@@KathyLuluandDonna GOOD NEWS!!!!! James' father was battling stage 4 Kidney disease at the time the video was made, with no donor available. However, a donor was found at the last minute, I believe a distant relative, purely by chance. His father is with us and thriving in 2023! 😁 Just BTW.... I thought I could get through it this time.... But YOU set me off!!!
Im with Kathy. My mom and dad past away. I was in 4th grade so i couldnt return the favor to dad when i was a baby kiddo. I took care of mom when I was 38yrs old. I moved from Texas back to Minnesota to care for my mom. I cooked, plan trips, take her dialisis 3xs a week while keeping a full time job. All her adults daughters were too rich amd hifh class headstrong to change her diapers. She pooped ny accident im Hilton bathroom floor. They all ran away. I went in and washed up mommy. Thats sad. She was so happy cuz she didnt know better. But i was there for her. Anyways...im still crying from this video
His father has not passed away, but he is dying at this stage. James wrote this song for his father and sang it to him, in private. He then asked if his father would mind if he recorded it and hoped his father would be in the clip with him. It was done in one take, so he could get the raw emotion and the final product is what you see. His father is very stoic in appearance, but he felt what James was saying to him. At the time of this clip, a match had not been found for his father to have a kidney transplant but after the clip was released, he was saved by a matching donor coming forward.
He had stage 4 kidney failure after this song came out they found a Donor he is still alive and well this was the first time James sang this to his father and it was a one take all real emotion
As someone else mentioned, a donor was found and the father is living well now, but what I think is remarkable is that it was this video that helped save his father's life. A distant relative saw the video when it first came out (there apparently was a lot of publicity in England about it) and decided to get tested, was found to be a match, and donated a kidney. The transplant surgery took place less than one month after the video came out.
, both his father and the donor (a relative in Australia) are named Charles Blount. James made his stage name Blunt because it’s less confusing to pronounce.
I'm a grown man and I've seen this so many times, and it makes me cry each and every time. I did lose my Dad when I was young, and I loved him very much. However, I actually think it's the empathy that James makes me feel with his performance that makes me cry. I can't think of another song that has the same impact on me as this one. His emotions are so raw in it, it's impossible not to be affected by it.
same with me gets me everytime except my dad is still alive but he has dementia and 2 years ago when i went to say goodbye to my mom for the last time he was there but had no idea who i was and now he doesnt know who anybody from his past is anymore we had a bad relationship growing up but he is still my dad i think anybody with a conscience will find it sad but it hits more with guys who lost a father figure or is losing one no matter how old you are
James Blunt is a fantastic person he's a retired British Army officer with a cracking sense of humour his twitter replys are epic. He also once sold his sister on ebay.
One take. No Auto-Tune'. James wanted this amazing emotional song to be absolutely 100% true, real and genuine. It was recorded soon after his father had been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease and needed urgently to find a donor to save his life. I heard James donated all the proceeds from this incredible video to the UK charity 'Help For Heroes' who do such wonderful work for ex-servicemen and women. Happily, a donor was found and although his father is still with us, I've heard conflicting reports as to his general state of health these days, some not very encouraging.
Oh no that’s a shame I hadn’t heard that his health wasn’t doing well. I hope this doesn’t become a warning against donation since James father was also a donor and perhaps if he’d have had both kidneys…
@@Catherine.Dorian. He's 77 and going on 3 1/2 years since transplant......I would be lucky to make it to 70 with both of my kidneys.85% rate of making it 20 years plus for a normal transplant.I wonder if the normal citizen can get that transplant? It cost over 400 k in the US.....and I wonder the more money you have,do you get bumped up the waiting list?
@@jackwhitbread4583 Yeah I'm sure that NHS is pretty good,it was for his dad [Charles] who retired from the military...Is it even better for him since he has military benefits?Or is it all the same? We couldn't have that type of insurance here.Half the people are lazy,and they literally let a million immigrants in a year...
The first time i listened to this song, i trauma cried. I love that James Blunt let his father know how he feels about him BEFORE he dies, rather than sing it after his death, which we all do in song or talk. I loved that his daddy found a donor and is still alive and well. This song just reaches into your memories and makes them raw again ❤
Apparently this the words are a poem by his sister when they found out their dad had cancer...all this was done whilst he was having treatment. Gut wrenching beauty.
@@huwtindall7096 Their father didn't have cancer. He was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney failure, and having donated a kidney himself, only had the one. After this song went viral, a distant relative was found to be a match and donated a kidney to save his life.
For some reason, the line, "I folded your clothes on the chair" always gets me...such a simple thing he's doing for his dad, it just breaks my heart...
It shows life going full circle. Toward the end each night i would make sure my father was clean, had his medicine, had his water for overnight. Then i would make sure he got into his bed safely, tuck him in, put his fall mat down and turn on the baby monitor. Tending to him in much the same way i do my kiddo. When you are little they tuck you in. When they get older it reverses. I had gone in to tuck him in last month and he was gone.
I care for my mom,who is 94,has dementia,and is bedridden. Folding her clothes,her blankets,wiping her nose,doing all those little things she can no longer do for herself......tears me apart. We never had a very close relationship,,and she no longer knows who I am,I just wish I could tell her I love her and that she would know I mean it💔
this song actually saved his dad's life! a distant relative saw it and was a match for his dad. James and his dad were both military (James a captain, his dad a colonel) and the words ' I'm not your son, you're not my father, we're just 2 grown men saying goodbye' is what they'd say before deployment. all proceeds went to charity by the way.
Wow ! This brought to the surface suppressed feelings from over 40 yrs ago, when I spend a week with my Dad as he was on death watch in the VA hospital, dying of cancer. It makes me cry, yet is healing at the same time. This one will stay with me. It is essential in learning life.....God Bless this guy.....Wow ! Thank You.
This song is so touching for anybody who has lost a father/father-in-law/father figure in the last few months or year or so. James filmed this entirely in one take because he knew he wouldn’t be able to do it again for a second take. That really is his father in the video but he didn’t pass away. As a result of this song and this video, somehow James managed to turn his family torture into the most wonderful gift. Brits started turning out in their droves for organ donation. His father received a kidney from a ‘living donor’ and other families were blessed with other organs from living donors and from consenting families for all organs where loss,of life has happened to loved ones. James is an incredible artist, he is ex-army (British Household Cavalry) and he has served very dangerous tours of duty but he got himself. Record deal and the rest is history.
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 3 years ago.
The beginning of the song and video is so crushingly sad, but I love how it evolves from there to the end. If you weren't listening to the lyrics, the bridge would sound triumphant. The last chorus has that lovely bit of choir, and ends so peacefully. I'm not broken at the end, I feel comforted. And then Charles pats James on the arm, as a father does. It's a masterpiece.
Great reaction to this moving song/video. I'm glad you and your dad are on better terms now. The song resonates with me too. I'm 58 and my parents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters and some cousins, nephews, nieces and friends have passed away. Tomorrow is not promised so we should never wait to tell our loved ones how much they mean to us.
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 💗Thanks!
James wanted this to be 100% real and authentic. This was the first time he'd sung it to his dad, who had only recently been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer and was not expected to survive, although they did eventually fine a donor and he made it. Both James and his dad are former officers in the British military. I don't know how James managed to keep himself together so well, powerful and obviously deeply emotional for him. First time i heard this song was 3 days after my Dad passed away and it broke me, I lost my Dad 4 years ago this August after he fell and hit his head sadly he didn't survive it caused a bleed on his brain I sadly never had the chance to tell him I loved him and that hurts but i know he is at peace now.
Condolences on your loss. I lost my Dad to a sudden heart attack 23 years ago. He still visits me in the occasional dream. Small correction, not cancer, but kidney disease that was destroying function. It should also be noted that Charles Blunt only had one kidney because he had earlier donated a kidney to someone else.
My wife just passed away at 60 years old after a 42 year illness which I was her caregiver and this song is hard to listen to but it means alot to me. I know the pain he is feeling. Thanks for an honest human reaction.
42 year illness?? Wow sorry about that Sir but you've a lot great memories that you'll never forget and our lives are just a passing glance that flashes by so quickly and before you know it it's over that's why I tell everyone enjoy your life to the fullest because we only get 1 go at it..RIP
Great reaction, as a 6"4 260lb English power lifter I can not hear this song without getting emotional James and his father are both tough army men like others have said this was his what he thought was his last chance to tell his father how he was feeling.
I get emotional every time I listen to this song. I don't know how he made it through this song without totally breaking down. He is a great songwriter and singer!! Thanks for your genuine reaction to this video👍😥
Whew….that was heavy but good. It hit hard because my dad passed unexpectedly this past Oct. I’m a grown man with my own family, and was very close to him. But you never outgrow your dad, even when you’re bigger than him. I miss that old man every day.
Kathy’s reaction was raw, beautiful and genuine. This song rings true on so many levels as a son and as a father. James Blunt is an outstanding singer/songwriter.
That right there is a man who is so unquantifiably proud of his son, A man that will surely die happily knowing his task as a father is completed to a piont he never expected to achieve. Ace and Kathy, i've never seen one of your reactions before, your reactions are pure, crying on camera is no big deal, i'm a UK male and I perform, in public, I cannot listen to or perform this song without crying, often to the piont where I cannot finish the song due to the uncontrolled sobbing. Music is not only the sound, it is the emotion, the memory, the taste, the smell, the comprehension and compasion, even the vision of something never seen. The ability to portray all of this is a gift that James has in abundance, his Father will be proud of his sons military carear, but even prouder of his talent and love!
The impact of this song is so strong! The moment i listened to it was not a goose bump but heartly i cried coz i was overseas when my dad passed away and it was in the middle of the covid height and there was no flight! I will visit him one day and to say sorry i was'nt beside him while he was waiting for me to hold his hand.
I feel Ace's pain when he was separated from his dad. My father and I were at odds with each other for a while. I was f'ing my life up instead of doing something with it - I had to drop out of college cuz I was too busy getting high to study. He was disappointed in me, and so was I. I went to work in the same engineering company where he worked and was leaving for an out-of-town work assignment. As I was getting my stuff into the car, out of the blue he told me he loved me, and I told him the same and we shared a deep, warm embrace. I floated to the car - I had not been that happy in a long time. A month after I left, he died of a massive heart attack at the age of 39. I was 21. I don't know if I would ever have recovered if we parted unreconciled. Thanks Dad, for all you did for me, I love you still and I always will. I think you would be proud of me - I got my sh*t together, married a loving woman and we have a home, raised two grown sons, all of that made even better by two beautiful granddaughters.
A few things of interest about James. He stood guard at the coffin of HM The Queen Mother during her lying in state and was part of the funeral procession on 9 April 2002. He served in Kosovo in 1999 and was ordered to attack an airfield which was overtaken by Russians but luckily his commanding officer said no.
Wise men have said, " To live a full life, you must think, laugh & cry every day ! " This song checks two of those boxes. His words are powerful, but it's the way James delivers them, that puts them on another level......Peace ! ❤️🎙😎🤘
Due to this song his dad found a relative i believe in Australia that donated a kidney, he initially was doing well, but now i here hes not so good now...the two men saying goodbye is a reference to when they were both in the Army , his dad a colonel and James a captain , which they said we are 2 men saying goodbye when they were each deployed ...
Hey y'all! Amazing song from an amazing artist! Beautifully written, he has a story for sure. Another artist who has a lifetime of his story within the minutes of his songs is Ren, a songwriter and singer from Wales. I found Ren from his masterpiece Hi Ren. It's one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard. But he can do anything with perfection: rap, play multiple instruments, records live, street performances, etc. He is quite literally perfect and he has had a hard life of being misdiagnosed of Lyme Disease. He has something for everyone and sings on quite controversial topics. Give him a chance, to me he's perfection.
James wrote this song to his father that was suffering with kidney disease and surgery,I took care of my dad the last 6 yrs of his life.this song brings a tear to my eyes
He has a mix of very emotional songs and more upbeat songs. Other great emotional songs include "No Bravery" "carry you home" "The greatest" and "someone singing along" is emotional but uplifting. Then "Bonfire heart", "the truth", "love me better" "Youngster" are more upbeat songs. Great reaction, thank you 👍
James Blunt wrote this song for his father, Charles Blount, a former cavalry officer in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars, helicopter pilot and colonel in the Army Air Corps. His dad has stage four chronic kidney disease. this one hit hard lost my farther 19 years ago.
This is such a powerful song and it brings a tear to my eyes, even at 66 yrs. old, because everytime I hear it I think of my father who has passed. Thankfully, as many have already commented, a donor kidney was found and his father is doing well. 🙏✌️
I accidentally stumbled upon this video. I didn’t know this song. During this video, i kept tearing. The song is so deep and emotional. I just couldn’t stop my tears. How fragile and mortal we are.
Not sure if it has been mentioned but after they finished filming the video the whole crew were in tears. James' father said "why are you all crying, I'm still here! "
so as i understand it this song was written by his sister when his dad was diagnosed with a late stage cancer or something or kidney failure so they all thought he was gona die and when James read it he asked if he could release it i think .
I came across this song last year in April after my grandfather passed away a few days after my birthday. I got to console my father while he watched his father wither away til his last dying breath. Hearing this song brought up so many wild emotions and having just lost my grandfather healed so many old wounds. We're two grown men. We both have made mistakes in our lives. Nothing needs to be said. Just appreciate each other for the men we've got to become and let me take care of you and say goodbye to each other.
I've seen a bunch of reactions to this song. It's like a memorial to my dad. I was cery fortunate that I had the opportunity to have that kind of closure with my dad before he passed, although perhaps not quite so eloquently. But it still chokes me up. I just get this overwhelming desire for everyone who still has their father(or any parent) hears this and is inspired to love on those parents and make sure they get that closure.
That is his dad. Part of the formality is his dad is a ex military man and an ex colonel of the army air corps. James is also ex military and was a tank commander in the kosovo war on behalf of Nato and afterwards he was also in the queens guards. That might explain the stoic "just two men saying goodbye"
how do i say goodbye dean lewis is a good song. I played this on my 16 year old son's funeral last week. He had cancer for 2 years, 1600 hours of chemo...
It's wonderful that a song can bring out this much emotion. It's hard to listen to songs like this, but crying and feeling heartache are part of what makes up human. This song tore me up but I feel like my soul gained some strength through it.
His father is living well now, but what I think is remarkable is that it was this video that helped save his father's life. A distant relative saw the video when it first came out (there apparently was a lot of publicity in England about it) and decided to get tested, was found to be a match, and donated a kidney. The transplant surgery took place less than one month after the video came out.
When this was filmed James blunts dad was dying. He didn't have alot of days left. He had stage 4 kidney disease. Usually you can live a normal life with just one kidney but Charles (James dad) had already donated one of his kidneys away, so there was not whole lot more they could do. A distant cousin saw this video and got in touch with the family. He then went to check himself and to see if he was a match for James's Dad (Charles Blount). He was and Charles is now alive and well... Amazing!
@@antonioviana7645 Yep, its a pretty amazing story. Both James and his sister tried to donate but they weren't a match so this one cousin coming out of nowhere was a miracle.. So if James Blunt never published this video... His dad might not have been alive right now.
His father had stage 3 kidney cancer, but a cousin was found as a match and his father still lives. Hate cancer. Beautiful reaction u2 to a very tough song.
Good stuff - saw this on American idol when James Blunt did a duet with Iam Tongi, a contestant that had just recently lost his father; that was amazing. Had to search this one out - I am amazed at how good Blunt's voice is. Saw a later video with Kathy who shows this video to her daughter and another woman - yah I always cry when I hear this song.
This is definitely a tough one. Lost my dad on 12/5/15 to cancer and it's still tough. That Thanksgiving a couple weeks before he was struggling and that night my brother and me talked to him and asked him if he was ready. He said he didn't want to ruin Christmas. We just told him we'd take care of ma and celebrate it for him. He said he was ready. He just needed to hear from us that we would be ok. He went peaceful at my house with his sons holding his hands. Songs like this are sad but when you've been through it it helps get things out. Thank you for this reaction..... Love and miss you dad!!!
Love this reaction. This song rips the emotions clean out of one’s chest and gut punches it across the room. Kathy’s facial expressions took us all on her emotional journey as she realised just how raw and heartbreaking this song truly is. Well done on a true reaction.
I was serving with armed forces in Cyprus (1991) and was on a military exercise, when I was pulled to one side and told that my father was dying in hospital. The MOD got me back to the UK, so I could be at his bedside in hospital holding his hand as he died, and I'll always be grateful for that.
This song came out on 2019, when his father had stage 4 kidney disease. When the song was broadcast, a distant cousin came forward. His blood was a match and the transplant was done. His father is in good health today.
Ace held up pretty well, but poor Kathy kept loosing it. She wanted to look away but only got as far as turning her head cause her eyes couldn't stop looking at Blunts sad emotions. Genuine and honest reaction. Thank you.
We need more of people expressing and feeling emotions. It may not feel great in the moment, but songs like this will make people release pain they have been holding onto, realize the importance of their family and call them, and just overall bring people together. No Bravery is an amazing song and talks about a very tough experience military people go through, but Your Beautiful and Goodby My Lover are probably the most popular songs.
James sings with tremendous passion in all his songs but they are usually about love, some happy some more melancholy, but this is definitely the saddest.
This song song always makes me cry when listening to it. My father passed away while his head in my arm whe I laid him down for sleep... and he was slept forever since 😢
The line “ i’m not your son. You’re not my father. We’re just too grown man saying goodbye” his father once said to him (of course in reverse) a long time ago when James went away to war.
James dad was actually dying from kidney disease & this was his tribute & farewell to his dad. Thankfully his dad received a donor & is doing okay now.
this might be one of the realist reactions of all-time on RUclips.
Raw honest feelings.. Tank you... I cry with both of you..
Kathys reaction on her face was all that was needed, she has so much empathy ❤
Yes she shows great emotion. Ace really tried to hold back the tears
That's what she said😂
couldn't agree more
@@KathyLuluandDonna
GOOD NEWS!!!!!
James' father was battling stage 4 Kidney disease at the time the video was made, with no donor available.
However, a donor was found at the last minute, I believe a distant relative, purely by chance.
His father is with us and thriving in 2023!
😁
Just BTW.... I thought I could get through it this time.... But YOU set me off!!!
Im with Kathy. My mom and dad past away. I was in 4th grade so i couldnt return the favor to dad when i was a baby kiddo. I took care of mom when I was 38yrs old. I moved from Texas back to Minnesota to care for my mom. I cooked, plan trips, take her dialisis 3xs a week while keeping a full time job. All her adults daughters were too rich amd hifh class headstrong to change her diapers. She pooped ny accident im Hilton bathroom floor. They all ran away. I went in and washed up mommy. Thats sad. She was so happy cuz she didnt know better. But i was there for her. Anyways...im still crying from this video
James is as tough as nails. He was a tank commander in the British army and saw action in Kosovo. Real men aren’t afraid to show real emotion.
His father has not passed away, but he is dying at this stage. James wrote this song for his father and sang it to him, in private. He then asked if his father would mind if he recorded it and hoped his father would be in the clip with him. It was done in one take, so he could get the raw emotion and the final product is what you see. His father is very stoic in appearance, but he felt what James was saying to him. At the time of this clip, a match had not been found for his father to have a kidney transplant but after the clip was released, he was saved by a matching donor coming forward.
his dad didnt die he got a kidney transplants and has made a full recovery
He had stage 4 kidney failure after this song came out they found a Donor he is still alive and well this was the first time James sang this to his father and it was a one take all real emotion
@brettsmith6144 it says dying, not died
He actually received a transplant from a family member who heard the song..supposedly.
@@brettsmith6144you really need to read a comment before responding and making yourself look like a complete moron
As someone else mentioned, a donor was found and the father is living well now, but what I think is remarkable is that it was this video that helped save his father's life. A distant relative saw the video when it first came out (there apparently was a lot of publicity in England about it) and decided to get tested, was found to be a match, and donated a kidney. The transplant surgery took place less than one month after the video came out.
That's an incredible story
Fun fact the donor's name is similar with his dad's name
BTW, James and his siblings had all tested as potential donors but were not sufficient matches.
, both his father and the donor (a relative in Australia) are named Charles Blount. James made his stage name Blunt because it’s less confusing to pronounce.
@@reyzaelmarvizThe Donor is a distant relative
They shot the video in one take and after they finished the whole crew was in tears and James dad asked: Why are you all crying? I'm still here.!
No one sings like James and the raw emotion in his voice. He is a legend!!!
I'm a grown man and I've seen this so many times, and it makes me cry each and every time. I did lose my Dad when I was young, and I loved him very much. However, I actually think it's the empathy that James makes me feel with his performance that makes me cry. I can't think of another song that has the same impact on me as this one. His emotions are so raw in it, it's impossible not to be affected by it.
Absolutely. I've listened to it a bunch and it makes me cry every time. I also think the feeling of loss and grievence is very relatable.
same with me gets me everytime except my dad is still alive but he has dementia and 2 years ago when i went to say goodbye to my mom for the last time he was there but had no idea who i was and now he doesnt know who anybody from his past is anymore we had a bad relationship growing up but he is still my dad i think anybody with a conscience will find it sad but it hits more with guys who lost a father figure or is losing one no matter how old you are
Everytime i cry
Me too I just lost my dad three years ago
SAME!!!!! The way he tears up really hard after the second chorus breaks me...😢
James Blunt is a fantastic person he's a retired British Army officer with a cracking sense of humour his twitter replys are epic. He also once sold his sister on ebay.
One take. No Auto-Tune'. James wanted this amazing emotional song to be absolutely 100% true, real and genuine. It was recorded soon after his father had been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease and needed urgently to find a donor to save his life. I heard James donated all the proceeds from this incredible video to the UK charity 'Help For Heroes' who do such wonderful work for ex-servicemen and women. Happily, a donor was found and although his father is still with us, I've heard conflicting reports as to his general state of health these days, some not very encouraging.
Oh no that’s a shame I hadn’t heard that his health wasn’t doing well. I hope this doesn’t become a warning against donation since James father was also a donor and perhaps if he’d have had both kidneys…
@@Catherine.Dorian. He's 77 and going on 3 1/2 years since transplant......I would be lucky to make it to 70 with both of my kidneys.85% rate of making it 20 years plus for a normal transplant.I wonder if the normal citizen can get that transplant? It cost over 400 k in the US.....and I wonder the more money you have,do you get bumped up the waiting list?
@@donniefleming9914400k?! That's outrageous 😮. Health Care in the US seems to be for the welthy i guess then...
@@donniefleming9914it doesn't cost a penny in the UK so no it's not a case of James having money since he didn't pay for the transplant
@@jackwhitbread4583 Yeah I'm sure that NHS is pretty good,it was for his dad [Charles] who retired from the military...Is it even better for him since he has military benefits?Or is it all the same? We couldn't have that type of insurance here.Half the people are lazy,and they literally let a million immigrants in a year...
The first time i listened to this song, i trauma cried. I love that James Blunt let his father know how he feels about him BEFORE he dies, rather than sing it after his death, which we all do in song or talk.
I loved that his daddy found a donor and is still alive and well. This song just reaches into your memories and makes them raw again ❤
Apparently this the words are a poem by his sister when they found out their dad had cancer...all this was done whilst he was having treatment. Gut wrenching beauty.
@@huwtindall7096 Their father didn't have cancer. He was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney failure, and having donated a kidney himself, only had the one. After this song went viral, a distant relative was found to be a match and donated a kidney to save his life.
Whats trauma cried?? Lols
James’ song did as he promised. It saved his dad’s life in the form of a wonderful donor coming forward. He chased the monsters away.
For some reason, the line, "I folded your clothes on the chair" always gets me...such a simple thing he's doing for his dad, it just breaks my heart...
I agree. Such a simple line, yet so powerful in the minds of those who may have experienced this.
And "I hope you sleep well don't be scared." That just does me in.
It shows life going full circle. Toward the end each night i would make sure my father was clean, had his medicine, had his water for overnight. Then i would make sure he got into his bed safely, tuck him in, put his fall mat down and turn on the baby monitor. Tending to him in much the same way i do my kiddo. When you are little they tuck you in. When they get older it reverses. I had gone in to tuck him in last month and he was gone.
I care for my mom,who is 94,has dementia,and is bedridden. Folding her clothes,her blankets,wiping her nose,doing all those little things she can no longer do for herself......tears me apart. We never had a very close relationship,,and she no longer knows who I am,I just wish I could tell her I love her and that she would know I mean it💔
That's also the line that gets me
this song actually saved his dad's life! a distant relative saw it and was a match for his dad. James and his dad were both military (James a captain, his dad a colonel) and the words ' I'm not your son, you're not my father, we're just 2 grown men saying goodbye' is what they'd say before deployment. all proceeds went to charity by the way.
Father and son relationships are often complicated, and an awful lot goes unsaid.
This song is unbelievably emotional.
Kathy, THE BEST, MOST HONEST AND MOST PAINFUL reaction to this song that I've seen. Thank you for your willingness to share it.
Don't be afraid to show your feelings. I cry every time I hear this song. You are both wonderful people, it just shows.
Wow ! This brought to the surface suppressed feelings from over 40 yrs ago, when I spend a week with my Dad as he was on death watch in the VA hospital, dying of cancer. It makes me cry, yet is healing at the same time. This one will stay with me. It is essential in learning life.....God Bless this guy.....Wow ! Thank You.
This song is so touching for anybody who has lost a father/father-in-law/father figure in the last few months or year or so. James filmed this entirely in one take because he knew he wouldn’t be able to do it again for a second take. That really is his father in the video but he didn’t pass away. As a result of this song and this video, somehow James managed to turn his family torture into the most wonderful gift. Brits started turning out in their droves for organ donation. His father received a kidney from a ‘living donor’ and other families were blessed with other organs from living donors and from consenting families for all organs where loss,of life has happened to loved ones.
James is an incredible artist, he is ex-army (British Household Cavalry) and he has served very dangerous tours of duty but he got himself. Record deal and the rest is history.
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 3 years ago.
The beginning of the song and video is so crushingly sad, but I love how it evolves from there to the end. If you weren't listening to the lyrics, the bridge would sound triumphant. The last chorus has that lovely bit of choir, and ends so peacefully. I'm not broken at the end, I feel comforted. And then Charles pats James on the arm, as a father does. It's a masterpiece.
Great reaction to this moving song/video. I'm glad you and your dad are on better terms now. The song resonates with me too. I'm 58 and my parents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters and some cousins, nephews, nieces and friends have passed away. Tomorrow is not promised so we should never wait to tell our loved ones how much they mean to us.
It was this song that found charles blunt a distant relative that donate.
Charles was also in the military too
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James wanted this to be 100% real and authentic. This was the first time he'd sung it to his dad, who had only recently been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer and was not expected to survive, although they did eventually fine a donor and he made it. Both James and his dad are former officers in the British military. I don't know how James managed to keep himself together so well, powerful and obviously deeply emotional for him.
First time i heard this song was 3 days after my Dad passed away and it broke me, I lost my Dad 4 years ago this August after he fell and hit his head sadly he didn't survive it caused a bleed on his brain I sadly never had the chance to tell him I loved him and that hurts but i know he is at peace now.
Condolences on your loss. I lost my Dad to a sudden heart attack 23 years ago. He still visits me in the occasional dream.
Small correction, not cancer, but kidney disease that was destroying function.
It should also be noted that Charles Blunt only had one kidney because he had earlier donated a kidney to someone else.
If nothing else, your father knows you loved him
Love this song. Watched a hundred reactions to it. Cry every time. So powerful.
My wife just passed away at 60 years old after a 42 year illness which I was her caregiver and this song is hard to listen to but it means alot to me. I know the pain he is feeling. Thanks for an honest human reaction.
We are sorry for your loss, and hopefully y'all made the most out of the time y'all spent together
I wish I could hug you right now. Sending you love and light ❤️🌹
42 year illness?? Wow sorry about that Sir but you've a lot great memories that you'll never forget and our lives are just a passing glance that flashes by so quickly and before you know it it's over that's why I tell everyone enjoy your life to the fullest because we only get 1 go at it..RIP
Ace, thank you for being vulnerable enough to share your personal story. I'm glad you both were able to laugh at the end of the video. Best to you!
One of the most powerful songs I have ever heard. Brings tears to my eyes and I have heard it over 100 times.
This is one of the saddest, most beautiful song I've ever heard. 4 years and I still think of my dad everyday and cry every time I hear it. 😢
Great reaction, as a 6"4 260lb English power lifter I can not hear this song without getting emotional James and his father are both tough army men like others have said this was his what he thought was his last chance to tell his father how he was feeling.
I get emotional every time I listen to this song. I don't know how he made it through this song without totally breaking down. He is a great songwriter and singer!! Thanks for your genuine reaction to this video👍😥
It’s absolutely mind blowing to me how we can connect to another human being in song or how an artist can convey those feelings to us.
Glad you did the original instead of the covers we see lately on RUclips. This one is way more powerfull!
Completely agree! I’ve also seen covers popping up, the others don’t come close to this, the original 😊
Haha I don't think any version would top this. Also I don't see us revisiting this song in the future anytime soon
Whew….that was heavy but good. It hit hard because my dad passed unexpectedly this past Oct. I’m a grown man with my own family, and was very close to him. But you never outgrow your dad, even when you’re bigger than him. I miss that old man every day.
Kathy’s reaction was raw, beautiful and genuine. This song rings true on so many levels as a son and as a father. James Blunt is an outstanding singer/songwriter.
This is the most real reaction i've seen for this song. Thank you for being real.
That right there is a man who is so unquantifiably proud of his son, A man that will surely die happily knowing his task as a father is completed to a piont he never expected to achieve. Ace and Kathy, i've never seen one of your reactions before, your reactions are pure, crying on camera is no big deal, i'm a UK male and I perform, in public, I cannot listen to or perform this song without crying, often to the piont where I cannot finish the song due to the uncontrolled sobbing. Music is not only the sound, it is the emotion, the memory, the taste, the smell, the comprehension and compasion, even the vision of something never seen. The ability to portray all of this is a gift that James has in abundance, his Father will be proud of his sons military carear, but even prouder of his talent and love!
The song wrecks me every time. Beautifully written and understood by everyone. A real heart breaker.
The impact of this song is so strong! The moment i listened to it was not a goose bump but heartly i cried coz i was overseas when my dad passed away and it was in the middle of the covid height and there was no flight! I will visit him one day and to say sorry i was'nt beside him while he was waiting for me to hold his hand.
I feel Ace's pain when he was separated from his dad. My father and I were at odds with each other for a while. I was f'ing my life up instead of doing something with it - I had to drop out of college cuz I was too busy getting high to study. He was disappointed in me, and so was I. I went to work in the same engineering company where he worked and was leaving for an out-of-town work assignment. As I was getting my stuff into the car, out of the blue he told me he loved me, and I told him the same and we shared a deep, warm embrace. I floated to the car - I had not been that happy in a long time. A month after I left, he died of a massive heart attack at the age of 39. I was 21. I don't know if I would ever have recovered if we parted unreconciled. Thanks Dad, for all you did for me, I love you still and I always will. I think you would be proud of me - I got my sh*t together, married a loving woman and we have a home, raised two grown sons, all of that made even better by two beautiful granddaughters.
A few things of interest about James. He stood guard at the coffin of HM The Queen Mother during her lying in state and was part of the funeral procession on 9 April 2002. He served in Kosovo in 1999 and was ordered to attack an airfield which was overtaken by Russians but luckily his commanding officer said no.
Listen to his “No bravery “ and “I’ll bring you home”…. He is an amazing song writer. You will not be disappointed.
We'll add them to the list, but we may hold off on James Blunt for a while. Looking at some of the comments, there are quite a few sad songs
He’s such a powerful song writer & writes about emotional real life situations - it became his salvation after being in the military.
Wise men have said, " To live a full life, you must think, laugh & cry every day ! " This song checks two of those boxes. His words are powerful, but it's the way James delivers them, that puts them on another level......Peace ! ❤️🎙😎🤘
Wisemen is one of his best songs
I heard that song dozens of times and I still cry every time.
It just touches your soul
Thank God a donor was found for James Blunt's father. Such an emotional yet true story at the time. Please stay well to James's father. 💝💝
Show's Father's are important too. James Blunt spoke from his heart in this song.
Due to this song his dad found a relative i believe in Australia that donated a kidney, he initially was doing well, but now i here hes not so good now...the two men saying goodbye is a reference to when they were both in the Army , his dad a colonel and James a captain , which they said we are 2 men saying goodbye when they were each deployed ...
Ooh ok
Hey y'all! Amazing song from an amazing artist! Beautifully written, he has a story for sure. Another artist who has a lifetime of his story within the minutes of his songs is Ren, a songwriter and singer from Wales. I found Ren from his masterpiece Hi Ren. It's one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard. But he can do anything with perfection: rap, play multiple instruments, records live, street performances, etc. He is quite literally perfect and he has had a hard life of being misdiagnosed of Lyme Disease. He has something for everyone and sings on quite controversial topics. Give him a chance, to me he's perfection.
It's not just a sad song, it's something very unique that taps into the most fragile part of us.
It's a song that damn near everyone can relate to at the deepest of levels. Songwriting doesn't get much more real than this.
James wrote this song to his father that was suffering with kidney disease and surgery,I took care of my dad the last 6 yrs of his life.this song brings a tear to my eyes
He has a mix of very emotional songs and more upbeat songs. Other great emotional songs include "No Bravery" "carry you home"
"The greatest" and "someone singing along" is emotional but uplifting. Then "Bonfire heart", "the truth", "love me better" "Youngster" are more upbeat songs. Great reaction, thank you 👍
James Blunt wrote this song for his father, Charles Blount, a former cavalry officer in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars, helicopter pilot and colonel in the Army Air Corps. His dad has stage four chronic kidney disease. this one hit hard lost my farther 19 years ago.
Watching him struggle through this with his father next to him gets me. His line of saying last time saying i love you you can see him almost lose it.
That saying "Never ever go to sleep on an argument" is so very true
This is such a powerful song and it brings a tear to my eyes, even at 66 yrs. old, because everytime I hear it I think of my father who has passed. Thankfully, as many have already commented, a donor kidney was found and his father is doing well. 🙏✌️
Yes at least there is a happy ending to the song
I accidentally stumbled upon this video. I didn’t know this song. During this video, i kept tearing. The song is so deep and emotional. I just couldn’t stop my tears. How fragile and mortal we are.
One of my favorite songs of all time. Even though im a woman, my father loved james blunt, and this is exactly how i felt when he passed.
Not sure if it has been mentioned but after they finished filming the video the whole crew were in tears. James' father said "why are you all crying, I'm still here! "
I wouldn't have been surprised if even the camera would have teared up.
The most emotional song of a generation. He was a captain in the army driving tanks his dad was a Colonel
A very heartfelt, empathetic reaction. A beautifil song.
so as i understand it this song was written by his sister when his dad was diagnosed with a late stage cancer or something or kidney failure so they all thought he was gona die and when James read it he asked if he could release it i think .
Oh Kathy darling, watching this seeing how the impact of the song cuts deep, I instinctively reached out, heart to heart, to you xx.
I came across this song last year in April after my grandfather passed away a few days after my birthday. I got to console my father while he watched his father wither away til his last dying breath. Hearing this song brought up so many wild emotions and having just lost my grandfather healed so many old wounds.
We're two grown men. We both have made mistakes in our lives. Nothing needs to be said. Just appreciate each other for the men we've got to become and let me take care of you and say goodbye to each other.
I've seen a bunch of reactions to this song. It's like a memorial to my dad. I was cery fortunate that I had the opportunity to have that kind of closure with my dad before he passed, although perhaps not quite so eloquently. But it still chokes me up. I just get this overwhelming desire for everyone who still has their father(or any parent) hears this and is inspired to love on those parents and make sure they get that closure.
That is his dad. Part of the formality is his dad is a ex military man and an ex colonel of the army air corps. James is also ex military and was a tank commander in the kosovo war on behalf of Nato and afterwards he was also in the queens guards. That might explain the stoic "just two men saying goodbye"
how do i say goodbye dean lewis is a good song. I played this on my 16 year old son's funeral last week. He had cancer for 2 years, 1600 hours of chemo...
It's wonderful that a song can bring out this much emotion. It's hard to listen to songs like this, but crying and feeling heartache are part of what makes up human. This song tore me up but I feel like my soul gained some strength through it.
An amazing song, a great authentic reaction as well from you both. This song gets me every time,…every time 😢 🇬🇧
You ,poor,lovely babies…Your reaction is So,So Precious…..I feel the same😢❤
His father is living well now, but what I think is remarkable is that it was this video that helped save his father's life. A distant relative saw the video when it first came out (there apparently was a lot of publicity in England about it) and decided to get tested, was found to be a match, and donated a kidney. The transplant surgery took place less than one month after the video came out.
You guys had the most physical and immediate reactions to this video that I’ve seen. It was very authentic and touching.
When this was filmed James blunts dad was dying. He didn't have alot of days left. He had stage 4 kidney disease.
Usually you can live a normal life with just one kidney but Charles (James dad) had already donated one of his kidneys away, so there was not whole lot more they could do.
A distant cousin saw this video and got in touch with the family. He then went to check himself and to see if he was a match for James's Dad (Charles Blount).
He was and Charles is now alive and well... Amazing!
is this for reals? omg ill cry even harder omg!
@@antonioviana7645 Yep, its a pretty amazing story.
Both James and his sister tried to donate but they weren't a match so this one cousin coming out of nowhere was a miracle..
So if James Blunt never published this video... His dad might not have been alive right now.
Feel for you guys, this song has this effect on most people. No shame in it. It's a beautiful message.
Kathy & Ace, I was also extremely emotional when I first saw James Blunt Video, I also cried along with you both, FYI. Love to you both 🌹🙏💞💋😢🤩
A very moving song by James... 😢❤😢
Kathy you’re reaction was so precious. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone try so hard not to cry.
I’ve listened to this song a million times and I cry every time.
His father had stage 3 kidney cancer, but a cousin was found as a match and his father still lives. Hate cancer. Beautiful reaction u2 to a very tough song.
Good stuff - saw this on American idol when James Blunt did a duet with Iam Tongi, a contestant that had just recently lost his father; that was amazing. Had to search this one out - I am amazed at how good Blunt's voice is.
Saw a later video with Kathy who shows this video to her daughter and another woman - yah I always cry when I hear this song.
This is definitely a tough one. Lost my dad on 12/5/15 to cancer and it's still tough. That Thanksgiving a couple weeks before he was struggling and that night my brother and me talked to him and asked him if he was ready. He said he didn't want to ruin Christmas. We just told him we'd take care of ma and celebrate it for him. He said he was ready. He just needed to hear from us that we would be ok. He went peaceful at my house with his sons holding his hands. Songs like this are sad but when you've been through it it helps get things out. Thank you for this reaction..... Love and miss you dad!!!
Wow ...Nice to see genuine emotions..Kathy and Ace all I can say is it's real...
Kathy was like a deer in the headlights leading into that first chorus. She knew it was gettin weird. ❤ y'all have a good day.
When I first heard this song I had the very same reaction totally hit me out of the blue and I havent been the same since.
Love this reaction. This song rips the emotions clean out of one’s chest and gut punches it across the room. Kathy’s facial expressions took us all on her emotional journey as she realised just how raw and heartbreaking this song truly is. Well done on a true reaction.
Beautiful reaction.I held my father's hand as he passed away. Brings back memories. ❤❤
I was serving with armed forces in Cyprus (1991) and was on a military exercise, when I was pulled to one side and told that my father was dying in hospital.
The MOD got me back to the UK, so I could be at his bedside in hospital holding his hand as he died, and I'll always be grateful for that.
His best song by far! Thank you Dad! For all of it! Love you 3000
This song came out on 2019, when his father had stage 4 kidney disease. When the song was broadcast, a distant cousin came forward. His blood was a match and the transplant was done. His father is in good health today.
Ace held up pretty well, but poor Kathy kept loosing it. She wanted to look away but only got as far as turning her head cause her eyes couldn't stop looking at Blunts sad emotions. Genuine and honest reaction. Thank you.
By far the best honest reaction i’ve seen. 👏🏻
We need more of people expressing and feeling emotions. It may not feel great in the moment, but songs like this will make people release pain they have been holding onto, realize the importance of their family and call them, and just overall bring people together. No Bravery is an amazing song and talks about a very tough experience military people go through, but Your Beautiful and Goodby My Lover are probably the most popular songs.
when his dad grabs his arm and rubs James with his thumb. Tears every time
This is seriously tough Song . To listen to Great Reaction guys I was in tears as well.
This particular song of his makes everyone cry, so your not alone there!
James sings with tremendous passion in all his songs but they are usually about love, some happy some more melancholy, but this is definitely the saddest.
This song song always makes me cry when listening to it. My father passed away while his head in my arm whe I laid him down for sleep... and he was slept forever since 😢
Kathy LIKE ME LISTEN WITH OUR HEART AND IT HITS HARD LOVE FROM DENMARK
The line “ i’m not your son. You’re not my father. We’re just too grown man saying goodbye” his father once said to him (of course in reverse) a long time ago when James went away to war.
James dad was actually dying from kidney disease & this was his tribute & farewell to his dad. Thankfully his dad received a donor & is doing okay now.
You should not be using my exact words from my comment! Not cool!
@@dagmar.6954 You should not be using my exact words from my comment! Not cool!
Well at least there was a happy ending
From what I gather, the song was originally a poem written by his sister and adapted into a song by James.
love that goku in the mic and the zelda sword on the wall ever dope - lets get to the reaction now. subbed an liked