Damien Rice doesn’t hold back. And maybe sometimes he overreacts. Take the song Cheers Darlin’, for example. It’s got lyrics in it like “I die when you mention his name”. Turns out that song is about a girl he met one time, in a bar, and she had a boyfriend.
But still, real emotion is hard to miss. And when you see an artist on stage delivering it with full commitment, it’s something special. This is a great example – Damien playing Woman Like a Man at the Union Chapel in London. By the time he gets to the third chorus he is pure rage.
The video isn’t great quality, but the performance is. Enjoy, and be glad the song’s not about you.