EVA CASSIDY - "OVER THE RAINBOW" - REACTION VIDEO...BRING KLEENEX!

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  • @vittoriolancia5365
    @vittoriolancia5365 Рік тому +15

    I'm 82. Do I dare say this is the most beautiful piece of music I have EVER heard?

  • @janegreene2838
    @janegreene2838 Рік тому +65

    It's almost as if she had a hint of what was coming in her life and was contemplating heaven and dying. Watch her eyes as she sings the phrases... and her guitar sings too. Takes my breath away.

    • @jeffreyjacobs390
      @jeffreyjacobs390 4 місяці тому +1

      Yes, Mam ! Well said. She was unbeknown to her (two years after her departing) singing my new born son to sleep at night ! Such a wonderful, powerful, sweet, complete and hypnotizing vocal talent !!! GBjj

  • @williambrennan8197
    @williambrennan8197 Рік тому +17

    People are falling in love with Eva 27 years later. She takes us on a journey with her singing. Truly one of the best voices ever.

  • @johnrWyatt
    @johnrWyatt 6 місяців тому +15

    If your eyes do not rain tears , your soul can have no rainbow ( Native American wisdom ). This is more than a song , it was Eva's prayer. Rest in peace Eva.

  • @beefonweckeastside3323
    @beefonweckeastside3323 6 місяців тому +8

    I'm 75 years of age and have watched this performance over a 100 times and every time my reaction is the same as yours. I think this should be a test. Of a person's heart if someone does not like this song. They shouldn't be considered a friend

  • @abney416
    @abney416 Рік тому +25

    After hearing her sing this song, I have no need to ever hear anyone else do it. Her voice and her guitar are totally captivating. In my opinion, she set the bar too high for anyone else to follow. Now, I am off to search for more by Eva Cassidy!

  • @kayhay6848
    @kayhay6848 Рік тому +22

    It is the most Beautiful arrangement ever!! No one can top that.

  • @blastingweevil2968
    @blastingweevil2968 Рік тому +30

    remember this was recorded live in a bar.... not a studio and she sounds this good.

    • @BirdYoumans
      @BirdYoumans 5 місяців тому +4

      And her voice is so stunning we sometimes overlook that perfect guitar part that she plays while she's singing this. More would have been less.

  • @susanwenner8738
    @susanwenner8738 Рік тому +80

    Brings me to tears every time. The guitar work is just as amazing as her vocals. It’s like magic.

    • @wilburfinnigan2142
      @wilburfinnigan2142 Рік тому +1

      Susan suggest you watch Lucy Thomas's tribute version to Eva and hear fantastic guitar by James Franklin and be REALLY impressed on how it should be sung !!!

    • @ericsicard910
      @ericsicard910 10 місяців тому +3

      @@wilburfinnigan2142sorry IMHO Lucy is amazing but even not close from Eva in terms of purity of voice and channeling of emotions. Not talking about the creativity of making a song yours and bringing your soul into it.

  • @randyg.1836
    @randyg.1836 Рік тому +12

    One of the things to remember is that she died from cancer less than a year after this video.... thank you Eva for your light..😔🙏😔

  • @sharcrum
    @sharcrum 5 місяців тому +12

    That guitar solo alone can bring total silence over a huge arena and leave them all with tears.

    • @scotty2307
      @scotty2307 3 місяці тому +1

      What is amazing about that is that she had only been playing for a year or so. She normally sang with a band backing her. And finger style guitar is not a simple style.

  • @billmorrison8292
    @billmorrison8292 Рік тому +27

    Eva Cassidy was only known locally in the USA until discovered by 2 BBC radio DJ's in the UK. Mike Harding and Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2 started playing her music and she became so popular in the UK she went to the top of the album charts. Finally she was recognised in the US and became a hit there. All this happened years after her death from cancer. She had been offered record deals in the US but they wanted to change her and she refused.

  • @techbutterflymaps9873
    @techbutterflymaps9873 Рік тому +13

    Nice reaction! This recording was done in January 1996. In June of that year Eva was diagnosed with metastasized melanoma and she died in November. She was really only known in the Washington DC area when she passed. Her first solo album, Songbird, was released after her death. It wasn't until two years later, when a couple of DJs in England played her recordings of Over the Rainbow and Fields of Gold on the radio and TV, that she really began to be noticed. Since then, her albums have sold over 10 million copies. I first learned of her in 2000, when NPR included her version of Over the Rainbow in a list of the top 100 recordings of the 20th century. I have loved her ever since. It was only last year that I learned that a friend of hers had recorded this performance at Blues Alley on the night they were recording her live album. As far as I know, the 13 songs on that video are the only full videos we have of her performing live. I am so grateful to get to see her perform.
    By the way, Eva's voice could go from razor thin whisper to sky-piercing belt in a second. For some great examples of that, check out Blues in the Night, or Oh, Had I a Golden Thread.
    Thanks for reacting to this! This recording brings me to tears every single time I hear it.

  • @markmurphy9280
    @markmurphy9280 6 місяців тому +8

    possibly the most enchanting female singer of all time.

  • @debbiecollins6517
    @debbiecollins6517 Рік тому +22

    She became huge in the U.K., after her death, before most had ever heard of her here in the U.S. She was from Maryland. She died in 1996 from melanoma at the age of 33, several months after making this video. I learned of her music about 15 years ago from a friend who lives in Wales, U.K.!! I was stunned by her voice just as you were!!! She never wanted fame and fortune and turned down record deals because they wanted a "different" sound from her. She told them she wanted to sing HER music the way it was intended and didn't "sell out". She loved singing in coffee shops and cafe's because that's where she started. She has such a mesmerizing and haunting voice! Such a loss to the music world!!

    • @alnorwood134
      @alnorwood134 Рік тому +3

      I concur!

    • @fionamaddock3984
      @fionamaddock3984 Рік тому +2

      We have to thank Terry Wogan over here in the UK for introducing Eva to us! I believe he was the first person to play Eva’s songs on radio. Also Whispering Bob Harris started to play them also on radio 2 late at night. I fell in love with her voice after hearing this and her version of Time After Time! This version of Over The Rainbow moves me to tears every single time!

  • @terrisalser7721
    @terrisalser7721 Рік тому +13

    So melancholy. This was recorded in January and she died in November of melanoma.

  • @gregcobb4066
    @gregcobb4066 Рік тому +8

    Greatest female singer of our lifetime...there's nothing more that l love than seeing people finding Eva for the first time...l got to show this to my mom...same reaction

  • @cynthiabustamante2884
    @cynthiabustamante2884 10 місяців тому +6

    When I first heard Eva on the radio. I had to stop what I was doing and give her my full attention. Then when I heard this rendition of Somewhere over the Rainbow. I cried and cried. Eva Cassidy has a way of not just having us hear her sing. We can feel it.

    • @terribanks8633
      @terribanks8633 2 місяці тому

      Same here. I was in a small independent record store (1998), heard this voice, and asked "who is that?" The store owner told me about Eva and I immediately bought the cd.

  • @HDThoreau_
    @HDThoreau_ Рік тому +30

    I can always tell when a reactors heart is pure when they react to performances like this. You are one of them.

    • @Owen_S.
      @Owen_S. 11 місяців тому +2

      Truth. Angelina Jordan, who is my favorite female singer these days, can provoke that same level of emotion, seemingly at will. And it is easy to see who really feels it, and who is just "reacting." Debbie really gets it, with both Eva (RIP) and Angelina.

    • @kenneth1767
      @kenneth1767 3 місяці тому

      Agreed.

  • @andywalker8064
    @andywalker8064 Рік тому +6

    Her singing is amazing... but the guitar work is equally spectacular. Her passing was such a tragedy for her loved ones first, but for the world, too.

  • @celestelittek7360
    @celestelittek7360 5 місяців тому +3

    Eva sang with her heart and soul and she touched others hearts and souls...such a gift ❤

  • @Ctkare4k9
    @Ctkare4k9 Рік тому +38

    Like many,I had been familiar with the iconic Judy Garland version. But the very first time I heard Eva sing her version,I actually HEARD the words for the first time,and my heart broke. I listen to her songs regularly and always with a mixture of joy and sadness,if that makes any sense. She was magic!

    • @wilburfinnigan2142
      @wilburfinnigan2142 Рік тому +1

      Try Lucy Thomas's version and you HEAR every word sung !!! A stunning version as a tribute to EVA !!!

  • @keithrichardson6836
    @keithrichardson6836 Рік тому +9

    A master class in how to sing this song outstanding performance greatly missed. 🌟🙏

  • @roncypert8255
    @roncypert8255 Рік тому +14

    I’ve listened to this version of Over The Rainbow so m many times. Watching reactors become emotional brings out mine every time. Never fear, we were tearing up right along with you. Eva has a catalog of music that is nothing but amazing.
    One of my favorites is her cover of Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time from the same gig she did this video at. You should watch it.

  • @troyanstone65
    @troyanstone65 9 місяців тому +6

    Eva goes straight to your soul.

  • @clivematthews5296
    @clivematthews5296 Рік тому +13

    Eva had such a pure beautiful voice, gone too soon. RIP.

  • @marlow1231000
    @marlow1231000 6 місяців тому +3

    There are no words that capture this performance. It’s the emotion it provokes that is the most important and you saw that.

  • @dgp9627
    @dgp9627 Рік тому +13

    I ugly cried the first time I heard this. My mom had just died, and Eva was her favorite artist. We were going through her songs looking for one or two for Mom's memorial service and we came across this. Gut-punched. Needless to say, we added this to the play list. (This and How Can I Keep From Singing.) I'm so, so glad you're reacting to Eva!! Keep in mind, this is live. So many truly incredible performances by Eva. She didn't just sing, she felt every note and we felt it with her. Stormy Monday, I Know You By Heart, You've Changed, Songbird, I Need Your Love So Bad, Had I A Golden Thread, Autumn Leaves, Fields Of Gold...omg and so many more. I feel you, lol. ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @GenXJoker
    @GenXJoker Рік тому +14

    Eva Cassidy gives a completely new listening experience to any song she performs.
    #RestInPeaceQueen

    • @071949
      @071949 Рік тому +2

      Hi GenXJoker, Agreed! Listening to Eva Cassidy cover a familiar song is like hearing it again for the first time.

  • @scotty2307
    @scotty2307 9 місяців тому +5

    This performance was filmed at Blues Alley for the Washington Area Musicians Awards in Washington DC in 1996, I believe. It was actually about a year after this performance that she passed away from melanoma. She was sick from some bug during this show, and was feeling pretty miserable. And was still able to do this!

    • @scotty2307
      @scotty2307 9 місяців тому +3

      By the way, these performances were not broadcasted. Someone filmed these on a camcorder. They were brought to the attention of some radio DJ who then played a few during his show. If not for this fortunate circumstance, we wouldn't ever have heard of Eva Cassidy.

  • @donstrasbaugh663
    @donstrasbaugh663 Рік тому +29

    Eva is the greatest voice to ever bless this world. Enjoy the journey for everything she does is the best you’ve ever experienced. Thank you Eva! Thank you so much.

    • @donstrasbaugh663
      @donstrasbaugh663 Рік тому +4

      The heart is perfect. Eva has a way of touching one’s heart even when she’s blowing the roof off of the joint. It’s just indescribable!

    • @wilburfinnigan2142
      @wilburfinnigan2142 9 місяців тому +1

      Not even close !!! Lucy Thomas sung her song and blew her away, crushed the song and owns it !! !

  • @briankilpatrick6014
    @briankilpatrick6014 Рік тому +4

    Crying again in Scotland. Man her voice just slays me every time. Truly an angel returned home.😭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @firemedic5100
    @firemedic5100 Рік тому +4

    I fell in love with Eva, the first time I heard this masterpiece. Don't worry about the water works. Mine start every time I listen to this performance. I have every cd that was released in the US years after her death. You might be surprised to learn, Eva was battling a cold and wasn't sure she was going to be able to perform that night. It is a shame that she was taken from us too soon, but she will never be forgotten as long as there are people such as yourself, that appreciate her talent and voice.

  • @mojorider8455
    @mojorider8455 Рік тому +12

    She is the best all around female vocalist I've ever heard. So hauntingly beautiful and full of emotional impact. She could do it all: blues, jazz, gospel, folk. Eva grew up in the county next to mine but sadly, I only discovered her when she was ill and never saw her perform. Gone way too soon---all the music she had to give to the world was cut short. And we are all diminished by it when the world is robbed of such beauty. Please do more Eva reactions!

  • @kenhall5551
    @kenhall5551 Рік тому +8

    Thank you for this reaction. The first time I heard Eva do this it broke me. I've listened to this performance many times since. Even now, it makes me tear up.

  • @scottlaurenson3390
    @scottlaurenson3390 Рік тому +5

    Fields of Gold is another stunning cover by Eva. Bridge over troubled water broke me she emotes every word she sings ✌️❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @DavidTateVA
    @DavidTateVA Рік тому +4

    We loved her and we lost her, and she was a jewel among gems. Thank you for getting it.

  • @curtisduncanmusic7645
    @curtisduncanmusic7645 Рік тому +7

    Someone made this interesting observation: Judy Garland's version was sung with hope. Eva's version is filled with longing. She was -- and still is -- the best ever.

  • @derekking7319
    @derekking7319 11 місяців тому +3

    Her talent was her melodic interplay with her effortless guitar playing. Seamless, timeless and angelic! Taken from us before her time. Love her!❤️

  • @dopeymark
    @dopeymark 10 місяців тому +3

    I've been living in DC 33 years now. I can't hear her version of this song without crying. That's just the way it is.

  • @markuss7249
    @markuss7249 Рік тому +3

    This is Eva's song forever. R.I.P angel! She died about 9 months later of cancer. Make this quite more heartbreaking. As if she knew...

  • @justlookin11
    @justlookin11 Рік тому +2

    Music opens up our emotions. GREAT music provides us with more and more intense emotions. No one has done it better than Eva Cassidy and gives new meaning to this timeless classic. We lost her much too soon.

  • @garyfallows1123
    @garyfallows1123 11 місяців тому +3

    Written by Harold Arlen,
    Sung by Judy Garland,
    Owned By Eva Cassidy,
    I cannot listen to this without tearing up, no words can describe how beautiful her voice is, taken too soon, but not forgotten RIP ❤

  • @hanshaag2224
    @hanshaag2224 Рік тому +9

    Very honest Reaction, as always.❤.Eva was an singing Angel, send from Heaven to give us back real Feelings and Emotion. My Favorit is " Autumn Leaves"

  • @dagmar.6954
    @dagmar.6954 Рік тому +29

    That was such a beautiful rendition of this song. So sad that she is no longer with us. She died at only 33 years of age. I also love the version by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. Sadly he also died young at 38 years of age. At least we have their music left as a legacy.

    • @bazkeen
      @bazkeen Рік тому +5

      I second IZ's version as well 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

    • @stpetie7686
      @stpetie7686 Рік тому +1

      The 2 best versions ever. I know one of them is my very favorite but I'm not quite sure which one.

    • @melodyannherringmcneely7842
      @melodyannherringmcneely7842 Рік тому +2

      I get emotional every time I hear Eva Cassidy sing this song,, she has since passed from skin cancer at the age of 33. You should get sing : Fields of Gold, Autumn Leaves, Time After Time, And Songbird. And she is very skilled on the acoustic guitar also. I can't believe she didn't really know how good she was. Our loss is heaven's gain.

    • @bazkeen
      @bazkeen Рік тому

      @@melodyannherringmcneely7842 So true 😔

    • @wilburfinnigan2142
      @wilburfinnigan2142 Рік тому

      There is a better version done by Lucy Thomas as a TRIBUTE to EVA that will blow you mind !!! The song is still very much alive and very well done !! !

  • @unbroadcastnet
    @unbroadcastnet Рік тому +6

    Every Eva’s song is gold…how many times have I heard this performance…and gotten through my youth…thanks

  • @victoriabriscoe8460
    @victoriabriscoe8460 8 місяців тому +2

    Hands down the greatest version ever of this song. She reaches into your soul and pulls your heart out to take you with her. Amazing.

  • @wagonmaster1974
    @wagonmaster1974 9 місяців тому +3

    Eva's audience was silent while she sang. She sang on a very personal level - it was as if her song was sung just for you. She reached inside herself and poured her heart out while she sang and played.
    I played this for a USMC buddy. I've known him for 50 years. I saw him cry once, when his sister died. That changed when Eva sang.
    It is ok to get emotional and it is ok to cry. It is cleansing for the soul.
    While it is a horrible tragedy she left us so soon, her music has left an indelible mark on her following. No other person occupies the space where Eva sang. It is hers, alone.
    Her music is an emotional hug for each of her listeners. Thank you for your pure response.

  • @Carolyn-fb8is
    @Carolyn-fb8is 6 місяців тому +1

    Eva takes you on a walk through the rainbow and steals your heart and soul. ❤

  • @kingstumble
    @kingstumble Рік тому +4

    I never really liked this song till I saw this video about 20 years ago when it was shown on BBC TV. I recorded it on my VHS recorder and still have it somewhere. It's her unusual phrasing which sets it apart.

  • @danstockemer6488
    @danstockemer6488 5 місяців тому +2

    Tears come every time I hear her...I love Eva Cassidy. My favorite musical artist of all time. All her songs are captivating.

  • @rx7dude2006
    @rx7dude2006 Рік тому +4

    Been a fan since her first album came out, she was just outstanding, all of her songs are magic.

  • @BirdYoumans
    @BirdYoumans 5 місяців тому +1

    There is no way to be prepared for this. The first time I heard her years ago I could not believe what I was hearing. Every song she does is instantly hers alone from then on. I love to watch people hear this for the first time because after the first verse you already know it's so special, but you still have no idea that "you ain't heard nothin' yet" til she does that ending and then ......... I've heard it dozens if not hundreds of times by now some 20 or so years after the first time and I still get moist eyes and a lump in my throat. A shimmering light that so delicately pierces the darkness and commands your full attention from beginning to end. No stack of 100 watt Marshalls can do that.

  • @grootweare9650
    @grootweare9650 Рік тому +6

    So nice to see you've discovered Eva Cassidy. She was my favorite before I found Morissette. I hope you'll also react to her Autumn Leaves

  • @RobertDeMartin
    @RobertDeMartin 3 місяці тому +3

    Came back for another visit. This was GREATNESS, greatness in every way!

  • @eileengibson1874
    @eileengibson1874 Рік тому +5

    Stunning emotional performance by Eva. So sad that she passed away so young. Lucy Thomas has also done a video of this which is simply beautiful. Your reaction is so genuine ❤

  • @edwardlittle5686
    @edwardlittle5686 4 дні тому

    Welcome to the Thunderdome! Eva creates this same response with every song she sings. This one is probably the most unanimous, although by no means the only one. Her voice always transports the listener to a better place. It is supernatural. OMG - to have heard her live must have been like witnessing the moon landing, or the Resurrection. That's how much I love Eva Cassidy. She's a posthumous superstar, and STILL tragically under-appreciated. There's a lot more material here - make sure to discover all of it. Lots of great songs...

  • @emersonmota5798
    @emersonmota5798 Рік тому +3

    Genuine artistic expression is a means granted by God for a sensitive soul to capture and send to its fellow beings fractions of ethereal and subtle emanations that could not be perceived in the limited dimension in which we vibrate. Thus, there are singers and there are interpreters, the latter being the rare embodied souls who manage to capture and materialize through sounds, the essence and beauty of indefinable and intangible expressions of the Creator, transmitting to other souls a glimpse of things that they can only feel and express it through a smile or a tear. From the depths of my soul, when I managed to capture the grandeur of this performance, tears expressed the ecstasy I felt listening to this song. A big hug Eva, immense gratitude that doesn't fit in my chest!!!

  • @jamestorrance4664
    @jamestorrance4664 5 місяців тому +2

    Discovered this amazing person many, many years ago and have shed tears on numerous occasions, just incredible and a terrible loss 😢❤❤

  • @navrozelalkaka8457
    @navrozelalkaka8457 Рік тому +3

    One of the greatest pieces of music I have ever had the privilege to hear

  • @TheSoundOutside
    @TheSoundOutside Рік тому +1

    It's not just the most beautiful rendition of this song, it's the most beautiful rendition of any song...at least any song I've ever heard. We're just so lucky that someone had the presence of mind to capture this performance so so many people who heard it can so moved.

  • @YouMe-ru6wi
    @YouMe-ru6wi Рік тому +7

    Eva Cassidy was so incredible what a voice and talent. It was such a tragedy and loss to the world when she died of cancer at only 33 years old in 1996, but her music will forever live on. Some other recommendations are Danny Boy, Time After Time, Fields Of Gold, Autumn Leaves, What A Wonderful World, Songbird. Thank you for your wonderful great reaction.

  • @RobertDeMartin
    @RobertDeMartin Рік тому +15

    Debbie, this was most definitely the greatest rendition of this song ever sung by anyone. And her contribution with the guitar was outrageously beautiful, as well. I know you will not want to hear this but because of illness she passed away less than a year after this. She was in her 30's and this performance did not receive the recognition it should have received until after she passed away. Debbie, I believe we have to add one more comment on top of my opening remark. This is, perhaps, the greatest performance I have ever heard in my life. With saying that, I want to take this opportunity to introduce you to someone who participated in a mashup duet with her singing 'Fields of Gold'. Obviously, anyone singing with her must be an outstanding vocalist and, of course she is. I don't know the link and all that stuff but listen to Eva Cassidy sing 'Fields of Gold' with Angelina Jordan. I will hold back on telling you anything about her and let you just listen to her on the song. Then, I believe you will want to hear more of her. Angelina's fan base (her 'angels') will help you by sending you all kinds of data (playlists and bio's) about her and I know saying this might be something you could never imagine BUT, the emotion she will stir within you is not unlike what Eva did to you. Debbie, btw, for many of us who have seen this particular video literally scores of times, most of us started to tear up or full out started to cry (me!) and it happens every time to all of us. When you play this again for yourself in private, well, "Let it all out", as they say.

    • @navrozelalkaka8457
      @navrozelalkaka8457 Рік тому +1

      loved all your comments & your reference to our bare foot princess were spot on. Thank you

    • @ShanLiB
      @ShanLiB Рік тому +1

      Well, she has started down the AJ rabbit hole and it looks like she's going to become a true Angel. So, here's BigAngieFan's mash-up of Eva and Angelina singing "Fields Of Gold": ua-cam.com/video/Pczc6OTeNRw/v-deo.html

    • @RobertDeMartin
      @RobertDeMartin Рік тому +1

      @@ShanLiB Great! Good job!

  • @TheLastSongbird124
    @TheLastSongbird124 7 місяців тому +3

    This planet and it's people lost one of the most beautiful voices & guitar players
    that there's ever been, the day Eva died.
    She was still getting over a cold/flu and has said she felt it best not to do this gig
    but the small venue & all the recording gear had been set up so she did it.
    You can hear a couple of times when her voice broke off a little at the end of a line,
    but it was no fault in her singing, it was the cold.

  • @terrible714
    @terrible714 4 місяці тому +1

    8 months ago
    Nice reaction! This recording was done in January 1996. In June of that year Eva was diagnosed with metastasized melanoma and she died in November. She was really only known in the Washington DC area when she passed. Her first solo album, Songbird, was released after her death. It wasn't until two years later, when a couple of DJs in England played her recordings of Over the Rainbow and Fields of Gold on the radio and TV, that she really began to be noticed. Since then, her albums have sold over 10 million copies. I first learned of her in 2000, when NPR included her version of Over the Rainbow in a list of the top 100 recordings of the 20th century. I have loved her ever since. It was only last year that I learned that a friend of hers had recorded this performance at Blues Alley on the night they were recording her live album. As far as I know, the 13 songs on that video are the only full videos we have of her performing live. I am so grateful to get to see her perform.

  • @KenChawkin
    @KenChawkin Рік тому +2

    Glad you discovered this angelic voice, Debbie. Truly the most beautiful rendition of this classic song! Eva Cassidy's gift to the world keeps on giving!!! Since you are also a fan of Angelina Jordan, when Heidi Klum hit the Golden Buzzer after Angelina's unique performance of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, you can hear Eva Cassidy's voice in the background singing this song, that dreams really do come true. They did that night for Angelina. Now listen to Eva sing Sting's Fields of Gold. It blew him away when he heard it.

  • @anthonyriley7517
    @anthonyriley7517 Рік тому +3

    Phenomenal performance by one of the greatest vocalists of all time,rest in piece Eva ❤

  • @AmirFazadh
    @AmirFazadh 9 місяців тому +2

    This is what I consider the diamond version of that song. Eva OWNs it, lock, stock, and barrel. How you weren't melted into a complete puddle of tears, I'll never know. This version gets me every. single. time. It completely guts me. Pure evocative emotion. I cry my eyes out every time. She is an angel now, but lucky for us, we got a small sampling of her true talent to hang onto. Check out Fields of Gold next, please...and Autumn Leaves...and the list goes on.

  • @MrYeomanski
    @MrYeomanski 6 місяців тому +1

    Tears fall as soon as she sings ,it's like the sweetest thing you have ever or will ever hear,an angel on earth to show us all how beautiful music is and takes you to a better place,no one will ever sing this and play this with do much emotion,it touches every part of my being.i love all types of music but if anyone asks me what do I want playing at my funeral look no further my friends,love this song, love Ava Cassidy please be still singing in heaven x

  • @umustbebornagain
    @umustbebornagain 19 днів тому

    A Gift from Heaven to Bless Our Days on Earth!🙏

  • @jimmytakayesu2987
    @jimmytakayesu2987 Рік тому +2

    You came to the Party late but never too late!!! I only got here too only this year but have already listened to her Masterpiece 100s of time! Get my Daily Dose !!!

  • @red1981uk
    @red1981uk 7 місяців тому +2

    I love your honest and heartfelt reaction here.
    I always thought of this as being a happy song, yet Eva conveys so much more when she sings it - sadness, hope, longing, melancholy... a hundred different emotions. I'm not sure anyone else comes close. So sad that we've lost her, but she llives on through these exquisite pieces.

  • @Northumbergull
    @Northumbergull 10 місяців тому +2

    Rest in sweet, sweet peace, Eva 💔 🙏

  • @valnauffts9965
    @valnauffts9965 Рік тому +2

    Touches my heart ,tears and chills ,simply beautiful !

  • @ronraskind
    @ronraskind Рік тому +3

    Deb, I was going to request this song from you shortly but somebody beat me to it. It doesn't matter as long as you have experienced it. I describe it as hauntingly beautiful. Eva passed approximately 10 months after this performance at the age of 33 from melanoma, in 1996. Her UA-cam page has quite a number of performances chronicled but not that many with video. This performance is considered to be one of the finest ever recorded of over the rainbow.
    On another note, Eva recorded the legendary Fields of Gold by Sting. Angelina Jordan also recorded Fields of Gold. There is a stellar virtual mashup of the two singing together, compiled by BigAngieFan. You must experience that one as well when you are ready. Peace out

  • @gabrielnieves6347
    @gabrielnieves6347 4 місяці тому +1

    I dont know how long before her death this rendition of over the rainbow was recorded, but I would assume it gave her the inspiration to make this song her own. She left this life early but also left behind something to always remember her by. Rest in peace

  • @jeffstevens4262
    @jeffstevens4262 5 місяців тому +2

    This is so beautiful. I believe that if Judy Garland herself had heard this beautiful version of her song, she'd absolutely love it too. God rest and bless them both. So sad that both ladies died way too young. 💔 💔

  • @SteveCausier-wi6gc
    @SteveCausier-wi6gc Рік тому +5

    Try her version of “ Songbird “

  • @robhoover495
    @robhoover495 11 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for that reaction! Your expressions, I think, were exactly like mine. Your vulnerability and honesty are a real blessing to me.

  • @timchambers8230
    @timchambers8230 Рік тому +5

    Hers is the only female voice who I feel shades Floors. That’s how great she is..

  • @NickBR57
    @NickBR57 Рік тому +3

    I remember clearly when Eva first got exposure on Wogan in the UK with this sing I was bowled over and it remains my favourite version.
    My reaction then, at 30 years old, was much like yours today.
    There are some "tingle factor" moments in this performance. I can't listen to any it her now
    Eva did many other covers, Fields of Gold (Sting) and Songbird (Fleetwood Mac) are two you should hear.
    Not only is her voice incredible, but her guitar is excellent.
    Beautiful Eva, a sad loss so young, RIP.

  • @poolhallshark
    @poolhallshark Рік тому +2

    Thank you for a very beautiful reaction to one of my favorite performances by any artist, regardless of genre. Utterly beautiful. Love from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥

  • @tgriffin8179
    @tgriffin8179 10 місяців тому +2

    Such a beautiful rendition of the song… thank you for your transparency…great reaction.

  • @buddystewart2020
    @buddystewart2020 3 місяці тому +1

    I can't listen to her version without breaking down. I'm a hot mess when I hear this. So beautiful, so heartfelt, so forlorn. This is the best version of this song I've ever heard, period.

  • @harrietmiller3982
    @harrietmiller3982 Рік тому +8

    😢😢😢I'm not crying, you are crying😢. Eva already makes me cry but watching a sincere empath experience her brings buckets of tears. She had to be an Angel on loan💫⭐️. Her Fields of Gold will require a whole box of Kleenex. Her Autumn Leaves is uniquely her own. Keep going❣️

  • @williambill5172
    @williambill5172 11 місяців тому +2

    Rest in peace, sweet girl.

  • @jdbroders64
    @jdbroders64 2 місяці тому +2

    Every time tears of joy... and sadness. This angel hits you every which way with that voice. RIP Eva you wonderful, beautiful soul.

  • @gregcobb4066
    @gregcobb4066 Рік тому +3

    Keep loving on Eva...best of our lifetime....try Fields of Gold ....better yet Autumn Leaves

  • @johncourtright1632
    @johncourtright1632 10 місяців тому +3

    Lovely reaction to an amazing performance.

  • @debrafox5576
    @debrafox5576 29 днів тому

    Yes, Eva Cassidy is a treasure and a tragedy that she passed away at age 33. Her cover of Sting’s- “Fields Of Gold” is haunting and so is “I Know You By Heart”.

  • @rodneyrtennis1279
    @rodneyrtennis1279 5 місяців тому +1

    Seriously, I came here just to look at the Mesmerizingly Beautiful reactor, but I vehemently became completely focused on the breathtaking performance Eva Cassidy was singing. Only the death of my Mother has established more emotions in my heart.😭

  • @DavidNWalker
    @DavidNWalker 6 місяців тому +2

    This was recorded live at the Blues Alley nightclub in January 1996. Eva died of cancer less than 10 months later on 2 November 1996.

  • @wisdomwisher
    @wisdomwisher Рік тому +3

    Recommend: her version of "Autumn Leaves" for another painfully beautiful rendition of an old song. Listen to the version filmed at the same time as "Over the Rainbow." (They later dubbed in the London Philharmonic, which is beautiful, but the earlier version has the simplicity you loved in this song.)

  • @charlescooler5680
    @charlescooler5680 6 місяців тому +1

    If there is a heaven Eva is singing there .

  • @rabrab3
    @rabrab3 4 місяці тому +1

    Absolutely beautiful!! Makes me cry every time.

  • @lisadowney6777
    @lisadowney6777 Рік тому +2

    I’ve seen dozens of reaction videos to Eva’s performance. Your reaction did Eva justice. Thank you. She was a once-in-a-generation talent.

  • @ToRFlow
    @ToRFlow 10 місяців тому +1

    I like these genuine reactions. Unlike some other so-called reactors who, will remain nameless, love to stare at the camera and bang their head around off-beat and stare at the camera, pretending to be moved by the music.

  • @tippiusrex863
    @tippiusrex863 8 місяців тому +2

    Nice reaction. You said it for me. Stunning performance, great reaction.

  • @Keno0355
    @Keno0355 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for this honest reaction. I heard Eva for the first time with the song Fields of gold (Sting) and was overwhelmed. this version of over the rainbow is also incomparably beautiful. Eva became one of my favorite singers. and I was blown away by the following mashup of Fields of gold with Angelina Jordan. She is also able to grab everyone's heart accompanied by just a guitar. Past meets future. Eva and Angelina ua-cam.com/video/Pczc6OTeNRw/v-deo.html

  • @stevenbeuchler7921
    @stevenbeuchler7921 11 місяців тому +2

    A real artist.