Self reminder..... Don't listen this song in public.

According to James, there were a lot of tears shed at the recording, except for his father! Who apparently said something along the lines of "why is everyone crying? I'm not dead yet!"

My dad passed away 17 years ago at the young age of 68. I’m now 66 and a paramedic so I already knew what his outcome would be with lung cancer. The night he passed in the hospital I did get to tell him I loved him then he replied “I love you too son”. I think that’s the only time we ever said those words to each other, I’m so glad we did. He was a very good man and I miss him every day.

James Blunt delivered this performance intentionally raw, in one take, refused to let them autotune it & it was also the first time his dad heard the song.

How in the end his father is patting James' arm...

Even when dying, daddy is still chasing the monsters away.

MONSTERS BY JAMES BLUNT: THE SONG THAT MADE THE WORLD CRY!! 😢😞😭

You could listen to this a thousand times and crumble every time

I lost both my parents in a span of one month. 6 years later, the pain and loneliness without them is still there. Never take parents for granted.

It was one take.The producers  wanted him do do it a second time  but he refused because  he wanted the cracks in his voice  in the song.He wanted it raw, real and emotional which is exactly  what  he felt Making  this tribute to  his terminally  ill father

If someone hasn't said it in the comments already, his dad got a transplant he needed, and as far as I know he's still here on earth.👍🍀

It became too late for me, on Sunday, 28th of March, 20 years ago..
I lost my Father to suicide..
I now dont remember the sound of his voice..
Love everyone, as much as you can..
Im glad I got to share this with you.. it was beautiful..

As a cavalry officer who led his men into battle. He shows us as men it's ok if/when our fathers/heroes are terminally ill/die our emotions are OK

Your reaction has me in tears every time i watch it. We can see the emotion colouring your cheeks as it hits home.

I lost my dad a year ago next week.  There are so many songs that express this common and devastating experience most of us will suffer.  My heart goes out to all who are experiencing this. For those who haven't yet, I'll just repeat what all others have said. Get the words out now.  Don't leave any guesswork for later.  Make your love and appreciations known now.  Peace.

"I'm not crying, you're crying..."  You held it together better than I do, every damn time I watch it. I love your reviews... honest, intelligent and sincere.

Yikes!!!
This is a ROUGH one!! 🥺
The tears I couldn’t cry at my father’s funeral start flowing almost every time see this.

I've watched roughly 7 reactors to this song and cried each time.

I married a woman that had two kids five year old girl and a three year old boy! Divorced for twenty five years and both kids are mine! I talk to them every day and now the fifty one year old boy sent me this.  He and I can really relate to this song! I have cried so many times ❤

This song started as a poem written by James Blunt’s sister and James put it to music. It tells goodbye to their father who was diagnosed with kidney disease and was dying he needed a kidney transplant. This video was filmed in one go. James told the crew we are doing it in one go, as emotionally he couldn’t do multiple takes. Spoiler alert he got a kidney and is still alive. This song will always be a reminder of how close he got to loosing his dad. You should see Iam Tongi version of this song on American Idol, both Iam Tongi and James blunt got to perform this song together on Idol.       *WARNING*    Tissues are required for both versions!!! ❤

Another James Blunt tear-jerker "The Girl That Never Was".   Go on, react to it!!! And I'll watch your reaction with my box of tissues