GINGER SOBS HER HEART OUT! Mike & Ginger React to MONSTERS by JAMES BLUNT

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    Mike and Ginger check out the very emotional Monsters, by James Blunt.

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  • @MikeandGinger
    @MikeandGinger  ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Check out our reaction to Iam Tongi's cover of this song, on American Idol
    th-cam.com/video/XqtBGwAX6h4/w-d-xo.html

    • @jasondamrau9943
      @jasondamrau9943 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Anyone who reacts to the original needs to see this performance

    • @tiffanyl9827
      @tiffanyl9827 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      1 Millions guys GG

    • @helenleeyogini2679
      @helenleeyogini2679 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your video has been blocked. 😢

    • @luisricardo4676
      @luisricardo4676 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @MikeandGinger I'm loving your reactions from Kylie Minogue. Please, you need to react to two incredible Kylie Minogue videos. The first and Closer / There must be an angel live in the Aphrodite Les folie tour.
      th-cam.com/video/6_qmVnFg0Oo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=9mVZ4mrWcpzF61HL
      The other is the end of the show with the song One night like this/ All the Lovers. You can watch this until the end including the credits because this is magical, excellent and a masterpiece.
      th-cam.com/video/gofJMfdlM9A/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
      I recommend these links because they are for the alternative version, yes the DVD has two versions and this one was made for TV so it has more details and closer cameras. Thank you very much and a big hug from Brazil.

  • @christinestromberg4057
    @christinestromberg4057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1713

    james wrote this when they found out his father had stage 4 kidney diease and no donor could be found. After releasing this song, thousands of people responded by offering their own. Later they found a distant cousin who was compatible and he had the surgery and is doing ok now.. During the recording everyone in there was crying. Only his father was calm asking why is everyone crying? I'm still here.

    • @eddiebirdie1545
      @eddiebirdie1545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      That's dad's for you

    • @Gothnymph13
      @Gothnymph13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I once answered, I'm crying because I'm selfish, afraid and learn to have courage is very difficult. You are my strength Jesus 💪 ♥ My Rock 🏔 My peace 🕊 My Sunrise 🌄 My one True Love.

    • @quintonriley1454
      @quintonriley1454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I'm new to this page but not the song lol the man in the video...has his father passed yet? Because I heard this beautiful song about a week or two after my dad had passed...and let's just say I'm glad I wasn't in front of a crowd or something because I would have ruined the Mic with the flood of tears

    • @yepnowletussee6702
      @yepnowletussee6702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Oh I never knew the outcome... thank you for putting that up. Lovely to hear good news for a change... stay safe all.

    • @robke9999
      @robke9999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@quintonriley1454 His father is still alive and doing quite good, James Blunt said.

  • @garycollie7836
    @garycollie7836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +606

    James blunt ...served as an officer in the British army....led his men in Bosnia....had his guitar with him always ...mans a legend..thank you for your service and your music

    • @lillyatkinson-chalk6971
      @lillyatkinson-chalk6971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      He made the rank of Major in the forces. Bet scary times in war zones were a little lifted with him singing.

    • @marlenerichardson4429
      @marlenerichardson4429 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dear Gary, I never knew this . He is a legend. Your words are true x

    • @lyncohn9505
      @lyncohn9505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@lillyatkinson-chalk6971 He made the rank of Captain in the Life Guards

    • @milenacardona2764
      @milenacardona2764 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      eso no lo sabía gracias

    • @JohnSmith-nj4zq
      @JohnSmith-nj4zq ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lyncohn9505 No wonder his other music videos had swimming and diving.

  • @tomaleshire4145
    @tomaleshire4145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    My 30 year old son sent this video to me a few months ago and I cried like a baby😩. I'm a few days away from turning 69 and have COPD and 3 stints in my heart, so I have to face the fact that my life is almost over.😢 But I don't have to be afraid, my son will keep the monsters away.💯🤗❤️✌️

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It’s never over, until it’s actually over! Take heart ❤️ - G

    • @justinbridgez
      @justinbridgez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow! The fact that we all will not only experience this, but one day become the same. This song truely hits different and recalibrates my perspective.

    • @justinbridgez
      @justinbridgez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m 31. Feb 7th so I can’t imagine but I know I have to prepare but never be afraid. We love you.

    • @timothylewis2450
      @timothylewis2450 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ❤❤❤

    • @igyongyi
      @igyongyi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kérlek fedezd fel a Buteyko-terápiát magad számára!!

  • @thekrakenguy6962
    @thekrakenguy6962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +909

    If you don’t feel anything with this song, you need professional help. One of the most heartfelt, beautiful songs ever written.

    • @texasnewt
      @texasnewt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Without question. Blunt has created at least one masterpiece ... thank you, James Blunt!

    • @DarkGaming-cb3dd
      @DarkGaming-cb3dd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I don't feel anything.😶

    • @aryastark772
      @aryastark772 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Half the time I’m overly emotional. The other half I feel numb inside…which category would you put me in?

    • @jennywren7822
      @jennywren7822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@russthompson9080
      His father was dying here, with really no hope of a solution, and you say its a plastic pop song, you're unbelievable, inhuman is the word, God help your father or poor children if you have any.
      Go and see a psychiatrist and soon, you're not normal, and if you're trying to be a troll you're hopeless at that too.
      What a PRAT....

    • @jennywren7822
      @jennywren7822 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DarkGaming-cb3dd
      The same applies to you, get some help quickly.
      Another PRAT....

  • @jeffstevens4262
    @jeffstevens4262 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

    James and his father were both officers in the British military, as has been mentioned, and despite being very close, were never overtly emotional with each other, and when this amazing video was made, James's father had only recently been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney disease, so this video ( done in one take) was a very tough one for James to complete, and we can hear the slight wavering of his voice on occasion. He refused to use 'Auto Tune' because he wanted everything to be 100% real and genuine. I heard he donated every penny of his royalties of this song to the brilliant UK charity' Help For Heroes' who do so much great work for ex-servicemen & women, which was a lovely thing to do. God bless him. ❤ 👍 🙋‍♂

  • @bazkeen
    @bazkeen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +583

    James has gotten a lot of stick over the years, but I think he is brilliant. Heart felt reaction guys. Beautiful

    • @petershury7135
      @petershury7135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I don’t know why he does he’s a fucking talented musician 🤷🏻

    • @dillowman8
      @dillowman8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I completely agree. The man is simply brilliant.

    • @jeffstevens4262
      @jeffstevens4262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      James being the man he is, always takes the horrible comments from trolls on social media and laughs at them, often laughing at himself with them. None of those idiots are fit to lace his shoes. God bless him, he's an extraordinary fellow.

    • @bazkeen
      @bazkeen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jeffstevens4262 Sure is 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

    • @Diggs4ever
      @Diggs4ever 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What issues do people have with him?

  • @carolw24
    @carolw24 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I break down as soon as he says Daddy. I lost my father when I was 28 and 8 months pregnant. I got special permission from my doctor to fly to Arlington cemetery for the funeral. I was a Captain in the Air Force, so the 21 gun salute had me crying. I miss my Dad so much. He was my rock and a hero to me.

    • @lewiscowden9731
      @lewiscowden9731 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Carol your daddy is with you all the time.
      He's smiling when he sees his wee grandchild.
      I'm sure he's so proud of you for your service to your country.
      I don't live in the US so I really want to thank both your daddy and yourself for your service to not only your country but to the rest of the world.
      My children and grandchildren live in a safer world thanks to you both and all the US military. ❤❤

  • @b.l.i.9182
    @b.l.i.9182 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    I lost my dad to stage 4 brain cancer 20 years ago when I was in the ‘sandbox’ on the other side of the world. By the time I got back home on emergency leave I was too late. Of course I shed tears & felt the huge hole left in his absence. Over the years since I’ve been back to visit him graveside many times and countless times even tried to express myself but could never get my words right….. until I heard this song yesterday. I was at his grave today and unabashedly said what I wanted to say. I sang from my heart and I cried from my very soul. The tears I shed remain at the site and as I walked away I knew that I, for the first time in 20 years, said what had been in my heart all this time.

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That's lovely ♥️ Thank you for sharing 🙏

    • @adamgardner2244
      @adamgardner2244 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh wow. Very good. Glad to hear you are at peace.

    • @graycooper9450
      @graycooper9450 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Love the song....very emotional....Mike is very cool ....and handsome ....and please don't take this the wrong way but Ginger is gorgeous ❤❤❤ keep smiling ... love from the UK

  • @nevillehudson1362
    @nevillehudson1362 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    James is such an underrated artist and a true gentleman

    • @nukchuu1
      @nukchuu1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I wouldn't say underrated.. more under appreciated maybe. those that know him know how good he is.

  • @jimjogger306
    @jimjogger306 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Very few singers in history can make a grown man cry, James blunt is truly one of a kind, One of the best artists to ever live.

    • @rdeh1678
      @rdeh1678 ปีที่แล้ว

      I also agree,also
      the song by Brad Paisley. He didn't have to be

    • @carlamay1384
      @carlamay1384 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Because it came from his heart. What a brave son to sing while you know it will be reality soon.. So beautiful but so sad. God bless him.

    • @hudsonfigueredoaraujo1399
      @hudsonfigueredoaraujo1399 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes. It's incredible how he has this ability. He conveys his feelings to music very well. He also did this with "Goodbye My Lover". There's a video of a performance where he seems to travel around singing this song. And when he finishes, he stands up to receive the applause, and looks at the sky, as if looking at the person for whom he made the song. But in this song "monster" he outdid himself. I met her today, and I've been crying for hours. How can he do this? And look, my father is alive and well, I even saw him in the morning.

  • @jimbuckley4986
    @jimbuckley4986 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Sent to me via my son. As I sit here waiting to head off for my next blood test prior to my weekly chemo sessions, I now have lump in my throat and tear or three in my eye. Beautiful song, thank you for posting this

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Good luck with your treatments, Jim. All the best ❤️

  • @32dras
    @32dras 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    When you recently had situation of parent slowly fading away from terminal illness, then this "chasing monsters away" hit on completely different level. And I'm know I'm not the only one. 😥

    • @Dino-pq3eu
      @Dino-pq3eu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ditto ... broke my heart all over again

  • @amyw5647
    @amyw5647 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    You can see it in Ginger's face, the exact moment this song breaks us all 💔 and then you guys broke me again with the hug 💕

  • @mattg8369
    @mattg8369 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Watching the progression of Ginger's reaction as the song washes over her had me crying more than I usually do when I watch this video.

    • @theseancurley
      @theseancurley ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed, she felt every word and Mike was obviously welling up inside. Great react. X

    • @satchman1965
      @satchman1965 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’ve watched this video so many times. Lately I just watch her reaction from the start of the video to the finish. She gets me every time. Can’t help but to cry along with her. So genuine. So heartfelt. 😢

  • @robertdangiolillo2442
    @robertdangiolillo2442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Ginger's heartfelt reaction made cry as much as this touching song did.

    • @muttonchop271
      @muttonchop271 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Guy on the right no reaction .. cold as steel .... maybe deaf

    • @adamgardner2244
      @adamgardner2244 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@muttonchop271 lol

    • @adamgardner2244
      @adamgardner2244 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same

  • @justarandomveryintelligent8934
    @justarandomveryintelligent8934 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    So james blunt's dad col charlie blount was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease and desperately needed a transplant. James lost hope that there would be one and did this song as a preemptive eulogy. It caught fire and because of it they got the colonel his transplant and hes alive and well. This is a very hard song for me to listen to because i lost my paternal grandfather last october and it brings back the memories i have of that time where my siblings, dad and i were there for grandpa's last three weeks.

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ❤️ - G

    • @juliawhitmee9257
      @juliawhitmee9257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That is James's real father in the video, so emotional & beautiful. True about the transplant, so pleased he made it .

    • @roxee57
      @roxee57 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’d managed to stop crying about the song and your comment set me off again. That’s wonderful.

    • @tattylashes1664
      @tattylashes1664 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@roxee57 James'd dads second cousin donated his kidney

    • @cyruslad5462
      @cyruslad5462 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Apparently his father is quite poorly right now.

  • @ledingdong1492
    @ledingdong1492 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Women have so many songs that they get an emotional reaction from but I think this is a male orientated one and that's why it hits home wether you grew up with a dad or not

  • @static4034
    @static4034 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Here in Canada during the covid lockdown my father has been living in a extended Care facility which also in lock down when he passed away. His health was continuously fading and I was not allowed in to see him for months. With the time of his passing drawing near and with him no longer being able to verbally communicate I had to say my goodbyes to him over a video call. During the call I played this song for him and I could see the tears starting to roll down his face. At that moment I knew he could still hear, and understand everything that was being said to him. And just how much I loved him and was proud to be his son. It was the hardest time I have ever faced in my life because I just wanted to be there to hold his hand before his time came. This song will forever remind me of that moment.

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I’m so sorry for your loss ❤️ It’s a terrible shame that you couldn’t be with him. It is lovely though, that he knew how much you loved him. 🙏🏻 - G

    • @static4034
      @static4034 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MikeandGinger Thank you for the kind and thoughtful words. 🙂

    • @annekristineingebretsen6932
      @annekristineingebretsen6932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I am so sorry for your loss❤️

    • @nickfiorenza5930
      @nickfiorenza5930 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am so sorry for your loss. Not able to say goodbye to your dad face to face, my god so sad, may you find peace brother. God bless you and your family.

    • @bobbyscarfo2544
      @bobbyscarfo2544 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I too have faced the loss of someone close to me...... ya see, my Father abandoned me when I was 3 years old, I'm now 55.... this tune doesn't register for me on a Father/Son level..... but....I was close to my Grandfather and Uncles who have passed....loss is sometimes overwhelming, in my case, detrimental, but here are my words of consolation to you......
      You Never really lose someone you love, you leave a part of yourself behind, and take a part of that person with you moving forward......
      I pray those words will find you and give some comfort.....

  • @jordankeller7279
    @jordankeller7279 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "It's my turn to chase the monsters away." is such an impactful line. It's come full circle and the roles of the father have become the son's. As he sleeps, his son will watch until his time comes. It's so poetic...

  • @eturfrey
    @eturfrey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    His father had stage 4 kidney disease and was not expected to live unless he could get a transplant.
    They eventually found a match and he had the transplant. It was a distant cousin who gave his kidney.

  • @poodlegirl55
    @poodlegirl55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    It's impossible to watch this for the first time without crying. I've seen it a hundred times and still get tears. His eyes, the emotion in his voice....it cuts you. I heard that every person in the recording studio cried.

    • @youareabadsinger212
      @youareabadsinger212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aye a reckon hahahaha

    • @bbcbbc1717
      @bbcbbc1717 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed lol. Totally wept uncontrollably the first time and still cant get through without tears. A beautiful song from a talented artist. So glad it worked out for his father. Check out Australia’s Dean Lewis” “how do I say goodbye”. Similar story/song.

    • @pamdobson4027
      @pamdobson4027 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      such a beautiful sing from a beautiful man i cried and will play it again and again and no doubt will cry again every time thank u james lv pam xxx

    • @Ramnokri
      @Ramnokri 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The moment this video always REALLY breaks me is about 2:59 (in this video here) when he ends his refrain for the first time. You can see and feel the pain, the emotion, maybe the fear of loss in this moment.

  • @kathyclark9203
    @kathyclark9203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I start crying as soon as he starts singing.

  • @leonardyoung2126
    @leonardyoung2126 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Amazing I havent heard this song before 2023. Lost my dad two years ago, and this song hits different

  • @OGQueenMedusa
    @OGQueenMedusa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I found this reaction video and this song for the 1st time on the September 19th 2021, just an hour before i got a call saying my dad took his own life. I have been hearing this song in my head since then. If anyone out there is reading this and feels like harming themselves PLEASE talk to someone and reach out for help.

  • @colinhutchinson1664
    @colinhutchinson1664 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I held my Mums hand as she slipped away from Cervical Cancer in our local hospital.I also held my elder Brothers hand as they turned his life support off in the same hospital 7yrs ago. Theyre buried side by side. This track always brings me to tears. RIP Mum and David.❤

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So sorry for your loss, Colin ❤️🙏🏻

    • @colinhutchinson1664
      @colinhutchinson1664 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MikeandGinger Thank you guys.People die but their spirit doesn't as long as they're remembered and I just picture them in another room which helps.❤️

    • @phoenixrising2609
      @phoenixrising2609 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Condolences to you and yours, i cannot even fathom the loss you went through, am sorry for your loss 🙏

  • @deepbluehue3
    @deepbluehue3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Such a universal message ... THIS song .
    I don't know if anyone mentioned this yet but
    the record label wanted him to use auto-tune to smooth out the ' ugly crying / singing ' but he REFUSED ,
    ~ thankfully ; It's what makes this song so relatable ; ~ `the honesty in delivery ....

  • @sharongaskell
    @sharongaskell ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Never be sorry for being human. James Blunt is a poet - amazing, fearless composer, singer. Always gives 100%. Carry you Home is about his experience as a soldier in Kosovo. SomeoneSinging Along -- overlooked. Bonfire Heart , Cold, Unstoppable .....and on and on

  • @ravenmasters2467
    @ravenmasters2467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    Its almost Sept 2021 and i am doing another hunt for new reactions to this song. Its a song very close to my heart as i just went through this with my father a couple of years ago. I watched your reaction months ago and i cant recall if I commented or not. I suppose i didnt as i dont see it here. Anyway, having just watched another spate of reactions to this amazing and moving song i decided to come back to yours and tell you that this is the most wonderful of all those i have seen. As i have said i have literally watched every single reaction to this song that i can find in not just one search but several times during 2021. Your reaction and sweet words especially, Ginger, make this the number 1 reaction to this video in my humble opinion.

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Thank you so much for that. I’m so sorry to hear you’ve had similar struggles with your father. Mike was going thru the same thing with his own dad at the time, which made the timing of this song so poignant.
      It was very sweet of you to share this with us ❤️ - G

    • @jay-deeverwey1473
      @jay-deeverwey1473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My dad passed away on 17 August 2021, 2 weeks after being released from the hospital.
      We never really "knew" each other, but I always knew his love. This song has been on my playlist ever since.
      All I can say, while everyone still has time with your loved ones, use it, don't abuse it. Tomorrow is never promised

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jay-deeverwey1473 ❤️

    • @chrisnagle2902
      @chrisnagle2902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I totally agree Raven. This reaction is special. Ginger, your orah radiates such humility... love and companion... a true gift! Never lose sight of that... it's Special! Greetings from a rainy, cold UK.

    • @chrisnagle2902
      @chrisnagle2902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sorry guys! Brain fuzz! Ginger I meant to say Aura about You! I need coffee... it's 8 in the morning here. Enjoy your day guys! :)

  • @IronBodyMartialArts
    @IronBodyMartialArts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I lost my brother in 2012 and my father in 2015 after a long struggle with Cancer. The last 6 months were so hard for him/ for everyone. Watching him wither away.
    I hoped every day that the Good lord would just take him.
    Such a man was he, that as i held him at the end and he was hemmoraging blood from his throat, he assured me, " it was some hot chocolate he drank".
    That is a father, who would try and spare his son the horror of death amidst the throws of it.
    Ultimately i am very proud. I didnt get to say it. So i say it now.
    This song, gets me every time, i am broken..
    I am now a father, may i be half the father that my father was, may i be half the man. May the love i have for my son, mend my broken heart.
    May your love do so, for each and every one of you.

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is a devastating and touching story. Thank you for sharing it. Ultimately, I think creating a legacy that goes forward with your own children, is the best way to thank your father for the love and grace that he gave to you. Well done, and take care ❤️ - G

    • @ravenmasters2467
      @ravenmasters2467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Man, just after i have myself undercontrol i read your comment and broke down again. Beautiful and moving.

    • @IronBodyMartialArts
      @IronBodyMartialArts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ravenmasters2467 Thank you. It is a good song.

  • @jennytmaher
    @jennytmaher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    It makes everyone cry.

  • @cree878
    @cree878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    He sang this song with his dad , his dads kidneys were failing and they never knew if he was going to get a transplant in time , thanks for reaction

  • @sandyleewhite
    @sandyleewhite 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

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

  • @joshhewitt105
    @joshhewitt105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Brits tend to find it very hard to talk to each other about feelings and emotions, this is his living eulogy to his father, done in the only way he knew how, by song.

  • @robsmith6281
    @robsmith6281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I guess the lesson here is tell people you love them before it's too late.

  • @stephenmyers3194
    @stephenmyers3194 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I always cry when I hear this song as I lost my dad 2years ago due to health problems he was always there for me and my inspiration.

  • @thomasmorelli9271
    @thomasmorelli9271 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If this song doesn't make you cry, you're dead inside. NO one I have seen doesn't blubber and thats good.

  • @angelikaflugge6705
    @angelikaflugge6705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Ginger,your heart is so wide open,thank you for sharing with us,you are a diamond !

  • @stephenwright8103
    @stephenwright8103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If you don't cry to this song you are not normal 😭

  • @jenniferbailey5914
    @jenniferbailey5914 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    James Bunt got one of the best lap times on Top Gear. He is not only a talented musician but a vet and a loving son. He is a legend

  • @robquince3076
    @robquince3076 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is a sad one for me☹️I was cheated of these feelings by my abusive father so it made me cry because when he died I couldn't be sad and that's wrong, but I have a son and I know he feels different to how I did so it did make me into a good loving father❤️❤️

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m so sorry, Rob. But I like your attitude for going forward ❤️ - G

  • @tortillasarenotbiceps7622
    @tortillasarenotbiceps7622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    2018 - Miss you, dad. I'm sorry for the last words we ever spoke and that we never spoke again before you left. I am truly sorry.

    • @overthewebb
      @overthewebb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow, I'm sorry for that Dan. You will meet him again I think. He will know this. Take care mate.

    • @tortillasarenotbiceps7622
      @tortillasarenotbiceps7622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@overthewebb Thank you Greg. My belief is much the same. I appreciate your kindness, friend.

    • @christienzamari4059
      @christienzamari4059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dont worry, he forgives you, and he loves you x

    • @tortillasarenotbiceps7622
      @tortillasarenotbiceps7622 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@christienzamari4059 Thank you, Christien. My theory is this: To the degree of anger family is capable of projecting toward one another is to the same degree each loves one another - anger, hurt and pain being proportionate to the level of love each feels may have been compromised. Yes, Dad loved me and I loved Dad. This will never be refuted. Please stay safe and thank you again for the kind support.

    • @jacquelinejob2766
      @jacquelinejob2766 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sage, Your dad knew you loved him. Please forgive yourself because he has.

  • @trashpandatee
    @trashpandatee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Gingers face says it all with this song, you start out thinking it sounds beautiful, and then it punches you in the gut and you break down. I felt the same exact way.

  • @TheLongjohntim
    @TheLongjohntim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I understand. I cry every time I hear this song. My husband is honestly sick of it. I've played this song about a dozen or so times today and cried every time.

  • @brianmerkel704
    @brianmerkel704 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I lost my dad to cancer some 12 years ago now, and I miss him more everyday.
    This song says everything I could not! I loved my father, and hope that I am at least half the man he was.
    Take time to say I love you. Leave the past behind you and embrace whatever time you have together. Because when the time is all used up, and you close the door for the last time… 💔
    Very moving and beautiful song indeed
    Mr. Blunt!!

  • @b.l.i.9182
    @b.l.i.9182 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Such a beautiful song filled with true emotion, love, respect and honesty. And bravery, let’s not forget bravery to show his emotions and depth of his vulnerability. Definitely from the heart. Anyone who fails to tear up has ice in their veins & no heart and in need of deep psychiatric therapy. Lovely song that tears me up and draws out such raw emotions in me. How many performers can really perform this song other than James Blunt ? None.

    • @AlainnCorcaigh
      @AlainnCorcaigh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      everyone feels grief differently, it's people like you who judge others because they don't react the same way as you that really need help. Your narrow mindedness is disgusting to see

  • @richclasper8272
    @richclasper8272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is a beautiful song and very emotional. I am lucky to still have my Dad who is 91 in April and still in relatively good health. Sadly Mum passed in 2014 after 62 years of happy marriage - the loss of a close loved one you never really get over, so my sympathy goes out to all the people who have commented. Supermarket Flowers by Ed Sheeran is another one of those songs which get to you emotionally.

  • @jesseclifford7365
    @jesseclifford7365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I am a 66-year-old man, and I cried like a baby.

  • @hilltigger
    @hilltigger 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I couldn't finish this song. Not quite the same, but the last time I said goodbye to my son, was my last. I told him how much his mother and I were so proud of him. I told him how much I loved him. That we would always be there for him. That was the last words I spoke to him. He is gone now, and I won't get to see him till I see him in heaven. Love you son. So much.

  • @laura8512
    @laura8512 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a beautiful and honest reaction to this song. No one seems to be able to react directly after this song because it is so emotional and beautiful. It is amazing that he got through it.

  • @hetti8844
    @hetti8844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This song came out, around the time I lost my Dad. Cried the whole way through it.

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So sorry, Hetti ❤️🙏🏻 - G

  • @warrentrueman8892
    @warrentrueman8892 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gotta say, she's not the only one sobbing their damn heart out. I love my dad. He's my hero, my idol and I try to make him proud every day and help him as much as I can in his later years. I love you Dad

  • @gailsmith9033
    @gailsmith9033 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awww. I think yo7 missed his lovely Dad touch his arm at the end… what a lovely relationship xxx

  • @stevejohnston7957
    @stevejohnston7957 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for your service James as a soldier and as a very talented singer and songwriter ❤

  • @CCarlos79
    @CCarlos79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Now THAT reaction proves just how amazing music is. The piano grabs your attention, his voice pricks up your ears and his lyrics leave you in tears. X

  • @suejaneuk1681
    @suejaneuk1681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ginger, you made me cry. My dad passed two years ago. I miss him so much that my heart breaks. My life will never be normal again.

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m so sorry for your loss, Sue. These kinds of losses do really change us forever. But you can always fill that hole with the lovely memories you have of your time together. ❤️ - G

  • @timothymyers6827
    @timothymyers6827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I can relate. My dad lived with us for 5 years before he passed. I know exactly what he felt!!

  • @jackstevenson4679
    @jackstevenson4679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just heard this song. My dad passed away 6 years ago and man this song got me.

  • @seeker1432
    @seeker1432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    He sang with so much emotion believing he was going to loose his farther. Thankfully they find a Kidney and all is now good. But this song gets us all thinking about our fathers. Whether jolts us to visit, Or just wish we could have time with them again. The hug at that time was perfect and shows your heart.

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you. Truthfully, Mike’s own father was imminently due for kidney surgery at exactly the time we recorded this, so the hug was purely genuine. Such a scary time - G

    • @seeker1432
      @seeker1432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MikeandGinger I don't doubt it. Hope your Farther in law is doing well.

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@seeker1432 thank you. So far, so good 😊- G

  • @jasonroope4390
    @jasonroope4390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I wish I could call my dad. I sat with him as he passed away exactly 1 year after I held my mums hand as she passed away. This song hits me hard, but I’ve not cried as much watching it as I did seeing your reaction to it. Beautiful ❤️

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, Jason. I’m so sorry to hear you’ve lost so much ❤️ I hope that being able to share their last moments with them was at least a comfort for them, and for you 🙏🏻 - G

  • @joenelson4235
    @joenelson4235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    30 seconds in (SUBBED FOR LIFE***) Top gear and British music, Love when Americans appreciate their posh, bad teethed, rained on cousins..

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Haha! Thank you, Joe! And welcome 🙏🏻. We’re Canadian, so we’re a wee bit closer in affection, to our Brit cousins - G

  • @marccartledge2752
    @marccartledge2752 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    If this does not make you cry there’s something wrong with you

    • @tortillasarenotbiceps7622
      @tortillasarenotbiceps7622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cry is an understatement.

    • @kateo8829
      @kateo8829 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well I certainly am
      My god I dont think Ive ever heard a more emotional song... 😭😭😭

    • @tortillasarenotbiceps7622
      @tortillasarenotbiceps7622 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kateo8829 Hi Kate. Not to be morbid, but here is a great and sad video, as well as great and sad reaction to that video. I cried harder during it once I understood its meaning. See how you feel and watch how the reality of the meaning sets in for the couple watching. It hit me very hard. - Steven Wilson - Routine (REACTION!!!). th-cam.com/video/IatTrYMhqi4/w-d-xo.html

    • @tortillasarenotbiceps7622
      @tortillasarenotbiceps7622 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      At 8:42 enlarge the screen to read the newspaper clipping on the floor. If you missed the meaning, this will explain.

    • @lilblock3564
      @lilblock3564 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or you are just not a crier.

  • @leraknamlouc5421
    @leraknamlouc5421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wish I could have experience this kind of a fatherly love, l’m happy he did.

  • @oldladylovesBruno
    @oldladylovesBruno หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It makes me cry, too. You can see the emotion on his face when he sings this.

  • @slap_A_flamingo
    @slap_A_flamingo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm fortunate enough to still have my dad. We had a lot of differences when I was growing up. We've forgiven eachother unspokenly. I told him the other day how much he means to me. It was so hard to fight back the tears but I'm glad I did. My mum is gone and my dad was a rock through out. There was a lot of crap on top of more and I developed PTSD. He stood by my every step of the way. I hope my kids will love me as much. This song makes everyone cry.

  • @user-hq5ub1gm3s
    @user-hq5ub1gm3s 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I’ve listened to this song a million times and it gets me every time

  • @user-keepitreal420
    @user-keepitreal420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Usually I can take it or leave it with the Bluntster, but i have seen him performing at a couple of festivals whilst on huge doses of ecstasy. Cried like a baby baboon, my balls went blue. It was emotional. Hi from the UK.

  • @lewiscowden9731
    @lewiscowden9731 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im 63 and this song breaks my heart every time I hear it it brings tears to my eyes every time.
    It always reminds me of the last one to one conversation with my father just a day or so before he passed away.
    I think about him every single day. 💔

  • @jmcci2069
    @jmcci2069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Brilliant Artist great song,a Tribute to his dad,bless you James.🇬🇧

  • @Fitgirlkate
    @Fitgirlkate ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I dont think I have seen anyone not react to this beautiful song like you did..i know i was in floods of tears the first ,second and every time i hear it😢

  • @ipdipdu
    @ipdipdu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’ve never heard of this song. I wasn’t expecting to cry.

  • @WBoneB
    @WBoneB 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This song hits so hard. I lost my parents in a car accident 27 years ago. I never got to say goodbye or tell them how much i truly loved them. I just turned 48 and i am now older than my parents ever made it to. I miss and think of them everyday.
    Great reaction video.❤❤❤

    • @xyxyqw
      @xyxyqw 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh my...best wishes🙋🏼‍♂️❤

  • @garydunning9363
    @garydunning9363 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    2 loverly people clearly in love and just trying to make the world a little better in there own sweet way..respect guys from the 🇬🇧

  • @ProfYago
    @ProfYago 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This song is what the industries use to break diamonds.

  • @stevefoulston
    @stevefoulston 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    James father Charles a former cavalry officer a helicopter pilot and Colonel in the Army Air Corps had stage four kidney disease James idolized his father James himself was a former recon officer in the British Army served under NATO during the 1999 Kosovo War.peace.

  • @hansklieger75
    @hansklieger75 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw my father passed away, he take his last breath and desapear of life and my time was over. God bless all dady's

  • @californiadreaming567
    @californiadreaming567 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was song on American Idol just a few weeks ago by someone who just lost his father. The original by James Blunt and the one sung on American Idol has been played and reviewed by many in the last couple of weeks. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @MariaVelazquez-ys6rz
    @MariaVelazquez-ys6rz ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've listened to this song since I heard it on idol... Probably a thousand times.. what a beautiful tribute to the love 💕 from child to parent I would change the lyrics from son to girl... I'm not your girl you're not my Father we're just to hearts sayn good-bye.. I sing it to my dad when I'm missing him 😭... Beautifully written beautifully sung . 🥰 Thank you James Blunt 💋

  • @botticellirejectbotticelli2668
    @botticellirejectbotticelli2668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    People say us Brits aren’t in touch with our emotions, I think you can see/hear that’s a lie.

  • @martw5291
    @martw5291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm so grateful Mike remembered that James served in the military.
    He served as Captain in the Life Guards before moving to the Blues and Royal during the Kosovo War. His Father also served as a helicopter pilot and then Colonel in the British Army Air Corps.
    Like father like son, one in a Helicopter, one in a Tank.

  • @swampfizz5370
    @swampfizz5370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    james Blunt an Officer and true Gentlmen..seen death up close during war

  • @shell7528
    @shell7528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I cry each time I hear this song. He's dad told him he wouldn't make a living singing, so to see him with his son in this song makes it all the more powerful 💙

  • @karendooks6244
    @karendooks6244 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wonderful song, always cry my eyes out when I hear it. Love James Blunt, such an emotional song writer. Xx

  • @r.katiekane252
    @r.katiekane252 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I could see as the realization of context washed over your face Ginger. It was hard for me to watch you watching this one for the first time...made me cry, both the song and the sadness I could see all over your face. It is a beautiful song, and ofc James Blunt delivers it perfectly. So glad they were able to help his father not long after this. I was worried that maybe he had dementia, or something of that nature.

  • @carlamay1384
    @carlamay1384 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This song is one of the most beautiful but extremely sad. I think of my dear father everytime I listen to it and I cannot keep from crying. As hard as I try it's just too real too heartbreaking. Love it because it' about love and losing your parent you'll never see again.

  • @erniedinda509
    @erniedinda509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    OMG, what a beautiful song. Thank you for reacting to this song, that was amazing.

  • @tcvisualarts732
    @tcvisualarts732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just heard this song. My dad passed away in 2019. I've never been the same again.

  • @jessiejamjavier9477
    @jessiejamjavier9477 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    sometimes less is more. credits to ginger for being so pure,genuine and honest with her reaction.

  • @borntobirdie8475
    @borntobirdie8475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How have I never heard this song before… wow! I’m not crying, you’re crying… 😪

  • @robgolding8218
    @robgolding8218 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jesus.... I hadn't heard this before and I burst into tears...

  • @awesomeduck500
    @awesomeduck500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That song is about James blunt father receiving stage 4 kidney cancer and he wrote it for him to express his feelings

  • @denverhorton9650
    @denverhorton9650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    2022 and man I feel this. Pure emotion. James proved again how underrated he really is.

  • @blossomtd90
    @blossomtd90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Didn't get a chance to to say goodbye to my father he died suddenly and i wasn't there, this song rips me up

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m so sorry, Tony. That is a terrible tragedy. I hope you can still find some measure of peace going forward ❤️ - G

  • @canihavesome2591
    @canihavesome2591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics........in the same vein.

    • @jamiegillings5960
      @jamiegillings5960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This song never hit home till after my father passed away...it was the 'i wasn't there that morning. When my father passed away, didn't get to tell him all the things i had to say' that had me tearing up.
      James Blunts song however...that had me crying..it was just too close to home if you know what i mean.

  • @garymacmillan
    @garymacmillan ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Incredibly powerful and beautiful. Core emotions laid bare. If you don't feel that tear at you you have no heart.

  • @aaronbarlow4376
    @aaronbarlow4376 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mike is so stoic. I wish I was this manly listening to this.

  • @davidkettell6236
    @davidkettell6236 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    it makes be bawl every time i hear it and i am a tough old 70 year old guy.

  • @brored4484
    @brored4484 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I am 69 years old. Never heard of James Blunt until about an hour ago. This song has broken my heart and I cannot stop weeping. I was with my father who passed away 3 years ago. I wish I could have sang this to him with my brothers. It is good to have a hard heart like mine to be softened with a sincerely written lyric performed from a sincere heart. I do not know what else to say.

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for sharing ❤️🙏🏻

  • @helen4542
    @helen4542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is so emotional for me, my parents divorced I went to live with my mum, the police came and knocked on our door my dad had been killed that afternoon, I never got to say I love you Dad amongst all the chaos. " I love you Dad I'm sorry I was just a kid"😞❤️

    • @MikeandGinger
      @MikeandGinger  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh, Helen. I’m so sorry to hear this ❤️ I hope you can make some peace with things. You were just a child and could never have known. My thoughts will be with you 🙏🏻 - G

    • @helen4542
      @helen4542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MikeandGinger Bless you, and thanks 👍🙏❤️

  • @markbennett2284
    @markbennett2284 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can't listen to this song without tears in my eyes 💔