Since I haven't seen anyone mention it, the line "I'm not you son, you're not my father. We're just two grown men saying good-bye" was what the father said to James in reverse when he was deploying while they were both in the British Army (more colonel to Lt./Captain). That's why he put it in the song. There was no friction between them or anything, it was just a saying between them that meant something different.
His father was terminal here, he needed a kidney transplant as his kidney was in stage 4 failure, he was on the transplant waiting list but of course someone has to die with a donation card and has to match, James and his siblings were tested and not a match. James and his father were high ranking officers in the British army, James a captain and his father a colonel and never show any weakness or emotion, so this video really is remarkable and heartfelt. After this video was released a distant cousin with the same name Charles Blount as his father, was tested and a match so he was a live donor which is so brave and wonderful His father is still alive.....
when you said "i'm probably not going to post this," and yet there it was -- that's when i subscribed to your channel. thank you for being willing to show your vulnerability.
p.s. if you're looking for something happy to listen to ... take a trip back to the mid '60s and listen to the lovin' spoonful singing "do you believe in magic?"
“I’m not your son, your not my father” …. I love how he adds this as the buffer , which we all use in order to survive the suffocating loss of a father. Then he sheds that emotional armor and, unabashedly, bares the truth that a child will in fact always be a child to a parent … and his father will always be his Daddy 😢😢😢 love your reactions btw!
It's OK to be emotional. I have been watching reactions to this video for the last couple of hours and haven't stopped crying. I lost my dad over 35 years ago but this makes it feel fresh and raw.
That's his dad in this video. I feel your pain and I love that this song can be for anyone. I just lost my dad, and I was a daddy's girl. I miss him terribly and he always chased my monsters away. Bless you.
In this music video, James was literally saying goodbye to his father. Both high ranking military men, who show no emotion due to their jobs, this was James way of saying goodbye without actually saying it. Thankfully a donor was found and Mr Blunt Sr is doing very well ❤
A lot of the meaning in this emotional song is its Britishness - stiff upper lip quivering. "Just two grown men saying goodbye" is so British. But saying "daddy", reading stories and "chasing the monsters away" is the emotion and feeling behind that façade. James and his Lt Col father - dying of kidney disease - are both military veterans - James in Bosnia. Thankfully, this song, this video found a distant cousin who came forward with kidney match to make a successful transplant.
My dad died unexpectedly and was an alcoholic and fell and hit his head while drinking. I had a hard time forgiving him and was angry but this song helped me forgive and feel again
James and his father were both military officers. The lines "im not your son, you're not my father, we're just 2 grown men saying goodbye ", came about whenever they parted to go on tours of duty, and this video was done in ONE take, as it was too emotional for both of them. Lovely reaction, never be ashamed of showing emotions. We are all mere mortals. Greetings from London UK xx
The song didn't mean he was rejecting his father in any way. He was saying they were grown men saying good bye. Fathers chase away the monsters when we are small. Now that his father was terminal it was his time to chase the monsters away. That was his father who had stage 4 kidney disease. They recorded this in one take. When they finished, everyone in the studio was crying except his father. His father asked why they were crying, that he was still there. After the video came out, a distant cousin came forward who turned out to be a match. His father had the transplant and is doing well the last I heard. Don't be afraid to show emotions on camera, it is a sign of strength rather than weakness.
I’ve watched a few reaction videos from different RUclips channels. Your words were fewer than any others I’ve watched but your words impacted me more than any others I’ve watched. Thank you from, at this moment, your latest subscriber.
Hey bro, great that you did go ahead and post this! 😊 The backstory to this was that Jame’s Dad had received the diagnosis of Stage 4 Kidney Cancer and during this horrifically difficult time Jame’s sister penned a poem which James took as the basis of this song believing that they were going to loose his Dad. Mercifully and miraculously though the docs found that a distant relative was a perfect match for Mr Blunt Snr, he received the donated kidney AND SURVIVED!! 😊 On a related note, teenager Iam Tongi entered 2023’s American Idol and sang this at his 1st audition as a TRIBUTE TO HIS DAD who had sadly passed away. I think that audition went viral, Iam progressed throughout the competition reaching the FINALE where he got to duet the song WITH JAMES!! And, he won AI!! If you can summon the strength to watch it, it’s incredible, though heads-up, have some Kleenex at hand!
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!
...It so pulled on my heartstrings... Made me feel...when I didn't want to....made bottled up tears flow...strong enough to crumble the walls I've built around myself...guess they were made out of sand after all...and I can breathe again.... bittersweetly..........
Yes. It is his dying father that he loves. Two grown men saying, "Goodbye." I cried watching this song being sung 😢 because I was 19 years old when my father died. However, the song can be any relationship and loss. We all have faced loss.
My father in law died two weeks ago after a short and devastating illness. My husband shared this song with him just before he passed😢😢😢. Now I’m off to listen to something light-hearted and happy…🥺
Thank you. I am glad you posted this reaction. I have no idea of your past relationship with your own father, but your honest reaction to this beautiful song is equally beautiful. Thank you. Keep well
What I love most about this song is that it means something to everyone because we all have fathers, but beyond that, it resonates even if you had a terrible relationship with your father since it describes beautifully how much a father should mean in a child's life. So for some, the emotion you feel is one of regret and loss, but a deep longing for what might have been.
"A deep longing for what might have been." Have you been in my head? Perfectly sums up my thoughts & feelings. My father had 6 wonderful sons but only held cruelty & contempt towards us. What a fekking waste.
@@oblioarrow567 The situation between fathers and sons in the world today is truly tragic. Im blessed (cursed?) to have several friends who are exemplary fathers and treat their sons with compassion and affection. I once watched a video about the actor Justin Baldoni describing his relationship with his father, and my heart ached and still does. What a difference could be made if this could be the way for us all.
@@oblioarrow567If he was different, you and your brothers would not be the same men that you are today.. That is the thing about tragedy. You can choose to let it overwhelm you, or you can use it to build yourself up higher. At least you had 5 others that he could take it out on. 😅 I only have 1 sister, so I always chose to be the one that would take all the weight on my shoulders. I'm thankful for my upbringing, and the man it made me. Shoot straight and true. Love yourself.
I didn't grow up with my dad either..Long story,I was adopted ,but got to know him in his later days.He died in 2007 of burst pancreas..It shook me..He was the man I loved,he was my dad
My mother had kidney cancer but died of rectal cancer.... My dad lung cancer... My best friend heart failure this month.... I'm so thrilled to hear his dad made it
My relationship with my pops is two parts, from childhood until 15 I was scared of my father as he was strict and hardly ever around due to working overseas 8 months at a time. Seemed to me he would look for faults with his kids the 2 months he was home and I was glad when he would go back to work. Then he asked me to come with him to Japan for the summer, I did and got to know the man that I only new as my father previously. From 15 to 21 I joined him living in Japan, Norway, Singapore, and Brazil from as short as 2.5 months to as much as 1.5 years. I knew the man that was my dad, we shared everything, likes/dislikes, talked music(he was a Buddy Rich guy and I like Carl Palmer), his relationship with his father(I just thought I had it hard) and was with him as he took his last breath holding his hand and chasing his monsters away. I'm so glad I took that opportunity and recommend to anyone, if at all possible, reach out and get to know the man that is your dad.
Your video made me cry and then when you said "I don't have room to jump around..or to get down" it made me laugh. I see you surpassed your job of 100k congrats!❤
@Zack Reacts I appreciate your reaction. I value your feelings too. I too have my own story but I'd like to hear yours. Don't fear 'vulnerability' bc it divides, verses sharing. We can't bury feelings and pain deep enough, even when we try. I'm older than you, retired, so trust me, it never goes away even when we ignore it.
Beautiful reaction, thank you for posting it, more people need to be willing to really feel and show emotion. 'Im not your son you're not my father' is such a loving and beautiful phrase, when we are older adults we begin to understand that when there is a tragedy looming, labels and roles are stripped away and we are simply humans in need of comfort and love.
It is world's harder to watch this video anymore. Lost my grandmother unexpectedly last year on Mother's Day. She meant the literal world to me. ❤ It isn't easy for everyone to show their emotions for many to see, but it is healthy and so very much okay to cry. Healthy to feel whatever you feel, it helps you heal. I'm glad you put this video up for us to see. ❤
I subscribed the minute you said "Im probably not going to post this". I too lost my dad. This song killed me. James wrote this as a goodbye to his dad who was dying of stage 4 kidney disease. Luckily a distant relative was a donor and he didnt have to say goodbye. TO BENJAMIN: WTH ON A MONDAY!!!
I love how you can tell all of the real reactions to this video, and you can easily tell the fakes. The people who just sit there and make noises, "ughhhh," deep exhales, staring at the screen. We all feel you. We know exactly how you feel without you muttering a single word. Love ya, man.
I'm way late to the party here but I just want to say that I am so proud of you for being Brave enough to be emotionally vulnerable which most of us know is not easy. I've watched 100 reactions to this and don't think I've seen one dry eye. You were Brave enough to be vulnerable and I appreciate the snot out of that! New subscriber sir!
My dad was a tyrannt in my family I couldnt forgive him while he was here but I know he will be the first to greet me when I make my next journey…they arent the same there they only know joy and love…this place is screwed up just spread love to everyone you meet cause you never know who needs it❤️
Your feelings towards this song were clearly very raw, as are mine. Thanks for your review of it fella. Hang in there. Your reacion seemed very genuine and out of your comfort zone, it's an emotional song. tc
Thank you for posting it. It's great to see men show emotions. Men have been restricted for too long,not to show emotion. I subscribed due to you showing vulnerabilities. I lost my Dad 2 years ago...feel your pain. Chin up.
Now got to watch the watch the world burn, what genre he's Ronnie and he can do it all and he is flawless, I am 70 years old and, got Ronnie back, will not ever be disappointed. Don't exercise I can't do it. FALLING IN REVERSE, WATCH WORLD BURN, POPULAR MONSTER, ZOMBIEFIED, I'M NOT A VAMPIRE, THE TRIOLOGY YOU WILL BE A DIE HARD FAN
My heart breaks for you... and what James was going through when he did this. 😢 Bless you for doing this, 😊 and then showing us your feelings! (Even though you didn’t want to.) 😇
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I’m very happy you let yourself be in your emotions. I don’t know why we sometimes don’t allow ourselves to feel. I enjoyed your authenticity. These types make for the best videos and people see you as even more relatable.
That is his father in the video james was crying during the filming so were the camera crew but his dad wasn't and he laughed and said I'm not dead yet
I Can Relate to where you are coming from with a Parent Passing Away... it's a certain pain that can be a Hard One that the True Emotions come in Waves no matter what time in your Life it can just Hit You! I am sending my Positive Vibes of Love and Prayers to give you Love And Healing yourself to take it as Honor and NOT Hurt!!! ... It's Different for All of us, But I Will Say that Honoring your Parent in a Positive Way Will Help Heal Yourself Emotionally
I wished you’d kept it running to the end, where his father pats his arm in recognition of the song The song was apparently written when James had received news his dad didn’t have long to live after a medical diagnosis. And he wanted his father to know he’d be there for him ♥️
In the video, that is actually his dad. Both James and his dad were officers in the British Army: James was a Captain and his dad was a Colonel. The line; "we're just two grown men saying goodbye" was said by James to his dad as he was leaving for the Kosovo war in '99. At the end of the recording, James and the crew were all in tears. His dad snarked "I'm not dead YET"!! and had to console them all. After releasing this song, James gave all proceeds to the British charity "Help For Heroes", which aims to help veterans. What a champ!!
I had the same 'good and bad' relationship with my dad. What I take from the relationship is that I remember the good bits and learn from everything else. My daughter just turned 5 and I'm doing my best :)
New the channel man great reaction. Lost my dad to Cancer in 2020 lost 20 years with my dad but reconciled in 2014 so this song destroyed me. Thanks for sharing your story
I know you made this reaction a year ago but you need to watch the newest version from American Idol where James is singing this song with our 2023 winner Iam Tongi it’s a gut wrenching rendition of the song hope to see your reactions to it I’ll be on the lookout for it.
In Britain, men of a certain age will understand that a father and son can be close, but not really show it a lot of the time. This was James, who thought his father’s time had nearly come due to kidney cancer, baring his soul and raw love for his dad in a farewell song. Thankfully his father was found a donor due to the release of this song and he is healthy to this day.
I lost my dad a couple of months ago and I've been through some tough shit like addiction and rape but loosing my dad is the most difficult things I had to face beautiful song
Just saw u for the first time. You're a very kind hearted young man and that's a wonderful thing. I hope u get this, i'm 62 & a bit technology challenged but I hope u do. Try Aurora! She's quite special. Go with the live ones they're better than most recorded artist. Thanku
I've just watched BROTHERS IN ARMS by DIRE STRAITS the OFFICIAL VIDEO, it was written by Mark Knopfler and is about a dying soldier talking to the soldiers around him, his brothers in arms, in the Falklands war between Great Britain and Argentina in I think the 1980s The video is like pencilled figures and is wonderful. You won't regret it...
So many of us "men" are OG style that don't show emotion But when you see him n his dad together in the video and you smile says EVERYTHING Sub from me for been a real one stay been you love from Ireland
This is heart breaking and James has a very unique voice. Another unbelievable singer is Dimash Kudaibergen. Please react to Dimash singing "Ogni Pietra" the fancam version or from his own channel. This guy has an 6 octave range and he is trained since the age of 5 years old. It will blow your mind. All the best from Germany and stay safe ☀️Petra 🇩🇪
Yes we do want to hear about your life story. The song is cathartic. Your reaction to it is meaningful because we can all relate. It’s about a powerful relationship that doesn’t get enough recognition from young men by men. And they need it. People are learning from you, and me, and all of us. Just say what you feel. It’s cool. It’s a powerful song. That’s why we are here. Respect
That is his father..his father was very sick and James wrote this I believe because they weren't sure if hid father was going to make it that's why he was very emotional but as you see his dad got better.
This video saved his Dad's life. Yes it is his Dad and his Dad is dying from stage 4 Kidney Failure in this clip, without a matching donor. James wrote the song for his Dad and played it to him before he recorded it. James' Dad was good enough to agree to be in the clip. Once a distant cousin saw the clip, he came forward, was tested, was a match and he donated a kidney to James' Dad.
Something you might think about, Zach. When things pull from you emotions that are challenging and difficult to understand...mark them down as to what song, book, saying or whatever it might be...and keep it with others. In those difficult emotions are meanings you've internalized that make you feel small, diminished, discounted, excluded...and similar memory-meanings that make you feel smaller than you want(ed) to feel. Grieving, and memory-pain, are deeply linked in that grieving is telling stories that don't come out right...until we exhaust the meanings we gave them. Be THE scientist of your life...and track down those meanings you've internalized that are not built in reality...but built in relationships that had dimensions that were broken and dysfunctional. It might be a simple as someone leaving your life...in whatever way...and you can't get over how what you thought you'd be able to enjoy for some long arc of time...you can't. It can be the abandonment of a parent, or the 'betrayal' of a loved other. It doesn't much matter the source...but the meanings. If you thought a parent would be for forever...and they leave...they betrayed...they 'abandoned' in your eyes...they violated trusts and promises. You can maybe see...there are a million things we give meaning to in a manner that we agree to feel small to try and be small enough that critical people/groups in our lives will like us, love us, accept us, include us...etc. Be the scientist...knowing that pain is the brain's inability to make your expectations of meanings fit the reality that actually occurs in our lives. My mother died of breast cancer when I was 30...when she wasn't supposed to do that. It radically changed my life...not by plan as much as coming free of feeling small...trying to be small...enough...to fit into a world into which I did not care to fit. Be the scientist, trace the emotions and their meanings...and do it with each small surge of hurt that our daily lives trigger...accidentally most of the time. Trace them...watch them...observe them...until you exhaust the meanings that you gave. Internalizing things...is very toxic. You will do a great deal of damage to your physical and emotional life. Be thrilled in that the universe gives us a tool...pain...to alert us to more learning needing done...and go do the research and re-learning it's asking you to do. Thanks for standing before yourself and encouraging yourself long enough to post the video. Many reactors were challenged by this...trying to appear cool and tough...instead of real and honest. And for reference, I'm a 67 yr old dude who's been studying the mess we are since I was 15....mark
@@zack_reacts Just to expand on what Mark said... in another comments section we spoke of how this song is therapeutic. In a way it gives you permission to cry and to grieve and helps you to move on with your life.
Beautiful reaction ❤️ Thank you for posting it. 🙏 Don’t know if you have heard John Farnham sing? He has many great song’s The Voice and Help (it’s a cover) please listen to him Live 🙏 Love ❤️ from Iceland 🇮🇸 🦋🦋🦋
Great reaction! It would be great if you did some Pentatonix videos. Maybe start with there older stuff. Hallelujah or Sound of Silence they have so many, Daft punk Medley it will surely increase your listeners!
His dad thankfully got a transplant after this was made but he had stage 4 kidney disease and wasn't given much time to live. This video was shot while he sung it to his dad for the first time. They wanted to Auto tune out the voice breaks and James said no.
Since I haven't seen anyone mention it, the line "I'm not you son, you're not my father. We're just two grown men saying good-bye" was what the father said to James in reverse when he was deploying while they were both in the British Army (more colonel to Lt./Captain). That's why he put it in the song. There was no friction between them or anything, it was just a saying between them that meant something different.
His father was terminal here, he needed a kidney transplant as his kidney was in stage 4 failure, he was on the transplant waiting list but of course someone has to die with a donation card and has to match, James and his siblings were tested and not a match.
James and his father were high ranking officers in the British army, James a captain and his father a colonel and never show any weakness or emotion, so this video really is remarkable and heartfelt.
After this video was released a distant cousin with the same name Charles Blount as his father, was tested and a match so he was a live donor which is so brave and wonderful
His father is still alive.....
His father also only had one kidney as he had donated one himself. when he holds James's arm and rubs it with his thumb was peak dad
when you said "i'm probably not going to post this," and yet there it was -- that's when i subscribed to your channel. thank you for being willing to show your vulnerability.
p.s. if you're looking for something happy to listen to ... take a trip back to the mid '60s and listen to the lovin' spoonful singing "do you believe in magic?"
Same
Precisely similar for me 🙏
Same
Me too
“I’m not your son, your not my father” …. I love how he adds this as the buffer , which we all use in order to survive the suffocating loss of a father. Then he sheds that emotional armor and, unabashedly, bares the truth that a child will in fact always be a child to a parent … and his father will always be his Daddy 😢😢😢 love your reactions btw!
Glad you posted this.
It's OK to be emotional. I have been watching reactions to this video for the last couple of hours and haven't stopped crying. I lost my dad over 35 years ago but this makes it feel fresh and raw.
I'm here a year later but in exactly the same place as you. Bawling my eyes out for hours for my Dad who's 30 years gone. 😢
That's his dad in this video. I feel your pain and I love that this song can be for anyone. I just lost my dad, and I was a daddy's girl. I miss him terribly and he always chased my monsters away. Bless you.
My father is my Hero. He passed from cancer in 2016. This video really hits home for me. It breaks me down to tears every time. RIP Dad. 🙏
In this music video, James was literally saying goodbye to his father. Both high ranking military men, who show no emotion due to their jobs, this was James way of saying goodbye without actually saying it. Thankfully a donor was found and Mr Blunt Sr is doing very well ❤
A lot of the meaning in this emotional song is its Britishness - stiff upper lip quivering. "Just two grown men saying goodbye" is so British. But saying "daddy", reading stories and "chasing the monsters away" is the emotion and feeling behind that façade. James and his Lt Col father - dying of kidney disease - are both military veterans - James in Bosnia. Thankfully, this song, this video found a distant cousin who came forward with kidney match to make a successful transplant.
My dad died unexpectedly and was an alcoholic and fell and hit his head while drinking. I had a hard time forgiving him and was angry but this song helped me forgive and feel again
I seen this many times and cried every time, if you don't cry to this song you have no heart
James and his father were both military officers. The lines "im not your son, you're not my father, we're just 2 grown men saying goodbye ", came about whenever they parted to go on tours of duty, and this video was done in ONE take, as it was too emotional for both of them. Lovely reaction, never be ashamed of showing emotions. We are all mere mortals. Greetings from London UK xx
The song didn't mean he was rejecting his father in any way. He was saying they were grown men saying good bye. Fathers chase away the monsters when we are small. Now that his father was terminal it was his time to chase the monsters away. That was his father who had stage 4 kidney disease. They recorded this in one take. When they finished, everyone in the studio was crying except his father. His father asked why they were crying, that he was still there. After the video came out, a distant cousin came forward who turned out to be a match. His father had the transplant and is doing well the last I heard. Don't be afraid to show emotions on camera, it is a sign of strength rather than weakness.
Yes, he had grown in his relationship to the point that they could meet as two grown men. They had moved past father son to peers.
@@brettbridger362 This was actually something his father had told him before he was deployed. He and his father both served in the British Army.
This song was written to his dad who at the time had stage 4 kidney failure. He has since had a kidney transplant
@@brettbridger362 Exactly!
My mother abandoned me my twin and my brother in 1980. My father took us on but is now dying. This song is hard to digest. But amazing all the same.
I’ve watched a few reaction videos from different RUclips channels. Your words were fewer than any others I’ve watched but your words impacted me more than any others I’ve watched. Thank you from, at this moment, your latest subscriber.
Ur raw emotions is so genuine it's ok to feel
If you internalize your feelings, then this song is a gift to you. Thank you for having the courage & posting a genuine reaction 🇨🇦♥️🇨🇦
I just found you but loved your reaction..... We all have our stories..... Family is very tricky thing at times.... So thank you for sharing
Hi from UK 🇬🇧
Your reaction really touched me, I could see this was a real struggle for you🤗
Thank you for your reaction hun .x
Hey bro, great that you did go ahead and post this! 😊 The backstory to this was that Jame’s Dad had received the diagnosis of Stage 4 Kidney Cancer and during this horrifically difficult time Jame’s sister penned a poem which James took as the basis of this song believing that they were going to loose his Dad.
Mercifully and miraculously though the docs found that a distant relative was a perfect match for Mr Blunt Snr, he received the donated kidney AND SURVIVED!! 😊
On a related note, teenager Iam Tongi entered 2023’s American Idol and sang this at his 1st audition as a TRIBUTE TO HIS DAD who had sadly passed away. I think that audition went viral, Iam progressed throughout the competition reaching the FINALE where he got to duet the song WITH JAMES!!
And, he won AI!!
If you can summon the strength to watch it, it’s incredible, though heads-up, have some Kleenex at hand!
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!
Thanks for keeping it real. My first reaction video of yours and I was so impressed. I became a subscriber.
...It so pulled on my heartstrings... Made me feel...when I didn't want to....made bottled up tears flow...strong enough to crumble the walls I've built around myself...guess they were made out of sand after all...and I can breathe again.... bittersweetly..........
Thank you for this genuine reaction. The priceless moment was when his dad came on screen and you smiled. Subscribed right there
Yes. It is his dying father that he loves.
Two grown men saying, "Goodbye."
I cried watching this song being sung 😢 because I was 19 years old when my father died.
However, the song can be any relationship and loss.
We all have faced loss.
My father in law died two weeks ago after a short and devastating illness. My husband shared this song with him just before he passed😢😢😢. Now I’m off to listen to something light-hearted and happy…🥺
Thank you.
I am glad you posted this reaction.
I have no idea of your past relationship with your own father, but your honest reaction to this beautiful song is equally beautiful. Thank you.
Keep well
What I love most about this song is that it means something to everyone because we all have fathers, but beyond that, it resonates even if you had a terrible relationship with your father since it describes beautifully how much a father should mean in a child's life. So for some, the emotion you feel is one of regret and loss, but a deep longing for what might have been.
Exactly
What got me the most was the raw emotion on his face and you could feel his sorrow in his eyes. He also has the most interesting voice.
"A deep longing for what might have been." Have you been in my head? Perfectly sums up my thoughts & feelings. My father had 6 wonderful sons but only held cruelty & contempt towards us. What a fekking waste.
@@oblioarrow567 The situation between fathers and sons in the world today is truly tragic. Im blessed (cursed?) to have several friends who are exemplary fathers and treat their sons with compassion and affection. I once watched a video about the actor Justin Baldoni describing his relationship with his father, and my heart ached and still does. What a difference could be made if this could be the way for us all.
@@oblioarrow567If he was different, you and your brothers would not be the same men that you are today.. That is the thing about tragedy. You can choose to let it overwhelm you, or you can use it to build yourself up higher.
At least you had 5 others that he could take it out on. 😅 I only have 1 sister, so I always chose to be the one that would take all the weight on my shoulders. I'm thankful for my upbringing, and the man it made me.
Shoot straight and true. Love yourself.
I didn't grow up with my dad either..Long story,I was adopted ,but got to know him in his later days.He died in 2007 of burst pancreas..It shook me..He was the man I loved,he was my dad
My mother had kidney cancer but died of rectal cancer.... My dad lung cancer... My best friend heart failure this month.... I'm so thrilled to hear his dad made it
My relationship with my pops is two parts, from childhood until 15 I was scared of my father as he was strict and hardly ever around due to working overseas 8 months at a time. Seemed to me he would look for faults with his kids the 2 months he was home and I was glad when he would go back to work. Then he asked me to come with him to Japan for the summer, I did and got to know the man that I only new as my father previously. From 15 to 21 I joined him living in Japan, Norway, Singapore, and Brazil from as short as 2.5 months to as much as 1.5 years. I knew the man that was my dad, we shared everything, likes/dislikes, talked music(he was a Buddy Rich guy and I like Carl Palmer), his relationship with his father(I just thought I had it hard) and was with him as he took his last breath holding his hand and chasing his monsters away. I'm so glad I took that opportunity and recommend to anyone, if at all possible, reach out and get to know the man that is your dad.
Your video made me cry and then when you said "I don't have room to jump around..or to get down" it made me laugh. I see you surpassed your job of 100k congrats!❤
@Zack Reacts
I appreciate your reaction. I value your feelings too. I too have my own story but I'd like to hear yours. Don't fear 'vulnerability' bc it divides, verses sharing. We can't bury feelings and pain deep enough, even when we try. I'm older than you, retired, so trust me, it never goes away even when we ignore it.
Beautiful reaction, thank you for posting it, more people need to be willing to really feel and show emotion. 'Im not your son you're not my father' is such a loving and beautiful phrase, when we are older adults we begin to understand that when there is a tragedy looming, labels and roles are stripped away and we are simply humans in need of comfort and love.
Welcome aboard. Love watching reviews. You pick a good song. You will cry.
You can smack my thumb will a sledgehammer and I won’t cry….I have tears now.
Me too, usually very much internalized. Yet today I'm sending all the love I have to you ❤️🩹
It is world's harder to watch this video anymore. Lost my grandmother unexpectedly last year on Mother's Day. She meant the literal world to me. ❤
It isn't easy for everyone to show their emotions for many to see, but it is healthy and so very much okay to cry. Healthy to feel whatever you feel, it helps you heal. I'm glad you put this video up for us to see. ❤
I subscribed the minute you said "Im probably not going to post this". I too lost my dad. This song killed me. James wrote this as a goodbye to his dad who was dying of stage 4 kidney disease. Luckily a distant relative was a donor and he didnt have to say goodbye. TO BENJAMIN: WTH ON A MONDAY!!!
I love how you can tell all of the real reactions to this video, and you can easily tell the fakes. The people who just sit there and make noises, "ughhhh," deep exhales, staring at the screen. We all feel you. We know exactly how you feel without you muttering a single word. Love ya, man.
I'm way late to the party here but I just want to say that I am so proud of you for being Brave enough to be emotionally vulnerable which most of us know is not easy. I've watched 100 reactions to this and don't think I've seen one dry eye. You were Brave enough to be vulnerable and I appreciate the snot out of that! New subscriber sir!
My dad was a tyrannt in my family I couldnt forgive him while he was here but I know he will be the first to greet me when I make my next journey…they arent the same there they only know joy and love…this place is screwed up just spread love to everyone you meet cause you never know who needs it❤️
Great reaction man! Don't ever hide your emotions....
Your feelings towards this song were clearly very raw, as are mine. Thanks for your review of it fella. Hang in there. Your reacion seemed very genuine and out of your comfort zone, it's an emotional song. tc
Thank you for posting it. It's great to see men show emotions. Men have been restricted for too long,not to show emotion. I subscribed due to you showing vulnerabilities. I lost my Dad 2 years ago...feel your pain. Chin up.
Yes it’s his Dad who had stage 4 kidney failure and this was a tribute to his dad..
Happily a donor came forward and mr Blunt senior is doing well.
Now got to watch the watch the world burn, what genre he's Ronnie and he can do it all and he is flawless, I am 70 years old and, got Ronnie back, will not ever be disappointed. Don't exercise I can't do it. FALLING IN REVERSE, WATCH WORLD BURN, POPULAR MONSTER, ZOMBIEFIED, I'M NOT A VAMPIRE, THE TRIOLOGY YOU WILL BE A DIE HARD FAN
My heart breaks for you... and what James was going through when he did this. 😢
Bless you for doing this, 😊 and then showing us your feelings! (Even though you didn’t want to.) 😇
I'm sorry you had to endure this painful song, my heart reaches out to you, I'm sorry for your devastating loss. ❤️💛🖤💜
This was one of the best reactions to "Monsters". Thank you! ♥
Dear brother, Greetings from Malaysia your 65 yrs old fan.
Thank you for reactíng to James Blunt
Do react to another great Singer from Brazil Gabriel Henrique.
Gavriel is the current Best Male Vocalist Of the new generation. His voice is so powerful .. flawless and melt your heart stole your soul.
Gavriel is the King of Whistle of Brazil. The most stunning abd amazing is GABRIEL doesn't speak English but he sang Perfectly in English with so much emotion that you will move by his performance.
Please continue reacting to Gabriel, the great singer in the making. Absolutely legendary.
Don't miss Gabriel greatest performance in
- Something Beautiful (live performance with choir)
- You're Still the One
- Never Enough
- Hurts
- You See the Fire in the Rain
- I Believe
- Stand Up
- The Moment in Time
- I have Nothing
- O Holy Night
- Am Telling You I'm not Going
- Greatest Love of All
- Lead the Way
- One Moment in Time
- My Heart Will Go On
Expect the Unexpected.
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I’m very happy you let yourself be in your emotions. I don’t know why we sometimes don’t allow ourselves to feel. I enjoyed your authenticity. These types make for the best videos and people see you as even more relatable.
That is his father in the video james was crying during the filming so were the camera crew but his dad wasn't and he laughed and said I'm not dead yet
I Can Relate to where you are coming from with a Parent Passing Away... it's a certain pain that can be a Hard One that the True Emotions come in Waves no matter what time in your Life it can just Hit You! I am sending my Positive Vibes of Love and Prayers to give you Love And Healing yourself to take it as Honor and NOT Hurt!!! ... It's Different for All of us, But I Will Say that Honoring your Parent in a Positive Way Will Help Heal Yourself Emotionally
I wished you’d kept it running to the end, where his father pats his arm in recognition of the song
The song was apparently written when James had received news his dad didn’t have long to live after a medical diagnosis. And he wanted his father to know he’d be there for him ♥️
Almost all of them have stopped it as fast as possible just get it away : ) and it *is a shame. Deeply heartwarming.
In the video, that is actually his dad. Both James and his dad were officers in the British Army: James was a Captain and his dad was a Colonel. The line; "we're just two grown men saying goodbye" was said by James to his dad as he was leaving for the Kosovo war in '99. At the end of the recording, James and the crew were all in tears. His dad snarked "I'm not dead YET"!! and had to console them all.
After releasing this song, James gave all proceeds to the British charity "Help For Heroes", which aims to help veterans. What a champ!!
I had the same 'good and bad' relationship with my dad. What I take from the relationship is that I remember the good bits and learn from everything else. My daughter just turned 5 and I'm doing my best :)
Nice reaction brother... life is short, don't let shit go unsaid.. take it easy mate..
New the channel man great reaction. Lost my dad to Cancer in 2020 lost 20 years with my dad but reconciled in 2014 so this song destroyed me. Thanks for sharing your story
Beautiful 😢❤️
Thank you for this reaction bro.. we appreciate this vulnerability. New subscriber 💯🙏🏾💪🏾
Thank you for being strong enough to share your feelings and vulnerability
I know you made this reaction a year ago but you need to watch the newest version from American Idol where James is singing this song with our 2023 winner Iam Tongi it’s a gut wrenching rendition of the song hope to see your reactions to it I’ll be on the lookout for it.
In Britain, men of a certain age will understand that a father and son can be close, but not really show it a lot of the time. This was James, who thought his father’s time had nearly come due to kidney cancer, baring his soul and raw love for his dad in a farewell song. Thankfully his father was found a donor due to the release of this song and he is healthy to this day.
Yep it's powerful, but don't be ashamed to feel the song.
You reacted spot on
Nothing wrong with being emotional bro 👌 it makes us who we are 👍 sometimes we need to let it out.
If this song doesn’t make you bring tears to your eyes you need to see a doctor very soon because you need serious help NOW!
I lost my dad a couple of months ago and I've been through some tough shit like addiction and rape but loosing my dad is the most difficult things I had to face beautiful song
Sending you sooooo much love💛
Let there be no darkness in your heart. Good advice for all of us.
Just saw u for the first time. You're a very kind hearted young man and that's a wonderful thing. I hope u get this, i'm 62 & a bit technology challenged but I hope u do. Try Aurora! She's quite special. Go with the live ones they're better than most recorded artist. Thanku
Love from the uk ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The profits from this song were given to Help For Hero's a UK veterans charity as James and his dad both served in the army
I've just watched BROTHERS IN ARMS by DIRE STRAITS the OFFICIAL VIDEO, it was written by Mark Knopfler and is about a dying soldier talking to the soldiers around him, his brothers in arms, in the Falklands war between Great Britain and Argentina in I think the 1980s
The video is like pencilled figures and is wonderful.
You won't regret it...
keep going my brother much love from Australia
Bless you 💙 we all cry at Monsters 🥺
Thats great man hopefully you'll get to you're goal pretty fast.
Thanks for sharing with us. I hope it helped you too
"On a Monday, Guys?" :-) Very good. Like your reaction.
So many of us "men" are OG style that don't show emotion
But when you see him n his dad together in the video and you smile says EVERYTHING
Sub from me for been a real one stay been you love from Ireland
He wrote this when his father , after donating a kidney, had stage 4 kidney failure and wasn’t expected to live. He received a kidney and lived.
It is his dad and he is still alive and doing better. He needed a kidney transplant but unfortunately James and his siblings were not a match .
His Dad lived. And yes that is his Dad
This is heart breaking and James has a very unique voice. Another unbelievable singer is Dimash Kudaibergen. Please react to Dimash singing "Ogni Pietra" the fancam version or from his own channel. This guy has an 6 octave range and he is trained since the age of 5 years old. It will blow your mind. All the best from Germany and stay safe ☀️Petra 🇩🇪
Yes we do want to hear about your life story. The song is cathartic. Your reaction to it is meaningful because we can all relate. It’s about a powerful relationship that doesn’t get enough recognition from young men by men. And they need it. People are learning from you, and me, and all of us. Just say what you feel. It’s cool. It’s a powerful song. That’s why we are here. Respect
Congrats on 1000!
Thank you!
Bro, healing comes when you need it most.
Lovely reaction
That is his father..his father was very sick and James wrote this I believe because they weren't sure if hid father was going to make it that's why he was very emotional but as you see his dad got better.
I really felt that deep in my heart. Crying right now. My dad has leukemia .
Im so sorry :(
@@zack_reacts thank you.
Thinking of you and your dad today after reading that 💙💙
🧡. THIS IS A TOUGH ONE. James made it through it to deliver his best.
This video saved his Dad's life. Yes it is his Dad and his Dad is dying from stage 4 Kidney Failure in this clip, without a matching donor. James wrote the song for his Dad and played it to him before he recorded it. James' Dad was good enough to agree to be in the clip. Once a distant cousin saw the clip, he came forward, was tested, was a match and he donated a kidney to James' Dad.
Something you might think about, Zach. When things pull from you emotions that are challenging and difficult to understand...mark them down as to what song, book, saying or whatever it might be...and keep it with others. In those difficult emotions are meanings you've internalized that make you feel small, diminished, discounted, excluded...and similar memory-meanings that make you feel smaller than you want(ed) to feel. Grieving, and memory-pain, are deeply linked in that grieving is telling stories that don't come out right...until we exhaust the meanings we gave them. Be THE scientist of your life...and track down those meanings you've internalized that are not built in reality...but built in relationships that had dimensions that were broken and dysfunctional. It might be a simple as someone leaving your life...in whatever way...and you can't get over how what you thought you'd be able to enjoy for some long arc of time...you can't. It can be the abandonment of a parent, or the 'betrayal' of a loved other. It doesn't much matter the source...but the meanings. If you thought a parent would be for forever...and they leave...they betrayed...they 'abandoned' in your eyes...they violated trusts and promises. You can maybe see...there are a million things we give meaning to in a manner that we agree to feel small to try and be small enough that critical people/groups in our lives will like us, love us, accept us, include us...etc. Be the scientist...knowing that pain is the brain's inability to make your expectations of meanings fit the reality that actually occurs in our lives. My mother died of breast cancer when I was 30...when she wasn't supposed to do that. It radically changed my life...not by plan as much as coming free of feeling small...trying to be small...enough...to fit into a world into which I did not care to fit. Be the scientist, trace the emotions and their meanings...and do it with each small surge of hurt that our daily lives trigger...accidentally most of the time. Trace them...watch them...observe them...until you exhaust the meanings that you gave. Internalizing things...is very toxic. You will do a great deal of damage to your physical and emotional life. Be thrilled in that the universe gives us a tool...pain...to alert us to more learning needing done...and go do the research and re-learning it's asking you to do.
Thanks for standing before yourself and encouraging yourself long enough to post the video. Many reactors were challenged by this...trying to appear cool and tough...instead of real and honest. And for reference, I'm a 67 yr old dude who's been studying the mess we are since I was 15....mark
Thank you so much for this Mark
@@zack_reacts ...my most humble pleasure to share. No use giving a life to studying why we're such a mess if I don't share what I've learned. ;-) mark
@@zack_reacts Just to expand on what Mark said... in another comments section we spoke of how this song is therapeutic. In a way it gives you permission to cry and to grieve and helps you to move on with your life.
Being emotional and crying is good for you....you are human. If this doesn't pull some strings there is something wrong.
They took it in one take, no dry eye on the set except his father. What a trooper.
Mickey Guyton “What Are You Gonna Tell Her” as a suggestion & I’m listening to your review of Monsters now. May comment again after.
I cry, I lost my dad, sister, my mom, and husband 2 months after my mom. RIP, I love you all
If we do not internalize things then we are not human. This is who we are, this is who God made us to be.
Beautiful reaction ❤️ Thank you for posting it. 🙏
Don’t know if you have heard John Farnham sing?
He has many great song’s
The Voice and Help (it’s a cover) please listen to him Live 🙏
Love ❤️ from Iceland 🇮🇸 🦋🦋🦋
Great reaction! It would be great if you did some Pentatonix videos. Maybe start with there older stuff. Hallelujah or Sound of Silence they have so many, Daft punk Medley it will surely increase your listeners!
His dad thankfully got a transplant after this was made but he had stage 4 kidney disease and wasn't given much time to live. This video was shot while he sung it to his dad for the first time. They wanted to Auto tune out the voice breaks and James said no.