*First Time Hearing* James Blunt- Monsters | This hit me HARD | Didn’t expect this 😔

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 9 сер 2022
  • Beautiful song but this hit me deep. Life is wild. We just need to appreciate every single person we have while we have them.
    ‪@JamesBlunt‬
    #monsters #jamesblunt #reaction
    AOD!!! We’ve gotten to 153k in a little over a year!! We accomplished more then I ever imagined and it’s all because of you! You guys are absolutely killing it! And YOU are all amazing! I love you all!! -Cliff
    If you’d like to donate to help grow this channel and support The Army of Darkness (NOT REQUIRED):
    Cashapp: $CliffBeats
    PayPal: www.paypal.me/rclifford07
    Follow me on:
    Instagram: / cliff_beats
    Subscribe to my channel here: / @cliffbeatsofficial
    Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. All rights belong to respective owners

КОМЕНТАРІ • 403

  • @monajohansen8764
    @monajohansen8764 Рік тому +572

    He refused to use autotune and he refused. He wanted it to be raw, real. Everyone on the set were crying but his father. He said, "why are you crying? I'm still here" James is so underrated. He's a brilliant musician and a wonderful human being

    • @carolburns7221
      @carolburns7221 Рік тому +26

      Yes it's his real dad in the video

    • @DavidWilson-fr6fm
      @DavidWilson-fr6fm Рік тому +21

      This guy don't need no auto tune

    • @cathy8070
      @cathy8070 Рік тому +5

      Wholeheartedly agree 🇨🇦😊

    • @user-jj3dc2pd3c
      @user-jj3dc2pd3c 11 місяців тому +7

      James wrote this song when he thought his dad was going to die.
      He had stage 4 kidney disease.
      Miraculously, a donor was found in time to save , as far as I know, his dad is still alive and now well.
      A beautiful song which pulls at your heartstrings.
      I've recently lost both my parents and cherish every moment I had with them.
      I thought we'd have more time. You always think there'll be more time.
      Life is short. Appreciate every day.❤

    • @justinhardwick4047
      @justinhardwick4047 11 місяців тому +3

      ' he refused to use auto tune and refused '
      What?

  • @heidicross7255
    @heidicross7255 Рік тому +34

    That is Jame's Dad sitting next to him in the clip. Jame's Dad was dying of Kidney disease and James wrote this to him as a goodbye as they could not find a matching kidney donor for his Dad. Every tear is real, as James thought he was going to lose his Dad very soon.
    When this was release, a distant relative saw the clip and got tested. He was a match for Jame's Dad and because of this song....Jame's Dad is still alive due to him getting the life saving kidney transplant.

  • @HeryPurnama
    @HeryPurnama Рік тому +24

    "I'm not ur son n u're not my father we're just two grown men saying goodbye".. so deep , and i started to cry..

    • @kimberlystark3944
      @kimberlystark3944 2 місяці тому +1

      So many people miss the meaning of this lyric. ❤😢❤

  • @lunapuella2611
    @lunapuella2611 Рік тому +218

    My dad was unconscious for 3 weeks before he died 5 years ago. I spent every day with him talking, reading poetry, holding his hand, playing music and singing (badly) to him. I was terrified in case he was locked into his subconscious with nightmares and I wanted him to have peace. This song takes me right back there. I hope i kept his monsters away as he always did for me as a child.

    • @christhorpejunction8982
      @christhorpejunction8982 Рік тому +13

      I did something similar but not as long as you for mine. Still miss the old bugger! We always will won’t we.

    • @lunapuella2611
      @lunapuella2611 Рік тому +10

      @@christhorpejunction8982 Yes. I don't think it will ever go away. I think it changed me forever. I'm sorry you went through that too. I don't think I really understood how it feels till it happened to me with both of my parents.

    • @hiloboy4life2002
      @hiloboy4life2002 Рік тому +3

      💗

    • @kevcall
      @kevcall Рік тому +2

      Same for me but over only a few days.. Sad times. Played music for him

    • @randal_gibbons
      @randal_gibbons Рік тому +1

      Thank you for sharing that.

  • @jillosler9353
    @jillosler9353 Рік тому +341

    Both James and his father are ex-soldiers who have seen action. Because he was an Officer some people sneer at him - but I think he is wonderful. That is his father sitting by his side; dying it was believed because a donor couldn't be found to give him a kidney transplant. The biggest miracle of this heartbreaking song is that a distant relative on the other side of the world heard the song and learned the reason behind it. He offered to be tested and was a SUCCESSFUL donor! James's father is still alive. 💞

    • @husker22chad63
      @husker22chad63 Рік тому +1

      I’m not familiar with the significance of him being an officer (in the military?). Especially after reading the comment of @G T. Can someone explain for me? I would appreciate it greatly.

    • @GeoffGummer
      @GeoffGummer Рік тому +13

      James was a tank commander in Iraq (and also a friend of Bear Grylls). He (as a British officer) refused an order to attack Russian (who were allies) by a US Officer at an air field. He is a really really amazing, self deprecating, and humorous guy.

    • @shaneoshanassy2589
      @shaneoshanassy2589 Рік тому +13

      @@husker22chad63 the point is both men were strong and proud individuals who had never expressed love for each other before. This song was the first time.

    • @jillosler9353
      @jillosler9353 Рік тому +6

      @@husker22chad63 No significance other than inverted-snobbery sadly. An officer and speaks properly is enough for some people to make nasty comments about him.

    • @kevn9002
      @kevn9002 Рік тому +12

      @@GeoffGummer He was in Kosovo not Iraq

  • @icebear5554
    @icebear5554 Рік тому +52

    No song has ever hit me like this every time I listen to it.

    • @stuartbrierley103
      @stuartbrierley103 8 місяців тому +1

      Same. Its beautiful and horrible at the same time. Incredible song.

    • @kitrodriguez992
      @kitrodriguez992 4 місяці тому +1

      It's this song and tears in heaven by clapton that gets me all the time.

    • @Lamm139
      @Lamm139 2 місяці тому

      "Hurt" by Johnny Cash and "Voilà" by Emma Kok also hit me every time I listen to them. But all three songs in a different way.

  • @kevcall
    @kevcall Рік тому +14

    I was in this position a couple of years ago and this song destroys me every time.
    Love your parents and tell them how you feel; you'll miss them every day when they're gone..

    • @swayjaayy7631
      @swayjaayy7631 Рік тому +2

      I just lost my father last week and you’re right. I didn’t think it was going to be so hard and all I want is for him to come back

    • @kevcall
      @kevcall Рік тому +1

      @@swayjaayy7631 you'll always miss him which shows how much you loved him. The pain lessens over(some) time but you'll have times when it comes back to the fore again. Just remember that your parents would never want you to be unhappy. Go easy on yourself, time is a healer but it takes considerable time(in my case anyway) to accept the loss. Just remember that the pain you feel is because you loved them so much.

  • @timcorcoran9786
    @timcorcoran9786 Рік тому +21

    The bit where dad puts his hand on his arm always gets me.
    This is the farewell I wish I got with my father. RIP dad

  • @philhardy6470
    @philhardy6470 Рік тому +14

    James Blunt, was a Captain, in the British Army. This song is written about his dad, who had a chronic Kidney disease, which nearly killed him. All proceeds from this song, went to the British Legion. For the Veterans. He’s a great singer. Also yes to your question, it is James Blunt, who sang your beautiful, your reaction, was the same as mine, shed few tears myself.

  • @kierankelly6319
    @kierankelly6319 Рік тому +8

    When you see someone having a spiritual experience right before your eyes .... 💓

  • @slap_A_flamingo
    @slap_A_flamingo Рік тому +17

    Dude..my dad is still with me but I was crying like a baby the first time I heard this. Made sure I told him the next day he's a legend.

  • @TripletDad3
    @TripletDad3 Рік тому +88

    The very first time I heard this song was when I got into my car in the hospital garage in the early morning after spending the night with my step-dad in intensive care. He had just had a heart attack and they found that also had stage 4 lung cancer, so we both knew what that meant. Although he was my step-dad, he never treated me as anything but his son and he had been in my life since I was 4 years old. We both knew he was dying, and I got to tell him how much I appreciated him and how much he meant to me and how I appreciated him for beingthe dad he didnt have to be, and he told me how much he loved me and was proud of me. I'm so glad we got to talk that night. When I got in the car that morning, this song came on as soon as I turned the key. I just sat there and listened, and I was completely wrecked. I'm a 6'2" 220 lb man and I was sobbing while listening to this song. It was so incredibly sad but also cathartic for me. It's one of the most heartfelt songs ever written and I appreciate James Blunt for writing it.

    • @louismario5522
      @louismario5522 Рік тому +7

      Im sorry for your loss he must of been a big part of you life I’m sorry you’ve lost that

    • @cathy8070
      @cathy8070 11 місяців тому +3

      Me too 🇨🇦😊

    • @AngelinaSkye1695
      @AngelinaSkye1695 8 місяців тому +4

      Wow! My dad died in 2011 and was unconscious when I got to the hospital. He was 64 and had a heart attack while at work. Not long before that he also found out he had cancer but died before his follow up appointment where he would have been told it was stage 4 lymphoma.

    • @Kailan_Moala
      @Kailan_Moala 6 місяців тому +2

      🙏❣️😭😭😭

    • @rickybuhl3176
      @rickybuhl3176 6 місяців тому +3

      Shout out to the step Dads.

  • @jasonmurkin3364
    @jasonmurkin3364 Рік тому +61

    As I write this I'm sitting in hospital watching my 81 year old father close to passing away. I don't expect him to last the weekend. I found this song last week.
    I love you Dad x

    • @Whippy99
      @Whippy99 Рік тому +1

      Sending you love from the UK 🇬🇧❤️

    • @billpo
      @billpo Рік тому +1

      I feel for you Jason…I was in a similar position years ago…stay strong bud…

    • @jasonmurkin3364
      @jasonmurkin3364 Рік тому +9

      Thank you for your messages. He passed away on Sunday. At least he is at peace now.

    • @Whippy99
      @Whippy99 Рік тому +3

      @@jasonmurkin3364 I’m so sorry for your loss. May your father rest in peace.

    • @lauraroe2632
      @lauraroe2632 Рік тому +3

      Sending love to you and your family I lost my dad 4 years ago I never got to say good bye to him I didn’t make it in time

  • @petergraham6624
    @petergraham6624 10 місяців тому +14

    It was James Father,James his father is Colonel Charles Blount, a man with a distinguished military career that has seen him inhabit the ranks of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars as a cavalry officer before becoming a helicopter pilot and colonel of the Army Air Corps.
    Blount (which is where James’ Blunt stage name comes from) was clearly a huge inspiration to his son who followed his father into military service, a long-standing tradition in the Blount family which reportedly dates as far back as the 10th century

    • @barbaramelville337
      @barbaramelville337 3 місяці тому

      May he rip😢😢😢😢😢😢

    • @reecessetpieces6939
      @reecessetpieces6939 21 день тому

      @@barbaramelville337He didn’t die! He had a transplant a few weeks after this video was filmed and survived.

  • @Lb_Collects
    @Lb_Collects Рік тому +5

    It's the emotive "it's my turn, to chase the monsters away". That gets me.
    Not only makes it a full circle - life and death, but, emphasises the vulnerability of you as a kid, and your dad afraid of death. It's just sad, but a beautiful lyric.

  • @annettelane
    @annettelane 2 місяці тому +2

    Yes he sings your beautiful

  • @savyman2376
    @savyman2376 Рік тому +12

    I just recently sang this to my Dad in the week leading up to his passing, it could have been written for us Thank you wonderful James Blunt.

  • @valeriea475
    @valeriea475 Рік тому +5

    Every single time his dad comes in and the pat at the end.. it gets me :(
    They said everybody there that day was in tears watching it.

  • @vivienneclarke2421
    @vivienneclarke2421 Рік тому +13

    I've been a fan of James Blunt for about 12 years. This tho.. gets me every time,especially now as I care for my 93 yr old mom,who is bedridden with advanced Alzheimers.........😭😭😭

  • @Pilutta100
    @Pilutta100 Рік тому +6

    This man sounds exactly the same live. Just amazing.

  • @skybueg469
    @skybueg469 10 місяців тому +3

    We don’t give men, fathers, husbands enough credit for having feelings and love and hearts.
    I have not seen a version of “ my auto response” where the person didnt sob.
    The producers wanted James Blunt to use AutioTone and he refused. This video they did in one shot (ish)
    It was the first time his dad heard this song.
    You can hear his voice crack at the end.
    This is love. This is grief. This is life.
    Look up the sweet kid from American Idol “Toki” it’s amazing

  • @Ryan-kc7ig
    @Ryan-kc7ig Рік тому +8

    Broo made me ring my dad and tell him I love him, awesome song!

  • @maryannprzybycien2013
    @maryannprzybycien2013 Рік тому +4

    I cry every time I hear this. I took care of my mom for three years before she passed, two years ago. Thankfully she passed in her sleep. She was 91.

  • @AndieO
    @AndieO Рік тому +9

    This song breaks me every time I hear it. My dad's been gone since 2013. The man in the video is his dad. He was in renal failure and wasn't given great odds. Luckily a donor was found in time. But this speaks firmly to losing your parents. Hugs to you and your family.

  • @sandratjoa9082
    @sandratjoa9082 Рік тому +66

    Wow this is hard to hear. Never heard of James Blunt before. I'm taking care of my aging parents. Grateful for my time with them now even when they drive me crazy everyday. 😂 Good reminder to tell our parents we love them while we still can. Thanks, Cliff. Have a great day to you and everyone. Stay safe.🙏❤

    • @paulmason6474
      @paulmason6474 Рік тому +2

      He has some wonderful songs to explore. Enjoy

    • @latentgamer5762
      @latentgamer5762 Рік тому +1

      He's got some great upbeat songs I'm sure you know if you google it. But this is the song.... that's for sure.

  • @roberthaines1227
    @roberthaines1227 Рік тому +15

    My dad passed 20 years ago from cancer at 65. I helped with his care near the end and was the last person to speak with him before he slipped away early one June morning. This song just wrecks me every time.

  • @TylerAtkins64
    @TylerAtkins64 Рік тому +3

    My father died from brain cancer 3 months ago, my mife and I had our first son(my fathers first grandchild) 2 weeks ago, he never got to meet him but my son has his name, this song tears me up everytime I listen to it, amazing song, great reaction

  • @dadumurga
    @dadumurga 11 місяців тому +3

    I second your statement " This man deserves an OSCAR" , I was literally bawling my eyes out.

    • @lesterbottomley7641
      @lesterbottomley7641 9 місяців тому +1

      Thing is Oscars are for acting but this video is 100% authentic, no acting needed

  • @W4ll_fl0w3r
    @W4ll_fl0w3r Рік тому +67

    Oh sunshine... you sure about doing this one... it's anything but easy!! ..just so you know James Blunt's father Charles, himself a kidney donor, was diagnosed with stage four chronic kidney disease. JB wrote "Monsters" to "express his feelings about his father and his illness, almost as if it's a touching farewell to his father".
    But his dad pulled through!!!! He didn't pass!!❤️❤️❤️

    • @W4ll_fl0w3r
      @W4ll_fl0w3r Рік тому +6

      Even knowing that though this one destroys me... ever time...

    • @TheTexasCowboy56
      @TheTexasCowboy56 Рік тому +1

      I read that after the surgery everyone was in his hospital room or something crying, and he just being calm said. "Why you all crying I'm still here?" Which is a dad move to do.

    • @frizzlethecat2084
      @frizzlethecat2084 Рік тому +1

      Thanks for telling us - I would have been heartbroken otherwise.

    • @lozzibear1989
      @lozzibear1989 Рік тому +3

      @@TheTexasCowboy56 it was during the filming of the music video. It was done in one take and everyone was crying, and his dad said it then.

  • @nobbisjunior
    @nobbisjunior Рік тому +16

    I would recomend "Goodbye my Lover" since u have heard "You're Beautiful". Great voice and a great artist

    • @psychokitty9325
      @psychokitty9325 Рік тому +1

      Also "High" and "Tears and Rain" such under-rated songs and 2 of my favourites! 💜

  • @bonkey12
    @bonkey12 Рік тому +4

    It doesnt matter how many times i hear this song.. It always brings tears to my eyes. Its a sad but beautiful song.

  • @DonnaPoynton.
    @DonnaPoynton. Рік тому +33

    Only heard this song a couple of months ago,I cried like a baby I lost my Dad 10 years ago to cancer my dad was only 60,He was diagnosed 13 days before he passed it was so quick we had no time at all,so glad James still has his dad xx Thanks cliff x

    • @markwilken2492
      @markwilken2492 Рік тому +4

      Cancer survivor here. Hope you’re doing ok, darl. x

    • @DonnaPoynton.
      @DonnaPoynton. Рік тому +4

      @@markwilken2492 yes I’m ok and it’s very kind of you to ask and i am so glad you beat that awful disease best wishes for the future x

    • @francesdellaquila8570
      @francesdellaquila8570 Рік тому +1

      Lost my father to murder still hurts.

    • @DonnaPoynton.
      @DonnaPoynton. Рік тому

      @@francesdellaquila8570 That is awful I am so very sorry ❤️

  • @iantravis5385
    @iantravis5385 Рік тому +3

    More James. Blunt please.... beautiful tribute to his Dad... love. 🐨🇦🇺🦘

  • @CPegRun
    @CPegRun Рік тому +5

    Goodness!!! Holy cow!! Not many songs make me cry, seriously, but this one got me big time!!
    I'm a bit late to this reaction, but better late than never!!!

  • @kimcutts6153
    @kimcutts6153 9 місяців тому +1

    He is his double too. Yes that was and still is his dad. And you are right about thatt song "Beautiful". It was James. ❤

  • @carolcarol3938
    @carolcarol3938 Рік тому +40

    James Blunt has a very unique voice and is a great musician. He has a very interesting backstory as far as both his career and this song (in particular go).....worth reading up on. When you listen to some of his other tracks like "You're beautiful" and "Goodbye my Lover", you'll probably/possibly recognize him. He's a man of many talents. A former reconnaissance officer in the Life Guards regiment of the British Army, he served under NATO during the 1999 Kosovo War where he rose to the rank of captain. His father, a colonel in the British Army Air Corps ,was also a military helicopter pilot. James got his pilot's license at age 16. He gained an army-sponsored place at the University of Bristol, where he first studied aerospace manufacturing engineering and then subsequently moved on to the study of sociology. He graduated with a BSc in sociology in 1996. This was all prior to his music career.
    "In 1999, he served as an armored reconnaissance officer in the NATO deployment in Kosovo. Initially assigned to reconnaissance of the Republic of Macedonia-Yugoslavia border, Blunt and his unit worked ahead of the front lines directing forces and targeting Serb positions for the NATO bombing campaign. His unit was given the assignment of securing the Pristina International Airport in advance of the 30,000-strong peacekeeping force; however the Russian army had moved in and taken control of the airport before his unit's arrival. American NATO commander Wesley Clark ordered that Blunt and his unit forcibly take the airport from the Russian contingent, but Blunt refused to comply. There were less intense moments during Blunt's Kosovo assignment. Blunt had brought along his guitar, strapped to the outside of his tank. At some places, the peacekeepers would share a meal with hospitable locals, and Blunt would perform. It was while on duty there that he wrote the song "No Bravery".
    A keen skier, Blunt captained the Household Cavalry alpine ski team in Verbier, Switzerland, eventually becoming champion skier of the entire Royal Armored Corps. He had extended his military service in November 2000, and after an intensive six-month army riding course was posted to the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in London, England. During this posting, Blunt was interviewed about his responsibilities on the television program "Girls on Top", a series highlighting unusual career choices. He stood guard at the coffin of the Queen Mother during the days of her lying in State and was part of the funeral procession on 9 April 2002. Blunt left the army on 1 October 2002 having served six years.
    Yes, it's his Dad in this...that's another story.
    His musical career includes many top 10 and number 1 hits, including Grammy Awards. He is funny, talented and a great musician.

    • @sallybannister6224
      @sallybannister6224 Рік тому

      MMMMMmmm Are you related, or obsessed ? you chose not to write about his Dad and the actual song which was the subject to start with. 🤔 ?

    • @carolcarol3938
      @carolcarol3938 Рік тому

      @@sallybannister6224 Are you blind or illiterate... everyone else has already commented on the song being about his Dad's illness (and I did suggest that looking at the video with his Dad in it would be more impactful and give a better picture of the story)

    • @xhogun8578
      @xhogun8578 Рік тому +1

      @@sallybannister6224 👎

    • @annroberts7935
      @annroberts7935 11 місяців тому +2

      Have you listened to "Cry"? That one gets me every single time I listen and I listen to it often

    • @annroberts7935
      @annroberts7935 11 місяців тому +3

      @@sallybannister6224 He is simply enlightening someone who didn't know James Blunt or his music. Many people have spoken about his father. But this is not the only song that James has sung which is strongly emotional

  • @ocasio3024
    @ocasio3024 Рік тому +4

    It’s funny how everyone who reacts to it is completely silent after listening ing to this. Dude is an amazing song writer.

  • @chaweewanthompson6273
    @chaweewanthompson6273 Рік тому +3

    James is one of the best artists. xxx

  • @MINTY_ROGUE_YT
    @MINTY_ROGUE_YT Рік тому +1

    His dad is still alive to this day and is now healthy he had a very bad kidney disease and couldn’t find a compatible donor until they found a long lost cousin who was kind enough to donate his kidney

  • @patriciaewing8164
    @patriciaewing8164 Рік тому +11

    This hits everyone hard 😥 I’ve watched this so many times and it still hits me hard 😓 I see you looking strangely when his dad came into the picture, his father was dying of stage 4 cancer but got a kidney after this song went out. This was made in one take and the only person that wasn’t crying by the end was James dad, in fact he said why’s everyone crying I’m not dead yet 😥 I think he was saying in the song that they were equal but also that he was there for him always 😥❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @kirstyoneill6609
    @kirstyoneill6609 Рік тому +3

    This hurts my heart, I think about my granda when I hear this song, such a powerful one xx 😭❤️❤️ xx

  • @tilly8221
    @tilly8221 Рік тому +3

    James is a bad ass dude, my military mates all tell me story's about him 🇦🇺❤️👍

  • @MrSammotube
    @MrSammotube Рік тому +3

    James was a tank commander in the British army. His dad was also ex-army - I believe he got life-changing surgery and is still with us.

  • @avarismimi
    @avarismimi Рік тому +5

    Stunning,beautiful,Bravo James Blunt💙

  • @andrewkeith1448
    @andrewkeith1448 Рік тому +1

    Never heard of James blunt is mind blowing.

  • @GenXJoker
    @GenXJoker Рік тому +2

    This song hits me deep in the feels. Me and my mom were my dad’s caretakers during his battle w/ cancer, and I can’t exactly remember when we went from being father and son to two grown men, but it did indeed happen.

  • @diannebernau3293
    @diannebernau3293 Рік тому +5

    I haven’t heard this song before (even though it made me cry) so thank you for doing a reaction to it. I lost both my parents to cancer (mum 25 years ago and dad 18 years ago) and this song brought it all back to me. I am glad James’ father was able to get a transplant to save his life. I only wish I could have saved my parents’ lives too. May they Rest In Peace. 🥰💔🕊🇦🇺

  • @simonmccluskey1635
    @simonmccluskey1635 Рік тому +4

    Absolutely flawless!! So raw and real

  • @harrygreb8427
    @harrygreb8427 Рік тому +2

    I cry every time I watch this. Was never a James Blunt fan until I heard this and now I appreciate his songwriting. Felt his pain as I sat and watched my dad due from a brain tumour.

  • @dephii6908
    @dephii6908 Рік тому +2

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who heard this first thing in the morning. I was bawling at 6am at work....such a beautiful song.

  • @tarzanisno1
    @tarzanisno1 Рік тому +3

    ❤.
    You were absolutely correct that James deserves an award just for his ability to express his emotions in this video while still holding it together enough to deliver it so very well.

  • @doloreshamilton6475
    @doloreshamilton6475 Рік тому +2

    James Blunt always makes me cry! I love You’re Beautiful. So glad you reminded me about him. He’s on UA-cam!❤

  • @paulbradford8240
    @paulbradford8240 Рік тому +2

    We have seen 'The Captain' three times, twice at the same small venue in Carcassonne. You got to concerts to hear great music, dance and have fun with friends and family, yet suddenly, he comes out with a song that hits you so hard that you cry. Not just once, but two to three times at the most recent gig.
    He has had a lot of abuse in the past over his voice and songs, but there are many people who delight in the way he is.
    You can see the emotion in the man as he sings this song. It's something you often see at the concert too. Those screens show everything!
    Keep it up sir, just don't write an album of soulful songs, as great as it would be, I don't think I could handle it emotionally.😅

  • @richardmain6610
    @richardmain6610 Рік тому +1

    I cant finish this song without welling up bring a grown man to tears you know its a belter
    Absolute class song
    I do know when my father goes this will be played at his funeral !

  • @PSLusa
    @PSLusa Рік тому +4

    Keep strong everyone!
    Thank you for this Cliff.

  • @suhailski
    @suhailski 2 місяці тому +1

    Aren’t we lucky if we can love anyone like he loves his father ?

  • @texastrader1
    @texastrader1 Рік тому +5

    Many years ago I heard a song by James Blunt. I had never heard of him, but I was an instant fan. He sings with so much emotion. Check out some of his earlier work. Fantastic singer!

  • @annroberts7935
    @annroberts7935 11 місяців тому

    The first time I saw this almost broke my heart. I have long been a James Blunt fan but this one was different. So raw. So real. So I went and did some reading and found that James wrote this song for his own father, who is ill with end stage renal failure.
    It hit home even more when I showed it to my son, who recently moved back home to help care for his own aging ill father. My son bawled. This song even more represents are life now than most. My husband is suffering from dementia and slowly he is becoming the child and my son becoming more the father.
    James Blunt is a song writer who is not afraid to affect your deepest emotions....

  • @debtrethewey-tervree9928
    @debtrethewey-tervree9928 Рік тому +2

    To me him saying "I'll read a story to you, only this one is true" is telling me this is a real event that he is and has or will be dealing with and that is also relatable to the ones listening who have parents that at some point they will be dealing with something similar even if it isn't until down the road even if the specifics are different, it's still relatable. ♥️

  • @kellykirkwood4567
    @kellykirkwood4567 Рік тому

    She was there when I took my first breath. I was there when she took her last. Just yesterday.

  • @shelleyphilcox4743
    @shelleyphilcox4743 Рік тому +2

    James Blunt is one of the greatest storytelling artists of our time.

  • @TheTexasCowboy56
    @TheTexasCowboy56 Рік тому +25

    I heard they wanted to add autotune to this music video cause of James voice cracking but he said no. Which I love cause it make it more raw and show just how hard this is for him to sing.

    • @jeffstevens4262
      @jeffstevens4262 Рік тому +5

      I've heard this many times, so I'm sure it's true. I also heard many times that James donated all the proceeds of this beautiful song to the UK charity Help For Heroes, which does such amazing work for ex-servicemen & servicewomen. As James and his father were both previously officers in the British military. I think this says an awful lot about the kind of guy James is. God bless him.

    • @lk-music
      @lk-music Рік тому

      Yeah from a producer's perspective his voice is 'all over the place', not so much with the pitch itself, so nothing auto-tune would fix, but other aspects that a producer would offer to 'correct' or enhance using tools like equalisers, compressors, de-essers and perhaps even combining vocals from several takes, but if touching up the vocals means losing the emotion that's a bad idea for this song. I'm sure the debate in the studio would have been very short.

  • @sirdove81
    @sirdove81 Рік тому +5

    Thanks for introducing me to a new artist! As you said it's an amazingly relatable song. Looking forward to more

  • @sabrinakay4100
    @sabrinakay4100 Рік тому +7

    My mom just died 2 years ago. This song kills me.
    The father, my son and the Holy Ghost by Craig Morgan is another tough one

    • @CliffBeatsOfficial
      @CliffBeatsOfficial  Рік тому +1

      I’m sorry for your loss but I bet she’s watching over you and wanting the best for you. All we can do is cherish the moments we have with everyone. This all goes by so quick 🙏 ❤️

  • @GMWILD87
    @GMWILD87 Рік тому +1

    Late to this reaction but love this song I held my grandfathers hand as he passed who was my father figure my whole life I was his primary caregiver till the day he died and this song came out a year after the first time i heard it i bought it and still put it on every playlist I have from phone to tablet I cry still heRing it but it's a cathartic one that everyone need once in a while.

  • @MJRTunes
    @MJRTunes Рік тому +5

    Great emotional video. He did sing "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye, My Lover." Unfortunately, the US market wasn't smart enough to release more albums.

  • @jamescgarrett6356
    @jamescgarrett6356 Рік тому +3

    Thank you for not constantly pausing. Way too many “reaction” videos do just this.
    I appreciate your honest reaction. My own father is going through something similar and I just hope that I can be this strong for him.
    Keep well

  • @judydempsey3957
    @judydempsey3957 Рік тому +2

    Ok…… Cliff…..I started crying the minute James open his his mouth…….Just beautiful voice and haunting as well…Judy D

  • @julesr5802
    @julesr5802 Рік тому +1

    Made me sry like a baby, but I still love & listen often.

  • @thejoelrooganexplosion2400
    @thejoelrooganexplosion2400 Рік тому +1

    Yo Cliff Beats! You make your father proud my man and you know it

  • @cnervip
    @cnervip 5 місяців тому

    my father died almost 10 years ago, but this song always get me, for a moment we where 3 men crying (me, cliff, blunt) and one laughing blunt's fathers. (blunt wrote this for his dad stage 4 chronic kidney disease)

  • @hajenster
    @hajenster Рік тому

    Finaly a real man with feelings
    And i comes from one who never cries 🙈 great

  • @frizzlethecat2084
    @frizzlethecat2084 Рік тому +3

    Jeesh! Okay, I never heard this one (even though James Blunt was pretty regularly on the radio) - possibly because it would cause lots of accidents on the roads from all the people tearing up.
    I'm crying, too. Gonna go play cards with my parents now and have some good time with them. (also, thanks to all the comments who told me the dad didn't die - makes me a lot better, lol!)

  • @TananJess
    @TananJess 18 днів тому

    Beautiful is the song he's best known for.

  • @christygill1632
    @christygill1632 Рік тому +3

    Both of my parents are gone and i was by their side when they each passed on so this one hits home deeply to me. I can't listen to it without pouring tears! ❤❤😭😭❤❤

    • @Rainbow-yh6ov
      @Rainbow-yh6ov Рік тому

      Such an incredibly perfect song. And watching the video, seeing him next to his father, while, at this time, he was going to die. I can’t believe James even got through it without breaking down completely. Your reaction was truly from the heart, and I loved how real It was, and how much it moved you. I can’t honestly imagine anyone hearing this song, and not relating to it in some way. I lost my father when I was 19 and he was in every way one of the best people I have ever known. Thank you for opening yourself up to this reaction.

  • @_gr1nchh
    @_gr1nchh Рік тому +3

    A lot of reactors look away from the video and go into thought mid song. This will make you start thinking about stuff you wished you didn't say or do when you had the chance. Or stuff you did say or do that you wish you could take back. I'm very blessed to still have both of my parents, but I know the day will come when I have to go through what this song says. I'm not prepared for it not one bit. But this song makes me be a better son, I always remember this any time there's an opportunity to spend time with my mom or dad. I always remember the feeling I get when I first heard it of not wanting to have that regret that I didn't spend as much time with them as possible. I'll have plenty of time to play a game or watch youtube videos or go hang out with friends. I won't always have that time to hang out with my parents and this song is a sobering reminder of that.

  • @lemonade3809
    @lemonade3809 Рік тому +1

    I held my daughter's hand as she took her last breath. 33yrs 9 months 3. Bowel cancer. This and Rebbekka Bakken True North. Her, my Amy's home, will be sold in the next 2 weeks. The grief and anger is coming back. I can do this. I don't want to but I must. When I came home True North was the song I listened to and I shall now.

  • @Brandon-mx3zx
    @Brandon-mx3zx Рік тому +3

    man this was a tough one. had a lump in my throat the whole time. 😥

  • @paolageraci
    @paolageraci Рік тому

    James Blunt...you are beautiful... body and soul 👍❤️

  • @karengray662
    @karengray662 Рік тому +2

    Lovely reaction at a time when I’m feeling particularly depressed. I haven’t told anyone else that, so thank you

  • @lindagraveline1040
    @lindagraveline1040 Рік тому +1

    It is a beautiful heartfelt song. It is his father in the video. His father had cancer and it was so nice he survived it. You are correct James also did “You’re beautiful”

  • @TheTrwebster
    @TheTrwebster Рік тому +1

    Yes, he did "You're Beautiful" I hadn't heard this and I cried... Thanks for your reaction. This works for mothers and daughters too.

  • @scottwoodward123
    @scottwoodward123 Рік тому

    So glad you did this one, watched all the other reactions to it didn't think you'd do it. Another brilliant reactions

  • @revaflowers3115
    @revaflowers3115 Рік тому +2

    Both James and his father were military men and it was very hard for them to show emotions as they were trained to be in control them during their service .James didn't want to wait until after his father passed away to tell him how he felt so he did it in song...luckily a donor was found.Last time I heard his father was still isolating and recovering.

  • @stevecody9878
    @stevecody9878 Рік тому +2

    Perfect reaction!
    Thank you 👍

  • @philipdeclue1658
    @philipdeclue1658 Рік тому +2

    This one hits to close to home thanks for taking the time to react to this I dig your channel keep up the good work buddy 👍

  • @wlam205
    @wlam205 Рік тому

    Thanks for all your videos hope this finds ya well my man.

  • @benjaminhaase7223
    @benjaminhaase7223 Рік тому

    Yeah ...this song did that to me too. ...and it keeps doing it to me.

  • @jamesmulanax1424
    @jamesmulanax1424 Рік тому +1

    Yup. A tearjerker. Ways I wish I could relate to my dad except he was the monster. Beautiful and heartfelt song. I am glad James was able to sing to his dad. A memory for sure.

  • @olgalovely9232
    @olgalovely9232 11 місяців тому

    I dont knw how many i repeart hear this song...im crying😭

  • @Emilie-one
    @Emilie-one Місяць тому

    It brought me to tears.😢💔

  • @josephgeekie
    @josephgeekie Рік тому +1

    Both served in the British Military. so Death is heard/ seen different than most

  • @johnnyjohnny5131
    @johnnyjohnny5131 11 місяців тому

    I loved your reaction. Lots of love to you sir

  • @lmachain1
    @lmachain1 Рік тому +1

    Holy shit I was not ready for this.

  • @lindalee-brown5539
    @lindalee-brown5539 Рік тому +2

    I haven’t heard this before. It’s beautiful 💙

  • @harryholbrook3751
    @harryholbrook3751 Рік тому

    Thanks man for being real stay true man

  • @feralgrandad4429
    @feralgrandad4429 Рік тому +9

    Please check out his song "No Bravery." it's based on his service in the Army and being in the War in the Balkans.

  • @maryapplewhite4276
    @maryapplewhite4276 10 місяців тому +1

    That is his father and his father has all challenges

  • @judyrogers9313
    @judyrogers9313 Рік тому

    I really enjoyed watching your face Thru this whole reaction. ❤️

  • @lindy1642
    @lindy1642 Рік тому

    His song " carry you home " is another good one from his military days in kosavo