I had no idea how much i still need to heal from my daddys passing i didnt get the chance to grieve or to heal my prayers go out to everyone in the battle of trying desperately to heal their moms and dads sicknesses stop being so busy trying to get them healed and just hold them, touch them, smell them lay your head on their chests and feel their heart beating and take that rhythm into your own heart. I was so busy with drs and chemo appointments for my daddy and clinical trials one after another that looking back now i realize i didnt see my daddy leaving me forever O Jesus i am so broken still
James Blunt, being an ex-British Army soldier, decided to donate all the proceeds from this song to charities that support veterans and injured soldiers.
thats a very good cause i think :) those soliders that has been in real action are mostly not the same when they come back . anxety angst and so on . james blunt is a great guy so :)
@baby jesus Yeah, like all those naughty World War 2 soldiers, picking on Hitler that time! Couldn't even let a man get on with a bit of mass genocide... imagine how lovely and sunny the world would've been if they'd just left him to it! (And yeah, in case you were wondering, that WAS sarcasm.)
Cant help to tear up, no song have done it to me until now. Its just the images of ones father helping you through life all from homework to helping getting your first house
Really sorry for your dad. Been listening to this song all night. Crying non stop. It may end the 17 years we are estranged. It might be time for my daddy to hold his grown daughter before it’s too late 😢
I'm Born and raised in Da South Bronx a BIG ol Former Active duty US Marine ...worked as a Bouncer in nite clubs ..and this song TOTALLY knocks me off of my feet ever time I hear it
I just visited my Dad's grave today. I spoke to him and said that this was a tough year for me and I wished so bad he could speak to me. Then I get home and randomly come across this video.I was alone with my Dad when he passed after suffering from Alzeheimer's for several years. I spent many nights tucking him into bed, telling him stories of my childhood that were special because of him, and saying I Love You, Goodnight. Even though I am a daughter and not a son, this song hit all those emotions that only one who has lost a parent they loved can feel.
I'm currently binge watching blind reactions to this song and blubbering. I'm not normally a cryer but this song has me undone. It's a gut punch to all of us who've lost our daddy. James Blunt is a gorgeous singer song writer who deserves more recognition.
My father left us when I was 3 years old and I never saw him again. I had an older brother, 6 years older than me. He would me on his bike on his paper route. He took me to baseball games, and taught me how to dance. When the neighborhood boys got together for a baseball game, he always made them let me play too. Guess I was a little Tom boy. He went out for track in high school and he would take me running with him at 6 am before school. He also took me shopping for school clothes and shoes which he paid for from his paper route money. He wasn’t just a brother, he taught me so many things He died at the age of 56 from cancer and the hardest thing I ever had to do was say goodbye. That was in 1997 and I miss him more now than I ever have. We were suppose to get old together. I’m
Yes I cried too ! I'm 62 years old and My Father passed about 2 years go . He wasn't always the Best , But he was the Greatest Father to me i Love Him so Much ! .. I still Dreams of Him being Alive
My Dad was the best so wonderful to care for him at the end and and and the great life I had with him I miss him everyday such a great father and human being❤️
Here in Canada during the covid lockdown my father has been living in a extended Care facility which also in lock down when he passed away. His health was continuously fading and I was not allowed in to see him for months. With the time of his passing drawing near and with him no longer being able to verbally communicate I had to say my goodbyes to him over a video call. During the call I played this song for him and I could see the tears starting to roll down his face. At that moment I knew he could still hear, and understand everything that was being said to him. And just how much I loved him and was proud to be his son. It was the hardest time I have ever faced in my life because I just wanted to be there to hold his hand before his time came. This song will forever remind me of that moment.
Hey I started tearing up seeing your message! I'm so sorry for your lost and hope you're only getting stronger for the rest of your family. I'm based in Canada as well, Toronto to be precise! If you need anything, please do reach out if I can ever help! Sending lots of love and prayer for you
@@yahoo109 thank you so much. I really appreciate the offer to reach out. That's very kind of you to do so. Nice to hear you're also in Canada. I've actually been to Toronto a few times. I'm from the West in Alberta.
I understand that James’ sister wrote a poem that James set to music. Your reaction was much like mine. Such a beautiful song! One would need to be made of stone to not be touched hearing this.
I lost my father 32 years ago, and yet this song had me sobbing as though it was yesterday. Beautiful, powerful, heart-wrenching video....need more tissues.
OMG, that is so tragic... I had to stop to find out the story behind this video before I continued.. That IS his father and his kidneys are only functioning at 11%. This is a song written and to plead for a matched blood type and donor..
He’s had the transplant James said in a recent interview and is doing well! But isolating due to the risk of covid-19 as his classed as high risk. But I’m soooo glad he’s doing well.
I almost didn't watch this video. I'm so glad I did. My father died four years ago. I gasped when his father appeared in the video! I felt like it was my dad, touching my arm. So glad to learn from the other commenters that James's dad is doing well
It's nice that you can have compassion..great that you can show your feelings..even after..your experiences..someone in your fam..must of had a really..really..good heart ❤..
I’m 64 yo and I’ve lost both my parents; my father died in 2000 and my mother in 2015… I sat at both of their death beds, holding hands, whispering comforting words. It was so hard. I found this song only a couple of days ago and it struck such a strong chord in me. I’m not the crying type, I carry my sorrows deep inside, but this song… I cried the whole day. It was a good, healing cry and I really, really needed it. ❤️🙏🏼❤️
that pat on the arm at the of the video broke me. i to lost my father in 06 from a stroke and i miss him dearly. this video is both a eulogy and a love song, i thank James for this beautiful video.
I'm so, so sorry for your loss. I lost my beloved husband of a terminal illness and hours before leaving for good, I told him, "I love you so much and will definitely miss you". As soon as I said those words, a tear dropped from the corner of his eye and responded "thank you". God bless you and your loved one is looking down onyou.
Lukas Hassel, I’ve watched hundreds and hundreds of reaction videos in the past year, and yours is probably the most beautiful and honest and human expression I’ve seen/heard! This is what reaction videos SHOULD be!
I was just driving my car, when I first heard this song on the radio. I didn’t even focus so much on the lyric, but the melody immediately caught me. Then, standing at the red light, I concentrated more to the text and sobs broke out of me immediately. I had to park, because I couldn’t see anything from my tears. Luckily, my Dad is alive and well, but this song has left such a deep mark on me that every time I listen to it, tears well up in my eyes.
THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING VIDEO. ACTUALLY IT'S THE 1ST TIME SEEING YOUR CHANNEL. I'VE BEEN WAITING TO FIND A REVIEW CHANNEL WHERE A MAN "SHOWS" HIS RAW EMOTION AND YOUR THE 1ST MEANING YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME 🤣 ANYONE who doesn't get Emotional watching this while knowing the Storyline IS NOT HUMAN. ♥
Well I'm a grown man too and my eyes are flowing water!! 😢😥 that was a beautiful song and his eyes told the story by themselves!! I lost my father to congestive heart failure and this hits home and I remember folding his clothes up on the chair just like this song says!!😥 lord this song got me.
When James Blunt does emotion, he goes all in, 100%. Another song of his, in a similar vein, is 'Carry You Home,' which is about losing a comrade in battle (he's ex-Army himself) - equally heartbreaking, and well worth a listen.
I think we as people who love to watch reactors, like to connect sometimes, & showing vulnerability with us, does that......thank you for being real & raw with us ❤❤❤
This touches a man's heart hard. The fears and knowing that you will lose your dad one day, or is losing him, or lost him. If a father did his job, he showed you how to be a man. He was the one who always chased the monsters away. The strong one. Now... when he is frail and life is ending... you are the one that must stand by his side and chase the monsters away. I am visiting my dad today, just because of this song.
All the way from oz That was beautiful mate by both you and the great man I have an81 year old father and I dread that day most days. Your reaction was heart warming and helpful for not just me but for many others as well. You just look like a great bloke and your reaction confirmed it Keep at it mate. Try Cranberries Zombie followed up by Ode to my family and No need to argue. You have a friend “Down under” And to James Blunt👌👌👌👌👌No bravery is unreal as well, which is writen about his tough days in the military Well done again champion👍
Dear Lukas, I came across this video through Iam Tongi, although I've known James Blunt for a long time. I didn't know "Monsters". Now I've been watching the video once a day for the last five days and then the reactions from different people (which I've never seen, by the way) via UA-cam. You are the person with the most beautiful face that lives, that shows what experience means, that is honest. Your reaction touched me the most and I thank you for that. THANK YOU from the "old fat" woman from Saxony in Germany.
Just lost my father a week and a half ago. I've been listening to this song repeatedly for months while he was ill. It tears my heart out each time I hear it.
I lost my father in 2013 and then my mother In 2015, when I first heard this song it felt like the ground under me disappeared. I couldn’t breathe. It almost hurt more, hearing the words than it did when I saw them draw their last breath. I’ve since realised that the pain is the words James sings, what I couldn’t express to myself or to others. I like this reaction, probably because it was my reaction the first time I heard this song. I could relate and feel the pain of loss.
Beautiful and impressive. Cannot believe he could manage to sing with all that emotion in him and his voice. Didn't take long for my tears to start....lost my dad 3 years ago. So sorry for your loss.
I'm just going to subscribe because throughout years on youtube..first person I see liking comments months after release And yes I love monsters, it's heartbreaking actually made me want to hug my parents and appreciate that they're here 🌹🥂
Joined your channel, because of your emotional response and open heartedness,... in an instant i could see you connecting to your own father and reliving your own story with your dad,... lovely video,. watery blessings, maryjane x
This is a tough song. I lost my dad in 2014 and I can’t ever make it thru without balling my eyes out. His last words were “I love you son, don’t worry about me. I’ll be ok”. He was my best friend. I’m very sorry for you loss as well.
A couple years later...but this shows up in my feed and I'm so glad.!! What a beautiful, raw reaction. So many of us relate so powerfully. Thank you. And your very handsome.
James Blunt is pretty amazing. I' sit here barely able to speak, and here he is singing his heart out through his tears. Well done. Every man needs to hear this and let it resonate.
First time I heard this song I was on my back deck at 2 am in the morning bawling my eyes out. It still hits me hard whenever I hear it.. it is so full of raw,, honest emotions. In 2005 my husband was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. I prayed so hard and helped where I could to help him fight this terrible disease. Doctors gave him 6 months to live. My father lived in Germany and I would give him progress reports on my husband. I had NO idea that he thought he had cancer but was afraid to see a doctor. My husband was healed and was doing great. The next year my father committed suicide. His father died from cancer in the 70s and died a slow, painful death. My father always said he would take his own life before dying like he did. I was at work when I got the phone call at 7 am in the morning. I completely lost it! I battled guilt for not being there for him, for being so far away. My biggest regret is that I didn't get to say goodbye. The last time he visited I offered him to live with us. We were going to convert our huge shop into a house for him. He had an identical twin and just couldn't be away from him. Part of it was him living in a different country. My last words to him were I love you. I am thankful for that. This song opened so many pains. It never goes away. You just repress it because you have to keep going on for your family. James Blunt gave his father a beautiful tribute. It says a lot about the man he his. Thank you for sharing your father's story. Consider yourself hugged. I appreciate your openness and willingness to stand in your feelings. Too many men are taught to be strong and not show emotions. It's the biggest damage we do to our sons. God bless you!
I lost my dad a long time ago. This song hits home to all of us who are fortunate to have had a dad (mum) who gave us unconditional love. For those of you who still have a parent, cherish every moment you still have together and most importantly say "I love you"
Yes, that is his father, at the time they did this video he was in Stage 4 kidney failure. At first, his father did not want to do it, until he read the lyrics. They wanted James to run his voice through the auto-tune machine and he said no, this has to be done naturally. It was done in one take and James said everyone in the studio was crying including him. A cousin of James's father donated a kidney and he is said to be doing well.
@@td8062that's Interesting Sweetie because the Interview I saw him in recently in 2023 he Stated "They mentioned ahead of Filming that they'll want to do different 'Takes' of certain 'Verse Lines' and I informed them it'll be done in one Take and one Sitting Position till the End. It'll be too Emotionally draining for my Dad and Myself with his Illness"... so who knows how it was done but the End result was Beautiful for sure. ♥
@@terriammon9767 On James' UA-cam channel he reacts to this video and narrates over it, giving the background and his thoughts on it. He said that they shot the video "a handful" of times, trying to see if it would be easier to have his Dad sitting by him the whole time, or if it would be better if he entered later. However, this is the take they went with. ua-cam.com/video/xu7lbpG_2xE/v-deo.html&ab_channel=JamesBlunt
So beautiful Charlie Blunt could experience James singing this to him. Very strong and brave men, both. Maybe all the love for James’ dad helped. A kidney donor has been found for Charlie. Good luck Daddy, may you enjoy many more happy years and renewed health. 👨❤️💋👨
I had seen this James Blunt video but today I saw it again and it touched me again. I don't know why UA-cam sent me the suggestion for your video, but now my heart wanted not only to comfort James, but you as well. A big hug.
my grandma past away about a year ago and I am still nod able to listen to this song. I would just stard to be sad. I realy love how he shows his feelings. that shows how good he is
i love how you cry listening to this song, no shame in empathy, we all feel like you do at times in personal tragedies of other people when we know it can happen to us. i hate tearjerker situations, but i still cry sometimes. sometimes over things that appears to be nothing, but in retrospect, they are reminders of things that actually happen in our lives to our own loved ones. no way would i have thought like this 20 years ago, i guess as we get older, the brevity and frailty of life teaches us to be more aware of it, because we are all approaching the end day.
This song just wrecks you. Never heard a more beautiful tribute to a parent in my life. James Blunt is an expert in drawing your feelings out. Fantastic review.
Me again Just to add that I cried gulfs of tears with this song for i lost all my family Mother,Father Sister Brother and Aunt about 42yrs ago and i could never cry ; this song it's insane to say finally brought me a healing relief
Right there with you, couldn't stop the tears. I know some James Blunt songs but never heard this one. Amazing, wow that's one that knocks the wind out of you ❤
Heard James’ first album when I was going through a divorce and now my mother just passed and I heard this! Helps me process loss! And in beautiful fashion! He elevated these experiences and I now think they are beautiful! And I feel fortunate to have heard his words, they’re just beautiful! Life is beautiful!
Oh, man, that hits hard! Lost my father some 4 years ago, and I still can't get over it...JB is such a wonderful singer. Lukas, your reaction is the same as mine : I tore up the first time i watched the video. Love you, dad, miss you, my man...
I had no idea how much i still need to heal from my daddys passing i didnt get the chance to grieve or to heal my prayers go out to everyone in the battle of trying desperately to heal their moms and dads sicknesses stop being so busy trying to get them healed and just hold them, touch them, smell them lay your head on their chests and feel their heart beating and take that rhythm into your own heart. I was so busy with drs and chemo appointments for my daddy and clinical trials one after another that looking back now i realize i didnt see my daddy leaving me forever O Jesus i am so broken still
James Blunt, being an ex-British Army soldier, decided to donate all the proceeds from this song to charities that support veterans and injured soldiers.
thats a very good cause i think :) those soliders that has been in real action are mostly not the same when they come back . anxety angst and so on . james blunt is a great guy so :)
Wow I didn’t know that, I love him even more what’s a pure gentleman he is. Thanks for sharing that information. Good morning from 🏴
@baby jesus
Our lives stem from mass murder. Let's see what happens when our military isn't out there taking out bad guys.
@baby jesus Yeah, like all those naughty World War 2 soldiers, picking on Hitler that time! Couldn't even let a man get on with a bit of mass genocide... imagine how lovely and sunny the world would've been if they'd just left him to it!
(And yeah, in case you were wondering, that WAS sarcasm.)
@baby jesus ...no, I didn’t see any comments about the mass murders of abortions here
This is a man's song. What is so special about James Blunt is how he is prepared to show vulnerability. Love how it speaks to men
Totally agree.. well said
Also totally agree!
Cant help to tear up, no song have done it to me until now. Its just the images of ones father helping you through life all from homework to helping getting your first house
Won't it be a great world when all men can feel , show and express their vulnerable emotions ...
I hope that day is real soon ...
@@Star-uk1kh Yes, that would be a much better world for all of us.
Really sorry for your dad. Been listening to this song all night. Crying non stop. It may end the 17 years we are estranged. It might be time for my daddy to hold his grown daughter before it’s too late 😢
I’ve listened to this song over 500 times easily. I cry each time, no matter how many times I’ve heard it. True beauty
I know what you mean. Same for me and for millions of others around the world.
Same here. Especially when I just lost my dad in 2021
That bridge is like a stab in the heart x1000 man
Always makes me cry the raw emotion for anyone that has lost their dad 😥😥😥
I'm Born and raised in Da South Bronx a BIG ol Former Active duty US Marine ...worked as a Bouncer in nite clubs ..and this song TOTALLY knocks me off of my feet ever time I hear it
I just visited my Dad's grave today. I spoke to him and said that this was a tough year for me and I wished so bad he could speak to me. Then I get home and randomly come across this video.I was alone with my Dad when he passed after suffering from Alzeheimer's for several years. I spent many nights tucking him into bed, telling him stories of my childhood that were special because of him, and saying I Love You, Goodnight. Even though I am a daughter and not a son, this song hit all those emotions that only one who has lost a parent they loved can feel.
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From the second he started singing, it was the bravest performance I’ve seen. ❤️
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I'm currently binge watching blind reactions to this song and blubbering. I'm not normally a cryer but this song has me undone. It's a gut punch to all of us who've lost our daddy. James Blunt is a gorgeous singer song writer who deserves more recognition.
I'm doing the same right now
I’m doing the same now. I still have my father and I blubber every time I hear it. Just the thought of the inevitable occurring makes me break.
I've been doing this for two weeks now, and cry every time.
I’ve watched about 100 reactions I think. I now know the exact moments when the person reacting is going to tear up.
Same
He did chase the monsters away......they were able to find a kidney match after this and it was a success.
It was his dads cousin who actually shares the same name as him......Charlie Blunt ❤
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My father left us when I was 3 years old and I never saw him again. I had an older brother, 6 years older than me. He would me on his bike on his paper route. He took me to baseball games, and taught me how to dance. When the neighborhood boys got together for a baseball game, he always made them let me play too. Guess I was a little Tom boy. He went out for track in high school and he would take me running with him at 6 am before school. He also took me shopping for school clothes and shoes which he paid for from his paper route money. He wasn’t just a brother, he taught me so many things He died at the age of 56 from cancer and the hardest thing I ever had to do was say goodbye. That was in 1997 and I miss him more now than I ever have. We were suppose to get old together. I’m
James blunt may be a soldier ,but to me this is the bravest thing for a real man to do...agree?
Yes I cried too ! I'm 62 years old and My Father passed about 2 years go . He wasn't always the Best , But he was the
Greatest Father to me i Love Him so Much ! .. I still Dreams of Him being Alive
So. Sorry. To. Hear. Ur. Dad's. Passing. But. He's. With. U. In. Ur. Heart. Always. God. Bless.
My Dad was the best so wonderful to care for him at the end and and and the great life I had with him I miss him everyday such a great father and human being❤️
Here in Canada during the covid lockdown my father has been living in a extended Care facility which also in lock down when he passed away. His health was continuously fading and I was not allowed in to see him for months. With the time of his passing drawing near and with him no longer being able to verbally communicate I had to say my goodbyes to him over a video call. During the call I played this song for him and I could see the tears starting to roll down his face. At that moment I knew he could still hear, and understand everything that was being said to him. And just how much I loved him and was proud to be his son. It was the hardest time I have ever faced in my life because I just wanted to be there to hold his hand before his time came. This song will forever remind me of that moment.
God Bless you and Your Dad. Static 403...Your Dad holds your hand in moments you don't always know...but he IS there.
@@christys8445 Thank you so much.
Hey I started tearing up seeing your message! I'm so sorry for your lost and hope you're only getting stronger for the rest of your family. I'm based in Canada as well, Toronto to be precise! If you need anything, please do reach out if I can ever help! Sending lots of love and prayer for you
@@yahoo109 thank you so much. I really appreciate the offer to reach out. That's very kind of you to do so. Nice to hear you're also in Canada. I've actually been to Toronto a few times. I'm from the West in Alberta.
@@static4034 very nice 💕 haven’t been to Alberta just yet, hope to visit one day :)
I understand that James’ sister wrote a poem that James set to music. Your reaction was much like mine. Such a beautiful song! One would need to be made of stone to not be touched hearing this.
I lost my father 32 years ago, and yet this song had me sobbing as though it was yesterday. Beautiful, powerful, heart-wrenching video....need more tissues.
OMG, that is so tragic... I had to stop to find out the story behind this video before I continued.. That IS his father and his kidneys are only functioning at 11%. This is a song written and to plead for a matched blood type and donor..
He’s had the transplant James said in a recent interview and is doing well! But isolating due to the risk of covid-19 as his classed as high risk. But I’m soooo glad he’s doing well.
@@JMWxx So good to know, thank you!
@@janparish8055 James's cousin donated his kind new
This is stunningly heartbreaking kudos James Blunt
James Blunt gets knocked for his squeeky voice..
But my God... This song is beautiful... I cried like a baby😭😭😭
I like his voice it's unique
I almost didn't watch this video. I'm so glad I did. My father died four years ago. I gasped when his father appeared in the video! I felt like it was my dad, touching my arm. So glad to learn from the other commenters that James's dad is doing well
It’s beautiful to see a grown man cry. Shows the human in all of us. Even the toughest ones.
It's nice that you can have compassion..great that you can show your feelings..even after..your experiences..someone in your fam..must of had a really..really..good heart ❤..
James will never have to live with there being words that were left unsaid.
I’m 64 yo and I’ve lost both my parents; my father died in 2000 and my mother in 2015…
I sat at both of their death beds, holding hands, whispering comforting words. It was so hard.
I found this song only a couple of days ago and it struck such a strong chord in me. I’m not the crying type, I carry my sorrows deep inside, but this song…
I cried the whole day. It was a good, healing cry and I really, really needed it.
❤️🙏🏼❤️
James is donating all profits for the song to help for heroes and The British Legion, as they both served.
that pat on the arm at the of the video broke me. i to lost my father in 06 from a stroke and i miss him dearly. this video is both a eulogy and a love song, i thank James for this beautiful video.
He wrote this when he thought his Dad was dying, thank God he recovered.
A distant cousin with the same name as his father proved to be a match. Quite an amazing story.
I'm so, so sorry for your loss. I lost my beloved husband of a terminal illness and hours before leaving for good, I told him, "I love you so much and will definitely miss you". As soon as I said those words, a tear dropped from the corner of his eye and responded "thank you". God bless you and your loved one is looking down onyou.
New Zealand here. I listen to This song as I am going through the first stages of forgetting things.
Lukas Hassel, I’ve watched hundreds and hundreds of reaction videos in the past year, and yours is probably the most beautiful and honest and human expression I’ve seen/heard! This is what reaction videos SHOULD be!
Thank you.
Beautiful reaction to a heartfelt song.
This was a beautiful reaction! I myself couldn't hold back the tears, his raw emotions from the vid just takes the cake!
Subscribed btw!
Timothy GuilLaume thank you so much
Thank you for your reaction, nice to see men with emotions. I lost my father as well, for anyone it is hard.
I'm glad I'm not the only one sobbing at this song but James Blunt has a beautiful voice
I. Also. Cried. Big. Respect to. Mr. Blunt. Wot. A. Lovely. Tribute. To. Any. Father.
I was just driving my car, when I first heard this song on the radio. I didn’t even focus so much on the lyric, but the melody immediately caught me. Then, standing at the red light, I concentrated more to the text and sobs broke out of me immediately. I had to park, because I couldn’t see anything from my tears.
Luckily, my Dad is alive and well, but this song has left such a deep mark on me that every time I listen to it, tears well up in my eyes.
THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING VIDEO. ACTUALLY IT'S THE 1ST TIME SEEING YOUR CHANNEL. I'VE BEEN WAITING TO FIND A REVIEW CHANNEL WHERE A MAN "SHOWS" HIS RAW EMOTION AND YOUR THE 1ST MEANING YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME 🤣 ANYONE who doesn't get Emotional watching this while knowing the Storyline IS NOT HUMAN. ♥
A beautiful reaction ❤
When you've lost your father, it's HARD to not feel this.
Thanks.
Well I'm a grown man too and my eyes are flowing water!! 😢😥 that was a beautiful song and his eyes told the story by themselves!! I lost my father to congestive heart failure and this hits home and I remember folding his clothes up on the chair just like this song says!!😥 lord this song got me.
When James Blunt does emotion, he goes all in, 100%. Another song of his, in a similar vein, is 'Carry You Home,' which is about losing a comrade in battle (he's ex-Army himself) - equally heartbreaking, and well worth a listen.
I think we as people who love to watch reactors, like to connect sometimes, & showing vulnerability with us, does that......thank you for being real & raw with us ❤❤❤
Best reaction of this song!!! Thank you for sharing this with us!
This touches a man's heart hard. The fears and knowing that you will lose your dad one day, or is losing him, or lost him. If a father did his job, he showed you how to be a man. He was the one who always chased the monsters away. The strong one. Now... when he is frail and life is ending... you are the one that must stand by his side and chase the monsters away. I am visiting my dad today, just because of this song.
Love your reaction, our milkman!
All the way from oz That was beautiful mate by both you and the great man I have an81 year old father and I dread that day most days. Your reaction was heart warming and helpful for not just me but for many others as well. You just look like a great bloke and your reaction confirmed it Keep at it mate. Try Cranberries Zombie followed up by Ode to my family and No need to argue. You have a friend “Down under” And to James Blunt👌👌👌👌👌No bravery is unreal as well, which is writen about his tough days in the military Well done again champion👍
Dear Lukas,
I came across this video through Iam Tongi, although I've known James Blunt for a long time. I didn't know "Monsters". Now I've been watching the video once a day for the last five days and then the reactions from different people (which I've never seen, by the way) via UA-cam. You are the person with the most beautiful face that lives, that shows what experience means, that is honest. Your reaction touched me the most and I thank you for that. THANK YOU from the "old fat" woman from Saxony in Germany.
I cry every time. So sad. Thank you.
Between the song and his reaction you have made me cry, greetings
You cannot go wrong with James Blunt looks like you've got a heart sir!
probably the most touching, real goodbye song ever... beautiful
Wow what a tearjerker. Beautiful.
Just lost my father a week and a half ago. I've been listening to this song repeatedly for months while he was ill. It tears my heart out each time I hear it.
I hope you are happier now rose.
There is nothing more beautiful than when a human lets their guard down and shows emotions. Loved your reaction. A real man cries. ❤
Vulnerability is just always beautiful. Thank you for sharing yourself friend it was really nice to see
It took my breath away.
Simple pure raw emotion from you and James blunt
I lost my father in 2013 and then my mother In 2015, when I first heard this song it felt like the ground under me disappeared. I couldn’t breathe. It almost hurt more, hearing the words than it did when I saw them draw their last breath. I’ve since realised that the pain is the words James sings, what I couldn’t express to myself or to others.
I like this reaction, probably because it was my reaction the first time I heard this song. I could relate and feel the pain of loss.
Beautiful and impressive. Cannot believe he could manage to sing with all that emotion in him and his voice. Didn't take long for my tears to start....lost my dad 3 years ago. So sorry for your loss.
Impressive hair. The song cuts though and i am happy you reacted like that. Thank you. Liked and subscribed.
I'm just going to subscribe because throughout years on youtube..first person I see liking comments months after release
And yes I love monsters, it's heartbreaking actually made me want to hug my parents and appreciate that they're here 🌹🥂
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Joined your channel, because of your emotional response and open heartedness,... in an instant i could see you connecting to your own father and reliving your own story with your dad,... lovely video,. watery blessings, maryjane x
what a beautiful genuine reaction, happy to find the channel of someone real
This is a tough song. I lost my dad in 2014 and I can’t ever make it thru without balling my eyes out. His last words were “I love you son, don’t worry about me. I’ll be ok”. He was my best friend. I’m very sorry for you loss as well.
OMG, what an emotional performance!!
One of the very few reaction videos on this where you can tell it really is the first time hearing it.
Nice watching it with you, and your tears gave me respect for you watching, as James was recording 💖
I think I saw this reaction maybe 20 times. Thank you for your humanity. ❤️
A couple years later...but this shows up in my feed and I'm so glad.!! What a beautiful, raw reaction. So many of us relate so powerfully. Thank you.
And your very handsome.
James Blunt is pretty amazing. I' sit here barely able to speak, and here he is singing his heart out through his tears. Well done. Every man needs to hear this and let it resonate.
First time I heard this song I was on my back deck at 2 am in the morning bawling my eyes out. It still hits me hard whenever I hear it.. it is so full of raw,, honest emotions. In 2005 my husband was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. I prayed so hard and helped where I could to help him fight this terrible disease. Doctors gave him 6 months to live. My father lived in Germany and I would give him progress reports on my husband. I had NO idea that he thought he had cancer but was afraid to see a doctor. My husband was healed and was doing great. The next year my father committed suicide. His father died from cancer in the 70s and died a slow, painful death. My father always said he would take his own life before dying like he did. I was at work when I got the phone call at 7 am in the morning. I completely lost it! I battled guilt for not being there for him, for being so far away. My biggest regret is that I didn't get to say goodbye. The last time he visited I offered him to live with us. We were going to convert our huge shop into a house for him. He had an identical twin and just couldn't be away from him. Part of it was him living in a different country. My last words to him were I love you. I am thankful for that. This song opened so many pains. It never goes away. You just repress it because you have to keep going on for your family. James Blunt gave his father a beautiful tribute. It says a lot about the man he his. Thank you for sharing your father's story. Consider yourself hugged. I appreciate your openness and willingness to stand in your feelings. Too many men are taught to be strong and not show emotions. It's the biggest damage we do to our sons. God bless you!
So sorry for your losses.
Truly lovely reaction to a heart breaking song.
Every time I hear it I cry, love James blunt an amazing songwriter aswell as singer x
Don’t cry Lukas. Your father and grandmother is beside you and watching over you . That’s for sur.
...always be able to cry...your reaction shows humanity! God Bless You!
I lost my dad a long time ago. This song hits home to all of us who are fortunate to have had a dad (mum) who gave us unconditional love. For those of you who still have a parent, cherish every moment you still have together and most importantly say "I love you"
I had never heard this song before now. My father passed away just before Christmas 2017. This hit me hard. Where're my damn tissues...
How blessed we are, those of us getting hit hard by this song. Not everyone had parents they miss. I do every day.
What a beautiful, genuine reaction. A perfect demonstration of the power of music
Yes, that is his father, at the time they did this video he was in Stage 4 kidney failure. At first, his father did not want to do it, until he read the lyrics. They wanted James to run his voice through the auto-tune machine and he said no, this has to be done naturally. It was done in one take and James said everyone in the studio was crying including him. A cousin of James's father donated a kidney and he is said to be doing well.
James Blunt said himself it took 5 takes
Also, it was because his father had already been a kidney donor, so he only had the one.
@@td8062that's Interesting Sweetie because the Interview I saw him in recently in 2023 he Stated "They mentioned ahead of Filming that they'll want to do different 'Takes' of certain 'Verse Lines' and I informed them it'll be done in one Take and one Sitting Position till the End. It'll be too Emotionally draining for my Dad and Myself with his Illness"... so who knows how it was done but the End result was Beautiful for sure. ♥
@@terriammon9767 On James' UA-cam channel he reacts to this video and narrates over it, giving the background and his thoughts on it. He said that they shot the video "a handful" of times, trying to see if it would be easier to have his Dad sitting by him the whole time, or if it would be better if he entered later. However, this is the take they went with. ua-cam.com/video/xu7lbpG_2xE/v-deo.html&ab_channel=JamesBlunt
How many times do we have to read this story..
WOW, I wasn't prepared. I'm so sorry for your loss! Please keep making these videos
This one just pulls every emotion out for the whole world to see on our cheeks.
Hugs to you. Lots of them.
I dont like nowadays music, but I am really proud of singers/musicians like him... he can sing, he relies on emotions...
What a beautiful soul you have. To recognise and cherish this beautiful tribute to James’ father. How one could not be moved 🙏🏻🥰
So beautiful Charlie Blunt could experience James singing this to him. Very strong and brave men, both. Maybe all the love for James’ dad helped. A kidney donor has been found for Charlie. Good luck Daddy, may you enjoy many more happy years and renewed health. 👨❤️💋👨
Wow!!! I’ve never heard of him or this song and I had tears running down my face. Wow!!!!
I've watched like 10 reactions to this song, you can see the feels hitting people almost instantly. Love it
I had seen this James Blunt video but today I saw it again and it touched me again. I don't know why UA-cam sent me the suggestion for your video, but now my heart wanted not only to comfort James, but you as well. A big hug.
You just gotta be the hardest song to sing without. Crying
James Blunt has the voice of an angel, alwasy so full of emotion....x
my grandma past away about a year ago and I am still nod able to listen to this song. I would just stard to be sad. I realy love how he shows his feelings. that shows how good he is
i love how you cry listening to this song, no shame in empathy, we all feel like you do at times in personal tragedies of other people when we know it can happen to us.
i hate tearjerker situations, but i still cry sometimes.
sometimes over things that appears to be nothing, but in retrospect, they are reminders of things that actually happen in our lives to our own loved ones.
no way would i have thought like this 20 years ago, i guess as we get older, the brevity and frailty of life teaches us to be more aware of it, because we are all approaching the end day.
Beautiful……I also loved seeing you show your emotions on this song……You are one Beautiful man…..
This song just wrecks you. Never heard a more beautiful tribute to a parent in my life. James Blunt is an expert in drawing your feelings out. Fantastic review.
Heard it the first time now. There was a tear. Lovely
Me again Just to add that I cried gulfs of tears with this song for i lost all my family Mother,Father Sister Brother and Aunt about 42yrs ago and i could never cry ; this song it's insane to say finally brought me a healing relief
Right there with you, couldn't stop the tears. I know some James Blunt songs but never heard this one. Amazing, wow that's one that knocks the wind out of you ❤
Wow , directly in the heart , sorry ...I can not comment ...
Heard James’ first album when I was going through a divorce and now my mother just passed and I heard this!
Helps me process loss! And in beautiful fashion! He elevated these experiences and I now think they are beautiful! And I feel fortunate to have heard his words, they’re just beautiful! Life is beautiful!
so hard not to cry..raw emotion...so much pain in his face.....and your reaction my friend shows your beautiful heart.....thank you
When he says Daddy that always get me
Oh, man, that hits hard! Lost my father some 4 years ago, and I still can't get over it...JB is such a wonderful singer. Lukas, your reaction is the same as mine : I tore up the first time i watched the video. Love you, dad, miss you, my man...
this song will live a100 years later.♥
Oh my.....what a beautiful, heart felt song.