Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy - (Reaction) 

I graduated from high school with her. She was always talented, and was just starting to get the recognition she deserved when she tragically passed away. I saw her play at Blues Alley (where this was recorded) and she was incredible. A really shy, sweet lady who left us way too soon...

This version is so haunting. Her voice is among the most beautiful I've ever heard. We can not have too many great things in this world. The brightest star shines for the shortest amount of time. RIP Eva.

Thank God that this was recorded! One of the most beautiful performances of any song. RIP EVA

Her version of Fields of Gold is amazing. Michelle Kwan skated to it after she lost the gold medal.

How can you not cry,i hope she found her rainbows 🌈 in heaven ,she was so sick at this time😢

From the very first time i heard this when it was played on the radio here in the UK back in '98 by a DJ called Terry Wogan up to just watching your reaction, i cannot listen to it without being in tears, when she hits that high note it's just undescribable, it was written by Harold Arlen and was sung by Judy Garland but it was owned by Eva Cassidy, RIP voice of an angel

Like Karen carpenter pure natural talent vocally. No warbling or vocal gymnastics . Just pure voice control. Really at the very very top of vocal artists live. She still astounds me every single time. That’s rare.

When this was filmed (I think by a friend in the audience), she already knew she had melanoma and only months to live. And perhaps it was her struggling (at the end) to fight back her tears. She was one in a million. She'd been offered several record deals and turned them down because they wanted her to be the artist THEY wanted her to be. She had said she loved playing in little coffee shops (such as this one) because she felt closer to her fans AND she could sing the songs she loved most for them. Give a listen to her covers of Time After Time, Kathy's Song, Songbird, Autumn Leaves and Fields Of Gold. She left us a legacy of beautiful music sung with her angelic voice. Believe it or not, her music became more widely and well known after she died. She truly had a God-given talent!! Love her voice!!

You won’t find a more beautiful version of this song anywhere! RIP Eva

Everything Eva Cassidy sings becomes her own. Autumn Leaves, Stormy Monday, Fields of Gold, True Colors, Time After Time, Danny Boy and so many , many, more!! I almost forgot her rendition of Chain of Fools - Absolute perfection!!

It's been a while since I've listened to Eva and as a 60 year old guy she makes me cry in a good way. She was so beautiful and her voice beyond compare. What a lovely person that was taken from us way too soon. She is/was pure magic IMHO, a beautiful soul. RIP Eva.

Let the tears fall for Eva ♡♡♡. For 40 yrs Linda Ronstadt was my favorite singer. Then one day I heard this and her version of "Fields of gold" and that was it. Hard to crush on a dead girl, but ...♡♡♡.

This live recording of Eva making this classic song her very own really was like catching lightning in a bottle- sheer magic. Great story how it became famous only after she died- a friend of some DJ of a popular British BBC radio show suggested he listen, he did, then played it on his show- the switchboard lit up like a Christmas tree- hundreds of callers- who IS this Angel singing?! With word of mouth, repeat plays of her music on the same show, and some months later, her records were at the top of the LP charts in England- and from there the buzz about her hopped “across the pond” back to the US- she was from the Washington DC area- never caught on commercially because the record companies couldn’t fit her in a genre box- she was so eclectic in her musical tastes- gospel, folk, torch songs, and more. She did a fantastic and not well-known concert double album with Chuck Brown- king of DC’s Go-Go music scene (a sub-genre of funk music unique to DC). The album is called the Other Side. For starters, check out the cover she and Chuck Brown did of another classic song- God Bless the Child. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FR2in-wlG9s.html

She was so extraordinary. Incredible loss.

I do not know whether Eva Cassidy taught herself to sing or somebody else did, but she really knew how to sing, and people usually do not reinvent the wheel so perfectly. In one recorded performance (might be "What a Wonderful World" but I'm not sure) she thanks her dad for teaching her to play the guitar, which he did when she was something like nine years old. Her guitar playing is as heartfelt and amazing as her singing.

This is the most beautiful version of this song I’ve ever heard! I’d have loved to be in the audience for this performance. This brought tears to my eyes! Simply beautiful!❤

All of her songs are great and they are in this one session that she does. Autumn leaves is another great one.

Sushi...what a joy to watch such authentic and heartfelt emotions from a conscientious young lady. I always enjoy your reactions and am glad I have found you again. Your gift to bring us to the feel of a song is unparalleled. Best always....

A moving reaction worthy of Eva. What a tragic loss she was. Well done Sushi lady.

Ten years ago, as my mother was battling cancer, I came home with a cd of music I had burned at F.Y.E. In the afternoons, she used to tell me to turn off the television because she liked to hear music. So I would load the multi-disc player and let her have her time of peace. Her favorites were Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Tom Jones, and two new artists that were new to her that she grew to enjoy very much. The first was Norah Jones, and the other was Eva Cassidy. This rendition of OVER THE RAINBOW brought her to tears. As did the covers of Cyndi Lauper's TRUE COLORS and BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN by Willie Nelson. Their music gave her some peace. It has been 1o years since my mother passed away. Her birthday is the same day as Elvis'. Hearing it today on your channel brought tears to my eyes. I find both comfort and her spirit in this song when I hear it now, knowing that she is somewhere over the rainbow with Eva and Elvis. May they all rest in peace.

I’m a 60 year old man, and I got emotional listening to this song, so I feel your pain 😢 ( I’m very much an alpha)

I honestly believe this is the most beautiful rendition of this song I have ever heard and will ever hear. Many people have done their own twist on it. But I think this one is the most beautiful.

This is always been my favorite version

There has never been another Eva Cassidy. She was unique and so gifted. She lives on and on. You might love her Fields Of Gold, Stormy Monday, Autumn Leaves, Tall Trees In Georgia, TIme After Time, Danny Boy, and more. Thanks for your comments and reaction.

Your reaction is exactly my reaction the first time I heard her amazing voice! I too could listen to her forever. We miss you Eva!!!

If you don’t tear up a little bit (or a lot!) when you hear this for the first time, you’re not really listening. Eva had a cold the night this was recorded, which is why some of her notes fell off a bit too soon. Such a beautiful soul, such an unbelievably talented artist, lost much too soon.

GORGEOUS VOCALS!!!!!!!!! Her voice is stunning and PURE! Why have I never heard her before? Thanks Sushi!

That’s beautiful. Making me cry. ❤

I can't hear this performance without bawling like a baby. Sheer genius.

She has other songs from the same performance that are absolutely stellar as well. You can’t go wrong with any of them. My next favorite after 🌈 is her rendition of Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time.

Awesome love this Too Sushi you’re amazing

Love your reaction to this heavenly women, gracing us with a voice from the angels. I get emotional everytime I hear this amazing rendition of a classic song

I've listened to her sing this song probably 1000 times, and it never fails to jerk a tear out of my soul, and you know exactly where it happens. Thanks for your reaction!

One of the best female voices of all time.

It's only just started and I'm crying already, rough start with the new year. Lost one of my pets on New Years day morning, 9 y.o.... Went across the rainbow bridge to see his friends. She was re-discovered by an English Radio Presenter called Sir Terry Wogan. Her guitar playing is subliminal. OMG, her and izzys redintions, are heart breakers, soul kissers, and the happiest and saddest singing of the song. I can't watch anymore sorry xx

Thank you, Sushi, for this wonderful reaction. Eva Cassidy was an amazing performer, you'll have to experience more of her music, even in your private time. You won't be sorry.

I react the same way to most of Eva's songs! She has a way of evoking deep emotions. I highly recommend her cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Songbird". It's hauntingly beautiful. ♥

Thank you for reviewing this amazing artist! Eva was a very special person whom was taken from us way too early. Just to give you an idea of the kind of person she was, after knowing that her time here on earth was waning, she wanted to gig one more time to thank her "regulars". Walking with a cane, in lots of pain, and on drugs to help that, she did gig. Her opening song? "What a Wonderful World". Just a class lady whom I very much love.

I heard several of Eva's songs one evening while just 'surfing around' for music, had never heard of her before... THEN, a couple of days later, I ran across a video explaining her story and her death. Frankly, it messed me up for a while. Just such an exceptional talent. 'Over The Rainbow' has always been my favorite 'pop' song, the most perfect pop song ever (in my mind), and she did an absolutely angelic version of it.

Me too, your description M Sushi is like a dance to her music

I love Eva Cassidy, been a fan for a long time. Just beautiful. She left this world way to early.

Amazing angelical and soulful voice, love the fact that she doesn't use vibrato and all her notes are crystal clear, just beautiful.

I try to hold back my tears when she sings this song...but its nearly impossible. She was a great artist... 🎵🎶

I'm an almost 72 year old man and not ashamed to say that this song by Eva brings tears to my eyes EVERY TIME I hear it! It's great to see you reacting again.

A gift. Her singing Fields of Gold is so beautiful, you have to listen to that...

Yes, it doesn't get any better than this. Every note adds to the total song.

Just a young lady and her guitar, so beautiful. There are several videos out on You Tube about she and her music. My favorite was a short story way back when on a morning talk show where they talked about this beautiful and talented artist and how she didn't sign with any record company and when one executive who listened to her a was so amazed with her talent, but wasn't sure how to market her. So he decided not to sign her...he said he always had regrets and when he heard she had cancer and was dying, he called to apologize to her and he said she was so kind and humble in her response to him. She was comforting him instead of the other way around... he got choked up during his interview. But many other interviews with musicians ( Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwod Mac ) with his story of her. She would be a star today I believe had she lived. But God had other plans for her :) Documentary called "Eva Cassidy - One Night That Changed Everything (documentary)" on You Tube is worth viewing. Her story about who she was as a person and musician as told by her band. :)

I really enjoy watching reaction videos of this performance of Eva's. And watching you getting a bit emotional gives me comfort, knowing I am not the only one!😅

Eva’s cover of this song is masterful, and could make a stone weep.

There's a video out there that's the story of Eva Cassidy. You should watch it and react to it. It's sadly beautiful. I can't listen to this version of the song without crying. This is my favorite version of the song, her interpretation is amazing, beautiful and forlorn.

What a truly stunning voice,and a beautiful take on such a recognisable song.

RIP sweet lady,your voice will bridge the stars in the universe and be played in the halls of humanity until time ends.

She didn't become widely known until after her death. A DJ in England played this and the switchboard lit up with calls. Some were actually saying there should have been a warning because it was unsafe to drive while they were crying their eyes out. As you can see, she was also a very talented guitarist and she did most of her own arrangements. Btw, she was also a very talented visual artist. I think you can buy prints of some of her drawings and paintings.

Eva has one of if not the most beautiful voices ever

This concert in Blues Alley, DC area, is one of the rare live recording of Eva, who died 10 month after from Melanoma. There are other amazing live videos from this concert (Autumn Leaves, Nightbird, Stormy Monday, …) plus a couple others. When Over the Ranbow was played in UK on the BBC a few years after her death, it Immediately created a tsunami of inquiries to know more about her. 5 Albums were created with her studio recordings and these albums reached #1 in UK charts with a cumulated 10 millions records sale. An achievement only Beatles had done before.

Every time I hear and/or watch this song, I am brought to tears. Watching others react also increases the amount of tears that I cry. Eva reached deep down into her soul to give us her message locked within these lyrics. And I'm sure God is well pleased. LOVE is everything. Share it. Live it. Be it. May God have mercy on us. Find Him. Begin a relationship with Him. Find out why He sent His only Son to offer up His life for us despicable humans. And why He touches some of us with His unmistakable beauty. I can't wait to go to heaven and go to all the concerts from the greats of old.

I've listened too this dozens and dozens of times this song by this beautiful soul of a lady and it gets me every time. I cannot get tired of listening to this performance. I like seeing the various reactions because I feel I we get to share our humanity and our deepest longings as humans beings. Right out of heaven. Transcendent.

She goes down in pitch in many places where the original went up, and it really works!

I'm a pretty touvh guy but this song makes me cry a river, its almost too much its so beautiful.

I grew up in the same area as Eva, but I never saw her perform or even know about her until it was too late, she was already sick by that time. 😮‍💨 She is the best all around female vocalist I've ever heard and she was taken from us too soon. Her gift of interpretation and her incredible vocal timbre, breath control, and ability to evoke such emotions with her song choices is astounding. She made you feel emotions you didn't even know you had inside you.

This was recorded in January 1996 and passed away later that year In November. It's such a beautiful memento of a beautiful artist ❤

One of the BEST RENDITIONS, she didn’t know that her cancer came back and spread before this performance

“Fields of Gold” and “Tennessee Waltz” are two of my favorites by Eva…frankly, every song they have her recorded doing, is superb! She was amazing…I’ve seen well over 600 Live concerts and such…including Elvis…and Eva Cassidy is definitely one of the greatest. A very special singer.

Beautiful reaction video! She's still a gift. God bless you for doing this one.

It was magical to see you have this reaction - the first time you hear this song, it is truly heart wrenching and then you have to go back and listen and listen and listen as it is so amazing. God Bless you Eva xxx

If you want to hear all of her voice potential, I suggest you to react to her singing Oh had I a golden thread. Unbelievable vocal range !

A once in a lifetime voice. Sadly taken way way too early :(

Too Sushi. Thank you for reacting to this. Dive deeper into. This entire performance at this venue is remarkable.😊

Just bought one of her paintings, she was a nature creature and most of her works are flower nature settings she also worked at a plant Nursery.

I've listened to this song dozens of times and it can still tear me up.

I remember exactly where I was and who I was with the first time I heard her sing. This one gets me every time. As good as her vocals are, her guitar playing is also flawless and beautiful.

She did time after time justice

Great reaction!! Makes me cry every time.

Listen to her singing songbird, sublime x

really glad ur back

We are all there with tears its ok to have that dear eva will forever be in our hearts we love her eternally ❤❤❤❤.

First heard about Eva about a month ago. I have listened to this so many times. It is an astonishing rendition that only Eva could have done. So grateful that her friends captured the few songs on video that they did. What a treasure they are. I can imagine the angels welcomed her into their choir with her heavenly voice and spirit. She touches hearts for all eternity. 👼💓🌈

A most perfect reaction to a perfect rendition of this song. Thank you!

Best emotional rendition you can find❤

I sometimes go back to listen to your reaction to the righteous Brothers, unchained, Melody, and it is one of my favorite reactions of all time. I haven’t been watching mini reactions lately, but I was curious what you are doing these days, and I am very glad that you are still offering your heart and mind to the music. You’ve listened to. Thank you. 🙏🏼 💖

everyday i need a lift, i listen to this song. maybe the best song performance i have ever heard and i am a music junkie

Her Time After Time cover is legendary

Ten years ago there was a show called the voice . Ladies and gentlemen I give you the voice

thank you for your beautiful reaction

I've never heard this version, I love the way Israel Kamakawiwo`ole sang it with the ukelele❤❤

Truly love her version of this song. It is so beautiful. I believe they played her version in the background when the judges were talking to Angelina Jordan after she first sang on American Idol.

"When Autumn Leaves Start To Fall" and "Fields Of Gold" are my two favorites of hers.

I'm so glad you're back, fellow Atlantean.

Could not agree more well said!

The background is that she had a cold or some respiratory illness during this recording. So the cracks in her voice were due to that. There are several songs that she did during this concert. You should definitely check out the Fields of Gold (by Sting) that she did during this session. Amazing! Amazing! Nice reaction btw.

Chills every time.

I was crying during the hall song....The best song I have ever heard....💖

My favoirte of hers is Time After Time cover it is just fantastic❤

it can't get better than that....................................

Honestly I can't listen to this without a flood of tears.

Lovely reaction (and of course amazing performance). If you don’t get the sniffles while watching and listening to that, you aren’t alive.

Not only the beautiful, haunting voice but her near perfect guitar playing. So, talented, so very sad.

There are a few posts of different songs from this concert and one about her whole career.

Magical. Listen to her version of Fields of Gold.

You have no idea . . . If you want your jaw to drop, please listen to two audios by her: 'Golden Thread", and 'How Can I Keep From Singing?" Her voice is . . . HUGE. Without falsetto. Huge.