James Blunt - Monsters (Live on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky)
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- Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2021
- A single from James’ 6th album ‘Once Upon A Mind’ - the song is for his father who was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease
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I was on an offshore drilling rig off the coast of Angola the first time I heard this song. In 45 seconds I reduced to tears. Back in 2000, my father lost his battle with his demon and died of cirrhosis. Ever since that time, I stayed angry at him for the torment his alcohol abuse inflicted on his family. This song slapped my face and made me realize that nothing positive was coming from me holding on to that anger for decades and understanding that none of us is without imperfections. My family deserves better. I forgive you dad!
Thanks for sharing and nicely said mate.
Good on you brother, may he rest in peace, and it's good you found your peace.
Huge respect.
RIP to your dad, and long may you live in peace.
My condolences bro
Oh, wow ❤
one song - what a energy 🙌🏼
It sounds like you healed yourself as you saw a chance to let it go and forgive.
Thank you for sharing!
His hands shaking while playing the piano... good Lord. Shows that none of us are above grief. And he still gave a beautiful performance through his pain. Just amazing, thank you James
His Dad is still alive though.
Yes the song sounds like his dad died. His emotions are real from when he was preparing to say goodbye. The father miraculously got a kidney transplant and survived. But the song hits with people who have lost a loved one. It's beautiful.
Can’t stop listening to this song since my Dad passed away with Cancer 2wks ago 😢, British Veteran🇬🇧
RIP sorry for your loss ❤
🙏
Sorry for your loss.
Bless yous both bro🤜🤛
Sorry for your loss 🙏🏻
"We're just 2 grown man saying goodbye", that phrase hit so damn dip, I used to have long conversations with my father about death, his last years weren't his bests, he distanced himself from the family and made some huge mistakes, but in the end, we were 2 grown man saying goodbye, farewell dear old man
Such a CRIMINALLY Underrated artist. People got stuck in "You're Beautiful" and missed out on an amazing catalog filled with emotional masterpieces.
Very true. Such a well written song.
Absolutely agree I for one am getting caught up 🙏💙🎶
I totally agree with you. It's criminal!!
yeah man. so many wonderful songs!!
Yes I’ve always liked and respected James as a artist and as a man. He comes across so well in interviews with wit and without a hint of arrogance.
So emotional. He’s actually shaking while playing the piano. Amazing performance. So…human.
He is just unbelievable. He strikes the balance between a passionate performance and a fake one perfectly.
His honesty is so loud every time.. so pure
I have tremors and his shaking seemed liked a tremor. I wonder if he has something medically going on?
thats damage done by the vaccin.
@@johnshanklin5467 I know what yout mean, but I beleave his was just shaking, because this song is very personal and emotional.
He's definitely underrated as an artist, and his father must be really proud of him after hearing this song
Spot on ❤❤🎵🎶🎶🎶
No my friend, no one underrated james Blunt, they just keep him for self
@@truecrystal1747 not appreciated 😀
His father was with him at the time he recorded it
Think he was proud way before
Iam Tongi brought me here due to his emotional performance on multiple occasions so i was curious. I find this and i see James literally shaking while playing this live.... Whew! You don't have to be an empath to feel either the original or any cover, this is a powerful song...
My dad was an imperfect man, with an imperfect son. The line "I know your mistakes and you know mine" hits me hard. My dad died in hospice or cancer, and I was fortunate enough to be by his side when he did, and this song speaks to me like nothing else, like it was written just for us. I love you dad, and thank you James.
When he got to the part where he says don't be scared, my heart cracked. My dad died suddenly and I wonder if he was scared as we tried to help him. I'm sorry for your loss.
I was brought to tears when i first heard this, my father passed away from cancer and few year before he died we were getting really close, so yeah this was hard to listen to
My dad past away a month ago, in a hospice too because of cancer 😞I feel you
Same for me, Lost my Dad 2wks ago to Cancer, The 4 days at his bedside hit me hard my hand on his heart then it stopped. I won’t forget those days, We talked & Reconciled. He’s at peace now
my dad died and yesterday was 5 years ago. he's gone. i stand beside him while his breath for last. miss him so much....
Beautiful performace, how can you not love James Blunt?
Absolutely ❤
This is the song we chose to carry dad from the funeral service to the hearse before his burial.
I’m not emotional whatsoever (normally), I didn’t think I had a heart, but pretty sure the ache I get in my chest when this tune plays means something is going down…(spoke to Dorothy and I’m not the Tin Man…)
Miss you Dad x
I haven't once listened to this song without losing it. Makes me miss my dad even more
So true. I weep all the way through, every time.
If it makes you miss him more it also makes you remember him more , for that we owe James alot. My go to song when I want to be close with my dad who left me a year ago .
You are definitely not alone in losing it every time you hear this song! Besides, I think James is losing it as well whilst singing it;)
You are not alone.
Not 1 single time, in the dozens of times I've heard this, have I made it through without tears.
I found this song after my grandfather died, i never met my father but he stepped up and raised me as his own. I wasn't his son but that great man treated me as his own and gave me the mindset and strength to be a great man god bless
James doesn't need auto tuning his voice is pure and raw. A pure talent he has not been given the opportunity he deserves. He writes from his soul and life experiences. Listen to no Bravery he was on the front line during the Kosovo war. How many singer/song writers have done that!!!
James stop making me cry !!!
To all the dads still with us and to those we're without.
To all the sons and daughters, never miss a chance to tell your parents how you feel.
I defy anyone to get through this song without weeping. This is James Blunt at his best.
What a song, what a performance, just brilliant….
Man, he plays it so raw. James Blunt will be eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2030. He has made several hits over a 15 year period, and still going strong. It would be well deserved!
I don't know how he could sing this live. I can't even listen to it without crying and I don't cry. Ever. 😢 Absolutely beautiful song. Respect for being able to sing it.
The raw emotion in James singing this song is remarkable. Miss you Dad!
You can see the pain in his face as he sings, clearly even though he has sung this song hundreds of times at this point, it even strikes a chord for him ! What a songwriter and story teller ! Truly just one of those once in a lifetime songwriters
Vocally live he is perfect,no auto tuning here,just a great voice
I think this man is some kind of Angel on earth 🌎. His music 🎶 🎵 is universal.
The nod at the end... what a hero this man is.
Love this song. My dad is still alive. I'm so afraid of the day when the song becomes true for me. 🙏🏼
Hes unbelievable
He feels every note. Every word.
Puts 110% in every time.
Powerful.
My Father passed away 2 weeks ago. This song hits much differently now. I miss you, Papa.
My dad passed away in 2009, yet each time I hear this song, I tear up. Today was no exception.
This was my dad funeral song and i cried every time, i had listened to it in my personal time so many times to not let my mum see me upset so she didnt think he was ripped away from us
Art. We see it so rarely that most don't even know what it is.
There has never before been an arrow in the heart like this
A staggering feat of emotional control. I can't get through any version of this song, whether it be live, video or album, without being in bits.
Mr Blunt you have my utmost respect and admiration for crafting such a beautiful and poignant song x
One of the most underrated musical geniuses of our time
James blunt is so underrated. His songs and voice are unique
How the hell can he perform this song like this over and over again!! every time I listen to it I feel like I die a little. I can't imagine how this impacts him 😥
Seeing someone put so much into a song not only vocally but physically seeing the emotion (the shaking) is just overwhelming. This is truly a song you can feel. THIS is how you connect with others by music and, cannot help but get emotional too. Love it.
This song kills me every time. Went through this with my Dad.
James has to have played this piece so, so many times, yet you can see his hands shaking while he plays. 😢
I spent my whole life trying to make my dad proud of me. I watched his last breath. Never said he loved me, never said he was proud of me, never even said well done. This song is mine. 😢
Sometimes the hardest things to say are the things you feel the most. I’m proud of ya bud. Keep going!
Your song.
Yes sir. Healing is yours too.
Make youself proud of what you do with your life. It's your journey.
❤
Im a 50yr old who hardly cries, my partner is a professional singer of 40yrs so ive seen some emotional songs, but, my dad is ailing in his 80s now, i worry about him daily....this song turns me to blubber...amazing how he can hold it together..what a great song
🙏🏽 take in every minute with you dad
❤
It's a little past midnight. I'm just sitting here wrapping up a project due tomorrow, letting youtube do its thing on its own. This is the only song to cycle through youtube tonight that I've never heard before. This afternoon I told my elderly father that tomorrow we need to have an important and honest man-to-man conversation about some things related to his business and failing health. God always knows when I need to hear the right song.
Regardless of a man’s age they will always tell you how much their dad means. I’m lucky that my dad is still alive but I’ve never met his dad, my grandad and I can’t imagine how my dads life was growing up without a father figure. My dad is incredible and I couldn’t ask for a better one. I love him
I saw this at the time I have just lost my Dad on New Years Day just managed to listen too it in the last coupe of days…this is my song too you dad I Love You and hope I always make you proud….
As a son who lost his dad in a traffic accident, I can relate to this song deeply ❤
This and Iam Tongi's rendition are both incredible
This man is so relatable. Especially since he is a veteran of war. The extra layers that adds. Will always be a fan.
Dad died last year and listening to this yanks hard on my heart strings as I look back when he pushed me on the swings as a
Child.
I lost my dad when I was 3 years old in a car accident. This song hits me hard.
He's such a legend yet every time he plays live he's a nervous wreck. I kind of like it, shows his human side. Love his music!
This means alot to him. You can see it in him
You can see it in nearly every song of him. I believe every single word and note that comes out of his mouth.
Never ever was a song enough to let a tear leave my eyes.... 1minute of james singing monsters and my eyes are kinda sweaty.
Lost my dad to colorectal cancer back in 2019...and I just came across this song through William Tongi of AGT. This song really hits me deep, but at the same time reassuring that my dad is at a better place...
I’m not crying your crying 😭
I'm a 37 year old man with 3 kids and I have no shame admitting this song makes me cry everytime.
I don’t understand how anyone makes it all the way through this song. Beautiful
My younger sister just passed away a week ago. She was only 37 and was a healthy person! No words can tell the sorrows , I could stop my tears . One day during my silence time , i saw her smiling at me and feeling the warm, it was like a few second but my sadness was then covered by this love. ❤Namaste 🙏
A heartbreakingly beautiful song with a even more devastatingly beautiful performance…. My goodness…
My Father passed 2 days before this post. Nov. 24 I posted this to my FB the 23rd. We had bumps in the road of life but, we were good for several years leadng up to Cancer taking him. I love this song.
My Father sadly passed away in 1997 when I was 15, two months before Biggie died. I'll be missing you by Puff Daddy will always be the song associated with that tragic year. 26 years later, cant quite believe how time has gone, but the raw feelings are still there when hearing this song. Thinking now suddenly I have to chase the monsters away and protect my Mother and Sister. I remember the night he left us. Two grown men saying goodbye.
my dad died two years ago on xmas and i held his hand as the end was near. this is first time ive heard this song and it is the most beautiful tribute
It’s my Dads birthday today, he would have been 96 we lost him 21 years ago. Feels like yesterday, I miss you dad xx
One of the most emotion pricking songs ever written, simple and yet hauntingly beautiful, played and sung to perfection. A masterclass in song writing, executed perfectly.
There is so much emotion in this James performance that his hands are shaking while he tickles the keys…
❤️❤️
He’s absolutely such an amazing songwriter…..beautiful
This is what song singing is all about. This is how you tell a story with song... Sadly, not many artiste can do this... I hate this song because my eyes will never fail to tear up... damn...
I don't think I've ever seen a song performed so perfectly.
James... Thank you ❤️
This song is unbelievably well written wow 😢
Just as perfectly performed as his video - that's a real artist.
this randomly came on when i was in class and i couldn't help but cry because i lost my father
What a song...his reaction at the end makes it, like hes looking for approval as it means so much to him❤❤
My mum passed this month and although this is about his father it still resonates
His fingers trembling kills me. I love this man
This was the most moving performance I have ever seen in my life absolutely beautiful
The sheer emotion coming from his voice, motion and heart makes this song so much harder to hear, every single time he sings this live the emotions coming from him never weaken. This song means so much to him and so many people listening
Lost my dad (and best mate) 8 years ago in December. It was a privelage to look after him in his last days. Dad I love you mate...
Not many singers sound as good as the studio recordings but this is perfection!
When my dad died from cancer it was just me and him at the end - as his breathing started getting more laboured I told him it was OK for him to go and be with mum now and that I’d be Ok ….he went whilst I held his hand (and trued to keep my sibs quiet so he didn’t hear). I had about 10 minutes alone with him until my brother wandered in! I’d thought about shouting for him to come but he’d rarely sat with dad in his last two weeks and as usual he was doing a jigsaw in a spare room! It was very special to be with my dad at the end - an honour.
It is quite remarkable to see a performer sing and play a song that clearly means so much to him.
This is what I listened to right after I left the church. Thank you James
One of the truest live performances I've ever seen. At the tip of breaking down by the overflow of memories of a loved one while you play the song you wrote about it all perfectly while emotionally performing it trembling. ❤ thank you James for sharing your talent.
Wow ❤
The song writing talent is absolutely undeniable
That vibration in James Blunt voice is Angelic😮❤
James Blunt....amazing talent
You can feel this takes so much outta him. And I never knew my father, he passed away when I was 3 months . I'm 43 now and I still miss him.
I lost my father just this week, i cant stop to hear this song. :(.
I’ve watched this at least 3 times consecutively, and I’m astonished by the depth of performance
Thanks to you I am tongue was be able to win❤
He performs this beautiful and heart wrenching song with such a passion that every word feels like a knife to the heart. It’s such a powerful song and the performance is incredible. Wow
This is one the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. He sings it amazingly.
How can a song be so beautiful, yet hurt so much. James really pulled a lot of heartstrings with this amazing song.
It's MY TURN....to chase the monsters away.....goosebumps....
I have to say I’m not the type of person who easily cries but this absolutely, emotionally melted me, I know this song is about his father but it made me think about my brother, he died a year ago at 35 year old I just wish things could of been different it’s not fair the hands life deal some people.
This song reminds me of my Father our last moments together will never leave my head. We like two grown men saying goodbye and it’s like he was telling me his not afraid to sleep by telling me to take charge.
I love you Daddy
I will make you proud.
Am chasing those monsters away every single day.
RIP Bwana YEKO
His emotions run deep when he does this song.
His hands trembling.
He knows the reason for the song and that gets to him every performance.
Even performing it now he’s having to hold back tears
This is the most moving performance you will ever hear in your life.
11 months ago my father was hit with encephalitis and was hospitalised until late January of this year when he was admitted to a nursing home. He is 85, 11 months ago, he was fit as a fiddle and mentally fully with it. He is like a changeling.... He cannot walk or do anything for himself, his mind is elsewhere permanently. It feels like a death in the family and will be like a second passing when he does pass. This song helps me, a 45 year old man to cry, because I need to. It is cathartic. Thank you James Blunt.
A truly beautiful song, sung with true emotion.. I lost my dad 25 years ago, still feels like it was yesterday. ❤️
I can´t understand how he could play this perfomance with his whole boding shaking that way.