It's simple. You take this song and you allow it to make you go to your living parent and give them the longest hug you have ever given them and TELL THEM all the things you wanted to tell your other parent but did not get the chance to. Or...to make sure they hear the things you did get to say to MAKE SURE they know it now. As for his father. He was diagnosed with a failing kidney with none to give him was given a year to live. James made this song right away for him and did this video with him...this made a bunch of people come forward to donate and they found a match and saved his life.
After I heard this song, I knew I had to play it for my Dad. We're very very close. He was, of course, heavily struck by it as well, as it made him think of his father and his passing some forty years ago. I understand your reaction completely.. and what you meant. It's not in my playlist yet either.
James Blunt - The Girl That Never Was. Knowing what you and your wife have been through in the past, it WILL get you, so no big deal if you don’t post it, but it’d be cathartic for you and your wife to react to together ❤
I read James served under his Father in the Military & that’s why he said that line, “ I’m not your Son, your not my Father “ because on the job it doesn’t matter. Idk 🤷♀️ but interesting prospective I thought. Aloha from Hawaii, btw 😉😎🤗🤙 Your my Favorite reaction guy !
James's dad was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney failure. They had pretty much run out of time, but when this song came out, a distant cousin came forward, tested as a match, and Mr. Blunt was saved at the last minute. He did spend all of 2020 in the hospital to recover and remain germ free. As far as I know, Mr. Blunt is doing fine. My mom died in 2014 of a neurological brain disease that we didn't even know she had. When this disease though affects your brain, there is nothing that can be done. She was fine, then she wasn't, and then she was gone. Two weeks from the time, she went into the hospital, 2 weeks of daily, making an 8 hour round trip to sit by her bed and hold her hand. She had slipped in a coma almost immediately, so I got to say goodbye and tell her I love her and I know I'll see her again. My deepest sympathies to you and anyone who's lost a parent.
I don't think people requested to make you cry It's more to let everyone know times precious Regardless of your differences make sure you let them know you love them James producer wanted to cut and retake when his voice cracks and the tears In respect for kames But James wanted it left in their as it was the first time he sang the song to his dad and wanted it to be real emotions They had their differences and didn't talk at times and why the line we know each other's differences but not father or son but two men saying good bye Both military and from memory special forces sas as from England The release of the song saved his dads life as a distant relative was perfect match and donated a organ as no one else in family was close So,the song saved his life in the end The song reminds me of johnny cash hurt they both get 99% of people in their feelings and if it doesn't something wrong with them Just raw and honest and it's transmit through the lyrics and vocals visuals But either song would evoke these feelings without the clips and there What breaks most people Always remember time is the most precious thing we have with the people we love No amount of money percussion will satisfy us over loved one's for the majority of us There are some people's live that don't have this because of thing happened in their families We watched my mum die in hospital unfortunately never got to speak to her was in coma A couple years later dad was sick in hospital found cancer had to operate when visiting him He was shocked we cared as had our differences and said of cause we care your our parent no matter what's happened Never hated either of Youse but wasn't going to watch you both kill yourselves as both alcoholics and only ever seen them sober once It was the only time I ever seen the true them and as their friends described them nicest people and caring but it only lasted weeks He survived the operation of kidney removed and he's was the last person alive he knew all he's family dead mum and all her family dead and all he's friends dead He battle health issue's for several years and died at home alone during the night of heartack But he atleast knew we loved them So buy 40 I'd lost all grand parent and parents aunts and uncles only have a couple siblings left As I said earlier time is limited and cannot be gotten back so enjoy your loved one's Nothing else matters as for money and percussion they come and go but you always manage to get enough to survive regardless These songs are sole clensing,especially for us manly males and out of all reactions it hits them the hardest Most females are shocked seeing their partners so emotional and I think a little easier for female's as their regardly in their feelings I also look at it they've done what there ment to have and now making room for a new one Everytime I herd someone dying or died someone else was having a baby or other way round It the cycle of life as the plant can only sustain a certain ammount of us Just remember their never gone we carry them with us everywhere and alive and well within us How often do you do,something or say something and reminds you of them and kids do things they did I like to believe that's them communicating with us only in a different way that all Quite often when we need them the most it happens so their never gone live on through us and then the next generation As they Lean there quirks from us in every day activity and we don't even know where doing it Cheers mate 🦘🇦🇺👍
To note, James Blunt is not just a veteran. He is a veteran that refused, when ordered by his superiors, to leave the people of a village to their attackers, after promising to protect them. He ordered his unit to stay, as promised. On top of which, this is a beautiful and heartfelt song. He doesn't get the credit he deserves.
It's a long story, but I'm living this song now. This is my autobiography. I'm living with my dying father and bathing, changing him, protecting him, and waiting for him to die. He was a firefighter who, in 2012, died in a fire, and they brought him back. He's a shell, he's not my father, but I'm trying my best to honor him. 40
It's so difficult to slowly say good bye. When my mother was bedridden at home dying i had to change her and clean her. She changed so many of my diapers and bathed me when I was little. Hard to realize you are a child all your life.
I chased the monsters away for my dad a week ago. We buried him yesterday. This song gutted me but it brought me peace too. Prayers for all who have lost a parent. 🙏
Blunt wrote "Monsters" to "express his feelings about his father and his illness, almost as if it's a touching farewell to his father". Blunt chose to donate all of the profit made from the song to Help for Heroes and British Legion charities.[
@@andrewtims9524 That key line "im not your son, you're not my father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye" was something his father said to him before he went off to war when he was in the army.
@jackmason7823 yes I know , it was during the balken conflict when his a dad who was a senior officer and James who was a captain was being deployed on active duty , the song came mainly from a poem James's sister wrote to her dad
I had to watch my mom suffer through Cancer treatments for a year and a half....She also passed at home with hospice care....Even tho I was there almost daily helping her, I didn't actually get to say goodbye on the day she passed....I was on my way to my parents house to celebrate my middle son's first birthday when I got the call....My heart goes out to anyone who has lost someone they care about deeply! It changes u forever! ❤
That is his father. Colonel Charles Blunt who also served in the British Army. Cpt. James Blunt wrote this song as Charles Blunt had stage 4 kidney failure. The "I'm not your son, your not my father, we're two grown men saying goodbye" with a handshake was what either would say to the other when one was deployed. He agreed to the video so his son would have this video of them together for the rest of his son's life. Thankfully after this was released, a distant cousin came forward and was tested and was a donor (Charles had already donated one of his kidneys and was 0 so a rare blood type). This song actually increased the amount of people putting themselves forward as willing donors across the world. Also, all proceeds of the song went to "help for heros" a UK charity aimed at helping veterans and their families. When this was filmed as well, James, the camera crew etc were in tears, Charles said: "why is everyone crying, I'm still here!" which cracked everyone up. Amazing song/performance and a happy ending. Thoughts go out to the ones that are hit by this song but the story did not end well. My heart goes out to you. I hug my dad every time I listen to this song (as an Irish father he may find it a little odd, but we are the same stiff upper lip about emotions). I ball my eyes out every time I hear this song and go and give him a big hug.
This song always makes me cry. Lost my dad in 2013, my mom in 2015, my husband in 2020. This is a great advert for organ donation. Gives people more time with their loved ones. My hubby had a kidney transplant in 1999.
Depends on the reason for crying as well as the timing. Sometimes a man may have to cry inside but present a strong outer image as he needs to be the pillar to support others.
@@rjvanloon4769 This is one of the reasons men die before women. That masculine conditioning is toxic to their relationships and detrimental to themselves. Sadly, the only time many men cry is when they are all alone. Without support and tenderness. As @mattscfc849 -said, a real man is not afraid to cry. "The only thing to fear is fear itself."
You are a real man. You are unafraid to be authentic. I wish more men were like you. It's difficult to overcome conditioning though. You probably had other influences that kept you from burying yourself alive.
Thanks for this one. It was his father. Tears can be cleansing. I lost my dad in 2005 from prostate cancer. My last time with him, I held him and talked to him. He was on hospice. He reached up and grabbed my cross and then held my hand. I knew It was his way to say goodbye. Then he mouthed love. He was given last rites that night and died the next morning.
Same. Hospice 2016 fifteen months after my mother. I binge this song sometimes...💔 I think it helps process the emotions. They say grief is just love with nowhere to go... Prostate cancer sucks.
That is James' father Charles who was a Colonel in the British Army and James was a Captain. His father was in stage 4 kidney disease at the time he wrote the song when a match could not be found. His father had previously donated a kidney and his only kidney was failing. Eventually a match was found and his father is still alive today. James donated all profits from this song to two Charities Help for Heroes and the British Legion
My mother had dementia and didn't know who I was anymore. I spent her last week with her, she never said a word that whole 9 days. On the night she passed she looked deep into my eyes and said the last thing she ever said "I knew you'd come". That was six years ago. I heard James song a couple of months ago and crumbled to the floor in floods of tears. It's a beautiful song and I think of my mom every time I hear it and it makes me cry every time.
Wow, you're truly blessed! After 9 straight days without a word, on the last, she looked at you and said "I knew you'd come"... That's profound. That's a blessing, a pat on your back, a thank you... Awesome.
He did this video in a single take. He pushed through the tears and sang the song with his father sitting there beside him. It was a truly amazing feat if you ask me.
James Blunt was a Captain in the British Army. He served in the Blues and Royals in the war in Kosovo. I met him when I was in Fallingbostel, when my husband was serving.
Yes, that is Jame's Blunt's Dad in the video. His Dad rose to the rank of Colonel in the Army Air corps and was a helicopter Pilot. James rose to the rank of Captain in the British armed forces and served in Kosovo. I would think that both of them would have quite a story to tell on their military service alone. The dad seems like quite the bad ass - everyone cried during the filming of this and he was like, "why are you are crying? I'm still here." (Or words to that effect.). The record company wanted James to re-record or use some auto-tune when he broke a couple times during his ONE take of this song. He refused, wanting the rawness and emotion of this song to shine through, I think that was definitely the right choice! Such a BEAUTIFUL song! Beautifully performed. ❤
You might be interested to hear he's just released his autobiography. His podcast interview with Louis Theroux to publicise it is well worth checking out.
Also as army officers the " I am not your son, you are not my father, we are just two grown men saying good bye" was their way to being proud of each other and taking care duties.
My dad fell and hit his head at home, and he passed from a massive brain bleed. He was found and rushed to the hospital where he was put on machines until I could get there. They said he couldn't see or hear me. But he looked right at me. When I cried, kissed his forehead, and told him it was ok to go home, tears ran from his eyes. I stayed with him until the end. I hope I gave him comfort and made him feel safe.
The winner of last season American idol Iam Tongi did it for his audition after his father passed and ended winning the show. In the finale he sang it with James Blunt. It's a must watch
Ian Tongi on American Idol when he sang this song... His dad had just recently passed away a few months prior. And I'm pretty sure, the guitar he is playing while singing, is one his father gave him.
As you get older, your feelings on death will change. I’m 67 now, had a stroke 2 years ago that has left me with my right side being useless. I don’t fear death anymore. I don’t take anything for granted anymore and try to live each day letting the people in my life know I love them.
We ALL had a breakdown the first time we heard James sing/ cry this to his father that was dying!😭😩His dad needed a donor match,and because of this song,one was FOUND! James and his dad are military men,brave,loyal,kind,and loving!
My dad died a 100% rated Disabled Veteran in the Marlin, Texas Veterans hospital in 1988. He called me one afternoon while I was at work and just said, "I just wanted to tell you I love you". He hung up and about 15 minutes later a nurse called me back and said he was gone. Literally the hardest next few days of my life.
I don't think that your other listeners want to see you break down, they want to see your genuine reactions to great music that deserves to be reacted to. Love your work, keep it up.❤
James Blunt's father, Charles Blount, died after Blunt wrote the song "Monsters" as a tribute to him. The song is described as a farewell to his father and an expression of Blunt's feelings about his father's illness.
James and his father were both captains in the British army. I can't confirm it, but I have seen others say that James' dad would tell James "I'm not your father and you're not my son. We're just two grown men saying goodbye." whenever one of them was being deployed in an attempt to make saying goodbye a little easier for both of them.
James was a Captain, his father was a Lieutenant Colonel. His father told him that it had be be like that because he couldn't treat James and different that the other troops. On a good note, when they were finish recording this video, his dad looked around at everyone and, with a smile, asked everyone why they were crying and said, "I'm still here."
I know the Blunt's, having served for many years in the same unit. I am naturally very interested in the reaction to young James' song. I have listened to many such. My compliments to you. This is the most sympathetic and empathetic not over the top reaction I have yet listened too. Well done......and thank you.
This song killed me too. My Daddy passed from cancer in 1998. I was, am, and always will be a Daddy's girl. In fsct, I joined the Navy because of him--he's a Navy vet..seerved in WW2. I am also a nurse. The closer his time of passing came--the more the nurse in me faded and the little 3 year old girl came out. Daddy, the man who was supposed to live forever! I spent his final 2 days by his side, never leaving. The night he passed, I climbed into the hospital bed with him and held him til he breathed his last. I told him you held me when I came into this world--I am holding on to you as you pass through. Look for grandma and reach for her arms--she waits. I will see when when it's my time. I am crying as I watch this and type this, but it's also therapuetic in a way. Love your reactions, don't stop!
Although bittersweet,what a beautiful passing your daddy had with his" little girl" by his side! Thank you for sharing such an intimate moment.He sounds truly amazing,and so do you❣
Sorry for your loss! Thanks to your dad and to you for doing your service as a nurse and the military! Such a wonderful story to read and sad at the same time. Stay safe! 🫶
He is not afraid to tackle difficult, deep subjects. "Carry you home" is about a soldier taking a comrrade's effects back home to the comrade's widow; "The Girl that Never Was" is about the heartbreak of losing a child before they are born. Kleenex should pay James and Ren to make an album.
You Get The Same Feelings As We All Do listening to this beautiful song. Bless you. From the UK .She Knows u Loved Her And Still Do ❤ keep singing to your daughter ❤
Please don’t ever stop singing to your daughter. My Daddy was my entire Universe, he was literally my everything. He too used to sing to me, he would read to me….Heck we did everything together. Eventually I became his full time caregiver. I refused to put him into a home. He lived in my home. As a wounded Combat Veteran I would not do that to him. We sang together and eventually I was singing & reading to him. Unfortunately I don’t know if I made the right choices. I can only hope. I never got to ask him, or be certain he wasn’t alone when he passed. As he passed suddenly & unexpectedly one afternoon in his bed; only an hour after I checked on him as I was cleaning up the house. He wasn’t even on hospice. The VA had sent him home just a week before; refusing to listen to my requests. So I can only hope that I have done him proud. But he will always be my best friend & superhero so long as I am able to tell his story. It was only he & I growing up really. He taught me everything that I know. Music & kept the monsters away even as I grew to be an adult….into my own career as a LEO & Wildland Firefighter HS; right up until I retired. His music helped me battle & win my journey with cancer as well. Now it’s with music that I continue searching for peace in this Universe whilst I’m physically here alone awaiting my journey home to be with my makuāka’nē (Daddy), ke’īkī (child), other loved ones 💖
This song is beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. It hits home every time I hear it. Thanks BP. I know it was a rough ride for you to react to this one. Your reactions are always so real and deep. You have a good heart. You do your mom proud. 💛☮️
@BlackPegasusRaps - I'm there with you on thinking about/fearing death a lot, especially as a child. Know you're not alone with this struggle. I can remember my being as young as maybe 5 or 6 years old and thinking about/fearing death. I now use that fear as a way to shut down my thinking whenever things get to be too much of a burden. Thinking about death now is like an electrical stun and allows me to reboot my thoughts. This is an instant classic song that now matter how many times I've heard it now (well into the hundreds) it still causes me to feel and it's a wonderful blessing to all of us for James to have been brave enough to share this.
Mom passed on March 29, 2024. I stayed with her so she wasn't alone in her passing. She was in hopsice as well. Mom lingered for days, not really "here." The nurses told me i needed to leave because mom was lingering for me. I left and she passed. It's still so raw and this makes me cry. Don't forget that Alzheimers patients are gone to us even before they die. Mom died on Good Friday. I believe she is in heaven.
God bless you! This is my story as well. I stayed in the bed with my mother the last week of her life in hospice. My brother came to check on us and insisted I go home for a while. Fifteen minutes after I left she was in the arms of God. I cherish that time I was able to be with her. To sing to her. To talk about our life. She has dementia. Awful awful illness. 😢.
Sorry for your loss. I can believe what you were told that your mother was lingering. there is something about being a mother that pushes us to keep going. Many years ago now, i had my first anaphylactic shock (and wasn't aware that I was having one) it wasn't what most people think of as anaphylaxis, but i battled it for hours, and then toward the end I called an ambulance and then called my daughter to wake up because I needed help to put my nightie back on (I'd been running back and forth to the shower and become fatigued and weak). Once i was in the ambulance and away from her I 'relaxed' and unbeknownst to me i started to sink. the ambos asked me later what had changed because they thought they were going to lose me and I recall saying "i didn't have to act strong and brave anymore' plus i knew that i was safe (for some reason). they got me there just in time (the hospital). I also believe your mother is in heaven.
This man is truly gifted , an amazing ability to create beautiful, bittersweet songs that convey so much. Another is The Girl That Never Was -always makes me cry .
James Blunts song Girl That Never was" is a heart breaker but it's real. This happened to him and his wife are his feelings are raw and real. They did have 2 sons and bless them.
I have massive respect for James Blunt. He could have waited for his Dad to die to write this beautiful song. But had that happened he would have never written it and that would have been a damn shame because a lot of people need this song. I'm glad his father is well.
When I did this one it destroyed me. At the time I was facing the inevitable prospect of my father passing. He was 89 at the time and lived with me and was living this song. Doing the reaction and the comments really helped me. Ultimately my dad passed away last month but I greatly appreciate the time he gave me. Thanks for the reaction.
I have seen many reviews of this very emotional song. This one is by far the best. You have captured the very essence of what this song/message is about. Well done and thank you.
A lot of James' songs are about his life experiences, from his time in Kosovo to his saying goodbye to Carrie Fisher after she passed. He's real, he's not gonna sugar coat things and it's pure.
How anyone can't cry listening to this blows my mind. Every single time I hear it breaks my heart. Obviously not everyone is going to cry, but feeling the emotion. I have a son that passed away and Thursday, May 2nd would be his birthday. No greater loss or pain can compare to every day wondering what if.
My father died in 2016. I had to listen to it multiple times a day every day for a month before I didn't cry when it came on - I wanted to learn how to play it on piano but couldn't cause I couldn't get through it - I don't get as emotional now, but man it took a long time.
his voice is annoying and I can't even take any song he sings seriously, my dad died and i'm not even slightly emotional about this song. Still think this song sucks lol....another reason being this song was overplayed and covered too much it's just annoying now. Another reason his dad never actually died he's still alive so it like negates the message of the song anyway
When my daddy was dying from cancer, he knew his time was nigh. He spent the last week of his life talking with all his friends, children, grandchildren, etc. He spoke individually with each person. He was a stoic man and not good with the "mooshy stuff" and our relationship was often rocky. He gave me the gift of making sure the slate was clean and that I knew how much he love me and how proud he was of me. I've been able to celebrate his life instead of mourn his passing because of it. Thank you, Daddy.
Love ❤️ your reaction. I lost my dad, and what james says in his lyrics is so strong, but when i listen to the words, i change it to i am not your daughter ❤ because i was there till the end with my dad xxx
That’s his dad in the video. A distant cousin saw the video and got tested to see if he was a match and was and ended up saving his dad’s life. I sobbed like a baby the first time I heard it. Such a beautiful song.❤
I'm here in Montana, when I found out my daddy had a stroke, I knew he wasn't going to make it, so over the phone, I told him I was sorry for all my mistakes and the way I may have treated yall, I had to make it right in my heart, he was cryin over the phone as was I, I told him I love you and thank you for choosing me, I was adopted, I did get some closure, yet the hurt is always there, my Momma was a whole different level, she passed in 08 and I still break down, she was my anchor, thank you P!!!!
I am COMPLETELY in love with James Blunt, his voice, his emotions, his writing ability....everything about him. I hope he tours the US soon.......I'm there in a heartbeat.......PLEASE listen to his song "The Girl that Never Was" official video.......this one, too, will bring you to tears.
My Dad passed away over 30 years ago. His life ended way to young so everytime I hear this song it still brings up all those emotions. My dad was a brilliant story teller and used to sing or twll a story to us every night when we were kids. Every outing was an adventure with its own fantasy made up as we went. Trips to the beach filled with stories of castaways on a desert island. Bush walks filled with stories of fairies and elves and gnomes. He would join our play in the backyard building farmyards with animals, or castles with moats and kings, queens, princesses and knights. Hed make cool stuff from things he found on the beach or walking through the bush. His imagination knew no bounds and was so full of life. He was probably always that way but I think maybe also a way to escape from the realities of his job as a police officer. So that's why this song resonates so much for me and why it brings me to tears thinking about my own dad even though it's been such a long time since he passed. ❤❤
James is not afraid to break your heart. Goodbye My Lover is one of his songs that I always go back to. I saw him when he opened for Ed Sheeran and he is amazing live as well.
You are right, James cried while he sang this. His Dad is sitting next to him and allowed this for James to have. James would only do one take with no auto tune and if he hadn’t released this a kidney donor would not have been found for his Dad. I saw James sing this in a newer video when he knew his Dad would be okay. It didn’t have the same impact, still great but not like this. This is watching his heart bleed. James’s Dad served before him and he donated a kidney years ago. James is a prolific songwriter and an amazing singer, he is from England. I lost both of my parents very young and I was afraid of death, I thought about it all of the time until it started changing how I lived. Then I died for 20 minutes. What I saw and experienced in those 20 minutes changed everything, all fear was gone. Do not let it take over, there is no need. I got to spend time with my Mother again and she was so young and beautiful. I think that was supposed to happen to help me.❤️
I love all the songs James Blunt has wrote & sung, this one in particular makes me cry, my own dad passed away this year & for 2 weeks I just wanted to say its ok to go, but at the same time I didnt want him to, its hard saying goodbye but am glad I got the chance. Your reaction is honest & beautiful.
I am sitting here watching you try to get through this song and I am crying. I moved my mom across the country to live with me after my brother died last year and she has heart failure and not much time left. I get to spend the last year of her life with her. My heart aches for what’s coming but glad to have her with me. Love your reaction & thanks for sharing it with us.
My father passed away nearly a year now. A lifetime of broken relationship between us, got together the last 2 years of his life. Wasn't enough, i wanted more, so was he. But it was sufficient. I felt like a grown man, only after his passing and only after we forgave each other. Before that, I was only a boy. Have a good rest dad. This world mistreated you so bad. Goodbye dad.
My dad died when I was 15. But no one told me he was dying they thought I was too young. I’ve lived with the guilt of not saying goodbye for 55 years 😢
😢 it's not your guilt to hold. Remember that without knowing. You never changed the way you treated your father everyday and that was probably heaven to your father when everyone that knew had the cotton will out. 😢❤
Your reaction showed the depth of your heart and soul. I am your dad’s age, and I am sure he is proud of you. We are all human and make mistakes, but the important thing is to try to do the right thing even if we fumble the ball now and then. You are doing exactly what a good dad needs to do.
James is a master songwriter. He knows how to pick the lyrics to explain what’s in you mind and in your heart. This is one of the toughest songs to watch and listen to, but it definitely gets you in the feels. Glad you finally reacted to this. One day it will be our turn, and our children will be chasing the monsters away 💔
He's an Amazing singer songwriter! All done in one take, no auto tuning nothing, he had the camera crew in tears. His dad said " why is everyone crying I'm still here!! You should listen to Carry you home! No Bravery! The girl that never was! Omg!! Totally utterly awesome!!!
It's simple. You take this song and you allow it to make you go to your living parent and give them the longest hug you have ever given them and TELL THEM all the things you wanted to tell your other parent but did not get the chance to. Or...to make sure they hear the things you did get to say to MAKE SURE they know it now. As for his father. He was diagnosed with a failing kidney with none to give him was given a year to live. James made this song right away for him and did this video with him...this made a bunch of people come forward to donate and they found a match and saved his life.
I was introduced to this after my husband passed away....I cry uncontrollably every time. It just tears at your heart. One of the most beautiful songs for real. I'm so glad you can't look at all of us as you review these songs..all the way from dancing to bawling our eyes out.
Music is so beautiful, insightful, and soul searching. Poetics with song. Like a piece of framed art, the point is to draw out an emotion and touch the viewer. What a beautiful song. ❤️
He recorded this is one take because he said he couldn't do it a second time. This was his father's first time hearing it. So glad his father made it through Stage 4 Kidney Failure. My husband is currently stage 4.
it's never a bad intent to see people in pain. It's too see how people respond to a song that connects you to so much of your emotions. 100% of the people asking you to react to this have sat there and cried to this song too (probably multiple times).
I didn't watch this with you hoping to see you cry, but I hoped you'd be moved, as I am every time I hear this song. This theme is universal~ I don't care what country you're from, what language you speak or sing in, at some point in your life or the life of your parent, there will be "a changing of the guard", as you so eloquently put it. This song is a masterpiece. And the video matches it in emotion and simplicity. I did read that yes, that's James's father, who had been battling a near-fatal illness, and they did it in one take. Thank you for reacting to it and sharing some of your own personal experiences with your family. I hope you know how lucky you are to have been with your mom at the end~ not everyone gets to have that. In the past two and a half years both my parents have passed away after long illnesses (both in their 90's!), at home, with me by their side. As emotionally painful as it was for me, it was also the greatest gift they could ever have given me. God Bless you and everyone else who have or will ever go through this. 😥💔🙏❤
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 ❤
British Veteran and his Daddy too. His father had kidney failure and this was his goodbye song to his father, then a kidney match was found 7th cousin. His father is still alive They did this video in one cut...everyone was bailing and his Dad laughed , chuckled, stop crying im still alive and with a healthy kidney. Beautiful loving tribute to a loving Father. His Father was deployed to war and he said to James, his son, we're just 2 men saying goodbye.. Then when James was deployed to Afghanistan he saud the same words to his father he said " just two men saying goodbye" Yes those are real tears because when he wrote the song his father was in his last 3 months of expected life... This is a video of James singing all in weong take. Those are tears and true feelings from his heart. Beautiful song of love. I lost my mother to cancer... saying goodbye is hard even when you know its coming 💔 😇😧😨😢😭😭😭😭
I held my mums hand in hospital for 3 weeks watching her die of cancer. Had the biggest sobbing cry with her, she squeezed my hand to let me know that she was with me in that moment as she couldn’t talk. This is not the first time i’ve watched your reaction, you’re definitely keeping it real. Peace from London ❤
I don't listen to this song often, because when I do it breaks my heart in half, but I can see why it was recommended to you. It is one of his best songs. It moves you in ways no other song of his can.
The next song along these lines that is a truly amazing listen is called,The Living Years,by Mike and the Mechanics! Mike Rutherford was part of the super group Genesis with Phil Collins. Don't wait,listen to this song IMMEDIATELY! God bless you!
Recently lost my dad. This song as well as Dean Lewis’ “how do I say goodbye,” and Trey Pendley “when tomorrow starts without me” always crush me in the best and worst ways now. I think you would feel Trey’s song so much. I’m sure it’s the message all parents would want their kids to understand in their passing…
James is one of the most underrated musicians of our life time. He writes and sings songs that are considered taboo. He makes them beautiful and healing. The more you learn about this man the more I'm in awe of him. The profits of this song went to veterans charities in his native England. Listen to his guest appearances on talk show he's hilarious.
This song is beautiful and gut wrenching. I am pleased to hear his Dad made it through and didn’t pass. So much to process here. Love you guys ❤️
I bawl every time I hear this song.
My mom passed in 2020 and my brother in 2021. ❤
It's simple. You take this song and you allow it to make you go to your living parent and give them the longest hug you have ever given them and TELL THEM all the things you wanted to tell your other parent but did not get the chance to. Or...to make sure they hear the things you did get to say to MAKE SURE they know it now.
As for his father. He was diagnosed with a failing kidney with none to give him was given a year to live. James made this song right away for him and did this video with him...this made a bunch of people come forward to donate and they found a match and saved his life.
After I heard this song, I knew I had to play it for my Dad. We're very very close. He was, of course, heavily struck by it as well, as it made him think of his father and his passing some forty years ago. I understand your reaction completely.. and what you meant. It's not in my playlist yet either.
James Blunt - The Girl That Never Was. Knowing what you and your wife have been through in the past, it WILL get you, so no big deal if you don’t post it, but it’d be cathartic for you and your wife to react to together ❤
I read James served under his Father in the Military & that’s why he said that line, “ I’m not your Son, your not my Father “ because on the job it doesn’t matter. Idk 🤷♀️ but interesting prospective I thought. Aloha from Hawaii, btw 😉😎🤗🤙 Your my Favorite reaction guy !
James's dad was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney failure. They had pretty much run out of time, but when this song came out, a distant cousin came forward, tested as a match, and Mr. Blunt was saved at the last minute. He did spend all of 2020 in the hospital to recover and remain germ free. As far as I know, Mr. Blunt is doing fine. My mom died in 2014 of a neurological brain disease that we didn't even know she had. When this disease though affects your brain, there is nothing that can be done. She was fine, then she wasn't, and then she was gone. Two weeks from the time, she went into the hospital, 2 weeks of daily, making an 8 hour round trip to sit by her bed and hold her hand. She had slipped in a coma almost immediately, so I got to say goodbye and tell her I love her and I know I'll see her again. My deepest sympathies to you and anyone who's lost a parent.
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Sorry for your loss! And thank you 🫶
I don't think people requested to make you cry
It's more to let everyone know times precious
Regardless of your differences make sure you let them know you love them
James producer wanted to cut and retake when his voice cracks and the tears
In respect for kames
But James wanted it left in their as it was the first time he sang the song to his dad and wanted it to be real emotions
They had their differences and didn't talk at times and why the line we know each other's differences but not father or son but two men saying good bye
Both military and from memory special forces sas as from England
The release of the song saved his dads life as a distant relative was perfect match and donated a organ as no one else in family was close
So,the song saved his life in the end
The song reminds me of johnny cash hurt they both get 99% of people in their feelings and if it doesn't something wrong with them
Just raw and honest and it's transmit through the lyrics and vocals visuals
But either song would evoke these feelings without the clips and there What breaks most people
Always remember time is the most precious thing we have with the people we love
No amount of money percussion will satisfy us over loved one's for the majority of us
There are some people's live that don't have this because of thing happened in their families
We watched my mum die in hospital unfortunately never got to speak to her was in coma
A couple years later dad was sick in hospital found cancer had to operate when visiting him
He was shocked we cared as had our differences and said of cause we care your our parent no matter what's happened
Never hated either of Youse but wasn't going to watch you both kill yourselves as both alcoholics and only ever seen them sober once
It was the only time I ever seen the true them and as their friends described them nicest people and caring but it only lasted weeks
He survived the operation of kidney removed and he's was the last person alive he knew all he's family dead mum and all her family dead and all he's friends dead
He battle health issue's for several years and died at home alone during the night of heartack
But he atleast knew we loved them
So buy 40 I'd lost all grand parent and parents aunts and uncles only have a couple siblings left
As I said earlier time is limited and cannot be gotten back so enjoy your loved one's
Nothing else matters as for money and percussion they come and go but you always manage to get enough to survive regardless
These songs are sole clensing,especially for us manly males and out of all reactions it hits them the hardest
Most females are shocked seeing their partners so emotional and I think a little easier for female's as their regardly in their feelings
I also look at it they've done what there ment to have and now making room for a new one
Everytime I herd someone dying or died someone else was having a baby or other way round
It the cycle of life as the plant can only sustain a certain ammount of us
Just remember their never gone we carry them with us everywhere and alive and well within us
How often do you do,something or say something and reminds you of them and kids do things they did
I like to believe that's them communicating with us only in a different way that all
Quite often when we need them the most it happens so their never gone live on through us and then the next generation
As they Lean there quirks from us in every day activity and we don't even know where doing it
Cheers mate 🦘🇦🇺👍
To note, James Blunt is not just a veteran. He is a veteran that refused, when ordered by his superiors, to leave the people of a village to their attackers, after promising to protect them. He ordered his unit to stay, as promised. On top of which, this is a beautiful and heartfelt song. He doesn't get the credit he deserves.
It's a long story, but I'm living this song now. This is my autobiography. I'm living with my dying father and bathing, changing him, protecting him, and waiting for him to die. He was a firefighter who, in 2012, died in a fire, and they brought him back. He's a shell, he's not my father, but I'm trying my best to honor him. 40
God bless you
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It's so difficult to slowly say good bye. When my mother was bedridden at home dying i had to change her and clean her. She changed so many of my diapers and bathed me when I was little. Hard to realize you are a child all your life.
He is very lucky to have you care for him. As a father he taught you so well. Keep strong
God Bless you!! You are doing your father proud. ❤️.
I chased the monsters away for my dad a week ago. We buried him yesterday. This song gutted me but it brought me peace too. Prayers for all who have lost a parent. 🙏
I'm so sorry for your loss.
I sorry, life is too damn short
🙏🙏 I pray for you and your family. I went through this and his battle ended December 3, 2018. Love lives on. ❤
May his memory be a blessing
Blessings. God I cried at the song and then for all these sad yet beautiful posts.. blessings and love
Blunt wrote "Monsters" to "express his feelings about his father and his illness, almost as if it's a touching farewell to his father". Blunt chose to donate all of the profit made from the song to Help for Heroes and British Legion charities.[
He didnt write this just himself , it was adapted from a poem his sister wrote
@@andrewtims9524 does it really matter!
@@brianlittlewood-w5s yes it does
@@andrewtims9524 That key line "im not your son, you're not my father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye" was something his father said to him before he went off to war when he was in the army.
@jackmason7823 yes I know , it was during the balken conflict when his a dad who was a senior officer and James who was a captain was being deployed on active duty , the song came mainly from a poem James's sister wrote to her dad
No rehearsal, and James insisted this video be done in one take. Pure love.
I had to watch my mom suffer through Cancer treatments for a year and a half....She also passed at home with hospice care....Even tho I was there almost daily helping her, I didn't actually get to say goodbye on the day she passed....I was on my way to my parents house to celebrate my middle son's first birthday when I got the call....My heart goes out to anyone who has lost someone they care about deeply! It changes u forever! ❤
😢 so sorry for your loss prayers sent for your healing lost my mother in 2010 😢😢😢😢😢 From a hernia so sad...
@barbaramelville337 Thank u so much for the kind words! ❤️ I'm so sorry for your loss as well! 🙏 I lost mine in 2009...
It really does change you forever i lost both of my parents to cancer and this song hit me hard.
That is his father. Colonel Charles Blunt who also served in the British Army. Cpt. James Blunt wrote this song as Charles Blunt had stage 4 kidney failure. The "I'm not your son, your not my father, we're two grown men saying goodbye" with a handshake was what either would say to the other when one was deployed. He agreed to the video so his son would have this video of them together for the rest of his son's life.
Thankfully after this was released, a distant cousin came forward and was tested and was a donor (Charles had already donated one of his kidneys and was 0 so a rare blood type). This song actually increased the amount of people putting themselves forward as willing donors across the world. Also, all proceeds of the song went to "help for heros" a UK charity aimed at helping veterans and their families.
When this was filmed as well, James, the camera crew etc were in tears, Charles said: "why is everyone crying, I'm still here!" which cracked everyone up. Amazing song/performance and a happy ending. Thoughts go out to the ones that are hit by this song but the story did not end well. My heart goes out to you. I hug my dad every time I listen to this song (as an Irish father he may find it a little odd, but we are the same stiff upper lip about emotions). I ball my eyes out every time I hear this song and go and give him a big hug.
This song always makes me cry. Lost my dad in 2013, my mom in 2015, my husband in 2020. This is a great advert for organ donation. Gives people more time with their loved ones. My hubby had a kidney transplant in 1999.
Wow that's a lot! Much love to you and your hubby! ❤❤
Oh sweetheart, I am very sorry. That's too much. God bless you
Omg! Im so sorry! I hope you’re in a peaceful place
There is nothing wrong with a man crying, if anything it means he’s a real man. I’ve been there dude
Hear hear!!
Depends on the reason for crying as well as the timing. Sometimes a man may have to cry inside but present a strong outer image as he needs to be the pillar to support others.
Two words…Jesus wept.
@@rjvanloon4769 This is one of the reasons men die before women. That masculine conditioning is toxic to their relationships and detrimental to themselves.
Sadly, the only time many men cry is when they are all alone. Without support and tenderness. As @mattscfc849 -said, a real man is not afraid to cry. "The only thing to fear is fear itself."
You are a real man. You are unafraid to be authentic. I wish more men were like you.
It's difficult to overcome conditioning though. You probably had other influences that kept you from burying yourself alive.
Another beautiful experience of this song is Iam Tongi, winner of American idol, audition piece and Iam with James on the finale.
Iam Tongi’s audition was so powerful. I knew then he would be the winner with this song as his choice, just months after his father, Rodney, passed.
That was where I heard it the first time. It never fails to bring me to tears. What an amazing song.
james blunt as good and popular as he is. HE IS STILL UNDERRATED AF
Thanks for this one. It was his father.
Tears can be cleansing. I lost my dad in 2005 from prostate cancer.
My last time with him, I held him and talked to him. He was on hospice. He reached up and grabbed my cross and then held my hand. I knew It was his way to say goodbye. Then he mouthed love. He was given last rites that night and died the next morning.
Same. Hospice 2016 fifteen months after my mother. I binge this song sometimes...💔
I think it helps process the emotions.
They say grief is just love with nowhere to go...
Prostate cancer sucks.
I'm a 57 year old grown man...I've heard this song about 30-40 times & it makes me cry every single time!!
Same. EVERY darn time
I am 57 also, and I cry every time, too.
Have you heard Iam Tongi (American Idol) singing this for his audition & a second time with James Blunt??? 💔🙏❤️🩹🕊️❤️🙌🏼❤️🔥
@Grammichal yes the first time I heard it was Ian Tongi!!
me too, and i hate my dad.
That is James' father Charles who was a Colonel in the British Army and James was a Captain. His father was in stage 4 kidney disease at the time he wrote the song when a match could not be found. His father had previously donated a kidney and his only kidney was failing. Eventually a match was found and his father is still alive today. James donated all profits from this song to two Charities Help for Heroes and the British Legion
I think his sister wrote this in a form of a poem.
This was done in one take. James insisted on NO autotune.
Oh thank goodness they could save his father
Also the Kidney he received came from a cousin who also has the exact same name as his Father.
@@sabinasabina2010 This is correct.
My mother had dementia and didn't know who I was anymore. I spent her last week with her, she never said a word that whole 9 days. On the night she passed she looked deep into my eyes and said the last thing she ever said "I knew you'd come". That was six years ago. I heard James song a couple of months ago and crumbled to the floor in floods of tears. It's a beautiful song and I think of my mom every time I hear it and it makes me cry every time.
😭"I knew you'd come". What a gift ❤
Wow, you're truly blessed! After 9 straight days without a word, on the last, she looked at you and said "I knew you'd come"... That's profound. That's a blessing, a pat on your back, a thank you...
Awesome.
He did this video in a single take. He pushed through the tears and sang the song with his father sitting there beside him. It was a truly amazing feat if you ask me.
He insisted that no autotune be used to keep his voice sounding raw and real. It's an incredible song.
James Blunt was a Captain in the British Army. He served in the Blues and Royals in the war in Kosovo. I met him when I was in Fallingbostel, when my husband was serving.
Yes, that is Jame's Blunt's Dad in the video. His Dad rose to the rank of Colonel in the Army Air corps and was a helicopter Pilot. James rose to the rank of Captain in the British armed forces and served in Kosovo. I would think that both of them would have quite a story to tell on their military service alone. The dad seems like quite the bad ass - everyone cried during the filming of this and he was like, "why are you are crying? I'm still here." (Or words to that effect.). The record company wanted James to re-record or use some auto-tune when he broke a couple times during his ONE take of this song. He refused, wanting the rawness and emotion of this song to shine through, I think that was definitely the right choice! Such a BEAUTIFUL song! Beautifully performed. ❤
You might be interested to hear he's just released his autobiography.
His podcast interview with Louis Theroux to publicise it is well worth checking out.
Have you heard Iam Tongi (American Idol) singing this for his audition & a second time with James Blunt??? 💔🙏❤️🩹🕊️❤️🙌🏼❤️🔥
His Dad was a bit more direct and said Why are you all (including the crew) crying, I'm still bloody here.
It is a beautiful song.
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Just go to show that the artists knows better than the record campanies
Also as army officers the " I am not your son, you are not my father, we are just two grown men saying good bye" was their way to being proud of each other and taking care duties.
My dad fell and hit his head at home, and he passed from a massive brain bleed. He was found and rushed to the hospital where he was put on machines until I could get there. They said he couldn't see or hear me. But he looked right at me. When I cried, kissed his forehead, and told him it was ok to go home, tears ran from his eyes. I stayed with him until the end. I hope I gave him comfort and made him feel safe.
Glad you had the chance to say goodbye.
Bless
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He heard you, and stayed in this world till you got there. Blessings to you.
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The winner of last season American idol Iam Tongi did it for his audition after his father passed and ended winning the show. In the finale he sang it with James Blunt. It's a must watch
Was just coming to say this. Its even more emotional than the original as you can see it in them both.
Ian Tongi on American Idol when he sang this song... His dad had just recently passed away a few months prior. And I'm pretty sure, the guitar he is playing while singing, is one his father gave him.
He already did the Audition a while back
As you get older, your feelings on death will change. I’m 67 now, had a stroke 2 years ago that has left me with my right side being useless. I don’t fear death anymore. I don’t take anything for granted anymore and try to live each day letting the people in my life know I love them.
I'm finding the process of dying to be more annoying than the not to far away death. peace.
We ALL had a breakdown the first time we heard James sing/ cry this to his father that was dying!😭😩His dad needed a donor match,and because of this song,one was FOUND! James and his dad are military men,brave,loyal,kind,and loving!
My dad died a 100% rated Disabled Veteran in the Marlin, Texas Veterans hospital in 1988. He called me one afternoon while I was at work and just said, "I just wanted to tell you I love you". He hung up and about 15 minutes later a nurse called me back and said he was gone. Literally the hardest next few days of my life.
So sorry for your loss prayers sent for your healing lost my Dad united States marine at 31 I was 5 Death scares me I am so sorry. 😢
I don't think that your other listeners want to see you break down, they want to see your genuine reactions to great music that deserves to be reacted to. Love your work, keep it up.❤
James Blunt's father, Charles Blount, died after Blunt wrote the song "Monsters" as a tribute to him. The song is described as a farewell to his father and an expression of Blunt's feelings about his father's illness.
James and his father were both captains in the British army. I can't confirm it, but I have seen others say that James' dad would tell James "I'm not your father and you're not my son. We're just two grown men saying goodbye." whenever one of them was being deployed in an attempt to make saying goodbye a little easier for both of them.
James was a Captain, his father was a Lieutenant Colonel. His father told him that it had be be like that because he couldn't treat James and different that the other troops. On a good note, when they were finish recording this video, his dad looked around at everyone and, with a smile, asked everyone why they were crying and said, "I'm still here."
I know the Blunt's, having served for many years in the same unit. I am naturally very interested in the reaction to young James' song. I have listened to many such. My compliments to you. This is the most sympathetic and empathetic not over the top reaction I have yet listened too. Well done......and thank you.
This song killed me too. My Daddy passed from cancer in 1998. I was, am, and always will be a Daddy's girl. In fsct, I joined the Navy because of him--he's a Navy vet..seerved in WW2. I am also a nurse. The closer his time of passing came--the more the nurse in me faded and the little 3 year old girl came out. Daddy, the man who was supposed to live forever! I spent his final 2 days by his side, never leaving. The night he passed, I climbed into the hospital bed with him and held him til he breathed his last. I told him you held me when I came into this world--I am holding on to you as you pass through. Look for grandma and reach for her arms--she waits. I will see when when it's my time. I am crying as I watch this and type this, but it's also therapuetic in a way. Love your reactions, don't stop!
Although bittersweet,what a beautiful passing your daddy had with his" little girl" by his side! Thank you for sharing such an intimate moment.He sounds truly amazing,and so do you❣
Sorry for your loss! Thanks to your dad and to you for doing your service as a nurse and the military! Such a wonderful story to read and sad at the same time. Stay safe! 🫶
I’m sorry for your loss and thanks for your service, and I am sure your dad will be very proud of you.
Peace be you.
@@maryannturton9830 Thank you--he was amazing!
One of the most beautiful heartbreaking songs I have ever heard.
Keeping singing a song for your daughter every evening - she will never forget her daddy when your time comes.
My Dad sang to me every night as a child. Now, 6 years after his death, if I close my eyes I can still hear him singing. It gives me peace.
I chased the Monsters away for my father and my mother in 2020...still crying... What a powerful song.... I am watching from France 🙏
He is not afraid to tackle difficult, deep subjects. "Carry you home" is about a soldier taking a comrrade's effects back home to the comrade's widow; "The Girl that Never Was" is about the heartbreak of losing a child before they are born.
Kleenex should pay James and Ren to make an album.
no bravery is about his experince in the baltics in the 90s as a soldier.
You Get The Same Feelings As We All Do listening to this beautiful song. Bless you. From the UK .She Knows u Loved Her And Still Do ❤ keep singing to your daughter ❤
Please don’t ever stop singing to your daughter. My Daddy was my entire Universe, he was literally my everything. He too used to sing to me, he would read to me….Heck we did everything together. Eventually I became his full time caregiver. I refused to put him into a home. He lived in my home. As a wounded Combat Veteran I would not do that to him. We sang together and eventually I was singing & reading to him. Unfortunately I don’t know if I made the right choices. I can only hope. I never got to ask him, or be certain he wasn’t alone when he passed. As he passed suddenly & unexpectedly one afternoon in his bed; only an hour after I checked on him as I was cleaning up the house. He wasn’t even on hospice. The VA had sent him home just a week before; refusing to listen to my requests. So I can only hope that I have done him proud. But he will always be my best friend & superhero so long as I am able to tell his story. It was only he & I growing up really. He taught me everything that I know. Music & kept the monsters away even as I grew to be an adult….into my own career as a LEO & Wildland Firefighter HS; right up until I retired. His music helped me battle & win my journey with cancer as well. Now it’s with music that I continue searching for peace in this Universe whilst I’m physically here alone awaiting my journey home to be with my makuāka’nē (Daddy), ke’īkī (child), other loved ones 💖
I have no doubt. You did the right thing.
This song is beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. It hits home every time I hear it. Thanks BP. I know it was a rough ride for you to react to this one. Your reactions are always so real and deep. You have a good heart. You do your mom proud. 💛☮️
@BlackPegasusRaps - I'm there with you on thinking about/fearing death a lot, especially as a child. Know you're not alone with this struggle. I can remember my being as young as maybe 5 or 6 years old and thinking about/fearing death. I now use that fear as a way to shut down my thinking whenever things get to be too much of a burden. Thinking about death now is like an electrical stun and allows me to reboot my thoughts.
This is an instant classic song that now matter how many times I've heard it now (well into the hundreds) it still causes me to feel and it's a wonderful blessing to all of us for James to have been brave enough to share this.
Mom passed on March 29, 2024. I stayed with her so she wasn't alone in her passing. She was in hopsice as well. Mom lingered for days, not really "here." The nurses told me i needed to leave because mom was lingering for me. I left and she passed. It's still so raw and this makes me cry. Don't forget that Alzheimers patients are gone to us even before they die. Mom died on Good Friday. I believe she is in heaven.
God bless you! This is my story as well. I stayed in the bed with my mother the last week of her life in hospice. My brother came to check on us and insisted I go home for a while. Fifteen minutes after I left she was in the arms of God. I cherish that time I was able to be with her. To sing to her. To talk about our life. She has dementia. Awful awful illness. 😢.
Sorry for your loss. I can believe what you were told that your mother was lingering. there is something about being a mother that pushes us to keep going. Many years ago now, i had my first anaphylactic shock (and wasn't aware that I was having one) it wasn't what most people think of as anaphylaxis, but i battled it for hours, and then toward the end I called an ambulance and then called my daughter to wake up because I needed help to put my nightie back on (I'd been running back and forth to the shower and become fatigued and weak). Once i was in the ambulance and away from her I 'relaxed' and unbeknownst to me i started to sink. the ambos asked me later what had changed because they thought they were going to lose me and I recall saying "i didn't have to act strong and brave anymore' plus i knew that i was safe (for some reason). they got me there just in time (the hospital). I also believe your mother is in heaven.
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Buried my dad October 2022 after a long battle with Alzheimer's too.
This man is truly gifted , an amazing ability to create beautiful, bittersweet songs that convey so much. Another is The Girl That Never Was -always makes me cry .
James Blunts song Girl That Never was" is a heart breaker but it's real. This happened to him and his wife are his feelings are raw and real. They did have 2 sons and bless them.
I have massive respect for James Blunt. He could have waited for his Dad to die to write this beautiful song. But had that happened he would have never written it and that would have been a damn shame because a lot of people need this song. I'm glad his father is well.
When I did this one it destroyed me. At the time I was facing the inevitable prospect of my father passing. He was 89 at the time and lived with me and was living this song. Doing the reaction and the comments really helped me. Ultimately my dad passed away last month but I greatly appreciate the time he gave me. Thanks for the reaction.
P.S. I still cried like a baby watching your reaction. Scars may fade......
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😢😢so sorry for your loss prayers sent for your healing 🙏
I have seen many reviews of this very emotional song. This one is by far the best. You have captured the very essence of what this song/message is about. Well done and thank you.
A lot of James' songs are about his life experiences, from his time in Kosovo to his saying goodbye to Carrie Fisher after she passed. He's real, he's not gonna sugar coat things and it's pure.
Every single time I hear this song, tears. What a relationship he and his father have.❤️❤️
How anyone can't cry listening to this blows my mind. Every single time I hear it breaks my heart. Obviously not everyone is going to cry, but feeling the emotion. I have a son that passed away and Thursday, May 2nd would be his birthday. No greater loss or pain can compare to every day wondering what if.
That's the worst thing a parent ever has to do, to bury one of their own children. So sorry for your loss. ❤
My father died in 2016. I had to listen to it multiple times a day every day for a month before I didn't cry when it came on - I wanted to learn how to play it on piano but couldn't cause I couldn't get through it - I don't get as emotional now, but man it took a long time.
his voice is annoying and I can't even take any song he sings seriously, my dad died and i'm not even slightly emotional about this song. Still think this song sucks lol....another reason being this song was overplayed and covered too much it's just annoying now. Another reason his dad never actually died he's still alive so it like negates the message of the song anyway
Did you both know the other cared? If that's not true, I don't agree with you, but I understand. Find somebody to go deep with🕊️
@maniacalrage I am incredibly sorry for your loss. As my parents are getting older it's something I am terrified of.
When my daddy was dying from cancer, he knew his time was nigh. He spent the last week of his life talking with all his friends, children, grandchildren, etc. He spoke individually with each person. He was a stoic man and not good with the "mooshy stuff" and our relationship was often rocky. He gave me the gift of making sure the slate was clean and that I knew how much he love me and how proud he was of me. I've been able to celebrate his life instead of mourn his passing because of it. Thank you, Daddy.
Seeing people “feel” makes us feel less alone. This song gets me every time!😢
Love ❤️ your reaction. I lost my dad, and what james says in his lyrics is so strong, but when i listen to the words, i change it to i am not your daughter ❤ because i was there till the end with my dad xxx
That’s his dad in the video. A distant cousin saw the video and got tested to see if he was a match and was and ended up saving his dad’s life. I sobbed like a baby the first time I heard it. Such a beautiful song.❤
Thank you for sharing your story, I adored my mother but I didn't get a chance to say goodbye... so this cuts me to the core 💔
I'm here in Montana, when I found out my daddy had a stroke, I knew he wasn't going to make it, so over the phone, I told him I was sorry for all my mistakes and the way I may have treated yall, I had to make it right in my heart, he was cryin over the phone as was I, I told him I love you and thank you for choosing me, I was adopted, I did get some closure, yet the hurt is always there, my Momma was a whole different level, she passed in 08 and I still break down, she was my anchor, thank you P!!!!
I'm a 37 year old man and you just made me cry. I hope you are happy in life.
One of the best songs ever !!! And his voice . Reminds me when my daddy passed away 😢♥️😢
This is such a tear jerker but it’s also oh so beautiful. All music should evoke emotion. That’s when you know it’s great music.
Its everyone's story......brilliantly channeled by Blunt like I've never seen before...and we have had centuries of beautiful art.
You stated that perfectly! Thank you
James gets you in the feels -- The Girl That Never Was, Carry You Home, and No Bravery. The Girl That Never Was has a personal message for you.
The girl that never was will hit him especially hard knowing what he and his wife went through
I am COMPLETELY in love with James Blunt, his voice, his emotions, his writing ability....everything about him. I hope he tours the US soon.......I'm there in a heartbeat.......PLEASE listen to his song "The Girl that Never Was" official video.......this one, too, will bring you to tears.
How lovely that you sing to your daughter every night. What precious memories you are giving her.
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you are too kind! Thanks again for your extra support. I appreciate you.
My Dad passed away over 30 years ago. His life ended way to young so everytime I hear this song it still brings up all those emotions. My dad was a brilliant story teller and used to sing or twll a story to us every night when we were kids. Every outing was an adventure with its own fantasy made up as we went. Trips to the beach filled with stories of castaways on a desert island. Bush walks filled with stories of fairies and elves and gnomes. He would join our play in the backyard building farmyards with animals, or castles with moats and kings, queens, princesses and knights. Hed make cool stuff from things he found on the beach or walking through the bush. His imagination knew no bounds and was so full of life. He was probably always that way but I think maybe also a way to escape from the realities of his job as a police officer.
So that's why this song resonates so much for me and why it brings me to tears thinking about my own dad even though it's been such a long time since he passed. ❤❤
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Such a beautiful passing of the “torch”
You are so right, not most get get that chance!! Makes me teary Eyed!!!
Brother you explained it better then anyone and so simply....this is art. BOOM truth dropped.
James is not afraid to break your heart. Goodbye My Lover is one of his songs that I always go back to. I saw him when he opened for Ed Sheeran and he is amazing live as well.
You are right, James cried while he sang this. His Dad is sitting next to him and allowed this for James to have. James would only do one take with no auto tune and if he hadn’t released this a kidney donor would not have been found for his Dad. I saw James sing this in a newer video when he knew his Dad would be okay. It didn’t have the same impact, still great but not like this. This is watching his heart bleed. James’s Dad served before him and he donated a kidney years ago.
James is a prolific songwriter and an amazing singer, he is from England. I lost both of my parents very young and I was afraid of death, I thought about it all of the time until it started changing how I lived. Then I died for 20 minutes. What I saw and experienced in those 20 minutes changed everything, all fear was gone. Do not let it take over, there is no need. I got to spend time with my Mother again and she was so young and beautiful. I think that was supposed to happen to help me.❤️
I love all the songs James Blunt has wrote & sung, this one in particular makes me cry, my own dad passed away this year & for 2 weeks I just wanted to say its ok to go, but at the same time I didnt want him to, its hard saying goodbye but am glad I got the chance. Your reaction is honest & beautiful.
I've lost both parents and when you said you just wanted to say I'm sorry to your mom, that made me cry.
I am sitting here watching you try to get through this song and I am crying. I moved my mom across the country to live with me after my brother died last year and she has heart failure and not much time left. I get to spend the last year of her life with her. My heart aches for what’s coming but glad to have her with me. Love your reaction & thanks for sharing it with us.
My father passed away nearly a year now. A lifetime of broken relationship between us, got together the last 2 years of his life. Wasn't enough, i wanted more, so was he. But it was sufficient. I felt like a grown man, only after his passing and only after we forgave each other. Before that, I was only a boy. Have a good rest dad. This world mistreated you so bad. Goodbye dad.
I have heard this 30 times in the past two days and have been emotional every time. WOW!
My dad died when I was 15. But no one told me he was dying they thought I was too young. I’ve lived with the guilt of not saying goodbye for 55 years 😢
😢 it's not your guilt to hold. Remember that without knowing. You never changed the way you treated your father everyday and that was probably heaven to your father when everyone that knew had the cotton will out. 😢❤
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How sad you lived with the guilt that was not yours. You can speak with your dad every day and I am sure he will here you and send you his love.
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Your reaction showed the depth of your heart and soul. I am your dad’s age, and I am sure he is proud of you. We are all human and make mistakes, but the important thing is to try to do the right thing even if we fumble the ball now and then. You are doing exactly what a good dad needs to do.
James is a master songwriter. He knows how to pick the lyrics to explain what’s in you mind and in your heart. This is one of the toughest songs to watch and listen to, but it definitely gets you in the feels. Glad you finally reacted to this. One day it will be our turn, and our children will be chasing the monsters away 💔
He's an Amazing singer songwriter! All done in one take, no auto tuning nothing, he had the camera crew in tears. His dad said " why is everyone crying I'm still here!! You should listen to Carry you home! No Bravery! The girl that never was! Omg!! Totally utterly awesome!!!
It's simple. You take this song and you allow it to make you go to your living parent and give them the longest hug you have ever given them and TELL THEM all the things you wanted to tell your other parent but did not get the chance to. Or...to make sure they hear the things you did get to say to MAKE SURE they know it now.
As for his father. He was diagnosed with a failing kidney with none to give him was given a year to live. James made this song right away for him and did this video with him...this made a bunch of people come forward to donate and they found a match and saved his life.
I was introduced to this after my husband passed away....I cry uncontrollably every time. It just tears at your heart. One of the most beautiful songs for real. I'm so glad you can't look at all of us as you review these songs..all the way from dancing to bawling our eyes out.
He's not only a britan veteran, he literally prevented world war 3 when he serverd
He wrote a song called No Bravery about his time in Bosnia worth a listen
Music is so beautiful, insightful, and soul searching. Poetics with song. Like a piece of framed art, the point is to draw out an emotion and touch the viewer. What a beautiful song. ❤️
He recorded this is one take because he said he couldn't do it a second time. This was his father's first time hearing it. So glad his father made it through Stage 4 Kidney Failure. My husband is currently stage 4.
James Blunt is incredible. I love the rawness & the pureness his vocals emit and his emotions make this video #1 in my book.
it's never a bad intent to see people in pain. It's too see how people respond to a song that connects you to so much of your emotions. 100% of the people asking you to react to this have sat there and cried to this song too (probably multiple times).
yep, pretty much every time, well said ❤❤👊👊
This artist just plays on your heart strings I’ve watch about six reaction clips of differ people about and tear up everytime
Your daughter is lucky to have such an amazing dad. I am so sorry about your mum
I didn't watch this with you hoping to see you cry, but I hoped you'd be moved, as I am every time I hear this song. This theme is universal~ I don't care what country you're from, what language you speak or sing in, at some point in your life or the life of your parent, there will be "a changing of the guard", as you so eloquently put it. This song is a masterpiece. And the video matches it in emotion and simplicity. I did read that yes, that's James's father, who had been battling a near-fatal illness, and they did it in one take. Thank you for reacting to it and sharing some of your own personal experiences with your family. I hope you know how lucky you are to have been with your mom at the end~ not everyone gets to have that. In the past two and a half years both my parents have passed away after long illnesses (both in their 90's!), at home, with me by their side. As emotionally painful as it was for me, it was also the greatest gift they could ever have given me. God Bless you and everyone else who have or will ever go through this. 😥💔🙏❤
This song makes all the men cry, James did such a beautiful tribute to his father….thank God he got a new kidney
Love your channel. I really appreciate your honesty and kindness. This has to be said. James Blunt served in the military as well.
Getting emotional is needed, we all need to cry now and then, it doesn't mean that your less of a man, it means your human.
James is such an amazing singer. I cry every time I hear this song as soon as he starts to sing.
This man has the courage to be vulnerable.
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 ❤
British Veteran and his Daddy too.
His father had kidney failure and this was his goodbye song to his father, then a kidney match was found 7th cousin. His father is still alive
They did this video in one cut...everyone was bailing and his Dad laughed , chuckled, stop crying im still alive and with a healthy kidney.
Beautiful loving tribute to a loving Father.
His Father was deployed to war and he said to James, his son, we're just 2 men saying goodbye.. Then when James was deployed to Afghanistan he saud the same words to his father he said " just two men saying goodbye"
Yes those are real tears because when he wrote the song his father was in his last 3 months of expected life... This is a video of James singing all in weong take. Those are tears and true feelings from his heart.
Beautiful song of love. I lost my mother to cancer... saying goodbye is hard even when you know its coming 💔 😇😧😨😢😭😭😭😭
I love music such as this- i have no problem crying; i am my father's & mother's, daughter and this brings the tears up from the gut.
I held my mums hand in hospital for 3 weeks watching her die of cancer. Had the biggest sobbing cry with her, she squeezed my hand to let me know that she was with me in that moment as she couldn’t talk. This is not the first time i’ve watched your reaction, you’re definitely keeping it real. Peace from London ❤
I don't listen to this song often, because when I do it breaks my heart in half, but I can see why it was recommended to you. It is one of his best songs. It moves you in ways no other song of his can.
The next song along these lines that is a truly amazing listen is called,The Living Years,by Mike and the Mechanics! Mike Rutherford was part of the super group Genesis with Phil Collins. Don't wait,listen to this song IMMEDIATELY! God bless you!
Recently lost my dad. This song as well as Dean Lewis’ “how do I say goodbye,” and Trey Pendley “when tomorrow starts without me” always crush me in the best and worst ways now. I think you would feel Trey’s song so much. I’m sure it’s the message all parents would want their kids to understand in their passing…
Everyone crys, one take, Everyone cried during the making except his father who said he wasn't gone yet, but at this time he was dying 😢 God bless
This was one of the most amazing songs ever his emotion in this song...just amazing
You HAVE to react to Iam Tongi singing this on America Idol with James Blunt. So raw and amazing
James is one of the most underrated musicians of our life time. He writes and sings songs that are considered taboo. He makes them beautiful and healing. The more you learn about this man the more I'm in awe of him. The profits of this song went to veterans charities in his native England. Listen to his guest appearances on talk show he's hilarious.