Lulu-you are a precious soul. Many kids these days would listen to this, with absolutely no emotion, no care, no empathy. You have a true, beautiful heart, that Christ has given you. God bless you dear child.
Thank you so much for your service man. The first time I ever broke down and couldn't pull myself together was at my cousin's (who is a marine) funeral. He was KIA in Iraq in 03 and his marine brothers were at his funeral. Seeing these young man that are some of the toughest and bravest men on the planet break down and weep at my cousins casket just broke me completely, especially knowing what my cousin did and what him and his brothers went through over there. Your service really does mean a lot to me so thank you from the bottom of my heart. One of my cousin's marine brothers that was there at the battle of Nasiriyah with him wrote a song. You might like it so here it is. It's called Nasiriyah th-cam.com/video/-MI0flbi4xs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=L5KUrL2bloMTiOyk
When I first watched this I made my eyes wide like the mother (So the tears don't pool.). But then I figured nobody was around and then I did exactly what the daughter did.☺
It's honestly the phrase "It's my turn, to chase the monsters away" that get's me. Like a full circle of life moment, where your dad looks after you, scaring the monsters away under your bed. To the sad realisation that your dying father is probably terrified of the darkness, the unknown... the monsters. And it's your turn to make him feel secutre, and chase the monsters away.
I don't see it that way, i think about it more that a father dying is worried about how his son's gonna make it through life and all the "monsters" in it without being protected by him. So he gives him calm by saying that he doesn't needs help anymore for chasing the monsters away. That's my pov tho, not saying u're wrong, just wanted to share my way to see it.
That is the way that I took it. Pretty hard to imagine that anyone could step into my father's foot steps. Trying my. Fking hardest but I know it isn't enough. Love my dad but I can't fill his shoes. I can only do the best I can. This fking sucks.
agree with you. i also get the feeling (within larger families) it's signifying the change in place you now have within the whole family. you're now the senior most "man" of the family. you now have to be the brave one.
Aye lad, representation of where the saying crying like a baby comes from. The eldest was moved but stoic, Mom was crying, and the little one was bawling. We all get older, and we all experience losses, the calluses that come with that are necessary but not necessarily healthy. Not only our own pain but also being the shield between the loss of the eldest generation and the kids. You can't break, or they break harder, which is simply not allowed to happen.
Got to admit. , i keep watching this over n over, makes me cry everytime, (just between us lol) but your reactions just make me a crumbling wreck , bless you all, im trying to subscribe xxx
Charles Blunt was a Colonel in the British Army. I heard an interview with Jimmy and he said everyone was in tears, but his dad was like " I'm still alive everyone.....I'm right here!" Typical military humor....DARK!
Oh man! Seeing Lulu go from confused and stoic to uncontrollably bawling hit me so hard. It hurts me seeing kids break down like that. Thank you ladies. God bless
James dad was actually dying from kidney disease & this was his tribute & farewell to his dad. Thankfully his dad received a donor kidney & is doing okay now. If this song doesn't get to you emotionally, there is something wrong with you. This song resonates with me as I was my dad's caregiver for 5 years until he passed away a few years ago.
PLEASE, PLEASE also react to Ashley Campbell's "remembering", written while watching her father, Glen Campbell, slip away from Alzheimers. She likewise strives to help and protect her dad.
My 28 year old son died at Christmas of a massive heart attack and this was played at my son’s funeral. He was such an amazing and wonderful son and I miss him so much I can’t bare being in this world without him. R.I.P My Beautiful Boy I miss you more than the world itself. Love always Dad 😢
I know exactly how you feel. I lost my 7 year old son 3.5 years ago. I can’t bare being in this world without him really touched me and said exactly how I feel.
There is a documentary about him during his Greatest hits tour. Doesn't really go much into his career in the army, but maybe interesting for you. Documentary is called "James Blunt: One Brit Wonder". Search for it on TH-cam for trailers..
Due to this song a distant cousin came forward as a matching donor and saved James dads life! Which was unbelievable because James had all the money in the world but couldn’t save his dad but his wonderful singing and devotion saved him. Truly an inspirational story
Poor Lulu. No pretenses. Just straight up said, "This is my reaction and I'm gonna feel ALL of these feels." ❤️❤️❤️ These deep, emotion-grabbing reactions are my favorite. Thank you three for this one.
The daughter… girl. Your heart is so pure and amazing. I love your reaction. It reminds me that there is still good in the world. Please don’t lose that.
please tell your girl it's ok to let people see you cry. i'm 63 y/o and i lost my dad in 2005, and i cry like a baby every time i hear this. you never get over losing your parents, you just make room for the pain and keep going.
The phrase " Your not my son, and I'm not your father, we are just two grown men saying goodbye" was something James dad would say when James would go on deployment with the army. They were both officers in the British Army, stiff upper lips was the expected standard.
This song hit so hard. I lost both my parents in a car accident over 27 years ago, i never got to say goodbye or tell them how much i truly loved them. I just turned 48 years old and i am now older than they ever made it to. I miss them so much. Thank you for this reaction. ❤❤
I am 48 and my parents were in a horrible crash last year. My dad was not hurt but my mom was severely injured. It was agony booking the flight back home trying to get there as fast as I could. I was wholly unprepared for how she was and all the tubes and machines. She was eventually transferred to home care after over 200 days. I had time to tell her just how much she meant to me and spent a lot of time with her in my 2 trips for several weeks each back home. I talk to her on the phone daily. She's not the same, she never will be. We will lose her at some point, maybe in a year, maybe 2, no one knows. I'm so sorry for your loss. I know how fortunate I am that my parents are still here know that your parents loved you and would likely be so proud of the person you are today. this song is so moving, it says everything.
I'm so sorry for your loss 🙏 I lost my first love, Sarah, in a car accident in 1980. I wasn't with her at the time. She was just sweet sixteen. I miss her still 💔🙏😔
This hits home harder than I can describe. My dad called me on Sunday and left a message to call him, I was not home then. When I got the message it was Tuesday, and I regularly call him every Wednesday to chat, so I figured I would call him the next day. He passed away that Tuesday night, and I never got the chance to say goodbye. NEVER put off what you can do today because tomorrow may be too late.
Thank you for this wonderfully sincere reaction 😢. This is my 50th-ish time, maybe, of watching this, and It’s hard to explain, but watching the young one cry so hard made me cry harder, and each time I cry harder it brings me one emotional step closer to grieving and finally (one day) letting go of the grief i have over my own Super-hero Dad’s passing, from Cancer, a year ago now. Thank you 🥰
Yes. I have been watching and listening to this song and the reaction videos, and I ball every time. I'm 64. My dad was a tortured soul and he tortured his family. It was an absolute nightmare growing up. He died in 2011 and was bitter till the end. And yet, there is this part of me that so regrets not helping him into that rest. I didn't know I felt this way until I heard this song, so these reaction videos are a kind of therapy.
Yknow what Lulu. I'm so very proud of you. You are one of the miracles that this world needs. You're a sweetie pie. I lost my only daughter. I'd be so proud of you if you were my daughter. Just never change. You don't know how important it is to remain humble. Aaawww. I love all of you.
James wrote the song as a tribute to his dad in case he didn't survive. As a child our dads scare away the monsters in the closet. Now it was James turn. I don't know how ANYONE can watch this heartfelt expression of love, especially from a tough military guy like James, and not be moved. How can you not? It is a universal sentiment when we lose someone. Like he said "the time is gone". It goes so quickly so appreciate your loved ones and tell them while you still can. The line that gets me is "Daddy won't you just close your eyes". How many people hold on until they feel they have permission to go. I know I told that to my own unconscious mother. I like his song "You're Beautiful" among others. ❤ Hope you got that ice cream! 🍦
Blunt explained to Apple Music: "I idolized this man throughout my childhood, but as we grew older, I realized that he had his own fallibilities, and that's an awesome thing to see because you suddenly can become friends then. And then obviously as parents get older, the responsibility starts to weigh on the children that look after them. Although that can be painful, there's something beautiful about it, too." Blunt wrote and recorded the song without telling his father. According to an Event magazine interview, when Blunt played it for him in a room with just the two of them there, he responded, "That's the way it is.
Watching the youngest sob made me sob. It is so hard to watch anyone grieve and to know what they are feeling is awful. Death is such a horrible sad thing but I take comfort in my faith that we will be reunited someday. So glad I have that. To think this was it, I would utterly be crushed. I'm sure the thoughts of losing those very people you sat in the room with went through your head and that is so hard. Thank you for this real and raw reaction.
I'm so glad I watched this one as I watched another along time ago but never knew his dad made it through ! What a blessing....years ago I feel in love with James's music, always heartfelt...I used to listen to his cd while I fell asleep- but this song also reminds me of another where the singer to mentioning his father with cancer and they ended up on stage together singing...."How can I say Goodbye...."....get yourself ready its a tear jerker as well....bless these musicians 🎶
First time seeing y'all.... great reaction! That poor girl in the center, I just wanted to give her a hug.... and also, her reaction was heartwarming... gives me hope for the youth, you can tell she has been raised right! Thank you for sharing!
That little girl in the middle is such a live wire...lol. I've never seen anyone cry so hard watching a song, yet it was cute how she went right back into smiling again immediately after. A lot of passion in that one right there.
@jjkulon94 possible but I highly doubt it. During the first half of the song, she appears to be trying hard to fight it, but you can see the waves of facial spasms that seem to be involuntary. I'd be extremely impressed if she faked that.
she was faking. it was a silent fake laugh made to look like like a cry... honestly if anything its disrespectful to those who know the pain of losing a father...
Thank you Kathy once again for bringing this beautiful and emotional song, when Lulu started crying and I cried a lot too, Lulu is a blessing, you are a blessing Kathy, your mother is a blessing too, May God bless you Kathy, Lulu, your mother and your entire family.
Great heartfelt reaction ladies. I'm an old army veteran and have lost almost every relative I ever knew. Three brothers, a niece and nephew in just the last ten years. My father died in 1986 while I was stationed in Germany, I was 22 years old. Every time I watch this video I cry like Kathy on the outside and Lulu on the inside. (((( hugs to all three of you ))))
Can someone pls give that young girl a hug. Poor thing lost it the second time through. and understandably. I lost my father to kidney failure after watching him suffer for 6 years while waiting for a donor. This song is so so much more than a song.
Just to fill in the blanks a little, James Blunt is a former British Army officer who served in in various conflicts including Bosnia and Kosovo. His father was also an army officer so when james was growing up as a young man and also when he was in the military, whenever his father was going on deployment he would use the line " I'm not your father , your not my son, we're just two grown men saying goodbye" to ease the reality of the fact that it could be the Last goodbye.
James wrote this song with 2 other professional songwriters, not his sister. Really hits you in the feels, especially when you’re a daddy’s girl & has gone through losing your dad. I was only 16, I’m 56 now but I still am not over the grief. I’ve learned to live with it cuz I have no choice 😢😢😢 This song is so very well written & the video is genius. Great reaction xx
Cant help but watch this over n over, in tears honestly every time, and bless you all, watching your reactions,,, makes me a mess lol, your all amazing,
And coz I'm new and technically dosile lol, what things you got on ya list to do, like I say just stumbled across you but yaz all feel like fam already xx
The odd thing is that normally seeing a person cry is the most powerful part of a video, but in this case it was the lyrics which really did me in. Because we don't live forever, everyone has had loved ones die, so it is very relatable. When the girl in the middle broke, that broke me too. I watched this video with headphones, but my girlfriend heard me make sounds and came over to me and asked me, "What's happening? Wait, are you crying?!? Oooooooooooooh, baby, come here!". 😭
The one in the middle tried he hardest to have a straight face and ended up breaking, that’s the power of this song. My first time hearing tears just poured so effortlessly
James Blunt was in the British army and served in the Balkans conflict of the early 90s. As was his father before him. His songs are from the soul. There are many more which are about subjects that will break you just as this one did. Goodbye My Lover, No Bravery, Carry You Home and most recently The Girl that never was. Each one if these is absolutely beautifuly written and sung but will hit you as hard as this one but for different reasons.
I only heard and listened to this song last night. Never has a song , and I have listened to many , many dozens of sad songs , hit me so viscerally as this one. I have listened to this song maybe 6 times already , and each time I cried. I think I know what they mean by " choking up ". When I listen to this song I feel a weird sensation in my throat. It feels like it is tightening up, and I get a little short of breath. Then that feelings travels to my heart. My heart literally feels broken. Dear Dad , I love you with all of my heart.
His father had already given one of his kidneys to a friend and he only had one left and that one went bad. Someone in his family heard this song and went right to the hospital to see if he was a match. He was and he saved James's dad's life by donating one of his kidneys to him. Great song and a great singer.
I was watching this video and crying and laughing at the same time because I obviously had heard the song yet I was laughing at the youngest girls reaction after mom hands her a tissue at the beginning and she wonders what she’s supposed to do with the tissue and two minutes later she’s crying hysterically.
Blunt is a hell a guy, whilst serving in the army in Kosovo during the Yugoslav wars he had a guitar attached to the outside of his tank and would perform during downtime.
James Blunt is 5th generation military officer his father was a Colonel He first served in the British military then was definitely a colonel for Nato also during Kosovan war.
He also refused an order from an american NATO commander to open fire on a group of Russian soldiers with the response.....''F__k off, I'm not starting world war three''.
When James was leaving to go to Kosovo his dad said to him.... I'm not your father your not my son we are just to men saying goodbye..... That's where that line comes from. He just switched the words round
The sad part for me is that my dad really was a monster. He was brutal to us kids to the point that we were afraid to come home from school every day. He died at the end of 2011, and until I heard this song it never occurred to me to understand he was living out the nightmare that was planted in him by his parents. I made no attempt at giving him a little peace at the end. What I know now is you only get one chance at this. Thank you for the raw, emotional response. I ball every time I hear this song.
My story is exactly the same, he was an alcoholic who boxed in the Marines Corps and wouldn't think twice about knocking you upside the head for any reason or no reason at all. We would all feel dread when we heard his car pulling up to the house after a night at the tavern. He passed from cirrhosis and a whole host of other things when I was 14 and I was supposed to stay up all night with him, but he sent me to bed. He said 'Forgive me, son' when I was busy doing something inconsequential and I didn't know how to react, so I pretended I didn't hear him and he wouldn't repeat it. I walked past his body in the morning and didn't even realize he was gone. This song still makes me cry. Whatever you want to say about that man, he wasn't a coward and he faced his death better than I ever could. As angry and disappointed as I am with him, I still think maybe he would have been a completely different man without the alcohol. I don't know. It's complicated and it's so difficult. He didn't even make it to 40, he had it about as bad as it gets. I wish I wouldn't have been such a coward and I would have tried to give him at least that little bit of forgiveness at the end.
As a parent it would be all I could do to turn around and comfort my daughter. Touching that you heard your daughter and reached back out with your hand to comfort her.
Both Blunt and his father served in the military and when James's was sent to Kosovo it has been reported that when his father said goodbye, his dad said "you are not my son and I am not your father, we are just two grown men saying goodbye ".
I consider it in in many ways to be a sadder song than this, although the tune is bouncier - I guess that is part of it, the chorus about the girl contrasts so starkly.
Wow..I have never seen such raw emotion on a reaction. It brought tears to my eyes I felt like reaching through the screen across the ocean and having a group hug! Incredible reaction.❤
I have seen a reaction video of this song yet where the reactions are intense, with many, including men, not being able to undertake their usual analysis and just stop due to the emotional impact on them.
I don't see not crying as dealing with it in a better way. There is no better way. Crying is one of the deepest ways to make contact with your feelings. Crying is how you make true friends. It's how you learn to let go. Crying is awesome
This is one of the most heartbreaking songs I have ever heard . Every time I hear it it brings me back to the last conversation I had with my father before he passed away. I think of him every single day. 🥺😭
One of my personal takes on this song, and part of why it hits so hard is because we English rarely ever share our true feelings, so so many of us die, or have loved ones die, having never said the kinds of things James Blunt says in this song. We're raised to keep our emotions to ourselves our whole lives, and it's often the thing we regret most in the end. Many of us couldn't even bring ourselves to say half of what's in this song. So hearing those words said aloud is like being hit by a freight train
The thing about this song is that even if you don't know English the feeling still hits you in the heart... Love from Ecuador, and yes I cried with you
This is one of the most emotional songs there is but also comforting in away as everyone looses there farther or farther figure or someone as close as a parent figure can be to know your not alone in suffering and to reflect back on the memories you have and the love you still have in your heart that's where they will exist and be part of you sadly for james blunt the pain of loss would continue and yes he put his grief in to a song called the girl that never was very emotional song Tissues ready but take some time before viewing love your reactions Xx
I’m a grown ass man and an army vet in Australia. And. I cry every time I see this video it’s impossible not to if you have ever experienced loss of any kind or can even imagine it. Anyone with empathy will feel this way.
James is one of the most passionate singer writers of our era. His song "No Bravery" tells of his time in the military serving in the Balkan states, in which he had a big influence.
I have never heard of James Blunt or this song until I saw Iam Tongi audition on American Idol last year. My dad died a long painful renal cell cancer battle for 5 years. This song was so relatable. I then saw history being made with Iam Tongi and James Blunt performing this song together and then the official video of this song. This song now lives in my heart for my dad and that when my time comes for me and there is time, to sing this song with my son. What a wonderful song that probably has went viral after American Idol. I am glad James Blunt is in the spotlight. He deserves it.
Lulu-you are a precious soul. Many kids these days would listen to this, with absolutely no emotion, no care, no empathy. You have a true, beautiful heart, that Christ has given you.
God bless you dear child.
this is a stupid comment
@ju-mt2ty you are right, your comment is stupid :) good self reflection skills, keep it up fam
Never be afraid to show your emotions. I was a 34 year old marine at my father's funeral and I wept like a child. Emotions make us human. Best to you.
GOD BLESS
Bless you sir! 🙏 Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙❣️
Thank you so much for your service man.
The first time I ever broke down and couldn't pull myself together was at my cousin's (who is a marine) funeral. He was KIA in Iraq in 03 and his marine brothers were at his funeral. Seeing these young man that are some of the toughest and bravest men on the planet break down and weep at my cousins casket just broke me completely, especially knowing what my cousin did and what him and his brothers went through over there. Your service really does mean a lot to me so thank you from the bottom of my heart.
One of my cousin's marine brothers that was there at the battle of Nasiriyah with him wrote a song. You might like it so here it is.
It's called Nasiriyah
th-cam.com/video/-MI0flbi4xs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=L5KUrL2bloMTiOyk
Semper Fi, brother.
I totally agree would be so much less male suicide if men felt like they could open up it's not a weakness to show vulnerability we are all human
Your girl has a good heart. You're doing a good job bringing her up right. Be proud of yourselves.
When I first watched this I made my eyes wide like the mother (So the tears don't pool.). But then I figured nobody was around and then I did exactly what the daughter did.☺
You are a good family, never let anyone tell you otherwise. I cry with you 😢
‘ Goodbye my lover ‘ and ‘ you’re beautiful ‘ are both great songs of his.
Bonfire Heart, great too
No Bravery.
It's honestly the phrase "It's my turn, to chase the monsters away" that get's me. Like a full circle of life moment, where your dad looks after you, scaring the monsters away under your bed.
To the sad realisation that your dying father is probably terrified of the darkness, the unknown... the monsters. And it's your turn to make him feel secutre, and chase the monsters away.
Perfect !!!😊
I don't see it that way, i think about it more that a father dying is worried about how his son's gonna make it through life and all the "monsters" in it without being protected by him. So he gives him calm by saying that he doesn't needs help anymore for chasing the monsters away. That's my pov tho, not saying u're wrong, just wanted to share my way to see it.
That is the way that I took it. Pretty hard to imagine that anyone could step into my father's foot steps. Trying my. Fking hardest but I know it isn't enough. Love my dad but I can't fill his shoes. I can only do the best I can. This fking sucks.
agree with you. i also get the feeling (within larger families) it's signifying the change in place you now have within the whole family. you're now the senior most "man" of the family. you now have to be the brave one.
@@markitorrr6911i feel it's both things. you and what Lb said.
Poor wee lass in the middle utterly scream-sobbing. God bless you, wee angel, it's such a pure reaction.
Breaks me.
Aye lad, representation of where the saying crying like a baby comes from. The eldest was moved but stoic, Mom was crying, and the little one was bawling. We all get older, and we all experience losses, the calluses that come with that are necessary but not necessarily healthy. Not only our own pain but also being the shield between the loss of the eldest generation and the kids. You can't break, or they break harder, which is simply not allowed to happen.
Never be afraid or ashamed to cry, I’m a 74 years old man and listening to this song and I’m in bits😢😢😢🕊️🙏
Paul I'm 63 and the tears run down my face ever time I hear this beautiful song. 🥺😭
Got to admit. , i keep watching this over n over, makes me cry everytime, (just between us lol) but your reactions just make me a crumbling wreck , bless you all, im trying to subscribe xxx
Ps, sorry, but lulu, ❤
Thanks for subbing
Trying, just recently came across you three brilliant ladies, keep going, think your all brilliant xx
His Dad was the only one that did not cry during the making of this video/song, everybody else was in tears.
Maybe it was just me, but it did look like his dad got misty eyed to me.
That’s about the most you’d get out of an old school Brit, stiff upper lip and all that
I read that at the end of the shooting of the video, when everyone was crying, his dad said “hey, I’m not dead yet!” or something similar: legend 😆
Typical father right there. They are very good at hiding emotions and pain
Charles Blunt was a Colonel in the British Army. I heard an interview with Jimmy and he said everyone was in tears, but his dad was like " I'm still alive everyone.....I'm right here!" Typical military humor....DARK!
Oh man! Seeing Lulu go from confused and stoic to uncontrollably bawling hit me so hard. It hurts me seeing kids break down like that. Thank you ladies. God bless
James dad was actually dying from kidney disease & this was his tribute & farewell to his dad. Thankfully his dad received a donor kidney & is doing okay now. If this song doesn't get to you emotionally, there is something wrong with you. This song resonates with me as I was my dad's caregiver for 5 years until he passed away a few years ago.
I could be wrong but I believe it was due to this song a very distant cousin actually heard it and donated the kidney❤️
Know how you feel, same for me with my dad passing last year and this song brings me to tears everytime 😢
PLEASE, PLEASE also react to Ashley Campbell's "remembering", written while watching her father, Glen Campbell, slip away from Alzheimers. She likewise strives to help and protect her dad.
I can’t get emotional sorry I never knew my dad so I have no idea what it’s like
I’m sorry for your loss xx
My 28 year old son died at Christmas of a massive heart attack and this was played at my son’s funeral.
He was such an amazing and wonderful son and I miss him so much I can’t bare being in this world without him.
R.I.P My Beautiful Boy I miss you more than the world itself.
Love always Dad 😢
I know exactly how you feel. I lost my 7 year old son 3.5 years ago. I can’t bare being in this world without him really touched me and said exactly how I feel.
nothing is lost ..nothing IS forgotten ...this world is not what you think it is ....they're ALL safe I promise you
Condolences
Only the good die young , thoughts r with u 😇😔
Sinto muito meu amigo, receba meu abraço sincero. Espero que se encontrem novamente na eternidade.
James Blunt is one of those people they should make a movie about. His military career was fascinating.
There is a documentary about him during his Greatest hits tour. Doesn't really go much into his career in the army, but maybe interesting for you. Documentary is called "James Blunt: One Brit Wonder". Search for it on TH-cam for trailers..
@@quercus8833 He promised to stop making albums and not to sing live, if everyone stood down.
@@ukpeacheater He actually, probably, may have said that ha ha
They have - it's on Netflix and is brilliant!
Due to this song a distant cousin came forward as a matching donor and saved James dads life! Which was unbelievable because James had all the money in the world but couldn’t save his dad but his wonderful singing and devotion saved him. Truly an inspirational story
I understand the relative only became aware of the situation due to the song.
I’m a grown man and I’ve heard this a million times and I cry every time. LuLU crying made me lose it!! Good reaction video this song touches my soul
Poor Lulu. No pretenses. Just straight up said, "This is my reaction and I'm gonna feel ALL of these feels." ❤️❤️❤️
These deep, emotion-grabbing reactions are my favorite. Thank you three for this one.
The daughter… girl. Your heart is so pure and amazing. I love your reaction. It reminds me that there is still good in the world. Please don’t lose that.
please tell your girl it's ok to let people see you cry. i'm 63 y/o and i lost my dad in 2005, and i cry like a baby every time i hear this. you never get over losing your parents, you just make room for the pain and keep going.
I am a 58 year old man and I cried with you !
Me to ...
same
Me too..
I was thinking, how bad can this be, but there still songs out there that are emotionally deep.
The phrase " Your not my son, and I'm not your father, we are just two grown men saying goodbye" was something James dad would say when James would go on deployment with the army. They were both officers in the British Army, stiff upper lips was the expected standard.
To me, it reminds me of a guy thing. To help us remain strong we would try to take out the personal and we were just 2 grown men saying goodbye.
This song hit so hard. I lost both my parents in a car accident over 27 years ago, i never got to say goodbye or tell them how much i truly loved them. I just turned 48 years old and i am now older than they ever made it to. I miss them so much.
Thank you for this reaction. ❤❤
I am 48 and my parents were in a horrible crash last year. My dad was not hurt but my mom was severely injured. It was agony booking the flight back home trying to get there as fast as I could. I was wholly unprepared for how she was and all the tubes and machines. She was eventually transferred to home care after over 200 days. I had time to tell her just how much she meant to me and spent a lot of time with her in my 2 trips for several weeks each back home. I talk to her on the phone daily. She's not the same, she never will be. We will lose her at some point, maybe in a year, maybe 2, no one knows. I'm so sorry for your loss. I know how fortunate I am that my parents are still here know that your parents loved you and would likely be so proud of the person you are today. this song is so moving, it says everything.
So very sorry for your loss 💙💙💙
I'm so sorry for your loss 🙏 I lost my first love, Sarah, in a car accident in 1980. I wasn't with her at the time. She was just sweet sixteen. I miss her still 💔🙏😔
This hits home harder than I can describe. My dad called me on Sunday and left a message to call him, I was not home then. When I got the message it was Tuesday, and I regularly call him every Wednesday to chat, so I figured I would call him the next day. He passed away that Tuesday night, and I never got the chance to say goodbye. NEVER put off what you can do today because tomorrow may be too late.
Thank you for this wonderfully sincere reaction 😢. This is my 50th-ish time, maybe, of watching this, and It’s hard to explain, but watching the young one cry so hard made me cry harder, and each time I cry harder it brings me one emotional step closer to grieving and finally (one day) letting go of the grief i have over my own Super-hero Dad’s passing, from Cancer, a year ago now. Thank you 🥰
Yes. I have been watching and listening to this song and the reaction videos, and I ball every time. I'm 64. My dad was a tortured soul and he tortured his family. It was an absolute nightmare growing up. He died in 2011 and was bitter till the end. And yet, there is this part of me that so regrets not helping him into that rest. I didn't know I felt this way until I heard this song, so these reaction videos are a kind of therapy.
Yknow what Lulu. I'm so very proud of you. You are one of the miracles that this world needs. You're a sweetie pie. I lost my only daughter. I'd be so proud of you if you were my daughter. Just never change. You don't know how important it is to remain humble. Aaawww. I love all of you.
God bless that young lady in the middle. I was the same way the first 100 times i watched his video for this song
The girl in the middle touched me with her so very real reaction. 😢 Bless her wonderful heart. Great reaction video. ✌️
One of the most emotional singers ever ❤
James wrote the song as a tribute to his dad in case he didn't survive. As a child our dads scare away the monsters in the closet. Now it was James turn. I don't know how ANYONE can watch this heartfelt expression of love, especially from a tough military guy like James, and not be moved. How can you not? It is a universal sentiment when we lose someone. Like he said "the time is gone". It goes so quickly so appreciate your loved ones and tell them while you still can. The line that gets me is "Daddy won't you just close your eyes". How many people hold on until they feel they have permission to go. I know I told that to my own unconscious mother. I like his song "You're Beautiful" among others. ❤ Hope you got that ice cream! 🍦
the best reaction video I've seen... so many emotions... thank you for that...
Someone console that little girl geez 😂 that was sweet she felt that for her grandpa tho.
Blunt explained to Apple Music: "I idolized this man throughout my childhood, but as we grew older, I realized that he had his own fallibilities, and that's an awesome thing to see because you suddenly can become friends then. And then obviously as parents get older, the responsibility starts to weigh on the children that look after them. Although that can be painful, there's something beautiful about it, too."
Blunt wrote and recorded the song without telling his father. According to an Event magazine interview, when Blunt played it for him in a room with just the two of them there, he responded, "That's the way it is.
Watching the youngest sob made me sob. It is so hard to watch anyone grieve and to know what they are feeling is awful. Death is such a horrible sad thing but I take comfort in my faith that we will be reunited someday. So glad I have that. To think this was it, I would utterly be crushed. I'm sure the thoughts of losing those very people you sat in the room with went through your head and that is so hard. Thank you for this real and raw reaction.
God bless your heart, Lulu.
I'm so glad I watched this one as I watched another along time ago but never knew his dad made it through ! What a blessing....years ago I feel in love with James's music, always heartfelt...I used to listen to his cd while I fell asleep- but this song also reminds me of another where the singer to mentioning his father with cancer and they ended up on stage together singing...."How can I say Goodbye...."....get yourself ready its a tear jerker as well....bless these musicians 🎶
Aw poor baby girl your so loving.
Crying is a healing process for those loved ones passed or going. Let it be.. Thankyou
First time seeing y'all.... great reaction! That poor girl in the center, I just wanted to give her a hug.... and also, her reaction was heartwarming... gives me hope for the youth, you can tell she has been raised right! Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful hearts all of you. A heart that is whole, a heart that is hurt, and a heart that has healed. Very profound. Thank you for sharing.
Don’t know if your read this but. Other j blunt to do are “carry you home” and “no bravery”. Pure passion
That little girl in the middle is such a live wire...lol. I've never seen anyone cry so hard watching a song, yet it was cute how she went right back into smiling again immediately after. A lot of passion in that one right there.
Because she faked cried
@jjkulon94 possible but I highly doubt it. During the first half of the song, she appears to be trying hard to fight it, but you can see the waves of facial spasms that seem to be involuntary. I'd be extremely impressed if she faked that.
she was faking. it was a silent fake laugh made to look like like a cry... honestly if anything its disrespectful to those who know the pain of losing a father...
@@sonofjay817 she was “trying to fight it” as soon as the song started. It was her plan from the start.
I thought she was laughing 😂
Thank you Kathy once again for bringing this beautiful and emotional song, when Lulu started crying and I cried a lot too, Lulu is a blessing, you are a blessing Kathy, your mother is a blessing too, May God bless you Kathy, Lulu, your mother and your entire family.
Thank you
@@abducteeofearth1703Nicht ganz dicht in der Birne 😂
This song gets me every time. I don't even know I'm crying until I feel the tears rolling down my cheeks.
one of the most beautiful love songs I HAVE EVER HEAR.
❤ ❤ ❤ aww i feel the lil one crying so hard. Ive lost my dad and i BAWL each time
This song tore me up. All hundred times I've watched it. I cry like the little sweetheart in the middle. Thanks for this. 😢
Great heartfelt reaction ladies. I'm an old army veteran and have lost almost every relative I ever knew. Three brothers, a niece and nephew in just the last ten years. My father died in 1986 while I was stationed in Germany, I was 22 years old. Every time I watch this video I cry like Kathy on the outside and Lulu on the inside. (((( hugs to all three of you ))))
Very honest reaction. Nothing wrong with showing emotion. Well done to the young lass for bouncing back after that. Respect
Can someone pls give that young girl a hug. Poor thing lost it the second time through. and understandably. I lost my father to kidney failure after watching him suffer for 6 years while waiting for a donor. This song is so so much more than a song.
Just to fill in the blanks a little, James Blunt is a former British Army officer who served in in various conflicts including Bosnia and Kosovo. His father was also an army officer so when james was growing up as a young man and also when he was in the military, whenever his father was going on deployment he would use the line " I'm not your father , your not my son, we're just two grown men saying goodbye" to ease the reality of the fact that it could be the Last goodbye.
Ladies. One of the most heartfelt reactions to this song I've seen. A simple thank you with a hug from the southern hemisphere.
James wrote this song with 2 other professional songwriters, not his sister. Really hits you in the feels, especially when you’re a daddy’s girl & has gone through losing your dad. I was only 16, I’m 56 now but I still am not over the grief. I’ve learned to live with it cuz I have no choice 😢😢😢 This song is so very well written & the video is genius. Great reaction xx
Sorry it was adapted from a poem by his sister
@@kevinedwards8862 yes but she didn’t write the song & that’s what they said xx
Yes it was wrote by James but it was from his sisters poem..the lady is correct.
This is why i tell my kids i love em and am proud every day i spend with them and why i told my mum i loved her every times we hugged1!!!!
Three beautiful gentle souls, never lose that, kind regards Chris.
Cant help but watch this over n over, in tears honestly every time, and bless you all, watching your reactions,,, makes me a mess lol, your all amazing,
Wow, thank you
@@KathyLuluandDonna no honestly,, thank you 3, can you send a hankie over to England, I'm a right softy xxx
Hey guys, just wanted to know if you managed to watch eclipse, got nothing over here xxx
And coz I'm new and technically dosile lol, what things you got on ya list to do, like I say just stumbled across you but yaz all feel like fam already xx
The odd thing is that normally seeing a person cry is the most powerful part of a video, but in this case it was the lyrics which really did me in. Because we don't live forever, everyone has had loved ones die, so it is very relatable.
When the girl in the middle broke, that broke me too. I watched this video with headphones, but my girlfriend heard me make sounds and came over to me and asked me, "What's happening? Wait, are you crying?!? Oooooooooooooh, baby, come here!". 😭
The one in the middle tried he hardest to have a straight face and ended up breaking, that’s the power of this song. My first time hearing tears just poured so effortlessly
Someone needs to give Lulu a big hug.
And you Lulu 😢
Love the three of you, but wish Donna got less was more then.
I hope you all have nothing but happiness in your lives. Sad but beautiful reaction ❤
James Blunt was in the British army and served in the Balkans conflict of the early 90s. As was his father before him. His songs are from the soul. There are many more which are about subjects that will break you just as this one did. Goodbye My Lover, No Bravery, Carry You Home and most recently The Girl that never was. Each one if these is absolutely beautifuly written and sung but will hit you as hard as this one but for different reasons.
The Girl that never was, that one really gets me
What a beautiful reactions, very pure, i always cry when i see this video, the first time like Lulu and now like Kathy, greetings from Perú
Very interesting how their reactons show their different levels of life experience.
I only heard and listened to this song last night. Never has a song , and I have listened to many , many dozens of sad songs , hit me so viscerally as this one. I have listened to this song maybe 6 times already , and each time I cried. I think I know what they mean by " choking up ". When I listen to this song I feel a weird sensation in my throat. It feels like it is tightening up, and I get a little short of breath. Then that feelings travels to my heart. My heart literally feels broken.
Dear Dad , I love you with all of my heart.
His father had already given one of his kidneys to a friend and he only had one left and that one went bad. Someone in his family heard this song and went right to the hospital to see if he was a match. He was and he saved James's dad's life by donating one of his kidneys to him. Great song and a great singer.
I was watching this video and crying and laughing at the same time because I obviously had heard the song yet I was laughing at the youngest girls reaction after mom hands her a tissue at the beginning and she wonders what she’s supposed to do with the tissue and two minutes later she’s crying hysterically.
Blunt is a hell a guy, whilst serving in the army in Kosovo during the Yugoslav wars he had a guitar attached to the outside of his tank and would perform during downtime.
James Blunt is 5th generation military officer his father was a Colonel He first served in the British military then was definitely a colonel for Nato also during Kosovan war.
He also refused an order from an american NATO commander to open fire on a group of Russian soldiers with the response.....''F__k off, I'm not starting world war three''.
When James was leaving to go to Kosovo his dad said to him.... I'm not your father your not my son we are just to men saying goodbye..... That's where that line comes from. He just switched the words round
Yeah and he also prevented potential world war boy ignoring the order of general Clarke.
All i can say she must be so close with her papaw, i lost mine back when I'm in elementary now I'm 23 so it hits home
The sad part for me is that my dad really was a monster. He was brutal to us kids to the point that we were afraid to come home from school every day. He died at the end of 2011, and until I heard this song it never occurred to me to understand he was living out the nightmare that was planted in him by his parents. I made no attempt at giving him a little peace at the end. What I know now is you only get one chance at this. Thank you for the raw, emotional response. I ball every time I hear this song.
My story is exactly the same, he was an alcoholic who boxed in the Marines Corps and wouldn't think twice about knocking you upside the head for any reason or no reason at all. We would all feel dread when we heard his car pulling up to the house after a night at the tavern. He passed from cirrhosis and a whole host of other things when I was 14 and I was supposed to stay up all night with him, but he sent me to bed. He said 'Forgive me, son' when I was busy doing something inconsequential and I didn't know how to react, so I pretended I didn't hear him and he wouldn't repeat it. I walked past his body in the morning and didn't even realize he was gone. This song still makes me cry. Whatever you want to say about that man, he wasn't a coward and he faced his death better than I ever could. As angry and disappointed as I am with him, I still think maybe he would have been a completely different man without the alcohol. I don't know. It's complicated and it's so difficult. He didn't even make it to 40, he had it about as bad as it gets. I wish I wouldn't have been such a coward and I would have tried to give him at least that little bit of forgiveness at the end.
Good Lord mercy I’m sitting here crying and I’m lucky. I still have my father. You guys just tore me up
As a parent it would be all I could do to turn around and comfort my daughter. Touching that you heard your daughter and reached back out with your hand to comfort her.
Oh my gosh such a sweetheart! I wish I could give you a hug that breaks heart! Much love for y'all!
Both Blunt and his father served in the military and when James's was sent to Kosovo it has been reported that when his father said goodbye, his dad said "you are not my son and I am not your father, we are just two grown men saying goodbye ".
Lulu was trying to hold it in as long as possible.. it's fine to show emotion it shows you have a good heart
Great Reaction Ladies. Another heartbreaking song from James Blunt is "the girl that never was" and never say sorry for being emotional.
I consider it in in many ways to be a sadder song than this, although the tune is bouncier - I guess that is part of it, the chorus about the girl contrasts so starkly.
This song always gets me… I cried more with your reactions this time than the video itself 😢
Wow..I have never seen such raw emotion on a reaction. It brought tears to my eyes I felt like reaching through the screen across the ocean and having a group hug!
Incredible reaction.❤
Thanks
I have seen a reaction video of this song yet where the reactions are intense, with many, including men, not being able to undertake their usual analysis and just stop due to the emotional impact on them.
I'm rewatching this....your mom...Sissy Spacek !! you three are a beautiful bunch...bless you..
Thank you so much!
Her daughter's crying hurt so bad.😢
I don't see not crying as dealing with it in a better way. There is no better way. Crying is one of the deepest ways to make contact with your feelings. Crying is how you make true friends. It's how you learn to let go. Crying is awesome
Poor lil' girl, she really made me feel her pain. :(
This is one of the most heartbreaking songs I have ever heard .
Every time I hear it it brings me back to the last conversation I had with my father before he passed away.
I think of him every single day. 🥺😭
Broke my heart watching you.
LuLu, you and your family have such gentle hearts. Blest you!
Amazing reaction, so much real emotions.
One of my personal takes on this song, and part of why it hits so hard is because we English rarely ever share our true feelings, so so many of us die, or have loved ones die, having never said the kinds of things James Blunt says in this song.
We're raised to keep our emotions to ourselves our whole lives, and it's often the thing we regret most in the end. Many of us couldn't even bring ourselves to say half of what's in this song. So hearing those words said aloud is like being hit by a freight train
Me habéis tocado el corazón!.😭😭😭
Your reaction was like a glimpse into your hearts and souls. I could see just how great of people that you are. Never change. Thanks!
Wow, thank you
THANK`S for sharing your emotions..., realy love that you share that...
respect also to your doughter who doing so well too.
I think the youngest one is priceless
I cried along with you guys what a powerful song
Try his "The girl who never was" more tissues will be required
What is that one about
@@koroRyuBlunt and his wife losing a child through miscarriage.
its about his daughter who was miss carried@@koroRyu
@@daviddunn6779miscarried..
@@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 It makes no sense to reply to a comment made 7 months ago. That's absolutely bizarre.
The thing about this song is that even if you don't know English the feeling still hits you in the heart... Love from Ecuador, and yes I cried with you
This is one of the most emotional songs there is but also comforting in away as everyone looses there farther or farther figure or someone as close as a parent figure can be to know your not alone in suffering and to reflect back on the memories you have and the love you still have in your heart that's where they will exist and be part of you sadly for james blunt the pain of loss would continue and yes he put his grief in to a song called the girl that never was very emotional song Tissues ready but take some time before viewing love your reactions Xx
I love how you let your emotions and tears flow and shine. It's so beautiful. You have a new subscriber.
Thanks for subbing!
Thank you for your reaction. Warm hugs for all of you. 🙂
I lost my dad in 2021 when he was aged 95.I'm now 70 and i wept like a kid at his funeral.I never knew a better man.
Lulu ❤
I’m a grown ass man and an army vet in Australia. And. I cry every time I see this video it’s impossible not to if you have ever experienced loss of any kind or can even imagine it. Anyone with empathy will feel this way.
James is one of the most passionate singer writers of our era. His song "No Bravery" tells of his time in the military serving in the Balkan states, in which he had a big influence.
In my opinion , one of the most underrated songs of all time.
I have never heard of James Blunt or this song until I saw Iam Tongi audition on American Idol last year. My dad died a long painful renal cell cancer battle for 5 years. This song was so relatable. I then saw history being made with Iam Tongi and James Blunt performing this song together and then the official video of this song. This song now lives in my heart for my dad and that when my time comes for me and there is time, to sing this song with my son. What a wonderful song that probably has went viral after American Idol. I am glad James Blunt is in the spotlight. He deserves it.
I'm a 57 year old man and this one destroys me every time I hear it
James Blunt is much maligned but is an incredible lyricist
Yes, it was truly beautiful. Thank you for sharing your humanity.