James Blunt "Monsters" REACTION Video | first time hearing this song
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His father had stage 4 kidney disease and they couldn't find a match for a transplant . He wrote the song about facing his fathers mortality and saying to him how he felt at that time . Luckily they found a relative who was compatible and received the transplant . Very powerful song . Still gets to me every time I hear it .
Apparently it was a distant cousin who saw/heard this song so it prompted them to reach out to James & family. The result was a (to date) successful transplant, so what an amazing example of how music reaches out and touches so many people.
@@ssvr3dl1n38 -- Ironic, through his song, he did indeed chase the monster away for a time.
i have read that his father had already donated a kidney to help another..it was the remaining one that went bad, if the story is true, thank god his cousin was a match to help out this caring man, Dad and his cousin are true hero's in this world with giving others life! ❤❤
Such a powerful song and clip. I've watched a hundred reactions and cry every time. It's that kind of song. Thankyou for sharing with us.
Everybody cries when they see this video. I still do everytime I hear this song.
I've said it before and it is still true. At approximately 4:00 of your video, James sings "you can feel my hand, on your arm" - yet it is his Dad who puts his hand on James' arm. And does it again at the very end of the song. Although the song is about the son comforting the father, the father is still comforting the son. This gets me, every time!
I always marvel that the father didnt cry after hearing this, witch he had hear before, they need to do this in one take, because James couldnt sing a lot of times
@@patriciaalvareztostado8170this was done in five takes.
I am an army veteran and I don't cry easily but I cry every time I watch someone react to this. It really strikes home with me considering almost every member of my family has passed away. Parents, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, even some cousins and nephews and nieces. Sorry for TMI but sometimes a person just needs to speak about it.
Love ya brother.
Me too brother.
I know how you feel mate this song gets me every time I hear it . Tears are what gets you through it so let them flow mate .
I hear you bro, this song get's me everytime. I never got to say goodbye to my dad, he died suddenly of a PE a week after I had last visited him. the 1st time I heard this song, it just bought a ton of memories flooding in. It was hard hearing it.
Sorry for your loss. Thank you for your service, brother.
James wrote this song for his father who needed a kidney transplant and they couldn't find a match, because of this song they were able to find a match and his father was saved.
Crying all over again! Wow
It is also worth noting that Charles Blount* could not rely on his other kidney because he had already donayfed a kidney to save someone else.
*James used 'Blunt' because it is easier to pronounce from the spelling and apparently the Blount spelling is considered posh in Britain.
James Blunt's song, No Bravery is another one to look out for.
Love this song and what's it about. I have gone through stage 5 kidney disease. I was very close to death. I had to get a kidney from a deceased person. My sister had kidney transplant 6 years ago and is fine now. My mother had one 9 years ago but sadly didn't work. She passed away now. It's a horrible thing to have. I got my one 3 year's now and feeling great. But every day i think about the person who sadly died. And they give me other chance of a better life.
So sorry to hear everything you and your family went through! But happy to hear your transplant was successful, although in a bittersweet way.
Yes, it was his father, Charles. The thing to remember is that James and his dad are upper class (posh) hence why you hear the poshness of his voice coming through. Both of them previously served in the British Army as officers. James was a Captain and his dad was a Colonel. James served in the Kosovo war (in the Balkans) in '99, and the line, "we are just two grown men saying goodbye" is what James said to his dad as he was being shipped off. Being they are upper class, they tend to be very stoic, hence why by the end James as tears streaming down his cheeks, his dad places his hand on his arm. This is very typical behaviour of the upper class.
After this record was released, James had ALL proceeds go to a British charity; Help For Heroes, which caters to the veterans.
This was done in one take with one camera, no cuts and no auto tune. It was the first time his father had heard the song. By the end, everyone in the studio was sobbing. His Dad looked around and asked why they were crying; he was still there. Due to the video, a distant cousin came forward and donated a kidney, so his father is doing well.
I bet he got a chunk of change for doing that..
@@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 The main thing he got was a donor who saw the video and came forward to save his father's life. The profits he made he donated to a couple organizations that help Vets.
This one gets me, too, ladies. If he never writes another song - his job is done.
He wrote many and they were all good.
@@susieq9801 No argument. This one was exceptional...in my humble opinion.
@@mrmockatoo6786 I agree with your humble opinion, Mocky.
@@Dr_KAP Thank you Kappy. Hope your convalescence is going well.
Your interpretation was SPOT ON 😢
One take live, hence the real emotion.
Dan Fogelberg is a great singer songwriter from the 60s-80s
Im 50, been chasing the monsters away with my dad for 50yrs, hes ailing in his 80s, i understand how he feels, everyone does, i feel like im mourning my dads death before he goes, anticipating the heart break, the words here resignate 100%..amazing song sung amazingly well
This hits hard I lost my dad and both my grandfathers 😢
That is his father, Charles, in the Video. This was recorded before his father had a Kidney Transplant in January 2020, which was only months after he recorded this Song. It was to show his love & support for his father in the best way he knew how. His father came through the surgery & is living well with James Mother. His cousin (Also Charles Blount), was a compatible match. I'm a 63 year old married Aussie bloke & it brings tears to my eyes. I lost my mother to Kidney Failure, so it's close to home. Fabulous song, awesome singer & brilliant performance.
The line 'You're my your son, I'm not your father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye' was first spoken between them when they parted as James left for frontline (often ahead of the frontline) service in Bosnia, in 1999. James spent six years serving in the British Army, as a Troop Commander in an Armoured Recce Regt. He served with the Blues & Royals in Bosnia and has written other songs about the horrors he saw there. His father had been similarly a cavalry officer, before being made Colonel of the Army Air Corps.
So poignant to me. I lost my mum a year ago. She wasn't well but I never expected her to pass. I went into her room to have a good chat and she'd gone to sleep and passed away. The worst night of my life. Police (because it was an unexpected death), ambulance, undertakers...it was hell. But every time I hear this song it gives me peace. I never thought I'd get through it but I'm still here a year later. Wonderful reaction. Love to you both x
Sorry to hear of your experience, I'm glad you can find some peace with this song. Stay strong and know that some stranger across the world is thinking of you!
If there is an ultimate heartbreak song that will make you cry, "Monsters" by James Blunt is it. Such a powerful song and video. When I saw the comments section flooded with requests for this song, I knew it was definitely going to make Baby Gap cry and Mama Gap also got very emotional. Beautiful reaction, ladies.
Beautiful reaction ! .. James has a voice that truly lends itself to emotional songs, as you have just heard in this heart-wrenching song about his father .. His breakout hit was "Beautiful", but for another very emotional song, his "Goodbye My Lover" is exceptionally good .. It has great lyrics and another moving vocal performance.
I have to show mom those songs. I wonder if she has heard them
@@generationgapreacts Possibly not, as she said she mainly listens to her older favourite music .. like I do ! .. But it's wonderful that you are both discovering so many great songs !
Just beautiful..this song means everything to me 💙
I remember saying goodbye to my dad knowing it was the last time I would see him alive because he was within a month of passing. He went peacefully and I was glad about that and he was ready. Throat cancer
The irony of looking at you two, and how it was a female mirror of James and his Dad.
I can see the love you two have for each other. Just like the two man.
I’ve watched so many reactions to this song that I thought you two lovely ladies had already reacted to it. It’s such a beautiful and emotional song. I think this is the only song I’ve heard that always brings me to tears.
A man raises a son, not to be his son, but a man to be his equal.
Love Watching People React to this Song. James Blunt is a Musical Genius 😉 You Should check out more of his Songs, such as "If Time Is All I Have" and "Carry You Home" to name 2️⃣ of So Many 😊👍
It's a really beautifully sad masterpiece. Makes you realise that blood is truly thicker than water.
If you haven't listened to Barcelona by Freddie Mercury from Queen. This is another incredible song made at a time when he knew he didn't have long to live
It was his goodbye song to his Dad. He had terminal kidney disease. He fortunately got a transplant and recovered. Filmed in 1 take with no auto tune. Always get a lump in throat watching this video
I love this song, but it is so hard to watch this video. James' father was terminal and almost by a miracle they found a kidney for him in the very late stages and he was saved. How he held it together sitting beside his father and doing this video...I've no idea, but its one of the most beautiful and most sad things I've seen. ❤
This broke me the first few times I heard and watched this.
Both military men, and a well known fact that James Blunt stopped World War 3 from happening.
i lost my father 20 years ago i was sitting by his bedside in the hospital ,asking him in my mind to just close his eyes and leave the pain and suffering behind .so ever time i hear the line " so just close your eyes " i am a blubering mess a very very powerful song and message
Home Free OR BEE GEE"s IMMORTALITY FT. WITH Celine Dion fact they wrote this just for Celine Dion berry and his brothers
This really hits home as I lost my dad last year the lyrics are so actual.
The label wanted to auto tune out the cracks in his voice but he refused to let them. To me it just speaks to him wanting it to be pure and not hide the beautiful faults that make it so true to the heart. I have heard everyone in the room as the video was being done was crying except his dad who said “why’s everyone crying I’m still here” or something to the effect. They are both former British military officers as well. I can never get through this song without crying.
"With all due respect, sir, no - we're gonna ball."
Check out The Living Years by Mike and The Mechanics, another powerful song.
I bet when you said it "Would be fun" listening to this together you never thought how powerful and sad this song is, Never be sorry for crying, I've watched this video loads of times and it gets to me every single time,
This destroys me every time I listen to this after having to say goodbye to my dad at the beginning of covid. Thanks for the reaction, yes it's the swap over; son to dad and trying to be strong for him in his final hours after so much support over the years x
There's a lot more JB to appreciate, I like No More Tears..
Beautifully raw. I was happy to read In comments here that this song resulted in James’ dad finding a kidney match that saved his life. Your reaction was beautifully raw. There is another emotional song that shows the singer’s face up like that, and that is Nothing Compares to You Sinead O’Connor. I have never bought an album of hers or even paid a lot of attention to her other music, but I definitely know this song and video, and it was beautifully done. I’m speaking of the official music video.
Carry you home is another good one
I don't know if this has already been mentioned but that is his father in the video with him, they are both ex-army and James has explained on tv shows that their relationship was quite distant because of this. He also explained that whilst filming this he and all of the film crew were very emotional and his father couldn't understand why every one was in tears !!!
His song- You're Beautiful
It's tough.I was there for both my parents but it gave me great joy to care for them. Cheer up and try a fun song Linda Ronstadt singing the shoop shoop song It's in His Kiss on the Muffett Show.
Thanks!
WOW!
THIS is what writing music is ALL about….the world needs more music like this.
Children should give the best for their parents. But sometimes even that is still not quite comparable to the love parents have for their children. I have lost my father. And before closing our eyes, we looked at each other, I waved my hand slowly at him and said, goodbye, pap.. his eyes were still looking at me then slowly closed and didn't open again. For a moment I just realized the meaning of that look, maybe my father wants to talk. But the oxygen mask is attached to his mouth. Until now I always feel guilty and sorry for that.
Ok, to be honest I have never heard of this song though. And the first time I found out was when Cakra Khan covered it. He sings it is also dedicated to his deceased father.
Thanks to James Blunt for making such a great song.
Thanks for the reaction, and for reading my comments.
😢
I completely agree with your mom... you do look beautiful when you get emotional. This is an extremely emotional song to say the least. It brought a ton of emotions to the surface for me as well. As a man I have had a similar experience with my father and this song really pulls on my heart strings........ Take care.
PLEASE react to, the country rooted, a cappella group, *Home Free.* I would suggest their cover of *Brothers In Arms.*
James is one of the major heroes of the Balkans war in the 80s-90s. Probably stopped WW3 kicking off
He writes mainly from his personal experiences "No bravery" being one from the Balkans campaign with footage from the area.you can hear the anger and frustration in his voice.
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This is really in your face and punches you right in the heart. Powerful song from a wondeful singer!
A big rabbit hole to go down with so many great songs from James Blunt, check out Carry You Home
James Blunt perfeito!
Captain James Blunt singing to his Father , Colonel Charles Blount, thankfully still alive. All proceeds went to a UK military charity.
Ladies, a little background...both James and his father were former officers in the British military. This was the first time James had sung the song to his dad and he refused to use 'Auto-Tune' because he wanted this to be absolutely genuine and 100% because at the time of recording, his fathers prospects were not good, suffering stage 4 kidney disease. I heard James donated all the proceeds from this song to the amazing UK charity 'Help For Heroes' who do so much wonderful work for ex-servicemen and servicewomen. He's a remarkable young man and frankly, I have no idea how he managed to hold himself together so well for this video. Under the same circumstances, I couldn't have done the same.
Takes me back to 2014 and the weeks leading up to my father's death.
Cant wait for my Tears for fears request
My wife had one of those moments when she was washing her mum in the bath... she laughed and said I used to bath you just like this. It really is good to have those positive end of life moments.
You should do Goodbye My Lover by him it's another great one.
Love your reactions and the concept for your page. I’d like to suggest you react to Deep Purple’s “Child in Time”. The song contains an incredible keyboard/organ opening, unbelievable vocals and a amazing guitar solo … the drums are fantastic too.
Try "Jesse Colter - "I'm Not Lisa"...th-cam.com/video/ZOgTVJOdFVU/w-d-xo.html
Both James and his father are former officers in the British military. This was the first time James had sung the song to his dad and the recording was done in one take (this one). James' recording company wanted him to use 'Auto-Tune' but he refused because he wanted this to be 100% real and a genuine final message to his dad, who'd only recently been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease, and he desperately need to find a donor (which he eventually did, thank God). I heard that James donated all the proceeds from this video to the amazing UK Charity 'Help For Heroes' who do such incredible work with ex-servicemen and service women I don't know how he managed to hold himself together as well as he did, although there are still a few wobbly notes sung towards the end. Bless him.
I love when he sings "you can feel your hand upon mine" and his father reaches over and touches his hand, the dying father still comforting his child. Two men showing exactly what British stiff upper lip actually means
I have heard this song many times and I am crying every time, if you don't cry you don't have a heart ♥
Ladies,. I've heard this beautiful 💞 song so many times 🎶🎶🎶🎶. I cry every time. 🥺🥺🥺thank God🙏🙏. His dad survived kidney dieses 💔💔
James Blunt is synonymous with weepies.
"You're Beautiful".......fantasizing about a relationship that can never be, and ends with suicide.
"Carry You Home".......death. The lyrics are rather cryptic, but they suggest a female sex worker who tries to shed her past. On the other hand, the video shows the personal effects and final letter of a fallen WWI soldier being delivered to his wife by a comrade who, in essence......carried him home.
"Goodbye My Lover"......self-explanatory; a consummate breakup song.
"Same Mistake"........self-reproach and acknowledgement of one's own foibles and weaknesses.
"You're Beautiful" IS beautiful.
James is a former officer of the British Army
So was his dad.
You guys should react to Garth Brooks - 2 songs - The Thunder Rolls and Beaches of Cheyenne.
Also Martina McBride - Concrete Angel and Independence Day - tear jerkers!
That is his real Father in the video.
Women don't get it. A father, son and a son who has a son, gets hit both in memory and a future episode for them. Big tough men will buckle if in a certain category.
i think his best song is NO BRAVERY ,not reacted to very often about the the cowards in wars who target the helpless
Great reaction again. James Blunt had a song called "You Beautiful". The official video is absolutely incredible and emotional. Thanks!
By doing this song he actually did chase the monsters away ❤❤
James Blunt saw action in the Balkans as a captain in the guards. Another poignant song is ‘carry you home’ which touched on one of the outcomes of his duties as a commanding officer.
About to watch this, and am bracing myself for the water works!
Eva Cassidy - "Over The rainbow" (The live video)
You two should listen to Bobby Goldsboro's song HONEY. It will make you cry.
as a note this was the first time his father heard this, so his reaction was authentic and real
Between the first and second verse when he looks down you can see him choking back a sob…watch his body language…then add his tears and there’s no escape from hiding your tears…
When you hear a grown man say daddy its real.
To be honest I don’t know how he held it together singing it With his Dad next to him .
If you would like another emotional song you could check out..Tommy Fleming .. Goodbye my old friend. I'm sure it will hit close to home for many
It's a killer, crying is the right reaction
As that's his dad
Peter Gabriel "In your eyes" Live version Absolutely beautiful.
28 seconds in: "So I think it'll be really fun..." Oh dear, you have no idea what's coming, where's your box of tissues! Such an emotional song! Gets me every time. James Blunt is such a great storyteller but this one was no story, just hard reality at facing the impending loss of his father.
Next up for you to react to is his song "The Greatest": th-cam.com/video/0ggg_iCrE6I/w-d-xo.html
Oh, and James Blunt is a hero who saved us from WW3 by refusing the follow the orders of a too gung-ho general in the Kosovo War in the 90's. He has personally seen some horrible things in war and wrote a song about the events: "No Bravery": th-cam.com/video/gh41Wxez9PE/w-d-xo.html
James thought it was a shame to write a eulogy for someone and then for them not to hear it. He said they did this five times, twice with his father. But it's a very powerful song and what a way to say goodbye, even if it wasn't. James called his father 'a good looking dude' - I'll give him that.
Another touching James Blunt song is "I Will Carry You Home".
U still look gorgeous ma'am. If u need to cry or blow your nose do it.
Expect any kind of emotion from James Blunt.
Wonderfully human reaction,I really enjoyed watching you two watching this. Thanks for doing this one, and have a great day
U can cry I did
pls react to ''Andmesh - Hanya Rindu (Official Music Video)'' and click english caption because it in indonesian language thank you 😁
No need to hold it back 'Baby Gap' I'm 64 and every time -every time I tear up! Absolutely amazing performance, all in one take(the video crew asked if he needed to stop but he wanted to do it in one take to really get the feel) and yeah it's about his dad who he thought was going to die from kidney disease, thankfully a donor was found! Hit's hard also as I've been diagnosed with chronic kidney failure too
WOW! I was not expecting that. 😳😢
If this dont touch your soul, then you aint got one!!!!!!!!!!
Lost my dad 5yrs ago, I am 51 and this song made me cry like a baby. Very powerful song
Another great song to react to is Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”. It’s based on a true event (the anniversary of which is coming up), and imo it’s one of the most hauntingly powerful songs ever written.
They filmed that on one take....
My God the tears were flowing