We take it for granted now, but it's actually quite insane that the same woman sang Chain of Fools and Nightbird and Fields of Gold and Kathy's Song and Stay and Over the Rainbow and The Water is Wide and You Take My Breath Away and Danny Boy and My Coat of Many Colors and Time After Time and Cheek To Cheek and You've Changed and and about a hundred others in EVERY MUSICAL GENRE. Eva was easily the most complete singer who ever lived, and it's not even close.
Eva Cassidy has the voice of an angel. Additionally she interprets the lyrics & music with lots of emotion. I get teary everytime I listen to her version of “Over The Rainbow” & “Autumn Leaves”. We are so fortunate to enjoy her music. God bless her. RIP Eva.
Eva was one of those rare "once every generation" singers. What is so impressive about her is that she could cover every genre of music with equally stupendous results. Almost every cover she did was better than the original.
MAN! What a blast, what a voice - she's in total command of this. Seems like there was nothing she couldn't do. Listening to Eva Cassidy is so uplifting and so tragic at the same time, it's almost disorienting. But we are so lucky to have these recordings.
Fantastic cover by Eva. Such power and vulnerability and beauty all at once. This particular song shows her at her greatest vocal power and ability to connect. She was a real person, not just a great singer. You are missed, Eva.
Eva should be in the Hall of Fame where she is the ONLY member. She's in a class all by herself. Eva Cassidy, I was not aware of you when you were alive... and I will regret that for the rest of my life.
Yea the recording industry are not into music as such just exploitation , if it happen's to be good then it's more of a fluke coz as long as it mek's 'em money that's all they care about ; )
@@spaceghost8995 She passed because they wanted to pigeon hole her. They wanted to tell her what to sing! How to you have the GALL to tell maybe the greatest singer ever what to sing???
What a great singer, what a great performance, she was SO talented, who knows how far she would have gone. What a tragedy that she had to die so young at 33, of the very deadly melanoma. A tragic loss but I'm so glad for what she did leave behind for us to enjoy, just wish there were a lot more.
I never get tired of listening to this incredible voice. Oh how I wish I could have seen her in person and I have NEVER felt that way about anyone. So thankful to the person who filmed/edited these performances.
I totally agree with you. Eva's work with Chuck Brown is also amazing to hear. What a voice, what a vocal range and what incredible phrasing. She was one in a hundred billion when it comes to innate talent and delivery.
Fantastic version of this classic tune ! Imagine if Aretha and Eva had the chance to sing this together : ) R.I.P. Eva, you're sorely missed, Sweetheart.
What a performance!! Eva deep, soulful, full out, precise, backup singers and band just as tight a they get. Love the wonderful video additions too. It just don't get no better than that. The world is missing an angel and a world class talent.
Since hearing Eva's version from the Live At Blues Alley for the first time and many times thereafter - this is, hands down, the best artist's performance of Chain of Fools one could ever hope to hear. What is so wonderful about Eva is here versatility. Autumn Leaves and Somewhere Over the Rainbow show her deep and tender side. Chain of Fools shows her hard edge R&B side. Ain't No Sunshine perhaps shows an area in between those two. No matter what she sings she is technically masterful. I just love this dear soul.
I'd take it a step further. She can do everything they can do as well or better. But, she can transition to genres where they can't go. For my money she's the best all around singer of the 20th century.
I just love Eva more and more with every tune I listen to...discovered her for the 1st time this morning....what a terrible loss for all of us...I can only imagine how far she would have come if she had lived and recorded longer.
I never knew Eva could sing the Blues till i ran accros this Video. OMG! I Love Eva singing the Blues! I thought no one could ever sing this song like Aretha, However, Eva proved me wrong. R.I.P. Eva, You are so Missed. My Favorite Song you sing is "SongBird" Love you Eva, Beverly
@livelaughandlovelong How very sad. I am glad there is youtube, and grateful to the poster. It's so great to see talent can still be remembered so well, and discovered so easily.
Eva was no fool she knew her future ,embraced it,and left us a chain of beauty in her wake. Thank you most talented EVA,R.I.P..J DEUCE RNR TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA
Eva was a natural,just loaded with talent. A good musician and a great vocalist! A friend of mine introduced me to her music years ago,dear friend I'm eternally grateful. She performed soundtracks to life!
I have read that she was very shy and prefered these small venues with a small audience. I believe that shecould have become one of the best known singers on the planet had she lived longer and took on Vegas etc. All I can say is that I am so glad that a musician friend of mine who knew her told me to check her out on UA-cam. I will forever thank him.
Eva was an amazing talent. How she could have been overlooked by the music establishment is beyond me. Did you ever think anyone could sing "Chain of Fools" except Aretha? Everything Eva sings blows me away. So sad she was gone way too soon, but thankfully there are so many songs to listen to and watch. What a blessing for us.......
I saw her do this song at the Jewish Mother in Virginia Beach. I didn't know at the time, about this little blonde girl with the Big Voice! She's sing in the Heavenly Choir now! She Blessed us then left!
Man, I just love her .... amazing talent .. so sad she died so young .. this is one of the most talented women I have heard .... and I love this song .. and she rocks it!!!!
not just blues, she could sing almost any style, the more I have listened to her varied covers, the more I am amazed by her talent. Sad that she had to leave us so soon. I think she was headed for stardom.
OMG What a talent!! I just discovered this lovely woman and I'm sorry she's gone way too soon. I'll be purchasing everything I can with her voice on it.
Very cool arrangement. Eva's vocals are from the 1996 recording at the Blues Alley Jazz Club in Washington. The recording was remixed with a horn section, backup singers and a different band. Not necessarily better than the original, but different in a very good way. I love both versions.
I actually like this mashup. It was tastfully done. I understand some purists would consider this a sacrelidge but I don't. I think it gives us insight into what a commercially successful Eva might look like.
I never believed in angels til I saw her everything she ever sang was purely beautiful. We love you Evaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
How good is Eva's interpretation of an Aretha classic?! Not only does she take the pop element out of it...but she makes it bluesey and more soulful and more emotional...What a genius. Taken from this world way too soon. Eva could've been as big as Aretha.
What a voice!!! I had never heard of Eva until I came upon one of her videos here by accident just today..well, maybe it wasn't an "accident". This is the only live clip I've found on UA-cam of her singing. Thank you for sharing. So sad she's no longer with us.
Eva Cassidy was and still is the Greatest Singer in this World I'm living in, plus she was a fine guitar player, too!!! I would love to have been at her gigs to cheer her on and tell her how great she was!!!
What amazing control she has over her phenomenal voice. Without falling into the abyss on low notes and without breaking down on high notes. And she does all this without much effort. There are very few diamonds like Eva Cassidy.
My thanks to Ttabbs for introducing me to Eva on his BEAUTIFUL flying video artistry... where he spotlighted "Fields of Gold". I believe Eva would be pleased to see his combined effort.
We take it for granted now, but it's actually quite insane that the same woman sang Chain of Fools and Nightbird and Fields of Gold and Kathy's Song and Stay and Over the Rainbow and The Water is Wide and You Take My Breath Away and Danny Boy and My Coat of Many Colors and Time After Time and Cheek To Cheek and You've Changed and and about a hundred others in EVERY MUSICAL GENRE. Eva was easily the most complete singer who ever lived, and it's not even close.
It's unreal, unbelievable and so sad we didn't get more!!
Eva Cassidy has the voice of an angel. Additionally she interprets the lyrics & music with lots of emotion. I get teary everytime I listen to her version of “Over The Rainbow” & “Autumn Leaves”. We are so fortunate to enjoy her music. God bless her. RIP Eva.
Autumn Leaves, I start to weep on the first note. Incredible what this exceptional human being gave to us.
Wow, I didn't know she had done Chain of Fools. She ROCKS it!
Eva was one of those rare "once every generation" singers. What is so impressive about her is that she could cover every genre of music with equally stupendous results. Almost every cover she did was better than the original.
Totally agree.
Terrific version, but nobody outdoes Aretha with this!
Bullshit, Aretha owns this!
Aretha Franklin
Own's This
Please Know And Understand This!!!
She ain't No Queen Of Soul
No,No
Horrible Comment!!!
MAN! What a blast, what a voice - she's in total command of this. Seems like there was nothing she couldn't do. Listening to Eva Cassidy is so uplifting and so tragic at the same time, it's almost disorienting. But we are so lucky to have these recordings.
Sitting here listening and ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY!!
WOW!! is all I can say for her transcendent talent!!@!
David Roddis that's who she was, she was in control of all, if not most songs. Just stating that is sort of an underestimating of who she was.
Amen brother.
Damn what a voice absolutely killer no matter what song an type
This comment right here 🔥 Can you imagine the gold she would have created if not sadly taken.
It's 2023 and I still introduce friends to Eva's music! Her voice was so soulful and pure. May she & Chuck Brown continue to R.I.H.🙏🏾
Fantastic cover by Eva. Such power and vulnerability and beauty all at once. This particular song shows her at her greatest vocal power and ability to connect. She was a real person, not just a great singer. You are missed, Eva.
Power, vulnerability and beauty - perfect description of Eva's singing.
That's the loveliest discription of her
She's a star in my book! And a light unto the world.... every word is packed with soul.
Eva should be in the Hall of Fame where she is the ONLY member. She's in a class all by herself. Eva Cassidy, I was not aware of you when you were alive... and I will regret that for the rest of my life.
One of the greatest voices ever and all the record companies passed! We may have a problem with the recording industry.
Yea the recording industry are not into music as such just exploitation , if it happen's to be good then it's more of a fluke coz as long as it mek's 'em money that's all they care about ; )
Not true. They wanted her, she passed on them.
@@spaceghost8995 She passed because they wanted to pigeon hole her. They wanted to tell her what to sing! How to you have the GALL to tell maybe the greatest singer ever what to sing???
@@discoveryman59 It is what it is.
Amen to that Brother! Lady had to cut her own album in those days before youtube, paetron etc. Big Business kills another dream.
God gave us this incredible talent and took her much too soon. One of the world's greatest song birds..RIP Ava
What a great singer, what a great performance, she was SO talented, who knows how far she would have gone. What a tragedy that she had to die so young at 33, of the very deadly melanoma. A tragic loss but I'm so glad for what she did leave behind for us to enjoy, just wish there were a lot more.
Absolutely
I never get tired of listening to this incredible voice. Oh how I wish I could have seen her in person and I have NEVER felt that way about anyone. So thankful to the person who filmed/edited these performances.
YES! I am so grateful also that there is actually VIDEO of her singing!
Fantastic example of Blue-eyed soul baby. Eva was one of a kind.
Bill Shaffer so true
RIGHT ON!
Wow. Didn't expect this from Eva. Not surprised that she can pull it off. a genius at EVERYTHING.
I totally agree with you. Eva's work with Chuck Brown is also amazing to hear. What a voice, what a vocal range and what incredible phrasing. She was one in a hundred billion when it comes to innate talent and delivery.
I love her voice so much, I could listen to her all day! This is great music.
Fantastic version of this classic tune ! Imagine if Aretha and Eva had the chance to sing this together : )
R.I.P. Eva, you're sorely missed, Sweetheart.
Maybe they are..
Eva was a special gift. We lost her way too soon. Sure wished I could hear her and Aretha do this as a duet.
Wouldn't that have been a gift the two of them together. Actually now they are together.
That would be something to hear!
What a performance!! Eva deep, soulful, full out, precise, backup singers and band just as tight a they get. Love the wonderful video additions too. It just don't get no better than that. The world is missing an angel and a world class talent.
Since hearing Eva's version from the Live At Blues Alley for the first time and many times thereafter - this is, hands down, the best artist's performance of Chain of Fools one could ever hope to hear. What is so wonderful about Eva is here versatility. Autumn Leaves and Somewhere Over the Rainbow show her deep and tender side. Chain of Fools shows her hard edge R&B side. Ain't No Sunshine perhaps shows an area in between those two. No matter what she sings she is technically masterful. I just love this dear soul.
if u haven't heard it, check out her cover of Pete Seeger's Oh Had I a Golden Thread, will make you cry.
Stormy Monday shows off her skills to the max. Incomparable.
Takes certain amount to cover Aretha Franklin. Eva Cassidy nailed it. Made this song hers in her way, just as Aretha made it hers in her way.
Thanks for this! Ive never heard of her, it's made my day! She's up there with Janis and Billie and Aretha. A heavenly choir indeed
I'd take it a step further. She can do everything they can do as well or better. But, she can transition to genres where they can't go. For my money she's the best all around singer of the 20th century.
Fantastic!!! She seems like such a sweet person.Rest in Peace, you are missed....
She was and is an amazing talent, she lives forever in her music.
Listening to Eva is one of the best experiences you could get while your alive. WOW
I just love Eva more and more with every tune I listen to...discovered her for the 1st time this morning....what a terrible loss for all of us...I can only imagine how far she would have come if she had lived and recorded longer.
I never knew Eva could sing the Blues till i ran accros this Video. OMG!
I Love Eva singing the Blues! I thought no one could ever sing this song like Aretha, However, Eva proved me wrong. R.I.P. Eva, You are so Missed.
My Favorite Song you sing is "SongBird"
Love you Eva,
Beverly
@livelaughandlovelong How very sad. I am glad there is youtube, and grateful to the poster. It's so great to see talent can still be remembered so well, and discovered so easily.
Eva was no fool she knew her future ,embraced it,and left us a chain of beauty in her wake. Thank you most talented EVA,R.I.P..J DEUCE RNR TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA
Eva Cassidy, una voz fuera de serie para una canción espectacular!
Se siente la profundidad de su interpretación!
One of the best voices ever!
What amount of money would you have paid to go and watch this amazing woman.
Priceless. Whatever it costs. ❤
Eva was a natural,just loaded with talent. A good musician and a great vocalist! A friend of mine introduced me to her music years ago,dear friend I'm eternally grateful. She performed soundtracks to life!
lord lordy lord what a voice. ...rolls Royce. ...she can go anywhere with that voice. Rip
I have read that she was very shy and prefered these small venues with a small audience. I believe that shecould have become one of the best known singers on the planet had she lived longer and took on Vegas etc. All I can say is that I am so glad that a musician friend of mine who knew her told me to check her out on UA-cam. I will forever thank him.
Oh how I miss her! This and Fields of Gold give me shivers every time I listen to them.
Eva was an amazing talent. How she could have been overlooked by the music establishment is beyond me. Did you ever think anyone could sing "Chain of Fools" except Aretha? Everything Eva sings blows me away. So sad she was gone way too soon, but thankfully there are so many songs to listen to and watch. What a blessing for us.......
She sings this with a lot of soul!!
One of the greatest singer of all time. WOW
What a Voice!! Love her
I saw her do this song at the Jewish Mother in Virginia Beach. I didn't know at the time, about this little blonde girl with the Big Voice! She's sing in the Heavenly Choir now! She Blessed us then left!
vic davy As the saying goes...God brought Eva to heaven to teach the Angels to sing!
Great memories of the Jewish Mother
OH. MY. GAWD!
THIS IS A-MAZING!
Thank you for this! OMG.... omg omg omg omg. LOVE THIS!
Passion showed through in everything she sang, simply PERFECT!
What a gift! Such a shame that she's no longer with us.... but what a legacy she left!
This woman can make any song and genre her own and do it with so much depth. I have all ways loved her such a beautiful soul
OMG.
Too awesome for words.
She was jammin on this one and not many can remake Aretha!
Love this. What Can you say? Gone too soon.
I love this song. It puts me in such a good mood!
Awesome! There will never be another quite like her.
Just simply perfect. I intend to come back to this vid often.
Man, I just love her .... amazing talent .. so sad she died so young .. this is one of the most talented women I have heard .... and I love this song .. and she rocks it!!!!
absolutely fabulous. Eva.
So much talent. She would of been a real top draw name in the blues scene had her life not been cut short. An awesome voice!
not just blues, she could sing almost any style, the more I have listened to her varied covers, the more I am amazed by her talent. Sad that she had to leave us so soon. I think she was headed for stardom.
OMG What a talent!! I just discovered this lovely woman and I'm sorry she's gone way too soon. I'll be purchasing everything I can with her voice on it.
She's rockin' it in heaven now! Believe me!
What a voice and such soul
Very cool arrangement. Eva's vocals are from the 1996 recording at the Blues Alley Jazz Club in Washington. The recording was remixed with a horn section, backup singers and a different band. Not necessarily better than the original, but different in a very good way. I love both versions.
I actually like this mashup. It was tastfully done. I understand some purists would consider this a sacrelidge but I don't. I think it gives us insight into what a commercially successful Eva might look like.
That was really good!
I never believed in angels til I saw her everything she ever sang was purely beautiful. We love you Evaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tragic loss of a great talent and very humble too.
Hands down the best version of trhis songon the planet ever!!!
Taht's some kind of perfection! Wow! RIP Eva.
How good is Eva's interpretation of an Aretha classic?! Not only does she take the pop element out of it...but she makes it bluesey and more soulful and more emotional...What a genius. Taken from this world way too soon. Eva could've been as big as Aretha.
Think about when Aretha's version of Chain of Fools was released. It was 'pop" so us white folks would buy her records.
even better
Amazing talent taken too soon from this world.
Fantastic, Eva moves my soul each time she sings..
This is awesome :) Kudos, people! And she's singing with passion indeed. Awesome!
I love anything she sings. She was so fabulous. I hadn't heard her do "Chain," this is great. Thank you for posting.
Oh my God, what a voice!
We lost an angelic/powerful voice! ❤️💕💙🙏🏻💜🎵🎤🎸✌️☮️😥
wonderful and thankyou for the share deeway....
Hers was the kind of success that couldn't be measured. A priceless gem of a voice.
Eva, all I can to do that I adore you so much. Thanx blixstreet. Best from Hungary.
Every Song that she does is brand new with her spin on it.
!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW SHE COULD SING ANYTHING
Wowww, amazing voice, fantastic and different version, I like so very much, congratulation. Thanks for the video
she's so awesome! especially at the power-vocals~
WOW speachless, she was so fabulous!
One of my all time fav songs ... and Eva, a singer gone much to soon ... love her music ...
Newly restored official Eva Cassidy video Eva Cassidy - Time After Time (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
What a voice!!! I had never heard of Eva until I came upon one of her videos here by accident just today..well, maybe it wasn't an "accident". This is the only live clip I've found on UA-cam of her singing. Thank you for sharing. So sad she's no longer with us.
Wow ! Great one !
Heard quite a few songs she covered, but never heard her voice come out like this !
Eva Cassidy was and still is the Greatest Singer in this World I'm living in, plus she was a fine guitar player, too!!! I would love to have been at her gigs to cheer her on and tell her how great she was!!!
Wowwww I love this version
So versatile. She could sing lots of different genres and deliver the goods.
This is an awesome video. Great!!
Very nicely done. Loving this incredible voice.
Genius video and singer. Second to none. Love this as much as I love Aretha's version.
What amazing control she has over her phenomenal voice. Without falling into the abyss on low notes and without breaking down on high notes. And she does all this without much effort. There are very few diamonds like Eva Cassidy.
Very soulful and just lovely. The music world and those who love good music and great talent feels the lost of this beautiful soulful singer.
Bloody hell! She's incredible!!!
Awesome singing, loved it. My kind of music..yeah!
Fantastic rendition
WOW, Great job !!!!!
maravilhosooooo!!!!! Voz puraaaaa, dinâmica perfeita!!!
Cada vez que la escucho cantar mas claro m queda que es puro sentimiento hecho voz.
Beautiful!!
My thanks to Ttabbs for introducing me to Eva on his
BEAUTIFUL
flying video artistry... where he spotlighted "Fields of Gold".
I believe Eva would be pleased to see his combined effort.
just perfection really...
Epitome of SOUL‼️👊🏽👊🏽❤️