He takes a lot of stick, but theres no doubt about it, the man can sing. And is a better writer than what he gets credit for.

@BethRoars

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@MythicYetiiiiii

Жыл бұрын

Idk why he gets hated on... Hes an amzing singer. He definitely had a one of a kind voice u can tell who it is by him singing one note

@VirginiaRe

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. ❤

@depdep1927

Жыл бұрын

I am really into metal as far as I can remember, but James Blunt is one of those singers who I feel real emotions when I hear his voice. I think that is the disctinction of a popstar or a musician to an artist. I guess maybe we all have our own cup of teas but his music transcends genres, at least from my experience or the impact he has on me on a personal level.

@ceofficial936

Жыл бұрын

Back in the day I probably didn't like his music, but now... I love it

most of us will outlive our parents,as it is the way it's supposed to go. That reality of eventuality doesn't make losing a parent any easier. This song is a kick to the balls,miss you Dad.

@laureltaylor4535

Жыл бұрын

My mother has been gone for twenty years. She was my best friend. I miss her and think of her everyday. This song is incredible. James is such an underated artist. His songs are poetry with music. Just stunning. Please react to all of his music.

@marinebttlemechanic

Жыл бұрын

The hardest part of losing my dad was the fact that I want him to see how far I have come and I know I won't ever be able to. =(

@devildoc4257

Жыл бұрын

Lost my mom to cancer 3 years ago. They say time makes it easier. My question is how much time is because it's still not easy. Miss her every day

@bloodsling

Жыл бұрын

@Devil doc you'll never stop missing them, but at least for me when I think of my dad I generally smile, and remember all the times he made me laugh. I don't dwell on his last few weeks,I think of the 34 years I had with him.

@devildoc4257

Жыл бұрын

@bloodsling yeah I did 23 years in navy. She died 2 years after I got out. I missed so much time I thought I could make uo. Life had other plans. But I know she is in a better place out of pain now. That gives me comfort. And sorry for your loss.

Yes, that's his Dad in the video and it was the first time he'd heard his son sing it! Sheesh I'd never have been able to hold it together! Apparently, everyone there (cameramen/lighting/etc) were crying at the end and his father said, "Why is everyone crying?! I'm not dead yet!" 😂😉 A distant cousin saw this video and came forward to be tested and was a match! So, even though things seemed very bleak when this was filmed, his Dad did get the transplant and lived. ❤ You mentioned about his voice breaking in the song... The people in charge of creating the video wanted to auto-tune and tweak those parts and James said "Absolutely not!" He wanted all of the emotions of the moment to come through. I think it was a very smart move to leave it be.

@joshuawiedenbeck6944

Жыл бұрын

I love that reaction from his Dad. Such an "old guy" thing to say.

@MikeJaegerLive

Жыл бұрын

Good ending to tragedy very we explained by your great comment on this great song... Real tears are magnificent... only fake tears are harmful to everyone.

@mrsilenttarkov9425

Жыл бұрын

One of the reasons "she's out of my life" by micheal Jackson is one of my favourite songs is because you can hear his voice crack has he starts to cry whilst singing it

@tiffinyanderson4403

Жыл бұрын

Don’t be a idiot like me and watch this when you’re trying to fall asleep. 🥺

@MikeJaegerLive

Жыл бұрын

@@tiffinyanderson4403 Agreed 👍. After this song The Great Gig by Pink Floyd is Inspired healing for the heart ❤ and brain 🧠.

20 years as a psychotherapist helping people over this sort of thing. Nothing prepared me for my own fathers death. This song help more than anything. 6 years later, this song now makes me smile, despite the sadness.

@burntmedics

11 ай бұрын

I’m also a therapist and my father’s death affected me in ways I couldn’t have imagined. This song captures the complexity and simplicity that coexists in the father/son relationship.

@Mainthane

Ай бұрын

You guys are a professional therapist. Imagine a normal guy like me? 😔😭

It's the emotive "it's my turn, to chase the monsters away". That gets me. Not only makes it a full circle - life and death, but, emphasises the vulnerability of you as a kid, and your dad afraid of death. It's just sad, but a beautiful lyric.

Every time he sings it’s my turn to chase the monsters away I tear up… magical singer

By the way, his father was also a military man and had trouble showing emotions. At the very end, after a couple seconds, his Daddy patted his arm to comfort him and I lost it! I just recently lost my Daddy who was also a veteran. It was a surprise as we had no idea he was even sick and in 10 days he was gone! 💔 He had stayed with me to take care of me after my husband died suddenly in 2015 and he used to pat me just like that!

@columlennon

Жыл бұрын

Colonel blunt and his son captain blunt

These lyrics are such a masterpiece. James Blunt is so underestimated. I went to his concert and it was the best I have ever been. He doesn’t have one bad song. Beth kudos on your great musical taste. And your Wicked Game cover was just flawless ❤. Please do more of that.

@Dobzie795

10 ай бұрын

Because he's cack...and a little weasel most likely....

@x-Floki-x

9 ай бұрын

Agreed! He really is a VERY underrated singer.

As a hospice nurse, I loved the song and I loved your reaction. So genuine...

@Wraithlen

2 ай бұрын

You and everyone who helps those that need hospice care are heroes. Every bit as much as any "hero" tag we put on people these days. I lost my mother-in-law very recently and the care the hospice team gave her was amazing.

@Heathen.Deity.

Ай бұрын

As someone who recently lost my last grandparent, I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you for all you do. All the best.

This song was done in one take, James blunt wouldn’t let them alter or use auto-tune. It’s raw, it’s real. His father (who had also been a kidney donor), was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease and they had no donee for him. Both Army men. At the end of the take apparently everyone was crying except his dad who said, why are you crying , I haven’t gone yet.. it was the first time he had sung this song to his dad and it was with his heart. Luckily after this aired a distant cousin was found to be a match and he had the operation and was fine. Don’t know how he’s doing now though. Brilliant song.

@don2547

11 ай бұрын

@@kmacvlogs5902 he is good but when it comes to the orignal it is really raw that being said tongi is really good i love them both

@Abrilspring

10 ай бұрын

Is his father still alive?😢

@don2547

10 ай бұрын

@@Abrilspring yes

@PBMS123

8 ай бұрын

No it wasn't. Go watch the video of James talking about it. They did about 5 takes.... It was not the first time his dad heard it. The audio you hear is studio recording, not recording from the music video.... There's no microphone, and there is very clearly auto tune, backing vocals, and instrumentals. Where is this idea or claims coming from? He never said that.

Watched over a hundred reactions to this. Cry every time. So raw. I love that he actually stopped them from using autotune on this. It needs to be this way.

James's dad apparently used to say the You're not my son, I'm not your father phrase to James when he was deployed to Kosovo. They weren't father and son of two British Army Officers but we're 2 grown men saying goodbye. My dad died last year and this song gets me every time.

This song reminds me of my father passing. He said one more I love you, then asked me to take care of my mother. An hour after we got off the phone, he was gone. Beautiful.

My cats have come over to my sofa where I'm bawling. They don't like it when I get upset. Which made me cry even more.

I'd somehow missed this song, and hearing it now made me an emotional wreck. Such a beautiful song.

I just watched him and Iam do this and a balled like a little girl, man this song is so emotional especially watching him sing it in this video.

Well that unexpectedly hit me like a ton of bricks. My own father passed away over a decade ago and I relive those last awful and beautiful hours regularly. The terror, the sadness, the reassurance made by the inner little boy trying to be brave that everything will be ok. And the father, reaching across and providing comfort even as the sky shatters and the world ends. The line "I'm not your son, you're not my father" felt to me like the tearful post hoc rationalization of the singer to regain his composure. And the touch on the arm.... the father silently says "I am your father, you will always be my son, and I will chase this last monster you face away. My final gift to you will be to show you how a man dies, and I am proud of you. It'll be ok." So much in that moment and so much to think about as I prepare my own children to face the inevitability of my passing.

@picies2020

Жыл бұрын

Shhh dam, you made me cry! "I will show you how a man dies" 🥺 hopefully someday I can do the same. Genuinely thank you.🤜🏽🤛🏽

@PoubelleKansas

Жыл бұрын

Well said. I first heard this in August 2021 as I was preparing the eulogy for my father's memorial service. He had passed 18 months earlier at 95 and it took that amount of time for the family to be able to come together (Dad died just days before COVID shut the world down). I came across this song accidentally and was glad to have done so; I was better prepared for the service.

@lucindabailey6014

Жыл бұрын

You made me cry, as much as the video did. So eloquently put.

@thac0twenty377

Жыл бұрын

That's how it hit all of us man

@JoyoSnooze

Жыл бұрын

Damn. That was so beautifully worded. I teared up all over again.

I just learned of this song's existence the other evening. I sobbed like a child. It reminded of the words/message I tried to convey to my father as he was dying. He was so scared, and I felt like a parent trying to comfort their child. This song broke me because it said everything I've been feeling since my father passed that I could not put into words.

how the heck can he SING that song and not completely break down, like all of us. How does he keep control with all that emotion flowing thru him?! AMAZING.

@rog2224

Жыл бұрын

Having seen a few live performances of this, the answer is 'with great difficulty'. It's like the very clear rage you see in live performances of No Bravery, the guy feels it every time.

@thejanusproject32

9 ай бұрын

Oh he did, no auto tune, all raw and did it in one take.

@MichaelB769

4 ай бұрын

The audio was prerecorded; you can tell in a few spots. Still amazing to hold it together like that.

@RedcoatT

3 ай бұрын

James comes from a military family. He was a Captain and his dad a Colonel in the British army.

Man you NEED to react to The Girl that Never Was by James Blunt. It’s insanely emotional and beautifully written, not to mention his great voice.

This song makes me weep every time. Slightly different circumstances but I went through something kinda similar when my mum was dying from cervical cancer. I was lucky enough to be able to make her wish of dying at home come true so I was her live-in primary carer for the last few months of her life and this song just brings that all back like it was yesterday. I just love how he strips away all of the parent/child 'baggage' so simply with "I'm not your son, you're not my father, we're' just two men saying goodbye", showing that while they're obviously still father and son, they've grown beyond being 'just' that... And yes, that's his dad with him in the clip and he IS still alive, apparently due to this song getting to the ears of a geographically-distant cousin of James' who was able to donate a kidney. Or something along those lines.

@smvwees

Жыл бұрын

O that is really beautiful 🥰 Thanks for sharing that.

@AlainnCorcaigh

Жыл бұрын

His father is sick again, the kidney is failing again

@jamescunningham1973

Жыл бұрын

Good on you David for making her wish come true,she would have passed over in peace.A proper son.

This song it's an absolutely wrecking ball... Gut wrenching, it will appeal to the most deep of our souls, so raw, so heartfelt, so beautifully put together. James Blunt MASTERPIECE

I'm bawling here...full on ugly crying....😭💔😭

@LPMonsterBeat

Жыл бұрын

Same. It's too much

I weep like crazy EVERY TIME I hear this song. It is so good.

Yeah definitely weeping like you. I just lost my father last month and discovered this song a few weeks ago and play it every day and cry every time. Such a beautiful song and the emotion is so raw and powerful. Simply stunning.

Your tears are saying that your heart is full of empathy and sweetness, they also sparkle and shine and show what a beautiful person you are, great reaction!

Lost my Mom 4 years ago. She was my Hero, raised 4 kids after divorcing my father. This song hits so hard.. Miss you so much Mom! 😢

@soundofnellody262

7 ай бұрын

The pain never goes away, does it? I lost my father in December 2018 after a short but terrible fight against cancer. His final days were pure torture and it was a relief when he finally was allowed to go. But for us who are left behind, the pain is never fading.

This is the most honest and heartfelt reaction to this song I have see.

Blunt is just an amazing singer, puts his emotions in each song too.

Thank you Beth (and James) for such a wonderful, heart-felt tribute. My parents and wife have passed from this life and I miss them dearly. Thankfully I will see them again and that's a blessing.

This song kills me every time I hear it!😢 We lost my dad in '01 to cancer. I was just 23 and I watched the light leave his eyes while holding his hand. It'll be 22 years on May 5th, and this time of year always gets me. I hope someone was home to hug 🤗 you when you were done recording this Beth! Thank you for your analysis!

@monaroq1

Жыл бұрын

Best wishes on this tough day

@daymarie1111

Жыл бұрын

Lost my dad in '02 to cancer when I was 14. June 10th. I just related to your comment so much. 🤍 I hope you're doing well.

@jasonstinebaugh8447

11 ай бұрын

@@daymarie1111 Just saw this, I'm sorry for your loss. My dad's birthday is in three days now, so yeah May and June just suck! Wishing you peace and light during this tough time of year for us both!

@daymarie1111

11 ай бұрын

@@jasonstinebaugh8447 you got this 🤍

My dad passed 10yrs ago for the same reason as Mr Blunt senior, he was waiting for a kidney transplant that never happened before he passed, I’m glad James didn’t have to see his dad go through massive weight loss and become so fragile and frail. My dad served in the Army and I served in the Air Force so this hits me in the heart .

I know this is about losing your father but this song kills me because it makes me imagine having to leave my boys behind someday.

I lost my dad the first week of this year...every time I hear this song, I can't help but think of all the things I wish I could say to him that I'll never have a chance to now. This song always breaks me because it hits so close to home. Thank you for doing a reaction to this.

@KazyReed

7 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry.

Love you Beth for sharing and showing your emotions and tears. Big hug 😌

Just lost my day last month and this actually brought me to tears 😢. It’s sad coz I never got the opportunity to say those words to him. He left so suddenly.😢. Everyone keeps telling me he’s so fortunate that he didn’t suffer. But I feel I missed out. I never had the opportunity to pay back the kindness. I’m just missing him so much it hurts.😢

The tears...just come into..your eyes..raw...emotions..

Devastatingly beautiful!! 💔Have watched it too many times to count. Brave reaction and glad you did it.❤.

I totally agree with you Beth in regard to the vulnerability shown by James. It's very brave to have a British army officer openly showing so much emotion. You can see the pain and despair in his face. It's a beautiful performance, so terribly sad. I don't know how he managed to get through it. But he's a soldier, he can be strong when needed. 😭❤

My father died coming up on two years ago, leaving me as the man of the house. I have been being strong for my family, not letting anyone see a tear, speaking about only trying to remember the good things and not dwell on the loss. Then I heard this song. I couldn't stop crying uncontrollably for over 10 minutes. The line about it's now my turn to chase the monsters from under the bed hit me harder than anything else in my life. I can only say, Dad, I will forever miss you and I can never fill the shoes you left behind.

Filmed and recorded in a single take. This some has some much emotion. IT brings tears every time.

You cannot mistake James Blunts voice, so unique always genuine and full of emotion. Yes, I cried though this pne too. Thanks for the review. ❤

@admiralsnackbar69

10 ай бұрын

​@@kmacvlogs5902James is better sorry

i chose to play this song at my dads funeral and it really is a great way of describing what it felt like watching him deteriorate and just trying to be there for him those last few months

such a beautiful song, sung with such emotion , I cry evert time I hear or watch teh vid, thank you for reacting to this masterpiece.

Didn't know this one yet; haven't listened to James Blunt in ages. God, it hit hard. I think you held it together pretty good! Lost my father 30 years ago, he was just 56 when he died of cancer. I was working half a world away, and while I visited three weeks before he died, I couldn't be there when he finally closed his eyes for good. I'm older now than my father was when he had to die. Cried through the entire song ... Still crying while I post this. 🤘🏻🖤

Met him when i came back from Afghanistan he never shaked our hands he gave us all a hug 🫂 at the time i remember feeling like a spring and still on edge and that hug realised so many emotions 😢

Found this video .. killing a day listening to music I haven't heard before.. seeing your reaction and watching the video at the same time .. has tears running down my cheeks. It is touching something deep in me ... you see I am sitting waiting to take a plane 1/2 way across Canada to say good bye to my mom .. she is in at the end of her time with us .... hoping I make it in time .. Thank you for posting all your reaction videos .. I am sure they touch more people then you know !!

Wow, was crying right there with you.. Made me remember seeing my father on the bed in the hospital minutes after he passed away. Couldnt get there in time after receiving the call and never got to say a final goodbye.. This song really hits home and everyone who lost his father will relate to the emotion of this song.. And Kudos to you for allowing yourself to share your emotions with your followers instead of just falling back into a technical analysis

I always see the chorus as trying to cope with the inevitable, yet the verses are those moments where you release and show exactly how you feel

Honestly one of the most beautiful song I never heard Just a HEARTBREAKING MASTERPIECE! 💔

That is something I noticed when I heard this for the first time, the language really paints a photo of the role reversal, ("*I'll* read a story to *you*" / "it's *my turn*..." etc) from looking after to being looked after. Like he's a child putting his parent to bed and watching them 'fall asleep', doing the same things his father did that made him feel peaceful when he was a baby (folding clothes, stories, "I hope you sleep well, don't be scared", "Daddy" instead of 'dad'). It's not just him being sad as an adult, he's seeing himself as a child again, almost entirely helpless. And yeah, this is not a 100% flawless vocal performance, technically speaking, and that's the point. Even I, an untrained imbecile, can hear he's struggling to get through it and that more of a story than the lyrics on their own.

i wasnt looking for a vocal coaches reaction, i wanted a humans reaction, and thats what i got. thankyou for your reaction to this incredible music video. i am obsessed with watching every single reaction i can find and every month or 3 i search out the latest additions to the many, many that are already out there. you reacted as pretty much all of us react either in private or on camera. theres no acting or performing involved or even possible when it comes to reacting to this video (except for the very few inhuman monsters that didnt have a gut reaction). it wrings the reaction out of people by force. it was an honour to share your baptism by tears with you. Edit added later: I clicked the link to your cover of 'Wicked Game' with not particularly high expectations. Boy was i shocked. That was absolutely beautiful. Thankyou.

its oddly comforting that James Blunt can still make me tear up in just seconds

He deserves more recognition , what a great personality to meet and very polite guy

What the heck? I'm a metalhead sobbing at my computer during my lunch break.

It has been almost ten years since my dad passed and most of the time I am okay but there are moments when it is still as raw as it had occurred yesterday. I am not much of a crier but this song always gets me teary-eyed.

i lost my father 20 years ago i was sitting by his bedside in the hospital ,asking him in my mind to just close his eyes and leave the pain and suffering behind .so ever time i hear the line " so just close your eyes " i am a blubering mess a very very powerful song and message

It’s the only song I consistently cry over ! It describes my last interaction with my dad pretty closely 😭

Such a beautiful song and his vocal was just stunning. And yes, I was crying as well. I think I need to delve into James Blunt's catalog. When You're Beautiful was released, it was ridiculously overplayed and became a bit of a joke. So, I never really took him seriously or took the time to develop an appreciation for his voice, but I suspect that I may have been missing out on some other gems.

@lepot23

Жыл бұрын

Same here. Once I heard this song, it gave me mad respect for Mr. Blunt.

@Krinkle-Moose

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, the Back to Bedlam album is brilliant! Imo, there's not a bad song on it.

@lymphomasurvive

Жыл бұрын

Check out No Bravery.

@marccipriani8477

Жыл бұрын

I agree, that Back to Bedlam was an amazing album and Im always sadden when people are turned off by overplay but that is the nature of the industry. If you put your first-time listner ears on and really listen to You're beautiful (and hear the back story) it is an amazingly deep song, I also loved Wiseman and Goodbye my lover. A coworker told me about this song (Monster) and I made the mistake of listening to it at work and was a bluburing mess and could not believe how raw and unique this song was. I still cannot make it through this song without crying. I also saw the young man Tongi who chose this song for a very specific reason to audition for Idol and his duet with Blunt is amazing because you can still see and hear the emotion in blunts voice and when Tongi breaks down and misses his vocal cues Blunt lifts him up and fills in. When it comes to singers I am a huge fan of those unique voices and Blunt when I first heard him was one of those, I loved his album and still respect his work today. Here is a link to a live version of Goodbye my lover in oxford and it not only shows his range but it truly displays that even years later the raw emotion is there kzread.info/dash/bejne/f5qN2pSSl5vPndo.html

@jenniferdono6990

11 ай бұрын

Hope you’ve had time to listen to more of his music. It’s some of the most beautiful, painful, heartbreaking stuff out there. Love James blunt. ❤️

I just subbed on the strength of this (my first) reaction of yours. You have a beautiful way with words and really seem to have an appreciation of beautiful lyrics. You also don't stop after every line of lyrics, which I enjoy. I can't wait to check out other reactions of yours. Thank you for an honest, heartfelt reaction.

@dougel4709

Жыл бұрын

I envy you! You're in for such a rabbit-hole. Beth is one of the best reactors!! ...one of the best human beings too!!!

God youre beautiful, even when you're crying. ive seen this song many times but your crying actually made me tear.

I grew up and always got along with my father. In high school he was my basketball coach. After high school we worked together until he passed and he was my best friend. I am so glad we got to spend all that time together. He passed away when I was only 25. The part "I'm not your son and you're not my father" really gets me everytime because of how great our friendship was. Miss you Dad :)

Probably the best song Ive ever heard in my life I love how emotional he is in this its truly heartfelt and genuine!

I haven't lost my father, and I wish with all my heart that it will happen as late as possible. But still that song bring me to tears each and every time I listen to it. Art is supposed to make you feel something. Anger, lust, sadness, grief, joy, happiness... That song is a masterpiece.

What’s crazy is in all the videos I’ve watched with Beth in she’s never got this emotional before but I think this touches a cord with us all. I’ve cried multiple times watching this video

Probably the most honest and fragile reaction on KZread. I am estranged from my Dad, after watching this video I contacted my dad by email to tell him, despite everything, I still loved him. He got the message but didn't reply (I am 58yo btw) there comes a time for everyone no matter how you might perceive someone, a time to say goodbye.

That was really a tear jerker for me. In 1991 my father and my baby daughter died within 4 months of each other. In fact Eric Clapton's son died several weeks later from falling from a balcony where he wrote "Tears In Heaven". Tom Dutkiewicz

Beautiful and extremely sad song. Equally beautiful and honest reaction, subbed 😊

I was in Alabama U.S.A. when my father passed away in California and it still haunts me and makes me cry that I wasn't there when he passed. I'm 70 now and it's been 30 years now. I still feel so alone without him.

Everyone who’s listened to this beautiful piece of music had cried and cried.xx👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👍

Aww geez. James, you got me good sir. My father passed away just before covid. I live in a different part of the country than my parents so I wasn't there when he died. To have this conversation with him would have been incredible. I miss him a lot. Thanks for this touching tribute to the relationship between fathers and sons.

I cried as much as you did. What an emotional performance! Thank you for sharing, Beth!

I've seen that three times (including this time) and it leaves me crying each time. I've lost both my parents - my Dad in 1992 when I was much younger and my Mom in 2020. Both after a number of months of pain and illness. Its incredibly hard and oftentimes I feel like I could have done better for them both. I guess that "survivor's guilt" is normal, but still difficult. It changes you - losing parents is something you never totally get over. I'll think I'm fine and then see something like this video and it just opens it right up again like it was 30 years ago or 3 years ago. Still, all you can do is try to move on and live your life the best you can because that's what they would want for you - its all they would want.

I feel so very grateful to James and his family for sharing this. I had a very deep cathartic cry. Thanks Bethx

One of those special performers who sound exactly the same live,true talent

4:22 Beth: Are you crying as much as me? Me with tears rolling down my face: Only a little bit I think

@Wrathlon

7 ай бұрын

No but MAN the humidity in here is nuts, my eyes are sweating like crazy >.> .>

@miklappa

3 ай бұрын

I cry every time I hear this song. It is just so emotional and goes somewhere deep under the skin. And Beth, you are beautiful while you show also your emotions while reacting. ❤

This song came out a month after my own Dad died and the first time I heard it was probably the first time I broke down and cried uncontrollably realising what a special person I had lost. It still upsets me to this day but mixed in with it is happy memories of all the good times we had together.

Lost my Dad and my oldest brother 3 years ago in a 4 months span and this song HIT ME SO HARD holy cow!!!

The first time I heard of this song in was in April 2023.. My father was deeply sick, and his condition was deteriorating.. The moment I heard this song, I cried my eyes out and I had a bad feeling.. 1 month later, my father passed away.. And to this day, every time I listen to this song I'm reminded of my father..

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.

I have never seen you so emotional during a reaction....it shows that not only are you an incredible musician,, you are an incredible person... this song came out shortly after my dad passed away.. I took care of him... the first time I heard this song it destroyed me but in a good way.... I have been subscribed to you for a long time..and this is why.. you are an amazing person and it shows in your reactions..keep it up!!!!!!

Absolutely Beautiful reaction... I've watched this video hundreds of times and reactions hundreds of times... But watching it through your eyes I couldn't help but cry again

I literally cry every single time I hear this song. He's gorgeous.

What a genuine, heartfelt reaction. Thank you for being you with us! 😥💚

Heard the song 100 times. Blubbered 100 times. Takes a heart of stone not to cry. Love your repsonse.

I cried every time I saw this video for quite a while. But how great that his father was able to get the surgery that allowed him to live.

I last saw my Dad 20 years ago now, and this song brings me to tears every time. Thank you.

My mom passed in a tragic car accident and I never got to say goodbye.... This hits me in my soul

You should definitely do his song 'Carry you home' as well, the official video tells a slightly different story to the lyrics but both are heartbreaking and deserve more views/reactions. I've listened to this song many times now and seen quite a few reaction videos for it. The raw emotion comes through every time, and whilst you mention that you can hear the tears in his voice, I have to be honest, Im amazed he could sing that well at all. A single close up shot for most of the video is unforgiving of any trickery. Especially given that his father had not found a transplant donor at the time, he really was dying, it would rwally have felt like goodbye when James was singing this. Big respect to him.

@GrimlarLex

7 ай бұрын

I would also recommend Sugarland Stay. Its 3 or 4 years now since I first heard it and was struck by the power of the video. It still gets me every time I watch it, It is a very good song/video combo, I would put it up there with Johnny Cash Hurt, James Blunt Monsters, Sinéad O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U, and maybe a couple of others, as songs you really need to watch the original video for. Yes its written from the point of view of 'the other woman' but it portrays it in a very sympathetic way, she didnt ask to have to share the man she loves, and indeed by the end of the song she's telling the guy to stay with his wife because shes fed up with his lies. Yes she was going through a divorce at the time but it wasnt because her husband cheated on her. She just really wanted to do something different about betrayal and as you can see in the video, really put her heart and soul into the song.

Wowsers. It takes an awful lot to move me to tears and that had me weeping almost uncontrollably.

Brilliant absolutely Brilliant - Ms Roars thank you for taking the time to post this video, James Blunt's music is so very emotional he is an artist in the truest sense.

The lyrics are as close to perfect you can get. It's the folding the cloths that hits me the most.

Best thing I heard about this was. That was his father in the video, and they ran that scene in a single take. By the end everyone in the room was crying, the father smiled at James and proclaimed. For god sake, I'm not dead yet 😂😂😂

That’s the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard. Have you ever heard James - moving on? The video is amazing and so emotional too

Beth never apologize for letting the music pull the emotions out of you. I’m glad to see someone else feel the emotions of music like I do.🥲

There's two songs I've heard this last year that hit me really hard, James Blunt's Monsters which I found last spring, and Ren's Hi Ren which I found last week. Amazing and unconventional single take live video performances where the singer is sitting in front of the camera and laying their inner turmoil bare for all to see both of them.

@BethRoars

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the message! I've got a reaction to Ren coming out soon! x

This song destroys me. I often find music extremely touching. But my personal history with losing my mom 5 years ago makes this song particularly devastating. The first time I watched it I literally sobbed, like curled up in a ball sobbing uncontrollably. Nothing since my mom’s passing triggered that response. It was a lot & it still makes me cry every time. Thankfully I don’t completely lose control 😢

I have watched dozens & dozens of reviews of this song & I tear up every time. My Dad passed away 18 years ago & this takes me back to that time every time I hear this song.

@thedonleroy

Жыл бұрын

@Kmac Vlogs I have watched his version of Monsters & it is amazing.

Wonderful reaction. A song that lead to a happy ending..(a distant relative donor with same blood type) This song will always make me cry (a 'cathargic' cry) but it always lead to a big smile on my face seeing his dad at the end of the video patting his arms.. knowing full well the type of man his dad is. The 'I'm not dead yet' quote from his dad during filming the song(think all done in one take?) always give me a chuckle.

This song means alot to me, for my step father , he was the man he didnt have to be.

@sarawoods9838

11 ай бұрын

I was lucky to have a step father like that too , I miss him every day 😢