Category: Personal and Family Life

Damian Lewis’ Song of the Week: She Comes

The record’s musical and emotional centerpiece, though, is She Comes, a gorgeous blend of folk and jazz in which Damian sings of a spirit inhabiting the living world – she comes as a blackbird, she comes as a fox, she sits at the window, she sings from a rock – over washes of rolling, Nick Drake-style piano.

– Paul Kirkley, Weekend Magazine

photo: Emma Giacalone https://www.instagram.com/emgiaca/?hl=af

Our Song of the Week series has been getting wonderful feedback from fans, and it has been a joy to see so many people revisiting the songs from Mission Creep along with us. In these posts, we take a closer look at one track at a time — diving into the lyrics, the performances, and the personal stories behind the songs. Many of the tracks on Damian Lewis’ debut album are deeply personal, and part of the fun is trying to piece together the experiences and emotions that may have inspired them. If you’ve missed any of the earlier entries in the series, you can catch up with all the previous Song of the Week posts here.

This week, we dive deep into “She Comes,” the first song Damian wrote for his debut album Mission Creep. The post is not only about the song itself but also about how Damian began his journey as a songwriter.

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Damian Lewis’ Song of the Week: Makin’ Plans

“Makin’ Plans is a song the Stones themselves might be proud to have under their belt.” – David Nobakht, Buzz Magazine

Damian Lewis performing ‘Makin’ Plans’ at Hoxton Hall, March 2023, source: Damianista

Welcome back, everyone, to another Damian Lewis’ “Song of the Week” feature! I’m excited to share my thoughts on yet another track from Damian’s debut album Mission Creep. And this time, it’s one where Damian plugs in the electric guitar.

Let’s talk about Makin’ Plans.

But before we dive deep into it, if you missed earlier posts in our Song of the Week series, you can catch up here. Continue reading “Damian Lewis’ Song of the Week: Makin’ Plans”

Happy St. David’s Day: Damian Lewis and His Welsh Roots

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Happy St. David’s Day, everyone!

Today is the Feast Day of St. David, the patron saint of Wales. Thus, in honor of the day, why not talk about Damian and his Welsh roots?

Here is Damian talking about himself as a “Londoner” and “British” at Times Talks London.

So far so good… Damian is proud of his Welsh roots, and we’re talking about Wales today! But… what do I talk about when I talk about Wales? What do I really know about Wales except the fact that Damian is half-Welsh? Well… I can drop a few Welsh celebrity names like a pro…Sir Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Burton, Gareth Bale… and, of course, the wonderful Denise Salway aka the “Knitting Witch” that creates the wonderful “Wolf Hall in Wool” collection and who made, for Damian, a special personalized gift!

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Throwback Thursday to Damian Lewis’ Fan Made Scarf!

There are two facts that I absolutely LOVE about Damian Lewis.

Fact I: He is gracious with his fans. He always makes time for a little chat or a sweet selfie!

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Fact II: Damian LOVES wearing scarves. And he wears them well. Continue reading “Throwback Thursday to Damian Lewis’ Fan Made Scarf!”

Damian Lewis’ Song of the Week: Pentonville Prison

“I was riding home one night on my motorbike. I was in North London. I was on Caledonian Road. I was outside Pentonville Prison. Next thing I knew was I was flying through the air and going straight to the windscreen of a car. This is called Pentonville Prison.” – Damian Lewis

We can’t wait for Damian Lewis’ second album sometime this spring, and one of the songs we’re really rooting to see on the album is Pentonville Prison. We’ll be diving into that track this week in Damian Lewis’ Song of the Week series.

And before we get into it, if you missed any of the previous Song of the Week posts, you can find them all here.

Now, Pentonville is an actual prison on Caledonian Road in Barnsbury, North London. But don’t worry—the track isn’t about Damian doing time. Instead, it’s inspired by a motorbike accident he had right outside the prison many years ago. Continue reading “Damian Lewis’ Song of the Week: Pentonville Prison”