The new orchestral Eva Cassidy album I CAN ONLY BE ME is released 3rd March 2023 evacassidy.lnk.to/ICanOnlyBeMe 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' from the 2015 album 'Nightbird'.
I am privileged to have known Eva and her parents and spent s couple of summers in Nova Scotia, Eva also had her parents AMAZING talent for painting and sculpture, I have sat next next to Eva on a Summer evening watching shooting stars whilst she played guitar and sang for us in front of the fire' Thanku some of the most Magical Memories I have had so far in life Eva, we were utterly utterly Heartbroken when u became ill and then beyond belief, we were told you wouldn't recover, Heaven is 'BLESSED' to have you Cus'💔🙎🏽🙏🏽🇬🇧💜
Truly was guys' s , & talent aside Eva was the most humble shy gentle personI at almost 50 , I have ever met Eva had no huge ambition for feckless fame etc' Art Music & family with equal importance were her passion.m 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@ Luna Blue, What an unbelievable Blessing you've gotten, one in this lifetime here, to know her and be blessed to be her Cuz and friend.And Her family,. What a special one of a kind person she sounds to have been. A humble, kind, gentle person and I know much much more. When my Time is to go beyond the veil between Earth and Heaven, I will be blessed to know her there. I wish I could've here. I'm grateful to be blessed with her beautiful touching voice. She was multi-talented and to see someone not to want fame and to get big ego is also special. I'm so glad you got blessed to be with her. Much Love, Catherine
This brought a tear to my eye... what beautiful memories I admit I'm so envious you could hear her beautiful voice in person, let alone know her. She's a huge inspiration for me as a performer. Unforgettable, RIP
I have to be honest, I only discovered her a few years ago. She is unbelievable. I've never heard anyone with this extreme a gift. How did I miss this!!? How did the world miss it! My heart aches now every time I hear Autumn Leaves or Over the Rainbow.
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.
I had never heard of Eva until just recently & regret that!! She was awesome the way she would take a song we all knew but with her phrasing & that beautiful voice, she made it hers. ❤️ She was taken from us far too soon😔...
The greatest musicians and singers and talents are never the ones who reach fame.. We are lucky to have her legacy so we can know the difference between fabrication and integrity. This is 'live' no pitch control.. a live off the floor mix and it is perfect.. She sings perfectly.. add in all the beyond belief core depth of soul.. for sure God is a woman singing..
Fred Flintstone I discovered her today and am blown away by her talent, and so sad to find she is no longer with us. Her interpretation of every song is uniquely hers, and they're all fantastic! Her decisions on where she wants to go vocally are always spot on, perfection.
Only somewhat true. See Danny Gatton and Tommy Emmanuel. 2 of greatest of all time who achieved plenty of fame. Tommys 62 and put on your bucket list to see live.
"The greatest musicians and singers and talents are never the ones who reach fame."...that's a bit hyperbolic for me...I mean...eh "Elvis" ???? True that Eva should've been an instant star. Having worked the last 30 years as a musician and recording engineer in Nashville I can vouch for the fact that the best talent doesn't necessarily rise to the top due to any number of factors....music is far more about marketing these days...they like nice tidy packages they can sell like soap...the music is almost secondary.
Only recently had the pleasure of hearing Eva's music for the first time. Like the the first time you stare into the eyes of your soulmate, her voice floods me with emotion.
Her beautiful voice goes deep into my soul 🕊 the voice of an Angel 👼 she had an incredible beautiful voice. R.I.P. Beautiful Eva🙏🏽🕊 thank you for sharing this beautiful voice of Eva and God Bless 🙏🏽♥️🌹♥️
She is awesome! An absolute genius! There isn’t anything she has sung that didn’t resonate to and through your soul! You can feel her presence through her music and voice! She is immortal. It won’t matter when you hear her music and voice, 1, 10, 20 or 100 years from now her presence will be felt! We who have heard her genius will forever be affected!Thank you Eva!
This woman is now my favorite artist of all time. I am blessed to a friend who sent me a couple of Eva's recordings online, for I never knew of Eva Cassidy before I listened to her only two days ago! And what a talent I have missed!! I want her "Fields of Gold" sung at my memorial or funeral service. It brings tears to my eyes, every time. RIP, Eva Cassidy.
Eva had a fantastic voice Her singing In my opinion talks to us Such a powerful voice I could listern to her all day long Very sad she's no longer with us R.I.P Eva Cassidy Sleep tight sister
It was one of the great ironies that Eva wasn’t discovered until several years after her death. Her family has worked tirelessly to recover every recording of her performances and digitally restore the sound quality from the original recordings and release them on cds and then downloads. The re-evaluation came from the BBC radio, then their news service, when ABC News picked up and aired on Nightline on New Year’s Night 2000. I’m sure it’s on UA-cam.
OH MY GOD! Are you serious girl? This thing makes my whole body shake. Damn this is just indescribable. There never was nor ever will be anyone like Eva. She is everything all musicians strive to be but NEVER EVER WILL THEY GET THERE.
I’ve known about Eva Cassidy since 1998, two years after her death. She was an astounding talent and we are indeed fortunate her family and friends were able to convince her to record, which she didn’t care for too much. The live takes are probably the most incredible. This one is like hearing the greatest Soul Goddess of all, Aretha Franklin. There are times when Eva reaches those notes and has the Gospel inspired inflection of the greatest Soul and Gospel singers, and Aretha was one of that select few. I do believe Eva Cassidy was as great a singer as Aretha Franklin, and Aretha is my favorite female singer. Perhaps my favorite singer - period. Those of us who value the soul and feeling of music know Eva Cassidy is right there with Aretha. You can hear it and, most of all, you feel it. What a loss. RIP, both Eva and Aretha. Gone too soon, each one.
I wish I had a record player and records made by her, so I could sit in a room full of books, and with a view, to sit and spend hours listening to her amazing gift of song.
This is what Paul Simon was reaching for. It took Eva Cassidy's magic ear to finally hear it's potential and turn it loose with this enthralling power and beauty.
Art Garfunkel got it right in 1970. Simon & Garfunkel's original version sold more than 6 million copies... Eva has a beautiful voice, but to think that it took 45 years for someone to "hear its potential" and finally get the song right is absurd...
Simply Amazing. Eva builds this art slowly to the most amazing shout chorus I’ve ever heard. Leaving it all out there for all to hear. My god what a gift. What a rush. Thank you Eva.
When you're weary, feeling small, When tears are in your eyes I will dry them all I'm on your side Oh when times get rough And friends just can't be found Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down When you're down and out When you're on the street When evening falls so hard I will comfort you I'll take your part Oh when darkness comes And pain is all around Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down Sail on, silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind Like a bridge over troubled water I will ease your mind Like a bridge over troubled water I will ease your mind
Her voice is the most amazing I've EVER heard! So PURE like a beautiful crystal goblet filled with clear refreshing water! Her gift had that refreshing quality! Touches me in the deepest parts of my being! She made everythg she sang Come ALIVE! Just Knowing that voice was silenced in death makes me weep!
I was privileged to be in charge of my mom’s celebration of life in October of 2011. I played this incredible version of this classic song along with a pictorial tribute. All of my family loved it and asked me after who sang it. It still moves me to this day.
2021 & this woman is still a legend- such a shame not many knew of her existence whilst she was alive but long may her voice & subtle tones melt through the hardest of hearts for she has the voice of an angel which was taken from us way too young... 😢🥰
It is a heavenly gift to sit here on planet Earth and still hear the lovely angel who once walked and smiled and sang among us. Our grief for her loss is best answered with gratitude for these wonderful recordings.
Reminds me of Queen, Freddie Mercury, who passed away in his earlier years of his work, also. But Freddie was a world sensation by the time he died, yet died early in life. As Eva. Rip to both...Eva I am just tuning in to you, you are amazing. :) love love love
She remains unsurpassed by anybody as a musical marvel. Simply magnificent. My respect for her abilities and my sadness at losing her are without limit.
Eva can do no wrong. She makes every song her very own. Can sing like Aretha, but is her own self always. Can sing jazz and scat. I hope wherever she is she is singing to angels. I am no angel but almost feel like an angel listening and crying to her singing. My life has been enriched thanks to Eva. It lifts me off the ground. Marilla Senterfit, Boulder CO (from Sweden)
Eva Cassidy ta belle voix a été et restera toujours le médicament pour les âmes déprimé love you I will not forget you in my memories depuis Le Cameroon Ze Gedeon
THIS voice just takes wings .....fly with it ...the flight is outstandingly soulful..Aretha,Janis, whatever female you wanna mention ..they're all here !!
Beautiful.. my only regret is that she didn't get the part that I love to sing most in this song, the one that really makes me cry every time.... "And pain is all around... like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down..."
Mi dispiace sempre pensare che Eva Cassidy in vita non abbia avuto il successo che meritava ma più di tutto mi dispiace che sia morta così giovane, perchè una voce così bella e così piena di vita poteva appartenere solo ad una persona bella e piena di vita
I am privileged to have known Eva and her parents and spent s couple of summers in Nova Scotia, Eva also had her parents AMAZING talent for painting and sculpture, I have sat next next to Eva on a Summer evening watching shooting stars whilst she played guitar and sang for us in front of the fire'
Thanku some of the most Magical Memories I have had so far in life Eva, we were utterly utterly Heartbroken when u became ill and then beyond belief, we were told you wouldn't recover,
Heaven is 'BLESSED' to have you Cus'💔🙎🏽🙏🏽🇬🇧💜
that must have been magic ..:)
That would have been a blessing to have known her.
Truly was guys' s , & talent aside Eva was the most humble shy gentle personI at almost 50 , I have ever met Eva had no huge ambition for feckless fame etc' Art Music & family with equal importance were her passion.m 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@ Luna Blue, What an unbelievable Blessing you've gotten, one in this lifetime here, to know her and be blessed to be her Cuz and friend.And Her family,. What a special one of a kind person she sounds to have been. A humble, kind, gentle person and I know much much more. When my Time is to go beyond the veil between Earth and Heaven, I will be blessed to know her there. I wish I could've here. I'm grateful to be blessed with her beautiful touching voice. She was multi-talented and to see someone not to want fame and to get big ego is also special. I'm so glad you got blessed to be with her. Much Love, Catherine
This brought a tear to my eye... what beautiful memories I admit I'm so envious you could hear her beautiful voice in person, let alone know her. She's a huge inspiration for me as a performer. Unforgettable, RIP
The clarity of her voice is breathtakingly beautiful. If it doesn’t make your heart ache, you don’t have one.
Rob Steel It’s so pure and beautiful it made me cry. She was truly amazing.
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I have to be honest, I only discovered her a few years ago. She is unbelievable. I've never heard anyone with this extreme a gift. How did I miss this!!? How did the world miss it!
My heart aches now every time I hear Autumn Leaves or Over the Rainbow.
For some reason, "Wade in the Water" gives me a much happier feeling than her others.
Rob....I think I love you!
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.
She is in Heaven's Hall of Fame. Surrounded by a million Angels.
I had never heard of Eva until just recently & regret that!! She was awesome the way she would take a song we all knew but with her phrasing & that beautiful voice, she made it hers. ❤️ She was taken from us far too soon😔...
yeah. I just heard her for the first time today. 2 songs later, I found out she had passed. Was so sad and so grateful simultaneously.
@Jim Jones She didn't have a pigeonhole they could put her in.
She avoided the Hall of Infamy. Not only a talent but a super one.
That bridge has been extended over troubled waters from heaven so we can hear her music
So good.. I can't stand the sweetness and the way she is drawing her soul
Lovely comment.
I had the privilege of seeing Eva live once at Blues Alley sometime in the 80's. Her music was unlike any. ❤️
The greatest musicians and singers and talents are never the ones who reach fame.. We are lucky to have her legacy so we can know the difference between fabrication and integrity. This is 'live' no pitch control.. a live off the floor mix and it is perfect.. She sings perfectly.. add in all the beyond belief core depth of soul.. for sure God is a woman singing..
Fred Flintstone I discovered her today and am blown away by her talent, and so sad to find she is no longer with us. Her interpretation of every song is uniquely hers, and they're all fantastic! Her decisions on where she wants to go vocally are always spot on, perfection.
Only somewhat true. See Danny Gatton and Tommy Emmanuel. 2 of greatest of all time who achieved plenty of fame. Tommys 62 and put on your bucket list to see live.
Her voice was divine and so precious. She gave her all and sang with perfection.
awesome
"The greatest musicians and singers and talents are never the ones who reach fame."...that's a bit hyperbolic for me...I mean...eh "Elvis" ???? True that Eva should've been an instant star. Having worked the last 30 years as a musician and recording engineer in Nashville I can vouch for the fact that the best talent doesn't necessarily rise to the top due to any number of factors....music is far more about marketing these days...they like nice tidy packages they can sell like soap...the music is almost secondary.
Singing this in a live performance.has no words..! She was a real talented singer ! Rip eva !
Only recently had the pleasure of hearing Eva's music for the first time. Like the the first time you stare into the eyes of your soulmate, her voice floods me with emotion.
john nielsen beautiful expression, I love it
Her beautiful voice goes deep into my soul 🕊 the voice of an Angel 👼 she had an incredible beautiful voice. R.I.P. Beautiful Eva🙏🏽🕊 thank you for sharing this beautiful voice of Eva and God Bless 🙏🏽♥️🌹♥️
Beautiful voice
Eva brings tears to my old eyes every time I listen to this song. Best cover of this great song... EVER!!!
frankly I much prefer Roberta Flack's rendition
@@itnow I think Eva Cassidy is the best female singer I've ever heard - however I agree with you Roberta Flack's version is truly the best I've heard
Steve Kerley : I saw Roberta Flack years ago @ the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix. Her talents aside, she was a total bitch on stage!
She is awesome! An absolute genius! There isn’t anything she has sung that didn’t resonate to and through your soul! You can feel her presence through her music and voice! She is immortal. It won’t matter when you hear her music and voice, 1, 10, 20 or 100 years from now her presence will be felt! We who have heard her genius will forever be affected!Thank you Eva!
Dont over look her guitar playing.....a double threat 🤘🏻
I cry every time listening to her OVER THE RAINBOW
This woman is now my favorite artist of all time. I am blessed to a friend who sent me a couple of Eva's recordings online, for I never knew of Eva Cassidy before I listened to her only two days ago! And what a talent I have missed!! I want her "Fields of Gold" sung at my memorial or funeral service. It brings tears to my eyes, every time. RIP, Eva Cassidy.
Eva had a fantastic voice
Her singing In my opinion talks to us
Such a powerful voice
I could listern to her all day long
Very sad she's no longer with us
R.I.P Eva Cassidy
Sleep tight sister
This lady! OMG that voice! I so wish I had known about her when she was around. Such a talent! Love her version of this song. So good!
The very best
It was one of the great ironies that Eva wasn’t discovered until several years after her death. Her family has worked tirelessly to recover every recording of her performances and digitally restore the sound quality from the original recordings and release them on cds and then downloads. The re-evaluation came from the BBC radio, then their news service, when ABC News picked up and aired on Nightline on New Year’s Night 2000. I’m sure it’s on UA-cam.
Eva: you are our bridge over troubled water. God bless you, sweetheart.
OH MY GOD! Are you serious girl? This thing makes my whole body shake. Damn this is just indescribable. There never was nor ever will be anyone like Eva. She is everything all musicians strive to be but NEVER EVER WILL THEY GET THERE.
How am I just now hearing of her??!!! Fantastic voice and feeling
The beauty of her voice gives her the license to do whatever she wants with any song. Just amazing !
I’ve known about Eva Cassidy since 1998, two years after her death. She was an astounding talent and we are
indeed fortunate her family and friends were able to convince her to record, which she didn’t care for too much.
The live takes are probably the most incredible. This one is like hearing the greatest Soul Goddess of all, Aretha
Franklin. There are times when Eva reaches those notes and has the Gospel inspired inflection of the greatest Soul
and Gospel singers, and Aretha was one of that select few. I do believe Eva Cassidy was as great a singer as Aretha
Franklin, and Aretha is my favorite female singer. Perhaps my favorite singer - period. Those of us who value the soul
and feeling of music know Eva Cassidy is right there with Aretha. You can hear it and, most of all, you feel it. What a
loss. RIP, both Eva and Aretha. Gone too soon, each one.
angel sing to us through you!!! thank you Eva!
Some flames just burn too bright to last very long. What a talented vocalist.
no other voice can touch my soul like hers.....I am always awed by her. God bless her.....
A truly angelic voice. Called back home way too soon.
She moves me to tears
Me too Amazing
Not the first time for me, either!
She brought me where
I needed to be
I Love Eva's vocals!!!
I wish I had a record player and records made by her, so I could sit in a room full of books, and with a view, to sit and spend hours listening to her amazing gift of song.
Every time I hear her voice, it stops me to dip into something beautiful I cannot describe.
I hope this one gets a lot of views. One of the best covers of the Simon & Garfunkel classic
This is what Paul Simon was reaching for. It took Eva Cassidy's magic ear to finally hear it's potential and turn it loose with this enthralling power and beauty.
Sings every syllable.
Agreed!
Art Garfunkel got it right in 1970. Simon & Garfunkel's original version sold more than 6 million copies... Eva has a beautiful voice, but to think that it took 45 years for someone to "hear its potential" and finally get the song right is absurd...
Tony2581 Spot on!
Paul Simon had a totally different style and there is no comparing the two. They are/were both great and comparison is the thief of joy.
Simply Amazing. Eva builds this art slowly to the most amazing shout chorus I’ve ever heard. Leaving it all out there for all to hear. My god what a gift. What a rush. Thank you Eva.
That's over 10 on the goose bump meter!
When you're weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all
I'm on your side
Oh when times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I'll take your part
Oh when darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Sail on, silver girl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
Oh if you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Eva Cassidy was such an Beautiful Blues Woman Thank you Baby 💋👀🖤😊
A Divine Voice- Angel is Disguise... Such emotion in her GOD GIVEN VOICE..
Her voice is the most amazing I've EVER heard! So PURE like a beautiful crystal goblet filled with clear refreshing water! Her gift had that refreshing quality! Touches me in the deepest parts of my being! She made everythg she sang Come ALIVE! Just Knowing that voice was silenced in death makes me weep!
I was privileged to be in charge of my mom’s celebration of life in October of 2011. I played this incredible version of this classic song along with a pictorial tribute. All of my family loved it and asked me after who sang it. It still moves me to this day.
best version ever tks angel
This made me feel better today.
rest in peace Eva- such an outstanding performer - love and peace be with you.
EVA For ever, the face of love all around the world.
Amen... The son/sun will come out again.
Eva and the amazing drummer... what a combination
Beautiful Thank you Eva Love Forever 🖤💙
I Love this song. Remember listening to this song. And the momas and the popas sang this when I was a teenager. Love it.
2021 & this woman is still a legend- such a shame not many knew of her existence whilst she was alive but long may her voice & subtle tones melt through the hardest of hearts for she has the voice of an angel which was taken from us way too young... 😢🥰
Seriously...people who gave the thumbs down😳 crazy people.
Listen, close your eyes...thats HEAVEN
World Miss u dear 🙏😭
Amen. Tragically gone way way too soon. Oh what we have missed...
It is a heavenly gift to sit here on planet Earth and still hear the lovely angel who once walked and smiled and sang among us. Our grief for her loss is best answered with gratitude for these wonderful recordings.
Reminds me of Queen, Freddie Mercury, who passed away in his earlier years of his work, also. But Freddie was a world sensation by the time he died, yet died early in life. As Eva. Rip to both...Eva I am just tuning in to you, you are amazing. :) love love love
Karla Fox and Karen Carpenter.
the voice.. 🙂🙃😍👍
FANTASTIC! What a nice voice.Thank you very much.It makes my day complete.
Never tire of listening to Eva's amazing voice - so very sad that she isn't with us now ❤️
OMG so beautiful. Eva you are divine
This is magic
She remains unsurpassed by anybody as a musical marvel. Simply magnificent. My respect for her abilities and my sadness at losing her are without limit.
An amazing singer! My heart aches!! Rest in Peace Eva 🕊
Hundreds of years from now people will still be listening to her
that's for sure, I have two of her CDs close to 20 years
Rest In Peace & Harmony, Songbird! 🌺 🕊 🥀
Eva can do no wrong. She makes every song her very own. Can sing like Aretha, but is her own self always. Can sing jazz and scat. I hope wherever she is she is singing to angels. I am no angel but almost feel like an angel listening and crying to her singing. My life has been enriched thanks to Eva. It lifts me off the ground. Marilla Senterfit, Boulder CO (from Sweden)
beautifully done...rip Eva
“Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.”―Henry David Thoreau.
So beautifjul performance from this voice of angel
Thanks for the sharing
Sincerely
Eder
Wow ! Absolutely beautiful !
By far my favorite version of this classic. Wow...what a voice! It does make you tear up a bit. She is sadly gone but we'll always have her music.
Eva Cassidy ta belle voix a été et restera toujours le médicament pour les âmes déprimé love you I will not forget you in my memories depuis Le Cameroon Ze Gedeon
One of the Great Voices of All Time.
Stunning. Absolutely stunning. 🙏
Melts me❤
Yes friends can't be found like a bridge over troubled water
Please play this at my funeral.
This gives me chills it is so good.
Goodness gracious..tears streaming down my face.. wow how brilliantly amazing 🥲
Brilliant
She was so talented. Breaks my heart. "I love.. to sing"
No wonder DC hip-hop king Chuck Brown loved to jam and perform with Eva. She had soul. Her versatility and stylings were incredible.
Eva pours her heart and soul in this song. This one always gives me goosebumps!
We in DC take pride in having good this Monster talent in our midst if only for a little while
Powerful voice and great musicians!! ❤
Beautiful. R.I.P.
What a great talent !
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️. One of the greatest albums of all time without a doubt. Great musicians and a voice of an angel.
This is awesome
beautiful singer ....soulful and musically
Damn! these goosebumps.
Beautiful cover!
Love your voice!
Just beautiful xx nostalgia I love here,. Soo talented
I am and always be in or of eva
Blew me away!!! ❤️💕
Such a wonderful gift to any with ears to hear or senses to feel.
Please invent a Time Machine so we are able to hear Eva live. Never in my life something touched me like this timeless voice
THIS voice just takes wings .....fly with it ...the flight is outstandingly soulful..Aretha,Janis, whatever female you wanna mention ..they're all here !!
Beautiful.. my only regret is that she didn't get the part that I love to sing most in this song, the one that really makes me cry every time.... "And pain is all around... like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down..."
...when friends just can't be found. Like a bridge over troubled waters, I will lay me down...
Love you Eva...Always
wonderful
Brilliant just brilliant
What a beautiful voice🎶❤❗❗
Bravo!!! Eva is eternal...
Beautiful voice
Mi dispiace sempre pensare che Eva Cassidy in vita non abbia avuto il successo che meritava ma più di tutto mi dispiace che sia morta così giovane, perchè una voce così bella e così piena di vita poteva appartenere solo ad una persona bella e piena di vita