Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold

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  • Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
  • The new orchestral Eva Cassidy album I CAN ONLY BE ME is released 3rd March 2023 evacassidy.lnk...

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  • @barbaraball7654
    @barbaraball7654 2 роки тому +3867

    I’m 85 years old and I’ve just lost my Husband of 65 years,I played this at his funeral last week everyone was so moved by this beautiful song it was so poignant and unforgettable. God bless you Eva

    • @simonchilli2088
      @simonchilli2088 2 роки тому +74

      Katie Melua does a nice version too. This week, 31 12 2021 my wife and I will have been married for 30 years. 65 years is amazing.

    • @jasoncraig3461
      @jasoncraig3461 2 роки тому +114

      And god bless you and your late husband, Barbara.

    • @barbaraball7654
      @barbaraball7654 2 роки тому +37

      @@jasoncraig3461 thank you so much Jason that’s so kind of you.I wish you a Happy New Year.

    • @amykosa1640
      @amykosa1640 2 роки тому +38

      My sincere condolences to you, Barbara!

    • @barbaraball7654
      @barbaraball7654 2 роки тому +26

      @@amykosa1640 That’s so kind of you Amy,thank you so much.

  • @stephenkass6724
    @stephenkass6724 8 місяців тому +1264

    Eva was my sister-in-law. She played at our wedding. Her talent speaks for itself.

    • @Perla-w2d
      @Perla-w2d 8 місяців тому +59

      we miss her dearly ❤

    • @karlaterasinski304
      @karlaterasinski304 8 місяців тому +57

      What an angel. Gone too soon. Her music still resonates and will for generations to come. May God Bless. 😢

    • @natasamladenovic1765
      @natasamladenovic1765 8 місяців тому +34

      The best version.❤

    • @sherrifox3719
      @sherrifox3719 8 місяців тому +34

      What a talent

    • @Michael.Talbot
      @Michael.Talbot 8 місяців тому +37

      Her voice was stunning, R.I.P angel 💔

  • @mariztorres3068
    @mariztorres3068 2 роки тому +726

    I am here because of “You’ve Reached Sam”! Masterpiece. I am pool of tears.

  • @davidsaxby-d8d
    @davidsaxby-d8d Рік тому +200

    this was played at my wifes funeral we first got together when she was 14 and i was 16 46 years later she died of cancer in 2014 and i miss her every miute of every day xxx

    • @adamjohnson339
      @adamjohnson339 8 місяців тому +8

      She's still with you. ❤

    • @juliaclapton1141
      @juliaclapton1141 7 місяців тому +6

      I'm crying tears for u. How lucky are you to find your soul mate. And all the love and precious moments
      you have shared together. Some people can search a life time for what you both shared together. True love never dies.
      Please take care and look after yourself x

    • @28copland
      @28copland 7 місяців тому +1

      How blessed to love so deppky ❤

    • @katiethomas9100
      @katiethomas9100 6 місяців тому +2

      To suffer that pain is to have known great love. ❤ I envy you. Treasure your memories and cherish the blessings life has bestowed on you x

    • @toofew100
      @toofew100 4 місяці тому +2

      I was 16 and my husband was 14.5 when we became an item. He wouldn’t let me drive us on a date, (it wasn’t my driving, it was his manliness), so it was bicycles till he got his license. I’ve let him know to play this song at my wake and he wants Stings version at his. Hopefully that will be years from now, but you never know.

  • @no-oneman.4140
    @no-oneman.4140 3 роки тому +747

    Sting wept when he heard this and urged others to listen. No higher praise.

    • @glenshea1967
      @glenshea1967 3 роки тому +7

      Try googling this song from the cancer advert. I defy anyone not to weep.

    • @ksc743
      @ksc743 3 роки тому +29

      I weep when I hear this for a world I wish had stopped progressing in time in the 70's. Such a happy time. Those fields of barley glistened in the sun.

    • @1jonque
      @1jonque 3 роки тому +78

      Sting also said he was blown away the first time he heard Eva's interpretation of the song because that was how he himself first heard it in his head before he wrote it... and try as he might, he could not reproduce it himself. I love Sting's version... BUT Eva owns this song!

    • @DWilliams-ce8nb
      @DWilliams-ce8nb 3 роки тому +30

      @@1jonque 'Eva owns this song!' - Sting said the same thing

    • @ChanaElisheva
      @ChanaElisheva 3 роки тому +6

      Wow 💕

  • @vincentmullen8793
    @vincentmullen8793 2 роки тому +1151

    Im a vietnam war veteran, I have seen horrors noboby can comprehend or understand on a human level. That woman is absolutely amazing and brings me to tears everytime i hear her voice !!

    • @julissimo1
      @julissimo1 2 роки тому +49

      Vincent, I can’t comprehend what you and others went through. I hope you find healing and peace. ❤️

    • @ganndeber1621
      @ganndeber1621 2 роки тому

      Yeah sure you have. I call bollocks, another internet gobshite

    • @Blinkers2007GameDev
      @Blinkers2007GameDev 2 роки тому +18

      Oh man. I Feel for you

    • @Blinkers2007GameDev
      @Blinkers2007GameDev 2 роки тому +16

      find peace

    • @dunkel-zombi_fiziert-heit
      @dunkel-zombi_fiziert-heit 2 роки тому +17

      us warcrimes!!! sorry, but you cannot take away responsibility for such a slaughtering in the cruelest possible way by saying "followed orders" or something. many, many poor people die for us fascist criminal wargaming serving a very few. dont participate! i d never do that, never!!!

  • @sarahclark4580
    @sarahclark4580 4 роки тому +1449

    I grabbed onto this song for comfort after my mom died of a brain aneurysm when she was just 45-years-old. Well now 14 years later I've stumbled back onto it and the feelings feel like I'm back in those moments of loss. Funny how music encapsulates so much. Last year I got to meet the wonderful woman who received my moms heart and was able to listen to my moms heart beating inside her with a stethoscope. It's not closure, but it's close. Please be an organ donor.

    • @wwonka52
      @wwonka52 4 роки тому +10

      wow

    • @michaelhaddock6954
      @michaelhaddock6954 4 роки тому +6

      Amazing ❤❤❤

    • @anncrowther6327
      @anncrowther6327 4 роки тому +12

      Bless you, I hope you got some comfort, sending strength and love.

    • @saraaah027
      @saraaah027 4 роки тому +12

      That’s beautiful 💘 so sorry for the loss of your mum xxxxx

    • @allmyfriends159
      @allmyfriends159 4 роки тому +8

      Your Mother sounds awesome. God bless you.....

  • @jackstearns1549
    @jackstearns1549 Рік тому +248

    I lost my wife last year. This song always makes me cry and brings back the many happy times we had in 46 years of marriage. She walks in fields of gold…I miss you hon…

    • @exdus235
      @exdus235 10 місяців тому +5

      💞

    • @deborahhall9086
      @deborahhall9086 8 місяців тому +6

      thank you for loving her so much
      you honor her by seeing her walk in fields of gold

    • @tonytaskforce3465
      @tonytaskforce3465 7 місяців тому +5

      Same, twelve years gone. You have my deepest sympathy. 😢

    • @28copland
      @28copland 7 місяців тому +3

      U will meet her again my friend ❤

    • @artana04
      @artana04 6 місяців тому

      Hang on 💗

  • @faerefolke
    @faerefolke 5 років тому +1089

    Rest gently, Eva. Your voice still moves us.

  • @danielmcclements80
    @danielmcclements80 3 місяці тому +177

    I'm still here listening in June 2024❤ what a beautiful angelic Voice 😢

  • @BeckW2012
    @BeckW2012 4 місяці тому +153

    When I am feeling low or sad I listen to this let the tears flow and then pick myself up again and carry on anyone else do the same? 👇

    • @bridgetbell4240
      @bridgetbell4240 4 місяці тому +9

      Yes very much so. Such as cruel loss. I content myself that she is at peace and not in any pain. Cancer takes such a toll 😪

    • @sandraruddick4581
      @sandraruddick4581 4 місяці тому +8

      Always and it never seems to get better but this song helps the pain

    • @richardmitchell2274
      @richardmitchell2274 3 місяці тому +4

      Yes exactly the same 👍

    • @maureenmazurek9488
      @maureenmazurek9488 3 місяці тому +8

      me too, like right now with my husband of 49 years in hospital. Yes, have to pick myself up and him, too.

    • @BeckW2012
      @BeckW2012 3 місяці тому +5

      @@maureenmazurek9488 sorry to hear that 49 years that’s amazing I hope he feels better soon thinking of you

  • @LETMEINGUYS
    @LETMEINGUYS Рік тому +347

    There are some singers that are so gifted that they do not need extra vibrato, electronics, background singers etc. She was an extremely talented woman and left her gift to us.
    Thank you Eva Cassidy for sharing your gift.

    • @flyingfox7854
      @flyingfox7854 Рік тому +7

      I would add Joan Baez to that list … although Joan is still with us … I also believe that she has the voice of an angel …….

    • @lindaiovino9996
      @lindaiovino9996 8 місяців тому +2

      Sting sings this also. Eva's version is so moving. This song stands the test of time. Eva you left us too soon. Love that I can still listen to your voice.

  • @xrmiamidragonflies561
    @xrmiamidragonflies561 Рік тому +130

    My husband, William Feuer, was a musician and adored this woman's voice, frequently listening to this song and others... he died last August after a month in the ICU. I brought his guitar to him in hospital before he died and he played part of this song. ❤‍🩹it.

    • @Mulberries69
      @Mulberries69 4 місяці тому

      That is so beautiful!!! He must've been very rare & special!

    • @CyRosarioP
      @CyRosarioP 4 місяці тому

      😍🥲

    • @sybilscott
      @sybilscott 4 місяці тому

      What a beautiful memogesturery by your loved one...my condolences

    • @wilmarmarquessouza1016
      @wilmarmarquessouza1016 3 місяці тому

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @lostandfound625
    @lostandfound625 9 років тому +2901

    The sad thing is that when Eva Cassidy was alive no one noticed her amazing singing talent. She would sing in basements to a small crowd. After her death people realized that she had such an amazing voice.Simply an angel gone too soon.

    • @slimchancetoo
      @slimchancetoo 9 років тому +7

      SONIC FOXX(home of original SONGS..no videos required!!) I agree. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @leifchristianskov1118
      @leifchristianskov1118 9 років тому +10

      So true

    • @sonicfoxxmusic4281
      @sonicfoxxmusic4281 9 років тому +11

      Perhaps a good reason to listen to this girl...we're all gone one day!!
      WHY? by Jasmine Lamport....."stunning vox"
      3 songs released yesterday...keep your eye on them!!!....she is worth the listen.
      BREATHE and STRONG might just be classics one fine day.

    • @wolfmcdermott531
      @wolfmcdermott531 9 років тому +4

      SONIC FOXX(home of original SONGS..no videos required!!) BEAUTIFUL CARISMATIC VOICE SHE WAS AN ANGEL SHE SOFTEN THE HEARTS OF MANY INCLUDING MINE. THKU EVA

    • @johncassidy743
      @johncassidy743 9 років тому +16

      Jessica Borek An Angel gone too soon, yes...but not quite accurate that her amazing singing talent wasn't noticed. See Mick Fleetwood talking about Eva Cassidy.

  • @johnscheid8651
    @johnscheid8651 4 роки тому +581

    I heard this song for the first time this morning as I was about to turn off my truck and go in to work. It hit me like a hammer. Four days ago my wife of forty four years told me she has breast cancer. She saved my life twice, healing my PTSD after two tours in Viet Nam while serving in the Marine Corps, and about twenty years ago when she didn't think the care I was receiving was correct and she raised hell about it. Sad to learn Eva Cassidy passed a way. I don't know what will happen with us. All you can do is keep moving forward.

    • @brendaboudinot6431
      @brendaboudinot6431 4 роки тому +10

      Blessings befall us in many ways. This beautiful voice gave you and your wife a promise. With faith and courage we go on, with love we heal our hearts and bodies. All the best to you both.

    • @trevormercier9074
      @trevormercier9074 4 роки тому +9

      God bless you John and your mrs. Have faith that will get yous through hard times.
      Your a good man John i can tell right away.
      Look into thc capsules x

    • @bliz85
      @bliz85 4 роки тому +14

      Wishing your wife a swift and complete recovery.

    • @t.rayhenry1186
      @t.rayhenry1186 4 роки тому +15

      You support her with every fiber of your being and you both fight that beast like crazy. I’ll be lifting you both up in prayer. I’ve been fighting cancer two years now. It will never win.

    • @iq610
      @iq610 4 роки тому +5

      Love embraces you both

  • @deniseimmelman3490
    @deniseimmelman3490 Рік тому +253

    My sister died yesterday 13 January ,2023 hope she is walking in Fields of Gold

    • @ripperroo2116
      @ripperroo2116 7 місяців тому +3

      All love ❤

    • @terezmatyasi4980
      @terezmatyasi4980 7 місяців тому +7

      My husband died the same January 13, 2023.
      They are both walking in the fields of gold, close to the Almighty.
      God Bless you

    • @ripperroo2116
      @ripperroo2116 7 місяців тому

      @terezmatyasi4980 love to you brother

    • @2Cambell
      @2Cambell 7 місяців тому +3

      She was loved by you! I'm certain that she is.

    • @raymondbass9305
      @raymondbass9305 7 місяців тому +2

      She is.... and singing along.

  • @jminprk4102
    @jminprk4102 2 роки тому +605

    You've reached Sam novel made me find this song. And I cried again.

  • @Eamondoc1970
    @Eamondoc1970 4 роки тому +531

    This will be my Sisters final song at her funeral 16/12/2019 , I chose it and it meens the world to me, R.I.P. Colleen Elizabeth Doherty aged just 51 ,god has gained another angel xxx

    • @missmayflower73
      @missmayflower73 4 роки тому +3

      So terribly sorry for your loss Eamon

    • @vinyrd50
      @vinyrd50 4 роки тому +4

      God Bless Eamon May She Rest in Peace - Love is Eternal!

    • @simonmurray6833
      @simonmurray6833 4 роки тому +3

      Bless you my friend
      There are no words but 'my thoughts'for your loss.May God bless your sister Colleen and all of your family.

    • @georgiapriest120
      @georgiapriest120 4 роки тому +1

      God bless Eamon, and r.i.p. Colleen Elizabeth, a sad loss xx

    • @markdirenna159
      @markdirenna159 4 роки тому +2

      You've done your sister proud.

  • @engrfka
    @engrfka 3 роки тому +434

    I'm 31 at the moment. Over the years I've listened to so many songs, from different genre and era. The 80s, 90s, and even Jazz. If there is one song I keep coming back to, it's this track, sung by Ms Cassidy. I know this in my heart of all hearts, that if I live to be old and all wrinkled, I'd still listen to 'Fields of Gold' by Eva.
    Everyone has their one song. This is mine.

    • @davidferrara1105
      @davidferrara1105 2 роки тому +9

      all the best to you....get old and happy

    • @micosoriano5920
      @micosoriano5920 2 роки тому +8

      This one hit me the hardest. My top favorite too!

    • @timsoom7027
      @timsoom7027 2 роки тому +1

      my song is Baby got Back

    • @nicholefransen2425
      @nicholefransen2425 2 роки тому +6

      I Love this song sang by Eva. So overwhelming beautiful. I want it played at my funeral.

    • @kevintwwed7333
      @kevintwwed7333 2 роки тому +3

      @@micosoriano5920 same applies

  • @lescrowe1273
    @lescrowe1273 20 днів тому +22

    We have just lost our wonderful mum and played this at her funeral,she lived to an amazing age of 90, I am67 and had the best childhood you could wish for but now I’m feeling so very sad and lost and sometimes think did I tell her I loved her enough, please tell those close to you you love them ❤️

    • @sayra5496
      @sayra5496 13 днів тому

      I'm sorry for your loss, take care❤

    • @lescrowe1273
      @lescrowe1273 12 днів тому

      Thank you x

  • @johnm1713
    @johnm1713 2 роки тому +477

    My favorite artist for thirty years. Fields of Gold is so beautifully sung with that angelic voice that tears just roll down. I lost my wife to leukemia 2 1/2 years ago. Whenever I played Fields of Gold in the car she said it made her too sad. She didn't care for sad. When I listen to it I recall a memory of when we were walking through an apple orchard during the "golden hour" and our three daughters were playing and gathering apples. It was fall and the lighting was magical. It is a moment forever locked in my memory and Eva always brings it into sharp focus. An artist lost too soon.

    • @ZupaDub
      @ZupaDub 2 роки тому +9

      ..just... always remember x

    • @chrishansen4522
      @chrishansen4522 Рік тому +1

      I try to but I'm broken now and I can't make it to you as you walk on I stumbled before the fields of gold and I will not make it to much longer I am but a ghost now forever left behind by so many I loved I failed myself and all who needed me im sorry for what I'm going to do. Goodbye

    • @BlueSky-fs4fi
      @BlueSky-fs4fi Рік тому +6

      . Chris dude. I Hope U R Alright man...🙏🎄👼@chris hansen

    • @BlueSky-fs4fi
      @BlueSky-fs4fi Рік тому +5

      @@chrishansen4522 ❤

    • @emmas2771
      @emmas2771 Рік тому +3

      @@chrishansen4522 hey Chris, we hold you in our heart

  • @SueBloom-c9v
    @SueBloom-c9v Місяць тому +47

    Today is my mom's birthday. I. Wish her to dance again. Love you mom❤

    • @jamieedwards6721
      @jamieedwards6721 Місяць тому +4

      When you dance she dances with you love never dies.

  • @christiansveen1691
    @christiansveen1691 Рік тому +197

    Even Sting was moved by Cassidy's performance of his ballad "Fields of Gold", a "pure and beautiful" performance, better than his own, according to Sting. "There is something about her voice - a quality - that you really can't put into words. It's a magical quality."

    • @howard264
      @howard264 10 місяців тому +4

      I feel the same about this performance. Perhaps magic is the right word.

    • @AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg
      @AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg 9 місяців тому +5

      I was lucky enough to meet the venerable gentleman in Ireland in 1980 when I was 15......a friend and I were in a laneway at the back of a big department store and were fitting our bicycles with water bottles and cages that we'd just bought. He had walked up to my friend Paul and was asking advice about a cycling trip he'd planned, what was the best type of bicycle, should he rent or buy, this was happening behind me as I was busy with a spanner, I only heard his broad Northern English accent when finished I turned around......I was GOB SMACKED as "The Police" were probably the biggest band in the World at that time. We got his autograph and directed him to Hollingsworth Cycles in Templeogue to get a 10 geared Raleigh tourer.

  • @benwilliams9882
    @benwilliams9882 7 місяців тому +60

    My Nan passed away this way played at her funeral today love you Nan always fly high untill we meet again love you you ❤xx

    • @benstedall9864
      @benstedall9864 4 місяці тому +1

      tight hugs ben,,stay strong ok :)

    • @ronbennett96
      @ronbennett96 24 дні тому

      From Kahlil Gibran book THE PROPHET
      '... Then Almitra spoke," We would ask now of Death." And he said: you would know the secret of death. But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life? The owl whose night bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light. If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life. For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond.
      And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring. Trust the dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity. Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the King, whose hand is to be laid upon him in honor. Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling, that he shall wear the mark of his King? Yet is he not more mindful of his trembling? For what is to die, but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered? Only when you drink form the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance...'

  • @davidartist2750
    @davidartist2750 3 роки тому +263

    Sting,who wrote and recorded this song said Eva’s version was the best he had ever heard,including his own....good enough for me!!! Stunning performance,simply the best!

    • @elizabethhayes7005
      @elizabethhayes7005 3 роки тому +14

      I agree that Eva's version is absolutely beautiful and really tugs at the heart string! I love Sting's version, but Eva's gets me every time. I want this song played over and over at my funeral!

    • @craigjackson5903
      @craigjackson5903 3 роки тому +14

      He cried when he heard it , and said that he then realized that he wrote this for Eva 💖💖💖💖

    • @maribethc.2651
      @maribethc.2651 2 роки тому +1

      I enjoyed Joshua Davis's version when he was on the Voice tv show. Northern Michigan ♥️♥️

    • @douglasbrunen8694
      @douglasbrunen8694 2 роки тому +5

      i think he also said that after her version , it was no longer his . But hers for always.

    • @leehouillebecq1050
      @leehouillebecq1050 2 роки тому +2

      Best version, by far...

  • @leonardmorrow5360
    @leonardmorrow5360 2 роки тому +256

    Played fields of gold at my husband’s cremation on the 21st October 2021 for everyone to think of the good times we all had when he was with us. What a lovely song. Thank you Eva xxx

    • @Moonbutton61
      @Moonbutton61 2 роки тому +11

      I'm so sorry, my hubby passed suddenly on 20th october 2021, I still haven't seen him because of covid rules and wasn't with him when he passed. We had only spent 1 night apart in 17 years I miss him so much, take care ,hugs from my heart to you xxx💗

    • @SCUDommc
      @SCUDommc 2 роки тому +2

      Condolences

    • @patriciawagstaff6302
      @patriciawagstaff6302 2 роки тому +11

      My husband passed away on October 13th , 2021. Oh how I miss him so..
      We we married 47 years.
      Richard....I love you so.

    • @elyte3648
      @elyte3648 2 роки тому +1

      I’m so sorry for your loss♥️ we had this song for my Aunt’s cremation when they closed the curtains; gives me goosebumps everytime; beautiful song x

    • @theburpman8006
      @theburpman8006 2 роки тому +2

      I hope your husband will walk in fields of gold in the skies of heaven

  • @vestavind
    @vestavind Місяць тому +37

    I miss my childhood. My former home, my former classmates, my old school. I miss the time when my parents were young, and the time I played all day long with a carefree mind. I grew up in the farmlands, among the fields of barley and wheat… the fields of gold…

    • @willsmom93
      @willsmom93 27 днів тому +1

      Oh yes😢

    • @lewisx410
      @lewisx410 21 день тому +1

      Sounds wonderful, simpler times 🥲😔

    • @renate3014
      @renate3014 10 днів тому +1

      I too 😢❤

  • @ricardmilos4308
    @ricardmilos4308 Рік тому +60

    Grown ass man, tears flowing down my cheeks moved by the unbelievable voice of this angel

    • @rbeebephoto
      @rbeebephoto 4 місяці тому +5

      It's OK for us grown ass men to cry. I'm not apologetic anymore. I'd rather be moved by grace and beauty, as well as deep loss, than not express any emotion except for some damn football or baseball or basketball team's loss or win.

    • @michaelcarman-yv9tm
      @michaelcarman-yv9tm День тому

      just turned 79. same boat.

  • @rosemaryb-c4927
    @rosemaryb-c4927 8 років тому +1002

    I only JUST discovered this artist today, this morning, and I'm wreathed in tears, listening to her music. I'm 58. How have I lived this long and never heard of her?

    • @tom7471
      @tom7471 8 років тому +30

      It is how I felt when I first heard her voice a decade ago. And I still feel the same.

    • @elaustraliano
      @elaustraliano 8 років тому +43

      She didn't crave fame nor seek it out. Most of her music only become more wildly heard after her death. But what a joy to discover her music for the first time!

    • @AdamYoudell
      @AdamYoudell 8 років тому +51

      Welcome to the club. Don't worry. Just be thankful you discovered one of the most phenomenal female singers of all time.

    • @bikramshrestha4233
      @bikramshrestha4233 8 років тому +17

      it has been like 2 years, i am never tired of listening to her songs.so graceful voice that you get lost in it :) . its a shame we lost her very early.

    • @carroll1106
      @carroll1106 8 років тому +23

      probably because she only became known after she died....and mostly because she was 'discovered' in the UK before here. She could have had a recording career earlier, but she turned it down to be in control of her music.

  • @userone4871
    @userone4871 2 роки тому +526

    The first note starts and tears upon tears run down my shaken face. No other piece of music has ever moved me like this. Eva's voice reaches a point in me that I didn't even know existed.

  • @engrfka
    @engrfka 4 роки тому +1045

    Once you listen to Eva's cover of any famous song, you just can't go back to the original and her version becomes the new original.

    • @justmyopinion3723
      @justmyopinion3723 4 роки тому +17

      Can't agree more , she is so special .... I can't say "was"
      What a loss !😔

    • @annestarkey20
      @annestarkey20 4 роки тому +9

      100% Agree.

    • @johnsmall1911
      @johnsmall1911 4 роки тому +7

      Heaven

    • @kathy0165
      @kathy0165 4 роки тому +7

      I don’t know, I personally can‘t cope with her voice in this song

    • @tom7471
      @tom7471 4 роки тому +13

      @@kathy0165 Well, it is a personal thing. Sting did say this is the best version of the song, including his...

  • @GaryPerior-rb2lo
    @GaryPerior-rb2lo Рік тому +141

    I've been an entertainer for 50 plus years and have known many good female vocalists but Eve Cassidy's voice is almost hypnotic. Smooth with feeling and unbelievable quality.

    • @barbarabrewer7086
      @barbarabrewer7086 Рік тому +8

      Eva's voice is a living musical instrument.

    • @GaryPerior-rb2lo
      @GaryPerior-rb2lo Рік тому +5

      @@barbarabrewer7086 Well said, because she is truly the best!

    • @craigjackson5903
      @craigjackson5903 Рік тому +5

      When Sting heard Eva's rendition of his Song , he cried and said " I now know that I wrote this Song for Eva " 🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @KayHolden-p1n
      @KayHolden-p1n 9 місяців тому +1

      So beautiful

    • @SisterLaura4615
      @SisterLaura4615 8 місяців тому

      Beutiful song.

  • @itsmistersteve
    @itsmistersteve 8 років тому +560

    There are *very few* songs that can raise the hairs on the back of my neck and make me cry at the same time. This is one of very few that can do both...

    • @anojnicholas
      @anojnicholas 8 років тому

      Steve Lester t

    • @sanmcnellis94
      @sanmcnellis94 8 років тому +8

      Steve. Spot on. Only the good die young. Pisses me off. God damn it.

    • @louisevanderwees188
      @louisevanderwees188 8 років тому +5

      Moves me to tears each time I hear it.

    • @AlisongsLA
      @AlisongsLA 8 років тому +10

      I cry every time I hear her sing. She was the greatest voice of our time.

    • @vanessaquinlan783
      @vanessaquinlan783 8 років тому +7

      +Louise van der Wees Oh yes it's a beautiful song. Eva sang like an angel. Oh such a sad loss.

  • @maiazakay
    @maiazakay 3 роки тому +537

    2022 anyone? I love listening to Eva's incredible vocals! I learn so much

    • @kinglear5952
      @kinglear5952 3 роки тому +4

      Hello, I say hello

    • @용앵-l3j
      @용앵-l3j 3 роки тому +3

      안녕하세요?I'm Korean ㅎㅎㅎ

    • @philiphunter8960
      @philiphunter8960 3 роки тому +5

      Hi, Listening in England.

    • @bandieboo8102
      @bandieboo8102 3 роки тому +8

      @@philiphunter8960 listening here tonight in Australia...what an angel...what a voice...x I feel so bad she never got the acclaim she deserved while she was alive. I hope she knows.. wherever she is.. that I love her dearly and can only wish to sing like her...xxx RIP Eva...💕

    • @용앵-l3j
      @용앵-l3j 3 роки тому +2

      @@bandieboo8102 wow Do you know Korea?

  • @ronniepickering7764
    @ronniepickering7764 4 роки тому +147

    Who else got chills listening to this?

  • @alireed2009
    @alireed2009 Місяць тому +4

    The last time my Husband and I walked across our ancient grassland, hand in hand, with blue winged butterflies. and damsel fly's rising around us in the golden grasses, it was like a Disney film. Now, not months later, he rests in the Churchyard overlooking that land and I now walk there alone. But we walked in fields of gold.

  • @Rach2625
    @Rach2625 8 років тому +275

    My mum had this CD and when I was little I used to take it and listen to this song. Still brings me to tears to this day, so beautiful.

    • @janepine6815
      @janepine6815 8 років тому +8

      +Rach2625 I know exactly what you mean. It hits me the same way. Almost all her music does, really. What a loss. Another "Songbird" gone home way too soon.

    • @marcolitosconsale83
      @marcolitosconsale83 8 років тому +9

      +Rach2625 Eva made this beautiful song by Sting ..immortal

    • @welcometowonderland4119
      @welcometowonderland4119 8 років тому +8

      +Rach2625 omg that's exactly what I did!!! And I always sat in our kitchen and watched the sunset. And when my mom told me that EvA died from cancer I had to cry so hard. I feel so muCh emotions when I listen to this song! Always have, always will...

    • @philhemenway3503
      @philhemenway3503 8 років тому

      Borrowed :-)

    • @AdamYoudell
      @AdamYoudell 8 років тому +5

      You're right, dear, this is true beauty.

  • @JohnMarx-d5z
    @JohnMarx-d5z 11 місяців тому +82

    I first heard her magnificent voice when this song came on the radio at a B&B in southern Spain in 2002. It mesmerized me. I asked the hostess who it was. She looked at me incredulously. “You’ve never heard of Eva Cassidy?” she replied. “This song is a hit on every radio station in Europe.” Back home in the U.S., no one had heard of her yet, least of all the radio programmers. I still have never heard it on the radio here.

    • @2Cambell
      @2Cambell 11 місяців тому +10

      We are the last to recognize beauty, when all we hear is noise. Even amongst ourselves. I'm glad that you got to hear it like this, from elsewhere. 😊

    • @emerybayblues
      @emerybayblues 10 місяців тому +1

      @@2Cambell Aren't you precious.

    • @Shelbers1976
      @Shelbers1976 9 місяців тому +1

      I heard this song for the first time this year on public radio, KVMR, Nevada City, CA

    • @TheCloudsMySofa
      @TheCloudsMySofa 6 місяців тому

      she was very popular in Washington DC music circles, since she worked with Chuck Brown. so many years later, what a tragic loss... at least she left us with these beautiful works... this song especially just takes me to another place....

    • @annettegraff8323
      @annettegraff8323 3 місяці тому

      I first heard of Eva on a PBS special I went out and bought the album the next day ! Such a precious gift to us all 🎉

  • @ericablair7747
    @ericablair7747 6 років тому +425

    Holy Cow!! Possibly the purest and just plain most honest voice I've ever had the pleasure of hearing.
    You performers know what I mean. Lots of people have pipes, intonation, attitude. Only the rarest have the courage to be that scariest of things - themselves. This girl was plugged in. A true original with impeccable skills to boot.
    Don't know how I've missed you all these years Eva, but it won't happen again. I gotta go get a Kleenex.....

    • @bobaldo2339
      @bobaldo2339 5 років тому +12

      She was REAL, and the music industry has a very hard time with that.

    • @Superknullisch
      @Superknullisch 5 років тому +3

      Well put.. VERY well put!!
      Live well and enjoy!!

    • @JJBushfan
      @JJBushfan 5 років тому +4

      So right. Well said.

    • @YK-fj5bj
      @YK-fj5bj 5 років тому +1

      Eric A Blair You Sir have a way with words. :-)

    • @waltersalley7781
      @waltersalley7781 5 років тому +7

      ... could not have said it better, when I, first, head Eva on NIGHTLINE with Ted Koppel more than fifteen years ago... and was totally blown away. Soooo talented. She played the guitar and piano. Hers was one unique talent, discovered late in her Young Life. So sorry that she was taken away much too soon. Think of how much more we could have gleaned from her Unique gifting. Can't say how much I love that, such angelic, voice. ❤️😇🎤🎶🎙️🎸🎹

  • @Elena-md3mn
    @Elena-md3mn 7 місяців тому +68

    Came to listen to this beautiful song bc of a veteran pt of mine today. We got the talking about music and this song came up in his words. He told me he was going to play this at his funeral (whenever that may be) he has been through a lot. Out of respect for him and keeping my word to him that I would listen later (which is now) and the love of music we both share, here I am listening to this beautiful song. As I listen, with tears in my eyes, I can’t help but think of all the good hearted people out there, doing the best they can, all the kind people who go through so much yet always try to make others happy and of course to all of the veterans who served this country. Much love and respect to them and those who are currently serving! May God bless all who end up reading this…you matter, I love you and I hope you have a wonderful life. God is good❤️🇺🇸🫶🏼

    • @jodykoropatnicki3957
      @jodykoropatnicki3957 6 місяців тому +2

      May God Bless you as well ....

    • @davidelliott5843
      @davidelliott5843 5 місяців тому +1

      Written by Sting. Eva made it her own.

    • @CheezNrice4u
      @CheezNrice4u 4 місяці тому

      God bless you, and thank you for your service. 🇺🇸

  • @theloniouscoltrane3778
    @theloniouscoltrane3778 4 роки тому +1955

    Who thinks this is better than the original?
    It's as if Sting recorded the demo and Eva released the original studio version

    • @357HFC
      @357HFC 4 роки тому +91

      Me,by a mile. I thank Sting for writing it, and The Beautiful Eva for leaving this recording for us all to enjoy!

    • @MarkJohnson-zy4fd
      @MarkJohnson-zy4fd 4 роки тому +83

      Thelonious Coltrane My understanding is that Sting himself thinks it is better. And it is.

    • @brianmaltby1424
      @brianmaltby1424 4 роки тому +37

      I love her version of Fields of Gold and if you haven't her version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, you should give it a listen also.

    • @sixpoint812
      @sixpoint812 4 роки тому +6

      I do.

    • @theloniouscoltrane3778
      @theloniouscoltrane3778 4 роки тому +4

      @@MarkJohnson-zy4fd wow that's new info..please send a link thanks mate

  • @JonathanToolonie
    @JonathanToolonie 8 років тому +101

    Never again will there be another singer like her. She is one of a kind.

  • @Vladpryde
    @Vladpryde 4 роки тому +439

    I just put my cat, Lucy, to sleep today. I hope she's walking the fields of gold over the rainbow bridge.

    • @Vladpryde
      @Vladpryde 4 роки тому +1

      @Susan Moran Thanks.

    • @f_c_1958
      @f_c_1958 4 роки тому +3

      I know how you feel... 🥺 My poor babies and me hadn't been lucky... 😔
      💞🙏🏻 Hugs from Argentina 🇦🇷 🕯️

    • @Vladpryde
      @Vladpryde 4 роки тому +1

      @@f_c_1958 Thank you.

    • @lidiavivar7643
      @lidiavivar7643 4 роки тому +3

      In am so sorry .You will see her again .God promised to us. 🤗❤

    • @Vladpryde
      @Vladpryde 4 роки тому +1

      @@lidiavivar7643 Thank you.

  • @ravenwondering
    @ravenwondering 11 місяців тому +72

    Dan and Elliot posted 3 versions of this song, including Sting's, and this one raised the hairs on my arms with her first notes sung. There is something ethereal about her voice.

    • @TheBuch4
      @TheBuch4 11 місяців тому +2

      Same, as did the Celtic Women's version. Both stunning performances.

    • @cathycarlblom7042
      @cathycarlblom7042 10 місяців тому +1

      Just perfect...past perfect, but ethereal and heartbreaking considering our world today

    • @barbarajongman9229
      @barbarajongman9229 9 місяців тому

      In een woord ; schitterend

    • @leewilliams3834
      @leewilliams3834 8 місяців тому +1

      You can feel the magic of the spirit.

  • @barbarakennedy2665
    @barbarakennedy2665 5 років тому +171

    I think some people know that their time here is limited and they strive to leave beautiful gifts for those of us who remain.My son Nick died when he was 29 and left some beautiful artwork in his papers. I never even knew he was so talented.

    • @gilbyfabian3698
      @gilbyfabian3698 5 років тому +4

      barbara kennedy would love and I’d be honored to see his art.. gilbyfabian21@gmail.com ,would you please share?!

    • @helenrogers1400
      @helenrogers1400 5 років тому +2

      barbara kennedy ,🙏🙏🙏✝️💚

  • @MsSkullzone
    @MsSkullzone 5 років тому +200

    When life is too much I find myself here at this track . It makes me sad for those no longer with me - but then picks me up with its beauty and inspires me to go on.

    • @leonarddungey2483
      @leonarddungey2483 5 років тому +3

      I know how you feel as I feel the same , but our lives must go on in their honor bless you.

    • @sonicfoxxmusic4281
      @sonicfoxxmusic4281 5 років тому

      Check out some original songs by Jasmine Lampot ...well worth a listen on SPOTIFY.

    • @gringolin
      @gringolin 4 роки тому

      Hi Skullzone, have you been in Medjugorje? have a look this vid : MEDJUGORJE A TIME FOR MIRACLES BOB SAWYER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

    • @spiritualconnection6289
      @spiritualconnection6289 4 роки тому

      🌹🌹🌹

  • @jrttb
    @jrttb Рік тому +65

    Just lost the father of my unborn little girl a few months ago and this is the first song she’s reacted to this strongly to. I have never felt her move so much reacting to something as I did just now.

    • @idoraquel616
      @idoraquel616 Рік тому

      i’m so sorry can’t imagine what you’re going through. I’m here to talk if you need.Also expecting a baby

    • @jddocherty7685
      @jddocherty7685 Рік тому +1

      So sorry for your loss 😢❤

    • @oldnick2862
      @oldnick2862 11 місяців тому

      How are you coping? And did you give birth to your little girl? Keep strong ❤

  • @barbararussell9757
    @barbararussell9757 29 днів тому +4

    My favorite cover of Fields of Gold

    • @Trevorjennings679
      @Trevorjennings679 18 днів тому

      Hello Barbara, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

  • @lukemurray3311
    @lukemurray3311 4 роки тому +101

    A song written and made famous by Sting, but boy or should I say girl, Eva Cassidy sings it with such raw and powerful emotion.

  • @madisimons8522
    @madisimons8522 4 роки тому +147

    This song makes me think about life and how we should cherish every second and take nothing for granted you never know when you can lose a loved one

  • @hevdag
    @hevdag Місяць тому +14

    Three years ago on 21st August i lost my mother at the age 61. Every time when i heard this song i remember her. I love you Mom Rest in Peace

  • @sarahquinton932
    @sarahquinton932 4 місяці тому +39

    I had this played at my daughter's funeral, the saddest day ever for me and my partner, her daddy carried her small white coffin into the church, it's been 6 years xx😭

    • @shanepereira2011
      @shanepereira2011 3 місяці тому

      I'm sorry to hear. 😢 may her rest in peace ...

    • @sarahquinton932
      @sarahquinton932 3 місяці тому

      @@shanepereira2011 Thank you for your kind words xx

    • @leslienagy6053
      @leslienagy6053 3 місяці тому

      Stay strong, her love will carry you for always. Lost my mom 12 yrs.ago.

    • @sarahquinton932
      @sarahquinton932 3 місяці тому

      @@leslienagy6053 Thank you some days are good others days can be sad xx

    • @peterlittle123
      @peterlittle123 3 місяці тому +2

      So Sorry for the loss of your little girl ! Unfortunately we never really heal from a heartbreak like yours ! We will heal but our hearts will never be the same again ! The pain will fade but some nights the memories will keep us awake ! Take Care Sarah ❤ 😢

  • @daniellegreen7292
    @daniellegreen7292 3 роки тому +144

    I just discovered this voice tonight after a patient mentioned how he is moved by this angel. I can barely breathe as I take in the beauty and grace of her gift to us all. I will listen to her for the rest of my life.

    • @theronsta
      @theronsta 2 роки тому +4

      Thats the way she makes most people feel. Your patient showed you beauty.

    • @skyemack8230
      @skyemack8230 2 роки тому

      I agree with you beautiful voice please listen to runrigs Bruce guthro singing life is hard another tearjerker

    • @darrenk.2344
      @darrenk.2344 2 роки тому +3

      I was lucky enough to discover this angel today (4/26/22) while driving through West Central Minnesota. Hit the scan button on my car stereo and landed on a station playing this gem. I too will be listening to Eva for the rest of my life.

  • @綠度母
    @綠度母 2 роки тому +199

    Lyrics :
    You'll remember me when the west wind moves
    Among the fields of barley
    You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
    When we walked in fields of gold
    So she took her love for to gaze awhile
    Among the fields of barley
    In his arms she fell as her hair came down
    Among the fields of gold
    Will you stay with me? Will you be my love
    Among the fields of barley?
    And you can tell the sun in his jealous sky
    When we walked in fields of gold
    I never made promises lightly
    And there have been some that I've broken
    But I swear in the days still left
    We'll walk in fields of gold
    We'll walk in fields of gold
    I never made promises lightly
    And there have been some that I've broken
    But I swear in the days still left
    We'll walk in fields of gold
    We'll walk in fields of gold
    Ooh
    Many years have passed since those summer days
    Among the fields of barley
    See the children run as the sun goes down
    As you lie in fields of gold
    You'll remember me when the west wind moves
    Among the fields of barley
    You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
    When we walked in fields of gold
    When we walked in fields of gold
    When we walked in fields of gold, ooh

    • @wendydubois3872
      @wendydubois3872 Рік тому +9

      Thank you for posting the lyrics so beautiful touched my soul.

    • @waterworld2191
      @waterworld2191 Рік тому +6

      I am a videographer and I was out filming the lunar eclipse last night, dodging the clouds and bouts of rain. But as I sat there in the freezing cold I couldn't help but think of this song, that the sky must've been jealous of the moon.

    • @lilycpeace5259
      @lilycpeace5259 Рік тому +5

      Thank you for putting the lyrics out was looking for same to sing with it. Thank you

    • @francesy102177
      @francesy102177 Рік тому +3

      Beautiful words... Timeless music

    • @chrish9155
      @chrish9155 11 місяців тому +2

      Thank you 🙏

  • @2Cambell
    @2Cambell 2 роки тому +47

    We just passed into 2022. The hard stuff is still with me, from losing Mom last year to cancer and how hard I had to work alone at my job, when they laid off everybody, to how hard they made my Mom's treatments and consultations to get and the fact that this wonderfully social woman lived cut off from most everything during her last days. I also think of my hubby who does beyond his best to help me. We pass fields of gold going to and from home every day.

    • @mitchelmike644
      @mitchelmike644 Рік тому +1

      I'm sorry to read that you lost your Mother. You can be sure, she is now safe in God's memory. But I would like to give you hope through Gods word that was written down in the bible. Do you know, God promises in the bible lovingly a time, when you will be able to see your Mother again here on earth. For example in Revelations 21:3-5 "With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” And the One seated on the throne said: “Look! I am making all things new.” Also he says: “Write, for these words are faithful and true.” Jesus the Son of God said:.."John 5:28 ...you shouldn't be surprised, because the time will come when all, who are in the graves will hear Gods voice and will come out. He means that there will be a time on earth when everyone who has lost someone, will be able to hold them in the arms again and welcome them to the new world, a life on earth in peace without sicknesses, disease and misfortune! Actually God is telling you... "have faith in me, I'll make everything up to you, believe in me, I take care because I love you." If you are interested, I can recommend you an very motivating and hopegiving interactive textbook with the theme: Enjoy Life forever/Your loved ones can live again" www.jw.org/en/library/books/enjoy-life-forever/section-2/lesson-30/ This book is based on the bible and is about what God will do in the very near future, and how it can give you hope now and for the future. Even if many don't think about God or don't believe in him, God believes in us and offers us humans to be his friends, and in return he will give us peace, joy and security in a coming beautiful world in the near future. I honestly wish you all the strength and the best for your future and send you my best greetings Michel

  • @Buck783
    @Buck783 3 місяці тому +70

    June 2024 I’m having a few mental issues , I just pray someone is watching over me I really do Godbless you all

    • @bewi7193
      @bewi7193 3 місяці тому +6

      Wish you all the best bro.

    • @Buck783
      @Buck783 3 місяці тому +5

      @@bewi7193 thank you man means a lot right now

    • @spicyskyraisin7745
      @spicyskyraisin7745 3 місяці тому +11

      Hey. The world is better with you in it. I’m going through a really difficult time too. Hope this reaches you and you know that people love you. I lost my Dad and came here to remember him on his birthday today. Also extending that love to you and hope it helps in some small way xx

    • @sharonmacinnis1582
      @sharonmacinnis1582 3 місяці тому +5

      God bless you . Keep faith in God

    • @nickyeustace4782
      @nickyeustace4782 3 місяці тому +5

      Stay strong mate.

  • @jon-ue6rf
    @jon-ue6rf 5 років тому +132

    Just lost my mum, she wanted this at her funeral - beautiful xx

  • @fohpono8884
    @fohpono8884 5 років тому +526

    The reason she never achieved the acclaim she deserved while on this Earth is because she was a person who was true to herself living in a World that is not.

    • @UNbowed62
      @UNbowed62 5 років тому +9

      Fohpono , True! Also, sadly, Eva was gone too soon. By the time Chuck Brown exposed her great Talent to neighboring Venues, wasn’t long before that, we heard the melancholy on the radio.😔
      She left a resounding sweet Sound.
      🎶🥰🎶🥀🕊🥀

    • @butterflyforesthawai
      @butterflyforesthawai 4 роки тому

      I feel like an asshole for not seeing her at The Kingston Mines in Chicago today that place would be packed.

    • @mariekazazian8019
      @mariekazazian8019 4 роки тому +6

      Fohpono Well said. So well said. She was superior to that ugly plastic hit machine. She was too perfect for this world so God took her back.

    • @umustbebornagain
      @umustbebornagain 4 роки тому +3

      So agree. BE WHO YOU ARE . IT IS YOUR GIFT THAT WILL BLESS OTHERS.

    • @realdiamondshow
      @realdiamondshow 4 роки тому +5

      There is nothing godly about her death. She had cancer...it's as simple as that. It is laughable that people still worship gods in these times...finding feeble excuses for their chosen deity's failures...and claiming the grace with no evidence of heavenly blessing. Good things and bad things happen. Life, nature and pure chance..no gods, no demons.

  • @joefurlong7638
    @joefurlong7638 8 років тому +152

    An amazing voice ! I am a retiree in South Florida and a fan of Judy Garland singing " Somewhere over the rainbow.", one of the most enduring standards of the 20th century. While searching one day I came across Eva's version of that timeless song. To put it mildly, I was stunned. Had no idea who the singer was but was able to save the rendition on my computer. I soon discovered it was this relatively unknown artist named Eva Cassidy. " Fields of Gold " was my next discovery. Words cannot reveal my admiration.IMHO Eva was an astounding talent,..a specially gifted singer taken away from us way too soon. Love you Eva,...thanks for the brief exposure, - I still miss you, as do so many others. God bless you !

    • @miketornwall2251
      @miketornwall2251 8 років тому +1

    • @leslieratzlaff3138
      @leslieratzlaff3138 8 років тому +7

      My son sent me her cd recorded live at Blues Alley. I never cease to fall in love with her over and over.

    • @MarkEliahYouTube
      @MarkEliahYouTube 8 років тому

      Eva Cassidy is one of the most beautiful voices we know, indeed. May her spirit remain in the highest planes of memories.
      You might enjoy Mark Eliah too - especially his version of "Angel" or "I don't believe you". If you like, we would be happy to see you on our channel. Kindest regards, Hermann, TheEternalFlameTour Team

    • @domkells
      @domkells 8 років тому

      shes still singing

    • @iamintheburg
      @iamintheburg 8 років тому

      Joe Furlong, I think you'd appreciate Mary Chapin Carpenter, too : a suggestion, if you're not familiar with her, begin with FLY AWAY HOME / 10,000 MILES - from the film. Her depth and sincerity, her vocal ability and delivery of her lyric are really special. Someone played Eva at a party once, and someone else said, " I'd like to hear Mary Chapin sing along to this ; " and it's still a dream of mine that somebody may combine their voices on some worthy track, someday.

  • @pattieprophet7987
    @pattieprophet7987 5 днів тому +4

    What a voice ! It's sad that bad things that happen to good people , shes so missed !! It us 2024 , I play her music 😢😢😢😢❤

  • @Big_Daddy_CorkUSMC
    @Big_Daddy_CorkUSMC 2 роки тому +113

    I recently discovered her. I've been a singer all my life professional singer and guitarist and when I hear something that is incredible I can't stop listening to it. She was destined for superstardom and when I read she died I was heartbroken and I don't even know her. Absolutely heartbroken. I've never heard the voice so amazing just I don't have the words.

    • @elaynemd
      @elaynemd 2 роки тому

      Me too.

    • @russyeatman5631
      @russyeatman5631 Рік тому +7

      Eva Cassidy did not become well known because she refused to sell out to any of the major record labels. Her premature passing was a loss for the world.

    • @lailalivsdatter549
      @lailalivsdatter549 Рік тому +1

      I understand❤️

    • @mamere7601
      @mamere7601 Рік тому +3

      This is the first time I have heard her. Wow is all I have to say. Just wow.

    • @lailalivsdatter549
      @lailalivsdatter549 Рік тому +1

      @@mamere7601 You are right, Ma Mere💛

  • @GeorgeMurraylefty
    @GeorgeMurraylefty 7 років тому +170

    I was painting the back of the house, heard this...and burst into tears. I had to get off the ladder, and simply cry, like no tomorrow. Sometimes things just strike, when you very least expect it. Thank you Eva, I love you ! The universe does work in funny ways. You beautiful angel !

    • @leonarddungey2483
      @leonarddungey2483 5 років тому +9

      @Zac Ariah Grow a heart man, respect all those who have passed with the big C

    • @Cainer444
      @Cainer444 5 років тому +1

      I know exactly what you are saying. God bless us all.

    • @youraveragejoe-
      @youraveragejoe- 5 років тому

      Heh. She really is an angel.

    • @callumhuann3140
      @callumhuann3140 5 років тому +3

      @Zac Ariah Dick head

    • @FUTURISTIK1000
      @FUTURISTIK1000 5 років тому +1

      Respect my bro @George Murray

  • @srishtiverma1701
    @srishtiverma1701 8 років тому +110

    One of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.

  • @helenhadley3972
    @helenhadley3972 Рік тому +83

    Her voice comforts me, when I'm feeling low.
    I love everything she sings, but this especially.

    • @patriciawagstaff6302
      @patriciawagstaff6302 Рік тому +2

      I play this song ...her song ..when I am feeling so low. It is almost two years since God took my man of 47 years. I so loved him, and I still do .
      Some nights, I feel his body lying next to me in bed. As he says to me, "Good night, babe,"
      10- 13- 2021
      RIP MY LOVE

    • @georgemelvin7687
      @georgemelvin7687 Рік тому +2

      @@patriciawagstaff6302 awww, so sorry about your loss Patricia. I truly understand how it feels losing a loved one, my wife passed while having our daughter, wasn't easy for me though but I'm grateful to God for today 🙏. My deep and sincere condolences, how have you been? 🌺 😢

    • @sandrabrown1698
      @sandrabrown1698 10 місяців тому +1

      Yes.

  • @moovitalong
    @moovitalong 4 роки тому +76

    On rare occasions, we are given a quick glimpse of true beauty. During those brief moments, we look or listen in awe and sadness. For these hallowed souls are with us for a short time..too perfect for us to keep

    • @MarkJohnson-zy4fd
      @MarkJohnson-zy4fd 4 роки тому +3

      Jim Brantley Welcome to this little place of humility where we can enjoy and learn from those voices.

    • @irishseano
      @irishseano 3 роки тому +2

      Indeed

    • @marlap5117
      @marlap5117 3 роки тому +2

      Amen

    • @userone4871
      @userone4871 2 роки тому

      For the light that shines twice as bright, burns half as long.

  • @stevebutler3596
    @stevebutler3596 11 місяців тому +33

    As Sting said, her ethereal voice was unique and it's truly sad that she was not here long enough to share it with the world!

  • @garyowen6785
    @garyowen6785 3 роки тому +34

    If there is a heaven, Eva is teaching the angels how to sing, how to REALLY sing.

  • @stevehickson1275
    @stevehickson1275 4 місяці тому +15

    My uncle passed recently.. he was an absolute gentleman. Said i was not going to shed tears at his service but they played this as we carried his coffin in.. I cracked within 10 seconds.. beautiful song for a beautiful man.. rip uncle colin.. forever missed x

    • @CyRosarioP
      @CyRosarioP 4 місяці тому

      So Sorry from Dominican Republic. 😔

  • @hannahtaylor3841
    @hannahtaylor3841 8 років тому +199

    I don't usually cry, ever. Some people joke that I have a heart of brick. But this.... I will probably never hear a voice that tugs at my heart like this. In waves of tears right now. So much emotion in her voice. RIP Eva

    • @MJLU280
      @MJLU280 8 років тому +16

      I cry every time. It's not tears of sadness. It's tears at how beautiful her voice is. Happy tears.

    • @skpgrn
      @skpgrn 7 років тому +6

      Hannah, I would have agreed with your friends if you never cried to Eva. Eva is the only singer that could elicit tears from a turnip! RIP Eva, you are truly loved by many! See you there!

    • @1234-m7w
      @1234-m7w 7 років тому +1

      Hannah Taylor u are a brick are u .u look young ,crying is a coming,what a comment

    • @MrTomgilmour
      @MrTomgilmour 6 років тому +2

      HI Hannah, Sometimes its when we hear songs like this its breaks down our barriers, Be strong, but be be true to yourself, good luck to you and yours

    • @davehowe4714
      @davehowe4714 6 років тому +2

      I always swore that I'd never let anything get to me, I built up a brick wall emotion wise but two things broke that and reduced me to a teary eyed wreck, the births of my children and the loss of my grand parents. No matter how much we tell ourselves we won't be beat, we inevitably will be. I feel no shame because I love my children more than they'll ever know and I miss my Nanna and Granddad everyday.

  • @teeel8033
    @teeel8033 Рік тому +59

    This moves me to tears ❤️‍🩹 Thank you, Eva. I hope you are resting in peace, angel.

  • @sethgilbertson2474
    @sethgilbertson2474 3 роки тому +40

    My mom passed away about 10 years ago from multiple myeloma. This song is what we listened to while she was passing. It opens my heart back up every time I hear it.

  • @yvonnegoble354
    @yvonnegoble354 Рік тому +26

    My sister adored this lady, my sister died two weeks ago....... I only ever knew Stings version but as a tribute to my sister and to this beautiful singer...... RIP and we are with you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • @aaesculapius
    @aaesculapius 5 років тому +68

    The absolute purest voice, the most captivating timing, such intense emotion. Unmatched by any.

  • @lostit290
    @lostit290 8 років тому +142

    Rest in peace Eva.
    If I wrapped the very best parts of my whole 69 years it still wouldn’t stand against the 5 minutes of this song and the way you sang it.

    • @kathyjenkin4882
      @kathyjenkin4882 7 років тому +2

      the voice of an Angel called home too soon

    • @terrycloth6380
      @terrycloth6380 6 років тому +3

      Thank you for your words. They touch me deeply.

    • @dorindab.5305
      @dorindab.5305 5 років тому

      Sometimes, Heaven touches when you least expect it. It opens doors of beauty not anticipated.

    • @richardsmith6083
      @richardsmith6083 3 роки тому

      Give what you can...some people like Eva can give a lot, that's for sure!

  • @deanalmond1203
    @deanalmond1203 4 роки тому +61

    Not only does the song bring tear to your eyes, just reading the comments brings a tear to your eyes.

    • @SabrinaMascarenhasFiineArts
      @SabrinaMascarenhasFiineArts 4 роки тому +1

      Yes, from the first comment itself, they are like tributes to Eva, to their loved ones, to life itself.

    • @willywilz
      @willywilz 4 роки тому

      Add my tears too .. a 73 year old rock and roller weeping at the sheer pure beauty of Eva and a great song by Sting .. double genius 😭

    • @jkstubbington
      @jkstubbington 4 роки тому +1

      The humanity and beauty in these comments are STRONG and heart gripping!

  • @gregpeterson2414
    @gregpeterson2414 Рік тому +37

    The first time I heard Eva Cassidy sing this song, her angelic voice stopped me dead in my tracks and left me mesmerized.

  • @richardwieder2354
    @richardwieder2354 7 років тому +101

    One reason I'd like to believe in heavan is that I'd like to believe that someone like Eva could look down and see how she's continued to touch and move people. She never achieved the fame and recognition she deserved when she was alive. But her talent has outlived her and she continues to touch our souls.

    • @adammcgarry380
      @adammcgarry380 7 років тому +3

      Pure quality

    • @nowvoyagerNE
      @nowvoyagerNE 6 років тому +3

      people in heaven are too blissfully happy to regress to looking back on earthly matters. all pain is gone. all regret is gone,. all envy, jealousy, insecurity, remorse, sadness....thankfully all are gone. what remains is love and joy.

    • @4thegloryofthelord
      @4thegloryofthelord 6 років тому +4

      One can only achieve this kind of talent from God Almighty Himself. Rest assured, there is a heaven.

    • @StephanieMadsenMusic
      @StephanieMadsenMusic 5 років тому

      I love Eva so much! I'm thinking of doing a cover of hers and wanting to share with you my latest music release. Thought you'd enjoy, since you love this song so much :) ua-cam.com/video/Zlk37-xSn_E/v-deo.html

    • @Jo_Mch-6-8
      @Jo_Mch-6-8 5 років тому +1

      Richard Wieder I can see her in my mind's eye as she stepped beyond time into eternity .... I do believe in heaven, and I believe if anyone is there...Eva Cassidy is.

  • @garymoore4038
    @garymoore4038 4 роки тому +56

    She IS the gold standard. Her beautiful heart and voice and guitar mastery and interpretive insight reveal a depth of feeling and understanding in musical expression that is rare and precious. So thankful she had the time and circumstances in her short life to gift us such treasure. I doubt I will ever tire of listening to her and feeling blessed.

  • @dsremingto
    @dsremingto 2 роки тому +51

    No one can sing this quite like Eva. Haunting and lovely!

  • @jamesgreen9493
    @jamesgreen9493 8 місяців тому +26

    i lost my mama 3 years ago mama my heart is lost with out you on this earth i miss my mother

  • @richardpoole9493
    @richardpoole9493 8 років тому +38

    Someone wrote on here that sometimes a song is twice blessed by genius - first in the composition and second in the performance. Whoever it was - 'thank you'. This says it all.

  • @veezha595
    @veezha595 2 роки тому +33

    “You’ve Reached Sam” really got me visiting this song and I ain’t complaining🤧❤️

    • @aylooo1111
      @aylooo1111 2 роки тому

      yes same 😭

    • @Swetaaa221
      @Swetaaa221 Рік тому

      I just put the song on youtube because of the book

  • @justme8255
    @justme8255 3 роки тому +26

    I heard this for the first time 8 years ago, weeks before my husband was killed. Afterwards I couldn’t listen; I knew I would break down at a time I was trying so hard to reserve my strength. Playing it today, watching our children clean the dinner dishes I realize how far we’ve all come. Different house, different city, but we are still going forward. It’s still surreal sometimes realizing he’s gone. Sometimes it’s just normal. But it’s always tragic. I’m happy I’m in a place where I can hear this beautiful song again. To all of you who have lost and know that there’s no such thing as closure when a loved one dies, I wish you strength and peace.

    • @lisagreenfield4747
      @lisagreenfield4747 3 роки тому +2

      Currently taking a class at Drake University called Grief and Loss. Learning about the silent super heroes of our present...those left behind, who have to continue on living without their loved one. Continued blessings, Lisa

    • @Craig-bz3dm
      @Craig-bz3dm 3 роки тому +2

      Just You , God Bless My Dear 💞💞💞💞

    • @louisevanderwees188
      @louisevanderwees188 2 роки тому +1

      Lost the man of my life, the soul of my soul, 7 weeks ago, I come here to cry when it all gets too much. Feel as though I am stuck in a nightmarish time loop that repeats itself. I am happy to see there is life at some point. Thank you for posting that, it gives some 'hope'

    • @justme8255
      @justme8255 6 місяців тому

      Here a year after your post sending you more hope and strength.

  • @josvandencamp8441
    @josvandencamp8441 5 днів тому +2

    My all-time favourite female singer. So beautiful. Tears in my eyes.

  • @josephwein2623
    @josephwein2623 3 роки тому +64

    Sting didn't realize it when he wrote the song, but he wrote it for Eve Cassidy. She owns this song in a way that no-one else will.

  • @iamintheburg
    @iamintheburg 8 років тому +73

    Yes, Eva, we remember you, on gray and drear days like today; on cloud-scudding days when the sun pushes the wheat so that it gleams and the wisps streak away on the wind ; on those darkened nights when the moon is trapped behind the clouds and all we see is the promise of the light, once the clouds break. We praise your talent; we celebrate your life; we mourn your loss, but mostly, we remember you, Eva, while we're lying in those fields and imagining you're there, too. Thank you, Eva.

    • @khan1dumvip
      @khan1dumvip 8 років тому +10

      Oh c'mon! that made my eyes wet you just take out your beating heart and turn it into words!
      I can feel you are as good soul as Eva.

    • @iamintheburg
      @iamintheburg 8 років тому +4

      You make me feel special and good. Thank you for your words that make mine feel important and worthwhile : your comment - sincerely - matters to me, and - again - thank you .

    • @khan1dumvip
      @khan1dumvip 8 років тому +9

      iamintheburg You know what? There are a few things in this world that always restore my faith in humanity. One of those things is praising what is beautiful. Thats what Eva did, you did and I did.

    • @whitetigress7448
      @whitetigress7448 7 років тому +4

      Your beautiful prose takes the sting out of a drab day. For now, in October, in Linwood County, KS we still have the golden fields. I drive home through them each day and this song fills my head.

    • @judithmuller1786
      @judithmuller1786 6 років тому

      Love love love this song😙😙😙😙

  • @user-nu2km3lr5d
    @user-nu2km3lr5d 3 роки тому +29

    Went to my grans funeral yesterday and this was played at the crematorium,I am so blessed to have known my gran for 50years, literally broke down tonight listening to this and the timeless memories it brought back,so beautiful, thank you so much.

  • @leland-m6y
    @leland-m6y 2 місяці тому +7

    No one has given as stirring performance of this song as Eva! She owns best performance of many songs!

  • @johnmckenzie6661
    @johnmckenzie6661 3 роки тому +180

    I heard this song for the first time today. I've now listened to it about 40 times. I can't get over how perfect it is. With respect to Sting, this version is far superior to the original. It may be the single most beautiful song I've ever heard.

    • @Classic_Re-creation
      @Classic_Re-creation 3 роки тому +3

      I feel Sorry for you John knowing you have only just discovered this song.

    • @SamanthaBillings
      @SamanthaBillings 3 роки тому +5

      her voice is absolutely stunning and her skill with guitar just astounding, a true tragedy she was lost so young, i have loved every song i've heard her sing, in each one i hear a new level to her voice and it amazes me :)

    • @marciayoung3316
      @marciayoung3316 3 роки тому +3

      I love this song. It’ll be played at my memorial service. My husband & I walk by the river in the woods at our cabin and this captures the feeling perfectly

    • @mestinks
      @mestinks 3 роки тому +3

      @@SamanthaBillings Love her voice but I agree her guitar arrangements are spectacular

    • @biggianthead5902
      @biggianthead5902 3 роки тому +1

      Sting sung it better. I really don't like this version

  • @weldmanseven7299
    @weldmanseven7299 8 місяців тому +15

    At least 20 years ago a dear friend that I worked with gifted me the songbird CD. He said you have to listen this and gave me a brief accounting of Eva's story. I remember popping it into the player that evening, and Fields of Gold started playing. I found myself involuntarily sitting down absolutely mesmerized by this voice singing to me from beyond the grave. I didn't even realize it was a Sting song. I despise Sting I find his voice unlistenable. Yet here was his song being sung by this angel. I was mourning someone I had never meant until a few hours before had never even heard of. The irony is that my friend who gifted me the CD was also taken by the black plague of cancer. This is a beautiful album It brought me back 20 years. I no longer just mourn Eva, but I think of my late friend as well. What a special gift they left me.

    • @peterlittle123
      @peterlittle123 8 місяців тому +3

      It only takes just the one song to bring back a thousand memories . I think we all have a story to tell !

    • @juliaclapton1141
      @juliaclapton1141 7 місяців тому +1

      What beautiful words x

  • @terri1721
    @terri1721 8 років тому +214

    this is the first time I've listened to this song since it was played at my mums funeral last November.... 😢

    • @lynnemontgomery2662
      @lynnemontgomery2662 8 років тому +6

      God bless

    • @nataliemcwilliams4741
      @nataliemcwilliams4741 8 років тому +16

      This was played at my dad's funeral also. Such a beautiful song ❤️

    • @elikszewach8697
      @elikszewach8697 8 років тому +11

      Bless you Terri and your Mum

    • @antonyquigley5219
      @antonyquigley5219 8 років тому +13

      i know your pain, be strong

    • @malcolmcarr9032
      @malcolmcarr9032 8 років тому

      god bless you our sister and your lovely family a most precious gift from god almighty from our lord and saviour jesus christ yashua jesus loves you we are all loved immensely 😊💜

  • @t99brownie
    @t99brownie 15 днів тому +2

    This was my mothers favourite song, I lost her to cancer and every time I hear it, it brings me to tears

    • @hansemannluchter643
      @hansemannluchter643 8 днів тому

      Sorry for your loss.
      Glad that The Lord gave You something to remember your mum by..

  • @thomasm6876
    @thomasm6876 5 років тому +577

    I was having a very difficult life for eighteen months after being bullied at school and nearly committed suicide through bullying because I was gay. I was trapped, isolated and lonely. Now I am 26 and I am happy and have a happy brilliant life now. I visit a place which has barley fields.

    • @SuperJikster
      @SuperJikster 5 років тому +2

      Thomas M ❤️

    • @EstellaKirstine
      @EstellaKirstine 5 років тому +10

      Glad you're still here to spread love and light ❤

    • @thomasm6876
      @thomasm6876 5 років тому +9

      Thank you Johnathan and Kristin for making me feel supported with my story. I first listened to the song in 2008 in the car in Holland. I had only got over it 5 months earlier. It just made me feel happier knowing that a year ago it wasn’t and I was happy that and I was able to get over quickly.

    • @rickywheeler6054
      @rickywheeler6054 5 років тому +4

      May God Bless you and protect you always. Jesus has more love than any human can offer. Hope you are seeking him because if he is with you who can be against you? 😳

    • @thomasm6876
      @thomasm6876 5 років тому +2

      I sang this song on my year 11 leavers a year later in 2009. It meant so much to me and it made me feel happy. Thank you Maria. I also thank Eva Cassidy that this song has made me feel happier.

  • @leahjordana9177
    @leahjordana9177 7 років тому +72

    I was visiting in Washington around 1994 or 95 and heard her singing at a small place that I no longer remember the name of. Made me stop in just to listen. Never knew her name but thought oh wow, this woman is going to blow the music scene wide open if the right person hears her. Her interpretation of the songs that she sang that night just blew me away. Found her on u tube a year or so ago and thought OMG, this is the woman that I heard all those years ago! I had no idea that she had died.

    • @JohnSmith-ng2op
      @JohnSmith-ng2op 5 років тому +2

      😢

    • @Kristina-gv1sg
      @Kristina-gv1sg 5 років тому +2

      God bless Eva, Leah. And you, too.

    • @dondecapot9283
      @dondecapot9283 5 років тому +1

      When I visited my granddaughter in DC, that club was the first place I visited and had a good cry. Miss you Eva❤️

  • @madnatty
    @madnatty 5 років тому +66

    Oooooooo
    You’ll remember me, when the west wind moves
    Among the fields of barley.
    You can tell the sun, in his jealous sky,
    When we walked in fields of gold.
    So she took her love for to gaze a while
    Among the fields of barley,
    In his arms she fell, as her hair came down,
    Among the fields of gold
    Will you stay with me,
    Will you be my love,
    Among the fields of barley
    And you can tell the sun in his jealous sky
    When we walked in fields of gold.
    I never made promises lightly,
    There have been some that I’ve broken,
    But I swear in the days still left, we will walk in fields of gold.
    We’ll walk in fields of gold.
    (Guitar solo)
    I never made promises lightly
    And there have been some that I’ve broken.
    But I swear in the days still left, we will walk in fields of gold
    We’ll walk in fields of gold.
    Oooooo
    Many years have passed, since those summer days
    Among the fields of barley.
    See the children run as the sun goes down,
    As you lie in fields of gold.
    You remember me, when the west wind moves
    Among the fields of barley
    You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
    When we walked in fields of gold
    When we walked in fields of gold
    When we walked in fields of gold
    Oooooooo

  • @SueBullock-g5m
    @SueBullock-g5m Місяць тому +4

    I first heard this on Terry Wogans' show. He raved about it. How right he was! Beautiful ❤❤

    • @Trevorjennings679
      @Trevorjennings679 18 днів тому

      Hello Sue, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

  • @CHISEL611
    @CHISEL611 3 роки тому +62

    Three years ago today my dad took his last breath. He use to always drink and listen to Eva. I remember hearing the song but it wasn't until last year that I understand what his heart must have felt as he listened to this. Such a sad world we live in and to live with the grief of losing the ones closest to us exasperates this. I hope this song brings comfort and good memories to all who listen.

    • @mofnn24
      @mofnn24 3 роки тому +1

      Christian , keep the good memories of your Dad. I wish you good health , peace and contentment. Let the rest go sweety.

  • @suelitchfield4973
    @suelitchfield4973 Рік тому +13

    Lost my husband 1 and half years ago, he was 46. This song reminds me of our courting days, I am broken but music and God are healing me one moment at a time, thankful for my memories

    • @reginaschellhaas1395
      @reginaschellhaas1395 Рік тому

      Best love and blessings to you, in your grief. You will see him again, but the waiting is hard to bear. I am an older woman, have lost many.
      In one instance, I had my dear FIL for only 11 years. He was a talented handyman/artisan. Whenever I ventured into a home improvement/minor building project, I would "talk to Dad",in my head, ask for some blessings/ help, since I had never done a project before. He would have been so proud of his dainty DIL, doing plumbing work, laying floor covering, using scary power tools, all for the first time, and successfully!

    • @georgemelvin7687
      @georgemelvin7687 Рік тому

      Awww, so sorry about your loss Sue. I truly understand how it feels losing a loved one, my wife passed while having our daughter, wasn't easy for me though but I'm grateful to God for today 🙏. My deep and sincere condolences, how have you been? 🌺 😢

  • @jgowin66
    @jgowin66 Рік тому +27

    Her voice was so beautiful. Beyond my ability to describe. You just know, if you listen. There was a quality in her that you could feel down to the marrow. Eva was only in our world for 33 years, yet her performances will live in eternity.

  • @sallygecks1145
    @sallygecks1145 8 років тому +25

    This song has meant so very much to me. I only wish I could convey how much it means. It helped me through the worst time of my life, when I had to let go of my only child. If Eva were here, I would thank her profusely for this gift.