Thank you for uploading this, beautiful princess.  I lost my dad when I was 6 year old.  To see a woman as amazing as you are react to this means a lot to me.  You shared something really meaningful to some people out there.  Again... thank you.

His father was terminally ill with stage 4 kidney disease and his sister wrote it as a poem so James took it and turned it into a song, it is his father in the video, the song was done in one take and when it was finished, his father wanted to know why everyone was crying as he was still alive. After the video was released, a very distant cousin turned up and proved to be a match for his father. A successful transplant then occurred.

It was real.
His father was dying when he recorded this and sang to his dad.

Thank God they later found a donor

James is a former officer in the British military (as his father was before him), so he donated all the proceeds of this beautiful song to the UK charity 'Help For Heroes' which does such fantastic work for ex-British servicemen and women. Well done James. You're a British hero too.

the moment that gets me is when James's Father grabs his arm and rubs it with his thumb to comfort him. Peak dad

Silence.  Everybody reacts this way.  It demonstrates just how much we all really are alike and we should carry that thought with us every day.

His father was dying from kidney disease, fortunately they found a donor and his father is doing well now. This is about the role reversal when the child becomes the parent chasing away the monsters.

Loved your reaction when the father came on the screen, priceless. It doesnt hurt that you are also beautiful.

Songs that make yoi uncomfortable are good for you, because it means you are learning something from it.  2 yeats aho around when this was released inlost my dad. Pops had dementia but he did know to the end his kids and mom of course. In the end he would o ly ask us are you ok? Even in his state all he worried about is if we are ok. In hospice care for a week our family gathered from all over the country. For 7 days my brothers sister and mom shared time in his room for 10 hours a day. Been quite a few years which is a blessing. We sang laughed and celevrated him . The day befor he passed i whispered to him the we are ok and it is ok. This song brings back all those memories and they are good

Yes girl that was his dad and he wrote that for his dad! He was facing kidney failure and he needed a transplant and got one and he is still alive. But all the proceeds that the song had he donated to children's kidney research. And bless you little sis! I can tell ya have a big heart

As all around them in the Production team knew the story everybody was in tears during the song & his dad said "What is everybody crying for. I'm not dead yet".

You know by now about it , it was shot in one take
All the film crew cried, you showed the song the correct amount of respect
Good job and well done 👍

I love this song.  Guys who have lost dads really feel this one.

This is his REAL dad, with stage 4 cancer, terminal>>> BUT they finally found a good kidney just in time!  Blessing from JESUIS!

I think role reversal is sort of archetypal. As kids, our parents take care of us when we are young and as adults it's reversed. Nice reaction.

James Blunt, his father, the man sitting next to him, was diagnosed with terminal cancer they believed was going to take his life. That's why he wrote the song, but God spared his life, and he survived telling his father about the song they decided to make the video together together

Her reaction was beautiful!!! Congratulations!
This song is devastating!!!! One hello from Brazil!

At the time of this recording, James father (the gentleman with him), was diagnosed with terminal Kidney disease & he thought this would pretty much be the last time he would see him. Fortunately, a few months later, a cousin was found to be a compatible match for his father & the operation to save him was a success.

Watched/listened to this song many times but your reactions making me tear up

I have heard this song many times, i am crying every time, if you don't cry you don't have a heart ♥