Sting Performs ‘The Empty Chair’ At The Oscars

Sting offered up a performance of his track “The Empty Chair” during an appearance at the Oscars over the weekend. The song is pulled from the documentary Jim: The James Foley Story, which focused on a journalist who was murdered by ISIS. The track finds Sting singing from Foley’s point of view with lyrics like: “Some days I’m strong; some days I’m weak . . .”More »

By on February 27, 2017

Sting offered up a performance of his track “The Empty Chair” during an appearance at the Oscars over the weekend. The song is pulled from the documentary Jim: The James Foley Story, which focused on a journalist who was murdered by ISIS. The track finds Sting singing from Foley’s point of view with lyrics like: “Some days I’m strong; some days I’m weak/ Some days I’m so broken, I can barely speak.” The appearance also carried some political baggage as Sting performed the track in front of a banner with a quote from Foley reading: “If I don’t have the moral courage to challenge authority . . . we don’t have journalism.” Copyright(c) 2017 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «