James Blunt - No Bravery (Official Music Video) REACTION

[@traktician]

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[@JG-fv9bv]

James Blunt was a Captain in the British Army and a Tank Commander in KOSOVO , he was also part of the Queens personal bodyguard

[@melissaleigh5220]

Capleasa🥰

[@gancsi244]

Your comments are on point. James is now fighting another level of war, he's more effective using his talent to make a difference in this world.

[@StarLeo_]

His song "Carry you home" by James blunt is very personal and is also related to his time in the military. It's more subtle in its storytelling, but you you watch the video for it you can see the true story that is being told. A powerful song

[@wendylynn7117]

Had me in tears always does ...such an.Incredible artist ..Fi you are amazing a special person thanku so much love and God bless always x

[@jjc5407]

If I recall correctly all the musicians on this track are military men and were listed with their ranks in the Back To Bedlam album sleeve notes. Captain James Blount (pronounced Blunt hence the change in spelling for his stage name) and his unit were amongst the first NATO troops to enter Kosovo during the Balkan War. One assignment was to secure an airport but the Russians had got there first. The American who headed NATO forces ordered them to take the airport by force but Blunt apparently argued against the order and British General Mike Jackson joined the conversation and told the American commander point blank that his men were not going to start World War 3! The Russians and NATO came to an agreement to share the airfield. Blunt later joined the Queen's Guard and was one of the soldiers who stood guard over the casket of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother as she lay in state prior to her funeral.

[@nicksykes4575]

One slight correction, this IS the Queens Guard. The "Blues & Royals" one of two regiments of the "Household Cavalry". When they're not trotting round London on horseback, they have the role of light armoured reconnaissance troops.

[@coldwhitespring5004]

So true that James Blunt is underestimated. And it's also true that this song is never played on radio, I've never heard it there.

[@MrTombre]

James Blunt was in Kosovo in 1999 with Nato troops, he wrote the song while serving there.

[@kelvinlambert4249]

Masterpiece. We have to remember that we owe our freedom to speak out and give our opinions to those that have fought against oppression.

[@shellos8]

James is a tough, military man who has fought for his country, and much of the rest of us who don't live in England. Surely he's seen and done things a lot of us can't even imagine. His healing comes from writing and singing music. He shares that beautiful and usually very sad music with the world. He's a good man and he's very talented. Love his music even though he makes me cry. A lot. He certainly has a sense of humor as well. I enjoy following him on Twitter, aka X. The more I've learned about him, the more love and respect I have for him.

[@sarahanderson8635]

My favorite song as well and also feel it is extremely underrated! More people should see the absolutely devastating consequences of war on the innocent lives. Those without choices. Same way I feel that all people should watch Roots so they can SEE the true nature of slavery. People bury their heads in the sand and try to say it can't be that bad when it is actually worse! Thank you so much for this and I am glad you loved it ❤️❤️

[@FrankWarnerWords]

Such a thoughtful comment and request, thank you.

[@leahbaumann3325]

Thank you, great reaction

[@KarenDay-me8ri]

Totally agree with all your comments. Respect

[@FinarfinNoldorin]

Pray for peace Fil..thank you for your wonderful reaction videos.

[@robertswann1052]

I too fought in Bosnia as a British Soldier. Another war in gods name, the blind against the blind. Lions led by donkeys.

[@hazelcoggane6419]

Carry you home is about a female soldier he held until she died then had to go back to her family with her last letter and dog tags he did this many times as he was an officer he has severe ptsd

[@michaeldodridge5929]

History repeats here in Ukraine. We will also have a generation drenched in hate sadly..

[@roccomarciano6099]

Slava Ukraini 🙏

[@christelsegbars1630]

Today I have seen a post that goes like this, war is a place where young man (who doe not know or hate each other) kill each other by orders of elderly man (who do know and hate each other) but do not kill each other....

[@christelsegbars1630]

My heart goes out to all the people who are victems in a war that they never ask for, one of my partners was in the military, was deployed to Irak years ago, and said after a few months, you don't see half of what we see and how do you fight an enemy that is willing to blow theirselfs up? Soldiers taking orders because they must defent the borders, of their nation, and the other side's the same..... song Mr Blue, by Rene Klijn....

[@alexduthie6582]

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 🙏 😢

[@hazelcoggane6419]

Please contact me in Scotland uk if I can give you a place to stay or sponsor you ❤

[@laureltaylor4535]

I love, love, love this song...it is so powerful.

[@M.B.ChalliesNZ]

His optimism when leaving for service and the reality when arriving♥️

[@terminallumbago6465]

James served in the Kosovo War in the late 1990s. He famously disobeyed an order to attempt to capture an airport held by Russian forces, which would have started WW3. Later in his military career, he was part of the Queen’s Guard and was one of the soldiers guarding the Queen Mother’s coffin and walking in the funeral procession.

[@glastonbury4304]

Not exactly true, James led 30,000 troops into Kosovo and was told to over run the Russian held Airport by the American General Wesley Clark , but the British General Mike Jackson over ruled the American General and told James not to as he wasn't going to be responsible for WW3...Good call...

[@deweyplanck9850]

I think who he’s saying has been there was the evil one who is not human and can’t be defeated. Also I believe he’s talking to his fellow soldiers who went there gung ho and ready to fight, but as they realized what war was they realized sadness was what they would take home with them. The bravery was there, the heroism was there,but sadness was their reward also.

[@guylaineboyer2156]

I know a man who went to war in Afghanistan. His teammate found himself in front of a child soldier, he hesitated and didn't shoot... The child shot him and the man died. War is dirty. The men and women who return are often destroyed inside.

[@ardentynekent2099]

Thank you for bringing this song forward. You're lovely.

[@hazelcoggane6419]

1999 a war full of inhumanity James was a commander of a tank and was bebilitated by ptsd

[@jacd751]

Excellent reaction & views. Thank you.

[@RicardoJoseReza]

He has been here refers to Slobodan Milosevic. War criminal. It is a very real HE. Also Ratko Mladic was the army general who became known as the "Butcher of Bosnia", who waged a brutal campaign during the Bosnian war. Thanks for your video.

[@jamesreid2644]

Or in general terms, he is Satan.

[@FrankWarnerWords]

Fil, I'll be posting my poem to this memesering song on The Fable Sphere in the Qcumber Squad and Our Words groups, soon as I can My books of poems, details can be found in the description box under The Fable Sphere (SHOW MORE) above. #QcumberSquad #JamesBlunt - Fil, I'm off back to the study.

[@sarahanderson8635]

Looking forward to your poem as you are a beautiful poet and will do this song justice!

[@FrankWarnerWords]

@@sarahanderson8635 You are very kind. Thank you. 🙏❤️

[@rog2224]

It's the last track on his first album. It reminded me of tales from late father, who was in the region in the aftermath of WW2, and was in the events that laid the seeds for the conflict that Blunt was in almost 50 years later.

[@writerinprogress]

If you haven't already, please react to his 'Carry You Home' video - also on a military-ish theme, but at a more personal level. It's beautiful, absolutely heart-rending and yet touching, and probably one of my favourite songs of his.

[@petemclaren6653]

the song was about his tour of kosovo, it refers to the people who were abusive of there power, people who were taking life from those who were inocent, he said when he spoke to the people individually they were compassionate but while they were there part of a group they were capable of doing these unbelievable evil acts

[@Leafsdude_]

I always hear the chorus as James talking about himself. People talk about veterans as "brave" and "courageous", and to some level they are, but they tend to come back afterwards as something else entirely. A shell of their former self, with depression and PTSD and so on. No longer "brave".

[@TheNotedHero]

Bro, it's been a year, time to react to "Carry you home". I love how James Blunt always makes you feel, whether that's joy, sadness, or anger.

[@hazelcoggane6419]

Give you lots love respect❤

[@oli19]

The Balkan conflicts were not really about elitism, remote bombing etc. This was neighbour turning on neighbour in the name of religious and cultural hatred. No too dissimilar to the genocide in Rwanda not long before. Push enough buttons and pump out enough propaganda and it's astounding what people will do to each other.

[@roundtheloopandback]

James blunt essentially stopped WWIII when he surrounded pristina airport and refused the natos commander to attack it whilst the russians were there, his general backed him even though he was subordinate to the NATO US commander and a few days later the russians agreed to share the airport due to lack of liquid and rations, thank god for that decision.

[@jimmiekendall5529]

Because it throw's What happen,s in War ,right in ur face..............................

[@chrisbentley8567]

He was a major in the British military and basically stopped the war in Kosovo

[@1Stephenbates]

He was the first over the border he guarded the queen to

[@robinsach8273]

no he is referring to death, that's what he means by he has been here.

[@paulhadfield7909]

hes talking about serbia, and the horrific things they did, and still refuse to admit they did it

[@susanellis1930]

Excellent interpretation My thoughts as well.

[@ECCENTRICERIC69]

This is an incredible heart felt song. There were 28,000 missing children in Kosovo during the conflict with Serbia in the 1990s. This was also detailed in PJ Harvey's amazing track "The Wheel" which is also as sadly underrated as this classic despite winning the mercury prize!

[@HaveMonkeyWillDance]

Don't overestimate the humanity of women; a very famous feminist once said 'If you corner a woman, she will devour her best friends and pick her teeth with their bones'. I rather like women, but they are as human as men, thank goodness.

[@jennywren7822]

In the 1st world war, you had no choice you were drafted if you were in the age range and not in a essential job at home. In the trenches if you didn't die or wounded going over the top, certain death, you died of foot rot standing in water for days on end. If you ran away deserted and caught you were court marshalled put against a wall and shot by 6 men, your comrades, that was done so each one didn't know if they'd killed him or not. It was horrendous men were left to rot where they lay, no mobile phones then, the main way of knowing if your husband, father etc was dead was if they didn't come home. Thousands died. Nothing like today, and thats bad enough...,

[@peikathryn]

I wonder if the "he" he refers to was the angel of death?

[@paulhadfield7909]

hes talking about slobodan milosovic, who was a genocidal maniac

[@samhain1894]

I always thought the same.

[@laureltaylor4535]

He..being the angel of death???

[@jessphuqette1716]

Yes

[@peikathryn]

Did you react to his song Monsters that he sang to his father who was suffering in a medical crisis? I cry every time I hear it.

[@MrJose72289]

Not sure ifnyou habe heard Monsters by him but it's just as heart wrenching. It's so good.

[@lesliezeoli5220]

It's a good analogy bud but he's actually saying it's the horseman of war when he says he has been here. But I'm sure in some degree your not wrong in your theory.

[@lindaaumiller7592]

I am sad hearing this. Seriously the singer takes you places!

[@hazelcoggane6419]

Ukrainian means HE the war is all HE its phenomenal that an army veteran sees war as HE it’s so poetical and my heart bleeds for Ukrainian because HEs been there While the world watches

[@purpleaj1331]

It's also the work of greedy politicians who don't suffer for their decisions

[@sharronbrennon899]

Can you listen to James blunt’s the greatest and monsters

[@AdamMitchell-wx1kp]

I served with blunt for a short time this song is more powerful than folk really no.

[@zigman63]

Can you do a whackhead Simpson reaction, don't think alot of people in the UK know about his pranks.

[@leebex100]

Try 'The girl that never was' ...

[@NicciFreeman]

I think you mean Uncle Sam. Uncle Tom is something totally different.

[@melissaleigh5220]

Shy live

[@aps-pictures9335]

Interestingly, James chose to go to war to avoid a dishonourable discharge due to a failed drugs test for hard drugs. Ended up risking his soldiers lives due to intoxication and avoided being fired again by sheer luck, but also was commended for not following an order and stopping an outbreak of war between NATO and Russia over an airport. You’ve also fully misunderstood Kosovo and why NATO was there, to stop the killing and act as peacekeepers. You’ve thought it was like Vietnam or Iraq, but it was more like trying to put out a country on fire, going in feeling brave and ready to fight the good fight - and then realising how utterly hopeless and horrific what the people there had done to each other for generations, and how little they could do. So… absolutely NOTHING to do with ‘going abroad and attacking anyone else’…

[@lindaaumiller7592]

Fable listen to Guns ^ Roses--civil war

[@MommaBird52]

I just watched your video and FYI, you were talking about Uncle Tom but I think you meant Uncle Sam. Uncle Tom is a racial thing.

[@overthewebb]

If woman ran the world? Did you ignore Thatcher?

[@JM-dm3qk]

Hilary Clinton, Ursula von der Leyen, Madeleine Albright and the list goes on.

[@raylv6962]

I think 'he' refers to the devil.

[@kathykeeley352]

To me he is singing from a woman or child's point of view.