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EMOTIONAL WIFE REACTS | MONSTERS | JAMES BLUNT | REACTION | TOMTUFFNUTS REACTS

266K views · Mar 8, 2022 · Music

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@ntracefan · 4 years ago
His father ( a kidney donor ) was dying of stage 4 kidney disease. A donor could not be found. This is the first time James’s dad heard the song. After the video he asked everyone why they were crying as he was not dead yet . After this video came out a distant cousin came forward and was tested and was a match. James’ dad is still alive and as far as I know is doing well. James and his dad are both former military and emotions are not easy for either one of them but James’s emotion in this is very raw. Beautiful song and tribute to his father
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@jpf6075 · 3 years ago
I have a close family member putting together a video montage for my family. This will be for my oldest son. We have been through so much together. I only have a short time but he is hurting the most. He is 25 now, a couple of weeks ago he and I were alone when he started crying. All I could do was lay his head in my lap and run my fingers through his hair until he went to sleep.
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@mythdefied0913 · 3 years ago
Johnny Cash's Hurt ties with this for tearing you up emotionally
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@mikeholtorf3456 · 4 years ago
I think the song hits home more for the men than it does for women. Father and son relationships are often complicated.
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@terminallumbago6465 · 4 years ago (edited)
James and his father were both high-ranking officers in the British army, James being a Captain and his father a Colonel. So they are both very stoic, or “stiff upper lip”. This was James’ way of saying goodbye to his father and telling him how he felt before he passed away. The refrain of “I’m not your son, you’re not my father. We’re just two grown men saying goodbye” is significant because it’s what James’ father said to him (obviously reversed) before James went off to war. He served in Kosovo in the 1990s. At the time this song was written, James’ father had stage 4 kidney disease. He had previously donated a kidney, so he only had one. He was on a long transplant list and neither James nor his siblings were matches, so there wasn’t really any hope for him. When James recorded the song, it was the first time he had ever performed it. Everyone was sobbing by the end of it, except for James’ father himself. He asked why everyone was crying and joked that he wasn’t dead yet. The studio wanted to put autotune on the song to remove the voice breaks, but James refused to let them because the way it was recorded was more genuine and natural. Ironically, this song saved his father’s life. Another relative saw the video and got tested and found out they were a match. The transplant was successful and James’ father is reportedly alive and well. Another great song by James Blunt is “No Bravery”, in which he talks about his experiences in the Kosovo War.
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@jamescowsert2128 · 4 years ago
I've watched more reactions to this than I can count. Still gets me evertime!!
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@Collin1023 · 4 years ago
One that will tear you apart even more… NF- How Could You Leave Us
@grimmlight4541 · 4 years ago
A lot of reactors made the same mistake of not finishing the video.
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@elainedixon1954 · 3 years ago
The song got him his donor kidney,  it was a match,  they heard the song.  I  have losr both parents,  sister and husband,  I am stage  3 kidney,  with rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus  and Takayasu Aertitis Vasculitis,  no chance for donor because of autoimmune diseases.  It effects those watching,  not for me to know.  I cried.  Also read about how he stopped ww3 from happening on 1999
@kdonlinex · 3 years ago
Love your dynamic guys
@ericvuillemey2135 · 4 years ago
El Perdon - Diana Navarro Get lots of tissues and don't expect to fall asleep easily that night ...
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@NCFFTSL · 4 months ago
Many people will walk into and out of your life. But only your loved ones will leave footprints in your heart.
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