This song was done in 1 recording. James wanted it to be authentic. To catch all the emotions. James and the crew were all crying and his dad asked them why are they crying, I’m still alive. James’s dad had stage 4 kidney disease. When the song was released I heard it was a first cousin they didn’t know about, came forward and donated. His dad recovered and is doing well. The words ‘I’m not your son, you’re not my father, we’re just 2 grown men saying goodbye’ was when they went on deployment. They said it to each other.
“Monsters” was a heartfelt tribute to his father. The emotional track reflects the deep bond between them and a touching farewell. In the music video for “Monsters,” James Blunt sings directly to the camera, his eyes welling up with tears...The video is so powerful because sitting beside James Blunt is his real-life dad, Colonel Charles Blount. who was a former cavalry officer, battling stage 4 chronic kidney disease. The song captures the raw emotions of facing mortality and saying the things one wants to say to a loved one before it’s too late 💗 I can never get through this, without crying..........
He wrote this song for his father that was in stage 4 liver failure with a rare blood type and no donor in sight. In this video he was singing this beautiful goodbye to his dad for the first time. He wanted it recorded with no auto tune so you could feel the real emotion that he was feeling. I think the off pitch parts make it even better. Thankfully because of the popularity of this song his dad was saved by a donor who came forward with a match.
James’s father had donated a kidney years ago and when this video was done James’s dad was dying of stage 4 kidney disease. A match had not been found until a distant cousin saw this video and was tested and was a match . The cousin donated his kidney to James’s dad.
@@apatheticempathyYou are wrong. James did sing this song once to his father while in the hospital. He then asked him if he could be in the video. The video was all shit in one take too. All reactions were genuine. At the end of the recording, everyone except his father was crying. In typical upper class (posh) fashion, his father stated, "I'm not dead YET"!! He then had to "pull" everyone together.
I read that “I’m not your son, you’re not my father. We’re just two grown men saying goodbye.” Is something that his father used to say to him whenever James was deployed. They are both ex-military and it was a way of retaining the ‘stiff upper lip’ and not being overly emotional. The fact that James uses the phrase with such feeling emphasizes that these words always meant so much more to him.
The emotion in this song: 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤ Your parents have done a good job when you're treated like an adult and not a child anymore. Losing your parents is the worst. It's brutal. I miss mine every day.
James and his father were both military men. James was actually a tank commander in the first gulf war. When he was being deployed, his father would say: "You're not my son, I'm not your father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye...". This song breaks me every time I hear it. The video was shot in one take, because James wanted the emotion to be raw and genuine. His father had stage 4 kidney disease and he had only one kidney as he had donated a kidney years ago, the one kidney was only working at 11%. Due to James releasing this song a distant relative came forward and was a match, he spent 2020 in isolation and is doing well now 👍🏻😁🏴
I heard that James donated all the proceeds from this amazing video to the wonderful UK based charity 'Help For Heroes' who do incredible work to support ex-servicemen and ex-service women. As both James and his dad were former officers in the British military, it was a fantastic gesture and I salute him for that.
My dad died of dementia 6 weeks ago and everything about this song speaks to me. I was with him almost every day the last 3 years and at the end. This song is a perfect account of the end of my dad's life and my experience with him. The dementia caused him to see a lot of things that weren't there, sometimes scary things, and I would play along and tell him I'd chased the things he was seeing away, and he would be happy and calm down. I chased the monsters away, as he did for me when I was a kid too scared to go to sleep.
James blunt is one of my favourite musicians and is so so underrated, he deserves so much more recognition for his music. Thank you for watching this and understanding the pain in his voice and not seeing it as just another song. His best friend is Ed Sheeran and James blunt has never got the recognition he did.
For me, the song represents a grown child's turn to take care of a parent. Sickness, memory issues, fears of the unknown.. all the monsters hiding in the closet that are now the adult child's turn to chase away and take care of everything.. leaving the light on, to chase away all the fears.. rest easy, it's my turn now. I love the pat on the arm by the father to the sons arm.. That father still reassuring the son who's emotional singing the song.
James' sister wrote a beautiful poem and James based this song on her poem. Both James and his father, Charles, are ex-military. Their family are very much upper class (posh) which is evident in James voice (accent) and his unique singing style. The line, "we are two grown men just saying goodbye" is also very poignant. When James was shipping out to Kosovo (Balkans) to fight back in '99, James said this very line to his father. Charles was a Colonel and James was a Captain, both in the British Army.
And he did chase the monsters away...when this song was released his dad was in kidney failure he already had only one kidney as he had donated one years earlier, when this song came out a distant relative, also called James came forward and was a match...this song saved his dad's life.
I have heard that that line you refereed to "I'm not your son your not my father" was something his father said to him only in reverse When James was getting ready to leave for Kosovo. James was a Capt. then and his father was a colonel. James also sang this song in a video with the Hawaiian kid you you were talking about.
James is well known for creating deep and poignant lyrics for his songs - many of which are based on his real-life experiences, like this one when it really looked like he was going to lose his dad to Stage 4 kidney cancer. I can also recommend 'Carry You Home' and 'No Bravery' - both based on real-life events while he was in Kosovo serving in the army. (He's actually credited with preventing a potential World War 3 situation by directly disobeying an order from a superior, so he's also a war hero.)
Ok, to be honest I have never heard of this song though. And the first time I found out was when Cakra Khan covered it. He sings it is also dedicated to his deceased father. Thanks to James Blunt for making such a great song. Thanks for the reaction, and for reading my comments.
That verse of I’m not your son your not my father means that there just both equal’s and now it’s James turn to be man of the house. Love your honest opinion about this song keep up the great work
Apparently, everyone in the room was crying except his father. His father looks around the room at everyone and asks why they are all crying like babies.
If you let it run, his father puts his hand on James' arm... but nobody lets it run to the end. Try "No Bravery". As his father, James was a military man. The lyrics say everything.. and then some!
I watched him on American Idol last night! He had Lionel and Luke a crying. I cried the whole time! Beautiful song and like you said so deep! James Blunt father who was in the video had stage four kidney disease and he wrote this song about that time. His father I believe did have kidney transplant and is alive today
I cried... it hurt so... When my father died, I cried and cried. He was only just 57 years old. I felt like my eyes were running water faucets. I had dreams about him... thinking he was still alive. Now, I am older than my dad was, and my younger brother, Jim, says, " The older we get, I realize many people didn't have a father like ours." I miss my daddy. 😩
Just saw your reaction to James Blunt’s Monsters. I recommend you react to James Blunt’s songs, The Girl That Never Was and Carry You Home. Both songs and videos are emotional. The Girl That Never Was might actually make you cry.
the line, I'm nor your son, you're not my father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye' is what they'd say to each other before being deployed (they were both in the military)
James and his father were serving in kosavo and before james left for a dangerous mission, his father would say "I'm not your father your not my son we're just two men saying goodbye" james turned it around and used it in this song.
Dude. We understand the need for pauses, but you gotta let the song run for more than four seconds at a stretch or it just becomes snippets of unconnected noise.
Can You Please do a Reaction to 2 more by James, One is Goodbye my Lover and the other is Carry You Home. Both Awesome Awesome Songs, Thanks Man. Great Reaction.
It’s alright to cry homie. Men gotta be comfortable to cry, show/communicate their emotions. It’s not healthy to keep it in anyways. I only say that because you said “I don’t want to cry.” “This makes you wanna cry.” “I’m not trying to cry.” Being vulnerable healthiest and honestly imo the most intriguing in music like this, comedy, emcees/lyricists, TV shows, movies, etc. You’re a dope reactor overall though 🫡. Ian’s version on America Idol audition hurt me too and was brilliant too. Both made this early 40s man cry about my early 70s super close pops (and father of 10/7 years old). This is an emotional Masterpiece (video too) of a song that will touch any human from any walk of life! 🫡
@@MontWRLDtv for what its worth, I disagree with Chris M. Every reactor is different and with this particular song, hearing it for the first time requires some stopping. The first few times I heard it, I stopped repeatedly to blow my nose and wipe away tears.
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This song was done in 1 recording. James wanted it to be authentic. To catch all the emotions. James and the crew were all crying and his dad asked them why are they crying, I’m still alive. James’s dad had stage 4 kidney disease. When the song was released I heard it was a first cousin they didn’t know about, came forward and donated. His dad recovered and is doing well. The words ‘I’m not your son, you’re not my father, we’re just 2 grown men saying goodbye’ was when they went on deployment. They said it to each other.
“Monsters” was a heartfelt tribute to his father. The emotional track reflects the deep bond between them and a touching farewell. In the music video for “Monsters,” James Blunt sings directly to the camera, his eyes welling up with tears...The video is so powerful because sitting beside James Blunt is his real-life dad, Colonel Charles Blount. who was a former cavalry officer, battling stage 4 chronic kidney disease. The song captures the raw emotions of facing mortality and saying the things one wants to say to a loved one before it’s too late 💗 I can never get through this, without crying..........
He wrote this song for his father that was in stage 4 liver failure with a rare blood type and no donor in sight. In this video he was singing this beautiful goodbye to his dad for the first time. He wanted it recorded with no auto tune so you could feel the real emotion that he was feeling. I think the off pitch parts make it even better. Thankfully because of the popularity of this song his dad was saved by a donor who came forward with a match.
The donor was a cousin of James,who only know of his dads plight through this song.Beautifully written this 💯👌🏾
James’s father had donated a kidney years ago and when this video was done James’s dad was dying of stage 4 kidney disease. A match had not been found until a distant cousin saw this video and was tested and was a match . The cousin donated his kidney to James’s dad.
he saw it b4 . his reactions are so overly fake
He was in stage 4 kidney failure after already donating one kidney .
@@apatheticempathyYou are wrong. James did sing this song once to his father while in the hospital. He then asked him if he could be in the video. The video was all shit in one take too. All reactions were genuine. At the end of the recording, everyone except his father was crying. In typical upper class (posh) fashion, his father stated, "I'm not dead YET"!! He then had to "pull" everyone together.
I read that “I’m not your son, you’re not my father. We’re just two grown men saying goodbye.” Is something that his father used to say to him whenever James was deployed. They are both ex-military and it was a way of retaining the ‘stiff upper lip’ and not being overly emotional. The fact that James uses the phrase with such feeling emphasizes that these words always meant so much more to him.
This fact makes me cry even more
The emotion in this song: 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤
Your parents have done a good job when you're treated like an adult and not a child anymore. Losing your parents is the worst. It's brutal. I miss mine every day.
James and his father were both military men. James was actually a tank commander in the first gulf war. When he was being deployed, his father would say: "You're not my son, I'm not your father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye...". This song breaks me every time I hear it. The video was shot in one take, because James wanted the emotion to be raw and genuine. His father had stage 4 kidney disease and he had only one kidney as he had donated a kidney years ago, the one kidney was only working at 11%. Due to James releasing this song a distant relative came forward and was a match, he spent 2020 in isolation and is doing well now 👍🏻😁🏴
I heard that James donated all the proceeds from this amazing video to the wonderful UK based charity 'Help For Heroes' who do incredible work to support ex-servicemen and ex-service women. As both James and his dad were former officers in the British military, it was a fantastic gesture and I salute him for that.
My dad died of dementia 6 weeks ago and everything about this song speaks to me. I was with him almost every day the last 3 years and at the end. This song is a perfect account of the end of my dad's life and my experience with him. The dementia caused him to see a lot of things that weren't there, sometimes scary things, and I would play along and tell him I'd chased the things he was seeing away, and he would be happy and calm down. I chased the monsters away, as he did for me when I was a kid too scared to go to sleep.
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My condolences to you.🙏🙏
So sorry for your loss My mummy died from dementia I can understand your pain Praying for you dearest one xx
How perfect you were to him! Reassuring him with ♥️
James blunt is one of my favourite musicians and is so so underrated, he deserves so much more recognition for his music. Thank you for watching this and understanding the pain in his voice and not seeing it as just another song. His best friend is Ed Sheeran and James blunt has never got the recognition he did.
Very underrated!!
the rawness of his voice and his emotions is so real and painful, something everyone can relate to regardless of your experience
For me, the song represents a grown child's turn to take care of a parent. Sickness, memory issues, fears of the unknown.. all the monsters hiding in the closet that are now the adult child's turn to chase away and take care of everything.. leaving the light on, to chase away all the fears.. rest easy, it's my turn now. I love the pat on the arm by the father to the sons arm.. That father still reassuring the son who's emotional singing the song.
James' sister wrote a beautiful poem and James based this song on her poem. Both James and his father, Charles, are ex-military. Their family are very much upper class (posh) which is evident in James voice (accent) and his unique singing style.
The line, "we are two grown men just saying goodbye" is also very poignant. When James was shipping out to Kosovo (Balkans) to fight back in '99, James said this very line to his father. Charles was a Colonel and James was a Captain, both in the British Army.
😢 such a talent, beautiful soul......❤
And he did chase the monsters away...when this song was released his dad was in kidney failure he already had only one kidney as he had donated one years earlier, when this song came out a distant relative, also called James came forward and was a match...this song saved his dad's life.
Charles Blount the same name as his father, not James....
I have heard that that line you refereed to "I'm not your son your not my father" was something his father said to him only in reverse When James was getting ready to leave for Kosovo. James was a Capt. then and his father was a colonel. James also sang this song in a video with the Hawaiian kid you you were talking about.
James is well known for creating deep and poignant lyrics for his songs - many of which are based on his real-life experiences, like this one when it really looked like he was going to lose his dad to Stage 4 kidney cancer. I can also recommend 'Carry You Home' and 'No Bravery' - both based on real-life events while he was in Kosovo serving in the army. (He's actually credited with preventing a potential World War 3 situation by directly disobeying an order from a superior, so he's also a war hero.)
Not cancer, kidney failure
Your reaction by the expressions on your face your insights are also very appreciated
I appreciate that!
Ok, to be honest I have never heard of this song though. And the first time I found out was when Cakra Khan covered it. He sings it is also dedicated to his deceased father.
Thanks to James Blunt for making such a great song.
Thanks for the reaction, and for reading my comments.
Anytime!! 🤙🏽
That verse of I’m not your son your not my father means that there just both equal’s and now it’s James turn to be man of the house. Love your honest opinion about this song keep up the great work
This is so ❤ beautiful..this has some simplicity but very very deep.I have seen this before and I cannot help but have tears ..this is a masterpiece.
left it toooo late,never got to meet him..fault of my doing!!now will regret it for as long as i live!your loving son always xxx
Very emotional song😢
That is because both were in the army and before being deployed they said incase something happened to either of them while on duty😢
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Beautiful song n beautiful man reaction
deep deep deep deep
The folklore goes that at the end of the song everyone was crying and his father asked why I’m still here.
Apparently, everyone in the room was crying except his father. His father looks around the room at everyone and asks why they are all crying like babies.
If you let it run, his father puts his hand on James' arm... but nobody lets it run to the end. Try "No Bravery". As his father, James was a military man. The lyrics say everything.. and then some!
I saw that kid on TikTok and said people should come watch the original video with James Blunt
I watched him on American Idol last night! He had Lionel and Luke a crying. I cried the whole time! Beautiful song and like you said so deep!
James Blunt father who was in the video had stage four kidney disease and he wrote this song about that time. His father I believe did have kidney transplant and is alive today
Yeah I almost cried when I seen it very emotional!
He made his Daddy proud!
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I cried... it hurt so...
When my father died, I cried and cried.
He was only just 57 years old.
I felt like my eyes were running water faucets.
I had dreams about him... thinking he was still alive.
Now, I am older than my dad was, and my younger brother, Jim, says, " The older we get, I realize many people didn't have a father like ours."
I miss my daddy. 😩
Sorry for your lost but I know you’re a strong person so thing will get better down the road if you’re future.
@chosenmont ❤️ Thank you!
R.I.P. "Buck" ♡
My father was very good at throwing horseshoes
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Crying 😢
Same 😢
Just saw your reaction to James Blunt’s Monsters. I recommend you react to James Blunt’s songs, The Girl That Never Was and Carry You Home. Both songs and videos are emotional. The Girl That Never Was might actually make you cry.
It's ok the cry. It means you're human. : o ) xo
At the time his father had stage 4 liver failure but thankfully he managed to pull through due to a donor. 💝💝💝
One of my other favourite music videos of his is THE GREATEST
I have to listen to it!!
His dad had stage 4 kidney disease, finally a donor was found and he's doing okay now.
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This was done in one take. Dad was dying. Distant relative had the same blood type for the organ he needed. Surgery was successful
His dad thankfully didn't pass,outside cousin saved him
He wrote this for his dad who was dying from kidney cancer at the time but luckily he pulled through
Stage 4 kidney disease, not cancer, you can't have a kidney transplant for cancer....
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Yes that's his real dad.😢
The dad is doing much better now
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He's actually going to be on American idol next episode. A lot of people discovered this song because of Iam. 😢
Yes. That is his father. At that time, no one thought his father was going to live. But I don't get why it's "crazy"?
It didn't see it to the end.
the line, I'm nor your son, you're not my father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye' is what they'd say to each other before being deployed (they were both in the military)
This is the one!!! Thank you for breaking that down that’s deep!
One genre that also people under estimate is country song. Simple stories but deep.
Country is really good I like the stories in most of these country songs!
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If you haven't reacted to WHISKEY LULLABY, OFFICIAL VIDEO, a country song then do, you won't regret it
Well done ❤️
His dad had terminal kidney failure...and at the last minute a distant cousin was a match
Was making a slash mark on paper for each time you interupted, my pen ran out of ink before you were done.
Bring 2 pins next time, SIMPLE
@@MontWRLDtv Ha!!
U probably seen iam tong sing this
His dad got a kidney a😊
Transplant
James and his father were serving in kosavo and before james left for a dangerous mission, his father would say "I'm not your father your not my son we're just two men saying goodbye" james turned it around and used it in this song.
This is soooooo sad!
watch ,, goodbye my lover, J, Blunt
Hey my brother just know. I know I don't know you, but for what it's worth you have a friend in me.
Go back and watch the last 3 seconds - his dad's final move totals it.
Say less ready to watch it right now!
Dude. We understand the need for pauses, but you gotta let the song run for more than four seconds at a stretch or it just becomes snippets of unconnected noise.
Genuine reaction
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You should have let the video stop, I like the last part where the Dad pats his arm you missed it.
Damnit!! There’s always something at the end of the end of a video & I always miss it smh
tongi sang it on american idol
Say what do I need to watch that!?
Please listen to it fully without always stopping it. Then you will fully understand what he is saying.
See now when it is said like this without being so damn rude then I will listen to you.
I don't mean to be rude. It's just such a powerful song. I never got to tell my father that before he died suddenly.
Your soul will last forever.
Too many pauses bro....loved your insight
Beautiful song ❤️ I lost my mom July/2021.
Can you react to NF-How could you leave us 🙌🏼
I got you & she’s look over you ❤️
Dude.... that's all that needs to be said...
Can You Please do a Reaction to 2 more by James, One is Goodbye my Lover and the other is Carry You Home. Both Awesome Awesome Songs, Thanks Man. Great Reaction.
Since you said please!
@@MontWRLDtv ha ha lol thanks man awesome.
by the way, you look like you could be in to old skool boomboxes, i have a few on my channel
He wrote this for his dad who passed away shortly after this song 😢😢😢
He didn't die
He didn't die he was able to get a kidney transplant thanks to a cousin who saw this video.
🔥🔥🔥🚒👩🚒👩🚒🔥🧯🧯
Alzheimer's suck!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭
Is that his father in the video?
Yes, that is his actual father.
His father who at that time had stage 4 kidney disease. But they found a donor bc of the publicity of the song.
And the father, Charles Blunt, was the only one not crying at the end of the song "I'm still here."
dude you have to know when to keep that hole they call call a mouth , too much info play the song and it up.
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Too much pausing and talking…you ruined the story the song was trying to tell.
The more you interupt the song the less you'll get from it and the more annoying your video becomes.
And more comment I’ll get that’s like this one, what would lead to more views! I like this thanks for letting me know mate!!
To much pausing. Sorry I couldn’t even finish this reaction.
If u going to play a video.do it instead of stopping it to talk crap
I like talk crap it’s my first language 😇
It’s alright to cry homie. Men gotta be comfortable to cry, show/communicate their emotions. It’s not healthy to keep it in anyways. I only say that because you said “I don’t want to cry.” “This makes you wanna cry.” “I’m not trying to cry.”
Being vulnerable healthiest and honestly imo the most intriguing in music like this, comedy, emcees/lyricists, TV shows, movies, etc.
You’re a dope reactor overall though 🫡.
Ian’s version on America Idol audition hurt me too and was brilliant too.
Both made this early 40s man cry about my early 70s super close pops (and father of 10/7 years old).
This is an emotional Masterpiece (video too) of a song that will touch any human from any walk of life!
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probably the worst reaction ever
Probably the most pointless comment ever!
@@MontWRLDtv for what its worth, I disagree with Chris M. Every reactor is different and with this particular song, hearing it for the first time requires some stopping. The first few times I heard it, I stopped repeatedly to blow my nose and wipe away tears.
yup... never seen luggage on a hearse ;-/
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