Three’s company when it comes to people, but when it comes to talents, Joyce DeWitt is just getting started. She’s an iconic TV actress, a devoted stage performer—and we know more than ever that she positively shines telling melodious stories, as DeWitt appeared for the first time in a country music video and showed yet another layer to her talents.
The corresponding song is poignantly titled “Home,” on the Davisson Brothers Band album album Home Is Where the Heart Is. As if the titles were not enough, the lyrical content positively pulls at the heartstrings, and DeWitt, long associated with her comedic performance on Three’s Company, had no problem channeling some somber emotions she pulled from a very real place. Here’s how DeWitt did in her country music video debut and why the song means so much to her.
Joyce DeWitt flourishes in her country music video debut
The new music video dropped on June 20 and prominently features 75-year-old DeWitt in a celebration of what it means to have a corner of this vast world that is familiar, safe, and treasured—home. For DeWitt, that is without question West Virginia, and fittingly, the “Home” music video aired on West Virginia Day.
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This state holiday has been celebrated since the territory’s 1863 admission into the Union. Typically, major West Virginian cities will hold large celebrations in its honor. DeWitt, herself, was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, nestled along the Ohio River and at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
“The deepest part of my heart is anchored in my childhood years in West Virginia,” said DeWitt. “I still have quite a large family of relatives there and returning there to visit is absolutely a shot of lifeblood, both to body and soul.”
Representing feelings of home and the place that means the most to her
Listeners are treated to a heartfelt ballad about an elusive feeling of nostalgia that’s at once bewilderingly aching and rejuvenatingly uplifting. Viewers of the music video get to see DeWitt actually show off some of her best skills as an actor, and it’s not what they might expect.
“We intentionally didn’t let Joyce hear the track until we started rolling cameras,” revealed lead guitarist Chris Davisson, further explaining, “we told her to just listen and improvise, all the emotions are real.”
“The song really moved her and you can see it in her work,” Chris added.
What do you think of the track and DeWitt’s sincere performance in the music video?