James Blunt, being an ex-British Army soldier, decided to donate all the proceeds from this song to charities that support veterans and injured soldiers.
thats a very good cause i think :) those soliders that has been in real action are mostly not the same when they come back . anxety angst and so on . james blunt is a great guy so :)
@baby jesus Yeah, like all those naughty World War 2 soldiers, picking on Hitler that time! Couldn't even let a man get on with a bit of mass genocide... imagine how lovely and sunny the world would've been if they'd just left him to it! (And yeah, in case you were wondering, that WAS sarcasm.)
Cant help to tear up, no song have done it to me until now. Its just the images of ones father helping you through life all from homework to helping getting your first house
I'm Born and raised in Da South Bronx a BIG ol Former Active duty US Marine ...worked as a Bouncer in nite clubs ..and this song TOTALLY knocks me off of my feet ever time I hear it
I just visited my Dad's grave today. I spoke to him and said that this was a tough year for me and I wished so bad he could speak to me. Then I get home and randomly come across this video.I was alone with my Dad when he passed after suffering from Alzeheimer's for several years. I spent many nights tucking him into bed, telling him stories of my childhood that were special because of him, and saying I Love You, Goodnight. Even though I am a daughter and not a son, this song hit all those emotions that only one who has lost a parent they loved can feel.
I'm currently binge watching blind reactions to this song and blubbering. I'm not normally a cryer but this song has me undone. It's a gut punch to all of us who've lost our daddy. James Blunt is a gorgeous singer song writer who deserves more recognition.
My father left us when I was 3 years old and I never saw him again. I had an older brother, 6 years older than me. He would me on his bike on his paper route. He took me to baseball games, and taught me how to dance. When the neighborhood boys got together for a baseball game, he always made them let me play too. Guess I was a little Tom boy. He went out for track in high school and he would take me running with him at 6 am before school. He also took me shopping for school clothes and shoes which he paid for from his paper route money. He wasn’t just a brother, he taught me so many things He died at the age of 56 from cancer and the hardest thing I ever had to do was say goodbye. That was in 1997 and I miss him more now than I ever have. We were suppose to get old together. I’m
Really sorry for your dad. Been listening to this song all night. Crying non stop. It may end the 17 years we are estranged. It might be time for my daddy to hold his grown daughter before it’s too late 😢
I'm so, so sorry for your loss. I lost my beloved husband of a terminal illness and hours before leaving for good, I told him, "I love you so much and will definitely miss you". As soon as I said those words, a tear dropped from the corner of his eye and responded "thank you". God bless you and your loved one is looking down onyou.
Here in Canada during the covid lockdown my father has been living in a extended Care facility which also in lock down when he passed away. His health was continuously fading and I was not allowed in to see him for months. With the time of his passing drawing near and with him no longer being able to verbally communicate I had to say my goodbyes to him over a video call. During the call I played this song for him and I could see the tears starting to roll down his face. At that moment I knew he could still hear, and understand everything that was being said to him. And just how much I loved him and was proud to be his son. It was the hardest time I have ever faced in my life because I just wanted to be there to hold his hand before his time came. This song will forever remind me of that moment.
Hey I started tearing up seeing your message! I'm so sorry for your lost and hope you're only getting stronger for the rest of your family. I'm based in Canada as well, Toronto to be precise! If you need anything, please do reach out if I can ever help! Sending lots of love and prayer for you
@@yahoo109 thank you so much. I really appreciate the offer to reach out. That's very kind of you to do so. Nice to hear you're also in Canada. I've actually been to Toronto a few times. I'm from the West in Alberta.
Yes I cried too ! I'm 62 years old and My Father passed about 2 years go . He wasn't always the Best , But he was the Greatest Father to me i Love Him so Much ! .. I still Dreams of Him being Alive
I lost my father 32 years ago, and yet this song had me sobbing as though it was yesterday. Beautiful, powerful, heart-wrenching video....need more tissues.
OMG, that is so tragic... I had to stop to find out the story behind this video before I continued.. That IS his father and his kidneys are only functioning at 11%. This is a song written and to plead for a matched blood type and donor..
He’s had the transplant James said in a recent interview and is doing well! But isolating due to the risk of covid-19 as his classed as high risk. But I’m soooo glad he’s doing well.
I’m 64 yo and I’ve lost both my parents; my father died in 2000 and my mother in 2015… I sat at both of their death beds, holding hands, whispering comforting words. It was so hard. I found this song only a couple of days ago and it struck such a strong chord in me. I’m not the crying type, I carry my sorrows deep inside, but this song… I cried the whole day. It was a good, healing cry and I really, really needed it. ❤️🙏🏼❤️
I almost didn't watch this video. I'm so glad I did. My father died four years ago. I gasped when his father appeared in the video! I felt like it was my dad, touching my arm. So glad to learn from the other commenters that James's dad is doing well
Yes, that is his father, at the time they did this video he was in Stage 4 kidney failure. At first, his father did not want to do it, until he read the lyrics. They wanted James to run his voice through the auto-tune machine and he said no, this has to be done naturally. It was done in one take and James said everyone in the studio was crying including him. A cousin of James's father donated a kidney and he is said to be doing well.
@@td8062that's Interesting Sweetie because the Interview I saw him in recently in 2023 he Stated "They mentioned ahead of Filming that they'll want to do different 'Takes' of certain 'Verse Lines' and I informed them it'll be done in one Take and one Sitting Position till the End. It'll be too Emotionally draining for my Dad and Myself with his Illness"... so who knows how it was done but the End result was Beautiful for sure. ♥
@@terriammon9767 On James' RUclips channel he reacts to this video and narrates over it, giving the background and his thoughts on it. He said that they shot the video "a handful" of times, trying to see if it would be easier to have his Dad sitting by him the whole time, or if it would be better if he entered later. However, this is the take they went with. ruclips.net/video/xu7lbpG_2xE/видео.html&ab_channel=JamesBlunt
I understand that James’ sister wrote a poem that James set to music. Your reaction was much like mine. Such a beautiful song! One would need to be made of stone to not be touched hearing this.
I was just driving my car, when I first heard this song on the radio. I didn’t even focus so much on the lyric, but the melody immediately caught me. Then, standing at the red light, I concentrated more to the text and sobs broke out of me immediately. I had to park, because I couldn’t see anything from my tears. Luckily, my Dad is alive and well, but this song has left such a deep mark on me that every time I listen to it, tears well up in my eyes.
This touches a man's heart hard. The fears and knowing that you will lose your dad one day, or is losing him, or lost him. If a father did his job, he showed you how to be a man. He was the one who always chased the monsters away. The strong one. Now... when he is frail and life is ending... you are the one that must stand by his side and chase the monsters away. I am visiting my dad today, just because of this song.
Well I'm a grown man too and my eyes are flowing water!! 😢😥 that was a beautiful song and his eyes told the story by themselves!! I lost my father to congestive heart failure and this hits home and I remember folding his clothes up on the chair just like this song says!!😥 lord this song got me.
First time I heard this song I was on my back deck at 2 am in the morning bawling my eyes out. It still hits me hard whenever I hear it.. it is so full of raw,, honest emotions. In 2005 my husband was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. I prayed so hard and helped where I could to help him fight this terrible disease. Doctors gave him 6 months to live. My father lived in Germany and I would give him progress reports on my husband. I had NO idea that he thought he had cancer but was afraid to see a doctor. My husband was healed and was doing great. The next year my father committed suicide. His father died from cancer in the 70s and died a slow, painful death. My father always said he would take his own life before dying like he did. I was at work when I got the phone call at 7 am in the morning. I completely lost it! I battled guilt for not being there for him, for being so far away. My biggest regret is that I didn't get to say goodbye. The last time he visited I offered him to live with us. We were going to convert our huge shop into a house for him. He had an identical twin and just couldn't be away from him. Part of it was him living in a different country. My last words to him were I love you. I am thankful for that. This song opened so many pains. It never goes away. You just repress it because you have to keep going on for your family. James Blunt gave his father a beautiful tribute. It says a lot about the man he his. Thank you for sharing your father's story. Consider yourself hugged. I appreciate your openness and willingness to stand in your feelings. Too many men are taught to be strong and not show emotions. It's the biggest damage we do to our sons. God bless you!
When James Blunt does emotion, he goes all in, 100%. Another song of his, in a similar vein, is 'Carry You Home,' which is about losing a comrade in battle (he's ex-Army himself) - equally heartbreaking, and well worth a listen.
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 ❤❤❤
This is a tough song. I lost my dad in 2014 and I can’t ever make it thru without balling my eyes out. His last words were “I love you son, don’t worry about me. I’ll be ok”. He was my best friend. I’m very sorry for you loss as well.
I had no idea how much i still need to heal from my daddys passing i didnt get the chance to grieve or to heal my prayers go out to everyone in the battle of trying desperately to heal their moms and dads sicknesses stop being so busy trying to get them healed and just hold them, touch them, smell them lay your head on their chests and feel their heart beating and take that rhythm into your own heart. I was so busy with drs and chemo appointments for my daddy and clinical trials one after another that looking back now i realize i didnt see my daddy leaving me forever O Jesus i am so broken still
Beautiful and impressive. Cannot believe he could manage to sing with all that emotion in him and his voice. Didn't take long for my tears to start....lost my dad 3 years ago. So sorry for your loss.
Just lost my father a week and a half ago. I've been listening to this song repeatedly for months while he was ill. It tears my heart out each time I hear it.
I lost my father in 2013 and then my mother In 2015, when I first heard this song it felt like the ground under me disappeared. I couldn’t breathe. It almost hurt more, hearing the words than it did when I saw them draw their last breath. I’ve since realised that the pain is the words James sings, what I couldn’t express to myself or to others. I like this reaction, probably because it was my reaction the first time I heard this song. I could relate and feel the pain of loss.
Heart wrenching 😥 James's dad had stage 4 kidney disease. They couldn't find a match on the deceased donor's register and things were pretty grim when he wrote this song. However, he has since revealed his father is doing well after being donated a life-saving kidney by a man with the same name as him. His dad's name is Charles Blunt and the man who offered to give him a kidney is a distant cousin of theirs, Charlie Blunt.
My Dad was the best so wonderful to care for him at the end and and and the great life I had with him I miss him everyday such a great father and human being❤️
I lost my dad a long time ago. This song hits home to all of us who are fortunate to have had a dad (mum) who gave us unconditional love. For those of you who still have a parent, cherish every moment you still have together and most importantly say "I love you"
@@rjenkins4325 I can certainly feel your guilt. I have it too. My mom just passed last Nov and in spite of trying, she was unwilling to even see me. I must forgive but wish I knew that she forgave me. It would have made all the difference.
that pat on the arm at the of the video broke me. i to lost my father in 06 from a stroke and i miss him dearly. this video is both a eulogy and a love song, i thank James for this beautiful video.
James Blunt is pretty amazing. I' sit here barely able to speak, and here he is singing his heart out through his tears. Well done. Every man needs to hear this and let it resonate.
So beautiful Charlie Blunt could experience James singing this to him. Very strong and brave men, both. Maybe all the love for James’ dad helped. A kidney donor has been found for Charlie. Good luck Daddy, may you enjoy many more happy years and renewed health. 👨❤️💋👨
It would be impossible to watch this video and not cry if you've ever loved and lost some one. I lost my Dad in 2010. I knew how much I loved him and how sad I would be when he passed, but I was not prepared for the level of emptiness that I would experience after he was gone and continue to experience to this day, 10 yrs later. He fought valiantly against prostrate cancer for 15 years and it finally won over him. I knew he was in extreme pain and the drugs he had to take to withstand the pain were degrading to him as he had always been deadset against substance use and that his passing was a blessing for him, he deserved his peace. But the selfish side of me wishes everyday that he was still here. Everything I have ,my relationship with my own kids and grandchildren are all directly descended from the love and lessons I received from him.
Heard James’ first album when I was going through a divorce and now my mother just passed and I heard this! Helps me process loss! And in beautiful fashion! He elevated these experiences and I now think they are beautiful! And I feel fortunate to have heard his words, they’re just beautiful! Life is beautiful!
I lost my dad to brain cancer on the 19th of November 2015…this song resonates with me because I was the last family member to be with him the night before he died…the next day we got a call from the hospital to say his breathing had changed….Our family feel so guilty that he had to pass by himself but he held on so strong we just expected him to be there the next day.I didn’t know this song until a few weeks ago but I love watching these reaction videos to it. Such a beautiful song.
Dear Lukas, I came across this video through Iam Tongi, although I've known James Blunt for a long time. I didn't know "Monsters". Now I've been watching the video once a day for the last five days and then the reactions from different people (which I've never seen, by the way) via RUclips. You are the person with the most beautiful face that lives, that shows what experience means, that is honest. Your reaction touched me the most and I thank you for that. THANK YOU from the "old fat" woman from Saxony in Germany.
My father has stage 4 cancer that's metastasized to his bones. We never really knew each other until the last couple of months when we've developed a wonderful relationship which I'm so grateful for now at the end. The lyrics, "Your not my father, I'm not your son, we're just two men..." broke me. That's exactly what I have with my father now. I have NEVER been affected this deeply and viscerally by a song in my life.
my grandma past away about a year ago and I am still nod able to listen to this song. I would just stard to be sad. I realy love how he shows his feelings. that shows how good he is
Me again Just to add that I cried gulfs of tears with this song for i lost all my family Mother,Father Sister Brother and Aunt about 42yrs ago and i could never cry ; this song it's insane to say finally brought me a healing relief
This song is criminally glossed over. Out of the sparse reactions to this song your is the most encompassing with both emotion, respect, and touching on its composition.
All the way from oz That was beautiful mate by both you and the great man I have an81 year old father and I dread that day most days. Your reaction was heart warming and helpful for not just me but for many others as well. You just look like a great bloke and your reaction confirmed it Keep at it mate. Try Cranberries Zombie followed up by Ode to my family and No need to argue. You have a friend “Down under” And to James Blunt👌👌👌👌👌No bravery is unreal as well, which is writen about his tough days in the military Well done again champion👍
I was born with 3 fathers.. the one who made me, the one who raise me for my first years and he keep on going... and the one who adopt me and raise me to... 17 years ago the father who rase me died in my arms... when I heard this songs so many years later break my heart beacuse it´s all the words that I would like, in that time said to him...
Lukas Hassel, I’ve watched hundreds and hundreds of reaction videos in the past year, and yours is probably the most beautiful and honest and human expression I’ve seen/heard! This is what reaction videos SHOULD be!
At the time of the video James Blunt's father had kidney failure but not long after one of their family gave him a kidney, thank God. Sady my father also died of cancer as your father did, my condolences to you. The video was perfection & showing the tears of James Blunt was so incredible, loved seeing his father too. Take care. xxx
I'm so sorry you lost your father. This song left me shattered. I cared for my mom in her last years in my home. The day she died in my arms I will never forget that pain. All the years she cared for me and in her end I cared for her. We are not guaranteed another day on this earth. Tell the people you love how you feel. I had to subscribe to your channel.
Honestly? I have such an eclectic love of music and in terms of raw heartfelt emotion, the message and to whom the message is for,...I would have to say this is the most poetic and unique song ever created. The pain and the tears....jesus...i was a blubbering mess!
This song just wrecks you. Never heard a more beautiful tribute to a parent in my life. James Blunt is an expert in drawing your feelings out. Fantastic review.
Brother Lucas, I lost my Dad several years ago. He was 93, so I am blessed to have had him for so long. He was a ''tough as nails'' Police Officer, with a heart of gold. He was & still is my Hero. I pity those who never had the kind of relationship with their Father that I had with mine. Hero's are so few & far between.
it's a very emotional song. he was crying, this was a tribute to his dad. his dad appears in the video. the dad had stage 4 kidney cancer and James didn't think his dad would live much longer. Luckily a distant cousin got tested after this video and was a match. and gave the dad a kidney. I have this song on my playlist and play it over and over.
Thinking Dad is reasonably proud. Before writing this commercial success, Blunt worked in the British Army as an officer and captain during the Kosovo war, where he served as a reconnaissance officer in The Life Guards regiment and was among the first soldiers to enter Pristina. Can you be more proud? The father received a transplant and is doing well.
i love how you cry listening to this song, no shame in empathy, we all feel like you do at times in personal tragedies of other people when we know it can happen to us. i hate tearjerker situations, but i still cry sometimes. sometimes over things that appears to be nothing, but in retrospect, they are reminders of things that actually happen in our lives to our own loved ones. no way would i have thought like this 20 years ago, i guess as we get older, the brevity and frailty of life teaches us to be more aware of it, because we are all approaching the end day.
Being a caregiver of any type is very hard. God bless them. My small advice to caregivers is to take care of yourself too and accept all the help you can get
Dear Lucas,I m Lars, from Germany by the way, and I watched and liked many reaction vids made by you (Dimash). I really like your reactions because they are always musically profound, honest and very sympatic. I really appreciate watching you-after work to relax, to think... You certainly get a lot of comments and responses.... I just want to tell you. Go on. Your honest reactions- far away from hyping, are really good. You seem to be a person, grounded, honest and likeable, and this is what we need more in this world. Stay healthy. Take care. Well done, as always. Greetings from Hamburg/Germany. Lars
@@lukashasselNY no need to thank. I , we, have tonthank. These times requiers mor than ever humanity and understandig. I really mean it honest. You are not just youtubing, but giving a very good contribution-at least to your listeners/watchers- that helps to believe in a better world. Becsuse you come around so honest and human.
Beutiful song . Drama . But you , Lukas , you are so nice , so emotional person . Respect for shere your emotions and you tears with us (me ). Thank you so so so much !
So the story behind the song is that James Blunt's father Col. Charlie Blount was dying of stage 4 kidney disease. He was in desperate need of a kidney transplant and they just couldn't find a donor. James panicked, didn't think his dad was gonna make it, and he wrote this song as a preemptive eulogy. When the song was released it got so much attention and they got a lot of kidney donation offers and eventually found the right one because of this song. Col Blount is currently alive and well thankfully.,
@@lukashasselNY yeah no problem. its an emotional song for me too. I lost my uncle last year and he left behind his daughter. I cant imagine the pain shes in.
I'm so sorry about your father. That must have been so difficult. Taylor Swift mother had cancer (I think breast cancer?) and when she was going through chemo they found out she had a brain tumor as well. She wrote a song for her mother called, "Soon you'll get better" and said she would never be able to perform it, but for the cornavirus together at home concert she did. You should really check it out. Loving your reactions. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/2P-uLAQ9FCI/видео.html
My father took care of my mother as she died from ovarian cancer. Knowing the pain of watching someone dying slowly and painfully he made a choice. After finding he had lung cancer stage 4 and no chance to survive, he took his own life. To him he was saving my sister and I from the pain of watching him slowly die, too me I regret not having the chance to give him love and comfort in his final hours.
I had seen this James Blunt video but today I saw it again and it touched me again. I don't know why RUclips sent me the suggestion for your video, but now my heart wanted not only to comfort James, but you as well. A big hug.
my father at 43 years old did recruit training one year before I did at 17 we were both in the Royal Australian Air Force at the same time and Dad, I love you, and yes its my time
You are absolutely right about the way this resonates with anybody who has let a parent (or any loved one) go. James Blunt has a great talent to put the essence of things into words. The first song that got me, and still gets me, is 'No Bravery' from his first album, a biting recount of the price of war.
You, James Blunt, and his father in this short clip were remarkable. Thank you for being so in touch with your feelings and for sharing this moment with us. I'm crying too!
Tremendous genuine reaction. This is too much, the video, and then you reaction, i noticed tears flowing down my face. BTW, You look like joaquin phoenix, but better looking.
@@lukashasselNY Hope this youtube adventure keeps you online for a very long time. You get more handsome as your gray beard grows out. Please have lots of children. You seem very kind, intelligent and so handsome. What a waste not to have your DNA in the world. Wow, that's high praise!
It's nice that you can have compassion..great that you can show your feelings..even after..your experiences..someone in your fam..must of had a really..really..good heart ❤..
His father was about to die when they filmed this, but they found a donor later, a distant cousin, so his father survived. Imagine listening to a song of your son saying goodbye to you, really thinking you where close to the end
I'm just going to subscribe because throughout years on youtube..first person I see liking comments months after release And yes I love monsters, it's heartbreaking actually made me want to hug my parents and appreciate that they're here 🌹🥂
James blunt may be a soldier ,but to me this is the bravest thing for a real man to do...agree?
James Blunt, being an ex-British Army soldier, decided to donate all the proceeds from this song to charities that support veterans and injured soldiers.
thats a very good cause i think :) those soliders that has been in real action are mostly not the same when they come back . anxety angst and so on . james blunt is a great guy so :)
Wow I didn’t know that, I love him even more what’s a pure gentleman he is. Thanks for sharing that information. Good morning from 🏴
@baby jesus
Our lives stem from mass murder. Let's see what happens when our military isn't out there taking out bad guys.
@baby jesus Yeah, like all those naughty World War 2 soldiers, picking on Hitler that time! Couldn't even let a man get on with a bit of mass genocide... imagine how lovely and sunny the world would've been if they'd just left him to it!
(And yeah, in case you were wondering, that WAS sarcasm.)
@baby jesus ...no, I didn’t see any comments about the mass murders of abortions here
This is a man's song. What is so special about James Blunt is how he is prepared to show vulnerability. Love how it speaks to men
Totally agree.. well said
Also totally agree!
Cant help to tear up, no song have done it to me until now. Its just the images of ones father helping you through life all from homework to helping getting your first house
Won't it be a great world when all men can feel , show and express their vulnerable emotions ...
I hope that day is real soon ...
@@Star-uk1kh Yes, that would be a much better world for all of us.
I’ve listened to this song over 500 times easily. I cry each time, no matter how many times I’ve heard it. True beauty
I know what you mean. Same for me and for millions of others around the world.
Same here. Especially when I just lost my dad in 2021
That bridge is like a stab in the heart x1000 man
Always makes me cry the raw emotion for anyone that has lost their dad 😥😥😥
I'm Born and raised in Da South Bronx a BIG ol Former Active duty US Marine ...worked as a Bouncer in nite clubs ..and this song TOTALLY knocks me off of my feet ever time I hear it
He did chase the monsters away......they were able to find a kidney match after this and it was a success.
It was his dads cousin who actually shares the same name as him......Charlie Blunt ❤
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James is donating all profits for the song to help for heroes and The British Legion, as they both served.
I just visited my Dad's grave today. I spoke to him and said that this was a tough year for me and I wished so bad he could speak to me. Then I get home and randomly come across this video.I was alone with my Dad when he passed after suffering from Alzeheimer's for several years. I spent many nights tucking him into bed, telling him stories of my childhood that were special because of him, and saying I Love You, Goodnight. Even though I am a daughter and not a son, this song hit all those emotions that only one who has lost a parent they loved can feel.
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I'm currently binge watching blind reactions to this song and blubbering. I'm not normally a cryer but this song has me undone. It's a gut punch to all of us who've lost our daddy. James Blunt is a gorgeous singer song writer who deserves more recognition.
I'm doing the same right now
I’m doing the same now. I still have my father and I blubber every time I hear it. Just the thought of the inevitable occurring makes me break.
I've been doing this for two weeks now, and cry every time.
I’ve watched about 100 reactions I think. I now know the exact moments when the person reacting is going to tear up.
Same
From the second he started singing, it was the bravest performance I’ve seen. ❤️
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My father left us when I was 3 years old and I never saw him again. I had an older brother, 6 years older than me. He would me on his bike on his paper route. He took me to baseball games, and taught me how to dance. When the neighborhood boys got together for a baseball game, he always made them let me play too. Guess I was a little Tom boy. He went out for track in high school and he would take me running with him at 6 am before school. He also took me shopping for school clothes and shoes which he paid for from his paper route money. He wasn’t just a brother, he taught me so many things He died at the age of 56 from cancer and the hardest thing I ever had to do was say goodbye. That was in 1997 and I miss him more now than I ever have. We were suppose to get old together. I’m
Really sorry for your dad. Been listening to this song all night. Crying non stop. It may end the 17 years we are estranged. It might be time for my daddy to hold his grown daughter before it’s too late 😢
He wrote this when he thought his Dad was dying, thank God he recovered.
A distant cousin with the same name as his father proved to be a match. Quite an amazing story.
I'm so, so sorry for your loss. I lost my beloved husband of a terminal illness and hours before leaving for good, I told him, "I love you so much and will definitely miss you". As soon as I said those words, a tear dropped from the corner of his eye and responded "thank you". God bless you and your loved one is looking down onyou.
Here in Canada during the covid lockdown my father has been living in a extended Care facility which also in lock down when he passed away. His health was continuously fading and I was not allowed in to see him for months. With the time of his passing drawing near and with him no longer being able to verbally communicate I had to say my goodbyes to him over a video call. During the call I played this song for him and I could see the tears starting to roll down his face. At that moment I knew he could still hear, and understand everything that was being said to him. And just how much I loved him and was proud to be his son. It was the hardest time I have ever faced in my life because I just wanted to be there to hold his hand before his time came. This song will forever remind me of that moment.
God Bless you and Your Dad. Static 403...Your Dad holds your hand in moments you don't always know...but he IS there.
@@christys8445 Thank you so much.
Hey I started tearing up seeing your message! I'm so sorry for your lost and hope you're only getting stronger for the rest of your family. I'm based in Canada as well, Toronto to be precise! If you need anything, please do reach out if I can ever help! Sending lots of love and prayer for you
@@yahoo109 thank you so much. I really appreciate the offer to reach out. That's very kind of you to do so. Nice to hear you're also in Canada. I've actually been to Toronto a few times. I'm from the West in Alberta.
@@static4034 very nice 💕 haven’t been to Alberta just yet, hope to visit one day :)
Yes I cried too ! I'm 62 years old and My Father passed about 2 years go . He wasn't always the Best , But he was the
Greatest Father to me i Love Him so Much ! .. I still Dreams of Him being Alive
So. Sorry. To. Hear. Ur. Dad's. Passing. But. He's. With. U. In. Ur. Heart. Always. God. Bless.
I lost my father 32 years ago, and yet this song had me sobbing as though it was yesterday. Beautiful, powerful, heart-wrenching video....need more tissues.
James Blunt gets knocked for his squeeky voice..
But my God... This song is beautiful... I cried like a baby😭😭😭
I like his voice it's unique
OMG, that is so tragic... I had to stop to find out the story behind this video before I continued.. That IS his father and his kidneys are only functioning at 11%. This is a song written and to plead for a matched blood type and donor..
He’s had the transplant James said in a recent interview and is doing well! But isolating due to the risk of covid-19 as his classed as high risk. But I’m soooo glad he’s doing well.
@@JMWxx So good to know, thank you!
@@janparish8055 James's cousin donated his kind new
I’m 64 yo and I’ve lost both my parents; my father died in 2000 and my mother in 2015…
I sat at both of their death beds, holding hands, whispering comforting words. It was so hard.
I found this song only a couple of days ago and it struck such a strong chord in me. I’m not the crying type, I carry my sorrows deep inside, but this song…
I cried the whole day. It was a good, healing cry and I really, really needed it.
❤️🙏🏼❤️
I almost didn't watch this video. I'm so glad I did. My father died four years ago. I gasped when his father appeared in the video! I felt like it was my dad, touching my arm. So glad to learn from the other commenters that James's dad is doing well
This is stunningly heartbreaking kudos James Blunt
Yes, that is his father, at the time they did this video he was in Stage 4 kidney failure. At first, his father did not want to do it, until he read the lyrics. They wanted James to run his voice through the auto-tune machine and he said no, this has to be done naturally. It was done in one take and James said everyone in the studio was crying including him. A cousin of James's father donated a kidney and he is said to be doing well.
James Blunt said himself it took 5 takes
Also, it was because his father had already been a kidney donor, so he only had the one.
@@td8062that's Interesting Sweetie because the Interview I saw him in recently in 2023 he Stated "They mentioned ahead of Filming that they'll want to do different 'Takes' of certain 'Verse Lines' and I informed them it'll be done in one Take and one Sitting Position till the End. It'll be too Emotionally draining for my Dad and Myself with his Illness"... so who knows how it was done but the End result was Beautiful for sure. ♥
@@terriammon9767 On James' RUclips channel he reacts to this video and narrates over it, giving the background and his thoughts on it. He said that they shot the video "a handful" of times, trying to see if it would be easier to have his Dad sitting by him the whole time, or if it would be better if he entered later. However, this is the take they went with. ruclips.net/video/xu7lbpG_2xE/видео.html&ab_channel=JamesBlunt
How many times do we have to read this story..
I understand that James’ sister wrote a poem that James set to music. Your reaction was much like mine. Such a beautiful song! One would need to be made of stone to not be touched hearing this.
I was just driving my car, when I first heard this song on the radio. I didn’t even focus so much on the lyric, but the melody immediately caught me. Then, standing at the red light, I concentrated more to the text and sobs broke out of me immediately. I had to park, because I couldn’t see anything from my tears.
Luckily, my Dad is alive and well, but this song has left such a deep mark on me that every time I listen to it, tears well up in my eyes.
It’s beautiful to see a grown man cry. Shows the human in all of us. Even the toughest ones.
This touches a man's heart hard. The fears and knowing that you will lose your dad one day, or is losing him, or lost him. If a father did his job, he showed you how to be a man. He was the one who always chased the monsters away. The strong one. Now... when he is frail and life is ending... you are the one that must stand by his side and chase the monsters away. I am visiting my dad today, just because of this song.
A beautiful reaction ❤
When you've lost your father, it's HARD to not feel this.
Thanks.
Well I'm a grown man too and my eyes are flowing water!! 😢😥 that was a beautiful song and his eyes told the story by themselves!! I lost my father to congestive heart failure and this hits home and I remember folding his clothes up on the chair just like this song says!!😥 lord this song got me.
First time I heard this song I was on my back deck at 2 am in the morning bawling my eyes out. It still hits me hard whenever I hear it.. it is so full of raw,, honest emotions. In 2005 my husband was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. I prayed so hard and helped where I could to help him fight this terrible disease. Doctors gave him 6 months to live. My father lived in Germany and I would give him progress reports on my husband. I had NO idea that he thought he had cancer but was afraid to see a doctor. My husband was healed and was doing great. The next year my father committed suicide. His father died from cancer in the 70s and died a slow, painful death. My father always said he would take his own life before dying like he did. I was at work when I got the phone call at 7 am in the morning. I completely lost it! I battled guilt for not being there for him, for being so far away. My biggest regret is that I didn't get to say goodbye. The last time he visited I offered him to live with us. We were going to convert our huge shop into a house for him. He had an identical twin and just couldn't be away from him. Part of it was him living in a different country. My last words to him were I love you. I am thankful for that. This song opened so many pains. It never goes away. You just repress it because you have to keep going on for your family. James Blunt gave his father a beautiful tribute. It says a lot about the man he his. Thank you for sharing your father's story. Consider yourself hugged. I appreciate your openness and willingness to stand in your feelings. Too many men are taught to be strong and not show emotions. It's the biggest damage we do to our sons. God bless you!
So sorry for your losses.
James will never have to live with there being words that were left unsaid.
I'm glad I'm not the only one sobbing at this song but James Blunt has a beautiful voice
I. Also. Cried. Big. Respect to. Mr. Blunt. Wot. A. Lovely. Tribute. To. Any. Father.
This was a beautiful reaction! I myself couldn't hold back the tears, his raw emotions from the vid just takes the cake!
Subscribed btw!
Timothy GuilLaume thank you so much
When James Blunt does emotion, he goes all in, 100%. Another song of his, in a similar vein, is 'Carry You Home,' which is about losing a comrade in battle (he's ex-Army himself) - equally heartbreaking, and well worth a listen.
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 ❤❤❤
This is a tough song. I lost my dad in 2014 and I can’t ever make it thru without balling my eyes out. His last words were “I love you son, don’t worry about me. I’ll be ok”. He was my best friend. I’m very sorry for you loss as well.
probably the most touching, real goodbye song ever... beautiful
I had no idea how much i still need to heal from my daddys passing i didnt get the chance to grieve or to heal my prayers go out to everyone in the battle of trying desperately to heal their moms and dads sicknesses stop being so busy trying to get them healed and just hold them, touch them, smell them lay your head on their chests and feel their heart beating and take that rhythm into your own heart. I was so busy with drs and chemo appointments for my daddy and clinical trials one after another that looking back now i realize i didnt see my daddy leaving me forever O Jesus i am so broken still
Beautiful and impressive. Cannot believe he could manage to sing with all that emotion in him and his voice. Didn't take long for my tears to start....lost my dad 3 years ago. So sorry for your loss.
Just lost my father a week and a half ago. I've been listening to this song repeatedly for months while he was ill. It tears my heart out each time I hear it.
I hope you are happier now rose.
I lost my father in 2013 and then my mother In 2015, when I first heard this song it felt like the ground under me disappeared. I couldn’t breathe. It almost hurt more, hearing the words than it did when I saw them draw their last breath. I’ve since realised that the pain is the words James sings, what I couldn’t express to myself or to others.
I like this reaction, probably because it was my reaction the first time I heard this song. I could relate and feel the pain of loss.
Heart wrenching 😥 James's dad had stage 4 kidney disease. They couldn't find a match on the deceased donor's register and things were pretty grim when he wrote this song. However, he has since revealed his father is doing well after being donated a life-saving kidney by a man with the same name as him. His dad's name is Charles Blunt and the man who offered to give him a kidney is a distant cousin of theirs, Charlie Blunt.
I had never heard this song before now. My father passed away just before Christmas 2017. This hit me hard. Where're my damn tissues...
His dad was seriously ill - with very little chance - but they received the kidney donation and his dad survived
Due to this song . A distant relative came forward and offered a kidney .
My Dad was the best so wonderful to care for him at the end and and and the great life I had with him I miss him everyday such a great father and human being❤️
Best reaction of this song!!! Thank you for sharing this with us!
I dont like nowadays music, but I am really proud of singers/musicians like him... he can sing, he relies on emotions...
I lost my dad a long time ago. This song hits home to all of us who are fortunate to have had a dad (mum) who gave us unconditional love. For those of you who still have a parent, cherish every moment you still have together and most importantly say "I love you"
My Dad and I were estranged for years and we never reconciled before he passed. I LOVE YOU DAD !! 💞 Always and Still Your Daughter. Lynn. 💔😭
Same here...both my mother and father passed away 8 months apart a few years back...and I just found out they died.....I am riddled with guilt....
@@rjenkins4325 I can certainly feel your guilt. I have it too. My mom just passed last Nov and in spite of trying, she was unwilling to even see me. I must forgive but wish I knew that she forgave me. It would have made all the difference.
that pat on the arm at the of the video broke me. i to lost my father in 06 from a stroke and i miss him dearly. this video is both a eulogy and a love song, i thank James for this beautiful video.
James Blunt is pretty amazing. I' sit here barely able to speak, and here he is singing his heart out through his tears. Well done. Every man needs to hear this and let it resonate.
So beautiful Charlie Blunt could experience James singing this to him. Very strong and brave men, both. Maybe all the love for James’ dad helped. A kidney donor has been found for Charlie. Good luck Daddy, may you enjoy many more happy years and renewed health. 👨❤️💋👨
It would be impossible to watch this video and not cry if you've ever loved and lost some one. I lost my Dad in 2010. I knew how much I loved him and how sad I would be when he passed, but I was not prepared for the level of emptiness that I would experience after he was gone and continue to experience to this day, 10 yrs later. He fought valiantly against prostrate cancer for 15 years and it finally won over him. I knew he was in extreme pain and the drugs he had to take to withstand the pain were degrading to him as he had always been deadset against substance use and that his passing was a blessing for him, he deserved his peace. But the selfish side of me wishes everyday that he was still here. Everything I have ,my relationship with my own kids and grandchildren are all directly descended from the love and lessons I received from him.
the sweet one so sorry for your loss
Heard James’ first album when I was going through a divorce and now my mother just passed and I heard this!
Helps me process loss! And in beautiful fashion! He elevated these experiences and I now think they are beautiful! And I feel fortunate to have heard his words, they’re just beautiful! Life is beautiful!
New Zealand here. I listen to This song as I am going through the first stages of forgetting things.
WOW, I wasn't prepared. I'm so sorry for your loss! Please keep making these videos
I lost my dad to brain cancer on the 19th of November 2015…this song resonates with me because I was the last family member to be with him the night before he died…the next day we got a call from the hospital to say his breathing had changed….Our family feel so guilty that he had to pass by himself but he held on so strong we just expected him to be there the next day.I didn’t know this song until
a few weeks ago but I love watching these reaction videos to it. Such a beautiful song.
Very sorry.
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Dear Lukas,
I came across this video through Iam Tongi, although I've known James Blunt for a long time. I didn't know "Monsters". Now I've been watching the video once a day for the last five days and then the reactions from different people (which I've never seen, by the way) via RUclips. You are the person with the most beautiful face that lives, that shows what experience means, that is honest. Your reaction touched me the most and I thank you for that. THANK YOU from the "old fat" woman from Saxony in Germany.
My father has stage 4 cancer that's metastasized to his bones. We never really knew each other until the last couple of months when we've developed a wonderful relationship which I'm so grateful for now at the end. The lyrics, "Your not my father, I'm not your son, we're just two men..." broke me. That's exactly what I have with my father now. I have NEVER been affected this deeply and viscerally by a song in my life.
Such a bloody gorgeously emotional heart breaking song.. Lost my dad in 87 and never got to say goodbye...
my grandma past away about a year ago and I am still nod able to listen to this song. I would just stard to be sad. I realy love how he shows his feelings. that shows how good he is
Me again Just to add that I cried gulfs of tears with this song for i lost all my family Mother,Father Sister Brother and Aunt about 42yrs ago and i could never cry ; this song it's insane to say finally brought me a healing relief
Thank you so much for this raw, emotional reaction.
This song is criminally glossed over. Out of the sparse reactions to this song your is the most encompassing with both emotion, respect, and touching on its composition.
All the way from oz That was beautiful mate by both you and the great man I have an81 year old father and I dread that day most days. Your reaction was heart warming and helpful for not just me but for many others as well. You just look like a great bloke and your reaction confirmed it Keep at it mate. Try Cranberries Zombie followed up by Ode to my family and No need to argue. You have a friend “Down under” And to James Blunt👌👌👌👌👌No bravery is unreal as well, which is writen about his tough days in the military Well done again champion👍
Nice watching it with you, and your tears gave me respect for you watching, as James was recording 💖
I was born with 3 fathers.. the one who made me, the one who raise me for my first years and he keep on going... and the one who adopt me and raise me to... 17 years ago the father who rase me died in my arms... when I heard this songs so many years later break my heart beacuse it´s all the words that I would like, in that time said to him...
Lukas Hassel, I’ve watched hundreds and hundreds of reaction videos in the past year, and yours is probably the most beautiful and honest and human expression I’ve seen/heard! This is what reaction videos SHOULD be!
Thank you.
I don;t think I ever had such a strong reaction to a song before, blowing my nose. Wow
At the time of the video James Blunt's father had kidney failure but not long after one of their family gave him a kidney, thank God. Sady my father also died of cancer as your father did, my condolences to you. The video was perfection & showing the tears of James Blunt was so incredible, loved seeing his father too. Take care. xxx
I'm so sorry you lost your father. This song left me shattered. I cared for my mom in her last years in my home. The day she died in my arms I will never forget that pain. All the years she cared for me and in her end I cared for her. We are not guaranteed another day on this earth. Tell the people you love how you feel.
I had to subscribe to your channel.
Honestly? I have such an eclectic love of music and in terms of raw heartfelt emotion, the message and to whom the message is for,...I would have to say this is the most poetic and unique song ever created. The pain and the tears....jesus...i was a blubbering mess!
Headlights is another very well made song it’s an Eminem song but nonetheless it’s hard to listen without getting choked up a bit.
This song just wrecks you. Never heard a more beautiful tribute to a parent in my life. James Blunt is an expert in drawing your feelings out. Fantastic review.
Brother Lucas, I lost my Dad several years ago. He was 93, so I am blessed to have had him for so long. He was a ''tough as nails'' Police Officer, with a heart of gold. He was & still is my Hero. I pity those who never had the kind of relationship with their Father that I had with mine. Hero's are so few & far between.
it's a very emotional song. he was crying, this was a tribute to his dad. his dad appears in the video. the dad had stage 4 kidney cancer and James didn't think his dad would live much longer. Luckily a distant cousin got tested after this video and was a match. and gave the dad a kidney. I have this song on my playlist and play it over and over.
Thinking Dad is reasonably proud. Before writing this commercial success, Blunt worked in the British Army as an officer and captain during the Kosovo war, where he served as a reconnaissance officer in The Life Guards regiment and was among the first soldiers to enter Pristina. Can you be more proud? The father received a transplant and is doing well.
This one just pulls every emotion out for the whole world to see on our cheeks.
Hugs to you. Lots of them.
i love how you cry listening to this song, no shame in empathy, we all feel like you do at times in personal tragedies of other people when we know it can happen to us.
i hate tearjerker situations, but i still cry sometimes.
sometimes over things that appears to be nothing, but in retrospect, they are reminders of things that actually happen in our lives to our own loved ones.
no way would i have thought like this 20 years ago, i guess as we get older, the brevity and frailty of life teaches us to be more aware of it, because we are all approaching the end day.
Being a caregiver of any type is very hard. God bless them. My small advice to caregivers is to take care of yourself too and accept all the help you can get
Dear Lucas,I m Lars, from Germany by the way, and I watched and liked many reaction vids made by you (Dimash). I really like your reactions because they are always musically profound, honest and very sympatic. I really appreciate watching you-after work to relax, to think...
You certainly get a lot of comments and responses.... I just want to tell you. Go on. Your honest reactions- far away from hyping, are really good. You seem to be a person, grounded, honest and likeable, and this is what we need more in this world. Stay healthy. Take care. Well done, as always. Greetings from Hamburg/Germany. Lars
Thank you so much.
@@lukashasselNY no need to thank. I , we, have tonthank. These times requiers mor than ever humanity and understandig. I really mean it honest. You are not just youtubing, but giving a very good contribution-at least to your listeners/watchers- that helps to believe in a better world. Becsuse you come around so honest and human.
What a beautiful, genuine reaction. A perfect demonstration of the power of music
Beutiful song . Drama .
But you , Lukas , you are so
nice , so emotional person .
Respect for shere your emotions and you tears with us (me ).
Thank you so so so much !
had the same re-action when I first saw it. his video for carry you home is another heart wrenching one.
So the story behind the song is that James Blunt's father Col. Charlie Blount was dying of stage 4 kidney disease. He was in desperate need of a kidney transplant and they just couldn't find a donor. James panicked, didn't think his dad was gonna make it, and he wrote this song as a preemptive eulogy. When the song was released it got so much attention and they got a lot of kidney donation offers and eventually found the right one because of this song. Col Blount is currently alive and well thankfully.,
Wow, how amazing, Thanks for filling me in.
@@lukashasselNY yeah no problem. its an emotional song for me too. I lost my uncle last year and he left behind his daughter. I cant imagine the pain shes in.
I'm so sorry about your father. That must have been so difficult. Taylor Swift mother had cancer (I think breast cancer?) and when she was going through chemo they found out she had a brain tumor as well. She wrote a song for her mother called, "Soon you'll get better" and said she would never be able to perform it, but for the cornavirus together at home concert she did. You should really check it out. Loving your reactions. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/2P-uLAQ9FCI/видео.html
@@lexymish990 Thank you. xo
My father took care of my mother as she died from ovarian cancer. Knowing the pain of watching someone dying slowly and painfully he made a choice. After finding he had lung cancer stage 4 and no chance to survive, he took his own life. To him he was saving my sister and I from the pain of watching him slowly die, too me I regret not having the chance to give him love and comfort in his final hours.
So sorry.
I think I saw this reaction maybe 20 times. Thank you for your humanity. ❤️
What a beautiful soul you have. To recognise and cherish this beautiful tribute to James’ father. How one could not be moved 🙏🏻🥰
Wow!!! I’ve never heard of him or this song and I had tears running down my face. Wow!!!!
I had seen this James Blunt video but today I saw it again and it touched me again. I don't know why RUclips sent me the suggestion for your video, but now my heart wanted not only to comfort James, but you as well. A big hug.
Truly lovely reaction to a heart breaking song.
Every time I hear it I cry, love James blunt an amazing songwriter aswell as singer x
my father at 43 years old did recruit training one year before I did at 17 we were both in the Royal Australian Air Force at the same time and Dad, I love you, and yes its my time
You cannot go wrong with James Blunt looks like you've got a heart sir!
Thank you for your reaction, nice to see men with emotions. I lost my father as well, for anyone it is hard.
You are absolutely right about the way this resonates with anybody who has let a parent (or any loved one) go. James Blunt has a great talent to put the essence of things into words. The first song that got me, and still gets me, is 'No Bravery' from his first album, a biting recount of the price of war.
You, James Blunt, and his father in this short clip were remarkable. Thank you for being so in touch with your feelings and for sharing this moment with us. I'm crying too!
How blessed we are, those of us getting hit hard by this song. Not everyone had parents they miss. I do every day.
Tremendous genuine reaction. This is too much, the video, and then you reaction, i noticed tears flowing down my face.
BTW, You look like joaquin phoenix, but better looking.
Thx for saying! xo
@@lukashasselNY Hope this youtube adventure keeps you online for a very long time. You get more handsome as your gray beard grows out. Please have lots of children. You seem very kind, intelligent and so handsome. What a waste not to have your DNA in the world. Wow, that's high praise!
What a lovely posting. Thank you! Beard is indeed getting whiter by the week. :) xo
@@lukashasselNY you made my day!
It's nice that you can have compassion..great that you can show your feelings..even after..your experiences..someone in your fam..must of had a really..really..good heart ❤..
what a beautiful genuine reaction, happy to find the channel of someone real
His father was about to die when they filmed this, but they found a donor later, a distant cousin, so his father survived. Imagine listening to a song of your son saying goodbye to you, really thinking you where close to the end
I'm just going to subscribe because throughout years on youtube..first person I see liking comments months after release
And yes I love monsters, it's heartbreaking actually made me want to hug my parents and appreciate that they're here 🌹🥂
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Heard it the first time now. There was a tear. Lovely