James was an army Captain who drove the first tank into Pristina during the Balkans war. He told an American general to f*ck off when he tried to get him to fire on an airfield where it was clear the occupiers were preparing to surrender. Naturally his commanding officer backed him up when the general tried to have him court martialled.

@MrHws5mp

27 күн бұрын

No you got that a bit mixed up. The US General Wesley Clarke who was in charge of the UN peacekeeping force ordered the British contingent under General Sir Mike Jackson to go and push the Russians off Pristina airport, using force if neccessary. General Jackson told him "no" (allegedly using the full extent of a colourful vocabulary acquired from years in the Parachute Regiment), and got straight on the sat-phone to London, who backed him up 100%. London got on the phone to Washington, and 48 hours later General Clarke was on a plane home. Years later, the now retired General Jackson and James Blunt were on a chat show together, and before talking about his latest single, Blunt insisted on thanking General Jackson for saving his life. Jackson looked puzzled, and then Blunt explained that he was the commander of the Scimitar light tank that would have been the first vehicle up the road to Pristina Airport had Jackson not refused Clarke's order.

@honeybadger713

19 күн бұрын

I’m 58 never had any kids , was married once for a year and a half many many years ago , never remarried since then and never will again .However if I did have any kids he or she would be 36 this august. I will never know since all that was gone on Dec 17th 1988 . It is what it is though , the past is that past and for the most part I leave it there , but from time to time life reminds me sometimes , even in my dreams .

Yes true song , James singing about the daughter he and his wife lost

James Blunt pulls the emotion right out of you with this one. He writes his songs about what knows very well, his own life. That's what makes him as unique as his distinctive voice, its rare in todays music.

The song is about the daughter he and Sofia lost. He wrote the song as his way of dealing with his grief

I love the way James tells such heartfelt stories that many times are from his own life and experiences. I think this song would help people who have a hard time expressing the grief they have experienced through the loss of a child.

I have heard this many times but here i am as usual,a life toughrned 70 year old bawling like a child and we are only halfway through. They lost their first pregnancy,a girl but now have two boys ,but as aa father of one girl i would not swap her for all the sons in the world.

Lulus hair is absolutely gorgeous btw Great reaction ❤😢 i couldn't not cry at this.

No Words Needed ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

The Girl That Never Was tells a heart-wrenching story of a lost dream. James Blunt and his wife, Sofia Wellesley, longed for a child, but fate had other plans. The lyrics drip with sorrow, regret, and an unfulfilled yearning for the child they never had.

@thomasmacdiarmid8251

Ай бұрын

They now have 2 children.

Some more songs from James, Carry you home (the video is not the same story as the lyrics, both are tragic,) Goodbye my lover, No bravery, Same Mistake and for a glimpse of James sense of humour watch the video for Unstoppable. James is a truly special musician.

from what i understand, this is true! He says that writing like this is very therapeutic for him! He certainly wears his heart on his sleeve with his music!

James Blunt. .... "No Bravery" .

You should do Whiskey Lullaby... that is also pretty emotional

Carry You Home is another great song by him about lan American female soldier in Kosovo that was killed in action that he worked with and became a close friend. He hasn't talked about it much, but in an interview years ago he said he was there when it happened and he wept over her and promised to take her home. In another interview he said that he brought her belongings back to the US for the family.

Great but very sad song,he always gets me😢❤

both James and his dad are ex British army so mad respect!

@lesjones471

Ай бұрын

I joined the UK forces in Sept 1966,I became a vehicle mechanic and traveled to places of unrest to keep the peace and did tours of N Ireland one was 4 months and I was in belfast a bit weird as public on both sides faught each other.I did 18+ yrs and enjoyed it most of the time.

@R3ED3R

Ай бұрын

@@lesjones471 Thank you for joining Les :)

Yes as Lulu put it it's is a very meaningful song about life. Wintersunsun Alex and wintersun Cathy🫶❤️🥹❄️

Thanks for this reaction. Its such a beautiful and sad song.

JAMES! Going through stuff is one thing but crafting art 🎭 the way he does is amazing. BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA I've called the later 4 songs I've listened to but His First called YOUR BEAUTIFUL 💖 is one you can put on repeat without tissues!! Have a Great Day Ladies!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

Lulu is so sensitive and empathic for her young age❤..you all are ❤full people! React to his "Carry you home",another tearjerker... Best regards ladies🙋🏼‍♂️

Don't be afraid to let out your reaction, Lulu. You're young so it's harder to just be comfortable in your own skin. But I encourage you to just feel it and let it show.

tried to stop listening to it but couldn't, all I could think of was my two precious angels, one stillborn and one 10 weeks old. 40 years on it still makes me emotional when I think about it. The worst thing about it was in those days we were not allowed to give her a christian name nor were allowed to go to the funeral (The stillborn girl) they told you after where she was buried. Thankfully nowadays they allow the parents and family to attend the service as was the case with my grand daughter who lived 2 hours, the hospital organised the funeral and even for the cars to take us there as we did not have a car at the time. also bless the NHS as it was all free of charge to us as our taxes pay for it irrelevant of whether you pay tax or not.

@janeforrest6838

Ай бұрын

So sorry for your loses,42 years ago I lost my first baby a girl she lived for 3 hours after a two day labour.I grieve for her every day and will always wonder what she would have been like.This song is beautiful.

Check out You're Beautiful, Goodbye My Lover and Carry You Home

Lulu, you need a hug girl. Lovely reaction ladies, thank you for sharing, keep safe. Suggestion? "Carry you home".

Thank you for your reaction. 🙂

@KathyLuluandDonna

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

🇬🇧 Norfolk with you James is from here in Norfolk we cry a lot 😢 Carry you home next

I was not ready to see those little shoes😢😢😢

A really good song you should check out is "Angelique" by Tyrone Wells.

My dad was the youngest of eight children , spread out over 26 years . He knew that his Ma had lost four of her six daughters , what he didn't know and I found on Ancestry was that one of them was 8 yo , and a twin was 7 months old , I have yet to find anything on the other set of twins . Grandma's family Bible isn't the original Bible , in the front where you record the marriages and births , only the four surviving children were listed . I can only imagine what she went thru .

Both of our daughters had several miscarriages before thankfully having 2 gorgeous children each. It is heartbreaking to watch someone go through it.

Try citizen soldier tattoos

Well I must be living under a rock. I found an amazing girl Grace Bowers a Guitarist Wow is all I can say.

Hi ladies, from your Irish cousins. Check out the Dubliners, "I wish I had someone to love me " ❤❤❤

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🔥👀 "So, who's the lucky boy getting second?" 😉😘

try "you're beautiful" by James

Never heard of him. Guess I should listen. I see his songs have a lot of views.

Hi guys....love you guys reaction video so i have a request for you guys... .its immortality ft Celine dion and the bee Gees 👍 thanks

Goodbye my lover ❤

I READ THAT JAMES WROTE THIS AS A WHAT IF BUT THEN IT REALLY HAPPEMD/ JAMES GENRE IS SONGS OF MISFORTUNE. CHECK OUT HIS THE GREATEST IT IS A COVID SONG. ANOTHER COVID SONG IS JOHNNY CASH THE MAN COMES AROUND COVID EDITION OR DIMASH VIDEO HE DID FOR COVID WE ARE ONE

Try listening to CARRY YOU HOME, Ps I’m watching from the uk,Scotland and you 3 are cool👌, and yes unfortunately it’s true, they did lose a child😢

LuLu was struggling. A beautifully sad song

The girls that never react to Hocus Pocus by Focus misses out on some good rock and roll!! 🙂

Carry You Home and No Bravery by James.

Please Andre matos "over your head " ritualive

My wife lost 2 due to miscarriage now we got a daughter who just turned 21

Subbed, you have to check out ‘No Bravery’, and ‘Carry You Home’, both amazing songs by James Blunt, great reaction 👍👍👍

@KathyLuluandDonna

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub

Goodbye my Lover - Get some more tissues...

Hello guys, are you from Southern US by any chance? I have a hard time pinpointing your accents (I'm not American) :)

@KathyLuluandDonna

3 күн бұрын

Texas USA

@RaduRadonys

3 күн бұрын

@@KathyLuluandDonna Thank you!

Request how could you leave US by nf

As happened with "Monsters", I was OK until Lulu lost it. 😢😢

True experienced James had, his 1st miscarriaged thn he has 2 great boy with his wife... Mostly his songs abt his experienced in life.

having lost a child at 1 week old, this song just leaves me in a total mess

This is a real life situation again,James and his wife lost a child by a miscarriage.

You need to hear his anti war song No Bravery,

Donna do you must be that beautiful ♥️

@KathyLuluandDonna

Ай бұрын

Thanks