At the time of this video, James Blunt’s “Monsters” they were told his father was dying from chronic kidney disease as he only had one kidney from previous donation. This video was the first time his father heard the song. A distant relative heard about it and ended up being a donor match. James’s father is alive and doing well. James did not allow any editing
James and his father were both military men. James was actually a tank commander in the first gulf war. When he was being deployed, his father would say: "You're not my son, I'm not your father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye...". This song breaks me every time I hear it. The video was shot in one take, because James wanted the emotion to be raw and genuine.
That is his Dad in the video who is now doing well after receiving a kidney transplant. From this video being watched worldwide, a distant cousin came forth and was a match, which James was not. This was recorded in one take as James wanted his raw emotions to not be filtered out. This was also the first time his Dad heard the song. James said after the end of the song, the crew as well as James were crying. His Dad asked “why all the crying? I’m still here!”
I just lost my dad 17 days ago to cancer and ultimately heart failure. All 5 of us siblings were there on his death bed. It was a beautiful thing for us all to come together.. and in the end we were all concerned about consoling our dad and making sure he wasn't afraid. So. This father's day.. I am grateful for my siblings... and missing my dad ❤
I’m sorry you lost your dad. Father’s Day coming so soon afterward must make it even more difficult. It’s great that you and all your siblings were able to be there for him and to say goodbye. I’m sure it was a comfort to him.
My father never acknowledged me as his child. He knew about me. But never wanted me. Went on to marry and have other kids. I had a step father who was an alcoholic and we didn't have a good relationship. Would have been nice to know the love of a father.😢
Sorry mate. My dad was an alcoholic who mentally abused from around the age of 10 when my mum left. I feel absolutely nothing for him. I remember when he died my older brother phoned me up crying to deliver the news I just said ok and carried on watching tv. The damage had been done.
My bio dad was drug addicted and the dad who adopted me molested me from the age of 2 my bio dad molested me from New born to 2 so both fathers sucked.
My dad is in the hospital dying as I write this. This song has a brought me to my knees in the past I just know it it going to just about kill me right now! Thank you for this reaction video. May God bless you and yours on this and every day!
One of the greatest lines I ever read was "I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil." I've been where you are and it does get better but those tears I cried were the payment for I was given by my father. Faith Hope & You by White Buffalo is another song worth listening to.
As mentioned by another person it was done in one take because neither James nor the crew were emotionally stable enough to do a second take - it's amazing
This one hits like a train. I lost my dad in November and this is my first Fathers Day without him. He had such a quiet strength and confidence all i can do is feel his loss and remember hiw wisdom. Thx
I have never heard this before. Sobbing here. On an uplifting note, I took great joy watching my children with their babies yesterday. Happy Father's Day.
James dad was actually dying from kidney disease & this was his tribute & farewell to his dad. Thankfully his dad received a donor kidney & is doing okay now. If this song doesn't get to you emotionally, there is something wrong with you. This song resonates with me as I was my dad's caregiver for 5 years until he passed away a few years ago.
My dad is an extremely complicated man. He watched & cared for my mother at age 27, the love of his life, be terminally diagnosed with glioblastoma shortly after my birth, through the next year until she passed away peacefully at home with us. That experience changed him fundamentally from everyone who knew him before and after. I wish I got to know the before version of him but I did not. My childhood was rough...he was very controlling with me but not my older brother. I moved out at 15 and have had to periodically set stiff boundaries with him throughout my life. One thing I will forever be grateful to him for is that he NEVER ONCE hid or tried to disguise death & dying to me or my brother as something else to us. He was an engineer when my mom got sick & after her death went back to school and got his Master's degree in social work specializing in oncology & hospice care. With literally anything my dad did in life, he either hit it out of the ballpark perfectly or dropped a nuke on it fucking it all up. There is no in-between with him. He ALWAYS ALWAYS got the dying & death right. He is now 74 and diagnosed with dementia. Our worst nightmare but something I just knew in my bones would happen. He had made his wishes VERY CLEAR when I was a teen that regardless of age he did NOT want life extending care ever - only palliative care....and that he wanted to die by age 75. He is currently starving himself to death before he can no longer choose to eat or drink. I understand and accept this. I've been a caregiver to developmentally disabled, mentally ill, elderly & hospice patients my entire life. He made his decision decades ago and as OCD as he is he renewed those wishes every 6 months with a notary and everything since I was a teen. He will never admit or talk about his mistakes or the trauma he inflicted on me but I've accepted that, took me many years to do so, and I do know he KNOWS the pain he caused. He's done incredible harm to me but he's also been my absolute champion when I needed it most...an incredibly complicated relationship to be sure. This song absolutely guts me every time I put it on but it also soothes me in a weird sort of way. Like most relationships in life - it's complicated and messy but this song has helped me cope. Thank you for your reaction.
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 ❤❤❤
I lost my father at the age of 21yrs old in 1992 and I still cry for him. As a father myself, I talk to my kids about my father that they know him through my & my memories. This is how we help keep our loved ones alive in our hearts, never forget them and tell their story. Your are truly blessed to still have your father in this world as I am to still have my mother
Can apply to any one in your life who was there for you. My mom died from stage 4 cancer in 2021. Home hospiced with her during covid and was grateful for every moment no matter how difficult. 😢 James Blunt is a punch to the heart and soul. So many wonderful poignant songs from the man over the years from Back to Bedlam and No Bravery, Good bye My Lover, Fure and Rain to present with Monsters, The Girl That Never Was, Dark Thought etc. soo many great songs. Underrated artist. Incredible. Would love to see more of James Blunt reactions
My father was the rock of our family! We all were devastated when he finally passed from stage 4 lung cancer. Everytime I hear this song it just tears me up!
If anyone has mentioned it ,being that they were both British Soldiers that was a way they said goodbye on deployments. We are just two grown men saying goodbye. Luckily his dad got thee kidney transplant . Wow . The story is the crew we’re all in tears
First time seeing your page. I'm from Chile also. Raised in NYC by my dad until he left back in the early 90s when he was allowed back. Saw him only a few times after that since we had a tough relationship. I always told myself i would visit him in Chile but never did. He passed last year do to liver issues and getting covid. I never got to say good bye and I have heard this song 100s of times and can never hold back the tears. RIP viejito.
I watched him perform this song live on tv right after it was released and while he was playing piano, his hands were visibly shaking the whole time. Thank god his father is doing better.
I've seen him perform it several times, and his hands always shake when he does this song. His family, being stoic military men, were not given to speaking about or expressing strong emotions, and when he wrote this, it was the first time (and he thought it might be his last chance) to tell his dad what he means to him. Even now that his father is better, it must be incredibly difficult to perform such a personal song. James lowers all of his defenses and bares his soul to the world in order to tell his father how much he loves him.
Anyone who has had a truly wonderful man they could call “Dad” it will be physically impossible Not to cry! Another song that hits me like this one is a track that was used in one of the Fast and Furious films as a tribute to the actor Paul Walker. The song is ‘See You Again’ - Whizz Kalifa feat Charlie Puth. Listen to the words Dude, it’ll break your heart!
Both father and son were in the military. Before their deployment on a mission, they would always share the same farewell, which was the "I'm not your son...." phrase.
i lost to my dad at at the age of 20(im now 33 in 6 days) . he was 51 when he passed... i was there for his last moments. this is arguably one of the hardest songs to listen to. i cry every time
My dad passed away in 2002 of lung cancer. He wasn't my father but he was my dad. He was the only dad I had after my biological father walked out on us when I was 4. He raised me as though I was his own. I was 48 years old when he died and I cried like a baby. I wish this song had been available then.
This song always makes me cry. Even though I didn't have a good relationship with my father because of his abusiveness, I still took care of him until he died. Thanks for your review.
I wanted to stop by and say thanks for all the music reviews they are fantastic, I gave a like but I can't watch this or listen to this song, I played this song for my grand father in the ICU the day we had to take him off life support, he went home to Glory on 4-23-21 and it still hurts too much to listen to this song, thank you and please keep it up !
This song stung my heart. I lost my dad 4 years ago just before Father's day. Even though I'm older with grown children, I miss my dad every day. My comfort comes in knowing that I will see him again when the Lord calls me home. 💜
Also when they were in the military being deployed at the same time, his father said your not my son, I'm not your father, where just two men saying goodbye .
My dad was the best, he died at age 64 from exposure to agent orange in Viet Nam I miss him every day. Grief is the price we pay for having loved greatly.
No Bravery hit me harder than anything Blunt had done… until Monsters.😢 OTOH, there’s an interview out there somewhere where Blunt explains how he single-handedly prevented World War III while serving in the British army. 😂
@@auntiethetical yeah i’m aware of that (world war 3 stuff). Btw, you need to check out no bravery but there are like 20 or 30 ukrainians who are singing it as a choir. Beautiful and horrible. Be ready to shake from crying if you watch that one…
Sad but something so beautiful about the euphemism my turn to chase the monsters away. I picture him as a child having the silly fears all children have and his Daddy chasing the monsters away whether it was from under the bed or out of the wardrobe.. Both high ranking soldiers who saw actin in different wars.. Seb ry to see him singing No Bravery live !! His angry but powerful condemnation of war,,
Happy Father's Day Sebs!! I see how Amazingly Wonderful you are with your Little one. You should be a Very proud Dada today and everyday. You deserve All the Love you receive. 💞💞💞💞
Hi Sebs, I don't know if you knew, but both James and his dad are ex military men, and in an interview once with the BBC, James admitted his actions of disobeying a direct order from a U.S. General, while commanding officer of the front line NATO force, possibly averted WW3. Search- Singer James Blunt prevented world war 3. Oh yes , and Happy Fathers Day mate.
I am 55, my sister is 56. Our Daddy is the best! Kind, loving, fair, bad ass, gentle, just wonderful, we would climb up each side of him when he got home from work, thrilled to see him as little girls. Thank God he is still healthy and happy, and we are still, as always his little girls.
My daddy passed 6 yrs ago and Father's Day is the hardest.. Oh God.. I held his hand when he passed and it was so hard. I miss him every day of my life. 💔😔
Chills, chills, chills - that’s all I got watching this. Such a beautiful, touching, sentimental song. The imagery of his face right there is just unbelievable and adds a ton of emotion…
Happy Father’s Day. I did not have a good relationship with my dad at all, we barely even had a relationship. My Momma died in a car wreck when I was 3 and he decided he didn’t want a kid and gave up his rights . I met him for the first time that I remembered him when I was 15 when his father passed away . I did not know his father either . When I was 32 after I had my daughter I searched and found him to let him know he had a granddaughter. I’m an only child and she is his only grandchild. I was extending an olive branch to be a grandfather. He was a great grandfather for about 10 years and then started to grow distant and we only saw him every 2 years or so. When my daughter had her first baby he would not claim her as his grandchild because she is mixed. I got a call from a hospital this February to come to the hospital that he had a massive stroke and was brain dead but I had to make the decision to take him off of life support. I ended up and told him I forgave him
wow i cried just cried........ ive lost my father.... i think of him everyday ....i didnt appreciate him as i should have when i was young but as a man i appreciate him so much and love him he's been gone now for 7 years and im 62 yrs old he kissed me on my face 10 months before he passed and i cried like a baby Praise Jesus for my father thank you
we just burried my dad today. he was 65. i just keep thinking i just want 20 more years. we had a rough relationship growing up and over the last few years we had been building it up and i just wanted to keep working on your relationship. i told my wife today this one hurts and to be honest i dont know how to be sad. i just dont know how to unpackage what i am feeling. cherish the time you have because you never know how long you got.
When I first heard this song. I cried so hard , I had to replay it 4 times. I was so close to my dad. We lost him on February 19,2014. He passed away in his sleep. From heart attack. Beside my mom. They lived in Moore ,Oklahoma since 1962. But started traveling to southern Texas. Rio Honda,TX. In the wintertime for his health. They lived down there. On January 3,2014 , was my parents 57 anniversary. Our mom called all 6 of kids to tell herself. And she was so strong . I have 5 older brothers and me the youngest and only girl. My 51's birthday was February 10,2014. And 3 days after my daddy went to heaven. My daughter had there first child a son, she was a week and half pasted her due date. And he was our first grand baby and my parents 26 great grandchild. She got tell her grandpa on Father'sDay June 2013, that she and Shane was having there first baby. My daddy love us all . And I know in my heart , my daddy was standing beside God. When God blessed all us . One of his children. Chason is 9 now and it's been 9 years since God, took my daddy home that night. And on Father'sDay June 18,2017,God took home my second to the oldest brother, home to heaven. Sidney was 57 years old.him and his wife Jackie find out in May 12,2017, Sidney had stage 4cancer fast spreading. The told him they give him May 2 weeks. But God give him 4 weeks and 4 days. And they leaved in Houston Tx. And all his pain, he want to back one last time to our mom and our brothers and me. My got them on a plane to come home to the home all 6 of us kids was raised in. It was the hardest day. Sidney and I was very close. He told me , that our daddy was waiting for him with God . Sidney told Jackie his wife that he was more worried about me how I was going do. Him and me was still trying to understand the loss of our dad. I always could count on him , helping me take care of parents, he lived in Houston is a 12-15 hour drive to Moore ,Oklahoma were I live and our parents lived . Even though a have 3 brothers live 3 hours away in Arkansas and 1 Newcastle,Oklahoma 35 minutes from our parents. It was me and Sidney. So this song I play it so much. I still hurting so much. I want them both back so badly. But I knew and God knew it was there time to go back home with God. They both fought a hard battle. They are forever with me. Each time I see a dove and Daganfly past me. I know it was them. And my red carinal bird that watches me from kitchen windows when I missing them so much on , a bad day. And another beautiful song you should play is from Home Free live show sing Mom. A song that will make you cry. Thank you. I love what you doing. You and your beautiful wife, isn't after to show how a song hits you. And you not scream and cuss real bad . Like a lot of other UA-cam videos watcher's. Have Blessed weekend. 🌹
James blunt is one of the truly few artists out there. He sings with his Heart and soul. His an Amazing human being and Amazing Great artists. ❤ much love for for you James
Growing up, I never had a father or a father figure in my life. I knew I wanted to be better than where I came from, I hope that I made the kind of impact on my kids that this song conveys. Beautiful song, I am crying right now.
I lost my mum 2 years ago and live with my father who is 84. This song just has me bawling everytime😪😪😪 I love my father like nothing in this world. We say I love you to each other several times a day. We’re not perfect,never have been but know that the love we have for each other overcomes everything. I don’t even want to think about the day I have to say good bye because it kills me😪😪😖😫😞 I Love you so much Dad❤❤❤❤
I watched about time soon after my dad passed away from Cancer. Love that movie even tho it crushes me every time I watch it. I want Nick Caves Into My Arms played at my funeral
My father and I had a very close and special relationship. Being by his side in the moment that cancer won against our very hard battle, I was there, talking to him, holding his hand to make sure that he knew he was not alone ... it was the most heartbreaking but beautiful moment. Be there, be close. I wouldnt change a second, even if I could!
My father wasn't in my life my Uncle's were my father figure's and as for my Dad I do forgive him and I do wish him the Best and also happy Father's Day everyone.
I lost my father through cancer & he lost so much weight I shall never forget. I was 30 yrs old, so no youngster. This song from James Blunt was amazing from him, actually thinking his father was to die, but fortunately he survived from a donor. RIP dad 😥
self reflection - our parents are growing older - and with males - it is often difficult to express emotions, was one of 7 children growing up in a catholic family - many of my siblings went on to great colleges, I had struggled, was bullied, joined the Navy, worked in restaurants to gain $$$, go to community college, then got my 4 year degree at the age of 29....... I felt looking back on my teen years, I wasn't the best son, but worked hard to earn my dad's respect. I lost my mom in 98, and he remarried in 03 - to a wonderful woman. I last saw him in the summer of 2023 at an assisted living place, he was suffering from dementia, asked him if he knew who i was - and he confirmed. later that night he suffered a fall which lead to his demise over the past 90 days. My step mom is very loving, says i love you on every phone call - over the past year prior to his death, I would end the call with "I love you" He did the best he could with 7 kids, was a Korean War vet, I followed in his steps joining the navy from 1983 to 1989 - was so proud to see he had a military funeral!
Loved songs monster my dad passway 23 years ago it really did hit home thinking about my dad he is in heaven with good lord ...every time I heard this song it touched my heart play this song all the time .God blessed everybody ....
Seb I have no doubt you are and will continue being a good dad. I’ve heard you talk about your daughters..I can hear the love in your voice. All they need is your love Seb. My 90 year old mum had a terrible fall yesterday and is in hospital..I’m fearful. This song damn near broke me. Peace.
I played this at my dads funeral. He left when I was 11 and we reunited after 22 years a year later he was diagnosed with cancer and for 5 years battled it ❤️ im glad I got those years with him
I wanted to make a suggestion or two for you to react to. Tim Faust (bass singer for Home Free). He has a 5 octave range. Listen to Misty Mountains first and then listen to Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow / Stay to get a full example of his range. I'd also suggest listening to Jimmy Barnes singing Stone Cold. It features guitar player Joe Bonamasso
The way i translate the " I'm not your son, you're not my father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye" is that its a lot easier to say goodbye forever to a stranger than it is to say it to your father so thinking of it in this way it makes it easier to cope with
They both were in the army (James a captain and his father a colonel) and its what they used to say to each other when one of them had to deploy, to make it a little easier for the one leaving. Knowing that the people you love are worried sick for you doesnt help when you are in a warzone. Stiffen your upper lip, its for the greater good etc.
This definitely get a box of tissues his father at the time of the video needed a kidney transplant, and they thought he wouldn't get one in time. But his father did get a transplant and is fine now.
Wow! What a song! James Blunt has such a unique and beautiful (No pun intended)! What a special song for his father. We would all be so lucky to say a final goodbye to our loved ones. Happy to hear he received another kidney and is doing well. Definitely a tear jerker!
My Daddy was my hero. It's been 30 years and it hasn't gotten better. My song to him is Anthem of the Angels by Breaking Benjamin because it seems to be written for us.
How brave and what a gift to be able to sing this to your dad while he's still alive and with you. Nothing left unsaid, no "if only I had the chance". Yes, I'm crying. I miss you Daddy.
Love this song had it playing when my dad passed away last Thanksgiving morning...miss him like crazy but have lots of great memories...love miss u daddy
This hits me in the feels with the line 'It's my turn to chase the monsters away'.. Before he died my father had a stroke and the pressure on his brain was causing some temporary dementia. He was convinced that the Doctor's and Nurse's there to take care of him were trying to kill him. So, each of 5 kids would take turns staying with him at night (Mom stayed with him all day) so that he would feel safe and rest / sleep. It was only recently that Mom revealed that she knew why he was paranoid. All he would say about it was that he had done things in the Military that were 'wrong' or 'bad'. I still wonder why he did that made he feel he deserved to be killed. Great reaction, Sebs! (as usual)
Twenty three years ago my Daddy died. I worked at the hospital he was in. I went to his room on my break and I knew he was about gone. I went back to my office and told them my Daddy his about to die. I went back to his room and took his hand. Within seconds his hand went cold and I knew he was gone. He almost died on my birthday. He held out until six days later. It still hurts like hell. He's buried just a road over from me and it's been a long time since I've been there. It still hurts like hell. He was only 56. I just turned 52 and my fourth grand baby is on it's way. I would give anything if he could be meet them. He loved my boys so much. They were seven and four when he died. They still remember him.
I don’t have a good relationship with my dad I feel like my choices with religion and others didnt sink with his. It makes me sad everyday he doesn’t see how good and wonderful my life is, and I miss him.
At the time of this video, James Blunt’s “Monsters” they were told his father was dying from chronic kidney disease as he only had one kidney from previous donation. This video was the first time his father heard the song. A distant relative heard about it and ended up being a donor match. James’s father is alive and doing well. James did not allow any editing
Done in a single take, Charles Blount was the only one in the room without tears. He asked why is everyone crying? I'm still here!
That's amazing!❤
I recently read James Blunts father had donated a kidney so he only had one.
The reason there was no editing is that he did this in one take he wanted it perfect for his dad. Thank god his dad was ok.
@@eileenbaran7040yes that's correct.
James and his father were both military men. James was actually a tank commander in the first gulf war. When he was being deployed, his father would say: "You're not my son, I'm not your father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye...". This song breaks me every time I hear it. The video was shot in one take, because James wanted the emotion to be raw and genuine.
That is his Dad in the video who is now doing well after receiving a kidney transplant. From this video being watched worldwide, a distant cousin came forth and was a match, which James was not. This was recorded in one take as James wanted his raw emotions to not be filtered out. This was also the first time his Dad heard the song. James said after the end of the song, the crew as well as James were crying. His Dad asked “why all the crying? I’m still here!”
I just lost my dad 17 days ago to cancer and ultimately heart failure. All 5 of us siblings were there on his death bed. It was a beautiful thing for us all to come together.. and in the end we were all concerned about consoling our dad and making sure he wasn't afraid. So. This father's day.. I am grateful for my siblings... and missing my dad ❤
I’m sorry you lost your dad. Father’s Day coming so soon afterward must make it even more difficult. It’s great that you and all your siblings were able to be there for him and to say goodbye. I’m sure it was a comfort to him.
So sorry for your loss. Prayers for you, your family and friends 🙏✝️♥️🤗
Sorry for your loss, glad that all of his kids where by his side...😢
@@terri2494 Thank you! I appreciate your kind words❤
@@tjcrash473 Thank you so much! I appreciate the prayers!❤
I had a horrible relationship with my father. This song makes me cry every time because of what could have been.
My father never acknowledged me as his child. He knew about me. But never wanted me. Went on to marry and have other kids. I had a step father who was an alcoholic and we didn't have a good relationship. Would have been nice to know the love of a father.😢
Sorry mate. My dad was an alcoholic who mentally abused from around the age of 10 when my mum left. I feel absolutely nothing for him. I remember when he died my older brother phoned me up crying to deliver the news I just said ok and carried on watching tv. The damage had been done.
Saaame mine just abandoned me at 10-11, loved the drink too much. It only makes us better future parents my dude
My bio dad was drug addicted and the dad who adopted me molested me from the age of 2 my bio dad molested me from New born to 2 so both fathers sucked.
@@narcissaclink3653 fuck dude. Sorry that’s terrible. Mine was bad enough but at least only mental.
My dad is in the hospital dying as I write this. This song has a brought me to my knees in the past I just know it it going to just about kill me right now! Thank you for this reaction video. May God bless you and yours on this and every day!
I'm so sorry about your father :( make sure you spend all the time you can with him and tell him you love him ♥
I wish you strength
One of the greatest lines I ever read was "I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil."
I've been where you are and it does get better but those tears I cried were the payment for I was given by my father.
Faith Hope & You by White Buffalo is another song worth listening to.
As mentioned by another person it was done in one take because neither James nor the crew were emotionally stable enough to do a second take - it's amazing
You will be happy to know this song saved his dad's life.
This one hits like a train. I lost my dad in November and this is my first Fathers Day without him. He had such a quiet strength and confidence all i can do is feel his loss and remember hiw wisdom. Thx
I have heard this song many times, crying everytime, if you don't cry you don't have a heart ♥
Dear James, this song should come with a "Sadness Warning" and a complimentary box of tissues.
For all those who have lost their Dads...💖 Much love
My Dad last year, March 20th, 2022, and this song helped me deal with many of the emotions I hadn't processed in the months since he passed.
Sending prayers your way right now.God knows your deepest pain...🙏
I am so sorry so for your loss. Dads are special. ❤
The story I heard was everyone was crying while recording this track, except the father. At the end he said why is everyone crying, I ain’t dead yet.
Which is such a dad thing to say
I have never heard this before. Sobbing here. On an uplifting note, I took great joy watching my children with their babies yesterday. Happy Father's Day.
James dad was actually dying from kidney disease & this was his tribute & farewell to his dad. Thankfully his dad received a donor kidney & is doing okay now. If this song doesn't get to you emotionally, there is something wrong with you. This song resonates with me as I was my dad's caregiver for 5 years until he passed away a few years ago.
Both genuine war heroes too, father and son. Massive respect for James Blunt. X
My dad is an extremely complicated man. He watched & cared for my mother at age 27, the love of his life, be terminally diagnosed with glioblastoma shortly after my birth, through the next year until she passed away peacefully at home with us. That experience changed him fundamentally from everyone who knew him before and after. I wish I got to know the before version of him but I did not. My childhood was rough...he was very controlling with me but not my older brother. I moved out at 15 and have had to periodically set stiff boundaries with him throughout my life. One thing I will forever be grateful to him for is that he NEVER ONCE hid or tried to disguise death & dying to me or my brother as something else to us. He was an engineer when my mom got sick & after her death went back to school and got his Master's degree in social work specializing in oncology & hospice care. With literally anything my dad did in life, he either hit it out of the ballpark perfectly or dropped a nuke on it fucking it all up. There is no in-between with him. He ALWAYS ALWAYS got the dying & death right. He is now 74 and diagnosed with dementia. Our worst nightmare but something I just knew in my bones would happen. He had made his wishes VERY CLEAR when I was a teen that regardless of age he did NOT want life extending care ever - only palliative care....and that he wanted to die by age 75. He is currently starving himself to death before he can no longer choose to eat or drink. I understand and accept this. I've been a caregiver to developmentally disabled, mentally ill, elderly & hospice patients my entire life. He made his decision decades ago and as OCD as he is he renewed those wishes every 6 months with a notary and everything since I was a teen. He will never admit or talk about his mistakes or the trauma he inflicted on me but I've accepted that, took me many years to do so, and I do know he KNOWS the pain he caused. He's done incredible harm to me but he's also been my absolute champion when I needed it most...an incredibly complicated relationship to be sure. This song absolutely guts me every time I put it on but it also soothes me in a weird sort of way. Like most relationships in life - it's complicated and messy but this song has helped me cope. Thank you for your reaction.
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 ❤❤❤
I lost my father at the age of 21yrs old in 1992 and I still cry for him. As a father myself, I talk to my kids about my father that they know him through my & my memories. This is how we help keep our loved ones alive in our hearts, never forget them and tell their story. Your are truly blessed to still have your father in this world as I am to still have my mother
Can apply to any one in your life who was there for you. My mom died from stage 4 cancer in 2021. Home hospiced with her during covid and was grateful for every moment no matter how difficult. 😢
James Blunt is a punch to the heart and soul. So many wonderful poignant songs from the man over the years from Back to Bedlam and No Bravery, Good bye My Lover, Fure and Rain to present with Monsters, The Girl That Never Was, Dark Thought etc. soo many great songs. Underrated artist. Incredible. Would love to see more of James Blunt reactions
I must of seen this video 100s of time and I still cry.
My father was the rock of our family! We all were devastated when he finally passed from stage 4 lung cancer. Everytime I hear this song it just tears me up!
If anyone has mentioned it ,being that they were both British Soldiers that was a way they said goodbye on deployments. We are just two grown men saying goodbye. Luckily his dad got thee kidney transplant . Wow . The story is the crew we’re all in tears
First time seeing your page. I'm from Chile also. Raised in NYC by my dad until he left back in the early 90s when he was allowed back. Saw him only a few times after that since we had a tough relationship. I always told myself i would visit him in Chile but never did. He passed last year do to liver issues and getting covid. I never got to say good bye and I have heard this song 100s of times and can never hold back the tears. RIP viejito.
I love it at the end when his Dad pats his arm but everyone stops it too soon
The song hit me very hard, when my father passed away he wasn't alone he died in my arms and I'm grateful for that 😢
My Dad was the best man i ever knew . ❤
Mine too. Hard working, honest and would help us as much as possible.
I watched him perform this song live on tv right after it was released and while he was playing piano, his hands were visibly shaking the whole time. Thank god his father is doing better.
I've seen him perform it several times, and his hands always shake when he does this song. His family, being stoic military men, were not given to speaking about or expressing strong emotions, and when he wrote this, it was the first time (and he thought it might be his last chance) to tell his dad what he means to him. Even now that his father is better, it must be incredibly difficult to perform such a personal song. James lowers all of his defenses and bares his soul to the world in order to tell his father how much he loves him.
Anyone who has had a truly wonderful man they could call “Dad” it will be physically impossible Not to cry! Another song that hits me like this one is a track that was used in one of the Fast and Furious films as a tribute to the actor Paul Walker. The song is ‘See You Again’ - Whizz Kalifa feat Charlie Puth. Listen to the words Dude, it’ll break your heart!
Both father and son were in the military. Before their deployment on a mission, they would always share the same farewell, which was the "I'm not your son...." phrase.
i lost to my dad at at the age of 20(im now 33 in 6 days) . he was 51 when he passed... i was there for his last moments. this is arguably one of the hardest songs to listen to. i cry every time
My dad passed away in 2002 of lung cancer. He wasn't my father but he was my dad. He was the only dad I had after my biological father walked out on us when I was 4. He raised me as though I was his own. I was 48 years old when he died and I cried like a baby. I wish this song had been available then.
This song always makes me cry. Even though I didn't have a good relationship with my father because of his abusiveness, I still took care of him until he died. Thanks for your review.
I wanted to stop by and say thanks for all the music reviews they are fantastic, I gave a like but I can't watch this or listen to this song, I played this song for my grand father in the ICU the day we had to take him off life support, he went home to Glory on 4-23-21 and it still hurts too much to listen to this song, thank you and please keep it up !
This song stung my heart. I lost my dad 4 years ago just before Father's day. Even though I'm older with grown children, I miss my dad every day. My comfort comes in knowing that I will see him again when the Lord calls me home. 💜
Also when they were in the military being deployed at the same time, his father said your not my son, I'm not your father, where just two men saying goodbye .
שיר מדהים.מלא רגש ועוצמתי❤❤אהבתי את התגובה שלך🫶🫶
dad cancer came back about a month ago and i shattered into a million pieces the first time I heard this.. beautiful vulnerability
My dad was the best, he died at age 64 from exposure to agent orange in Viet Nam I miss him every day. Grief is the price we pay for having loved greatly.
Another touching James blunt song is ”no bravery”. Talks about how no one wins in war etc. Really good song.
No Bravery hit me harder than anything Blunt had done… until Monsters.😢
OTOH, there’s an interview out there somewhere where Blunt explains how he single-handedly prevented World War III while serving in the British army. 😂
@@auntiethetical yeah i’m aware of that (world war 3 stuff).
Btw, you need to check out no bravery but there are like 20 or 30 ukrainians who are singing it as a choir. Beautiful and horrible. Be ready to shake from crying if you watch that one…
I never had a dad or a father like relationship and its why being there for my daughters is the most important thing in my life
Sad but something so beautiful about the euphemism my turn to chase the monsters away. I picture him as a child having the silly fears all children have and his Daddy chasing the monsters away whether it was from under the bed or out of the wardrobe.. Both high ranking soldiers who saw actin in different wars.. Seb ry to see him singing No Bravery live !! His angry but powerful condemnation of war,,
Happy Father's Day Sebs!! I see how
Amazingly Wonderful you are with your
Little one. You should be a Very proud
Dada today and everyday. You deserve
All the Love you receive. 💞💞💞💞
Hi Sebs, I don't know if you knew, but both James and his dad are ex military men, and in an interview once with the BBC, James admitted his actions of disobeying a direct order from a U.S. General, while commanding officer of the front line NATO force, possibly averted WW3. Search- Singer James Blunt prevented world war 3. Oh yes , and Happy Fathers Day mate.
I am 55, my sister is 56. Our Daddy is the best! Kind, loving, fair, bad ass, gentle, just wonderful, we would climb up each side of him when he got home from work, thrilled to see him as little girls. Thank God he is still healthy and happy, and we are still, as always his little girls.
My daddy passed 6 yrs ago and Father's Day is the hardest.. Oh God.. I held his hand when he passed and it was so hard. I miss him every day of my life. 💔😔
Happy Father's day Sebastian! Hope you have an awesome day!
Chills, chills, chills - that’s all I got watching this. Such a beautiful, touching, sentimental song. The imagery of his face right there is just unbelievable and adds a ton of emotion…
Happy Father’s Day. I did not have a good relationship with my dad at all, we barely even had a relationship. My Momma died in a car wreck when I was 3 and he decided he didn’t want a kid and gave up his rights . I met him for the first time that I remembered him when I was 15 when his father passed away . I did not know his father either . When I was 32 after I had my daughter I searched and found him to let him know he had a granddaughter. I’m an only child and she is his only grandchild. I was extending an olive branch to be a grandfather. He was a great grandfather for about 10 years and then started to grow distant and we only saw him every 2 years or so. When my daughter had her first baby he would not claim her as his grandchild because she is mixed. I got a call from a hospital this February to come to the hospital that he had a massive stroke and was brain dead but I had to make the decision to take him off of life support. I ended up and told him I forgave him
wow i cried just cried........ ive lost my father.... i think of him everyday ....i didnt appreciate him as i should have when i was young but as a man i appreciate him so much and love him he's been gone now for 7 years and im 62 yrs old he kissed me on my face 10 months before he passed and i cried like a baby Praise Jesus for my father thank you
My father died in 1981 and I miss him still. He taught me what it was to be a man. It’s hard to believe its been 22 years that he’s gone.
Wouldn’t that be 42 years? Mine died in ‘99 and it’s hard to believe we’re coming up on the twenty fourth anniversary of his passing.
we just burried my dad today. he was 65. i just keep thinking i just want 20 more years. we had a rough relationship growing up and over the last few years we had been building it up and i just wanted to keep working on your relationship. i told my wife today this one hurts and to be honest i dont know how to be sad. i just dont know how to unpackage what i am feeling. cherish the time you have because you never know how long you got.
When I first heard this song. I cried so hard , I had to replay it 4 times. I was so close to my dad. We lost him on February 19,2014. He passed away in his sleep. From heart attack. Beside my mom. They lived in Moore ,Oklahoma since 1962. But started traveling to southern Texas. Rio Honda,TX. In the wintertime for his health. They lived down there. On January 3,2014 , was my parents 57 anniversary. Our mom called all 6 of kids to tell herself. And she was so strong . I have 5 older brothers and me the youngest and only girl. My 51's birthday was February 10,2014. And 3 days after my daddy went to heaven. My daughter had there first child a son, she was a week and half pasted her due date. And he was our first grand baby and my parents 26 great grandchild. She got tell her grandpa on Father'sDay June 2013, that she and Shane was having there first baby. My daddy love us all . And I know in my heart , my daddy was standing beside God. When God blessed all us . One of his children. Chason is 9 now and it's been 9 years since God, took my daddy home that night. And on Father'sDay June 18,2017,God took home my second to the oldest brother, home to heaven. Sidney was 57 years old.him and his wife Jackie find out in May 12,2017, Sidney had stage 4cancer fast spreading. The told him they give him May 2 weeks. But God give him 4 weeks and 4 days. And they leaved in Houston Tx. And all his pain, he want to back one last time to our mom and our brothers and me. My got them on a plane to come home to the home all 6 of us kids was raised in. It was the hardest day. Sidney and I was very close. He told me , that our daddy was waiting for him with God . Sidney told Jackie his wife that he was more worried about me how I was going do. Him and me was still trying to understand the loss of our dad. I always could count on him , helping me take care of parents, he lived in Houston is a 12-15 hour drive to Moore ,Oklahoma were I live and our parents lived . Even though a have 3 brothers live 3 hours away in Arkansas and 1 Newcastle,Oklahoma 35 minutes from our parents. It was me and Sidney. So this song I play it so much. I still hurting so much. I want them both back so badly. But I knew and God knew it was there time to go back home with God. They both fought a hard battle. They are forever with me. Each time I see a dove and Daganfly past me. I know it was them. And my red carinal bird that watches me from kitchen windows when I missing them so much on , a bad day. And another beautiful song you should play is from Home Free live show sing Mom. A song that will make you cry. Thank you. I love what you doing. You and your beautiful wife, isn't after to show how a song hits you. And you not scream and cuss real bad . Like a lot of other UA-cam videos watcher's. Have Blessed weekend. 🌹
James blunt is one of the truly few artists out there. He sings with his Heart and soul. His an Amazing human being and Amazing Great artists. ❤ much love for for you James
If this song doesnt hit you, you are likely a psychopath. Also, his Dad wasnt crying but you can tell, this guy is holding back as hard as he can
we can see that you are a great father and a great son too.
Growing up, I never had a father or a father figure in my life. I knew I wanted to be better than where I came from, I hope that I made the kind of impact on my kids that this song conveys. Beautiful song, I am crying right now.
I lost my mum 2 years ago and live with my father who is 84. This song just has me bawling everytime😪😪😪 I love my father like nothing in this world. We say I love you to each other several times a day. We’re not perfect,never have been but know that the love we have for each other overcomes everything. I don’t even want to think about the day I have to say good bye because it kills me😪😪😖😫😞
I Love you so much Dad❤❤❤❤
I love About Time!! I watch it every New Year’s Eve!
I watched about time soon after my dad passed away from Cancer. Love that movie even tho it crushes me every time I watch it. I want Nick Caves Into My Arms played at my funeral
This song makes me cry 200% of the time. I sent it to my brother and he was like, I just can’t…
Yup! I was with my father when he died and I miss him (and my fabulous mom) all the time. Embrace them while you have them!
Thanks!
My father and I had a very close and special relationship. Being by his side in the moment that cancer won against our very hard battle, I was there, talking to him, holding his hand to make sure that he knew he was not alone ... it was the most heartbreaking but beautiful moment. Be there, be close. I wouldnt change a second, even if I could!
This song hits so hard for me. My stepfather died of an opioid addiction, but he was my dad.i know your mistakes and u know mine 😢
My father wasn't in my life my Uncle's were my father figure's and as for my Dad I do forgive him and I do wish him the Best and also happy Father's Day everyone.
I lost my dad when I was 17, 53 years ago. I still miss him so much.
HAPPY FATHERS DAY MAN!!!! Love your reactions!!! Peace and HUGZZZZ to you and family!!!!!! oh and this song shreds me EVERY TIME!!! LOL
I lost my father through cancer & he lost so much weight I shall never forget. I was 30 yrs old, so no youngster. This song from James Blunt was amazing from him, actually thinking his father was to die, but fortunately he survived from a donor. RIP dad 😥
self reflection - our parents are growing older - and with males - it is often difficult to express emotions, was one of 7 children growing up in a catholic family - many of my siblings went on to great colleges, I had struggled, was bullied, joined the Navy, worked in restaurants to gain $$$, go to community college, then got my 4 year degree at the age of 29....... I felt looking back on my teen years, I wasn't the best son, but worked hard to earn my dad's respect. I lost my mom in 98, and he remarried in 03 - to a wonderful woman. I last saw him in the summer of 2023 at an assisted living place, he was suffering from dementia, asked him if he knew who i was - and he confirmed. later that night he suffered a fall which lead to his demise over the past 90 days. My step mom is very loving, says i love you on every phone call - over the past year prior to his death, I would end the call with "I love you" He did the best he could with 7 kids, was a Korean War vet, I followed in his steps joining the navy from 1983 to 1989 - was so proud to see he had a military funeral!
Loved songs monster my dad passway 23 years ago it really did hit home thinking about my dad he is in heaven with good lord ...every time I heard this song it touched my heart play this song all the time .God blessed everybody ....
Seb I have no doubt you are and will continue being a good dad. I’ve heard you talk about your daughters..I can hear the love in your voice. All they need is your love Seb. My 90 year old mum had a terrible fall yesterday and is in hospital..I’m fearful. This song damn near broke me. Peace.
Lost my dad in 1999, he was my hero, i miss him always ❤
I played this at my dads funeral. He left when I was 11 and we reunited after 22 years a year later he was diagnosed with cancer and for 5 years battled it ❤️ im glad I got those years with him
Everybody reacts this way. It demonstrates just how much we all really are alike and we should carry that thought with us every day.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER!! ❤❤
I wanted to make a suggestion or two for you to react to.
Tim Faust (bass singer for Home Free). He has a 5 octave range. Listen to Misty Mountains first and then listen to Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow / Stay to get a full example of his range.
I'd also suggest listening to Jimmy Barnes singing Stone Cold. It features guitar player Joe Bonamasso
I never knew my dad but I had a few Uncles that I was that close to. One especially. Great reaction to this song.
The way i translate the " I'm not your son, you're not my father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye" is that its a lot easier to say goodbye forever to a stranger than it is to say it to your father so thinking of it in this way it makes it easier to cope with
They both were in the army (James a captain and his father a colonel) and its what they used to say to each other when one of them had to deploy, to make it a little easier for the one leaving. Knowing that the people you love are worried sick for you doesnt help when you are in a warzone. Stiffen your upper lip, its for the greater good etc.
Happy Father's Day to you and ur Dad
I love your kind heart.
This definitely get a box of tissues
his father at the time of the video needed a kidney transplant, and they thought he wouldn't get one in time. But his father did get a transplant and is fine now.
HAPPY Father's day hope it was a great one for you.
Wow! What a song! James Blunt has such a unique and beautiful (No pun intended)! What a special song for his father. We would all be so lucky to say a final goodbye to our loved ones. Happy to hear he received another kidney and is doing well. Definitely a tear jerker!
My dad passed away 3 weeks ago and hearing this song now just shatters my heart.
If it wasn't for whatever in his head said "what if.. you just ki** yourself?" my father would still be here. This song brings me to my limit.
Thank you DJ!
I have watched this about 20 times. I have cried about 15 of those.
My Daddy was my hero. It's been 30 years and it hasn't gotten better. My song to him is Anthem of the Angels by Breaking Benjamin because it seems to be written for us.
the reason you feel the way you do is because you are a genuine person with a soul. don't ever apologies for that
How brave and what a gift to be able to sing this to your dad while he's still alive and with you. Nothing left unsaid, no "if only I had the chance". Yes, I'm crying. I miss you Daddy.
Beautiful reaction, I would worry about anyone that could watch that and NOT feel some emotion.
Love this song had it playing when my dad passed away last Thanksgiving morning...miss him like crazy but have lots of great memories...love miss u daddy
♥
This hits me in the feels with the line 'It's my turn to chase the monsters away'.. Before he died my father had a stroke and the pressure on his brain was causing some temporary dementia. He was convinced that the Doctor's and Nurse's there to take care of him were trying to kill him. So, each of 5 kids would take turns staying with him at night (Mom stayed with him all day) so that he would feel safe and rest / sleep. It was only recently that Mom revealed that she knew why he was paranoid. All he would say about it was that he had done things in the Military that were 'wrong' or 'bad'. I still wonder why he did that made he feel he deserved to be killed. Great reaction, Sebs! (as usual)
About Time is awesome! No one ever knows what it is. I got very excited when you brought it up.
another heartbreaker crying tears, his emotions in this video were real, he only did one take.
There is info that says he recorded this live during the video. Didn't want Autotune and all the imperfection on his voice.
Twenty three years ago my Daddy died. I worked at the hospital he was in. I went to his room on my break and I knew he was about gone. I went back to my office and told them my Daddy his about to die. I went back to his room and took his hand. Within seconds his hand went cold and I knew he was gone. He almost died on my birthday. He held out until six days later. It still hurts like hell. He's buried just a road over from me and it's been a long time since I've been there. It still hurts like hell. He was only 56. I just turned 52 and my fourth grand baby is on it's way. I would give anything if he could be meet them. He loved my boys so much. They were seven and four when he died. They still remember him.
I don’t have a good relationship with my dad I feel like my choices with religion and others didnt sink with his. It makes me sad everyday he doesn’t see how good and wonderful my life is, and I miss him.
I lost my dad to cancer and he hasn’t ever 7:36 seen his great grandchildren. I miss him everyday.