After driving Eddie Vedder to tears this summer on his Rock Paper Scissors tour with Peter Gabriel, Sting came to the Oscars to perform “The Empty Chair” from Jim: The James Foley Story. Sting gave a heartfelt acoustic rendition of the of the song, which was inspired by the photojournalist who was kidnapped and killed by ISIS while reporting on the Syrian Civil War.
Check out a clip from the performance and hear the full studio version of the track below.
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