At the time, James Blunt wrote this song for his father who had Stage Four Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and was awaiting an O+ donor. The song was written and recorded without previous notice, and when it was completed, James played it for him in a room with just the two of them and having a positive response, saying: “That’s the way it is. A distant cousin matched and donated a kidney. that is James's dad in the last scene. He is as far as i know doing fine. It's very emotional, I cry every time I see this.
I had a very similar conversation with my father before he passed. He asked my forgiveness for his mistakes and I said Dad I already have,but can you forgive me for the times I hurt you. He laughed and said there's nothing to forgive cause I love you. I miss him all the time, but especially this time of year 💞
You are right Half beautiful song but very very touching I'm watching my Dad slowly breaking down and this song hit hard I'm crying my eyes out right now he tries to still help me out and I love him so much.
Yes this is all true, I also read about the lyrics and the meaning of the chorus, that James and James SR relationship was never that affectionate, they we're both in the militairy and never/rarely said i love you, so this was also a token of his appriciation and was ment heal/restore the relationship. The line "let there be no more darkness in your heart". "Two grown man saying goodbye" etc..
I cried too! I'm not close to any of my 2 father's birth or adopted. This song hit me different. James Blunt "Goodbye My Lover" or listen to his song "You're Beautiful". And definitely listen to "Bonfire Heart"!
This song is one of the most beautiful pieces written in the modern age. It's a son telling his dad is okay to go, it's my turn to chase the monster's away ( I'll protect the family) Straight from the heart ❤
I agree completely. In my personal experiences..I cannot remember the last time I've seen a committed partner.. react that way. Both of you are lucky to have each other.
@@Music-Is-Real-Love I lucked out and have one. Saw me through my stroke and even falling so hard I got knocked out. So when he does little things like this too It just makes me happy to see more men doing what they're supposed to do in a loving relationship.
This song always gets me but for a different reason you see my step son donated a kidney to me and saved my life and 11 years later we lost him he was is and always will be my hero
I lost my husband, and my grandson ( A Marine at 23) and my nephew and all of my dogs in 4 yrs, this song tears me apart every time! My mom is 96 and I know what's coming very soon, my heart is always broken when I hear this song.
Only father's and sons understand that destiny and fate are the core of this song. And, Blunt has made clear what fate of father's is and the Destinies of sons.
By saying "I'm not you're son, you're not my father" it takes out the emotions of saying goodbye. They were both military men, they are saying goodbye as gentlemen, not as father and son.
"I'm not your son, you're not my father, we're just to grown me saying goodbye" was how James and his father said goodbye every time James deployed into harms way with the British Army. James sister actually wrote the poem that James turned into the song. The poem was her way of saying goodbye, and James asked to turn it into a song and she agreed.
Sitting right beside him is his daddy. He’s making a plea for a kidney. No one was a match. Then through another chance another distant cousin of his dads I believe, that he’d / they’d never met before . The crazy thing is ,his dad right beside him is Charles Blount / Blunt, and the Donors name was also Charles Blount . / Blunt . There’s a good song by JJGrey . 9 million-views . (This River ) featuring Danny Aeilio ,the actor .
It's such an emotional song for many. Love your love for each other. The way you cared about your lovely lady being upset touched my heart. You both have a love that we all can see. Hold tight to that. You both are such a positive couple. Best wishes to you both from Australia.
Awww...thank you both...I didn't mean for you to cry....it does make us appreciate the loved ones we have in our life even more...I love you both!!!!!!!
I watched my father pass from bone cancer , he went from 225 pound down too 140 within 6 months and in the end took his last breath in my arms and blew it into my face , I was honored to be the last person to be with him and hopefully made his last moments happy !! its cray how before my fathers death I wasn't a very emotional person and now I can cry over a song or commercial about fathers lol this was a real emotionally deep song
James blunt served in the English military with honors, so did his father if you listen to the music you will hear the drums playing in a military rhythm out of respect for his father service to the English military. When he says “I’m not your son you’re not my father, we’re just two men saying goodbye.“ That is the English way of having a “stiff upper lip“ in order to be able to process the death and loss of his father. At the time this recording was done they did not know that his father would live after being diagnosed with stage for kidney cancer, but it just a relative was able to donate a kidney to his father because of this video! The producers of this video wanted him to use autotune and correct “pitch problems“ and Jame said no they did this video in 1 take. The tears in the emotion are absolutely real and that is what this beautiful young woman you have was feeling. Thank you for this honest and lovely reaction.
There hasn't been an "English Military" since at least 1707. I am ex-British Army though I am Scottish and the regiment in which I served was also Scottish but it was always part of the British Army.
He is not saying his father isn't his father, he is talking about how his relationship has grown and now they meet as grown men. It made me realise that I had never reached that stage with my dad before he passed. I has got me thinking about what I need to do to advance my relationships up to the next level.
I reached that stage with my father, then became his caretaker for 7 years part time. We forged a friendship during our lives that was unbreakable, but during those 7 years, it became so, so much more. I've missed him everyday since July 25th, and I hope he's proud of me.
I read somewhere that it is what his father said to him when when James Blunt was deployed to an active warzone whilst in the armed forces and it was a way of distancing from the emotion of the moment especially as 2 guys and 2 soldiers but also about how as you grow up you become more of an equal.
James Blunt - Carry You Home James Blunt - You're Beautiful James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover James Blunt - Same Mistake James Blunt - Bonfire Heart James Blunt - Monsters Tears and Rain by James Blunt James Blunt - High James Blunt 'Face The Sun' James Blunt - Wisemen James Blunt - When I Find Love Again James Blunt - Cry Laura Pausini - Primavera in anticipo [it is my song] feat. James Blunt James Blunt - Halfway feat. Ward Thomas
The line I'm not your son, you're not my father, we're just two men saying goodbye. A version of that was used between Captain James Blount of the Household Cavalry Regiment and his father, Colonel Charles Blount, Army Air Corps when James was posted to Operation Grapple in the former Yugoslavia. They are the same men as in the video, Blount is traditionally pronounced as "Blunt" in England and he changed his name to reflect that.
Yes it certainly was a true story of his real father on the video. His father had kidney failure, but fortunately after the video a cousin of his gave his kidney, which was so emotional. Very sad yet happy at the end. xx
They are father and son.. I always took it that he was saying that they could let go of any of the past and be there in the moment. "I know your mistakes, and you know mine" right after the lines... Y'all are a beautiful couple. Love seeing the love. I did laugh when he asked what she was thinking and she's like "Are you listening to the song?" Great reaction!
My father died in the car, sitting beside me, on the way to the hospital. The last words he spoke to me were in anger, but only out of his fear...they still haunt me, though...watching your father have a heart attack is awful and life changing...cling to your loved ones, never leave them with angry words or thoughts, life is so fleeting, you just never know when goodbye is really goodbye ...
His "Back to Bedlam" album was about his time in Kosovo as a peacekeeper. His official video "No Bravery" has footage he took whilst there with the British Army.
I'm a blubbering mess RN. I like James Blunt but hadn't heard this song.... My dad took his life in January this year and this song just resonated so much to my own relationship with him.
Please give a listen to 'No bravery' by James Blunt. He describes his experiences while on active duty in the Balkans during a bloody war. He writes very varied music but his most touching songs are from the heart.
I was my Mom's caregiver the last five years of her life. She passed in 2020 at the age of 93 (not COVID - just wasting away from old age). The last five months she was in a S.N.F. and I'd visit every day several times a day. I remember talking with her, holding her hand (she reach hers up for me to take hold every time I sat down beside her) and trying to to keep her hopeful. The last week she couldn't speak and was often unresponsive. I was there at the end. Hardest thing I ever went through and yeah, its a big turnaround when you are having to comfort your parents and be there for them after a lifetime of them being there for you. I don't think any of us are ready for that reality.
My dad died from complications of Covid, October 16, 2020. We weren't close, but we are the same person. Ya'll's video was the first time I heard it. This one is for my old man, and in time, my 2 grown sons.
Just as we chase the monsters away when our children need comfort, James is comforting his dad. It's his turn now to chase the monsters away for his father. Very touching.
Thank you to whomever suggested this reaction song. I have never heard this song until now. My mom is in the final stages of alzheimers and the lyric of I'm no longer your son and your no longer my father, just touched me and completely and made me pause it the same time as you did because I got so emotional. It is exactly how I feel when I look in my moms eyes and she no longer knows me but still feels safe when I'm around. It hurts when you have to pray that God releases them from this disease no matter how much it will hurt when they are gone. Ugh. This song will be with me for a very long time. Thank you! God bless.
Half has your back Jai, look at him watching out for you, tissue in hand! He's a keeper. So I will not explain the outcome/reason of this song others already have. Thank you for reacting I always look forward to seeing you guys. Love ya both to the moon and back!
#JamesBlunt I have lost both my parents so this one hits hard but so beautifully done, love it. I did tell my Dad it was ok to let go and that we would be ok and I believe it gave him peace.
No, Half.. for those of us who are prone to crying, we are not OK here. This is heart wrenching. The pain in his voice and in his face is overwhelming. My dad died 16 years ago and this took me all the way back there. We'll be OK, but.. not right now. I'm actually envious of your ability to analyze horrific shit like this without getting knocked down by emotions. Jai - In all the reactions to sad stuff you both do, I connect with you. Emotions are powerful for us and I love sharing them with you. Sometimes a good cry helps to cleanse.. right? And thank you Lisa. I never heard this or heard of James Blunt. Very powerful.
I lost my father last year. I never got to chase away his monsters. This song breaks my heart on a personal level. Love your family. Shit why can't we just love everyone. Peace and prosperity to you and everyone. Keep up the great reactions. Don't worry beautiful, I cry like a baby every time I hear this song. Crying doesn't make you weak. It makes you human and strong.
It sounds like the Son is a Man now and is going to War (say goodbye) to fight our enemies chase the (Monsters) away.I’ll try to make you (proud) have courage being brave. (Don’t be afraid) try not to fear for me don’t worry father. ( I may die but will do my best to protect you. Truly Deep, So much Love His heart is full of love for his father and their anger and differences don’t matter anymore. Touching, I cried too Jai 🥺
I don't know if you'll see this, but as of this date, his dad is still alive. Great news! Check out Iam Tongi (this season's American Idol winner) singing this song with James. When Iam gets emotional and James touches his arm.❤❤❤
James Blunt - 'Beautiful' is a great song - also 'Goodbye my Lover' - That is his dad in the video - and they thought this was a goodbye - hence James tears.
Watching this for the umpteenth time and crying again yes thats his dad with him at the end who was in stage four cancer and needed a Kidney transplant both ex. Army and found it hard to express their feelings after the video was made they found a distant cousin who donated one I lost my dad to prostrate Cancer he was a paratrooper at the Pegasus Bridge in the second World war and was blown up by a mortar bomb he was a proud man and it was sometimes hard to get close but even with a huge chunk out of his calf and right elbow he worked all his life including having friends take medicals for him to get the job even though he had a 90% war pension this goes right to my heart.
I lost both my parents (in their 90's!!) in the past 2 years, and I was the one who cared for them both and was with them at the end~ so I relate so much to this song. And yes, I was sobbing 💔💯🙏🙏🙏
*It takes a good man with empathy to check his partners well being. I may be a sociopath, I can count on one hand the amount of times I cried. November 17th 2020 when my dog died was the last time I cried like a baby, My father passed on January 8th & I didn't shed a tear, My family cried, my friends cried, my then girlfriend cried & I just stood there. I didn't know what to do, we broke up in February the same year.*
He actually is talking about when he was a kid, frightened that monsters were under the bed as a reference and saying that now he is a father himself he will be the one to chase the monsters away. I only know this from seeing an interview with him explaining this. It’s such a tearjerker for sure, for me, not really having a dad in my life and the hospital using the wrong number and not being able to contact me though my mum was dying just ten minutes away, I only learnt so the next day and it haunts me she wondered did I not care to be there. And she died alone. It drove to me abuse alcohol for over a decade, I was broken. I didn’t really have parents anyway, was mostly in care due to mums mental health, dad f’d off , but doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt. I cried all my life for my mum, I could have been there, but the hospital had so many records of hers, they didn’t get to her last ‘person to contact in an emergency’, which was me. I loved my mum no matter what. My heart still hurts. I’m so happy James had a wonderful relationship with his father and he got the kidney transplant and lived a longer life. A hauntingly beautiful song and love James, love his accent, his humour and his lack of fear to be himself and at f u, if you hate me I don’t care. I actually kinda love him for his attitude, high five x
Both James and his Dad served in the British Military. At one point, I believe they were serving at the same time. When James was being deployed to Afghanistan, his father told him, "I'm not your father. You're not my son. We are just two grown men saying goodbye."
Yes he wrote this song when his father was fighting Cancer and was about to die and right before he was supposed to pass he had an organ donated by a cousin which saved his daddy's life...that's why you see his father at the end because he survived the cancer...embrace your loved ones while they are still here... tomarrow isn't promised ❤️❤️❤️❤️
It was kidney failure, not cancer, and he isn't in the video because he survived. This was filmed when they didn't think he would... he was still waiting on a match but time was running out.
I believe he's saying goodbye because his dad is dying . He's going home to be with our Father. Hes saying he's not his son because he is so God's child. God gives us our family here on earth, but only for awhile. Very Emotional im still crying. Great reaction y'all.
My father was with us all our life, he didn't say" I love you until he was 90 years old ". He died at 91 . I never said I love you either. Don't wait until tomorrow.I Half that's his true father dying of cancer.
I met my Dad just before I turned 20 years old in 1986, no matter the amount of him denying me as his son throughout the years, I wasn't gonna stop the love for him as my biological father. I can't nor will I say that it was an easy journey for either of us but I finally spoke my truth in late 2014 before he went to the Nursing Home and he accepted that I am in fact his son. He's been gone for over three years now and I still think about him and miss him as well as my Mama who raised me as best she could. I really appreciate the way that you two comfort each other and ain't afraid of what nobody has to say about it. That's a beautiful kind of love that I pray for in my life. Love from Alabama
I feel that. Mom in 2011, little sister 2014, her son committed suicide 2016, my best friend died of Covid 2020, my other younger sister died in 2020, and my dad died in 2023. All that’s left from my family of origin is my older sister and I, and neither one of us wants to be the first to go.
If I apply it to my own life... When my Dad passes (potentially soon) I won't handle it well. For the sake of my sanity bc I love the man so much... "I'm not your son. You're not my Father. We're just two grown men saying goodbye." You'll find me playing this song and curled up behind the alter because I have no words.
I love how half takes such great care of her. I truly admire how he comforts her, brings her tissues and even wipes her eyes. He truly loves her. What a great example of how to treat women.
Everyone needs to see iam tongi on American. Idol singing this song. We all have these stories. I lost my father to cancer many years ago. I had the luxury of asking him if he had any regrets because I would have helped him live them. He told that he had one regret and that was leaving me behind. I miss him so much.
I am a 65 year old white gal from Wisconsin and love you two. Your discussions about the songs are spot on. You two are so respectful of each other. I love you because you're are genuine!
James Blunt was in the armed forces and his dad was his commanding officer in the Kosovo conflict, his dad had been a kidney donation years before then he got kidney disease and was dieing he had stage 4 kidney failure when this song was recorded but a distant cousin came forward and he was a match so his dad survived, if you want another James Blunt cry watch his song the girl that never was and then watch carry me home
That's his actual father in the video and he was singing this to him because his father was dying at the time due to stage 4 kidney disease. They had no expectation of finding a kidney donor because of a blood type issue. So they really thought this was it... Thankfully, his father DID find a suitable donor and is still alive.
At the time, James Blunt wrote this song for his father who had Stage Four Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and was awaiting an O+ donor. The song was written and recorded without previous notice, and when it was completed, James played it for him in a room with just the two of them and having a positive response, saying: “That’s the way it is. A distant cousin matched and donated a kidney. that is James's dad in the last scene. He is as far as i know doing fine. It's very emotional, I cry every time I see this.
I had a very similar conversation with my father before he passed. He asked my forgiveness for his mistakes and I said Dad I already have,but can you forgive me for the times I hurt you. He laughed and said there's nothing to forgive cause I love you. I miss him all the time, but especially this time of year 💞
Actually James Blunt was interviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 and his father said " for God's sake James I'm not dead yet "😜
James Blunt - "you're beautiful"
You are right Half beautiful song but very very touching I'm watching my Dad slowly breaking down and this song hit hard I'm crying my eyes out right now he tries to still help me out and I love him so much.
Yes this is all true, I also read about the lyrics and the meaning of the chorus, that James and James SR relationship was never that affectionate, they we're both in the militairy and never/rarely said i love you, so this was also a token of his appriciation and was ment heal/restore the relationship. The line "let there be no more darkness in your heart". "Two grown man saying goodbye" etc..
Welcome those tears, the first time i heard this, i SOBBED. 💗
I cried too! I'm not close to any of my 2 father's birth or adopted. This song hit me different. James Blunt "Goodbye My Lover" or listen to his song "You're Beautiful". And definitely listen to "Bonfire Heart"!
Beautiful honest reaction to a beautiful song.
Less you both! So supportive of each other!
You 2 are the best part of the internet. Thank you
I cried with you! My biggest loss is my 33 year old son (only child) 5-16-20!! I cry everyday since his death!
This song is one of the most beautiful pieces written in the modern age. It's a son telling his dad is okay to go, it's my turn to chase the monster's away ( I'll protect the family)
Straight from the heart ❤
Spot on. 😥❤🙏
All proceeds from the song were donated to Help For Hero's a UK veterans charity as both James and his dad had been in the army.
I love that Half was right there and went into comfort mode. Even brought her tissue and wiped Jai's tears. Beautiful.
Only real man do that
Lmfao I love when dudes get praise for doing the bare minimum lmfao
I agree completely.
In my personal experiences..I cannot remember the last time I've seen a committed partner.. react that way.
Both of you are lucky to have each other.
@@Music-Is-Real-Love I lucked out and have one. Saw me through my stroke and even falling so hard I got knocked out. So when he does little things like this too It just makes me happy to see more men doing what they're supposed to do in a loving relationship.
A true gent and beautiful human being
This song always gets me but for a different reason you see my step son donated a kidney to me and saved my life and 11 years later we lost him he was is and always will be my hero
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This song...makes my bawl like a little girl EVERY FUCKIN TIME! I miss my Daddy. It's been 10 years since he passed...it never gets better.
I lost my husband, and my grandson ( A Marine at 23) and my nephew and all of my dogs in 4 yrs, this song tears me apart every time! My mom is 96 and I know what's coming very soon, my heart is always broken when I hear this song.
My old man died when I was 5. Listening to this song at 45 years old I cry like it was yesterday... I like that.
Only father's and sons understand that destiny and fate are the core of this song. And, Blunt has made clear what fate of father's is and the Destinies of sons.
R.I.P. DAD... I LOVE AND MISS YOU!
GONE, BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN!!
SEE YOU AGAIN ONE DAY!
By saying "I'm not you're son, you're not my father" it takes out the emotions of saying goodbye. They were both military men, they are saying goodbye as gentlemen, not as father and son.
"I'm not your son, you're not my father, we're just to grown me saying goodbye" was how James and his father said goodbye every time James deployed into harms way with the British Army. James sister actually wrote the poem that James turned into the song. The poem was her way of saying goodbye, and James asked to turn it into a song and she agreed.
Said this a few years back and glad it hasnt changed, I love that you wipe her tears away
Sitting right beside him is his daddy. He’s making a plea for a kidney. No one was a match. Then through another chance another distant cousin of his dads I believe, that he’d / they’d never met before . The crazy thing is ,his dad right beside him is Charles Blount / Blunt, and the Donors name was also Charles Blount . / Blunt .
There’s a good song by JJGrey . 9 million-views . (This River ) featuring Danny Aeilio ,the actor .
It's such an emotional song for many. Love your love for each other. The way you cared about your lovely lady being upset touched my heart. You both have a love that we all can see. Hold tight to that. You both are such a positive couple. Best wishes to you both from Australia.
Awww...thank you both...I didn't mean for you to cry....it does make us appreciate the loved ones we have in our life even more...I love you both!!!!!!!
It was a GREAT PICK! Thank you 🌹
You meant them to cry a little bit admit it lol
I watched my father pass from bone cancer , he went from 225 pound down too 140 within 6 months and in the end took his last breath in my arms and blew it into my face , I was honored to be the last person to be with him and hopefully made his last moments happy !! its cray how before my fathers death I wasn't a very emotional person and now I can cry over a song or commercial about fathers lol
this was a real emotionally deep song
James blunt served in the English military with honors, so did his father if you listen to the music you will hear the drums playing in a military rhythm out of respect for his father service to the English military. When he says “I’m not your son you’re not my father, we’re just two men saying goodbye.“ That is the English way of having a “stiff upper lip“ in order to be able to process the death and loss of his father. At the time this recording was done they did not know that his father would live after being diagnosed with stage for kidney cancer, but it just a relative was able to donate a kidney to his father because of this video! The producers of this video wanted him to use autotune and correct “pitch problems“ and Jame said no they did this video in 1 take. The tears in the emotion are absolutely real and that is what this beautiful young woman you have was feeling. Thank you for this honest and lovely reaction.
Never noticed the drums, wow
British Military…
There hasn't been an "English Military" since at least 1707. I am ex-British Army though I am Scottish and the regiment in which I served was also Scottish but it was always part of the British Army.
He didn't have kidney cancer
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He is not saying his father isn't his father, he is talking about how his relationship has grown and now they meet as grown men. It made me realise that I had never reached that stage with my dad before he passed. I has got me thinking about what I need to do to advance my relationships up to the next level.
I reached that stage with my father, then became his caretaker for 7 years part time. We forged a friendship during our lives that was unbreakable, but during those 7 years, it became so, so much more. I've missed him everyday since July 25th, and I hope he's proud of me.
@@MegaKat Thank you for sharing your story. Wishing you peace and beautiful memories to last your lifetime.
@@TheRealTrueCrimeAnalyst Thanks, wishing you the same.
I read somewhere that it is what his father said to him when when James Blunt was deployed to an active warzone whilst in the armed forces and it was a way of distancing from the emotion of the moment especially as 2 guys and 2 soldiers but also about how as you grow up you become more of an equal.
Also that in death we’re all equal. Is what I got out of it
Thank you guys lost my dad to cancer September of 2020 most powerful song I've ever heard
THis is a true connection between two men that don't express emotions easily....
He wrote this for his father when he was dying from kidney disease….this song will make the manliest men cry!!! So deep, ur reaction was perfect
James Blunt - Carry You Home
James Blunt - You're Beautiful
James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover
James Blunt - Same Mistake
James Blunt - Bonfire Heart
James Blunt - Monsters
Tears and Rain by James Blunt
James Blunt - High
James Blunt 'Face The Sun'
James Blunt - Wisemen
James Blunt - When I Find Love Again
James Blunt - Cry
Laura Pausini - Primavera in anticipo [it is my song] feat. James Blunt
James Blunt - Halfway feat. Ward Thomas
The line I'm not your son, you're not my father, we're just two men saying goodbye.
A version of that was used between Captain James Blount of the Household Cavalry Regiment and his father, Colonel Charles Blount, Army Air Corps when James was posted to Operation Grapple in the former Yugoslavia.
They are the same men as in the video, Blount is traditionally pronounced as "Blunt" in England and he changed his name to reflect that.
A match was found for kidney transplant after a cousin heard the song. The song he wrote saved his dad's life.
Yes it certainly was a true story of his real father on the video. His father had kidney failure, but fortunately after the video a cousin of his gave his kidney, which was so emotional. Very sad yet happy at the end. xx
They are father and son.. I always took it that he was saying that they could let go of any of the past and be there in the moment. "I know your mistakes, and you know mine" right after the lines...
Y'all are a beautiful couple. Love seeing the love. I did laugh when he asked what she was thinking and she's like "Are you listening to the song?"
Great reaction!
Thanks guys
My father died in the car, sitting beside me, on the way to the hospital. The last words he spoke to me were in anger, but only out of his fear...they still haunt me, though...watching your father have a heart attack is awful and life changing...cling to your loved ones, never leave them with angry words or thoughts, life is so fleeting, you just never know when goodbye is really goodbye ...
Jai I feel you got some deep stuff in going on in your heart. I feel you!
What a guy, looking after your lady. Beautiful, enjoy your life. x
His "Back to Bedlam" album was about his time in Kosovo as a peacekeeper. His official video "No Bravery" has footage he took whilst there with the British Army.
I'm a blubbering mess RN. I like James Blunt but hadn't heard this song....
My dad took his life in January this year and this song just resonated so much to my own relationship with him.
Please give a listen to 'No bravery' by James Blunt. He describes his experiences while on active duty in the Balkans during a bloody war. He writes very varied music but his most touching songs are from the heart.
I was my Mom's caregiver the last five years of her life. She passed in 2020 at the age of 93 (not COVID - just wasting away from old age). The last five months she was in a S.N.F. and I'd visit every day several times a day. I remember talking with her, holding her hand (she reach hers up for me to take hold every time I sat down beside her) and trying to to keep her hopeful. The last week she couldn't speak and was often unresponsive. I was there at the end. Hardest thing I ever went through and yeah, its a big turnaround when you are having to comfort your parents and be there for them after a lifetime of them being there for you. I don't think any of us are ready for that reality.
Another great song by James Blunt is “You’re Beautiful”. I think you’ll like the uniqueness of him
My dad died from complications of Covid, October 16, 2020. We weren't close, but we are the same person. Ya'll's video was the first time I heard it. This one is for my old man, and in time, my 2 grown sons.
Just as we chase the monsters away when our children need comfort, James is comforting his dad. It's his turn now to chase the monsters away for his father. Very touching.
You got a good man. He was really worried about you and if something was bothering you
Thank you to whomever suggested this reaction song. I have never heard this song until now. My mom is in the final stages of alzheimers and the lyric of I'm no longer your son and your no longer my father, just touched me and completely and made me pause it the same time as you did because I got so emotional. It is exactly how I feel when I look in my moms eyes and she no longer knows me but still feels safe when I'm around. It hurts when you have to pray that God releases them from this disease no matter how much it will hurt when they are gone. Ugh. This song will be with me for a very long time. Thank you! God bless.
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Watching this reaction the thing that stands out to me is how much half loves jai ❤️
Wiping her eyes ......TRUE LOVE RUGHT THERE
Half has your back Jai, look at him watching out for you, tissue in hand! He's a keeper. So I will not explain the outcome/reason of this song others already have. Thank you for reacting I always look forward to seeing you guys. Love ya both to the moon and back!
Just be grateful for right now 🙏🙏🙏
#JamesBlunt I have lost both my parents so this one hits hard but so beautifully done, love it. I did tell my Dad it was ok to let go and that we would be ok and I believe it gave him peace.
Same here. This is a tear-jerker ❤🙏
No, Half.. for those of us who are prone to crying, we are not OK here. This is heart wrenching. The pain in his voice and in his face is overwhelming. My dad died 16 years ago and this took me all the way back there. We'll be OK, but.. not right now.
I'm actually envious of your ability to analyze horrific shit like this without getting knocked down by emotions.
Jai - In all the reactions to sad stuff you both do, I connect with you. Emotions are powerful for us and I love sharing them with you.
Sometimes a good cry helps to cleanse.. right?
And thank you Lisa. I never heard this or heard of James Blunt. Very powerful.
That’s a good man right there. Good looking out for your girl!♥️
This was a first time hearing this and I know James Blunt songs
Thank you for reacting to this
Good song
I feel you queen. It's all real. You got a good man beside you as well. Good souls.
I lost my father last year. I never got to chase away his monsters. This song breaks my heart on a personal level. Love your family. Shit why can't we just love everyone. Peace and prosperity to you and everyone. Keep up the great reactions. Don't worry beautiful, I cry like a baby every time I hear this song. Crying doesn't make you weak. It makes you human and strong.
It sounds like the Son is a Man now and is going to War (say goodbye) to fight our enemies chase the (Monsters) away.I’ll try to make you (proud) have courage being brave. (Don’t be afraid) try not to fear for me don’t worry father.
( I may die but will do my best to protect you.
Truly Deep, So much Love His heart is full of love for his father and their anger and differences don’t matter anymore.
Touching, I cried too Jai 🥺
This is probably his “deepest” song, but you can try his old song “You’re Beautiful” and his newer one “The Greatest”.
He has so many good songs. Wiseman, The Greatest, 1973, bonfire heart, etc.
@@rafaelhenrique4139 wisemen is a quality song if you understand it
I don't know if you'll see this, but as of this date, his dad is still alive. Great news! Check out Iam Tongi (this season's American Idol winner) singing this song with James. When Iam gets emotional and James touches his arm.❤❤❤
You have a good man there. He got you eye tissues. He loves you.
Your a gentlemen, you wipe away tears. Manhood personified.
Thank you for sharing your hearts!
Jai, you are looking so beautiful!!! I love the close to NATURAL look. So NATURAL!!!
James Blunt - 'Beautiful' is a great song - also 'Goodbye my Lover' - That is his dad in the video - and they thought this was a goodbye - hence James tears.
Makes me cry everytime 💕😥
Great to see people still have empathy for other humans!!United we stand divided by government we all fail!
I loved this reaction, thank you!
Watching this for the umpteenth time and crying again yes thats his dad with him at the end who was in stage four cancer and needed a Kidney transplant both ex. Army and found it hard to express their feelings after the video was made they found a distant cousin who donated one I lost my dad to prostrate Cancer he was a paratrooper at the Pegasus Bridge in the second World war and was blown up by a mortar bomb he was a proud man and it was sometimes hard to get close but even with a huge chunk out of his calf and right elbow he worked all his life including having friends take medicals for him to get the job even though he had a 90% war pension this goes right to my heart.
Aw y'all he got her a tissue. Love right there❤️
I lost both my parents (in their 90's!!) in the past 2 years, and I was the one who cared for them both and was with them at the end~ so I relate so much to this song. And yes, I was sobbing 💔💯🙏🙏🙏
This guy James blunt sings with so much emotion…that is the talent if a true singer and song writer if they can move a person this much
This song reminds me of my grandfather and it tears me up😢
'..Two grown men saying goodbye..' Gets me every time. Not everyone wears their heart on the sleeve. Somethings do not have to be spoken to be heard.
This one's for you da' .
Through the mud and the blood to the green fields beyond. 1955-2023 🌺
*It takes a good man with empathy to check his partners well being. I may be a sociopath, I can count on one hand the amount of times I cried. November 17th 2020 when my dog died was the last time I cried like a baby, My father passed on January 8th & I didn't shed a tear, My family cried, my friends cried, my then girlfriend cried & I just stood there. I didn't know what to do, we broke up in February the same year.*
I only wish I had a father that I felt this way about…… not all of us have the blessing of a dad that is worth loving!
He actually is talking about when he was a kid, frightened that monsters were under the bed as a reference and saying that now he is a father himself he will be the one to chase the monsters away. I only know this from seeing an interview with him explaining this.
It’s such a tearjerker for sure, for me, not really having a dad in my life and the hospital using the wrong number and not being able to contact me though my mum was dying just ten minutes away, I only learnt so the next day and it haunts me she wondered did I not care to be there. And she died alone. It drove to me abuse alcohol for over a decade, I was broken. I didn’t really have parents anyway, was mostly in care due to mums mental health, dad f’d off , but doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt. I cried all my life for my mum, I could have been there, but the hospital had so many records of hers, they didn’t get to her last ‘person to contact in an emergency’, which was me. I loved my mum no matter what. My heart still hurts. I’m so happy James had a wonderful relationship with his father and he got the kidney transplant and lived a longer life. A hauntingly beautiful song and love James, love his accent, his humour and his lack of fear to be himself and at f u, if you hate me I don’t care. I actually kinda love him for his attitude, high five x
Check out "The Girl Who Never Was" by James Blunt. It's about his unborn daughter who, unfortunately, never made it to this life.
I'm not crying you crying. Beautiful song, beautiful raw reaction.
This song tears me up too.
VERY powerful!
Both James and his Dad served in the British Military. At one point, I believe they were serving at the same time. When James was being deployed to Afghanistan, his father told him, "I'm not your father. You're not my son. We are just two grown men saying goodbye."
Yes he wrote this song when his father was fighting Cancer and was about to die and right before he was supposed to pass he had an organ donated by a cousin which saved his daddy's life...that's why you see his father at the end because he survived the cancer...embrace your loved ones while they are still here... tomarrow isn't promised ❤️❤️❤️❤️
He didn’t have cancer, he had end stage kidney failure.
It was kidney failure, not cancer, and he isn't in the video because he survived. This was filmed when they didn't think he would... he was still waiting on a match but time was running out.
@@lozzibear1989 he's literally in the vid
@@solosam9You missed lozzibear's entire point of their post.
@@copocopocopocopo what was the point I missed
I believe he's saying goodbye because his dad is dying . He's going home to be with our Father. Hes saying he's not his son because he is so God's child. God gives us our family here on earth, but only for awhile. Very Emotional im still crying. Great reaction y'all.
My father was with us all our life, he didn't say" I love you until he was 90 years old ". He died at 91 . I never said I love you either. Don't wait until tomorrow.I
Half that's his true father dying of cancer.
I met my Dad just before I turned 20 years old in 1986, no matter the amount of him denying me as his son throughout the years, I wasn't gonna stop the love for him as my biological father. I can't nor will I say that it was an easy journey for either of us but I finally spoke my truth in late 2014 before he went to the Nursing Home and he accepted that I am in fact his son. He's been gone for over three years now and I still think about him and miss him as well as my Mama who raised me as best she could. I really appreciate the way that you two comfort each other and ain't afraid of what nobody has to say about it. That's a beautiful kind of love that I pray for in my life. Love from Alabama
Your husband is loving you, asking if you are ok, I cry a lot, 96 dad, 97 sister, 2016, my mom, 2 months later husband husband. Song hits hard
I feel that. Mom in 2011, little sister 2014, her son committed suicide 2016, my best friend died of Covid 2020, my other younger sister died in 2020, and my dad died in 2023. All that’s left from my family of origin is my older sister and I, and neither one of us wants to be the first to go.
I've watched this reaction so many times... the way you comfort your wife is so real ❤❤ I wish you both nothing but happiness
I hear this song and start bawling and miss my father. Beautiful song
Very moving song. A side note - he dedicated all the profits to 2 charities for UK veterans
what also is beautiful is when he got some tissues for her and dabbed her eyes
It's amazing how roles can change with time
If I apply it to my own life... When my Dad passes (potentially soon) I won't handle it well. For the sake of my sanity bc I love the man so much... "I'm not your son. You're not my Father. We're just two grown men saying goodbye." You'll find me playing this song and curled up behind the alter because I have no words.
I love how half takes such great care of her. I truly admire how he comforts her, brings her tissues and even wipes her eyes. He truly loves her. What a great example of how to treat women.
Agreed
Couldn’t have said it better..
Everyone needs to see iam tongi on American. Idol singing this song. We all have these stories. I lost my father to cancer many years ago. I had the luxury of asking him if he had any regrets because I would have helped him live them. He told that he had one regret and that was leaving me behind. I miss him so much.
Jai, we not only share a birthday but both very emotional 😢😂😂😂😂 I cry very easily because I care.
JJGrey and Mofro Jamming in the Van at Bottlerock. Song , Every Minute.❤️
Live in Napa Valley.
I am a 65 year old white gal from Wisconsin and love you two. Your discussions about the songs are spot on. You two are so respectful of each other. I love you because you're are genuine!
Such a wonderful song. I would dedicate it to my mom since my dad wasn't ever there.
Jehovah was there. And God bless your mom who chased your monsters away and one day because of her , you will too.
Same ❤️
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" and I feel fine."
@@jackiegoodspeed1849 lol ❤️
Beautiful by James Blunt
My dad passed away Dec 7th. When i heard this song about 3 weeks after he passed i was hurting. It made me think of my father's last moments 😢
Respect the both of you, respect!
James Blunt was in the armed forces and his dad was his commanding officer in the Kosovo conflict, his dad had been a kidney donation years before then he got kidney disease and was dieing he had stage 4 kidney failure when this song was recorded but a distant cousin came forward and he was a match so his dad survived, if you want another James Blunt cry watch his song the girl that never was and then watch carry me home
That's his actual father in the video and he was singing this to him because his father was dying at the time due to stage 4 kidney disease. They had no expectation of finding a kidney donor because of a blood type issue. So they really thought this was it... Thankfully, his father DID find a suitable donor and is still alive.