I’m sure tons of people will tell you the story of this song, but I will too… His dad was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney failure and needed a transplant. Things looked bleak. So James wrote this for his father while believing he was going to lose him. But his dad DID end up getting a transplant after this song’s release and is doing well today. Sorry for the novel length comment. Always enjoy your reactions, Highly. Much Love and Respect, Mandi 🍃💕🍃
Just to add a few things, this was the first time he'd sung this song to his dad and all the emotion in his eyes and his voice are 100% genuine. This video was recorded without any 'Auto-Tune'. James' record company insisted he use it but he refused because he wanted everything to be exactly as you see it. James was, like his father, an officer in the British military and served out in Kosovo. I have no idea how he managed to make this video as he did, but I think it's unique and absolutely real.
Despite this being about the son chasing the monsters away, when his dad puts his hand on his arm it just shows the father's instinct to comfort his children never leaves.
@@aussieginger1960 I think it was mentioned in dispatches ,luckily A British general backed James and they circled the airport instead .. I believe James refused the order ,it was the British general that said we won't start wwlll for you ...
Beautiful song - James Blunt's father was diagnosed with stage four chronic kidney disease. He wrote "Monsters" to "express his feelings about his father and his illness. His father did managed to get a Kidney transplant not long after this song was released. Still make me cry every time.
Just a little background here. James is a former commander in the British military who served out in Kosovo, and his father was also a former military man. When this video was made, this was the first time James had sung this song to his dad who had only recently been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer which was terminal. James's record company had insisted he use 'Auto-Tune' when he recorded this but he refused because he wanted this to be 100% real, raw and genuine. Towards the end of the song, we can hear James's voice wavering slightly but he managed to hold himself together. What you see in this video is real and absolutely authentic. Thank God, they managed to eventually find a kidney donor and his father survived and is still with us. To be honest, I don't know how James managed to do this, but he did, and God bless him for that. Family love is so so special and the bonds so strong, even when we choose not to admit it.
Good for you to call your Mom every day. My son calls me every day also. I can’t tell you how much it means to me. Love to you and your family. ❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦
Beautiful song . Glad his dad survived in the end . Anyone losing a parent . Can,t help but be choked up by the line. It's my turn to chase the monsters away ! 😭 🌍✌
Even though his dad is going to be fine , for which we all need to thank God, I dare anyone who hears this tribute to withhold their emotions...especially their tears. Thank you James, and God Bless you and your dad.
And I was thinking that St. Helena was the most intense video of the day. My god! When you started your reaction you said that this was the next one in your James Blunt journey so I looked up your previous reaction which was no bravery. I must say this man was incredibly brave to share this very intimate moment with the rest of the world. Beautiful reaction as well Highly!
This song hit me hard. I cared for my mom in her last years in my home. Holding my frail mom in my arms as she left this world. My thoughts are with everyone that has lost a parent. It is forever a heartache 😥 P.S. Great review. I'm now a subscriber
It's an awful but beautiful thing to be able to say goodbye. Seen it twice with my grandfather and father it never gets any easier. Sorry for your loss ❤️
This is truly heartbreaking…. How he managed to sing this without breaking down completely is an astounding achievement… I say this as I sport a massive snot bubble an remember the losses that have scarred my soul
My dad lived with us the last 5 years of his life. Precious time. Passed 2 years ago. Was in great pain at the end and in hospice for a week or so. I KNOW exactly what he is talking about. I don't think it had to do with a bad relationship. By the way dad had a GREAT relationship with all 5 of us kids. He was the greatest father we could have wanted...
His Dad was actually dying from Stage 4 kidney failure and he wrote this song for his Dad. He sang it to his father before he recorded it and his father was good enough to star in the video with him even though he was given weeks to live. This video saved his Dad's life. Up until this point, there were no matching donors. Once the video was released, a distant cousin came forward, was a match and James' Dad was saved by that distant cousin giving one of his kidneys.
He donated all proceeds from this record to two UK charities. British Legion and Help for Heroes. Who help services and ex service people in the UK and Commonwealth.
Such a beautiful song.Before my dad passed he told me how proud he was of me and how much he appreciated how I helped him while he was suffering with cancer.He passed less than an hour later.
This song kills me every time I hear it, I lost my father to colon cancer like a week or two before I heard this...effin beautiful and hard to listen to now
My father brought me, my twin sister and my brother up. We got in touch with us years later and she's now rejected us again. Not all families are good. 😫
My mother died on cancer in 1993 het mother my my father and onkel were there you never forget that i was there there for my father his hart left him , hè told me i was still his little girl but. I have to remember this nobody is perfect but try everything and love everything.thanks higly and love to everyone that been try this it will be oké the monsters will go away be there ❣️
How the fuck James holds it together I’ll never know especially when at the time his dad was dying of stage four kidney failure, luckily they found a Suitable Kidney and he’s doing well .
I read a comment somewhere that said while making this video everyone in the room was crying, except his dad. He just said, why is everyone crying? I'm still here 🙂
You are so right, make amends now, not later. I loved my dad so much, we never said I love you because we knew, there was no need. In his last days we said it spontaniously, and it was the best ever. I will cherish it forever
Very similar story bud, I've always been a "manly man" because I had to be strong for others around me. I bubbled like a baby the first time I heard this and made me realise that I had monsters I never knew were there.
This song makes me cry every single time. It has inspired me to show love and gratitude to those around me because one day, they'll be gone from my life.
My father was so broken he wasn’t able to be there for any one of his children in an emotional way. But I was there when he took his last breath, and I am forever, grateful that I was there to help him onto his next journey. This song could be for anyone who’s had a close relationship with somebody 🇨🇦♥️🇨🇦
Thank you. I appreciate a true reaction to this song, without indiscriminate pauses and analysis. My own father is going through something similar and I just hope I can be this strong when the time comes. Keep well
I had a great relationship with my dad, but he died six years ago. I still miss him, every day. And this song makes me ugly-cry every time I hear it. It’s one of those songs that just wring you out, emotionally 🤷♂️🙏
For me one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard lost my dad to cancer September 2020 and this song helps me let it all out love the channel man new subscriber
I'm 55 years old now and i have lost my dad to cancer back in 2008, at the age of 69, i still have regrets about the things i wished i would have told him, but thought there was still time..... Well, there wasn't,.............Then my mom past suddenly because of an aneurism, in may 2021, at the age of 77, and because it was so suddenly , i also didn't get to say everything i wanted to, so here i am, telling everyone to take and cherish every moment you have with your parents, because you never know wen it's their (or your) time......
As was said below, James as you know was in the British army and his Dad was in the British army. His Dad got diagnosed with Kidney failure and he wrote this song and they both recorded the video during this time thinking he was going to die. Thankfullly they found a transplant match and he is alive still
Love this song so much. So much love for family. Just subbed. Lost my brother in 18 to the same (I'm stage 3). Side note: Great to see who I've been talking to in the live. Now I have a face.
Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence, But never tax'd for speech. -William Shakespeare
I lost my dad two weeks ago to lung cancer. I had not spoken to my dad in over 10 years because of his new wife. My mother passed away from cancer in '93. I believe he should go forward in life. She was just very nasty. I found out from someone else that he had passed. While my dad was going through treatment she told me she had asked him if she should get ahold of me and tell me. He said no because he didn't want me to see him because of cancer. So now I have to live with the fact I never got to say goodbye and I love you. If anyone reads this and has parents that you have not spoken to please try. You will regret it in the end as I do. RIP and God Bless dad.
Both were military men and when JB went to Kosovo with NATO and it's rumoured that his father said to him "you're not my son, I'm not your father, we're just two men saying goodbye". Equals.
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