Hello! It’s Damian Lewis’ Song of the Week time again, and I’ve been on quite a journey lately. For the past several months, I’ve been happily immersed in Damian Lewis’ music — revisiting tracks from his debut album Mission Creep while also savoring a song from his upcoming record. I’ve been writing about these songs week by week, sharing whatever observations, insights and impressions I’ve been able to gather along the way.
Last week Damian appeared as a guest on Dave Fanning’s “Fanning at Whelans” on Virgin Media TV in Ireland, and the song they highlighted on Instagram just so happened to be one of my personal favorites from his upcoming album: “No Man’s Land.”
For some reason, Fanning at Whelan’s Instagram account does not allow me to embed the video so I am giving you the link to the video here.
The funny thing is: the first time we heard this song, it had a completely different name — “Love Bomb.” It was during the second leg of the UK tour in Stroud, and the whole room fell for it immediately… but especially my lovely friend Tsvete. Even without understanding all the lyrics, she loved the way the song felt. That’s part of what makes it so special. Some songs hit your heart before your head, and this is one of them.
Now that it’s officially called No Man’s Land, we’re all watching Damian’s next moves and quietly (okay, not so quietly) hoping it becomes the first single he drops from the upcoming album. Fingers crossed!
So today I’m happily handing the stage over to Tsvete for her take, along with a huge thank-you. She is one of the best things to come into my life thanks to Fan Fun — a true friend whose support, love, and encouragement I treasure. And if you’ve missed any of the earlier Song of the Week posts, you can catch up on them here. Continue reading “Damian Lewis’ Song of the Week: No Man’s Land”