His father was dying of Kidney faliure while this was being filmed.. pure emotion … After it was released a distant cousin came forward & was a match .. but that doesn’t take away from the raw testimonial he sings to his father who is sitting next to him .. love your genuine reactions.. ☘️😀👍
@@bobmarleystoe I've see James Blunt say in an interview that the donor was a distant cousin who actually has the same name as his father. So not really a stranger.
James and his father Charles were military men, who as they were being deployed on their different missions, would offer as farewell to each other the familiar exchange of "I'm not your son....." After completing the one-take filming of the song, everyone watching the production was in tears when Charles exclaimed: "Why's everyone crying? I'm still here!" Breaking the tension, everyone cracked up. He only had a couple of months to live at the time....As was mentioned, a distant cousin saw the video and got tested (James and his sister and other close family were not a transplant match.) and became a successful donor. Charles had previously donated a kidney and only had one, which was why his circumstance was so dire. Apparently, he's doing well today. James donated all the proceeds from the song to Help For Heroes (military veterans).
I've watched a bunch of reaction videos to this song and i can say the "we're just to grown men saying goodbye" line is when you can visually see it hits the reactor. Almost everytime.
My dad has been gone for two years and before that, we dealt with the onset of dementia. I didn't have time to say goodbye when he was still conscious. I still live by his teachings and hoping to make him proud. I love you, dad.
At the time of recording, they thought he was dieing due to Kidney failure. Most times as we have 2 kidneys, we can survive, but he had donated a Kidney to another relative some years ago. So, He wrote & recorded this song as a tribute to him. Some months after the song was released a distant Cousin with the same name as his father, came forward & was able to donate a Kidney. At the end of this recording, all the crew were sobbing & in tears. Charles (James father) said, "Why all the tears, I'm still here" Hahaha
Dad lived first off😂 after almost dying from a stage 4 kidney cancer, James blunt released this song for him, it blew up and a distant cousin heard it. Once he heard it he got tested and was compatible and donated one to James father. He’s still alive today and kicking around thanks to James and that cousin. This song was also recorded in one take, some of his producers wanted to do retakes because as you can hear there are some voice breaks and some notes aren’t sung perfectly but James wanted it to remain as raw and real as possible (also didn’t wanna go through all that again😂) so they left it as is, no auto tune either, it’s all just James and his raw emotion. James and his father both also served the military so as you can imagine it’s very hard for a military man to show any kind of vulnerability because it’s pretty much beaten out of you in the military both physically and mentally, so the strength it took not just to be as vulnerable as James was infront of a camera but in front of his hero/ father is on a whole other level of strength. This was also James father first time reacting to the song and was him in the video. Great reaction and as the one who donated to get you to react to it you did it in a very reasonable timely manner so appreciate it and hope your doing well. IF ANYONE READING THIS WANTS TO HAVE A REACTION ITS ONLY $5 AND SHE DOES IT PRETTY FAST worth it imo🫡😂
Sorry to be pedantic but it was stage 4 kidney failure, not cancer. Otherwise, great comment. James Blunt gets far too much negativity from British press. Really talented guy, and any forces veteran deserves more respect.
Any boy raised close to his dad knows how much this song means. No one can get it unless you have that relationship. It’s your turn to take over after your old man passes away.
I'm 53 and it's going to be 8yrs Dec 5th that I lost my dad and I miss him every day. This song has so much meaning for me because I literally had that conversation with him towards the end. That was the best talk we ever had. But change the words and this can be for a mother and daughter, or any combination. Just a beautiful song!!
You missed his dad patting his arm right at the end of the video. It was that arm pat that confirmed for me it was his real dad when I first saw this video. James is such a good songwriter, he'll always make you feel - whether it's sadness, anger, or joy. "No Bravery" is a song he wrote of his experience in the British Army during the Kosovo war in the late 90s, under NATO. It's a bit brutal and a travesty that it's still relevant today. "The Greatest" video depicts all the stuff health care professionals went through during Covid, fantastic video! For something more cheerful from him, check out "Bonfire Heart".
Great call. I lost my dad and this song has that meaning for me because I literally had that conversation with him. It's only one second of the video but it usually gets cut and that's my favorite part.
Love the song. And I agree men aren't comfortable expressing these types of emotions. Society throws most of us away when we express anything close to this. I had a friend who got dumped when his girlfriend caught him crying over his farthers passing. She told him he was a b***h and she can be with a weak man.
3 months ago my partner of 12yrs lost her dad, I'm an Australian indigenous Torres Strait Islander and in our culture as the son in-law is it our way of organising the funeral, I brokedown real bad after he was buried, cause me & my father in-law were close cause of all the good memories we had when he accepted me as his son in-law, I can relate to this for my father in-law, he was a respected man, a loving father to my partner & and her siblings grandkids & wonderful father in-law R.I.P 😔
James wanted this to be 100% real This was the first time he'd sung it to his dad, who had only recently been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer and was not expected to survive, although they did eventually find a donor and he made it. Both James and his dad are former officers in the British military. First time I heard this was 3 days after my Dad passed away and it broke me I lost my Dad 4 years ago this August after he fell and hit his head sadly he didn't survive it caused a bleed on his brain I sadly never had the chance to tell him I loved him and that hurts but i know he is at peace now.
My dad passed away when I was 17 many years ago, but my wife of 35yrs passed away only a few month's ago and this song helps me cry and let go of build up emotions.
A beautiful reaction from a beatiful woman. If this song doesn't move someones heart, there is a big problem there. Real emotions make a big difference in this world.
I just found you from Pete and Bas and now this one, oof what a change of emotion lol already tearing up before it gets started, heard this song 100s of times, always gets me
I heard this song for the very first time when I got in my car in the hospital parking lot, after an all-night vigil with my step-dad who had suffered a heart attack and had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. We both knew what that meant, and we stayed up much of the night talking. I got to thank him for everything he did for me and tell him what he meant to me. I left in the morning and got in the car. I sat there for a moment, and this song came on. I sat there and listened to it, and it absolutely broke me, but it was somehow cathartic too. A few weeks later he was gone, but I am so thankful I had that night with him and didn't leave anything left unsaid.
What a blessing to have had the opportunity to leave nothing unsaid. I was never close with my father but I did get the same opportunity before my mother died to tell her how much she meant to me
Lost my dad 5 years ago, i saw him wither away for 7 months, he died on my mom's birthday, i got to say goodbye one hour before he passed away, he was already in a really bad shape, i like to think he listened to me and passed away peacefully. This song is very strong to me because it brings everything to the top but it does describes what i went through as a son watching his father die.
For a father and son, sometimes the most moving moments are when they get to interact man to man. The father knows he's succeeded in the most important job in his life, and the son feels that and accepts the roll of man like never before.
His emotions are so raw because while he sang this with his dad sitting beside him, both of them thought his dad was dying of chronic kidney failure. A distant relative heard the song and got tested. It turned out she was able to donate a kidney to him. His father recovered and is still alive.
Maddy. You had the perfect reaction. Songs like this really do tug at ones heart strings. That is his actual father sitting next to him so you can see how emotional he got. Your reaction shows that you are human and emotions play a factor in everyone's lives. Keep up the good work.
@heidicross7255 His father has not passed away, but he is dying at this stage. James wrote this song for his father and sang it to him, in private. He then asked if his father would mind if he recorded it and hoped his father would be in the clip with him. It was done in one take, so he could get the raw emotion and the final product is what you see. His father is very stoic in appearance, but he felt what James was saying to him. At the time of this clip, a match had not been found for his father to have a kidney transplant but after the clip was released, he was saved by a matching donor coming forward.
You're so correct Maddy. It's a great song and great respect to James for being open and vulnerable with his emotions which we men can struggle with at times.
I can barely watch this video as my dad died of stage 4 cancer in October 1996. He chose to die at home and he did with his head in my brother's lap. The Lord let him live 7 years with cancer before he finally took him home. His doctor told his wife he should have lived maybe 2 months top.
I heard this song sung by a contestant on American Idol… never heard the original. It’s a heavy song… especially knowing I’ll one day need to say goodbye to my own father. Have you heard the song ‘Hurt’ by Jonny Cash? It’s a cover from Nine Inch Nails but Cash makes it his own.
I.m 68 not in the best of Health.. not seen my two sons for 35 yrs because of a Divorce… they Resented me.. I tried to keep in touch… it Breaks my Heart… I Love and miss them… Love from your DAD ❤️❤️❤️
You can tell what kind of dad he is even just from this video. The devastation on James’s face and the way he is so responsive to his son. He doesn’t know his son… like you can see that he feels every move and responds in ways to give him comfort or confirmation that he’s listening and you can see that James refuses to look at him for some of the most depressing and darkest parts because he can’t actually let himself sing those words while he looks at his dad. It’s just beautiful!!!!
Wow! Thank you. Great reaction. My father passed away Christmas Eve 1984. I remember everything. I can definitely relate . I miss you dad with me every day U2 Mom😃🙏🏻
@MaddyReactions Thank you for doing this reaction. This song is very close to my heart. Although I didn't watch it, I did listen to your reaction to it. Have a wonderful day/ night.
Wow, that song cut me so deep, I was holding on until I saw the look in your eyes and then the song became all about the things I never got to say to my own Dad, thank you @MaddyReactions, your reaction and this song was like a therapy session I did not know I needed.
There are so many sides to the lyrics honestly, beautiful song. "Im not your son... you're not my father" - away telling his father at this late stage, you dont need to stay strong for your family anymore, I'm here. Kind of easing his father's burden at his late stage. "2 grown men saying good" - It its ok let's be vulnerable with me. The whole song for me is about easing his father into sleep and letting him know his son is here to take care of things, he understands and is prepared to take up the mantle/burden of being the protector, provider, the tree. Absolute heart wrenching, and i think one of very few songs that get men to tears too.
I read that James told them to not stop recording as he wanted a genuine reaction. You missed the part at the end where his dad patted him on the arm. It was like a reassuring message between father and son. This song gets me every time even though I know it had a positive outcome. I also read that the words ‘I’m not your son, you’re not my father. We’re just two grown men saying goodbye’. It was their way of saying goodbye when either of them went off to combat. I think it would have made it easier being 2 men saying goodbye rather than father and son.
This song strikes home all the way. For my father died in my arms and even now I see it as if it just happened. You may think you have forever but forever catches up to you faster than you may think.
Wow such an emotional reaction! It is such a hard song to watch because of the circumstances of the situation at the time he released this video but thank God things turned out good for his dad and their family. I loved your reaction and felt your emotions.
Maddy, I have watched this video many times and every time it makes me cry. Another great "Father" song is "The Living Years" by Mike and the Mechanics. Also, "Leader of the Band" by Dan Fogelberg.
I know you've heard this a thousand times, but you are very beautiful, I like you reacting to emotional songs. I really like your channel and the songs you react to
My favorite and most terrifying moment in this video is when he looks his dad in the eyes towards the end and says "I'll try to make you proud, so daddy (and he looks away abruptly) won't you just close your eyes." I couldn't look my dad in the eyes and ask him to go where I can't follow. The day the moment comes I hope I'm strong enough to endure it. I know my dad will be, and I pray I will be too. Even if I truly know I won't be
Thank you for this selection. This is such a beautiful but sad song. It reminds me of when I left home to serve our country in the military. I could see in my fathers eyes the sadness of my leaving. He knew but I didnt that I would never see him alive again. If I woud have known would I have left? I know the answer to my own question. But regardless, it was a choice that I made. A choice that I've lived with after long hours, days, years of contemplation. I still ponder that choice today. Thank you. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Esta canción representa el momento más complejo de mi vida, mi viejo se fue en mis brazos, y aunque agradezco haber estado alli, y celebro la vida que me dio mi viejo, es muy triste y muy duro, esta canción me da paz en medio de la tristeza
I had to live this song one morning at 5:26am. It was just me and Dad and the Lord's Prayer. The hardest monster I had to chase away after that was waking my mother up to let her know of his passing. This song is hard to watch because it reminds me of him.
20 years ago One day my father leaned on my shoulder and walked away At that time, I was on my way to the hospital, just one traffic light away from the hospital. Father dies now farewell to me now didn't say a word i just remember that day I hold his hand longest time In the past, I had conceptual conflicts and quarrels with my father But? Both know what both parties want in their hearts but can't be like the lyrics just be friends talk openly father's departure let me never forget But I am very grateful to my father for his education, let me now understand the value of life Thank you father, may you all be safe I am from Taiwan
I applaud Mr. Blunt for his bravery as a tank commander....and his solitude in his songs...however..his duty to his country and sacrifice should never stand alone... bravo soldier...bravo father...
Sorry couldn’t finish this just went thru it with my Dad and I never forget his last words he said Son all those years I took care of you bet you never thought you would be taking care of me.😢 Later beautiful ❤️
I'm from Austria, that little nowhere in Mid-Europe, just because I got asked for this comment. Only wanted to say, would be sad if you shad no tear on this song. Glad to still having your parents or if you lost one of them recently. This song works for me as a soulcleaner, sounds weird , but works!!!
This song saved his father's life( sat beside him) a distant relative saw him and was the match they had been unable to find. So his father who had been in stage 4 renal failure is now alive.
Honestly this is one of the rare songs that I can't stop listening to that absolutely breaks me. I hadn't seen my father in over 15 years until recently, and with all the wrongs he's done... all I can see is a frail, 75 year old man with health complications. All I can be is caring and compassionate, because i don't think I have resentment in me.
The song James wrote "Monsters" was a real situation inside his father body the "kidney",and you can see james in tears because he was going to loose his father and no doner was available.This song made it around the world and a doner came forward otherside of our world and it was a match.So james writing this song saved his fathers life.Had he not wrote that song then the situation mybe would have turned out different.
Pretty powerful in my situation I was adopted into another family and my soon to be stepfather wouldn't allow it so he left his marriage I grew up with no father at all in the end though i did find my biological father in 2011 met him again in 2012 but he passed few weeks b4 my birthday this is my own meaning of this song love from Sydney Australia
James Blunt's father Charles, himself a kidney donor, was diagnosed with stage four chronic kidney disease. Blunt wrote "Monsters" to "express his feelings about his father and his illness, almost as if it's a touching farewell to his father".
I'm leaving a comment and a like but simply can't watch this video, it breaks my heart having seen just a part of it previously; my dad died suddenly at a fairly young age and it still hurts. Look forward to your next video.
