James Blunt "Monsters" Reaction - Well, now I'm an absolute mess! 😭😭😭 

I appreciate you noticing and pointing out how James, despite saying we're just two grown men, still calls him Daddy. And that goes both ways, at the end of the video, Dad pats James on the arm, just like a Daddy does, to say, "Well done, son."

If you don’t cry a bit the first time you hear this, you have no soul. I did.

That was no auto tune and only one take. James’s father Charles allowed him to do this with him because he only had weeks left and it was for James to have. Everyone in that room was crying at the end except Charles. He told them he wasn’t dead yet. You cannot sing some notes when you really cry but no one cared. James is a prolific song writer and He got the idea from a poem his sister wrote. If this song hadn’t been released then a first cousin also named Charles that no one knew wouldn’t have come forward and been a match. His Dad deserved that because he donated one of his kidney’s years ago because he is a rare match, James and his sisters were not matches. Charles was doing well last we heard. After his Dad was better James did this in another video playing the piano and it isn’t the same. It is the raw emotion that made this so great. Thank you.

There aren't many songs about a positive relationship between a father and son. So this is part of the reason I think it hits so hard aside from the lyrics and performance being simply beautiful.

James dad was actually dying from kidney disease & this was his tribute & farewell to his dad. Thankfully his dad received a donor kidney & is doing okay now. If this song doesn't get to you emotionally, there is something wrong with you. This song resonates with me as I was my dad's caregiver for 5 years until he passed away a few years ago.

He wrote this song when his Dad was going to die from stage 4 kidney failure. Luckily, after he recorded it,a cousin who was a match stepped forward and donated a kidney and his father recovered. This wrecks me every time I hear it also. Thanks so much for your heartfelt insight. ❤❤❤

Yes, that was his father in the video; it was all filmed in one take, and that was the first time his father had heard that song. He was terminally ill at that point with stage 4 kidney cancer, but fortunately a donor was found after this video went viral, and he survived. James Blunt often writes about his real-life experiences, and another I can recommend is 'Carry You Home,' which was written about an event during his time serving in combat. I won't spoil it any more than that, but you'll probably need the tissues for that one too - it's a beautiful song.

When my dad passed I just immediately started working because I wasn't ready to deal with the fact he was gone.. several months I kept the cracks from showing then one day in the warehouse this song came on the radio and I just broke down.. any time I hear this song it gets me

This performance was live singing to convey the emotions.

I loved how you showed genuine compassion in your review. That made it even more beautiful. No doubt it was an emotionally charged song. I've listened to it many times now and I still cry every time. I would like you to do a reaction to Lucy Thomas singing "Evergreen" and one more called "Hallelujah". Both are amazing. I look forward to listening to you often, I think you are a fine young man.

Well said young man. Still got mine, he's about to be 91 but the dread of that moment is still there.

Beautiful heartfelt reaction 💗.I just lossed my daddy in January, even though im a female this hits home for me .Ill always be Daddy's little girl.🌹

A very honest reaction, loved it. I really appreciate an artist who can emote in their work, Yebba (Abigail Smith) - My Mind live, is something that will have you riveted ✌🏻

What a wonderfully genuine and honest reaction. Thank you! It's an insanely moving song. I think about my parents every time this song comes on and I bawl my eyes out every time. Ha! Thanks again. Hope you have a great day!

Cry every time I listen to this. Moving and emotional tribute to his dad. God bless he was saved and alive. Great reaction.

James was a captain in the british military and fought in the kosovo war. His father ( in the video) was a colonel. They had both served and when they would get deployed, they would tell each other they were just 2 grown men saying goodbye. His dad had stage 4 kidney disease and dying, but after the video a distant relative came forward and donated a kidney and he survived. The video was taken in one shot as James stated he wouldn't be able to do more than one take, so it's completely real and raw. I lost my mom and my dad 3 months apart, my dad coming up on 4 years. The video has me bawling every time.

I loved your reaction. You truly understood what he was saying. I took care of my mama for six years before she passed in 2017. I was holding her hand when she passed. I will always treasure my time with her and that I was there when she left.

The duet with Iam Tongi was performed on American idol it was the final stage of American Idol. Iam did this song for his audition. Unfortunately Iam lost his dad, but it was Iam's dad that got him into music. James appeared on American Idol specifically to sing this song with Iam. Obviously not a dry eye in the house. Unbelievable moment. Just a bit of background.

Most honest reaction I've seen on this song. Most overdo it or avoid it like the plague.

I didn't know who James Blunt was until a week ago. I will never will forget who he is now. I am a great grandfather now and this is the saddest song that I have ever heard...

The critical takeaway from this song is to never wait to tell your parents, and really everyone you know and love, how much they have blessed you and how much they mean to you. I was there for both my mom and dad's final breaths. They died 11 days apart. Our relationsip was not good though i tried and tried and tried. I loved them both but i finally realized i was their great disappointment in life and they let me know that on their deathbed. But still i was there taking care of them until the end. The sing hits me in a slightly different, not wholly different way than it did for James. I could never say the words to my dying Dad he did. My dad and i just didn't have that kind of relationship. But i loved him. Even after he died and i was waiting for them to come take his body away i couldn't say the words. I tried so hard but i just couldn't speak. I live with that regret and self-loathing to this day and its been 8 years. I pray that no one else will make that mistake. Even if its hard do it. Have the conversation don't leave it unsaid.

Hi Luke . I’m Denise from Yorkshire only just found you. Love your reaction to James’s song. It’s just heartbreaking 💔 one take so emotional. My dad passed away in 1988 ,but the pain never goes away. My dad was in so much pain he was praying to God to take him. He really suffered so much. He passed away In the middle of the night. My sister called round to tell me . I sat in the room with him on my own for about an hour. I was talking to him all the time even though I knew he had left us . I still miss my dad so much 😢😢Great Reaction 💞💞Denise from Yorkshire 😢😢🙏🙏🙏

I think we as people who love to watch reactors, like to connect sometimes, & showing vulnerability with us, does that......thank you for being vulnerable & raw with us ❤

Your reaction is one of the best have seen for this song. Very thoughtful

Look at his face. Hes so full of sorrow. 😢😢😢😢

They were both in the British Army his father Cornel and James a Captain both had illustrious careers ❤

I am auditioned with this song 2mo after his Dad passed from the same illness James Blunts Dad suffered with.

I've watched many reaction videos to this song. Your words have nailed how I feel about it - big love fella!

You seem like a caring human being. Well done for being you❤❤

Luke, Dropped by this video by chance ..... Now just can t help it , but i can t stop crying. ..... This song, I didn t know , and your Amazing. So Touching reaction just got me .....who couldn't be overwhelmed by this , only people with no ❤.... Your sensitiveness that made me discover you , a few months ago, when I wanted to see reactions of GH cover of " Jesus Me Guia E " song that made me discover Gabriel ' s Gospel Universe . A song that stroke my Hears, my Heart and my Soul when I don't understand Portuguese .... Voilà, Luke, parts of my feelings to your words and reaction to this heartbreaking song . 😊😊❤

Great reaction !! Tears are just strength leaking out. Have a great weekend

Have to say, this was completely gutting wasn’t it? Wow!

The song you remember is "You're beautiful" which is his biggest hit. Next is probably "Goodbye my lover" but he has so many other good songs. Emotional songs - Carry you home, No Bravery, same mistake... More upbeat ones - Bonfire heart, love me better, the greatest Just to name a few.. James is generally passionate in his music regardless of the song he appears to put his heart into his music

Great reaction and even more importantly great commentary and breakdown. First time here (here for reactions to this specific song) and I'm impressed. The song you were thinking of 'hes sat on a raft' must be 'Youre Beautiful' where hes sat on an iceberg or ive-covered cliff, which he jumps off at the end. Other powerful songs by him are 'Goodbye my lover' and 'No Bravery' both of which i would highly reccommend and also love to see your reaction to. Regardless i will be watching this space and checking out your other vids

This song breaks you no matter how tough we think we are

I cried. Beautiful song. Thank you. ❤❤❤❤

The whole video I wanted to shout: bro! Don't fight it!!! 😅

What an amazing song!! the lyrics are SO moving.

Brautiful reaction 💕

Whenever I hear this song I cry my heart out ❤ besides the fact that it's such a beautiful song, you know Luke I never got to say goodbye to my father and unfortunately because I was so far from him that he passed being all alone😢😢I will never ever forget 😢😢 that. I'm heartbroken and always will be. Thank you Luke for the honor you gave my father❤

Lovely reaction! I would be concerned about the heart of a person that could watch that video and not feel emotional.

Emocionante 😢

Oi Luke, essa foi forte. Impossível não sentir nada.😢

Great reaction

Good breakdown. 👍

Oh wow that one got me 😢 I had only seen the one where he was playing the piano. My father passed in 2016 pretty fast from cancer (6 weeks from diagnosis) and we had a great relationship and had time to say our goodbyes, I had to pause the video to cry.

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Thank you

Fantastic reaction. You should check out his song "No Bravery" that he wrote about what he experienced in the Kosovo war in the 90s while serving in the British Army under NATO. It's brutal but so good. James is a legendary songwriter and will always make you feel something, whether that's joy, sadness, or anger. #subscribed

Very tough song especially if you care about your parents

James Blunt is enormously underrated. You should do Carry You Home and No Bravery. His career in the forces and how he potentially stopped ww3 happening. And he has the best twitter banter

This is a tough one.😢

I suggest watching a monster song covered by Cakra Khan which is very different

nice hair it took until the end before i realized that wasn't a hat, thick ass hair lol definitely no balding in your family

Cakra's cover of this song is unmissable

Wasn't able to say goodbye to my dad.

I’ve never heard of this but decided to watch because of you and what can I say? Ummm I’m just done!😢😢😢

This American is embarrassed to admit that she did not learn about Windrush and the Windrush Generation until well into adulthood. It deserves celebration! Finding out about the Windrush Generation completely accidentally by happening to be in England when there was an issue with passports and citizenship for Windrush Elders pushed me into doing a large scale project about legislation and governmental interaction with Windrush “kids”. This led to a greater understanding of the large scale discrimination and mistreatment by the police, riots, and unsolved murders of Black Britons due to lack of investment from the authorities.

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