When asked at his recent popup show at Hollywood's famed Whisky a Go Go about what song most reminds him of longtime spouse Faith Hill, Tim McGraw had a surprise answer.
"Well, there's one song and it's really an instrumental, but there's one. I'm probably going to get in trouble for saying this. God, please forgive me, baby!" McGraw told Yahoo Entertainment. "It's 'Samba Pa Ti,' by Santana. It's kind of our song."
"Samba Pa Ti" is Spanish for "Samba for You." It's from classic rock band Santana's second album, 1970's Abraxus.
McGraw followed some family advice by incorporating the song into his courtship of Hill.
"My uncle told me one time —my uncle Hank, old hippie who lives in Napa Valley — he played it for me one time years ago on the road. He loved that song too. He said, 'I'm gonna tell you something.' He says, 'Never make love to a woman with this song on unless you intend to marry her.' And so I didn't until I did. And then I did," McGraw added.
McGraw and Hill have enjoyed more alone time lately now that all three of their children —26-year-old Gracie, 24-year-old Maggie and 21-year-old Audrey— no longer live at home.
"It was tough at first, like the first six months. I think it's always harder on mom when the girls go away," McGraw said. "It was pretty tough because it was empty and the energy of the house was sort of gone. And then after about six months, we sort of thought, when we got married, we had a kid right away — we had Gracie right away. And now we kind of like having our time to ourselves and it's kind of honeymoon time again. So, we've quite enjoyed it!"
