Great insight into this video. Just watched an unemotional bunch dry eye it through with no reaction to the emotional impact. James Blunt was singing it to his dad a few years ago. One take. Refused to auto tune it to fix the crying. His dad was dying of stage 4 kidney disease. No one in the family was a doner match. A distant cousin in Australia saw the video and checked to see if they were a match and he was able to donate a kidney. James Blunts dad is doing well because of this. 12:44 When the video was made he truly thought his Dad's life was going to be ending.
Also the sister wrote this as a poem and James turned it into a song. It's so soul touching. I can't listen to it without tearing up and I have heard it dozens of times.
It's a reversal of the parent/child relationship. It's time for him to look after his father the way he had looked after him when he was a child, folding his clothes, chasing the monsters away. James did this in one take because he wanted the emotions to be raw and real. It was really brave. Thank you for your reaction which was very honest. I think there's something wrong with you if this song doesn't touch you. Apparently everyone on the set was in tears at the end and Mr Blunt Senior said 'why is everyone crying - I'm not dead yet!' (That was his dad in the video.) It was his little pat on the arm at the very end that got me.
It’s a lot. I discovered this song roughly 3 months after my dad passed and I couldn’t stop watching reaction videos because I needed the cathartic tears. It feels like the only time I cried was watching this video and watching people react. I did not follow the people who dry-eyed their way through it because if they couldn’t get this right I didn’t think they could get much of anything right.
His dad had kidney disease and needed a Transplant, but they couldnt get one, and it was touch and go for a while, but a distant relative heard about it and the song got tested and was a match, so donated a kidney. I've had, and 3 of my siblings have all had Transplants, they all had live doners husband's and wife, but mine was from a dead doner. I can't thank his family enough for what they did for me and others at such a heartbreaking time. The gift of life is such a precious thing.
I had you pegged all wrong… when your video reaction started off with the heavy metal stuff …I judged a book by its cover… And didn’t think you’d get caught up in this one… What a great reaction…..shine on……!!!!! 😊
He and his dad were in the military, when his dad went away he would say to him we are two men saying goodbye. British stoicism, bucking up and acting strong basically.
Great reaction. Thaank youbfor doing this. Most people can relate to the emotions in this. So sorry for your loss. This hits must people as most of us will likely experience the passing or a parent or role reversal having to look after our parents.
The great joke that death plays on us is, that no one all over the world will have a problem to be dead! We are all simply afraid of feeling pain. Fear of how painful our own death will be, how painful it is to loose a loved one... Everyone can read this life experience in his father's face and eyes, pls trust him. ty Trevers!
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His dad had stage 4 kidney disease and none of the family were a match but Lucky that a cousin in Australia saw the video and donated his kidney so his dad is still with us
A small disagreement - the feeling of the father the son is trying to soothe is not the fear of dying. It is the feeling of a responsible man, a man that for his whole life has managed himself, his family, his work, that without him things could go wrong, those he feels responsible for might suffer. So James tells him, it is all OK, you did your job and you did it well, you prepared us well that we now take over to chase the monsters away. That is even more so as his father was a Major in the British Army, so being responsible for other was really in his blood. And James was Sargent, the line "We're just two grown men" they used when the other was leaving to go into action, where this goodbye could be the last one, too keep them from becoming too emotional. These two have seen people die, had to learn to cope with that "issue". And the feeling of responsibility you see at the very last second, where his dad is patting his crying son's arm. It is still him that does the soothing, even though he was really at the verge of dying from kidney failure (of his remaining kidney, he had donated his other one long before).
The words we are just two grown men saying goodbye happened, at the beginning, when his father ( who was in the army) said it to James when he enlisted. He did go on to live with a transplant. He sings your beatiful. I really like no bravery. He also sings goodbye my lover.
@@jedislap8726 are you that dumb? Both him and father where in the military, he was tank division, his dad needed a new kidney and they couldn't find one, his sister wrote a poem for there father and he made song about it, actually saved his father's life they found one in time
I feel like I had a very similar reaction the first time I heard this song. I didn't even really know what I was listening to, I think I just saw it recommended in a bunch of places. That last verse where he says "I will be the last one, so I'll leave a light on," I always took that to mean that when his father dies, he will be the last to leave the room. I'm not sure if that's obvious or if there's a different interpretation. But I think if I was nearing death, it would mean a lot to me if someone made that kind of a promise to me.
His dad had cancer, also this is James Blunt, the man stopped world war 3 by disobeying an order.... He's an epic human being, he's also piss funny if you read his tweets
Hi, your "real" reaction made me subscribe. Do you know any Chris Stapleton ? If not, you're in for an amazing journey!! People usually start with "TENNESSEE WHISKEY" LIVE AT CMA AWARDS (really anything LIVE from him is worth watching)
Can you. Please. If you. Have time. React to ESOTERCA.... THE STILL.. Live at Abbey Road.............. It a song. I hope brings comfort to those who. Need a hug.... The band. Recorded it at the famous Abbey Road studio... Where the Beatles recorded... Thanks in advance....... Great reaction tk this track
we're with you brother - I have cried all 100 times I have seen this.
This song is a gut punch every single time 😢
Great insight into this video. Just watched an unemotional bunch dry eye it through with no reaction to the emotional impact. James Blunt was singing it to his dad a few years ago. One take. Refused to auto tune it to fix the crying. His dad was dying of stage 4 kidney disease. No one in the family was a doner match. A distant cousin in Australia saw the video and checked to see if they were a match and he was able to donate a kidney. James Blunts dad is doing well because of this. 12:44 When the video was made he truly thought his Dad's life was going to be ending.
thanks for the info
Also the sister wrote this as a poem and James turned it into a song. It's so soul touching. I can't listen to it without tearing up and I have heard it dozens of times.
No she didn’t I can find nothing that confirms she did that … and I’m sure if she had James would have put her name on the record as a co-writer
I saw that video reaction too never saw a bunch of people so unemotional won’t be watching them again
@@Reba-123 same here
So sorry to hear about your mum. Treasure your dad. A beautiful and heartfelt reaction. Thank you.
@@roslynsmith5042 teddy it was 15 years a go but still hits hard thanks
It's a reversal of the parent/child relationship. It's time for him to look after his father the way he had looked after him when he was a child, folding his clothes, chasing the monsters away. James did this in one take because he wanted the emotions to be raw and real. It was really brave. Thank you for your reaction which was very honest. I think there's something wrong with you if this song doesn't touch you. Apparently everyone on the set was in tears at the end and Mr Blunt Senior said 'why is everyone crying - I'm not dead yet!' (That was his dad in the video.) It was his little pat on the arm at the very end that got me.
@@joyceharkin3641 thank u for the good comment
It’s a lot. I discovered this song roughly 3 months after my dad passed and I couldn’t stop watching reaction videos because I needed the cathartic tears. It feels like the only time I cried was watching this video and watching people react. I did not follow the people who dry-eyed their way through it because if they couldn’t get this right I didn’t think they could get much of anything right.
His dad had kidney disease and needed a Transplant, but they couldnt get one, and it was touch and go for a while, but a distant relative heard about it and the song got tested and was a match, so donated a kidney. I've had, and 3 of my siblings have all had Transplants, they all had live doners husband's and wife, but mine was from a dead doner. I can't thank his family enough for what they did for me and others at such a heartbreaking time. The gift of life is such a precious thing.
I had you pegged all wrong… when your video reaction started off with the heavy metal stuff …I judged a book by its cover… And didn’t think you’d get caught up in this one… What a great reaction…..shine on……!!!!! 😊
So strong reaction! Love your rawness and honesty. Subbed and looking forward to the next step of the journey.
He and his dad were in the military, when his dad went away he would say to him we are two men saying goodbye. British stoicism, bucking up and acting strong basically.
Great reaction. Thaank youbfor doing this. Most people can relate to the emotions in this.
So sorry for your loss.
This hits must people as most of us will likely experience the passing or a parent or role reversal having to look after our parents.
@SnKKS thank you
The great joke that death plays on us is, that no one all over the world will have a problem to be dead!
We are all simply afraid of feeling pain. Fear of how painful our own death will be, how painful it is to loose a loved one...
Everyone can read this life experience in his father's face and eyes, pls trust him.
ty Trevers!
Subbed as I appreciate genuine reactions like yours. I’m sorry about your mom😢 I can relate. Can you react to “Hi Ren” by Ren… I think you’d really appreciate it and it’ll lead you down a rabbit hole full of love & surprises if you want to discover more… Ren’s music spans all genres but “Hi Ren” is a good introduction to who he is.
Just don’t be surprised if the RENegades (his fans) flock to you in their thousands, wanting more😂
Dude this is the best comment i ever heard .The song and your reaction makes my entire body and soul shakes..
His dad had stage 4 kidney disease and none of the family were a match but Lucky that a cousin in Australia saw the video and donated his kidney so his dad is still with us
As i always say: Never judge a person about his outside, before u saw the inside! Thanks for reactng!
James Blunt… The Girl That Never Was …and ..Carry You Home …
@@Reba-123 will check it out
A small disagreement - the feeling of the father the son is trying to soothe is not the fear of dying.
It is the feeling of a responsible man, a man that for his whole life has managed himself, his family, his work, that without him things could go wrong, those he feels responsible for might suffer.
So James tells him, it is all OK, you did your job and you did it well, you prepared us well that we now take over to chase the monsters away.
That is even more so as his father was a Major in the British Army, so being responsible for other was really in his blood.
And James was Sargent, the line "We're just two grown men" they used when the other was leaving to go into action, where this goodbye could be the last one, too keep them from becoming too emotional.
These two have seen people die, had to learn to cope with that "issue".
And the feeling of responsibility you see at the very last second, where his dad is patting his crying son's arm. It is still him that does the soothing, even though he was really at the verge of dying from kidney failure (of his remaining kidney, he had donated his other one long before).
You are so lovely. A lovely reaction. 💕
@DebbieHirons thanks for the comment and watching
The words we are just two grown men saying goodbye happened, at the beginning, when his father ( who was in the army) said it to James when he enlisted. He did go on to live with a transplant. He sings your beatiful. I really like no bravery. He also sings goodbye my lover.
Never happened, Internet bullshit.
@jedislap8726 that isn't what he said in an interview I saw. But, believecwhat you want.
@@jedislap8726 are you that dumb? Both him and father where in the military, he was tank division, his dad needed a new kidney and they couldn't find one, his sister wrote a poem for there father and he made song about it, actually saved his father's life they found one in time
@@robinbeerman4726his dad say that to him before he enlisted but song was about his father's kidney problem and they though was guna lose him
@neiledwards822 I am aware.
James Blunt was in the British army in the tank division and his father was his commanding officer in the Kosovo conflict
The Girl That Never Was
No Bravery
I Bring You Home
I feel like I had a very similar reaction the first time I heard this song. I didn't even really know what I was listening to, I think I just saw it recommended in a bunch of places. That last verse where he says "I will be the last one, so I'll leave a light on," I always took that to mean that when his father dies, he will be the last to leave the room. I'm not sure if that's obvious or if there's a different interpretation. But I think if I was nearing death, it would mean a lot to me if someone made that kind of a promise to me.
Great reaction!
Great reaction
Just look at his face and then listen. This song is about his dad. 😢😢😢😢
His dad had cancer, also this is James Blunt, the man stopped world war 3 by disobeying an order.... He's an epic human being, he's also piss funny if you read his tweets
@@akkinak thanks for the comment and enjoying
Yes this is a heartbreaker. I can relate.
Hi, your "real" reaction made me subscribe.
Do you know any Chris Stapleton ? If not, you're in for an amazing journey!! People usually start with "TENNESSEE WHISKEY" LIVE AT CMA AWARDS (really anything LIVE from him is worth watching)
:) I am so glad i got o say goodbye to my father
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Best video ever. IMO. Simplicity until you see the human. (Just a guys face)
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Can you. Please. If you. Have time. React to ESOTERCA.... THE STILL.. Live at Abbey Road.............. It a song. I hope brings comfort to those who. Need a hug.... The band. Recorded it at the famous Abbey Road studio... Where the Beatles recorded... Thanks in advance....... Great reaction tk this track
his father has dementia or altmers
No he doesn't. What complete horseshit.