She got me - EVA CASSIDY OVER THE RAINBOW REACTION

[@KenOtwell]

Just days before she died, she sang "what a wonderful world" in a live performance. She was so weak they had to help her on stage - and that was the song she chose. What a beautiful soul!

[@genevieveferrantino3781]

Which video is it? On youtube?

[@KenOtwell]

@@genevieveferrantino3781 I don't think that version is available, but there's another one of her singing it earlier. Just search here on youtube.

[@joelorsong9127]

The Bayou in D.C. Not a dry eye in the house....

[@kianpa1]

Pretty sure this is from the same performance.

[@hahabass]

@@kianpa1 Yep. Blues Alley. Live.

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

Recorded live in a small Washington DC club. No second takes. No overdubs. Just an incredible live performance. God rest your soul, Eva.

[@itsjim2875]

*recorded "Live at Blues Alley". You're right - it's incredible, as is the entire CD.

[@elizabethlatorre5360]

What a gift

[@hunterburk]

ON A CAMCORDER NO LESS IN 1996! WRAP YOUR MIND AROUND THAT!

[@barrypate4203]

Mick Fleetwood's club

[@anthem408]

The club was arestaurant bar called Blues Alley. You will notice there is no background noise during this performance.

[@MikeWSATX]

I reacted the same way. I saw this just last week and I stared open mouthed at the tv. I couldn't believe what I was hearing and why I had never heard of Eva before. I can't imagine a more perfect accompaniment than her own beautiful and sensitive guitar. Eva was truly a largely undiscovered gift. Gone way too soon. May her soul sing forever

[@radricster]

Dang Man, you show up in my feed, out of nowhere and drop this song on me?! Never heard of this woman, but I sure won't ever forget her now. Thanks. I'll be back for more.

[@steffenjonda8283]

Really. her perfect song is "fields of gold". Even Sting accepted that it is HER song, normally he is VERY picky about such things, but he knew instantly, he wrote that song for Eva. Also try Imagine, or better - buy the CD and listen to any of them, she turned basically every song into her own, every version is different AND better as the original we know. True colors for example - one is song perfectly (by eva), the other by an amateur not able to hold a note (at least if you compare both with each other)

[@tommclean5410]

I cry every time I listen to Eva. The beauty of her voice and her inflections go right to my core. Gets me every time but its food for the soul.

[@steverichard1740]

I went down an Eva rabbit hole one night and she had me crying like a baby.

[@philpiper]

@@steverichard1740 me too...

[@photasticimages1]

Every. Single. Time. If there's ever been a perfect voice, regardless of the genre she tackled, it was/is hers. I first became aware of Eva when I stumbled on her cover of Sting's "Fields of Gold". It completely knocked me over! Like so many others, I was deeply saddened to learn that she'd passed away many years before I ever knew of her. I'm really glad for all of the (far too few) recordings that remain to let the rest us of hear what an angel sounds like.

[@josephine1046]

Yes!! songbird makes me cry every time

[@clarelwc2849]

Same x

[@chadtravis7832]

Eva Cassidy and Karen Carpenter.....special, special women with iconic, timeless voices.

[@peterpereda154]

My thoughts exactly!

[@jeffstumpf9129]

Karen Carpenter had a strong beautiful voice, and she deserved a lot more accolades than she received, but she wasn’t a soulful jazz singer. And, as I know, she never even attempted a jazz arrangement. If Eva would have lived longer, she would have been on the list of best female vocalists ever, with Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sara Vaughan, Nina Simone, and the rest.

[@kevingrady8736]

Check out Angelina Jordan.

[@anncain2432]

Yes, both truly distinct voices and a artistry that which puts them head and shoulders over others. This song always gives me goosebumps.

[@dianelipartito6654]

@@jeffstumpf9129 Yes, but a lot of that is Richard. He held tight reins on The Carpenters' sound and to some degree, Karen. She made a breakout album when he was hospitalized at some point. When he got out of the hospital and heard it, he hated it and refused to allow it to be released. It was her first attempt to do something on her own and experiment with other sounds and styles. If she had lived longer, who knows what else she would have done besides The Carpenters. He finally allowed it to be released after she died. I, personally, would have loved to hear her do an album of standards. Btw, I read the Ella Fitzgerald loved Karen's voice, had all The Carpenters' albums and even sang with Karen on at least one occasion. I agree that Eva Cassidy would have been up there with the great female voices, though not all of the best female vocalists have to be soulful jazz singers. Judy Garland was one of the greatest female voices and she wasn't a jazz singer, same for Patti LaPone,, Whitney Houston and a lot of others.

[@DavidGlover-s7x]

And it'll hit you the same way after listening for the 100th time.

[@buckycool]

So true

[@dawnmosley]

Sure does

[@lindanichols3415]

Yes❤❤❤

[@pamstuckey8349]

this is so true. possibly the most beautiful song I've ever heard. every time

[@TheLastSongbird124]

Eva didn't actually want to do this recording because she was still getting over a cold and was worried her voice wouldn't stand up. You can actually hear a slight break off at the end of a few lines BUT she had THE most perfect voice in my opinion, with perfect control. perfect pitch, beautiful vibrato and an emotional connection with the song that reached out and grabbed listeners hearts like no one else was capable of . Sadly, sadly missed by millions. The world would be a much better place if she was still around! And a beautiful guitar player :)

[@Nidge320]

No one, but no one, sings this song any better. RIP Eva.

[@jedislap8726]

Eva Cassidy's songs are emotional hugs for your soul. Each and every one.

[@cynthiabustamante2884]

I loveeee this comment!!!

[@rickstadel5285]

@@cynthiabustamante2884 Me tooo ..!

[@johnreinhart2414]

What a beautiful way to describe Eva's impact.

[@nickbelezbubjones6528]

I'm 58yr old man, played this at my sisters funeral. I cry every time I hear it. I have tears rolling down my face now 🙏❤️

[@bdh1580]

this was played at my sister's funeral also. It slays me every time. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@the54thfloor47]

🤗🙏🏻

[@garyneilson3075]

"hold fast!" (1Thess.5 :21)

[@CopingwithGrattitude]

I want it played at mine too.

[@ptrlxc]

She took an iconic song and made it her own. Mick Fleetwood was trying to help her get recorded (because at this time she didn’t have a record deal yet: it was her friends, family, and fans created what music was recorded). She wasn’t going to take the first record deal because the record companies tried to slot her into a category, which she felt confined. She wanted to play songs that she pour her heart and soul in it, so she defied category: Mick Fleetwood admired her integrity. Then she got cancer and died shortly after, with no record deal. Can you imagine what she would sound like in a professional studio, allowed to play her songs her way, and what more songs she could’ve covered? An angel voice, and a guitar playing to match that voice.

[@georgegwoolston1730]

She did a really good, great, terrific version, but she can never ever own this song. Here's proof...Judy Garland in 1955 singing it live kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaSXapiredaqfqM This song was, is, and ever will be "owned" as you say, by Judy Garland.

[@garymorgan1356]

@@georgegwoolston1730 open your ears old timer THIS IS Now EVA'S SONG

[@davidrosoff3228]

@@georgegwoolston1730 @Gary Morgan You're both wrong. There are at least 3 people who equally own their own unique versions of "Over the Rainbow": Judy Garland, Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole, & Eva Cassidy (all of whom died way too young; what's that about?). For all we know, there may be even more.

[@davidrosoff3228]

@@garymorgan1356 @George G Woolston You're both wrong. There are at least 3 people who equally own their own unique versions of "Over the Rainbow": Judy Garland, Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole, & Eva Cassidy (all of whom died way too young; what's that about?). For all we know, there may be even more.

[@joycewalbert1413]

Great points...I can only dream.

[@andysmith2417]

You need to listen to "Fields of Gold" another amazing and emotional cover by Eva....RIP Beautiful Lady 💔💔

[@harrietmiller3982]

I second that choice‼️

[@Peter-oh3hc]

Add my vote to field of gold also. Just atunning

[@ronraskind]

And also Time after Time

[@mikaelzakrisson5514]

Yes Yes Yes! "Fields of Gold" is a reaction must! Even Sting himself was taken by her cover!

[@vincentschmitt7597]

Her cover of Fields of Gold makes me blubber.

[@cuchelo1]

Thank you for acknowledging her guitar work immediately along with her vocals. For me, they are almost inseparable, and indicative of how her *entire being* was dedicated to interpreting these songs. She was truly remarkable.

[@drewmiller3462]

100% remarkable.

[@nightmoves7989]

I agree and well put. She was a talented player with an ability to play and sing something the way she heard it in her head but seemingly effortless for her.

[@terrykish887]

Eva was self taught on playing the guitar

[@geordiechris121]

Its like she took a piece of the tin man, made strings from him and played the heart he thought he never had. Powerful

[@jamesrogers2963]

very powerful words, yours...

[@trixier6505]

Beautifully expressed.

[@juliavarney9865]

YES!!!

[@msmart2u2]

After listening to Eva's performance, I then heard she had died. I broke down and cried like a baby. I still cry occasionally when I hear her voice.

[@garylsmalley]

Harold Arlen wrote this song in 1939, the beginning of the Great Depression, in America. The song reflects the sadness and hard times with the hope of happiness and better times to come. I have never heard anyone sing this song with such emotion, tenderness and beauty. What a GREAT talent lost to soon. We are so fortunate to have this video.

[@BenjWarrant]

1939 was virtually the end of the Great Depression; within a year the US was on a war footing and within two years it was at war. 1929 is generally considered to be the beginning of the Depression.

[@johnb.2518]

Elton John said that the 3 best female singers ever were Eva Cassidy, Judith Durham (of The Seekers) and Karen Carpenter...nothing to argue with there...

[@johncurran6031]

I think he's right. Both Karen and Eva died far too young.

[@OzGecko]

I hadn't heard that quote before but it's great to hear the acknowledgement of Judith Durham's beautiful voice in the same company as those other greats.

[@davidheaney7705]

I'd add Barbara Streisand to that list .

[@leonieswift262]

I'll have e todisagree on Judith. The other two for sure. I dont hear the same tenderness in Judith Durham.

[@anglerfish8278]

never knew john said this. i humbly add a fourth… virginia patterson cline… there is one more… she is still with us… allison krauss…

[@1961Lara]

What just crushes me is that she knew she was dying when she sang this...

[@WhiteMRabbit]

No, she had no idea she any form of cancer at the time of the recording

[@phillipprestontrading]

I'm 57 years old, and I'm not ashamed to say......I've probably heard this song a couple of dozens times.......each time, I say to myself, I won't cry this time. Eva's voice gets into my very soul. A rare beautiful singer, who died way too young.Im so grateful, for the incredible impact, she had in me, and millions of other

[@garyneilson3075]

Spot on!

[@ConnieBrown-gu6bb]

Me too 💕

[@merleyost9893]

This is one of my favorite songs in the world and I loved his humanity as he talked about Eva and her performance for all time.

[@JennLynnTarot]

Thank you for recognizing it's a duet with her guitar...her voice and guitar are just extensions of each other, and both are a voice 💓🥰 Eva breaks us all 😭

[@garyneilson3075]

Exactly so

[@donwilliams6405]

Yes... this.

[@margaretdusel2274]

Right? Amazing guitarist.

[@JaneMaas-i7c]

In my very humble opinion, Eva’s spirit…her very soul…came into this Earth plane, specifically to deliver this wonderful, wonderful rendition of a beautiful but time worn old song. Everything about it just grabs you, turns you around and utterly forces your mind to shut up and listen…from YOUR soul.

[@MrBluegrouse]

Live concert in a bar. Not a studio recording. Sitting on a bar stool with only a guitar. Just extraordinary in every way. Her voice always cuts me to the bone.

[@rickp1039]

No matter how rowdy the bar was that she played, she would silence it.

[@ronraskind]

Eva died just several months after this performance at the age of 33. She did not gain the worldwide Fame until after her death, and sold over 10 million records. She was on her way to be coming one of the best female vocalists ever.

[@debbiedogs1]

She was not seeking worldwide fame, everyone said she was very private and definitely just preferred to do her singing the way she wanted.

[@cherylq7183]

Seeking world wide fame? You don’t know Eva

[@ronraskind]

@@cherylq7183 perhaps seeking was the wrong word. What I intended is that she did not achieve worldwide Fame until after her death, whether or not she wanted it

[@jamesrogers2963]

and, she made it!

[@ronraskind]

@@jamesrogers2963 Yes she did James! It's so sad that she didn't live to see it. Eva was definitely one of a kind, with a voice that you could identify while blindfolded.

[@biggggboi123]

She got everyone. If she was a superhero,she would have been called the rainmaker. Such a special person

[@judytaylor3099]

I’m eighty five years old and first was exposed to Eva Cassidy many years ago. I still cry every time I hear her sing this song. Thank you for showcasing this incredible voice.

[@BirdYoumans]

That ending gets me every time, and I've heard this one many times. Her voice is just so magnificent that we often forget that is her playing guitar, and that is all the accompaniment that is going on, and yet, more powerful than any band with drums, bass and 100 watt marshalls! No orchestra needed. Live no less. Now and then God gives us a gift, and we are blessed. I think He called her home early because He wanted to hear her sing too!

[@deydrm]

You're one of the few that really can appreciate what a talent Eva was. Because most people don't know how good she was on guitar. Her subtle accents were spot on! The emotion she evoked between her voice and her guitar was unmatched. Most all of her recordings were live. The first time I ever cried because of a song,was when I heard her play Autumn Leaves. I was speechless.

[@usaskjock]

her dynamic phrasing simultaneously on both guitar and voice - so clean, pure, intense. She emanates waves of emotion - and her controlled crescendo/decrescendo at the song's peak just *breaks* you.

[@markthompson9056]

Love the Mills Brorhers .

[@catherinejones6481]

This is my absolute favourite version of this song. I remember listening to it on repeat for hours on an international flight once. The tragedy is that music executives didn’t think she deserved to be heard until after she passed. They sure got that wrong.

[@corsomagenta]

IMO Eva's best version of this song is on the Songbird album. She has a pretty bad cold on the night she recorded this album (Live at Blues Alley) and she had to reign in her voice a bit to keep it from cracking.

[@MikeTheBike58]

Anyone who got to see Eva perform were truly the lucky ones.

[@erinpufunt]

She was a master

[@christianleroy1329]

an absolute earth angel,she passed away about 8 months or so after this beauriful perforfmance,my mothers favorite song,i played it at my mothers funeral,take care buddy

[@garryokeefe1605]

From this same landmark concert, 'Autumn Leaves' Harri - what a loss to music this lady was, still influencing people and mourned to this day.

[@kingstumble]

An object lesson on how to take a well known song and turn it into something magnificently different. Astonishing.

[@denniswroblewski988]

That is magic...

[@davidrowley9513]

She was a beautiful lady, a gentle sould who could play guitar and sing like an angel. There will never be another like her, a great loss to this planet and a huge gain for heaven. God bless her.

[@roberthaines1227]

Her cover (live) of Autumn Leaves is absolutely amazing.

[@ryno1509]

That was the song at my grandads funeral, i can’t get through it anymore

[@bobby-ov9qn]

100%. I keep flipping back and forth over which of her songs I like the best, "Autumn Leaves" or "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". I rendered it a tie, they are both #1.

[@dpsam1]

Autumn Leaves is the one.

[@wde8361]

I played both songs for my husband’s memorial ! I intertwined the songs with pictures of our early days together when we were so happy to have found each other - I blubbered like a baby when I was putting the video together both because I was so devastated by losing him and felt so “seen” by Eva’s beautiful rendition of these songs- her singing helped me grieve in the most meaningful way, and in a way I was grieving for both my husband and for Eva at the same time. She made me able to feel, truly, there was and is, a safe place for those we love, somewhere over the rainbow, when autumn leaves do fall. Like others have said, I am crying now, and it’s going on four years since my sweetie left me. Thank you, dear Eva, and Godspeed to your highest heaven ❤

[@roberthaines1227]

Sorry for your loss. My condolences to you. I can’t even imagine.

[@edithmara6760]

It is so sad when young people die, especially so talented with a voice of an angel.

[@polynesie47]

Eva Marie Cassidy is an American singer, born February 2, 1963 in Washington and died November 2, 1996 in Bowie, Maryland.... for info: big emotion for me who had known her to see young people again today watching her songs because she also had a sublime voice and was also a great stars .

[@mickthemerciless9694]

What a great guitarist as well.

[@sherirm777]

Rest in Peace, sweet, beloved Eva as you sing with the angels 'over the rainbow'. She's been my favorite female vocalist ever since I heard her sing many years ago. Her talent was incomparable and her legacy will endure due to her many fans - many, many discovering her gift after her early death.

[@marilynbergh3649]

I understand how you feel. Her singing is a Gift from god. She takes us to a tine and place that is so beautiful

[@39thala]

Her voice and delivery had me choked up from the first note.

[@ExclusiveLM]

What she did in this performance is clear. She gave the definition of unconditional love with her voice, guitar and physical moves. That is what all of humanity wants. Real love. Even the most hardened criminal ever wants real love. The kind that loves you for who you are and not what they want you to be. That is what I feel everytime I hear this lady's legacy song. All masterpieces have that. From the best painters, to the best actors to the best dancers. That is why humanity loves Eva. RIP.

[@praja108]

I was introduced to Evas work back in 2006, thanks to a dear American friend, who now herself is no longer with us. Thanks Cheryl for bringing Eva into my life.

[@johnatyoutube]

Welcome to the magic of Eva. She was an angel on earth. We miss her greatly, but she left us with the gift of her heart in her music. You can't listen to this and not feel it deeply within your soul and be moved to tears. She speaks love straight to your heart. We understand that we all share the same challenges and pain in the core of our being and hope for love and joy when we sit together and listen to her. She helps us see our humanity, gives us a big angelic hug, and helps us feel the love and connectedness between us. She also worked in the nursery in my home town and was as sweet and humble as she appears here. And fought the record companies who wanted to change her to get her sign with them. She stood up for what she believed in and ultimately produced her own music. She was ahead of her time in so many ways. She's greatly missed, but lives on in all of us who her music has touched including every famous singer who has come after her. You'll hear Adele say that Eva was one of her biggest inspirations and you can hear a little of Eva in her voice. Thanks for sharing the magic of Eva with the world.

[@dpsam1]

There must be a dozen Eva songs that bring me to tears. One in a million talent.

[@janegreene2838]

That was very observant and well said: "two voices" - Eva and her guitar. I'd never heard her before. She's very expressive.

[@Bassman2353]

I have all of her CDs. She sings directly to your soul.

[@lurx2024]

If Eva's voice doesn't give you a glimmer of hope out of despair, I don't know who can.

[@MamawT65]

I have probably watched this video of Eva Cassidy 100 times and it brings tears every time! It just brings up so much emotions!

[@cynthiajohnson9412]

I was just listening to Jim Croce singing about 'moving ahead so life won't pass me by.' And he died at age thirty. It's just crushing when artists as beautiful as Croce and Cassidy die so young never knowing the feelings they've inspired in we who are left behind.

[@ivandubinsky1857]

I can't listen to Eva's version of Over The Rainbow without having tears stream down my cheeks...it's just that beautiful and emotional.

[@trishferris7355]

I've listened to this song at least 100 times and I weep each and every time.

[@bartdrennon1764]

A real masterpiece. Her guitar work gets overshadowed by her incredible singing.

[@patrickcummins976]

The most meaningful song of my life. Her version will be played at my funeral.

[@mount-of-olives]

Paused at 5.27. It will not come to pass with the greatest respect... Melocholy voice perhaps? Her guitar cries.. Just as we do. Please, I'm not trying to be rude but I cannot comprehend why you're only listening to this now... I'm 36 and this was an album I bought when I was 15. Eva went through absolute hell. Eeeeva not Ever, She passed away aged 33 from cancer. What a talent. Much of it undisclosed until after her death. Oh my goodness. "And the dreams"... I saw your face.... Beautiful. 🙏🏻🤜🏻🤛🏽💛 Brother, I'll hold you and clap 👏👏👏... May you be blessed always in all ways 🌹

[@39thala]

I was doing a little research and apparently this video of her performing this song at the Blues Alley wasn't seen until after her death in 1996. If I'm understanding what I read correctly, it was provided by folk singer, Grace Grffith to Eva's record label after she died. A CD compilation called "Songbird" was put together by the label along with Eva's family. The he CD lingered for 2 years before it was was played on a BBC radio show. Then just before Christmas of 2000, this video of her singing "Over The Rainbow" was aired on Top of The Pops 2 and the CD started to climb eventually reaching the top of the charts. The video became the most requested video ever shown on Top of The Pops 2

[@firemedic5100]

Eva had a cold when she performed this, and still crushed it.

[@debbrarobinson3578]

Her popularity was great among the people who knew her and the club she performed at. After her death she hit #1 in the UK with Somewhere Over the Rainbow. The couldn’t get enough of her music.

[@jacquelinepaul9731]

I think I'm right in saying it was the UK DJ Terry Wogan who brought her talents to the UK on his radio 2 show,somebody sent him some recordings and he was completely knocked out,she was and still is massive,much loved and much missed in the UK..her voice is inimitable, I'm a bit of a vocalist and wouldn't know where to begin to emulate that.

[@EvaPopStar]

I live in the area where Eva lived. I had never seen her in concert. But we followed her a lot on the local music scene. One of my friends said let’s go see Eva tonight. I said no we can catch her another time. This was the night of the concert.

[@gformont4150]

This was my fight song during a 2 year illness as I fought to live. Now it's time to fight again. This time it's cancer I have to beat. Eva's Songbird CD will be with me through my fight.

[@Scott_Finch]

Excuse me for my late reply, but I hope you feel better soon. 🤞🤞🍀

[@rebeccaniehaus9901]

I hope you listen to her other songs.she Hasan album called Live at Blues Alley is an album by American singer Eva Cassidy, originally self-released in May 1996. The album was recorded live at the Blues Alley nightclub in January 1996. It was the last album recorded by Cassidy before her death in November 1996. I love her song People Get Ready and so many other songs hers. I enjoyed your reactions!

[@pauljenkins1541]

Have been on this earth for over sixty yrs and came across this lady 25 yrs ago and to this day my thoughts have never changed she was a master of her art and I have never come across a greater artist, thank god she left her mark for so many to hear her artistry,though sadly lost at a young age to cancer . God bless Eva and thank you your music hits the soul . X

[@joannehenry4595]

She was a ‘natural child of music!’ And especially now she Rests in Music!

[@jaywilliams-hm4ym]

Thank you for your reaction to, in my opinion, the most beautiful thing that has ever been recorded 😇🌈😇

[@johnflynn5044]

Extraordinary that a woman with such an incredible voice was almost unknown until after she died.. Shes up there with the very best. Honey dripping stuff. Beautiful tone and vocal range.. All so effortless, natural and pure not to mention the control, phrasing and delivery.. A very special woman by all accounts

[@bill2858]

Has to be one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard

[@topgazza]

Thank you for doing Eva. She had the finest voice I’ve ever heard. And constantly get annoyed that more reactors don’t cover her more. Angelic and so talented I was sobbing, as I usually do, when I see this

[@skyhunk]

She is a consummate artist!! Not only are her vocals stellar, but her guitar accompaniment is nothing short of perfection! I have never heard so much emotion conveyed in this song. It's a truly personal interpretation -- she makes the song her own -- I forget any other singer's previous version, including Judy Garland's.

[@wanderer5581]

A beautiful young lady with only her voice and guitar brings real people to tears, rest in peace.

[@bethwilliams6946]

this is my favorite rendition of this song

[@mikeburch8368]

Her voice is so clear that it's simply amazing, A sober delivery that cuts right to your soul.

[@sonofjay817]

I'm not one who typically gets totally absorbed into music, but this performance enraptured me. Beautiful beyond description.

[@mikegalvin9801]

He "gets" how good a guitarist Eva was, it can be overlooked because her voice is so unique and her arrangement so original. Living on the West Coast I never heard of her until it was too late which is true of most of her fans.

[@inspectorvol951]

Breaks my heart every time I listen to her.

[@melrose795]

I discovered Eva about 2001..She grew up not far from where I did in Maryland..We were close in age..I wish I knew of her when she was alive, perhaps I could have seen her live. Thank God for her great talent..

[@jamespaivapaiva4460]

Thank you for keeping her memory alive,and thank you Britain for giving her a gold album! Peace.

[@TheHollyholland]

I’ve always loved that little break in her voice on that last note💜🧡

[@talltulip]

Thank you so much for reacting to Eva! Eva's rendition of Autumn Leaves is incredible. Fields of Gold is often mentioned, and deservedly so because it is beautiful. But for my money Autumn Leaves is on par with Rainbow.

[@michaelkoegel8027]

Her rendition of Danny Boy gets me every time. She was quite the talent.

[@StellaMoon60]

I pretty much cry during all of her songs. I adore her.

[@joycewalbert1413]

I feel that way about Nightbird ( reminds me of my Momma) and How Can I Keep From Singing ( Her bravely facing death without fear) and I Know You By Heart (Love that never ends).

[@keithmontague9817]

Love your respect for her when you clapped for her. Such a lovely voice she had.sadly missed . RIP Eva cassìdy. Good on you for playing this track.

[@brianbarnett274]

Your evaluation of Eva's rendition of Over the Rainbow is spot on! This song was written by Harold Arlen as a tribute to his grandfather who was kidnapped and murdered by the Nazis in a concentration camp - Auschwitz in Poland. The obvious connection between "where troubles melt like lemon drops way above the chimney tops" becomes evident. Hope in times of despair and evil is the crucial point which you expounded very well. Thank you

[@davidbee8178]

Thank you for the reverence you accorded to perhaps one of THE greatest vocalists of our times - for me, no one has elicited such genuinely deep emotions as Eva Cassidy has. "They" say "only the good die young" . . . so true, certainly in Eva's case for sure. SO much pure joy mixed in with SUCH emotion going STRAIGHT to the heart. This is love at its best.

[@creatingmusicwithpassion4932]

I am a singer/songwriter/musician here to say that she is an "ANGEL" and thank you man for recognizing her and sharing. You are someone I'd like to know...thanks!

[@wendy5290]

Can we also appreciate her guitar skills and arrangements, she was just so talented..❤❤

[@simonmitchell1725]

Anyone whose heart doesn't melt at this performance has no heart. One of the best live performances ever.

[@jj-qe1ix]

Cried with you bud... this shows all.when u r that talented all you need is her voice and quitar... perfection.. breaks me every time as I go through bone marrow disease..... ❤

[@nightflyer1100]

Not many people mention but her guitar ability is also very good.

[@StewG1967]

‘Songbird’ is my favourite Eva Cassidy song, incredible vocals combined with beautiful words.

[@wandawilliams6037]

I’ve been listening to this beautiful woman for years. All of her songs are true to the craft that only Eva could do. She will be forever remembered and missed

[@kimokane6994]

incredible.......she gets me every time, choke...too often great artist are gone before they become known. Love her.

[@tiinale5679]

When you described how her voice is so comforting I totally get that. First time I heard Eva singing, I think it was Autumn leaves, she felt motherly to me, like a comforting mother figure. It is amazing she was so young, I bet she was a real old soul.

[@darcylyons4313]

I love it when somebody new discovers Eva! I catch emotions every time I listen to her. Her voice is like a soft cloud that's the best way to but it.

[@Rigoiz]

I..introduced..Eva..to..my..friends..musicians..didn't..have..anyone..that..didn't..be moved..with..this..angel. .Thank you..Eva..

[@gemc8]

Can you imagine being there at Blues Alleey watching her perform this song and so many others? There wasn't a dry eye in the house! Her voice is like a warm comforting hug embracing yoy. I just feel so much peace when I listen to her.

[@geoffashden2]

I am not worthy of listenening to something so beautiful and perfect.

[@genejohnson5530]

This was played at my father's funeral service. It is an amazing interpretation of this song. Hopefully my father loved the song. Thanks to Eva for making it happen.

[@cynthiaperson930]

One of my top 10 most beautiful performances of all my 62 years!! God BLESS you Eva.

[@home2624]

Heartbreakingly beautiful. God bless you Eva ♥️

[@billdillon3886]

On Nov.2, 1996 Eva Cassidy died. But alas, we now know her. We love her. We need her. We celebrate her. Eva, you are alive in our hearts...eternally.