*First Time Hearing* James Blunt- Monsters | This hit me HARD | Didn’t expect this 😔 

He refused to use autotune and he refused. He wanted it to be raw, real. Everyone on the set were crying but his father. He said, "why are you crying? I'm still here" James is so underrated. He's a brilliant musician and a wonderful human being

That is Jame's Dad sitting next to him in the clip. Jame's Dad was dying of Kidney disease and James wrote this to him as a goodbye as they could not find a matching kidney donor for his Dad. Every tear is real, as James thought he was going to lose his Dad very soon. When this was release, a distant relative saw the clip and got tested. He was a match for Jame's Dad and because of this song....Jame's Dad is still alive due to him getting the life saving kidney transplant.

Both James and his father are ex-soldiers who have seen action. Because he was an Officer some people sneer at him - but I think he is wonderful. That is his father sitting by his side; dying it was believed because a donor couldn't be found to give him a kidney transplant. The biggest miracle of this heartbreaking song is that a distant relative on the other side of the world heard the song and learned the reason behind it. He offered to be tested and was a SUCCESSFUL donor! James's father is still alive. 💞

My dad was unconscious for 3 weeks before he died 5 years ago. I spent every day with him talking, reading poetry, holding his hand, playing music and singing (badly) to him. I was terrified in case he was locked into his subconscious with nightmares and I wanted him to have peace. This song takes me right back there. I hope i kept his monsters away as he always did for me as a child.

I was in this position a couple of years ago and this song destroys me every time. Love your parents and tell them how you feel; you'll miss them every day when they're gone..

Him and his father both were officers in the British army and when they deployed his dad would say your not my son I’m not your father we’re just two grown men saying goodbye as a way of kind of keeping their emotions in check and saying I love you. That’s why he incorporated it into his song.

"I'm not ur son n u're not my father we're just two grown men saying goodbye".. so deep , and i started to cry..

No song has ever hit me like this every time I listen to it.

The bit where dad puts his hand on his arm always gets me. This is the farewell I wish I got with my father. RIP dad

I am a 70 year old mom with 4 children 7 grandchildren you look just like my grandson Danny. I don't have much time left and none of my grandchildren speak to me I cried my eyes outs looking at you 😔I wish you were my baby Danny and he would hold me just one more time 💔

When you see someone having a spiritual experience right before your eyes .... 💓

The very first time I heard this song was when I got into my car in the hospital garage in the early morning after spending the night with my step-dad in intensive care. He had just had a heart attack and they found that also had stage 4 lung cancer, so we both knew what that meant. Although he was my step-dad, he never treated me as anything but his son and he had been in my life since I was 4 years old. We both knew he was dying, and I got to tell him how much I appreciated him and how much he meant to me and how I appreciated him for beingthe dad he didnt have to be, and he told me how much he loved me and was proud of me. I'm so glad we got to talk that night. When I got in the car that morning, this song came on as soon as I turned the key. I just sat there and listened, and I was completely wrecked. I'm a 6'2" 220 lb man and I was sobbing while listening to this song. It was so incredibly sad but also cathartic for me. It's one of the most heartfelt songs ever written and I appreciate James Blunt for writing it.

30 years old and that "Daddy" hits dumb hard every time. He taught me everything about being a man. In 4 years I will have out lived him. Although he passed when I was 8 I watched and learned from him everyday. Miss you pops.

James Blunt, was a Captain, in the British Army. This song is written about his dad, who had a chronic Kidney disease, which nearly killed him. All proceeds from this song, went to the British Legion. For the Veterans. He’s a great singer. Also yes to your question, it is James Blunt, who sang your beautiful, your reaction, was the same as mine, shed few tears myself.

I cry every time I hear this. I took care of my mom for three years before she passed, two years ago. Thankfully she passed in her sleep. She was 91.

As I write this I'm sitting in hospital watching my 81 year old father close to passing away. I don't expect him to last the weekend. I found this song last week. I love you Dad x

We don’t give men, fathers, husbands enough credit for having feelings and love and hearts. I have not seen a version of “ my auto response” where the person didnt sob. The producers wanted James Blunt to use AutioTone and he refused. This video they did in one shot (ish) It was the first time his dad heard this song. You can hear his voice crack at the end. This is love. This is grief. This is life. Look up the sweet kid from American Idol “Toki” it’s amazing

This man sounds exactly the same live. Just amazing.

It was James Father,James his father is Colonel Charles Blount, a man with a distinguished military career that has seen him inhabit the ranks of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars as a cavalry officer before becoming a helicopter pilot and colonel of the Army Air Corps. Blount (which is where James’ Blunt stage name comes from) was clearly a huge inspiration to his son who followed his father into military service, a long-standing tradition in the Blount family which reportedly dates as far back as the 10th century

I cant finish this song without welling up bring a grown man to tears you know its a belter Absolute class song I do know when my father goes this will be played at his funeral !

The girl thar never was : James Blunt. A must watch. Thank you for a caring person.

Dude..my dad is still with me but I was crying like a baby the first time I heard this. Made sure I told him the next day he's a legend.

Oh sunshine... you sure about doing this one... it's anything but easy!! ..just so you know James Blunt's father Charles, himself a kidney donor, was diagnosed with stage four chronic kidney disease. JB wrote "Monsters" to "express his feelings about his father and his illness, almost as if it's a touching farewell to his father". But his dad pulled through!!!! He didn't pass!!❤️❤️❤️

It's the emotive "it's my turn, to chase the monsters away". That gets me. Not only makes it a full circle - life and death, but, emphasises the vulnerability of you as a kid, and your dad afraid of death. It's just sad, but a beautiful lyric.

Yes he sings your beautiful

More James. Blunt please.... beautiful tribute to his Dad... love. 🐨🇦🇺🦘

Every single time his dad comes in and the pat at the end.. it gets me :( They said everybody there that day was in tears watching it.

I wish this song was out when my dad passed id play this song for him brings tears to my eyes.

I would recomend "Goodbye my Lover" since u have heard "You're Beautiful". Great voice and a great artist

I just recently sang this to my Dad in the week leading up to his passing, it could have been written for us Thank you wonderful James Blunt.

This song breaks me every time I hear it. My dad's been gone since 2013. The man in the video is his dad. He was in renal failure and wasn't given great odds. Luckily a donor was found in time. But this speaks firmly to losing your parents. Hugs to you and your family.

Thanks man for being real stay true man

Broo made me ring my dad and tell him I love him, awesome song!

Wow this is hard to hear. Never heard of James Blunt before. I'm taking care of my aging parents. Grateful for my time with them now even when they drive me crazy everyday. 😂 Good reminder to tell our parents we love them while we still can. Thanks, Cliff. Have a great day to you and everyone. Stay safe.🙏❤

Yeah ...this song did that to me too. ...and it keeps doing it to me.

James is one of the best artists. xxx

I've been a fan of James Blunt for about 12 years. This tho.. gets me every time,especially now as I care for my 93 yr old mom,who is bedridden with advanced Alzheimers.........😭😭😭

It doesnt matter how many times i hear this song.. It always brings tears to my eyes. Its a sad but beautiful song.

Yes, You're Beautiful is his song...❤❤❤

Absolutely flawless!! So raw and real

Goodness!!! Holy cow!! Not many songs make me cry, seriously, but this one got me big time!! I'm a bit late to this reaction, but better late than never!!!

I loved your reaction. Lots of love to you sir

He is his double too. Yes that was and still is his dad. And you are right about thatt song "Beautiful". It was James. ❤

My father died from brain cancer 3 months ago, my mife and I had our first son(my fathers first grandchild) 2 weeks ago, he never got to meet him but my son has his name, this song tears me up everytime I listen to it, amazing song, great reaction

Yes he did your beautiful

Stunning,beautiful,Bravo James Blunt💙

Only heard this song a couple of months ago,I cried like a baby I lost my Dad 10 years ago to cancer my dad was only 60,He was diagnosed 13 days before he passed it was so quick we had no time at all,so glad James still has his dad xx Thanks cliff x

James Blunt always makes me cry! I love You’re Beautiful. So glad you reminded me about him. He’s on RU-vid!❤

James Blunt has a very unique voice and is a great musician. He has a very interesting backstory as far as both his career and this song (in particular go).....worth reading up on. When you listen to some of his other tracks like "You're beautiful" and "Goodbye my Lover", you'll probably/possibly recognize him. He's a man of many talents. A former reconnaissance officer in the Life Guards regiment of the British Army, he served under NATO during the 1999 Kosovo War where he rose to the rank of captain. His father, a colonel in the British Army Air Corps ,was also a military helicopter pilot. James got his pilot's license at age 16. He gained an army-sponsored place at the University of Bristol, where he first studied aerospace manufacturing engineering and then subsequently moved on to the study of sociology. He graduated with a BSc in sociology in 1996. This was all prior to his music career. "In 1999, he served as an armored reconnaissance officer in the NATO deployment in Kosovo. Initially assigned to reconnaissance of the Republic of Macedonia-Yugoslavia border, Blunt and his unit worked ahead of the front lines directing forces and targeting Serb positions for the NATO bombing campaign. His unit was given the assignment of securing the Pristina International Airport in advance of the 30,000-strong peacekeeping force; however the Russian army had moved in and taken control of the airport before his unit's arrival. American NATO commander Wesley Clark ordered that Blunt and his unit forcibly take the airport from the Russian contingent, but Blunt refused to comply. There were less intense moments during Blunt's Kosovo assignment. Blunt had brought along his guitar, strapped to the outside of his tank. At some places, the peacekeepers would share a meal with hospitable locals, and Blunt would perform. It was while on duty there that he wrote the song "No Bravery". A keen skier, Blunt captained the Household Cavalry alpine ski team in Verbier, Switzerland, eventually becoming champion skier of the entire Royal Armored Corps. He had extended his military service in November 2000, and after an intensive six-month army riding course was posted to the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in London, England. During this posting, Blunt was interviewed about his responsibilities on the television program "Girls on Top", a series highlighting unusual career choices. He stood guard at the coffin of the Queen Mother during the days of her lying in State and was part of the funeral procession on 9 April 2002. Blunt left the army on 1 October 2002 having served six years. Yes, it's his Dad in this...that's another story. His musical career includes many top 10 and number 1 hits, including Grammy Awards. He is funny, talented and a great musician.

Yo Cliff Beats! You make your father proud my man and you know it

I cry every time I watch this. Was never a James Blunt fan until I heard this and now I appreciate his songwriting. Felt his pain as I sat and watched my dad due from a brain tumour.

Dad is living !! ❤️❤️

Perfect reaction! Thank you 👍

The line “it’s my turn to chase the monsters away” hits deep to me

I second your statement " This man deserves an OSCAR" , I was literally bawling my eyes out.

Hi sir yes he did your beautiful. James Blunt was a tank commander in the queens regiment he was in the Gulf war.

It brought me to tears.😢💔

Yes

This hurts my heart, I think about my granda when I hear this song, such a powerful one xx 😭❤️❤️ xx

Beautiful is the song he's best known for.

I haven’t heard this song before (even though it made me cry) so thank you for doing a reaction to it. I lost both my parents to cancer (mum 25 years ago and dad 18 years ago) and this song brought it all back to me. I am glad James’ father was able to get a transplant to save his life. I only wish I could have saved my parents’ lives too. May they Rest In Peace. 🥰💔🕊🇦🇺

We have seen 'The Captain' three times, twice at the same small venue in Carcassonne. You got to concerts to hear great music, dance and have fun with friends and family, yet suddenly, he comes out with a song that hits you so hard that you cry. Not just once, but two to three times at the most recent gig. He has had a lot of abuse in the past over his voice and songs, but there are many people who delight in the way he is. You can see the emotion in the man as he sings this song. It's something you often see at the concert too. Those screens show everything! Keep it up sir, just don't write an album of soulful songs, as great as it would be, I don't think I could handle it emotionally.😅

❤. You were absolutely correct that James deserves an award just for his ability to express his emotions in this video while still holding it together enough to deliver it so very well.

Keep strong everyone! Thank you for this Cliff.

The first time I saw this almost broke my heart. I have long been a James Blunt fan but this one was different. So raw. So real. So I went and did some reading and found that James wrote this song for his own father, who is ill with end stage renal failure. It hit home even more when I showed it to my son, who recently moved back home to help care for his own aging ill father. My son bawled. This song even more represents are life now than most. My husband is suffering from dementia and slowly he is becoming the child and my son becoming more the father. James Blunt is a song writer who is not afraid to affect your deepest emotions....

I'm glad I'm not the only one who heard this first thing in the morning. I was bawling at 6am at work....such a beautiful song.

I dont knw how many i repeart hear this song...im crying😭

Many years ago I heard a song by James Blunt. I had never heard of him, but I was an instant fan. He sings with so much emotion. Check out some of his earlier work. Fantastic singer!

This hits everyone hard 😥 I’ve watched this so many times and it still hits me hard 😓 I see you looking strangely when his dad came into the picture, his father was dying of stage 4 cancer but got a kidney after this song went out. This was made in one take and the only person that wasn’t crying by the end was James dad, in fact he said why’s everyone crying I’m not dead yet 😥 I think he was saying in the song that they were equal but also that he was there for him always 😥❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Thank you for not constantly pausing. Way too many “reaction” videos do just this. I appreciate your honest reaction. My own father is going through something similar and I just hope that I can be this strong for him. Keep well

James has one of the best voices and is a lyrics genius. If this song gor you my dude, you need to give the girl.thar never was

I held my daughter's hand as she took her last breath. 33yrs 9 months 3. Bowel cancer. This and Rebbekka Bakken True North. Her, my Amy's home, will be sold in the next 2 weeks. The grief and anger is coming back. I can do this. I don't want to but I must. When I came home True North was the song I listened to and I shall now.

Great emotional video. He did sing "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye, My Lover." Unfortunately, the US market wasn't smart enough to release more albums.

Lovely reaction at a time when I’m feeling particularly depressed. I haven’t told anyone else that, so thank you

Just love.

So raw so emotional I couldnt listen to the whole song got me so tore up!

Thanks for introducing me to a new artist! As you said it's an amazingly relatable song. Looking forward to more

James was a tank commander in the British army. His dad was also ex-army - I believe he got life-changing surgery and is still with us.

Yes, he did "You're Beautiful" I hadn't heard this and I cried... Thanks for your reaction. This works for mothers and daughters too.

Ok…… Cliff…..I started crying the minute James open his his mouth…….Just beautiful voice and haunting as well…Judy D

Yeah man.. I can tell that hit you VERY hard

James Blunt...you are beautiful... body and soul 👍❤️

i cried my eyes out listning to that

My dad passed 20 years ago from cancer at 65. I helped with his care near the end and was the last person to speak with him before he slipped away early one June morning. This song just wrecks me every time.

To me him saying "I'll read a story to you, only this one is true" is telling me this is a real event that he is and has or will be dealing with and that is also relatable to the ones listening who have parents that at some point they will be dealing with something similar even if it isn't until down the road even if the specifics are different, it's still relatable. ♥️

He did your beautiful

This song hits me deep in the feels. Me and my mom were my dad’s caretakers during his battle w/ cancer, and I can’t exactly remember when we went from being father and son to two grown men, but it did indeed happen.

The song get you thinking.

Never heard of James blunt is mind blowing.

His dad is still alive to this day and is now healthy he had a very bad kidney disease and couldn’t find a compatible donor until they found a long lost cousin who was kind enough to donate his kidney

Aren’t we lucky if we can love anyone like he loves his father ?

James is a bad ass dude, my military mates all tell me story's about him 🇦🇺❤️👍

You are wonderful❤

When it's my time to go over the rainbow bridge. I want the song " No tears" played from James Blunt ❤

James Blunt is one of the greatest storytelling artists of our time.

Both served in the British Military. so Death is heard/ seen different than most

It is a beautiful heartfelt song. It is his father in the video. His father had cancer and it was so nice he survived it. You are correct James also did “You’re beautiful”

Holy shit I was not ready for this.

I heard they wanted to add autotune to this music video cause of James voice cracking but he said no. Which I love cause it make it more raw and show just how hard this is for him to sing.

I haven’t heard this before. It’s beautiful 💙