And I’m 69 years old and I couldn’t hold back the emotion and tears that fell like rain. I remember when my father past and left us. This song is so vivid as a memory of the words in my head. It all comes back. There is a time to laugh and a time to cry.
You hit the nail on the head... James Blunt ticks so many boxes, but people ignore that... He is a mans man. He was a Captain in the British Army for six years with hardcore combat experience... he is also capable of showing emotion and vulnerability (which you shouldn't do as an Army Officer).... he's a bloody legend and should always be regarded as such.
My fiancé can't understand why I keep listening to this song even though it makes me cry. I can't get her to understand that it actually makes me feel better... I didn't grow up with a father, but I AM a father of four. 2 boys 2 girls. The girls came first, are grown and out the house now. Now it's just me and my boys at home. Their mom, my wife, passed away about 5 years ago. Watching them grow... man!! My oldest son just celebrated his 16th birthday yesterday. I bought him an old truck.. (He thinks he's a man now... lol) These types of moments that I didn't have...that I get to give to them... Man... I cry in the BEST possible way when I listen to this song... EVERY. SINGLE. TIME!!!
His Dad actually lived!! He was able to get a kidney transplant and it saved his life. Still a very moving and touching song. I'm a grown man and I cry every time I hear it 😭
For many of us and I believe for many Brits... the showing of emotions is not something "men" are supposed to do and our father's were this way. I believe this is what we are seeing in this video. James father is one of those men who just do not feel appropriate showing their vulnerability, even when their child is doing so. Don't interpret that as him not having emotion, it's there.. it's just hidden behind their wall or shield of masculinity.
Breaks me up every time I listen to this. Lost my father during Covid lockdown - hits me quite personally. British, posh military family. Not known for their emotional vulnerability or public displays of affection. The words, "just two grown men saying goodbye" were said by the military father seeing his military son off to active service and danger. Stiff upper lip and all that. And the son sings it back to the father - but this song is about what is behind the façade - still love you, daddy,, go to sleep and don't afraid and go to sleep, and my turn to chase the monsters away. Raw and emotional. The fathers attitude was "why is everybody crying? I'm not dead yet!". Yep.
I really appreciate the way you do your reactions where you allow us to watch you react the song in its entirety and writing your thoughts out along the way, it's a very unique way of doing it - well done!
Just… fucking… WOW!!! I haven’t lost my dad (yet) and we’re real close but I’m bawling my eyes out here! This is sooooooo powerful!!! In Denmark, it’s not uncommon to have “om lidt blir’ her stille” by Kim Larsen, played at a funeral… But I want this song to be played when it’s time to say goodbye to my dad! Holy shit!!! I need to call him and tell him I love him right now!
Du er ikke alene min ven, bare tanken om at den dag kommer på et tidspunkt. Begge øjne blev til vandfald. You're not alone my friend, just the thought about the day will come at some point. Both eyes turned into waterfalls.
Got caught of guard the first time by this song. Saw this song on TH-cam. Me: AH! Cool! New song from James Blunt. One minute later.... tears in my eyes...
When James sang this song his father was dying from stage 4 kidney disease. It was his father in the video. Following this video a kidney donor came forward and his dad survived. the operation and is still alive.
Im from Glasgow, Sabina. I cannae find the words to tell ye this, except from my heart. I lost me Da back in 1982, in Scotland. But inasmuch much as James emotes here, I was as deeply moved by the very real reaction in yer countenance, especially yer eyes. I'm tryin to say (but not very well, I fear) that yer response was a double blessing, along with James and his Da. I cannae thank ye enough, wee Sabina.
I think we as people who love to watch reactors, like to connect sometimes, & showing vulnerability with us, does that......thank you for being vulnerable & raw with us ❤
One of, if not the best reaction videos I’ve seen on a song. The fact that you kept it going without any pauses, but just added your comments to be read was awesome. I applaud you! 👏🏻. Other reactors to videos could benefit from watching your delivery. Even though it was a sad song to react to, it was awesome how you kept the viewer informed on how you were feeling by your written comments! Keep up the great work! ❤
You did good girl, I can't watch it without crying. I can't talk after watching it for a while. Best reaction to this song I've seen. Us Brits don't usually break down. That's his dad in the video, I love the way his dad pat's James arm at the end. I love his voice, and your eyes are perfect for this song. All the right words, go girl Steve
A good example of the range of emotions that music can release, from the happy to the desperately sad. Although as humans we tend to avoid negative triggers wherever possible, it can be a positive reminder of the good times. Beautiful reaction Sabina…showing another side of musical reaction.
Apparently james and the entire crew were in tears but his father just said “whats wrong I’m still here” maybe his military background? Thankfully a donor was found from a distant relative partly due to the distribution of the song and his father recovered
@@stephenmorgan9852 bro as an aussie who lived in the UK for a bit, you still got your stiff upper lip over there, the Brits I met were hardcore. Resilient bulldogs.
My Father died in 98' I was 19, when I first saw this video about 3 weeks ago,I realised I hadn't dealt with it in any way. Cried for about 3 hours, such a powerful song, 💙 I miss my Dad, John Risk. 🙏
We are in the same boat, i lost my dad when i was 20 and next year it will be 20 years since he passed and i havent either dealt with it in a right way, still a raw pain so bless you❤️
You are an empath, that is why you fell this so intensely. I am too, so two years after you made this I feel how this touched you. And in posting this two years ago, your response gave an old fool a chance to feel a pain I did not allow myself to feel when my dad died(15 years ago). He was violent in the extreme when I was growing up and it forces us(my brothers and me) to hide our emotions. Showing emotions made the violence worse. So when I first encountered this song a couple of months ago it hit hard. I have found that by watching reaction videos it helps me feel, so thank you.
Both ex British Army officers, that's the 'stiff upper lip' you may have heard of, feel but suck it up and show nothing if possible. Thank you for an honest raw reaction to a powerful song, you let the song speak and let us see real emotion.
The human experience is not complete until “the time is gone.” And it is a universal that loss will occur, a parent, a child, a spouse. James brilliantly calls to our inner soul and reminds us of what truly matters in our oh too temporary existence. Love one another. Always.
I lost my dad 6 years ago. I didn't discover this song until after my mum died, last February. Watching this many times, via reactions, really helped release my emotions, at times that were convenient to me. Holding it together during the days, created huge pressure. Like every muscle and organ was knotted up. It was cathartic, when I needed it. I think I will be using it again in a couple of weeks.
I’m so sorry for your losses. I lost my grandma who raised me in May 2020 and like you saw this video months after. I felt like I wasn’t able to grieve because no one was allowed to see her in hospital but I also watch every reaction I can because it allows me to cry but it feels like I’m not alone so it’s comforting.
@@sage7980 very sorry to hear of your loss. It is hard bottling up emotions. It takes its toll on us. I'm glad you also found a way to let it out. Thanks James. I hope time takes the edge off your pain, but I know there will be times when it floods back. Stay strong, and remember how lucky you are, to have had someone so special in your life.
The last time I saw my daddy alive was Father’s Day 2019. It was the first time he asked me for anything, too help him back into bed. This song is me and my dad. Thanks
You are someone very special, young woman. So very tender and so very strong at the same time. Thank you for your very sensitive reaction. God bless 🥹😬🤔⭐️🌹🙏✨
Hello, beautiful Sabina. Thank you for sharing yourself with us on TH-cam. I lost my dad when I was 6. It took me at least 30 years to realize how that really impacted me. Yes, that is his real dad. But what I now realize is our fathers see and understand life from a different perspective. They don't cry because they don't want us to feel this bad about it. They want us to go live our lives and enjoy our own highlights like they enjoyed theirs. His father isn't sad because he knows better and wishes better for his kid.
Hello Sabina - I am also knitted like you - however, I am now 70 years old, have experienced some shit and, when I saw you crying, I cried with you. We are not ashamed to show our tears, they are an expression of sympathy and quite all right. In 1967/68 I was in love with a girl, in our disco, where I got to hear "Black Music" for the very first time. several titles are still so close to me today that I ALWAYS cry when I listen to them. Nothing happened with the girl, but the music that remains (Marvin Gaye "I heard Through The Grapevine", Gary Brooker and Procol Harum with "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" and The Moody Blues "Night in White Satin"). AND I am a Tamla Motown fan to this day! Keep up the good work with your videos and give my regards to Henry....
Ty for your reaction. It has been several years since I lost my father. Even longer that my mother passed. I was in the hospital room with my dad when Mom passed. I miss them both everyday. All of us that have experienced this can only urge those that havent to enjoy the time you are allotted in life with family and loved ones to the fullest. Never hesitate to let them know that you love them. Not even one more second is guaranteed. Very brave song and touching. Luckily for his father a donor match was found in time but I'm sure this song helped open some doors in their relationship. Both James and his father have a military background and I've read they hadnt been very emotionally open with one another. I'm glad for them both that time wasnt as short as they had feared. Hugs.
Never be afraid to let your emotions show, it only makes you human. I love this song and have watched many people do reactions and I always cry. Love your reactions, keep them coming.
How you felt, how I felt, how anyone feels watching this is the same, its just so powerful and the emotion in James voice comes across. I am a grown man and still tears come out. Great video.
My own dad died in my arms, while I was trying to revive him with chest compressions. "And I've read this story to you, only difference is this one is true".
Yes, it also got to me because I lost my dad in 2010. Thank you so much for introducing me to this song! Very cathartic, and your reaction shows that you also have a beautiful heart. Thank you so much!
Its because his father Charles Blount was a high ranking Colonel in the British army, don't show feelings or weakness. When this was filmed he was the only one not crying, he said I'm still here. The last verse is the most heartbreaking, he's telling his father he'll be with him till his last breath and to not be afraid. Its my turn to chase the monsters away I think is the fear of death, the unknown and leaving loved ones and this planet... Well done, I still cry now, its something we've all got to face in life. When James wrote it and this filmed there really was no hope, he and his siblings weren't a match, he was on the Kidney donor list but really no chance. Well done again. You're like millions of other lovely people, too sensitive, a very good trait ❤ Good news is he received a kidney from a distant cousin, a live donor, and is still alive
This song is an absolute treasure. For those that have lost their father, like myself, i don't think you'd disagree that this is one of the most devastating, emotional, beautiful and cathartic songs ever written. I've listened to it more times than i can count and it makes me cry every time.
Thank you for being young and still having emotions and not just caring about views but listening and understanding unlike a sociopath, I just watched your age that kept pausing it to critique his voice cadence etc. you give me hope for the future. 👍🏻
Death is avery strange. thing,Both my kids passed away several years but the song opened old wounds David was 24 and Joanna was 30,Joanna had MS and had no quality of life and was hell to wathch .At leas they were they were out of there suffering and they are always in my Heart..Frances from Scotland xxx.
No matter how many times I've watched this performance it has always brought me to tears. I know what it feels like to have lost one's father. Mine passed from a brain aneurysm back when I was 12; I'll be 60 in a few days. I learned long ago that the passage of time eases the pain but it never fully goes away. Such a beautiful tribute to his father! An amazingly brave song. And I loved your heart felt reaction to it Sabina. Love your channel. I'm really happy to have found it.
Thank you Sabina this is the first time I've heard this song and I'm not ashamed to say I cried like a baby,my own dad passed from cancer I'm 70 now and still think of his last few months,seeing g him go from 20 stone to 10 in less than 3 months,you truly are a remarkable women Sabina x😢
Right at the end you see his Dad patting him on the arm then it cuts quickly. The reason is, his Father looked at James and said, 'I'm still alive Son'. That was a Personal moment so was cut out.
It's that last pat on the arm that gets me every time. I was out the evening my father died. Mom had made dinner and I got a last minute invite from my friends to go out for dinner. The last time my dad talked to me he was angry with me. He had a heart attack that night. I always feel so sad that I never got a chance to say goodbye.
I lost my father in 2022 and mother 2007. Both after long illnesses. Neither were quick. I find this song very cathartic. It helps me remember my dad and keeps my life in perspective.
Have watched several reactions to this video, yours was the most rawest and truest reaction.Thankyou for not pausing the video constantly like others do to start talking. That spoils the reaction. Your on screen talk was 100% better. Keep up the good reactions. ❤️
I just heard his song today and really hit me hard. Twenty years ago, I lost my mother from brain cancer, and I never grieved when she passed. Because by the end, I just wanted the suffering for her to be over. My relationship with my father before my mother's death wasn't that good. But as time went on, we got along well that by then I considered him a great father and best friend. 6 years ago he had a really bad heart attack and the doctor gave him a year at best because the arteries were really bad. I didn't waste time that day I told my dad I loved him very much and was proud to ve his son. An hour after they told us the bad news, he suffered a second attack and he passed away. I was never able to grieve his passing at the time because of having to deal with the financial situation dealing with this. And Covid hit, and that made things worse. I finally started having a breakdown and my job helped me get a therapist. The doctor told me that I have gone through alot that situations out of my control robbed me of the chance to properly mourn his passing. She said to allow myself feel the emotions and to accept my emotions as it's happening to me. I've been doing that the last week and would cry a little bit. But then I heard this song earlier today. And it really struck me hard because it made me feel everything I was feeling. So much that was left unsaid between me and my father he was saying in this song. It's a beautiful song and I definitely agree that it's a healing song for people who lost a loved one. Because for the first time in years this huge emotional weight that has been crushing me not feel so heavy right now. Never thought a song could be so effective as this.
His dad needed a kidney transplant and they couldnt find a match for he made this song for his dad. A cousin saw his video and ended up giving going in and she was a match and gave his dad a transplant. This video literally saved his dads life. Great reaction..loved ur raw emotion i have liked and subscribed❤
A distant cousin saw the video, got tested and was a match for his father, if not for the video he would never tested, but most importantly regardless how far removed family is we should always try to keep in contact.
Absolutely Stellar reaction, Sabina. You have an amazing heart. I lost my dad 45 years ago (I'm 65 now) and discovered this song recently. It has wrecked me every time tears wise, but in a good healthy way. Thank you so much for your reaction.
I strongly believe that it takes a 'Real Man' who chooses to cry. It is definitely NOT an expression of weakness, but truly an expression real strength.
This hurt like hell watching this I lost my dad last November and honestly revisiting this really started the waterworks for me especially when I was still in my 20s burying my dad when he was in his late 60s. Your reaction also made me very emotional.
I and my family are going through the exact same shit show as James was at the time he sung this song. I am so grateful to have this to help my brothers and sister when this day comes.
I just found this song a few days ago. I have watched quite a few reactions & they get me every time. I needed a napkin myself. I lost my Dad 18 years ago & this brought me right back to that time. I'm so glad things worked out for his Dad. Great video.
No one has ever said with any conviction that death and dying is easy. Especially when it involves a loved one who you have had to watch succumb to an illness.
Thanks for this reaction new to channel. Lost my dad to cancer September of 2020 and this song just means so much thanks for reacting and keep up the good work
I lost my mother last year and I am very glad that we have been very close for the past six months. It was difficult and painful, but we were able to say goodbye with great love and peace. Of course, this experience makes me feel this song in a completely different way. That goes pretty deep. Mom's last words to me were that she loves me and that she apologizes for not being able to say anything comforting. I told her she was a great mom and I was all grown up now and she didn't have to worry about me. She may go in peace. I will never forget Mother's smile at my words.
@sabina James Blounts dad donated a kidney. Then his only kidney failed and he was going to die. James wrote this song and played it for his dad. When released a family member(UK OR AUSTRALIA) heard it and got tested to see if he was a match. HE WAS. That is is father in the video while at the hospital. He got the transplant and is doing great.
This broke me the first time I heard it, my father passed awayabout 2 years ago and i struggled to grief for his loss untill i hurd it and it helped me. I truly don't think there is a greater bond between a son and and his father. I still miss him. Great reaction
This song gave me a whole new level of respect for JB to allow oneselfs vulnerability to be on display in this age of social media is a brave thing indeed. It's a song that needs to be sung and will at some point be relevant to every human on this planet... Dad's call your sons and Sons call your Fathers... before "The time has passed"
The last thing my Father asked me for in the hospice where he lay seeing out his last days was a haircut. I had never cut anyone's hair in my life, however, he was adamant he didn't want to look messy when his time, soon to be, came. So I did my best, and we laughed our heads off at the unevenness of it all, and as I trimmed it up, we feel into the most comfortable of silences, content in the moment. He passed three days later. That haircut was the very best of goodbyes, I'm glad we got to share something so intimately, figuratively and personally, but most importantly that our farewell, was us in hysterics. Miss you Dad.
And I’m 69 years old and I couldn’t hold back the emotion and tears that fell like rain. I remember when my father past and left us. This song is so vivid as a memory of the words in my head. It all comes back. There is a time to laugh and a time to cry.
You hit the nail on the head... James Blunt ticks so many boxes, but people ignore that... He is a mans man. He was a Captain in the British Army for six years with hardcore combat experience... he is also capable of showing emotion and vulnerability (which you shouldn't do as an Army Officer).... he's a bloody legend and should always be regarded as such.
My fiancé can't understand why I keep listening to this song even though it makes me cry. I can't get her to understand that it actually makes me feel better... I didn't grow up with a father, but I AM a father of four. 2 boys 2 girls. The girls came first, are grown and out the house now. Now it's just me and my boys at home. Their mom, my wife, passed away about 5 years ago. Watching them grow... man!! My oldest son just celebrated his 16th birthday yesterday. I bought him an old truck.. (He thinks he's a man now... lol) These types of moments that I didn't have...that I get to give to them... Man... I cry in the BEST possible way when I listen to this song... EVERY. SINGLE. TIME!!!
I do too
99% of us do, especially those of us that have lost our fathers.
His Dad actually lived!! He was able to get a kidney transplant and it saved his life. Still a very moving and touching song. I'm a grown man and I cry every time I hear it 😭
And me🙂↔️
For many of us and I believe for many Brits... the showing of emotions is not something "men" are supposed to do and our father's were this way. I believe this is what we are seeing in this video. James father is one of those men who just do not feel appropriate showing their vulnerability, even when their child is doing so. Don't interpret that as him not having emotion, it's there.. it's just hidden behind their wall or shield of masculinity.
Absolutely. Especially in Military families 🙏 Thankfully my Dad was a softy! I miss him so much ❤
It’s actually a father still being strong for his child even at the moment of death. A true parent knows how to sacrifice at all costs.
as a dad, they dont cry they comfort. thats our job.
I lost my father 15 years ago and mother 13 years ago. The feeling of loss never disappears, but takes a place in your soul.
I feel you ❤️🙏🏻
So true, we will always miss them
You're absolutely right stay strong
lost my mom 30 years ago and didn't talk to my dad for 15 years this shit makes me cry like a baby lol
It doesn't matter how long it's been...😢
Breaks me up every time I listen to this. Lost my father during Covid lockdown - hits me quite personally. British, posh military family. Not known for their emotional vulnerability or public displays of affection. The words, "just two grown men saying goodbye" were said by the military father seeing his military son off to active service and danger. Stiff upper lip and all that. And the son sings it back to the father - but this song is about what is behind the façade - still love you, daddy,, go to sleep and don't afraid and go to sleep, and my turn to chase the monsters away. Raw and emotional. The fathers attitude was "why is everybody crying? I'm not dead yet!". Yep.
He's a brilliant artist and he meant every word and we felt them 👍❤️x
He is!!!
@@sabina1118 don't know how much you know about James but he's a really good person with a great playlist and interesting military background 👍❤️x
63 year old here, listened to this hundreds of times, never fails to start the waterworks
I really appreciate the way you do your reactions where you allow us to watch you react the song in its entirety and writing your thoughts out along the way, it's a very unique way of doing it - well done!
Just… fucking… WOW!!! I haven’t lost my dad (yet) and we’re real close but I’m bawling my eyes out here! This is sooooooo powerful!!! In Denmark, it’s not uncommon to have “om lidt blir’ her stille” by Kim Larsen, played at a funeral… But I want this song to be played when it’s time to say goodbye to my dad! Holy shit!!! I need to call him and tell him I love him right now!
I feel you ❤️🙏🏻
If you, did...you did good! 😊
Du er ikke alene min ven, bare tanken om at den dag kommer på et tidspunkt. Begge øjne blev til vandfald.
You're not alone my friend, just the thought about the day will come at some point. Both eyes turned into waterfalls.
Got caught of guard the first time by this song. Saw this song on TH-cam. Me: AH! Cool! New song from James Blunt. One minute later.... tears in my eyes...
just watched you again and still cryed
When James sang this song his father was dying from stage 4 kidney disease. It was his father in the video. Following this video a kidney donor came forward and his dad survived. the operation and is still alive.
Im from Glasgow, Sabina. I cannae find the words to tell ye this, except from my heart. I lost me Da back in 1982, in Scotland. But inasmuch much as James emotes here, I was as deeply moved by the very real reaction in yer countenance, especially yer eyes. I'm tryin to say (but not very well, I fear) that yer response was a double blessing, along with James and his Da. I cannae thank ye enough, wee Sabina.
I think we as people who love to watch reactors, like to connect sometimes, & showing vulnerability with us, does that......thank you for being vulnerable & raw with us ❤
To remember the love for your loved is so special. Love is our reason. great reaction. Great son
One of, if not the best reaction videos I’ve seen on a song. The fact that you kept it going without any pauses, but just added your comments to be read was awesome. I applaud you! 👏🏻. Other reactors to videos could benefit from watching your delivery. Even though it was a sad song to react to, it was awesome how you kept the viewer informed on how you were feeling by your written comments! Keep up the great work! ❤
the song was filmed in one take not mimed, it leaves me in tears every time I watch it and I am male, beautiful song and a wonderful singer
It was mimed.
Wrong
@@beaubradley2171
You did good girl, I can't watch it without crying.
I can't talk after watching it for a while.
Best reaction to this song I've seen.
Us Brits don't usually break down.
That's his dad in the video, I love the way his dad pat's James arm at the end.
I love his voice, and your eyes are perfect for this song.
All the right words, go girl
Steve
Thank you so much, Steve! ❤️🙏🏻
A good example of the range of emotions that music can release, from the happy to the desperately sad. Although as humans we tend to avoid negative triggers wherever possible, it can be a positive reminder of the good times. Beautiful reaction Sabina…showing another side of musical reaction.
Thank you ❤️🙏🏻 and wise words!!
Apparently james and the entire crew were in tears but his father just said “whats wrong I’m still here” maybe his military background? Thankfully a donor was found from a distant relative partly due to the distribution of the song and his father recovered
Amazing!!!!!
Brits still have a stiff upper lip, at least real Brits do
@@stephenmorgan9852 bro as an aussie who lived in the UK for a bit, you still got your stiff upper lip over there, the Brits I met were hardcore. Resilient bulldogs.
@@stephenmorgan9852 whats a 'real brit' ? Lol
@@MsPinkwolf explain why you said that.
Before I answer
My Father died in 98' I was 19, when I first saw this video about 3 weeks ago,I realised I hadn't dealt with it in any way. Cried for about 3 hours, such a powerful song, 💙 I miss my Dad, John Risk. 🙏
So sorry for loss. May your RIP!
@@nickfiorenza5930 thank you brother 💙
We are in the same boat, i lost my dad when i was 20 and next year it will be 20 years since he passed and i havent either dealt with it in a right way, still a raw pain so bless you❤️
@@carinasp82 thank you so much, peace and love to you and yours. X
Your eyes and your tears say everything to me about you!❤
You are an empath, that is why you fell this so intensely. I am too, so two years after you made this I feel how this touched you. And in posting this two years ago, your response gave an old fool a chance to feel a pain I did not allow myself to feel when my dad died(15 years ago). He was violent in the extreme when I was growing up and it forces us(my brothers and me) to hide our emotions. Showing emotions made the violence worse. So when I first encountered this song a couple of months ago it hit hard. I have found that by watching reaction videos it helps me feel, so thank you.
You have my respect how long you were able to hold it. My tears were going all the song.
I really find your sincerity and insight on this reaction so refreshing and heartfelt. Thank you for that.
Currently caring for my 92 yr old Father,I've heard this song dozens of times and cry like A baby everytime!!!
Both ex British Army officers, that's the 'stiff upper lip' you may have heard of, feel but suck it up and show nothing if possible.
Thank you for an honest raw reaction to a powerful song, you let the song speak and let us see real emotion.
The human experience is not complete until “the time is gone.” And it is a universal that loss will occur, a parent, a child, a spouse. James brilliantly calls to our inner soul and reminds us of what truly matters in our oh too temporary existence. Love one another. Always.
I lost my dad 6 years ago. I didn't discover this song until after my mum died, last February.
Watching this many times, via reactions, really helped release my emotions, at times that were convenient to me.
Holding it together during the days, created huge pressure. Like every muscle and organ was knotted up.
It was cathartic, when I needed it.
I think I will be using it again in a couple of weeks.
I’m so sorry for your losses. I lost my grandma who raised me in May 2020 and like you saw this video months after. I felt like I wasn’t able to grieve because no one was allowed to see her in hospital but I also watch every reaction I can because it allows me to cry but it feels like I’m not alone so it’s comforting.
@@sage7980 very sorry to hear of your loss.
It is hard bottling up emotions. It takes its toll on us.
I'm glad you also found a way to let it out. Thanks James.
I hope time takes the edge off your pain, but I know there will be times when it floods back.
Stay strong, and remember how lucky you are, to have had someone so special in your life.
The last time I saw my daddy alive was Father’s Day 2019. It was the first time he asked me for anything, too help him back into bed. This song is me and my dad. Thanks
You are someone very special, young woman. So very tender and so very strong at the same time. Thank you for your very sensitive reaction. God bless 🥹😬🤔⭐️🌹🙏✨
Hello, beautiful Sabina. Thank you for sharing yourself with us on TH-cam. I lost my dad when I was 6. It took me at least 30 years to realize how that really impacted me. Yes, that is his real dad. But what I now realize is our fathers see and understand life from a different perspective. They don't cry because they don't want us to feel this bad about it. They want us to go live our lives and enjoy our own highlights like they enjoyed theirs. His father isn't sad because he knows better and wishes better for his kid.
Hello Sabina - I am also knitted like you - however, I am now 70 years old, have experienced some shit and, when I saw you crying, I cried with you.
We are not ashamed to show our tears, they are an expression of sympathy and quite all right.
In 1967/68 I was in love with a girl, in our disco, where I got to hear "Black Music" for the very first time. several titles are still so close to me today that I ALWAYS cry when I listen to them. Nothing happened with the girl, but the music that remains (Marvin Gaye "I heard Through The Grapevine", Gary Brooker and Procol Harum with "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" and The Moody Blues "Night in White Satin").
AND I am a Tamla Motown fan to this day!
Keep up the good work with your videos and give my regards to Henry....
They shot the video in only one take to capture his true feelings and emotions for his dad .this is why it is so beautiful beautiful ❤❤
Ty for your reaction. It has been several years since I lost my father. Even longer that my mother passed. I was in the hospital room with my dad when Mom passed. I miss them both everyday. All of us that have experienced this can only urge those that havent to enjoy the time you are allotted in life with family and loved ones to the fullest. Never hesitate to let them know that you love them. Not even one more second is guaranteed. Very brave song and touching. Luckily for his father a donor match was found in time but I'm sure this song helped open some doors in their relationship. Both James and his father have a military background and I've read they hadnt been very emotionally open with one another. I'm glad for them both that time wasnt as short as they had feared. Hugs.
Never be afraid to let your emotions show, it only makes you human. I love this song and have watched many people do reactions and I always cry. Love your reactions, keep them coming.
How you felt, how I felt, how anyone feels watching this is the same, its just so powerful and the emotion in James voice comes across. I am a grown man and still tears come out. Great video.
My own dad died in my arms, while I was trying to revive him with chest compressions. "And I've read this story to you, only difference is this one is true".
Your genuine reaction, without pausing the video to comment, but actually waiting until it was over to comment, made me subscribe to your channel
So loved your reaction. I sat next to my father as he passed and helped to take him to the next steps. I love this song.
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Yes, it also got to me because I lost my dad in 2010. Thank you so much for introducing me to this song! Very cathartic, and your reaction shows that you also have a beautiful heart. Thank you so much!
Thank you and I’m sorry for your loss 🙏🏻❤️❤️
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Wow!!!!!! Lost my father 2 years ago. I did shed tears. Saddest and most honest song ever. Really APPRECIATE your honest reactions, too.
I’m glad you said men have difficulty showing emotion. In some circumstances, we should have license to openly grieve especially when losing a parent
Its because his father Charles Blount was a high ranking Colonel in the British army, don't show feelings or weakness. When this was filmed he was the only one not crying, he said I'm still here.
The last verse is the most heartbreaking, he's telling his father he'll be with him till his last breath and to not be afraid.
Its my turn to chase the monsters away I think is the fear of death, the unknown and leaving loved ones and this planet...
Well done, I still cry now, its something we've all got to face in life.
When James wrote it and this filmed there really was no hope, he and his siblings weren't a match, he was on the Kidney donor list but really no chance.
Well done again.
You're like millions of other lovely people, too sensitive, a very good trait ❤
Good news is he received a kidney from a distant cousin, a live donor, and is still alive
Oh my god, very emotional video, touched my heart. Thank you for this moment.
This song is an absolute treasure. For those that have lost their father, like myself, i don't think you'd disagree that this is one of the most devastating, emotional, beautiful and cathartic songs ever written. I've listened to it more times than i can count and it makes me cry every time.
This has to be one of the most Beautiful and Emotional songs l have ever heard very powerful video and James Blunt has a Amazing Voice .
Thank you for being young and still having emotions and not just caring about views but listening and understanding unlike a sociopath, I just watched your age that kept pausing it to critique his voice cadence etc. you give me hope for the future. 👍🏻
Death is avery strange. thing,Both my kids passed away several years but the song opened old wounds David was 24 and Joanna was 30,Joanna had MS and had no quality of life and was hell to wathch .At leas they were they were out of there suffering and they are always in my Heart..Frances from Scotland xxx.
I’m so sorry ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️
My father was the greatest man I ever knew. Thank you for this song, you have such a beautiful soul.
No matter how many times I've watched this performance it has always brought me to tears. I know what it feels like to have lost one's father. Mine passed from a brain aneurysm back when I was 12; I'll be 60 in a few days. I learned long ago that the passage of time eases the pain but it never fully goes away. Such a beautiful tribute to his father! An amazingly brave song. And I loved your heart felt reaction to it Sabina. Love your channel. I'm really happy to have found it.
Thank you so much and I’m so sorry about your dad ❤️❤️🙏🏻
Such a beautiful song, reacted to by such a beautiful person. I hope your live is full Sabina x
This really makes me realise how much I love my dad I don’t know what I’d do without him, R.I.P to anyones dad
Thank you Sabina this is the first time I've heard this song and I'm not ashamed to say I cried like a baby,my own dad passed from cancer I'm 70 now and still think of his last few months,seeing g him go from 20 stone to 10 in less than 3 months,you truly are a remarkable women Sabina x😢
Hey they all count tears of sadness or tears of joy amazing reaction & they all count as well ! Peace
Right at the end you see his Dad patting him on the arm then it cuts quickly. The reason is, his Father looked at James and said, 'I'm still alive Son'. That was a Personal moment so was cut out.
I have So words but so many I can’t express. !!
Love your true raw emotions you showed, it hits home to alot of people. I lost my father 12 years ago and I cried like a baby
Wonderful! As a man with family issues, I BALLED! the first time I heard that. So close to my heart, and one of the best videos I've seen ever!
It's that last pat on the arm that gets me every time. I was out the evening my father died. Mom had made dinner and I got a last minute invite from my friends to go out for dinner. The last time my dad talked to me he was angry with me. He had a heart attack that night. I always feel so sad that I never got a chance to say goodbye.
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I lost my father in 2022 and mother 2007. Both after long illnesses. Neither were quick. I find this song very cathartic. It helps me remember my dad and keeps my life in perspective.
Have watched several reactions to this video, yours was the most rawest and truest reaction.Thankyou for not pausing the video constantly like others do to start talking. That spoils the reaction. Your on screen talk was 100% better. Keep up the good reactions. ❤️
Thank you so much ❤️
I love your reaction to this video, This makes me cry EVERY time, ❤️ from the UK 👍
I just heard his song today and really hit me hard. Twenty years ago, I lost my mother from brain cancer, and I never grieved when she passed. Because by the end, I just wanted the suffering for her to be over. My relationship with my father before my mother's death wasn't that good. But as time went on, we got along well that by then I considered him a great father and best friend. 6 years ago he had a really bad heart attack and the doctor gave him a year at best because the arteries were really bad. I didn't waste time that day I told my dad I loved him very much and was proud to ve his son. An hour after they told us the bad news, he suffered a second attack and he passed away. I was never able to grieve his passing at the time because of having to deal with the financial situation dealing with this. And Covid hit, and that made things worse. I finally started having a breakdown and my job helped me get a therapist. The doctor told me that I have gone through alot that situations out of my control robbed me of the chance to properly mourn his passing. She said to allow myself feel the emotions and to accept my emotions as it's happening to me. I've been doing that the last week and would cry a little bit. But then I heard this song earlier today. And it really struck me hard because it made me feel everything I was feeling. So much that was left unsaid between me and my father he was saying in this song. It's a beautiful song and I definitely agree that it's a healing song for people who lost a loved one. Because for the first time in years this huge emotional weight that has been crushing me not feel so heavy right now. Never thought a song could be so effective as this.
His dad needed a kidney transplant and they couldnt find a match for he made this song for his dad. A cousin saw his video and ended up giving going in and she was a match and gave his dad a transplant. This video literally saved his dads life.
Great reaction..loved ur raw emotion i have liked and subscribed❤
A distant cousin saw the video, got tested and was a match for his father, if not for the video he would never tested, but most importantly regardless how far removed family is we should always try to keep in contact.
The distant relative, also named Charles Blount (Blunt is James’ stage spelling), like his father, really was distant - he lived in Australia.
Absolutely Stellar reaction, Sabina. You have an amazing heart. I lost my dad 45 years ago (I'm 65 now) and discovered this song recently. It has wrecked me every time tears wise, but in a good healthy way. Thank you so much for your reaction.
I strongly believe that it takes a 'Real Man' who chooses to cry. It is definitely NOT an expression of weakness, but truly an expression real strength.
A beautiful and very emotional song
This hurt like hell watching this I lost my dad last November and honestly revisiting this really started the waterworks for me especially when I was still in my 20s burying my dad when he was in his late 60s. Your reaction also made me very emotional.
This song has taken down the toughest of men and women there’s no shame in tearing up, great vid!
I and my family are going through the exact same shit show as James was at the time he sung this song. I am so grateful to have this to help my brothers and sister when this day comes.
I lost my dad 26 years ago. It NEVER gets easier uou learn to deal with it. THIS song kills me every time!!
This song wrecks every single time I hear it , my dad is my best mate and has liver and kidney cancer
Your heartfelt reaction led me to subscribing. Keep being real.
I just found this song a few days ago. I have watched quite a few reactions & they get me every time. I needed a napkin myself. I lost my Dad 18 years ago & this brought me right back to that time. I'm so glad things worked out for his Dad. Great video.
This is how it looks when you understand a song.....no words needed
Thank you for shearing your tearing of human feeling
Excellent, reaction at the end, no interruptions.
This video touches everyone except those with no heart. The good news is his Dad pulled through and that was his Dad in the video.
No one has ever said with any conviction that death and dying is easy. Especially when it involves a loved one who you have had to watch succumb to an illness.
This was tough to watch. My old man passed away in August...it's a fresh wound in my soul still. Beautiful song and video.
I’m sorry about you loss 🙏🏻❤️ hope you are okay!!
Thanks for this reaction new to channel. Lost my dad to cancer September of 2020 and this song just means so much thanks for reacting and keep up the good work
I lost my mother last year and I am very glad that we have been very close for the past six months. It was difficult and painful, but we were able to say goodbye with great love and peace. Of course, this experience makes me feel this song in a completely different way. That goes pretty deep.
Mom's last words to me were that she loves me and that she apologizes for not being able to say anything comforting. I told her she was a great mom and I was all grown up now and she didn't have to worry about me. She may go in peace. I will never forget Mother's smile at my words.
@sabina James Blounts dad donated a kidney. Then his only kidney failed and he was going to die. James wrote this song and played it for his dad. When released a family member(UK OR AUSTRALIA) heard it and got tested to see if he was a match. HE WAS. That is is father in the video while at the hospital. He got the transplant and is doing great.
This broke me the first time I heard it, my father passed awayabout 2 years ago and i struggled to grief for his loss untill i hurd it and it helped me. I truly don't think there is a greater bond between a son and and his father. I still miss him. Great reaction
Having lost my dad, mum and my grandmother who raised me, all within the last 10 yrs.... this really hurts. but it is cathartic.
I`ve listened this to song for the 20 time and everytime crying
This song gave me a whole new level of respect for JB to allow oneselfs vulnerability to be on display in this age of social media is a brave thing indeed. It's a song that needs to be sung and will at some point be relevant to every human on this planet... Dad's call your sons and Sons call your Fathers... before "The time has passed"
I lost my father at 7 years of age. I am 63 and the pain does not go away. Yes you live with it but it can take you down at anytime.
Super powerful song. An honest and heartfelt reaction - thank you.
My pleasure 🙏🏻❤️
The power of music! Other worldly!
Your tears are just the fact you're a beautiful soul.
Beautiful review, this one makes me cry every time.
The last thing my Father asked me for in the hospice where he lay seeing out his last days was a haircut. I had never cut anyone's hair in my life, however, he was adamant he didn't want to look messy when his time, soon to be, came. So I did my best, and we laughed our heads off at the unevenness of it all, and as I trimmed it up, we feel into the most comfortable of silences, content in the moment. He passed three days later. That haircut was the very best of goodbyes, I'm glad we got to share something so intimately, figuratively and personally, but most importantly that our farewell, was us in hysterics. Miss you Dad.
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James new album came out recently. I can guarantee that you will cry when you see the video for The girl that never was. Heartbreaking.
Bless all who have lost loved ones ! Peace
im still crying from Sabaton... and you go with this..... damn girl... you are ruthless.... :)
I know, It’s been some rough days on the Channel 😅😅❤️
Sabina thank you for sitting with this and feeling. It was hard to watch but I cried along with you❤️