James Father is a former Colonal in the British Army. James himself is a former Captain. At the time of this recording, his father (Charles) seen with him in the video was dieing of Kidney disease. At the time everybody thought he would be dead in a few months. After the Recording was done, all the crew were in tears & sobbing. Charles in his British Stiff Upper Lip tone says "Hey, why is everybody crying, I'm still here." None of James or his siblings were compatible to be donors. Fortunately, after this song was released & the story was made public, a distant cousin with the same name as his father, (Charles Blunt) came forward after hearing the story & was compatible & thus Charles is now alive & well living with James Mother. It was all recorded in one take as James wanted it as it was in it's rawness. I'm an Old Australian bloke, but the first time I saw that, my shirt sleeve was drenched. I haven't cried like that since I lost my parents. I'm 64 years old. Keep going ladies.
@scifimonkey3
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting the explanation in
@donaldduck2139
Жыл бұрын
she's a hard one to get through alright... grew up with you across the ditch same age. . . some young Hawaiin dude just won some tv talent show singing this this year...and he sang it with James Blunt on the show final night...
@gabbymcclymont3563
Жыл бұрын
James while in the army in Bosnia refused a US oficers comand, UK forces have brains and can use them. Later he would be backed for saying NO.
@barryjay7473
Жыл бұрын
I felt the same
@owidowmakero3509
11 ай бұрын
someone has read wiki
@scifimonkey3
Жыл бұрын
This song never fails to hit hard. Maybe the most emotional performance ever? James is a tough cookie having served with NATO in Bosnia during the Balkan wars and is a monster on Twitter where his put downs of haters are legendary. His most famous song is ‘You’re Beautiful’ which is somewhat less crippling emotionally.
@ritaflatt6425
6 ай бұрын
Yes! 🎈
@TheRealityleak
Жыл бұрын
James Blunt kinda doesn't do upbeat too much😊. He gets a lot of hate from people online and he puts them down brilliantly. "You're beautiful" is his most famous hit. Thanks so much for this video. I lost my Dad in '07 and this brought through the feels. I needed this today!
@declaneric
Жыл бұрын
I noticed the backstory has been explained, but they left out one aspect: James' dad was a kidney donor himself. So when HE got kidney disease, he didn't have an extra kidney to work from. The only thing he was left with was to get a kidney transplant. This song is about as heartbreaking as it gets.
@clampo7235
11 ай бұрын
Wow I didn’t know that part, thank you
@bobnicholson4702
9 ай бұрын
Thank you ladies for letting the song run it's course before commenting. I think i've listened to it 100s of times and i still get emotional.
@danielcrow4247
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction ladies. I've lost almost every blood relative from parents to nephews and nieces and all in between. I cry every time I watch a reaction to this powerful video. I too wrote a song when my father died and a poem when my mother died. It helped with the healing.
@katherinesickinger4528
Жыл бұрын
🤣 seriously? Great reaction!? They laughed the whole way through.
@andrewpinson1268
Жыл бұрын
First time I saw this song months ago, within three seconds I could see the emotion in his eyes. Seen the video reactions of him several times now, and never, ever have I not welled up and I am a 72 year old man. This one I understand, get and feel. Most people reacting to this also feel it.
@scottosborne2915
Жыл бұрын
holy fucking shit that made me cry tears are still going after 5 minute while typing floors songs make me cry because of her voice but not like this one did this brought up so much more than joy this made me think about my dad too and once that happened along came the tears thanks blonde im glade it made you cry too since you picked it
@doobiedave9686
Жыл бұрын
It's a powerful one isn't it ? When I saw that they were reactingvto this song, I knew I was going to shed tears. I think of my dad everytime I hear it. ✌️
@scottosborne2915
Жыл бұрын
@@doobiedave9686 it makes everyone think about there dads this song will hit hard everyone that has lost there dads
@wilshade
Жыл бұрын
I don't know what I expected. But, it grabbed me and beat my heart with a sledgehammer.
@rweishaar1066
Жыл бұрын
Also, both James (Tank unit) and his father Charles (Helicopter Pilot) served, so the line "I'm not your son, you're not my father, we're just two grown men saying goodbye" is what they would say to each other when they left for deployments. Thank you for reacting to him! Subbed!
@jedislap8726
Жыл бұрын
No it wasn't. They never said that to each other at all.
@rweishaar1066
Жыл бұрын
@@jedislap8726 Okay, buddy. I did notice you didn't deny the other part.
@jedislap8726
Жыл бұрын
@@rweishaar1066 Why would I deny the part that is publicly known to be true?
@glastonbury4304
10 ай бұрын
@jedislap8726 ...you look like a 70's porn star!! 🤷♂️🙈😂😂
@navymike55
Жыл бұрын
you said it exactly right, if music doesnt make you feel something inside,then its just noise!!! love you ladies
@victorr460
Жыл бұрын
Both Blunt and his father served in the military and when James's was sent to Kosovo it has been reported that when his father said goodbye, his dad said "Right now, you are not my son and I am not your father, we are just two men saying goodbye ".
@paulknox999
10 ай бұрын
I cried like a baby when i first saw this, and everytime since. It brought back all the feelings I had when I lost my Father.
@bobapjok4241
Жыл бұрын
Always so weird when you tune it and see the reactors laughing having a great time and not know whats coming. Powerful song to change emotions the way it can. When it hits very early and you can see their faces change is incredible. Music and just take over a person
@ColinHensley
Жыл бұрын
if you ever have the chance, you need to see James sing this live. Just extraordinary. He is so great. He has so many other songs that just get to the core of emotions, an expression of his time in the army in a vey tough time in Europe.
@ravenmasters2467
9 ай бұрын
James doesnt do 'upbeat' in his songs, although in real life you cant get him to be serious about anything, even this song. in an interview he said that he had joked with his father saying "you know if you die this will make me millions". Yet theres no doubt the emotions in his songs are absolutely real and raw. when youve taken some time to recover you might want to check out 'goodbye my lover' from him. his biggest hit you have almost def already heard even if you didnt know the artist or recognise the title. its 'youre beautiful' and i'm sure you would know it if you heard it. thankyou for this beautiful reaction to a song very close to my heart. i watch every reaction that i can find to it. the best comment ive ever seen is "this isnt just music, its therapy".
@kevinmcneice8989
9 ай бұрын
Thank you Ladies that was beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@kurtk1054
Жыл бұрын
My apologies for the delayed response, only stumbled upon your channel this evening. I don’t comment much but feel compelled because I’ve heard this song and watched reactions countless times but never have I witnessed the dichotomy of life experience shared so raw. Lil cutie in the middle posted up at a near 45 degree angle at 2:19 into the song. Anyone who has been through it knows what his simple lines mean. When they turn off all the lights, when you fold their clothes on the chair. When someone outside of your circle kindly lets you know it’s time and they aren’t coming home. Not judging in the least for those who haven’t been there, simply expressing respect for those of us who have. Best wishes in the journey for you all.
@halobegsnog8321
11 ай бұрын
Yep, raw and crumpled, about 1:39 #2 realises, at 1:44 honest tears begin. And some kind songs are kindly proven, three cheers all around.
@Flexstrong71
11 ай бұрын
I never had the chance to meet my father and it crushed me.... incredible song
@jacobisrael-o4k
11 ай бұрын
TRY THIS SONG GIRLS BY THE SAME MAN " THE GIRL THAT NEVER WAS" JAMES WAS A OFFICER IN THE ARMY, HE A MAN WITH A BIG HEART
@paulbriody297
Жыл бұрын
Excellent reaction to such an emotional song.
@gatekeeperbubba2946
5 ай бұрын
Was funny watching you guys laughing at the beginning when I knew what was coming.
@iansimmons735
10 ай бұрын
James Blunt (real name Blount) is an extremely talented singer/songwriter. As you've seen in the comments below, he served in the military as a British Army officer in Kosovo... Eventually served in the Household Cavalry. He also apparently stood watch over the Queen Mother's coffin. An interesting side note - there's a chapel within the Tower of London called 'St. Peter Ad Vincula', see it if you ever go there. In there is a memorial to two Blounts, James' ancestors, dating back a few centuries. I was surprised to see it and be shown it myself, by a Yeoman Warder, because something else was closed (yes, even I as a Brit still go to places like the Tower!). The family has a long history. This song hits hard. I think back to several years ago, when I watched my own father slowly ebbing away in a hospital bed. Blunt's back catalogue is well worth a listen. He is terrific.
@mst3ktemple421
Жыл бұрын
I love when a song can evoke such emotion. Even sadness and heart ache are important to experience. Truly a moving song that is painful to listen to, but its important to accept that these emotions are there within us. One of the most moving things that I never hear mentioned is how James handles the chorus (I'm not your son, you're not my father...). The first time through it is just him singing it. The second time its two part harmony and the third time we hear a heavenly chorus. That in itself pulled at my heart.
@oeltingbeats
4 ай бұрын
Its a weird feeling we all have for that bond between a child and its parents, when we visit our parents (dad or mum ) we are all just children again and life is just hard! but when time comes where they leave hopefully you are such a rolemodel yourself at that time for your own kids and then its our time to say goodbye. Life is tuff and beatifull, really a reminder to enjoy every moment
@PabloRichardFernandez
Жыл бұрын
Expecting ROAR monsters! What we get instead is about real monsters... The ones that we need to protect our loved ones from when they face their end, and the monsters that stay with us when we know we've run out of time.
@sandymarshall3148
6 ай бұрын
I am 71 every time I hear this son I cry like a baby love his voice ❤❤❤❤
@davidyardley8346
8 ай бұрын
The Girl that never was is another tear jerker and a recent one from James. You should also check out Carry you home, No Bravery and Goodbye my lover. As for upbeat......not James' strong suit lol.
@peterjoeparker
3 ай бұрын
It's quite amazing that you do music reactions for a living but have never heard of James Blunt...but I'm happy you enjoyed it...he's fantastic...please try listening to some of his other classics...great voice and tremendous writer.
@Immediatelyyespodcast
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@Kr0N05
5 ай бұрын
The middle woman got it. When the mouth sags open and you try to widen your eyes to stop the tears.
@Cowboy-f9y
3 ай бұрын
I am 43 years old and when i heard this son i cried like a baby . My father has liver failure and i know ive only seen him 3 or 4 times my whole life . But when i hear this all i can think is i hope my sons will feel this way about me when my time comes ..... 😢
@danielcooke7911
8 ай бұрын
To think if Captain Blunt had not taken his Guitar to Kosovo with him we would not have the artist and outstanding musician James Blunt and this beautiful song broke me a little each time I hear it
@jasondamrau9943
Жыл бұрын
I could not imagine singing this song for my father if he was dying. This is what James did for his father who was dying of kidneybdisease. Amazingly when thisnsong came out and the story was told a distant cousin came in and was a match for a kidney transplant. I believe his is still loving to this day because of this song. Also if you haven't seen it yet look up Iam Tongi singing this song on American Idol months after losing his father. First see his audition and then watch him play it live with James. If you don't tear up watching it them you might be the monster
@WelshAmethystGirl087
11 ай бұрын
His song 1973 is a good upbeat one but most people knw him for your beautiful which was good but he gets ripped for now. Hes an amazing comic who makes fun of people who troll him so watching his comebacks is so funny hes the best. Sure theres a few compilations out there
@belindahawkins4615
Жыл бұрын
He is great and has such a great sense of humour. Try No Bravery next
@RickcandKai
9 ай бұрын
Late to this show, he has 2 more no bravery, and I'll bring you home. Great songs by a great singer. Another in the same way is Dan Vasc with American trilogy, sung in remembrance of his dad, which loved Elvis, 5 days after his father's death. But first try his Amazing Grace, sung by a metal singer, you will be blown away
@lesjones471
5 ай бұрын
Not many records give you that real emotions and tears,James Blunt is a good song writer too.
@randallshelp4017
Жыл бұрын
He also sings "You Are Beautiful"
@survival7691
Жыл бұрын
So he has a song called You're Beautiful that was a radio hit, you've probably heard it but didn't know it was him. It's a very pretty song
@kennethfinnegan2978
Жыл бұрын
Louis Capaldi - Wish you the best. You’ll cry your eyes out.
@glastonbury4304
Жыл бұрын
Listen to 'no bravery, from when he was in the British Army ❤
@donaldduck2139
Жыл бұрын
his song 'Wisemen' might be upbeat enough to stop the sobbing, came out maybe 20 years ago
@DRKHEART13
7 ай бұрын
I listen to this song and it hits me from the other direction. My father died in 2004 but we did not have a good relationship. This song hits me in the fact that I hope I have done a good enough father to my son that he will feel this way when it is my time.
@mikewoodham9219
Жыл бұрын
Maybe you guys have heard "Beautiful" before. It's the first song I heard on the radio from him. I suggest it.
@Molix1981
Жыл бұрын
Sad? sad is not knowing him in 2023...
@jimtuell4076
Жыл бұрын
One thing I haven't seen in the comments is a little info on the kidney transplant that saved his father's life. James wrote this because they couldn't find a donor match, but the power and publicity surrounding the release of this video caused a distant cousin (who happened to have the same name as James's father) to get tested, and was a match. The surgery took place only 22 days after the video was released. This demonstrates the power of social media!
@TheSafetySmith
7 ай бұрын
My mother and father taught me to never let anyone see you bleed: emotionally or physically. After I joined the Canadian Primary Reserve my relationship with my father deteriorated and he wouldn't talk to me for three years. I watched this video the first time and I bled as I remembered him. Just a little bit.
@snyper701
7 ай бұрын
I just love you three! Where are you from?😊 Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪❤️
@KVM-rf5ig
Жыл бұрын
Your next reaction to James Blunt should be 'carry you home'.
@grahamcaws4837
10 ай бұрын
You need to listen to his new song The girl that never was. Another personal experience from him
@21void854
Жыл бұрын
More James blunt please 🙏
@stephenroberts7593
Жыл бұрын
The gentleman in the vid is his father who was dying of cancer and recovered due to a kidney transplant.
@robhoskins8871
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate your reactions, which were just like mine the first time I heard this song as I realized what it was about. Here's another song video that I think you might like ... "15 Year Old Emma Kok Sings Voilà - André Rieu, Maastricht 2023 (official video)". Be sure to include the intro at the beginning. It has just been released and has already gone viral in just two weeks with over 11 million views. You might want to have a box of tissues handy ; )
@helenleeyogini2679
8 ай бұрын
His new single, “The Girl That Never Was” is phenomenal as well. Bring tissues.
@wallacefowlie3224
Жыл бұрын
Love your reaction ladies. i would love to see your reaction to John Farnham's cover of the Beatles" Help with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. This Australian is a legend and one of the best vocalists in the world. Greetings from Australia. 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
@iansetters248
10 ай бұрын
The one on the left, how could you not be emotionally touched by this, you just look like your empty inside
@billabong9215
Жыл бұрын
When you had a father who was a prick this song means nothing.
@youngthing12
5 ай бұрын
Goodbye my lover and your beautiful plus numerous other great songs you must react to. His father had stage 4 cancer of the kidneys, no one in the family was a match. After James released this song a distant cousin came forward Fate had its own designs, and In the year 2020, Charles underwent a successful kidney transplant and continues to thrive to this day This narrative serves as a poignant ode to those who have experienced loss and to those of us who find ourselves bidding adieu to our beloved ones.18 Jan 2024 🙂🏴
@chris747f
7 ай бұрын
his dad was late stage kidney failure and couldnt find a kidney, James and his dad were both soldiers James wrote this song to say goodbye to his dad and when it was released a distant relative in Australia saw it and donated a kidney. while they were filming this everyone was crying except his dad who asked why everyone was crying
@stuartoneill9004
8 ай бұрын
Protect that woman at all costs
@bobbiemarsden4340
5 ай бұрын
This song got to me😢 when my father passed away he wasn't alone he died in my arms😞😞
@LeliawithImmediatelyyes
5 ай бұрын
I’m so sorry for your loss ❤
@ThefetchNZ
Жыл бұрын
Bonfire heart
@cx8277
7 ай бұрын
2 Depperte!!!
@Nowayjose-z2r
6 ай бұрын
Love the douche comments at the beginning. Worth the watch. Thanks.
@thomastaylor9234
11 ай бұрын
You just showed me you have no feelings apart from the woman in blue
@valentinozampieri9971
8 ай бұрын
this will be an immortal song! u should react to Dean Lewis' 'How do i say goodbye', also a song for his father.
@artieevenson
Жыл бұрын
This was his father in the video who had stage for kidney cancer and this was the first time sing it to him
@SeafoodKilla1
Жыл бұрын
You said you never heard of him bvefore...but you mau have without knowing who he was....back in 2004 he had a song called YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
@davidtullis2810
Жыл бұрын
He said he wrote this song because his dad his hero his rock was not invincible
@Fletcher938
11 ай бұрын
10 seconds in, as soon as he says oh ''advert'', thanks youtube!!
@groovymcnasty
Жыл бұрын
James trends to be more melancholy, You”re Beautiful, Carry You Home, No Bravery, Goodbye My Lover are all emotional songs, but I think you will love them all. James’s father was close to death from liver disease and James wrote this song as a goodbye. Luckily his father rallied and is alive today.
@wessexdruid7598
Жыл бұрын
He 'rallied' precisely because the song came out - and a distant cousin, who wasn't aware, was able to offer a kidney that was a match. It hasn't all been plain sailing since, either.
@lindy1642
5 ай бұрын
Bonfire heart is really more upbeat .
@slydevilfox
10 ай бұрын
Try his new one dark thoughts😮
@lhysander
Жыл бұрын
James Blunt - Carry you home. Little happier.
@GrumpyBugger.
Жыл бұрын
Those that have lost do seem to be in bits and more emotional alot quicker than those that have not.
@adamchowdhury9774
Ай бұрын
I may be wrong but his Father is still alive. No problem if I am wrong on that.
@Stiggy-ub3to
Жыл бұрын
@Immediatelyyespodcast you should really do a reaction to Aurora from Norway. I recommend starting out with her live performance "it happened quiet" . performed at "the current"
@pzpete
Жыл бұрын
It was written as a eulogy for his father. James then decided it would be wasted if his father didn't here it.
@billybscotland7246
Жыл бұрын
Your need to start at the beginning, you’ll maybe know his songs, start with ‘Beautiful’
@edwardsadler3348
Жыл бұрын
He has tons of hits
@peterhind9401
29 күн бұрын
What awful language to use in your immediate reaction to this beautiful, moving song. So inappropriate.
@JonRamirez-d1t
6 ай бұрын
James’s father is still alive. He was suffering third stage kidney cancer failure but he got a kidney transplant and he survived and he’s doing good. He wrote this song during his dad’s illness but his dad is living and thriving.
@ritaflatt6425
6 ай бұрын
🙏❤️🫶
@randallshelp4017
Жыл бұрын
Dad was diagnosed with cancer within the prior year. That was his dad...
@103mrg
Жыл бұрын
Kidney disease; not cancer.
@greenmeadows4
8 ай бұрын
Bobble heads
@deborahshort579
3 ай бұрын
Please cover some lewis capaldi
@richardcheng670
Жыл бұрын
Oh poor ladies, you had no idea what you were about to get into…
@seanfowler204
6 ай бұрын
The two girls up front have no soul
@johnwhitley4717
6 ай бұрын
please play your so beautiful, you will love it
@davidclarke2513
Жыл бұрын
Try James Blunt ,I will carry you home ,if you want a good cry
@TheDjwilliams013
5 ай бұрын
check out amigo the devil 'hell and you'
@MarcBuchheister
Жыл бұрын
the dominant 2 wifes lost after the vid........the 3 stand alone and have the feeling!....
@MarcBuchheister
Жыл бұрын
friendship at all?
@Dad-JanieWorld
Жыл бұрын
Goodbye my lover live.
@lester1773
Жыл бұрын
Your beautiful
@johnrogers4439
Жыл бұрын
say :whoa" again...jeez
@elainedixon1954
Жыл бұрын
You're beautiful
@NickHobbs
11 ай бұрын
Only genuine reaction is the lady in the middle. The fact that the other two ladies keep smile and rocking their heard look fake beyond belief. If you listen to something this said, would you really keep on rockin'? I doubt it. Eitheir you're faking the reaction, or you have no soul. Either way, thumbs down. (Apart from the lady in the middle)
@DR-uq1fr
Жыл бұрын
Its always weird to me how people that show no actual emotions that react to this song always use the "I have chills" Not the first time that was used by someone that was stone cold. I dont think you guys that say that understand what "chills" means. It means you're frightened, or cold. 😄
@jedislap8726
Жыл бұрын
Tell us you don't know how the English Language works without telling us.
@DR-uq1fr
Жыл бұрын
@@jedislap8726 Tell us you're 50 years old without telling us
@jedislap8726
Жыл бұрын
@@DR-uq1fr Why would I tell you I'm 50 years old when I'm not. You, however don't understand how the English Language works. My age is irrelevant to your lack of knowledge which therefore makes your comment pointless.
@DR-uq1fr
Жыл бұрын
@@jedislap8726 😆 ""DerRRRrrrrr English language, English language! DerRRrrrrrRRR I know how it works, DeRrrrrrrrrrR."" Dude go lay down and dream about how you think you burned someone with your knowledge of the "English Language: 😆 What a horrible pathetic attempt. Thank you, come again. 😆😆😆
@MadMax-ut2wc
7 ай бұрын
Liberal women lol
@MrEvenStranger
Жыл бұрын
I only discovered this song this past year - I was driving as it was playing and had to pull over because I could no longer see. I listen and blubbered like a baby throughout the song, and when it ended, I wiped the tears away, blew my nose, picked up my phone and pressed replay and repeated the whole blubbering incident again. Loved your reactions! It's one of few I've seen with multiple people watching together, letting their emotions and thoughts bounce off one another, creating an entirely different dynamic.
@markhurlbut6999
Жыл бұрын
I'm a 60yr old military guy...my relationship with my dad was a rough one..we didn't talk the last 12 years of his life....i will forever regret that neither one of us would swallow our pride. Great reaction
@jamesthompson3674
7 ай бұрын
Well your comment has just hit home, I am a 58yr old military guy, from a military family. My farther passed in late October last year and we did not talk for a good 10 plus years. Not sure how I am going to sleep tonight having seen this song and read your comments.
@danielpalmtree270
7 ай бұрын
As a 21 year old man who has a very close relationship with his father, just hearing this made me cry and wish you the best. We are both very prideful and arrogant man who have only gotten this far because of his knowledge of my age and going through my teenage years. But, as we both get older, it is getting harder to just move past certain things and forgive so this comment made me realize I need to find a way to let my pride go sometimes. A father is living their first life too, so thank you man and thank you for your service sir.
@Quizzy0000
5 ай бұрын
i didnt speak to my dad in over 12 years also hes still alive but every time its massive disappointment. last time he forgot me and my sister were coming over. that was the final blow my dad is gone. my father is around but my dad died 15 year ago.
@LukeMaynard
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your service, and thank you for SURVIVING your service in all the ways that really matter. The military just WRECKS a lot of men, including the ones who come home. I'll never forget Patrick Stewart's episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?" - all he knew of his father was an awful man who was violent to him and his mother, a bitter old man he certainly never liked. His episode was less about tracing his lineage all the way back, as it was for his friend Ian McKellen. It stayed almost exclusively with his father, and traced him all the way through his military service on the continent during WWII, as he went from village to village, fighting Nazis and liberating French citizens. It put Sir Patrick in touch with all of these ancient men and women in little French villages who remember what he did for them, and told nothing but great stories about how great a man he was. It was the experience of the war that completely destroyed him, the horror of seeing Nazi atrocities firsthand, that left him brainblown and traumatized and completely unable to carry on a normal life. He was such an incredible man, and it was so important to see and respect that. A lot of Patrick Stewart's charity work is based on helping people recover from violence. In honour of his mother, for years that was donating to battered women's shelters and protective victims of domestic violence. Ever since he found out who his father really was, his charity work has expanded to supporting veterans who come home as victims of a different sort of violence--and maybe victims of their own violence too. It's such an important side of his philanthropy, and one I wish more people talked about.
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