When Abdul says ‘and the luckiest people are the ones whose parents are still with them’ I cried because it is 100% truth. Both my parents have passed away and I would give anything to have them both back. My mother only passed last year and I have cried everyday since.
I was with my father when he passed away in hospice care. He passed on my 51st birthday. He was there with me when I came into this world and I was with him when he left.
It’s such a difficult part of our lives to lose people we care about. Even more difficult to lose them on significant days. A day for celebration and sadness. 🥹
I too was with my father when he passed. He took his last breath at 5:20AM, August 7th, 2006. I've also said the same thing quite often. "He was there when I came into this world and I was with him when he left this world". And as those final moments were for me, it was the greatest honor I will even experience. He was my best friend and I miss him dearly.
Last night, my 4-year-old daughter asked me if I was going to die someday. I told her that everyone dies eventually, but that's why we have to make the most out of every moment we're alive! She asked me if she'd still have all the photos of her and I so that she'd never forget what I look like, and of course I said, "yes! That's why I take so many photos of you and I! You'll never forget me." I don't know what made her think about that, but I suffer from clinical depression and mental health issues so I had just been quietly sitting there feeling sorry for myself and wondering if anyone would actually miss me when I die only the night before. Maybe she picked up on it? Either way, it really put things into perspective for me. Giving birth to my daughter and being her mother are the greatest accomplishments of my life. I'm so proud to be her mom!
Oh gosh it is only me and my daughter at home and has been for a long time. My health isn't great and in turn I have become more introverted and don't go out to socialise much. It has also made me very aware of what could possibly happen to me and how my daughter would be left alone. Even if I manage to live until older I'm hoping, I'm just overcome with emotions about how my daughter at some point may be all alone. Of course by then I hope she will have a career and a family etc. It just still breaks my heart. I wonder if every parent thinks like this or am I just overthinking
My face hurts from the crying. I lost both parents in 2020 and was all alone for the most part. First my mom, I have so much guilt. It was not unexpected, but it was to me because I didn't know she was that bad. No one told me anything. I never got to see her after she passed either. It's like she is still back at their house. My dad died a few days shy of his birthday on New Years Eve. I rushed up to be with him as he was put into surgery. The doctor and staff held off until I could get there (I was two hours away). He was kind of loopy. He came out of surgery on life support and I had to make the decision alone. I'm still alone 3 yrs later and can't process losing them. It hurts so bad! Thank you for this. It let me get out a tiny bit of the toxic anger and hurt I let live inside me.
I lost my mom 2 years. We supported each other through all the moments that happen in life. She was tired at 99 and was ready to go, and I couldn't ask her stay just for me. I miss her and feel lost without my mom and friend.
Chacha’s story about having to share the food he had while away with his father touched my heart because this morning I walked with my grandson through the woods to the coffee shop, I let him choose a doughnut, and he asked (as he always does) to cut in half so he could bring half home for Daddy.
That's so touching, I also like you remember that we call him by Chacha out of respect. He has been very close to all of us but specially me as he was ill and I was able to look after his medical needs with the help of my father who is a doctor himself. Chacha probably noticed that I sometimes walk ahead of my dad but that's normal in my family while to his community it's an offense and disrespect to elders.
Lol before my dad died I use to to stop on my way home from the night shift and buy a breakfast burrito with egg cheese potato bacon or sausage and we'd split it and me n my dad would stay up he'd ask about my day we'd talk he'd get ready for his day n id go to sleep I'd do anything to have one more morning like that
@@TRYBALS it's a nice thing to do anyway, even though your father doesn't expect it. chacha spoke well. wish i had time still to do. am older, alone now
My father abandoned my family when my brother and I were very young. We never knew the love of a father. Our lives were very hard because of this, we were left vulnerable to abuse and neglected. We always craved the love and protection our father chose not to give us. But this touches my heart and I am grateful to feel through this song and through seeing men who love and protect their children the beauty and importance of the role of fathers. Thank you. ❤
I also never get to know my father, cause he left and never cared! If you grow up like this, I think there will be always something that you miss deep inside. So @lilyhempt1144: I can feel you, cause I cried as well while watching and many times before ❤️
I have to make one more comment, these people are so beautiful and how they taken the music and the tone and they know more without understanding a lot of the words, it was so beautiful to watch. God bless, I was with my father holding his hand when he passed away I am my father's daughter...🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🕊
I'm literally crying right now. I'm watching your channel for last several months, especially during a hard time when my father of 68yo passed away unexpectedly 3 months ago, as a soul healing method. The song by James Blunt is with me always when I feel bad with my emotions, like an medicine. I always cry with him, because he's singing my thoughts. Honestly I didn't expect that mix. The words you all told are true and wise. Thank you for your content. Keep up with good work.
I'm so sorry for your loss Bartlomiej and I know how you feel. The first time I saw and heard this song I sat and sobbed my eyes out and watching this reaction feels just like the first time hearing and seeing it again. It was the fifth year anniversary of my Dad's passing a few days ago. Sending you love..
James and his father were both members of the British Army. The record company wanted him to sing it again with less emotion but James insisted that it had to show his emotions.
What a wise ,wise man Chacha is ! It really is a gift if you have your parents still with you ! My mother and father are now in their 70s ,both are still healthy and enjoy their live with the grandkids and are very much loved ! So i'm very lucky indeed !
Your thoughts, appreciation, love and support makes it possible. I feel good when they laugh or feel good after watching raw talent at times. But I've sensed these guys have more wisdom than my college professors and they could teach us basic things somedays.
When James’ father had to go away to a conflict, he would tell his very young son these words: “I’m not your father, you’re not my son, we’re just two grown men saying good-bye.” It implied that no matter how much time would pass, his father would come home. That’s why James is singing the same words to his dad. His dad was sick when James sang this song to him. A distant cousin saw the video and contacted the family. His kidney was a perfect match so he gave one of his kidneys to James’ dad.
@@eileenbaran7040 A true hero, sacrificing himself for saving others, then came another hero, saving him.. Both equally legendary.. Humankind at its finest...
I love this series but it is so strange to me that none of them saw the idea of the child releasing a father from duty. Because that was so clear to me. It is clearly a cultural difference, but to me the song says, if you die , go in peace because I am a man and you have done your job
because in their culture, as it is in mine, it's disrespectful for aman to think he's equal to his father in any measure. I used to walk a step behind my father out of respect and to his right, did so ever since I became a teenager and until I reached 40 and he passed away.
I hadn’t heard this song before and it touched me as much watching these intuitive, worldly men react as did James Blunt’s lyrics and video. Thank you for introducing us to everyone involved; it is a heartwarming video you’ve made with, thank goodness, a happy ending. I can wipe away my tears!
My father has been gone for more than 23 years now and I cry like a child every time I hear this song. He was ill for a long time and my mother and I cared for him at home, full time, for the last year of his life. I consider it a gift that I was able to take care of him, one that my siblings did not have. My birthday is Wednesday of this week and my father's would have been on Thursday of this week. It was our special connection that our birthdays were one day apart. I am missing him and feeling my age, this week, particularly. Thank you.
So sorry for your loss, you indeed had a gift to be the last one to leave a light on for your father. I wish you a very happy birthday, also to your dad too. May his soul rest in peace 🙏🤗❤️🌹
Your next birthday would be in a month or so. Know that a complete stranger on the internet sent you a hug in advance through a copper cable. Hang in there. Much love from an internet stranger.
@@emileriksson76 You are incredibly kind, and far more timely than you give yourself credit for. My birthday is this Friday, and he always told me I was the best birthday gift he ever had. I miss him so much and I wish my son could have experienced just how similar they are. Thank you for being so thoughtful. It's a rare thing in this world right now.
I was mesmerised by Abdul as he looked at the last scene. He couldn't look away... well and truly struck by it - it was clear that it struck his heart, before he later said the same. The love for a father is universal, so of course we all feel James Blunt's hurt. It's so good to see Abdul and the others pass on their thoughts and wisdom yet again. I'll certainly be making sure to walk behind my father, if not alongside him.
"Monsters" comes from children in the USA who think that there are monsters under the bed at night. Father or mother comes in and chases the monsters away. Now, the son is the one who is "chasing the monsters away". The son has to be the strong one. Their roles are reversed. It is not father (strong) and son (weak). They are just two men saying good bye. According to James Blunt: 'Monsters' is a eulogy to my father - except he’s still alive and kicking. But he’s not been well - his kidneys are functioning at just 11%. “And with that realisation, I needed to tell him that, to me, he’s more than just a father. He’s my friend too, and that I love him.”
I have been a silent watcher of your channel for awhile, I thoroughly enjoyed this reaction and breakdown. Everyone in this video has such kind souls and are amazing human beings.
And the words of 'I am not your son, you are not my father' also invokes a need to distance the pain to being a man-to-man goodbye, since it's too painful to do so when it is father-and-son saying goodbye.
What an amazing song to react to. So glad that y’all are doing this. I still have my dad but this song reminds me how important he is in my life even after he passes on to heaven!
I cry every time I hear and watch this by James Blunt. We have seven sons and two daughters, and I feel it's the most appropriate song to be played when the time comes.
Abdul Aziz Rind Baloch proved again that he should be a declared a living treasure of his country, but everyone else also shared a lot of wisdom in this video and that is the kind of reactions that made me subscribe to this channel in the first place.
Love watching these videos, your compassion and love comes through to everyone. Thank you for doing these videos, gives me so much more hope and trust in our world.
The eyes are the doorway to the soul. These men, have no idea what he is singing, but they see the pain in his eyes and they feel it as well. You can see they sympathy and sorrow in their eyes as they listen. Pain and heart ache don't know language, don't know borders and don't know color, it is universal and anyone who is normal can see it.
Muharam is the most emotional man I have ever seen. He goes always full into the melodies, feels everything in it and his face expression is so openhearted. I would love to had a father like him. I am in tears while writing these words. Plz let him now this! Well, English is not my language, I try to tell you that I don't know my father, have never seen him. I grew up as a bastard in my family and so they called me. Spaghetti-Bastard, because he was an Italian. My mother gave a shit on me. She always said things to hurt me. Like "put your hair over your ears, or I don't go out on the street with you". My ears look like elephant ears... she also said my birth was 5 minutes before midnight, so I have only 5 minutes birthday, and she said that my brothers got christn with champaign and I was only christn with water. Everyday over 20 years I was bullied by my own blood. And while looking several of your videos I always fell in love with Muharam's reactions. I cry everytime, thinking THIS is the way a father has to be and I am so so sad, that I don't know how it feels to be loved by parents. Let Muharams children know how lucky they are. I live in Germany, one of the richest countries in the world, but his kids are richer as I could ever be in my life in Germany.
I feel for you and I can relate to the experience of abuse from parents. You have to know that you re not alone, you're not like your mother and if you can find it, get help to extract all the malicious things about yourself she told you everyday. It's hard to disown our only parent, to break away from them, it's heartbreaking and a grieving process, but it's also a necessity, a real renaissance. You are your own. The beginning of a new tree, full of respect and love. You're the seed, the reparation. What has been done to you will never be undone, never. But you will treat yourself and the kid inside of you as you wish your parents had treated you. You are the change. Love to you, strengh, hope and tenderness. Always.
@@carodelo thank you so much for your wonderful words. Seems you know what I am going through..well I am 51 now and some wounds never heal, but you are right...the only respect and love I need, I find in me. And today I have a good life, but always living alone. It is ok for me, just sometimes something popped up inside and broke the walls and a flood runs out. Muharam has a talent to break through my walls...Pavarotti did too...and now you as well. Dry tears and go on. Day by day. Thank you and have a wonderful lifetime!
@@monsteraable"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair"__khalil gibran. Love you dear love you, I really felt your pain and then suddenly the words above flashed through my heart, life keep loving us silently without making a sound,hey brother cheer up we have so many lovers, sun, earth, air, water, this body , we can't even imagine how many more.
@@DilbagSingh-sp2yp thank you so much for comforting me. I work as a gardener and I have learned all over the years, that nature herself is my real family, because we ARE nature, so I am always cuddled by plants, animals, the air...but even though it is not the same...something will always be missing in my life. I hope you have always a good life and whish you all the love you deserve!
Sending you my deepest wish for love and peace in your life. EVERY child deserves to be cherished for the person they are, and if not, it leaves a wound that can last a lifetime. I know this response is late and you might not read it, but I just want to express that every child is valuable, and worthy of loving care. The book called Homecoming by John Bradshaw helped me and you may want to check it out. xoxo
I Liked when his DaD patted Him on the arm at the end of the Video!Like he was saying,Well Done!!They know Each other,All too Well,The Good & the Bad, Everything!!😊
Fantastic! Loved this one and the clear understanding of the meaning of the lyrics. Had me sobbing quietly at memories past and the true meaning of love. Thank you
I lost my father in ’01 and yhis song breaks me everytime. I can't watch it all the way or have to pause frequently. But glad they got a chance to react to it.
My dad died nearly 3 years ago now. I sadly found him. Its a vision and memory i will never forget. I miss him everyday. Watching this video shows to me no matter where u are from or what religion u are losing a loved one is universal. Its a emotion we all feel. Maybe just maybe we all on this planet whether we are white,black, brown,Christian, Muslim, Jewish,gay or straight or whatever we can just find peace and love and accept who we are. We only have one life on this planet people can we please make it a peaceful one.
The lyrics "I'm not your son, you're not my father" means to me that in this moment they are equals. Father used to guide and teach his son about the world, but now that he's older and learned, he's in the position that his father was in; and so the cycle of life begins anew, as it goes with every generation. I sense respect in those particular lyrics.
I am so pleased you showed this one! I have been hoping you would. It's such a universal message. I've seen it touch everyone: People who've lost their father, people who didn't know their fathers, and those of us who can feel his pain through the screen and his words. It's one of those songs that really transcends all cultural barriers.
After a long struggle with cancer. My father died in the room next to me overnight. I prayed every night, that the lord would take him home, i didnt want to see him suffering. In the morning i kissed his lifeless forehead as we found him. And said , God bless you.
This is my favorite so far! I love James Blunt, and this song. You did such a great job on these interviews and describing the songs meaning! You are all wonderful.
I interpreted the “I’m not your son, your not my father. We are just two grown men saying goodbye” as a way for them to cope with the upcoming loss. No son wants to think of a life without his father and no father wants to live without his children. But by being “just” grown men they can say a simple goodbye
I honor you for creating these videos. To those who express how deeply music touches them, thank you so much. These are subtle, yet deep, reflections of how our differences can become obsolete with just one key on a piano or one voice in a chorus.
Love the reactions of these men. Maybe from a different culture but they definitely understood the meaning of this song. They each approached it from their culture and experiences point of view which was very interesting and heartwarming! Thank you ❤
Lost my father 10 years ago, massive heart attack, I rushed to the hospital but missed him leaving us by about 5 minutes. My lasting memory is the day before he passed, I had to fix the lock on his back door, a job he would normally have done himself. His last words to me were ‘thanks son’, that will stay with me until it’s my time.
James sang this as a farewell to his father ( in the video with James) as he was diagnosed with kidney disease. All hope was fading when a cousin of theirs came forward and donated a kidney. His father is doing well. This was done in one take and at the end everybody was in floods of tears apart from his father. He said Why is everybody crying I am still here. They both served in the army and saw conflict.
My thanks for creating these videos. I believe we could learn as much from these tribal men and women as they can learn from us. I very much enjoy hearing their perspectives and words of wisdom.
I love your videos and your reviews! Thank you very much! When the one gentleman says "But I have to say, a father's love can melt any hard man in no time" I immediately started to cry. I lost my father 39 years ago and I would love to have just five minutes to talk with him one more time.
I would LOVE to see their response to the lyrics during the song. I forget how many times I’ve watched this and the lyrics while watching the video still bring tears to my eyes
This song hits home because I'm going through kidney failure right now. I do dialysis 3 days a week. I'm not afraid of dying but I worry about my family being left without me. O+
I love that this started from a place of sharing across cultures. I feel like the “Kū Ha’aheo E Ku’u Hawai’i” music video would be a great one for this channel, because it so deeply and movingly speaks across language barriers about pride of heritage, land, and community.
By all accounts, when the video was filmed, both James Blunt and the camera crew were all in tears. James' pops had to sorta help pull them all together. What a great man!!
i am so happy that Tribal People are seeing music like this and understanding things even though they are worlds apart. thankyou for making tribal people known to me as i wouldnt of know they have big hearts and broken ones too Thankyou
Further proof that in music you dont need to be able to know the language when the artist is able to put so much emotion and passion into their art. I feel this way about Pavarotti and James Blunt makes you feel it in this song. I love artists who can make you feel their emotions, it feels so personal when an artist can genuinely reach into your emotions like this.
I love these videos getting to see how music can be understood, and felt even beyond language. I especially enjoy listening to Abdual Aziz Rind Baloch when he speaks about the song. He has such great wisdom, and I just really live hearing him talk about the songs.
these Tribal Men are Real men ..And The song is Just universal a Father will give his all even his life and we never expect to hear a thank you as we know its what were supposed to do ..Peace to all who hear and see this
I am 53, my Father moved to CA when I was 12, he sent one letter and I never heard from him again. My Mother had something to do with it but she is a monster. She was giving me drugs at 8 years old so I would pass out and her and her hippy friends could party. She had me at 17 in 1971, she was not ready. Thank God for my Grandparents. But I don't know much about the love between a Father and Son. My Mother disowned me for calling her out on everything. "When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me." ~ Psalm 27:10
Interesting to hear the take from a different side of the world but one thing is clear, the interpretation is the same, actually somewhat even more lovely their expressive thoughts.
Both James and his father were in the military. The lines “I’m not your son, you’re not my father, we’re just two grown men saying goodbye” will probably sound weird to an outsider of the family, let alone a country. These are the words they’d say to each other when they had to part ways, due to the army. It’s a british way of keeping things unemotional yet still close, to make a joke or distance of things. But they both know the meaning is really ‘we’re father and son and I will miss you very much.’ James uses it in the song coz he’s not just singing it to us, he’s mainly singing to his father, his father would get the meaning more.
It's such a blessing to find out that James' song have touched your people's hearts. A beautiful musical piece/ song breaks language barriers when delivered with raw, sincere and true emotions. Looking forward to your other reactions and sharing to your peers there. Peace be with you all!
Firstly I have missed you guys, and what a perfect song to do. I cried when I first heard it, it still makes me cry, I wasn’t there when my Father passed away, I miss and love him still. I love your channel your intuitive and heart felt emotions, I love listening to your opinions. Respect and peace from Australia.
I'd never heard this before right now, as i just listened to it before I clicked your video. Thank you for turning me onto such a poignant song. Hitting that Subscribe button, can't wait to see where you take me next, and what insights your guests can offer.
This is wonderful to see how another culture views a song such as this, and so unique to see on TH-cam. I'm glad I found you. Thank you for making these videos, I have subscribed.
I found this channel a few month ago and it's soooo incredible how humble these men are and how down to earth they are. It's like taking a trip with a time machine to see what is really important in life. The way these men and women reacted to a simple piece of cake just warmth my heart.
Just wow!! Thank you so much for your feedback. This song means a lot to me. My daughter suffering from kidney disease. With prayer she'll receive a much needed kidney 🙏. Prayers to all.
I live in Texas and your videos always bring me so much joy. I would love to come there and be experiencing what life is like from your perspective. I know the food is some of the best in the world too.
its such an amazing channel. keep it going! these elderly tribals and their reaction - makes me remember, how beautiful and innocent our people are. so pure and so open minded - they are true Pakistan! Love and respect to each of them.
When Abdul says ‘and the luckiest people are the ones whose parents are still with them’ I cried because it is 100% truth. Both my parents have passed away and I would give anything to have them both back. My mother only passed last year and I have cried everyday since.
I'm so sorry.
I was with my father when he passed away in hospice care. He passed on my 51st birthday. He was there with me when I came into this world and I was with him when he left.
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So sorry my daddy left me when I was 23, I feel so cheated 😢
It’s such a difficult part of our lives to lose people we care about. Even more difficult to lose them on significant days. A day for celebration and sadness. 🥹
I too was with my father when he passed. He took his last breath at 5:20AM, August 7th, 2006. I've also said the same thing quite often. "He was there when I came into this world and I was with him when he left this world". And as those final moments were for me, it was the greatest honor I will even experience. He was my best friend and I miss him dearly.
I was with my dad when he died, held him in my arms as he passed. Was on my birthday too 7th May 2004 I was46 💔
Last night, my 4-year-old daughter asked me if I was going to die someday. I told her that everyone dies eventually, but that's why we have to make the most out of every moment we're alive! She asked me if she'd still have all the photos of her and I so that she'd never forget what I look like, and of course I said, "yes! That's why I take so many photos of you and I! You'll never forget me." I don't know what made her think about that, but I suffer from clinical depression and mental health issues so I had just been quietly sitting there feeling sorry for myself and wondering if anyone would actually miss me when I die only the night before. Maybe she picked up on it? Either way, it really put things into perspective for me. Giving birth to my daughter and being her mother are the greatest accomplishments of my life. I'm so proud to be her mom!
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Oh gosh it is only me and my daughter at home and has been for a long time. My health isn't great and in turn I have become more introverted and don't go out to socialise much. It has also made me very aware of what could possibly happen to me and how my daughter would be left alone. Even if I manage to live until older I'm hoping, I'm just overcome with emotions about how my daughter at some point may be all alone. Of course by then I hope she will have a career and a family etc. It just still breaks my heart. I wonder if every parent thinks like this or am I just overthinking
@@x-starlight-x Every parent worthy of being a parent worries about their kids and what will happen after they're gone. It's natural and it's love.
My face hurts from the crying. I lost both parents in 2020 and was all alone for the most part. First my mom, I have so much guilt. It was not unexpected, but it was to me because I didn't know she was that bad. No one told me anything. I never got to see her after she passed either. It's like she is still back at their house. My dad died a few days shy of his birthday on New Years Eve. I rushed up to be with him as he was put into surgery. The doctor and staff held off until I could get there (I was two hours away). He was kind of loopy. He came out of surgery on life support and I had to make the decision alone. I'm still alone 3 yrs later and can't process losing them. It hurts so bad! Thank you for this. It let me get out a tiny bit of the toxic anger and hurt I let live inside me.
I lost my mom 2 years. We supported each other through all the moments that happen in life. She was tired at 99 and was ready to go, and I couldn't ask her stay just for me. I miss her and feel lost without my mom and friend.
Chacha’s story about having to share the food he had while away with his father touched my heart because this morning I walked with my grandson through the woods to the coffee shop, I let him choose a doughnut, and he asked (as he always does) to cut in half so he could bring half home for Daddy.
That's so touching, I also like you remember that we call him by Chacha out of respect. He has been very close to all of us but specially me as he was ill and I was able to look after his medical needs with the help of my father who is a doctor himself. Chacha probably noticed that I sometimes walk ahead of my dad but that's normal in my family while to his community it's an offense and disrespect to elders.
Lol before my dad died I use to to stop on my way home from the night shift and buy a breakfast burrito with egg cheese potato bacon or sausage and we'd split it and me n my dad would stay up he'd ask about my day we'd talk he'd get ready for his day n id go to sleep I'd do anything to have one more morning like that
I loved that too! The idea that your stomach is full but your heart isn't until you can share with the one you love.
@@TRYBALS it's a nice thing to do anyway, even though your father doesn't expect it. chacha spoke well. wish i had time still to do. am older, alone now
My dad called me a horrible human being...
My father abandoned my family when my brother and I were very young. We never knew the love of a father. Our lives were very hard because of this, we were left vulnerable to abuse and neglected. We always craved the love and protection our father chose not to give us. But this touches my heart and I am grateful to feel through this song and through seeing men who love and protect their children the beauty and importance of the role of fathers. Thank you. ❤
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I also never get to know my father, cause he left and never cared! If you grow up like this, I think there will be always something that you miss deep inside. So @lilyhempt1144: I can feel you, cause I cried as well while watching and many times before ❤️
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I have to make one more comment, these people are so beautiful and how they taken the music and the tone and they know more without understanding a lot of the words, it was so beautiful to watch. God bless, I was with my father holding his hand when he passed away I am my father's daughter...🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🕊
I'm literally crying right now.
I'm watching your channel for last several months, especially during a hard time when my father of 68yo passed away unexpectedly 3 months ago, as a soul healing method.
The song by James Blunt is with me always when I feel bad with my emotions, like an medicine. I always cry with him, because he's singing my thoughts.
Honestly I didn't expect that mix.
The words you all told are true and wise.
Thank you for your content. Keep up with good work.
I'm so sorry for your loss Bartlomiej and I know how you feel. The first time I saw and heard this song I sat and sobbed my eyes out and watching this reaction feels just like the first time hearing and seeing it again. It was the fifth year anniversary of my Dad's passing a few days ago. Sending you love..
@@jeanproctor3663 thanks for your words
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James and his father were both members of the British Army. The record company wanted him to sing it again with less emotion but James insisted that it had to show his emotions.
good for him ! having the courage of his convictions
What a wise ,wise man Chacha is ! It really is a gift if you have your parents still with you ! My mother and father are now in their 70s ,both are still healthy and enjoy their live with the grandkids and are very much loved ! So i'm very lucky indeed !
This is the most profound video you have shown us. What you do does so much to teach and heal by illustrating universal humanity. Thank you.❤
Your thoughts, appreciation, love and support makes it possible. I feel good when they laugh or feel good after watching raw talent at times. But I've sensed these guys have more wisdom than my college professors and they could teach us basic things somedays.
@@TRYBALS you are absolutely right. thank you for drawing out their wisdom and sharing it with us, and for honouring them. they rightly deserve honour
When James’ father had to go away to a conflict, he would tell his very young son these words: “I’m not your father, you’re not my son, we’re just two grown men saying good-bye.” It implied that no matter how much time would pass, his father would come home. That’s why James is singing the same words to his dad. His dad was sick when James sang this song to him. A distant cousin saw the video and contacted the family. His kidney was a perfect match so he gave one of his kidneys to James’ dad.
Oh, interesting. I didn’t know that about the goodbyes.
I never read this before but now it makes more sense. I could not understand before why he said that
His father also donated a kidney years ago. Sadly this act of kindness put him in a life and death situation years later
@@eileenbaran7040 A true hero, sacrificing himself for saving others, then came another hero, saving him.. Both equally legendary.. Humankind at its finest...
I love this series but it is so strange to me that none of them saw the idea of the child releasing a father from duty. Because that was so clear to me.
It is clearly a cultural difference, but to me the song says, if you die , go in peace because I am a man and you have done your job
Yep, also the we are 2 (equal/strong) men saying goodbye, as James was now going to be the strong protector from here onwards.
because in their culture, as it is in mine, it's disrespectful for aman to think he's equal to his father in any measure. I used to walk a step behind my father out of respect and to his right, did so ever since I became a teenager and until I reached 40 and he passed away.
I hadn’t heard this song before and it touched me as much watching these intuitive, worldly men react as did James Blunt’s lyrics and video. Thank you for introducing us to everyone involved; it is a heartwarming video you’ve made with, thank goodness, a happy ending. I can wipe away my tears!
These men exemplify something that is egregiously missing from Western society, that intuition. They listen to it. Nurture it.
My father has been gone for more than 23 years now and I cry like a child every time I hear this song. He was ill for a long time and my mother and I cared for him at home, full time, for the last year of his life. I consider it a gift that I was able to take care of him, one that my siblings did not have. My birthday is Wednesday of this week and my father's would have been on Thursday of this week. It was our special connection that our birthdays were one day apart. I am missing him and feeling my age, this week, particularly.
Thank you.
So sorry for your loss, you indeed had a gift to be the last one to leave a light on for your father. I wish you a very happy birthday, also to your dad too. May his soul rest in peace 🙏🤗❤️🌹
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Your next birthday would be in a month or so. Know that a complete stranger on the internet sent you a hug in advance through a copper cable. Hang in there. Much love from an internet stranger.
@@emileriksson76 You are incredibly kind, and far more timely than you give yourself credit for. My birthday is this Friday, and he always told me I was the best birthday gift he ever had. I miss him so much and I wish my son could have experienced just how similar they are.
Thank you for being so thoughtful. It's a rare thing in this world right now.
I was mesmerised by Abdul as he looked at the last scene. He couldn't look away... well and truly struck by it - it was clear that it struck his heart, before he later said the same. The love for a father is universal, so of course we all feel James Blunt's hurt. It's so good to see Abdul and the others pass on their thoughts and wisdom yet again. I'll certainly be making sure to walk behind my father, if not alongside him.
"Monsters" comes from children in the USA who think that there are monsters under the bed at night. Father or mother comes in and chases the monsters away. Now, the son is the one who is "chasing the monsters away". The son has to be the strong one. Their roles are reversed. It is not father (strong) and son (weak). They are just two men saying good bye.
According to James Blunt: 'Monsters' is a eulogy to my father - except he’s still alive and kicking. But he’s not been well - his kidneys are functioning at just 11%. “And with that realisation, I needed to tell him that, to me, he’s more than just a father. He’s my friend too, and that I love him.”
Same stories of monsters here in UK
He's English, dear.
Yup. As a child who suffered from night terrors, and who was rescued by dad many times, that line hit me like a truck.
So touching to hear each of their stories about their parents. Wonderful.
I have been a silent watcher of your channel for awhile, I thoroughly enjoyed this reaction and breakdown. Everyone in this video has such kind souls and are amazing human beings.
Such a heartbreaking song yet a beautiful ending. A perfect reaction to James Blunt. ❤
And the words of 'I am not your son, you are not my father' also invokes a need to distance the pain to being a man-to-man goodbye, since it's too painful to do so when it is father-and-son saying goodbye.
What an amazing song to react to. So glad that y’all are doing this. I still have my dad but this song reminds me how important he is in my life even after he passes on to heaven!
Same here Steven, we all should be very grateful for our parents.
I cry every time I hear and watch this by James Blunt. We have seven sons and two daughters, and I feel it's the most appropriate song to be played when the time comes.
Abdul Aziz Rind Baloch proved again that he should be a declared a living treasure of his country, but everyone else also shared a lot of wisdom in this video and that is the kind of reactions that made me subscribe to this channel in the first place.
Love watching these videos, your compassion and love comes through to everyone. Thank you for doing these videos, gives me so much more hope and trust in our world.
The eyes are the doorway to the soul. These men, have no idea what he is singing, but they see the pain in his eyes and they feel it as well. You can see they sympathy and sorrow in their eyes as they listen. Pain and heart ache don't know language, don't know borders and don't know color, it is universal and anyone who is normal can see it.
Muharam is the most emotional man I have ever seen. He goes always full into the melodies, feels everything in it and his face expression is so openhearted. I would love to had a father like him. I am in tears while writing these words. Plz let him now this! Well, English is not my language, I try to tell you that I don't know my father, have never seen him. I grew up as a bastard in my family and so they called me. Spaghetti-Bastard, because he was an Italian. My mother gave a shit on me. She always said things to hurt me. Like "put your hair over your ears, or I don't go out on the street with you". My ears look like elephant ears... she also said my birth was 5 minutes before midnight, so I have only 5 minutes birthday, and she said that my brothers got christn with champaign and I was only christn with water. Everyday over 20 years I was bullied by my own blood. And while looking several of your videos I always fell in love with Muharam's reactions. I cry everytime, thinking THIS is the way a father has to be and I am so so sad, that I don't know how it feels to be loved by parents. Let Muharams children know how lucky they are. I live in Germany, one of the richest countries in the world, but his kids are richer as I could ever be in my life in Germany.
I feel for you and I can relate to the experience of abuse from parents. You have to know that you re not alone, you're not like your mother and if you can find it, get help to extract all the malicious things about yourself she told you everyday. It's hard to disown our only parent, to break away from them, it's heartbreaking and a grieving process, but it's also a necessity, a real renaissance. You are your own. The beginning of a new tree, full of respect and love. You're the seed, the reparation. What has been done to you will never be undone, never. But you will treat yourself and the kid inside of you as you wish your parents had treated you. You are the change. Love to you, strengh, hope and tenderness. Always.
@@carodelo thank you so much for your wonderful words. Seems you know what I am going through..well I am 51 now and some wounds never heal, but you are right...the only respect and love I need, I find in me. And today I have a good life, but always living alone. It is ok for me, just sometimes something popped up inside and broke the walls and a flood runs out. Muharam has a talent to break through my walls...Pavarotti did too...and now you as well. Dry tears and go on. Day by day. Thank you and have a wonderful lifetime!
@@monsteraable"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair"__khalil gibran. Love you dear love you, I really felt your pain and then suddenly the words above flashed through my heart, life keep loving us silently without making a sound,hey brother cheer up we have so many lovers, sun, earth, air, water, this body , we can't even imagine how many more.
@@DilbagSingh-sp2yp thank you so much for comforting me. I work as a gardener and I have learned all over the years, that nature herself is my real family, because we ARE nature, so I am always cuddled by plants, animals, the air...but even though it is not the same...something will always be missing in my life. I hope you have always a good life and whish you all the love you deserve!
Sending you my deepest wish for love and peace in your life. EVERY child deserves to be cherished for the person they are, and if not, it leaves a wound that can last a lifetime. I know this response is late and you might not read it, but I just want to express that every child is valuable, and worthy of loving care. The book called Homecoming by John Bradshaw helped me and you may want to check it out. xoxo
I Liked when his DaD patted Him on the arm at the end of the Video!Like he was saying,Well Done!!They know Each other,All too Well,The Good & the Bad, Everything!!😊
Wow, your studio is beautiful
Thank you 🤗❤️🌹
One thing that’s consistent in your video’s and very appreciated is the wonderful way the men dress.
Fantastic! Loved this one and the clear understanding of the meaning of the lyrics. Had me sobbing quietly at memories past and the true meaning of love. Thank you
I think this song is about reversed rolls. When our parents are older & get sick, it's time for the "children" to take care of them.
I lost my father in ’01 and yhis song breaks me everytime. I can't watch it all the way or have to pause frequently. But glad they got a chance to react to it.
My dad died nearly 3 years ago now. I sadly found him. Its a vision and memory i will never forget. I miss him everyday. Watching this video shows to me no matter where u are from or what religion u are losing a loved one is universal. Its a emotion we all feel. Maybe just maybe we all on this planet whether we are white,black, brown,Christian, Muslim, Jewish,gay or straight or whatever we can just find peace and love and accept who we are. We only have one life on this planet people can we please make it a peaceful one.
The lyrics "I'm not your son, you're not my father" means to me that in this moment they are equals. Father used to guide and teach his son about the world, but now that he's older and learned, he's in the position that his father was in; and so the cycle of life begins anew, as it goes with every generation. I sense respect in those particular lyrics.
I am so pleased you showed this one! I have been hoping you would. It's such a universal message. I've seen it touch everyone: People who've lost their father, people who didn't know their fathers, and those of us who can feel his pain through the screen and his words. It's one of those songs that really transcends all cultural barriers.
A bittersweet sad song.
My father passed 32 years ago and I still think of him every day.
He is still my hero .
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After a long struggle with cancer. My father died in the room next to me overnight.
I prayed every night, that the lord would take him home, i didnt want to see him suffering.
In the morning i kissed his lifeless forehead as we found him.
And said , God bless you.
This is my favorite so far! I love James Blunt, and this song. You did such a great job on these interviews and describing the songs meaning! You are all wonderful.
I interpreted the “I’m not your son, your not my father. We are just two grown men saying goodbye” as a way for them to cope with the upcoming loss. No son wants to think of a life without his father and no father wants to live without his children. But by being “just” grown men they can say a simple goodbye
I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing. 😊
Their expressions show that they felt the pain. Beautiful video! Looking at the song through a different culture
Priceless.
I honor you for creating these videos. To those who express how deeply music touches them, thank you so much. These are subtle, yet deep, reflections of how our differences can become obsolete with just one key on a piano or one voice in a chorus.
I really appreciate this channel:)❤
Thank you 🤗❤️🌹
Love the reactions of these men. Maybe from a different culture but they definitely understood the meaning of this song. They each approached it from their culture and experiences point of view which was very interesting and heartwarming! Thank you ❤
Beautiful song and beautiful reaction.
Lost my father 10 years ago, massive heart attack, I rushed to the hospital but missed him leaving us by about 5 minutes. My lasting memory is the day before he passed, I had to fix the lock on his back door, a job he would normally have done himself. His last words to me were ‘thanks son’, that will stay with me until it’s my time.
James sang this as a farewell to his father ( in the video with James) as he was diagnosed with kidney disease. All hope was fading when a cousin of theirs came forward and donated a kidney. His father is doing well. This was done in one take and at the end everybody was in floods of tears apart from his father. He said Why is everybody crying I am still here. They both served in the army and saw conflict.
This is all said before they play the video.
My thanks for creating these videos. I believe we could learn as much from these tribal men and women as they can learn from us. I very much enjoy hearing their perspectives and words of wisdom.
Thank you for this. Music and melody is so universal. Although may not understand brother the eyes speak a langauge we all understand.
Wow. The pain of possible loss of a loved one is universally felt among all humans. We are more alike than different.
Of course, we all bleed red!
These all seem like good men having grown up in different conditions than mine. But they don’t seem less happy, it’s good to see
I love your videos and your reviews! Thank you very much!
When the one gentleman says "But I have to say, a father's love can melt any hard man in no time" I immediately started to cry. I lost my father 39 years ago and I would love to have just five minutes to talk with him one more time.
I would LOVE to see their response to the lyrics during the song. I forget how many times I’ve watched this and the lyrics while watching the video still bring tears to my eyes
This song hits home because I'm going through kidney failure right now. I do dialysis 3 days a week. I'm not afraid of dying but I worry about my family being left without me. O+
I love that this started from a place of sharing across cultures. I feel like the “Kū Ha’aheo E Ku’u Hawai’i” music video would be a great one for this channel, because it so deeply and movingly speaks across language barriers about pride of heritage, land, and community.
This brings back sitting with my father as cancer slowly took him away.
The mux if deep loss and relief that his pain was over.
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Proof that language and borders cannot suppress the love between a father and a son. Blessings on all sons and their fathers ❤
By all accounts, when the video was filmed, both James Blunt and the camera crew were all in tears. James' pops had to sorta help pull them all together. What a great man!!
The first line of the chorus is so true. It’s amazing as you get older how the relationship changes from just a father-son one to a true friendship.
I was a daddy's girl. I couldn't have asked for a better father. It's been 25 yrs and I miss him everyday.
i am so happy that Tribal People are seeing music like this and understanding things even though they are worlds apart. thankyou for making tribal people known to me as i wouldnt of know they have big hearts and broken ones too
Thankyou
Further proof that in music you dont need to be able to know the language when the artist is able to put so much emotion and passion into their art. I feel this way about Pavarotti and James Blunt makes you feel it in this song. I love artists who can make you feel their emotions, it feels so personal when an artist can genuinely reach into your emotions like this.
I love these videos getting to see how music can be understood, and felt even beyond language. I especially enjoy listening to Abdual Aziz Rind Baloch when he speaks about the song. He has such great wisdom, and I just really live hearing him talk about the songs.
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That's a great selection ❤with respect and love from India
I remembered you Philip while mentioning India in the latest video :-)
these Tribal Men are Real men ..And The song is Just universal a Father will give his all even his life and we never expect to hear a thank you as we know its what were supposed to do ..Peace to all who hear and see this
Well thank you guys I really enjoyed this video. I really love and respect your culture much love and respect from MIAMI305🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I'm from the USA. I enjoyed your Conversation VERY MUCH. You are VERY WISE MEN. THANK YOU ❤
I'm not crying... 😉 beautiful song, beautiful interpretations. Thank you for another wonderful video.
I am 53, my Father moved to CA when I was 12, he sent one letter and I never heard from him again. My Mother had something to do with it but she is a monster. She was giving me drugs at 8 years old so I would pass out and her and her hippy friends could party. She had me at 17 in 1971, she was not ready. Thank God for my Grandparents. But I don't know much about the love between a Father and Son. My Mother disowned me for calling her out on everything. "When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me." ~ Psalm 27:10
Thank you for your words of wisdom.
Interesting to hear the take from a different side of the world but one thing is clear, the interpretation is the same, actually somewhat even more lovely their expressive thoughts.
Both James and his father were in the military. The lines “I’m not your son, you’re not my father, we’re just two grown men saying goodbye” will probably sound weird to an outsider of the family, let alone a country. These are the words they’d say to each other when they had to part ways, due to the army. It’s a british way of keeping things unemotional yet still close, to make a joke or distance of things. But they both know the meaning is really ‘we’re father and son and I will miss you very much.’ James uses it in the song coz he’s not just singing it to us, he’s mainly singing to his father, his father would get the meaning more.
It's such a blessing to find out that James' song have touched your people's hearts. A beautiful musical piece/ song breaks language barriers when delivered with raw, sincere and true emotions. Looking forward to your other reactions and sharing to your peers there. Peace be with you all!
Firstly I have missed you guys, and what a perfect song to do. I cried when I first heard it, it still makes me cry, I wasn’t there when my Father passed away, I miss and love him still. I love your channel your intuitive and heart felt emotions, I love listening to your opinions. Respect and peace from Australia.
I'd never heard this before right now, as i just listened to it before I clicked your video. Thank you for turning me onto such a poignant song. Hitting that Subscribe button, can't wait to see where you take me next, and what insights your guests can offer.
This is wonderful to see how another culture views a song such as this, and so unique to see on TH-cam. I'm glad I found you. Thank you for making these videos, I have subscribed.
It's rare I find singers who I don't speak the language that move me. But there are many and this means a lot to me for my mother.
I found this channel a few month ago and it's soooo incredible how humble these men are and how down to earth they are. It's like taking a trip with a time machine to see what is really important in life. The way these men and women reacted to a simple piece of cake just warmth my heart.
There is so much love in this world, and we are divided by corrupt politicians and religious leaders ON BOTH SIDES. WE ARE TRULY BLIND AND FOOLISH.
Just wow!! Thank you so much for your feedback. This song means a lot to me. My daughter suffering from kidney disease. With prayer she'll receive a much needed kidney 🙏. Prayers to all.
I cried through the whole thing.🇺🇸🇵🇰🙏☮️🌍
A beautiful and very original reaction. Peace❤
I wish Muharam was my friend. Love that guy!
A beautiful reaction, some things cross all cultures
Beautiful reaction❤
Happy Father's day to a lot of good men. 👽💚
I live in Texas and your videos always bring me so much joy. I would love to come there and be experiencing what life is like from your perspective. I know the food is some of the best in the world too.
By far the best video. I LOVED hearing their thoughts. !!! Please listen to "Beautiful " by James Blount. ❤
Beautiful cast of respectful honest and genuine gentleman. I have learned from you and them. Very insightful i value there input
This channel is wonderful
Thank God James fathers life was saved by a cousin,But this song makes us realize,Life is so a fragile thing
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This was so nice.
I thoroughly enjoyed this reaction. New subscriber here.
Everyone behind the camera was crying. He did that in one take.
its such an amazing channel. keep it going! these elderly tribals and their reaction - makes me remember, how beautiful and innocent our people are. so pure and so open minded - they are true Pakistan! Love and respect to each of them.
Watching this felt very special, wow! The human experience of love, loss and sadness is universal and music is a universal language.
I really hope James Blunt sees this ❤
I haven't watched in quite a few months and it's so cool to come back and see them recognizing the words in English!
Wow their insights to the lyrics are amazing.
This channel is a real treasure for the world.
I love your reaction to this song and an crying like a baby. I lost my father almost 10 years ago and I miss him so bad.