans here in the UK (blunt was an officer in the blues and royals cavalry regiment including a combat tour to the balkans)
@@matwetton a lot of us have help raise money for the same cause also presents at Christmas years back, homes for soldiers and homeless soldiers , but yet the funds were either robbed or they were given a grand out of millions which I know of this on a personal note .
This song is applicable for any loss of some one who was important to you as you grew up. I home hospiced my mom during covid through Stage 4 cancer. We had time for our good byes through talks, smiles and hugs. But that day of passing, that last light, that last kiss to their brow saying goodnight. Im here for you. This song rings the tears from you in a good way. A form of tribute to their importance in your life and heart. James Blunt is a brilliant underrated underappreciated singer songwriter. So glad i rediscovered his music this year. Looking forward to seeing him in Boston for his Back to Bedlam 20th anniversary tour in 2025
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@susanellis1930 I'm seeing him live for the first time on that tour in Glasgow , Scotland UK in 2 weeks. Can't wait!!!
@@Caradoc17 that's going to be a great concert I'm sure.
i love this song & recently shared the song with my bf (who was raised by his grandparents, but has always had a very rocky relationship w/his grandpa) & he's never one to cry like... AT ALL, but when i showed the song with him... he was a hairsbreadth away from crying. this song moves even the most emotionally reserved to tears. love your guys' reaction! love how you both aren't afraid to be vulnerable & cry! if a man isn't afraid to cry, then he's a real man!
Such a powerful song. Happy ending. His dad lives because of this song.
At the 8. December 2024 my Mom and I visited my father at his last day, his last hours. We visited him in the clinic knowing he will die! We haven been the two last he knew and kind of loved. He had complex frontotemporal dementia, had a treatment of a leg bone fragmentation and the anesthesia made his already damaged brain nearly completely crap. He died of multible organ failure from a lung infection. I had to order the help of maximal pain relief and to stop the passiv ventilation. So we stayed couple of hours watching and talking, playing his music he loved so much, so to say good by to him and for us.
I heard this song befor, picturing about exactly the situation I felt what had to come, not knowing how soon that would happen. Now I heard it again with your video. Sitting in my car on a road trip far away from my wife and my mom, crying my eyes out. James Blunt ripped my f*ing heart in pieces!😢😢😢😢
This song makes me cry every time. My dad has been fighting cancer for a couple of years. I feel so fortunate to still jave him in my life.
Same here. Every time. My Dad had pancreatic cancer which is pretty much the worst as it's not easily diagnosed and by the time it is there is not much besides chemo. He survived another year and a half. He died in 2007 and I miss him every day. Make sure you tell your Dad you love him now. You can't late.
amazing reaction❤️
By the way I love your reaction. It’s very sincere, and like I said in my first comment I don’t think it’s possible to watch this video without crying
Sending man love Conner 🤜
Lost my Dad in 2021. Healthiest man I know and has heart attack at 62. I was there quick and was doing CPR but I already knew it was too late but with the whole family watching over me I continued for 45mins.
Sorry to hear mate. ❤🩹
The girl that never was - official video by James Blunt is definitely one you should react to. James does a phenomenal job with lyrics and just putting raw emotion into his music.
shakes you to your core.
to all the Dad’s out there, you’re amazed with all perfection in love and all mistakes received. I’m so proud of all you do. I’m sayin a prayer for all of you and you will be on my prayer list
Music brings out emotions. It's nice to see raw emotion from art. That's why they request these songs. My dad passed away 3 years ago. This hit home.
James is one of the best in expressing emotions.
One song that impressed me much is "Carry you home", but there is also the more recent "the girl that never was".
All the best from the Netherlands!
Fantastic
Beautiful lovely
My husband got to say goodbye to his dying father...I did not, he was in car accident in VA, I was in Alaska...flew red cross emergency, but he passed in icu...never take for granted your loved ones; life is indeed too short😪🙏
It is a beautiful sad song that most people will relate to. Good honest reaction
If you love your dad or not this song hits you right in that spot in your brain everyone has
The part where deep down we are still that kid still growing up
I was driving back home today after a long, but relativity good day, so I was doing fine, but then all of the sudden this song started playing on my YT Music shuffle. A minute in and I had to pause it. I felt I couldn't breathe. It hit me hard today. Not the first time I listen to it, but I don't know why it affected me so bad. James is a genius. The way he writes is absolutely incredible; underrated as Damien Rice.
i lost my dad at 19, im 21 now and im getting married in 1 month... i still remember holding his hand when he was dying, sitting by him for days, only for him to pass when i was getting something for my sister... my mom said it was because he couldnt let go, knowing i was there, cause i was his little girl... what i would give, for the chance too hear him again, the chance for him to walk me up. i will regret that i wasnt there for him till the end to the day i see him again. RIP, love your parents, you never know when their time comes.
It breaks my heart everytime I hear this song 😢
Ugh. This song. Not many make me emotional. But I cried when I watched this the first time.
when this popped up i had to watch i knew it would get Jas thought Connor might go to. Happy new year to you both and Hugo lets hope this year brings us all peace and love. I'm a dreamer MAN💌♥
His father was dying of stage 4 kidney disease after previously being a donor himself, this video actually saw a viable kidney sourced, and his father is doing well
Well, if you like sappy crying songs...
Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years. ;-)
All the best to you and yours.
Cheers.
i m crying with you. hugs from germany ♥
First Christmas in 43 yrs without my dad. This songs hits hard asf
Sorry for your loss.
Same 43 here as well. ❤🩹
Think of Not only your dad but grandfather's or plier brothers.
His sister wrote it . James simply took her poems and turned into a heart wrenching feeling. That seems we all can relate too on a different level.
I lost my Dad three months ago.
He was destroyed by dementia for 5 years before he died.
This song slays me every time, especially the line about making him proud.
I have listened to this song so many times in the last year or so. I think it’s the most emotional song ever written.
With James and his dad being military men, the ‘we’re two men saying goodbye’ was their way of saying I love you before they went to fight. Blunt snr was dying and this song was james’ raw untouched way of saying goodbye. Thankfully a distant relative saw this and came forward to be a donor in time and his dad is fine. We definitely need more emotional ‘sung in the moment’ songs, coz producers still wanted this auto tuned and cleaned up but James insisted it stayed as it is. Why mess with perfection?
This song is a gift to the world.
It would be great if you could react to Sam Tompkins doing Hero live at Hammersmith.
yeh thats a great performance
It hits harder when you have lost a parent. It's a beautiful, bittersweet song.
Thank you guys for your sincere reaction!
I've watched several reactions to this and cry everytime. 😢
Such a moving song. Especially with the video.
James has another song from a personal experience of his called, “The Girl That Never Was”. The video is both beautiful and relatable to many people. Another great song called, “Carry You Home”, was inspired by a personal experience and is very meaningful and powerful! The official music video is incredibly well done and extremely memorable!❤
I didn't get to say "goodbye" to my dad. So whenever I hear this song, I wrap a "goodbye" up in all my love for my dad and send it out into the Universe. I do that because, I am sure, he's visiting other inhabited planets and having a beer with their inhabitants. But I still so miss him. You know?
Here is a good one and VERY special live performance.
Chinchilla-Fingers live on HUNGER TV👌
Cried gain...this time with you...thanks!
What's sadder than the song is James has previously said he and his dad have never had an emotional open chat before , added with the overwhelming emotion in his thoughts and songs his dad and him both served in the forces , to not have shared that with his dad is 😥 , though I believe words are not neccesery to convoy love or emotions words add details to the raw feelings
💜💜💜💜💜💜💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖YOU GUYS , FROM SYDNEY AUSTRALIA XOX
Great reaction guys,thanks very much,it's a heavy one for sure,but it's beautifully perfomed by James and ultimately,something positive came from it.🙌
I lost my dad a month after I graduated high school back in 1999. Still to this day, it really affects me...😢😢😢
Omg i did the same miss my hero dad so much thinking off you ❤😢🎉
The song literally saved his father’s life as a donor was found because people getting tested increased and a distant relative was a match
A poweful and emotional song that would bring tears to a glass eye. Another song he does in the same vein is The Girl that Never Was. Great reaction.
OH!! Also, go watch James Blunt's "The Girl That Never Was". Beautiful!
I couldn't tell what dude thought while hearing this. He's got a great poker face. But when his first response was F you, I knew he got it. 😄
This song is not just for sons and fathers, it's also for daughters and fathers. My father passed in the early 1990's after I was his primary care person, in his home, for years. His last days were horrific. His last emergency room visit I prayed to God for my father's death, not out of hate or anger or any selfish reason, I was begging God with tears streaming down my face to take my father's pain and suffering away. To release my father from his worn out used up body. My father passed away in less than 24 hours later. That's when I experienced grief beyond explanation, for the first time in my life, until my mother passed 3 yrs later.
Wow, thank you for sharing something so personal and heartfelt. Your story is powerful, it’s clear how much love and care you gave to your father, and how hard those last moments must have been. I can’t even imagine the strength it took to make that prayer out of pure selflessness. That kind of grief is so heavy, and it stays with you. I’m so sorry for your losses, both your dad and your mom. It means a lot that this song connected with you on such a deep level. Stories like yours remind us why we do what we do, thank you for trusting us with this. Sending you so much love.
@DoubleTakeJC We go through pain of all kinds in this world always for a reason. That reason is to share, at the appropriate time, to help others on this journey called life. I appreciate your response so very much and your reaction to this incredible song. It immediately pierced my heart with honest words, music and visuals. Because your channel popped up on my UA-cam feed, I have found you and a talented new artist, for me!! Have a blessed New Year 2025 from a new American fan, Patty R. 🇺🇸
I feel you Patty. Thank you for sharing. ❤🩹
Only last year my dad was in hospital and he suffered a fatal heart attack and the doctors told me that he might not make it. I was there all day and night until I heard the machine flatline. This song always hits home about me and my father. R.I.P Dad
I honestly think this song hits all sons no matter if they're daddy is alive or not, because we all know it's coming. Beautiful song, great reaction.
I hear you with that brother. My dad is still here thank god but this moment isn’t far away. This song tears me up something else. 🫶🫶
I had the same reaction,tears in my eyes
This song always gets me because I lost my dad in a car accident when I was 5 years old he was in his early 20s and last year I lost 2 uncle's 1 auntie and my stepdad sorry I'm late to watch your reaction I've seen people reacting to this hundreds of time I just couldn't bring myself to watch it until now
Great reaction love from the UK
That was his dad he dad lived because of this video he got a donor and James blunt and his dad were in the British army
My dad died when i was 23. This song made me miss both of my parents. im 36 now
Talk about a relatable song...
Well10 years ago I didn't go to the hospital when my dad was fighting for his life...(I couldn't handle it) if I had these words in my head I would have said them to him!!! every time I here this song I have clean eyes after!
You have to listen James Blunt "girl that never was" too!
This song destroys
Me. My dad days B4 he died of 9 cancers. turned to me crying tells me that he was afraid of dieing . 😢
ITs one of the top reaction songs ever on youtube.
This was done in one take in James Blunts house at the end everyone was in tears , Blunt Snr said "why are you lot crying im still here"
Please stay in love, you match each other perfectly ❤❤
Search another of his called "The girl that never was"
Agreed that one is another where a box of tissues is required.
James Blunt:
The Girl That Never Was
Carry You Home
No Bravery
and Dark thought
I played this at my dads funeral last year, I miss him so much
This is the song that was playing when my mom died from brain 🧠 cancer..first time in 7 year that I have heard it… am not ok
This song gets me everytime.. lost my father 6 years ago and I miss him every day 💔
I hear ya ❤🩹
Lots of love to you🤍
The first time I watched this song video I was just a devastated mess. I've seen it many many times both rewatching it and seeing others react to it and it still makes me well up, and sometimes still a hot mess. My dad passed years ago and we had a bit of a complicated relationship anyway. So to the girl being full of tears don't worry you aren't alone. And to the guy don't worry about tears let them fall when they come men can cry even though we are told our whole life otherwise.
Try his song "The Child that never was" if you haven't already. Yes that tears my heart out also.
My dad died when I was 17, he drove semi for a living and he died while he was on the road. I never got to say good bye. This song hits so hard.
I was 7 when I found my father dead on the floor. We were alone in the house. I walked the streets until I saw a house with a light on, then knock the door for help. I’m 64 now. I remember every detail of that night.
I wouldn't go so far as to call it a fetish.... but I love watching emotional reactions. Especially when people cry. It reminds me to be human.
SO BEAUTIFUL SONG....
Bit of an avid watcher of reaction videos and being British it was refreshing to see a video that wasn't over the top.
You missed at the last second of the vid his dad patting his arm. Check out more of James' stuff. He's a brilliant songwriter, at his best when he writes about his lived experiences. His song "No Bravery" is about what he saw during the Kosovo War in the 90s when he was deployed there with the British Army under NATO. The music video includes his own video footage that he shot during that deployment.
Hey guys if you thought that song was sad try watching James Blunts the girl that never was . It will get you both trust me
Wonderful song and handsome dude on the right! 😊
I just went through this with my dad a couple weeks ago. He came home on hospice and was gone in 48 hours.
Thanks for your true and honest reaction! This is one powerful song! The closeup of the face reminds me of Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares To You", have you listened to or reacted to this song before? would be curious on your thoughts of it! Keep up the good work!
I've been requesting Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U" for months! I really hope DoubleTake eventually reacts to it! TRUST ME! ❤
@@AdamBazille The close up of the face totally reminded me of her song!! Its also a beautiful song that she made famous, Prince originally wrote it and it kind of bombed until she sang it!
@@timg764I'm from Minnesota, lived across the street from Dezzy Dickerson's parents...My mom went high school with him.. (He was the guitar player in the Revolution- Prince's band at the height of Purple Rain) played with his kids when they'd visit. We were all 7-10 years old. Met PRINCE multiple times as a kid when he'd visit there. Crazy time. Being a kid I just thought it was normal! 😂😂 "Nothing Compares 2 U" has so much meaning to me you'll never know. PRINCE was a genius. 💜💜💜💜
@@AdamBazille He was an amazing song writer and singer!!!
@@timg764💯 right he was! DoubleTake has done some PRINCE reactions. Check them out. Stay up Tim. ✌🏻💜💜💜
If you would like another James Blunt song that is just as emotive, but in a different way, look at 'The Girl That Never Was'. Quite a recent song, too.
Haven't seen emotional Conner with a F-U type line since Jenny & Screech! 😂😂 That's how I know it got him! .......
What a great emotional song and reaction too. #RoadTo100K ❤