The emotional song “I Called Mama” from Tim McGraw’s latest album, Here On Earth, has caused his mother to have a “complete meltdown,” the singer has admitted.
In a brand-new interview, Tim exclusively revealed to Smooth Country that the song dedication had his mother in tears, and that her picture now serves as the music’s cover art.
The 53-year-old Tim also shared some of the guidance his mother Betty Trimble has given him over the years.
Whether I wanted it or not, Tim said to Smooth Country, “My mom has given me a lot of advice.”. She has provided me with a lot of advice and still does. ”.
But my mother and I have always been quite close. She received it from me for the first time. She is a masterpiece. An image of my mother from her high school years, taken just before she learned about me, is featured on the single’s cover. ”.
“However, when I sent her the song, all I received in return were sad emojis. So I knew I shouldn’t call her because I knew she’d freak out when she heard the song. ”.
“And that song evolved in a different way for us because, when we first recorded it, it was undoubtedly about something that hit you hard in life and referring to who your backbone and who your stabilizing forces are in your life. Most people’s mothers are the ones who fit that description. It most definitely is for me. ”.
But as the world changed and we were mixing and finishing the song, he explained to Smooth Country’s Rory O’Connor, “it really became about a much bigger thing.”.
When things seem out of control and the world seems to be spinning out of control, “it came down to, who are the people in your life you can lean on in times like this?”. Who are the people you can trust?
In addition, I think it caused you to pause and ask yourself, “Can I be there for the people who look to me as the rock they can lean on when times are tough?”.
In 2020, Tim acknowledged that it would be more challenging to release an album, but he also said, “Fortunately, we’d gotten most of it done. Just before the lockdown started, we finished recording the final sections of two or three songs that we had just finished recording. ”.
