@@inkbery4473 I think the term nanny is more common in America. I’m British and from the people I know it’s always referred to as ‘baby sitter’ or ‘child minder’. I call my grandmother ‘nanny’
@@inkbery4473 nanna, nanny, nan, granny, grandma etc it's all interchangeable for female grandparent but yes the term nanny is also used as a childcare provider you just kind of have to look at the context to work it out!!
If I'm not mistaken, the song is about his grandmother, he just wrote it from his mothers point of view. His grandmother was very ill during the time he was making the album and sadly passed away. So he wrote this record as a tribute to his granny.
@@babyduckie4848 yeah, apparently he played it at his grandma's funeral and had no intention of releasing it, but his grandpa told him he really needed to put it on there...
This song perfectly captures the heartbreaking silence after losing a loved one, particularly after a long illness. When you're just solemnly going through the motions of cleaning and organizing because there's really nothing else to do. The softness of the first two verses and the simple actions that are described hit me every time, and probably hit anyone who has gone through that kind of loss. I remember losing my mom when I was 21 and I just kept manically cleaning her house over and over in complete silence because I didn't know what else to do with myself. A beautifully painful honest song.
I totally understand what you said about not wanting to hear this song again. I always skip it when it starts playing even though it's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Ed has incredible sensitivity, writing such strong lyrics from someone else's perspective is not an easy thing to do. There's another song where he did that, it's called "Small Bump" and it's inspired by a friend of his who suffered a miscarriage. Ed sings from the baby's father's perspective.
agreed. I always teared up but ... Also, I am just in the situation of losing my paternal gran. She is still alive but fading quickly due to metastasing stomach cancer and we are more counting in days to a few weeks ... so this hits me on a completely different level
The third most popular funeral song is Ed Sheeran's 'Supermarket Flowers', a sombre song written in memory of his grandmother who passed away while he was recording his 'Divide' album in 2017
It's one of my favourite.Though its abouut his grandmother it reminds me of the memories I had with my father. "And I hope that i see the world as you did"
This is my favourite song ever it's always been it means so much to me because it reminds me of my nanny and grandad that I miss every single day 💙😔 Eds songs have helped me so much he has no idea
This came out only a few months after my own mum died. I'd cared for her for the last 5 years of her life and all the things he sings about in the song I actually did - I'd taken her cup of tea in to her room just before she died which sat there for days because I couldn't bear to tip it down the sink. She'd had her favourite cordial made up in small bottles in the fridge, she had clothes in the wash when she died which I washed, dried, folded and placed on her bed as I'd done in the past, all in denial of her passing. It's just awful to go through. Love them while they're here.
This song helped me get through the death of my grandmother because it fit the situation so perfectly. Packing up her things and cleaning up the house after she was gone was hard and this song really hit home. Great reaction
As you've been told this was about his Nanna but it obviously still broke his heart but he wrote something so breathtakingly beautiful & heart wrenching that I can't get thru it without years. You should check out Visiting Hours that he released recently you honor the loss of his friend. The video is done live in a cathedral-stunning!
so many see him as a "just another artist writing love and/or break up songs" but he has such great songs, with deeper meanings, but he has sooo many meaning full songs about loss, about miscarriages, about universal or personal struggles ...
I always cry when listening to this. This is so good, I can't even fathom or begin to put it into words. God! "But mum there's a tear everytime that I blink." This line is a giant killer.
Although it was written from his moms perspective, I think it works for anyone who has loved and lost their mother, Ed's voice when he is just humming to the music gives me goose bumps, I think they are clearing away a Hospital/Hospice room, Flowers, cards and nightdresses 😢x
I sobbed the first time I hears this song, it’s gut wrenching for anyone who’s lost a loved one. My mum has already requested this to be played in her funeral, hopefully that will be a long time away yet! 🙏 Such a beautiful song ❤️ xx
I haven't had to face the loss of one of my parents yet (which I'm incredibly grateful for), but my ex boyfriend's mum passed while him and I were dating and this song just captures the loneliness I saw in him. Especially the first couple verses with the simple actions, I know going back to his mum's house to clean and pack stuff up just broke him. Best wishes to anyone dealing with grief, it gets easier with time ❤
Last time I heard this song I was emotional for him, but didn't personally connect to it. This is the first time I've heard it since my mom passed in July. Forgot how powerful it is. Pretty sure I'll never willingly listen to it again after this.
Supermarket Flowers is the gorgeous tribute song for the loss of a mom, and Monsters by James Blunt is the tribute song for the loss of a dad. It’s a must hear as well. ❤
I have a theory. So you know all the OHHHH's near the end if the song.... So, from first hand experience (my Stepdad and my younger sister in the same year).... I thought to myself, " Have to stay strong for Mom" "Have to hold it together until the funeral is over".... When all of that is said and done, then you get your chance to be alone and cry. So, if you listen again, all the OHHHH's near the end, sounds like sobbing. Such a very moving song and your empathy and respect were beautiful to see.
Anytime I’ve ever heard this song, i have cried, even before i lost any of my older family. However, recently, i lost my grandmother who i was extremely close with, and i simply avoided listening to this song for a month because i knew i wouldn’t be able to listen to it without balling. Guess who’s balling now🙃
I remember this song played on the radio in the car with my mum a few days after her mother died. We were just completely silent and understanding together.
I can count the amount of times I have listened to this song on one hand with fingers to spare. It breaks my heart to listen to it, I almost didn't watch this reaction because of how heartbreaking the song is.
There are certain songs I had to take off of a lot of my playlists because I tend to listen to music when I’m driving and crying while driving never ends well! This song as well as Visiting Hours by Ed, Taylor’s Ronan & Soon You’ll Get Better, Finneas’ Love is Pain. All Amazing beautiful wonderfully written songs that break me.
I've only noticed your channel recently (when I saw a few Irish reactions with Niall and the Cranberries) and I really enjoy them. I've been binging your channel for a few days now 😂 could I recommend checking out Dermot Kennedy? He's another Irish artist. Good stuff 👍
I never listened to this music when my aunt passed away last 2017 due to cancer and then my friend last 2018 due to illnesses and I listened to this song again when both of my friends died on 2020 where one of my friend died due to a heart attack where he slipped and hit his head while the other died of serious abdomen problems where he was vomiting blood. I promised that I would never listed to this song ever, and here I am in 2022 listening to it where my closest neighbor who I treat her as my nanny died from diabetes and after her burial last week. I don't say that I hate listening to this Ed Sheeran song, is just that this song made me reminisce the past memories with the person that has your back all the time and one day they are gone without saying goodbye.
Yep that's another song that breaks me. I usually don't listen to it for that reason. It hits too close to home, I've been there, done that, don't wish it on anyone. Please if you can, whoever reads this, hug your moms, call them, tell them you love them. Tomorrow is not promised. I wish I could and I'm glad I did do those things when she was still here.
He has a guitar version and it’s good but this piano version just hits home hard. The song is amazing but says all those things that need to be said. Listened to it a hundred times already, the more I listen the more ( I ) hear the joy in it as well. It’s there but you have to look for it….
I have such a difficult time listening to this song. Louis' Two of Us does the same. I lost my mom in 2015 and these songs hit hard! Both beautiful though!
hey! we say mum still referring to mother (or mom) , this song was in the pov of his mother about his grandmother that passed (someone from england haha)
Mum/mummy is our mother. Grandma/grandmother/nan etc for grandparent. Just that this song was written from his mother's perspective. People often forget that writers often write from others stories, not just their own, and why it's often not a good idea to analyse all songs 😉
This song is about his maternal grandmother (an angel in the shape of my mum) I literally dont listen to this song all that much cuz it fees like a sucker punch every time. 🤧
