Mute all sound, you see the hurt, powerful and emotional, I’m 73 years old I shouldn’t be getting emotional about a song, but I did and it somehow lifted my spirits, bless the ones that read this.
This was the first time he sang it to his father single take no cuts. At the time they thought his dad had a short time left. There was no auto-tune just his raw emotional voice. What you got here was raw, honest, heart felt emotion! You can't get any more real than this! This song saved his dad life.
Thanks for sharing. I have 3 sons who never knew their father. He left a suicide note on his desk and disappeared when they were 2 and 1 (twins). Never seen again, although I heard from him once or twice after. When they were about 10, I found out from my stepdaughter he had passed away. My own father was very reserved, career military - but I remember the peace of sitting at his bedside just days before he passed and knowing that he loved me, and that he knew I loved him. I've always regretted my sons not having that opportunity. They've had good role models along the way, but I never remarried. Your story helps me understand some of how they've experienced their father's absence. I have the memories of the good man he was before the accident that undid him - they only know the phantom that abandoned them. Thanks again.
The emotion expressed in this video is absolutely genuine. James did this on the first take and although his producers wanted to auto tune/ redo the parts where his voice cracks, James insisted it be left as it was, imperfections and all. At the time he did this song his father (in the video) was very ill with end stage kidney failure and needed a transplant but was a very difficult to match and James felt the end was near for his dad.
This is real,no acting involved . Also I believe James said this is the first time he ever cried in front of his father. This is similar to James normal singing voice he insisted the imperfections were left in when his record company wanted him to clean it up and im so glad he did.
The Monsters video shows the power of social media. The video was released on January 7, 2020. At the time, no donor could be found for the kidney transplant that Blunt's father needed. In the next two weeks, one was found, and the surgery was successfully completed about 22 or 23 days after the video was released. My understanding is that the video played a part in finding the donor.
This is proof of what true, honest, emotion, can accomplish. The person who was the donor, would have heard this song, regardless of social media. The donor was a distant cousin. So THANKS FAMILY! Social media, you are still just a cesspool.
A reaction video is that. It's not the song or artist, but how it touches the person that is listening. Your story is what makes you....you. it is the reason you feel what you feel when you hear it. The moment you said all you heard was pain. You stopped watching the video and let the feeling hit. You got it.
I just wanted to write and say that I completely understand where you're coming from with your story that you shared. I was never close with either of my grandparents. They never really tried to spend time with me, and I never really tried to spend time with them either. I don't blame them, they have a lot of grandchildren, but as a result, our interactions were basically limited to big holiday get togethers with the entirety of my family. My grandparents loved me I'm sure, and I loved them too, there was no animosity or anything like that, we would give hugs and stuff at these holiday events, and if we ever asked the other for help we would be there and everything, so it wasn't a BAD relationship, but any other time of the year we just never reached out or connected, so it wasn't a good relationship either. When they passed away I was sad, but I didn't cry. I couldn't, and I don't know why. The part that tore me up the most was the fact that it didn't bother me like it should have. Losing your grandparents is supposed to hit hard, but it really didn't, and to this day it still bothers me that it didn't bother me. At least that it didn't bother me 'enough'. So I just wanted to tell you that there is someone out there that can sort of relate. It makes me feel better knowing that I'm not just some sociopath or something, and that it's something that can happen, and I hope knowing there's someone else out there with a similar story helps you feel better about it too. I'm sorry that this was so long. Also I appreciate the FF7 music lol. Take care my friend.
A younger James Blunt to listen to is 2004 Tears and Rain, and 2007 Carry You Home. Thank you for sharing your story. It is a blessing you got to be with your uncle at the end of his life.
the story i was told was, that THIS was the first time, that james' father heard this song. that this is no lip sync, but really recorded while filming this video. so, this is real emotion coming through. him singing this song to his father for the first time. makes sense, seeing the reaction of his father and hearing those little cracks in james' voice
Yes, I heard that too. I don't know how James managed to keep himself together so well. I just thank God, his father found a donor and is now doing much better.
@@samhain1894 I'd read that James and those in the studio said he recorded it one take. The producer wanted to use autotune but James wanted it raw as it properly relayed the emotions. Everyone in the studio was in tears except James father, who wondered what all the fuss was about. "I'm still here" he said.
my dad left my life when i was 3, i saw him a few times but was told he was my uncle, the next time i was 18 and it was my grans funeral, i had been told he was my dad by this time, no contact till i was 27 and i called to say he had a grandson and i would like to keep in touch, he said no, i decided a few years ago to try and find him he was 70 and i wanted to see/talk to him before it was too late, when we met he did not want to talk about the past, i said it was fine, i then said i did not miss out but he did.....he missed out on having a fantastic daughter and an amazing grandson who he will never know., i will be sad when he is no longer here but not for me...for him because he missed on on so much, parents who leave a child out of there life do not realise that they miss out on so much.
James has said that everyone in the studio was in tears, except his father, who just said "why is everyone crying? I'm still here " The producers wanted to remove the cracks in his voice, make it perfect, but he refused, wanting the reality to come across. And yes, it was totally the right decision. i can totally understand how you feel, it was the same when my mother died, I felt nothing. Which is very sad. I dont' think I did when my father died, but since then I have missed him. His music mostly. I think maybe he loved me but didnt know how to show it. And that is also sad.
James Blunt wrote this song for his father when they found out blunt senior a stage 4 kidney disease and needed a transplant. Both are ex military men. This song makes me cry every time. Loved your reaction
Wow, just when I thought it couldn't get any more emotional you shared your story. I want to smack you and thank you for making this 54 yr old man cry even more. My father committed suicide when I was 14, but like you, I never really had much emotion because he was never really a part of my life. My mother escaped his violent and abusive behaviour (he used to hold a gun to her head if he felt she was looking at another man with desire while watching a TV show!) and fled to a different province when I was 5. You can see why. I felt guilt because I thought I should of been sad when I found out but all I felt was empty. Anyway, thanks for sharing and keeping it real. Cheers from Toronto.
Thank you so much for sharing your story as well. I honestly believe that being open about the lives we’ve led absolutely puts more understanding and a sense of community out into the world. I’m sorry you had to go through that but I am equally sure that you have come out stronger and, judging by this comment, more empathetic because of it. Hello Toronto. I’ve never been but would love to one day. As a would’ve-been actor it is definitely a city that’s been on my list for a while.
By sharing your larger story, inspired by Blunt's story with his sick father, you make the space for others to share their stories of loss and letting go a space that is larger...freer. IF you want to be a reactor...there are no apologies that are useful or meaningful...BUT for not being open, honest and transparent. Many reactors fight to control their emotions of sadness and tears...while commenting how powerful were James' tears and expressions of pain...i.e., Blunt's vulnerability, honesty and humility is good while one's own...well...bad. An abundance of people who want to be silly, funny, sexy, or whatever...but so embarrassed by expressing one of the most honest of our emotions...the tears pulled from us in the expression of others. Viewers thrive on that which is honest...open...vulnerable...when they're wanting to view self-expression. Otherwise...it's important to acknowledge how much we love to be lied to and to deceive others...so our world remains as it is...and others have to change. There is the biology of being a father...by genetic code...and there is the sociology of being father...by lived relationship. Both can bring great violence to a family unit...both can bring great beauty. Good for you that you had an uncle who could help you maneuver your youth...you sensing in his presence and input...father-ness. Thanks for sharing...especially the backstory with your father. Easy to feel how you've processed a lot...thought and felt through...a lot. Death is a powerful place...if first you don't bring fear and superstition to fill in the holes of one's own understanding. mark
It's something I'm working on. Not always easy but the support and encouragement I've gotten from so many just like you has been so meaningful to me. Thank you.
People tend to bury emotions and it’s important to let them show. This song just ignited so many for me and hearing your story. My father died 1988 at the age of 63. He suffered a heart attack but was recovering well in hospital and expected to leave in a matter of days. I saw him with my mother at his bedside and I walked away feeling relieved he was on the mend. At the end of the corridor I stopped and just had this feeling. I walked back to take one last look at my father ..just in case. And it was the last time. He died the next morning. And for some reason I blamed myself . Had I not had that thought etc. I didn’t grieve, I bottled it up for 6 months and went for counselling. I’m 59, I don’t have children,my one real regret in life. Thank you my friend for sharing. ❤️
This song brought me to my knees. My father's relationship with me when I was young was an abusive one. So much so that I spent many years not talking to him. My father spent the last years of his life living as a hermit in the woods of Maine. He was found outside his cabin months after his death. What was left of him at least. In our last conversation he tried to reach out to me to connect as father and son. I told him that I didn't think of him as my father. He replied "But I am your father!" I said "My father is six hundred feet tall and broke bones and walls and mothers. It's best for you that I don't think of you as my father. To me you are an older friend that I share a similar sense of humor with that I speak to once a year (if that) on father's day." Eerily similar to " I'm not your son, you're not my father. We're just two grown men saying goodbye. I knew his mistakes, he knew some of mine. He was my monster. I could never get past that.
Thank you for sharing your story. I do hope you are doing well and that you have made peace with whatever demons you’ve had to face. Thank you for watching and for the support. This is a special comment that I will remember for some time.
This song really moved me as it has so many others. So much so that I have watched every reaction video i can find to this song, and i have to say yours is one of the best. Your comments about spending time with your biological father when he was diagnosed and treated for cancer especially struck me. The part about it not neccessarilly being important for him but important for you to do what you believed to be the right thing and to be a good son. Wise words indeed. Even if someone has done things that could justify them being left to themselves, you have to be able to live with yourself when theyre gone. Knowing you did the right thing can allow you to do that, even if they didnt deserve it and maybe dont even appreciate it.
You are a beautiful soul and thanks for sharing your story. I was the opposite it was almost like this was my song. I played it for my wife and she was like you her father came in her life at 35 yr and she could not really find the bond she was looking for. I cried for while when I heard this song. I have listened to it so many times I think it just a good song. P.S. Your story was just as powerful as his song.
That's a wonderful compliment, thank you. There is an understanding I find with others who, like myself, didn't have a traditional relationship with their parents. It's great that you and your wife found each other. Thank you for what you wrote. I'm typing these words so often now, but I really do appreciate all the kindness and support I'm getting in these comments. This is a compassionate and warm-hearted community that's building right in front of my eyes.
Loved the song! I knew who James Blunt is but have never heard this song. It's going to be hard to forget, especially after your comments. Good job, loved it!!
Thank you for this reaction, it does make you think of you're family. His dad is in the vid, and yes he did write the song, and he does sing like this all the time. I'm sorry for you're dad, but glad you got the chance to catch up with you're dad. Bless you 👍😂
Your story was awesome. i wasn't close to my dad much, didn't see each other much, our house didn't show much emotion, it just wasn't a thing we shown, my mother died in 1974 from alcohol, my dad moved on and got in to a new relationship. he died in 2004 of lung cancer. he was always a big strong guy, last time i saw him he was a frail old fella, i left and never saw him again, his partner sent me a text to tell me he was gone.
Thanks for the shout out man and the reaction. Loved the video. And Matt is good, Matthew just sounds too formal. I can't lie and say I didn't shed a few tears with you, but there's nothing wrong with that. Especially with a song like this. I'm sorry to hear about your uncle but its good that you were able to have that experience with him and get some closure. I don't have a twitch but as far as RU-vid goes you got yourself a follower for sure! Can't wait to see what's next
I agree 100%! And thank you. This had defiantly been a learning experience but you gave me a little boost when I needed it. I really appreciate the support.
Yes you look forward- that is water under bridge. You say you have many flaws, but nothing seemed that important. You held the hand o the father who you loved. Brillant, sad, terribly emotional. Keep safe E X
I think you did well with this reaction, tuff subject with a lot of emotion to song. When you say what you feel, we get to see the person you are. Time and how you spend it is my take on the song, being and son and a dad. I like your take on what you learned in your life to make it better for you kids. We all have wrongs or right, it's what we learn from it going forward.
Even though I'm in a different hemisphere I think we have almost parallel experiences. My father left and 32 years later I was asked to go and see him. Did so with trepidation but he was more interested in Terminator on the TV than talking so I left. Years later I was told he was sick then died. It brought no emotions out in me. It was as if a stranger died so I think your feelings were normal.
When growing up, I was always told by my Mom that my Father died when I was young. I was 17 and a senior in High School when I found some letter's from him to my Mom. So, I confronted her and she told me the truth. We live about 10 mile's from Canada, and he was in the Canadian Military. So, he just went away. No support for Mom, so we lived with her parent's. My Grandfather was a great man, but I lost him when I was 18. After hearing "Monsters", I tried to call him a few week's ago. It just rang and rang. Then yesterday I called again and the number was disconnected. My Mother told me I have one half Brother and four half Sister's I have never met. They probably don't know I exist. Mom passed in 2003 and that was all my family. Now I have two Cancer's. I have no Spleen to Lymphoma and no left Lung to Cancer. I was scared to die, until I heard this song. Now, I think it will bring me peace to die. I just don't want my Wife to live through the shit-show of me dying of Cancer. Lots to think about I guess....
My father passed away from cancer, & obviously a terrible time to go through. James Blunt's father was in the video. xx Thinking of you & your father too. xx
I hated my bio father; we all did. A violent alcoholic with a very mean streak. My mum took the brunt of it all. I could write a book. He left when I was ten and we were glad. Never saw or heard from him again. I have had the most wonderful mum always and she remarried to my wondrous, loving stepdad, He has been my dad for 48 years on 22 February, '22. It's great when someone shares their story so thank you. I love my dad and both he and mum are still here, a fact I am thankful for everyday. Everyone, call your dad or mum, do it now. Tell them you love them.
James's dad had stage 4 kidney disease and would die with out a transplant (he only had 1 kidney because he had been a live donor in the past) James and his sisters weren't compatible. This song was recorded in one take and after the video everyone in the studio was crying and James' dad said ' what's all this fuss I'm not gone yet'. After the video was released a distant cousin saw it, came forward and was a match. The transplant worked and his dad is still alive. All proceeds from the song were donated to Help For Hero's a UK veterans charity as both James and his dad had been in the army.
He has a unique voice, you could hear him and said this is just James Blunt, and I think you know a song from him, but sometime we hear a song a lot of radio but didnt know the name of the singer, "You are beautiful" was a hit in radio, and his most famous song, Goodbye my lover is also very emotional, he is a unique artist because he isnt afraid of putting more emotion in songs than most of the singers, in twitter they are a lot of bad opinion of him because the way he sings, for me that is what make him special.
I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL,my father left us when I was a teen,before that it was 13 years of abuse, physical and emotional,45 yrs gone by,he ended up in a home,somehow found my number ,started calling asking for money to be sent,almost every two weeks, my entire life,I had never heard a birthday wish,nor a merry christmas,only ,could I send money,and yes,I sent money once a month to the nursing home,never a thank you ,and more important never ...I'm sorry...when they called the night he passed I felt little to nothing,other than,I wondered what it would have been like to have had a daddy...thanks for listening..first person I have said anything to,it never really mattered, just wanted you to know,you're not alone...hugs
Well done sir. My dad was my hero growing up but I lost him in 2005 so I relate to this song from a son also not as the father even though I have two kids too.
What can you say? The song, the video, says it all. Subbed. Edit How fitting, that the memory you shared, was about the same situation, in your life, and, again, no need for words! I am so blessed by your story. As someone who was raised by my grandma, I can relate. Much love, from KY
i think I'm about your age...my dad died the way your dad died...and your story is sad, but beautiful... i have a son...19 now...and 2 amazing daughters...thanks for your reaction...a definite new subscriber of yours!...
I never really had a father, growing up, but I sat with my mum as she took her last breaths (cervical cancer) 10 years ago so in my head I sing this to her, and it's HUGELY emotional...love your reaction, too
Thats his father in the video. James refused to auto tune the inprefections...his father was dying of stage 4 kidney failure and couldnt find a doner.they did find a match after this, but i read he is still poorly...💔💔💔
There were multiple moments in this video when you can see him choke back a legitimate sob. I thought this must be genuinely personal for him. Thanks for sharing. It can make the art so much more meaningful when you know the truths behind it.
@@tnae Yea, the man in the video was Col. Charles Blount (retired cavalry officer and army air corps pilot) and James' father, who at the time of recording had only weeks/months to live, suffering from stage 4 kidney cancer. Apparently, everyone on the crew for this shoot, as well as James, was in floods of tears over this. Well, everyone except Col. Blount who just said "I'm not dead yet". Anyway, as a direct result of this video a distant relative was found who was match and Col. Blount received a kidney transplant and as of the time of writing is, thankfully, still with us.
His father was waiting for a kidney donor , but he was very I’ll , so James wrote this song for him , he was in a bad place , but thank God , his father cousin had that right Donor , so thank God , his father is well now ❤️❤️❤️
One of the most sincere and heartfelt reaction videos out here. Thank you for sharing your personal story. ✌🏻 If you fancy a French song with the perfect live performance, check Lara Fabian's "Je suis Malade" with english subtitles. Also if you haven't heard, Disturbed's version of Sound of Silence (the official music video).
It was raw, father had only read the words. Father did get a kidney transplant and doing better. But he wanted it to be real, everyone there at the recording was crying.
Hi! I think what you might have been trying to say was that you can’t miss something you never had. (Relationship with your father)….. loved your reaction! Hope to see some Pentatonix on your channel…. Hallelujah is a good one to start with (acapella group with a beatboxer…. Awesome! You’ll get lots of views from Pentatonix fans! Later later!!!!
My story isn't the same.. but like many folks it's Not the close connection.. divorce, distance, and sometimes as adults we get to connect.. but it does make us think about family relationship. I don't feel guilty for not having that close relationship, I don't blame him either.. since I know the circumstances.. but you're very lucky to have had your uncle. When my dad died I felt bad.. but more sad at that childhood relationship that we didn't have... but greatfull for the friendship we were able to achieve.
That was a really good reaction. I enjoyed watching it. If I may suggest a song, I would like to see you react to Kelly Clarkson's "Piece by Piece". If you decide to react to it, make sure it's the live American Idol version. It truly is beautiful.
I am in my 60s, never knew my Mother or Father, James Blunt gets a lot of stick and he don't care. James was a British army officer and so was his Father, as men we are pretty rubbish at showing emotion. Try Mike and the mechanics "living years".
I don't understand the bond from a son's point of view. My father was a nercissist and a bully and someone I lived in terror of him my entire childhood. My father died 13 years ago just before I moved to Spain. He is unmourned and not missed.
