💖Awwww...I love that not only did you clap but that you gave her a standing ovation as well. The hardest part about watching this 7 years later is knowing that the man (her husband) who "picked her up" eventually let her down, too. The amazing thing is that she continues to persevere through it all. 💖
Two things I have never seen at a live performance; Jennifer Lopez looking absolutely shell-shocked and Keith Urban literally tearing up. What a brutally honest, absolutely fabulous performance by a women who is consistently on the top 100 of best female vocalists of all time.
@@KarmasAbutch Same. I was in my 20s though. Finally tracked him down and he acted like he really wanted to be in my life. I was so happy. Then he just disappeared on me all over again. The second time hurt more because the first time I wasn't born yet. This time he knew me and still walked away.
I LOVE this performance of hers. It is one of the most emotionally raw performances I have ever seen in my life. Like she said too though, being pregnant made her even more emotional.
This is real! And I admire Kelly to be able to even sing this to us for a second and I admire her even more for being the loving mother she is without having been shown how a father is meant to treat and love his child!!!! AMAZING KELLY!!
Kelly co-wrote the song to her father, whose abandonment of his family when she was six years old. She also wrote “Because Of You” written about her experience with her parent's divorce.
She wrote "Because of You" when she was only 16 yrs old. That's a heartbreaking video. I also love the "Reba" version with a collab with Kelly. So weird that Reba is her ex "Mother in-Law" to a point. I'm glad the divorce didn't come between their friendship.
Harri, thank you for the reaction. I know there are many out there who can relate to this song. I was very blessed to have a stepfather who raised me since I was 7-1/2 years old. This man CHOSE to be my daddy! My daddy loved me as if I were his child by birth. He never treated me any differently than his biological children. In 2018, my mother passed away unexpectedly in March and then five months later my daddy died. I was blessed to be with both of them when they left this world. Again, thank you so much for doing this reaction. God Bless You LadyGator1983
This is about her dad leaving but what a great dad her husband was and didn't want her money. Unfortunately her and her husband divorced a couple of years ago and had stolen from her as her manager and she has to pay him thousands monthly. Hopefully her court case over soon. The next one to watch is her tribute to her mother in law Reba McIntyre whom I am sure you have reacted to.
Yea her husband stood by her and was all she said till she found out he was cheating. Then the divorce happened and suddenly he wanted 20,000 a month in spousal support, wanted half of the money she made including what she had earned prior to marrying him. He wants more than he made while being her management. The divorce is final now. I dont know if he is still part of his kids lives. Or if he walks away only being minimally involved.
@@pjenn1 they share joint custody and for whatever insane reason she still has to pay HIM $40,000 a month in child support plus the alimony and a one time payment of 1.3 million dollars!!! It’s crazy! And it’s not like he was broke or anything, he’s a TV producer!!!
I remember watching this aired live. My sister and I bawled our eyes out as our father had never really been in our lives. He passed in 2019 now. And it still hurts to this day. U should have watched to the very end though. She speaks more on the song
Yes, it was written about her father but the other man she refers to was her husband at the time. She wrote this song when she was pregnant with her daughter. The night she sang this song, she was about 8 1/2 months pregnant with her son. Hard to tell with the black dress.
I don’t know how I missed this when you did this NINE DAYS AGO! It’s a beautiful song with a sad deep message. Kelly Clarkson is an amazing talent and a beautiful soul. 🌺✌️
This song is the follow up to Because of you. It gets me every single time. Kelly can sing the phonebook. Literally! Please react to I dare you (multilingual version recorded live during a live zoom session in 6 different languages) You won't be disappointed ❤️
This song makes me cry like a baby too. I don't have the same story as her, I was adopted and raised by 2 people who were amazing parents. I did find out I was adopted at 6 which was really hard at that age to understand, but it makes me cry because my birth mother has made it very apparent she has no interest in me, no matter how many times I've tried to develop a relationship with her so it kinda stings. This song just brings up those feelings. Great reaction, sorry for the whole sappy long story lol!
I also can't understand how a father, or parent, can choose not to be with and take care of their child. My dad is my hero and at 40 I'm still daddy's little girl. My kids are my everything.
I tear up every time I hear this. I totally understand this song from my core. My father and mother divorced when I was 2 because he raped my step sister. My mom filed for divorce the very next day after she found out, and she took care of the 4 of us from then on, working 2 jobs every day to get us through. We didn't have a lot of things but she made sure we had food, clothes and a good roof over our heads. I didn't see him again until I was somewhere between 22-24, then not again until I was around 46. He died when I was 48. Try as I might, the words "good riddance" keep creeping into my mind, and I'm a really forgiving person. His name was Jack, and my mom swore his middle name was "Ass".
Huge respect for your mom what an amazing mother, exactly what one should be💗 material things mean nothing in life.....she did a fantastic job alone, protected your step sister first....then took care of everything else going forward alone in every & way still making sure you guys wanted for nothing & obviously felt loved😊 Honestly huge respect for her, as a girl whos father walked at 4yrs old &never looked back.....but has an amazing father since 5 years old who I love so dearly he's my world & who is now too a mother to 5&6yr olds this song hit me so hard🥺 As for your mom I pray life is easier for her now 💗 As for your father....good riddance is too polite, the ass I agree with too, absolute vile excuse of a human let alone a parent😠 Much love to your moma from this moma in Ireland 💚🇮🇪
@@simonestaunton257 So sweet, I feel like we are kindred spirits, in mind and heart. I definitely feel your pain as you went through very much the same things I did. I believe your mom must have also been an incredible woman, and it makes me feel good to know that, some of us, who HAVE had such a really tough time, were not just abandoned by everyone ... that our mothers stuck around and with us, and made us appreciate just how wonderful a person could be. Unfortunately, I lost my mom years ago but, she was ALWAYS my best friend, and we hung out together for most of the rest of her life (when she wasn't moving around to spend time with my other siblings), a fact I was NEVER ashamed or squeamish about. In fact, even my friends loved her and called her mom. She was also well loved at work too, and many of her coworkers came to visit us at home. She definitely WAS the best, and impacted everyone's life she touched !!! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful thoughts and support ... it REALLY means a lot to me 😊🌹.
This is very personal to her, she wrote this while she was expecting her daughter. Kelly had a step dad for a time, but I don’t think they were ever that close and her mother is divorced from him now too. The “he collected me” in the song is about her ex husband. He had children from a previous marriage when they met and he was still very much in their lives which gave her the inspiration to feel that he would never leave their children that they would go on to have together. Now of course they are divorced now, or close to it, unfortunately I think it’s been a bit acrimonious but hopefully he’s still there for his children. I’ve probably seen this 30 times over the years and I never fail to cry. I’ve experienced abandonment but not from my dad, he was the only decent man I ever had in my life, but I have empathy for Kelly because I can’t imagine a father doing that, and to someone as sweet as her? Crazy to me. I loved your reaction, the way you stood up and clapped, thank you sir, I found that touching. I appreciate that so much as a huge fan of Kelly since day 1 of her American Idol journey and onwards since. Much respect to you! 🤍
Thank you!!! My kids father fell short, but my husband now makes them feel like they are everything that matters!! The grandkids are spending time with the "other" grandfather, but they still choose us. It isn't a competition, but they love us with out restrictions!! We are very stict, but we show love as well. It's how we love. :D
It is an absolute Kelly Clarkson story. You know I am 52 years old my husbands 55 and our daughter is 14 we started late, and my husband is such an amazing father. It’s unbelievable so when I see this performance and I think about my father, who left me when I was young, I praise my husband. I don’t think of my father the way, Kelly Clarkson does because my mother was so amazing that my father to me wasn’t even necessary if you can understand that. The reason why this song is emotional to me is because I see her pain and she went through and I look at what an amazing father my husband is, this song resonates with me.
Yes this was a Very Emotional song about growing up without a father. Her 'Steady' guy was her husband, Brandon Blackwell and she was over 8 months pregnant when she sang for the Final of Fox's American Idol. (Idol was picked up by ABC/Disney) and continues in 2022. The worst was when her steady husband divorced her and he was her manager. Brandon's stepmother is Reba McEntire and they have done a few duets together.
She wrote that song for her husband at the time, when she was pregnant with her daughter. There, she was pregnant with her son. Heartbreaking and beautiful 💖
Me too!!! Even though my stepdaddy chose to be my daddy, this song hits my heart every time. I've lived it since I was young and I'm 56 years old now and still live it, unfortunately.
I'm 45 years old and till this day my so call father, doesn't have any interest in me. When my only son was born, and his father died (13 days after ) I felt so much sorrow, and wanted to give my son at least his grandpa, I drove there... And what did he say to me??? So, his father was blackish then... Literally those words came out of his mouth, not hello, not sorry for becoming a widow at 24, not I'll be here for you... So his father was blackish.... And when my mother, his former wife died. He didn't even call me to say nothing... Not even a call.... My mom was a doctor, also my father, they were married and all, but .... Since that day I decided that he was dead also to me.... My son is a gorgeous young man now. He is a pre-med student, he is kind and generous. So maybe, it was for the best... I'm older, I'm wise, but being completely honest. It hurts still....
Amazing performance, truly professional.....tough song.....You should give a listen to " Hello In There " by John Prine....it's a great rabbit hole to fall into....Sam Stone, In Spite of Ourselves, Illegal Smile and a so many more.
Good point Harry - I had both of those and no longer let either in my life. Did that lead to happiness and freedom? No, neither. But it led to self respect.
Kelly's father walked out on her mom, her & her sister when Kelly was only 6. Then once she was rich & famous tried to come back to her as if nothing happened. So she wrote this song about how her husband pucked up her broken pieces back together & Kelly's daughter will never have to worry because Kelly's husband would be a great father & would not leave.
My dad turned his back on me when I was in my late 20’s. Never saw him again, even though he lived nearby. And I’m an only. He always wanted a son and had 4 beautiful grandsons he never interacted with.
I don’t know if someone informed you, but I don’t know if Kelly’s mother remarried or had another relationship after the divorce. She hasn’t mentioned a stepfather or a father figure in her life. But during the time of this performance and her life, she was married and had a child..and as see expecting her second child. This song was actually about her HUSBAND at the time.
She told at the end of this video that she wrote this song when she was pregnant with her daughter and at the time of the video she was pregnant with her son.
The story is actually about her father who abandoned her and about her husband at the time Who lifted her up and who is the father to her children. It wasn’t about a stepfather
This song wasn't about a step-dad. It was about her husband. That he was a great dad for their child & it helped her believe that men can be kind & a father could stay!
They say Anyone can be a Father, but it takes Somebody Special to be a Dad. My Paternal Grandpa had Abandonment Issues. His Mum died when He was 3 months old, His Father remarried to a Wicked Stepmother Type. She wanted nothing to do with Her Stepchildren and convinced Her Husband to send them away. He was sent to live with His Brother out of the state. His Uncle tried to force Him to become a Lawyer, so He left. Unfortunately He agreed to a Bad Arranged Marriage to My Sociopathic Grandmother. He had a lot of Pent Up Anger over having been Abandoned. She Manipulated Him and used His Anger like Aiming A Gun to Abuse Their Children. His generation didn't have the healthiest attitude towards Men With Issues. Me were expected to Suck It Up and Getting Help was Highly Stigmatised. Men weren't allowed to Talk About Their Issues or Admit To Having Them. This is the type of TOXIC Family Environment that My Father grew up in. I'll continue in another comment.
This is a hard song for me. My ex left me and abandoned our 2 children. I have raised them on my own in all ways for the last 12 years. The permanent damage he has caused them is so sad and hard to watch. They were 2 and 8 and now 15 and almost 21. No parent should ever leave their children. There’s no excuse for the selfishness some people choose.
I had 2 children I pretty much was mom and dad to them 1wad in prison most of my son's life and my daughter's dad was a alcoholic they're both deceased now so now I'm their only parent still
This song is so poignant. She was thanking her husband for being the kind of father her own never was....then a few years later he cheats on her and breaks the family apart. So heartbreaking to watch Kelly go through this.
And now this song has a different meaning since her Husband stole a ton of money from her and they are still having issues because he won't leave their ranch in Montana. Then her ex-father in law is suing her. It's a mess.
