Tim McGraw "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" - The Oscars 2015 87th Academy Awards

[In_The_Wind]

[HappyMe]

1. Another excellent performance last night.

He has a nice voice.

[narnian60]

2. The lyrics

were heartbreaking.

[In_The_Wind]

3. They're so very true.

Watching it happen to someone you care about is also heartbreaking.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

4. I can listen to Tim do the song and not sob

I can't do that with the Campbell version.

[In_The_Wind]

5. I feel the same way.

[bigwillq]

6. Beautiful song.

I didn't really care for McGraw's performance though.

[MADem]

7. Sounds like an homage to the original to my ear...

He didn't try to mess with it ...

GC is too ill to sing it now, so he was a good sub.

[bigwillq]

8. Maybe it's my "I-don't-like-Tim-McGraw" bias

Coming into play here.

[In_The_Wind]

9. You have a good ear.

The Oscars took a solemn turn when Tim McGraw took the stage Sunday night. Dressed in a tuxedo and his signature black cowboy hat, the country superstar sang Glen Campbell's nominated song, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You," sitting on a stool without his guitar — or anything else to detract from the emotional lyrics penned by Campbell with Julian Raymond as a love letter to his family.

McGraw was handpicked by the Campbell family to fill in for the ailing legend. A first-time Oscar nominee, Campbell was unable to travel to Los Angeles for the show due to his deteriorating health. The 78-year-old "Rhinestone Cowboy" was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2011 and had to be moved into a memory care facility last year. Raymond tells Rolling Stone Country that, sadly, Campbell doesn't understand their nomination.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tim-mcgraw-honors-glen-campbell-with-moving-oscars-performance-20150222

[MADem]

10. Sometimes too good, I think!

I hear wrong notes when other people miss them!!

Wish my voice matched my ears!