You have to hear "fields of gold", "autumn leaves", "songbird" "Danny Boy" . Eva Cassidy passed away at only 33 years old. Pure talent that left us too soon.

They say that those that shine twice as bright only shine half as long. This song is the most beautiful version… ever

There is no greater loss to the world of music. Rest in peace you beautiful angel

Eva's voice is such pure beauty, I admit that every time I see her perform this song she brings tears to my eyes. We are lesser without her in this life. RIP Eva, you beautiful angel.

She sang the songs she wanted and sang them the way she wanted. That basically cost her a major record deal. She covered folk, blues and jazz. All equally well. A very down to earth and beautiful soul. She is sorely missed.😪

Only voice that I can’t get over. Flawless talent. Timeless.

The world is a better place for Eva's short journey in it.

She died about ten months after this was filmed, at age 33, from cancer. The world had her for too short a time, but we were lucky to have her at all. Also, can we give props to how good a guitarist she was?

This was recorded at the beginning of 1996 and she passed away at the end of that year. Eva was a rare beautiful talent. Sadly missed. 😊👍♥️

This recordong was made January 2, 1996. Eva was diagnosed mid year 1996 with Melanoma cancer that had already gone to her organs, and even her bone marrow. Eva continued performing at the Blues Cafe in Washington DC even when she had to be helped on stage. She passed early in November 1996 and is truely missed by all who new her. Thanks for your reaction video! It's one of the best I've seen so far! 🤗

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(do the version by herself not the mesh up with Angelina), Autumn Leaves, What A Wonderful World, Songbird. Thank you for your reaction.

She found a melanoma and died 10 months after it was recorded, only 33...so sad. This song means so much more when you know this.

My favorite by Eva! Brings tears every time I watch this performance!

She was here in D.C., which is where this video was filmed. But we lost her getting on 30 years ago now. She passed later in the year when this video was filmed.

Would love to bug her to make a Christmas album! It would be fantastic! Unfortunately, she died of skin cancer (Melanoma) in 1996 before any of her songs were ever even heard by the public at large. In fact, she never knew how famous she would become. She was an unknown to the general public when she recorded her songs. This live performance was recorded exactly 10 months before she died. This video wasn't discovered until the year 2000, 4 years after she died. Next I would suggest her versions of the songs, Autumn Leaves, Nightbird, Songbird, Fields of Gold, Danny Boy, Bridge Over Troubled Water, People Get Ready, Chain Of Fools, among many others.

I've heard this so many times and it broke me again. Every time damn it.

She died of cancer shortly after this concert. She had the verdict and wanted to say goodbye. This was her goodbye performance. Beautiful voice. She is missed.

Nobody sings it better than Eva did not even a question.

She had 3-4 albums, some of which were sold posthumously and all are beautiful. I've got 'em!

Great reaction. RIP Eva, a beautiful singer. She has a voice and style of her own, but she does remind me of Karen Carpenter, another great singer died young too, at 32.

And she could play that guitar! Eva was a treasure. She did a wonderful version of "Fields Of Gold" that I think you would enjoy. There's also a wonderful cover of "Over The Rainbow" done as a medley with "What A Wonderful World" by a Hawaiian artist named Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole, from his Facing Future cd. He unfortunately is also no longer with us, but I think you would love his music too, he was a sweet soul. ❤ But really, Maddy, just keep reacting to what makes your heart happy! It is sure to overlap with much of your audience, and they will follow. I know I will! And I'll leave you a comment. 🙂 I think you are a delight, and I have no doubt your channel will keep growing! Btw, love The Indigo Girls. JB

Dead before she was famous. What a tragic loss. RIP Eva. Gone but never forgotten.

She also sings a beautiful rendition of Sting's "Fields of Gold". definitely worth a listen.

My introduction to Eva was this piece, 10 years after her passing. I am not aware of her doing a Christmas album, but it would be beautiful. She is teaching angels how to sing now, but I still listen to her CDs now and again. I will never forget her.

My Favorite Singer Ever and it's not even close - She was Incredible !!!

Eva passed away back in 1996. She never knew what a world sensation she would become. Thank goodness that someone was videotaping some of her performances.

My favourite Version,a truly beautiful voice...RIP Eva❤️

i think the story goes, she was unknown till this song was played on the uk radio. this song was requested by so much people that it flooded the switchboards wanting to hear it again.

I am always so sad that for people are only now discovering the amazing Eva Cassidy who died ten months after this last performance of cancer that started out as melanoma and metastasized and took her life at 33yo. She was a once in a lifetime generational talent like Jeff Buckley and Marvin Gaye whose lives were taken far too soon. But their souls and music live on. 🙏💙

I remember seeing this video when I got home from school when I was 16. I was home alone, still in my school uniform and I was mesmerised, stood in the middle of the living room just in awe. Then the words that she had passed away came up on the screen. I just bawled even though I had never heard her before those few minutes. In that instant I felt a loss I couldn’t explain after hearing such beauty 😌

The saddest part of watching this performance in a small club and almost an unknown, is she was gone 10 months later! At age 33. I found EVA here about 6 years ago, and bought all her CD's that were put out, after she passed away. Every song on the CD's were all incredible. Shocking to hear someone for the first time, and realize she was never really discovered, until a few years after her passing. It was the BBC in England that noticed her, and she became this "Who is she" just from this recording.

She has completely changed the song and made it her own.

We all wish she could make Christmas music, however, unfortunately, she is no longer with us ! This is in a coffee club with dishes clanking and no special sound equipment. It is all her voice. So sweet.

The greatest singer that never had a record contract, very sad.

We all need a documentary of her brilliant humanity and expression of devotion not only to herself but to all and those abused.

You were mesmerised. We all were. Eva was so special

Eva's cover of autumn leaves is stunning ❤️ so glad you've chosen to react to her music ✌️❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

So glad you found this and reacted to it. As said in comments, Eva recorded this in January of 1996. In August of the same year she was diagnosed with melanoma cancer that had spread. She passed away in November. Eva had multiple opportunities to sign record label deals but she had very broad tastes in music and negotiations never seemed to work out to her satisfaction meaning the record companies tried to push her into one genre of music. She worked with Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac at one point along the way as well. It has been said she was sick with the flu when this was recorded and she was critical of her performance. To me, it is perfect. This is my alltime favorite version of this classic. It makes me hear and feel the lyrics different from any other. She recorded this and other songs two consecutive nights at a Blues club in the Baltimore MD area I believe. Sadly, only one night of the recordings (@14) still exist due to recording issues. This song was played several years after her death in the UK on BBC Radio. It became an instant sensation and became their most requested song and eventually made the charts there. Later, the same happened in the US so her recognition on a broad scale was posthumous. A great talent taken much too soon. Thank you for sharing this and pls chk out some of her other songs. Eva was a great talent. Hugs. Mark

Pure and beautiful. When her voice cracked slightly at the end it reminded me I was watching a human being and not an angel!

Her version of “Songbird” written by Christine Mcvie of Fleetwood Mac is amazing. Two talents no longer with us sadly but the music lives on thankfully ❤.

I love her arrangement to this also 'Fields of Gold' Many of the covers she did were better than the original.

Big thanks must go out to Terry Wogan who got her the recognition she deserved simply by playing her music back to back on the radio Rest in Peace Eva

Sting loved Eva's version of Fields of Gold. And said that her version was what he had imagined when he wrote it. Sting also sent copies of Eva's recordings to all his friends in the music business. Made her famous in Europe, but she had passed before Sting became aware of her. And thanks for your thoughtful reaction, Maddy.

Rip Eva sadly her music wasn't put to albums till after she died

Eva Cassidy is sadly missed by many of us. Every song she sang becomes her song because she was able to express the emotions that goes with the song. No one can sing Autumn Leaves & bring out the true meaning of that song. RIP Eva. God bless you & keep you. You maybe gone but you & your music remain with us.

Eva could also sing the "Blues". You should check out "Stormy Monday".

She was spectacular. I loved every song I ever heard from her. Sadly she died before she attained the fame she so richly deserved. She left us much too soon.

Two angels in the same screen. It hurts me so. The two are too far,too young, too beautiful.... see you in another life, the both of you. And please don't die... Never...😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

I believe the songwriters of this song, Harold Arlen and partner, were inspired in writing it, but I don't think they were aware of a deeper meaning. It was named the number one song of the 20th Century and will always be loved because it expresses the longing of the soul for its heavenly home, which has long since been forgotten because of being long lost in lower physical embodiment consciousness. Like the Prodigal Son who has wandered far away from his father's kingdom, deep within he vaguely hears his father's voice calling him home and longs to return. When I heard that Eva Cassidy had terminal cancer when she sang it, made it more profound for me, knowing this deeper meaning.

From the same concert, stormy monday, and take me to the river

Eva and Angelina Jordan are my two favorite female vocalists. There is a beautiful mashup of Eva Cassidy and Angelina Jordan singing Fields of Gold together. It is a must react! By the way, a great deal is made of the beauty of Eva's vocals, but everyone needs to appreciate the mastery she has of that guitar with her technical and artistic skills and creation of a custom arrangement. The song and her performance are haunting, as if she knew what the future was going to bring. For Christmas songs, Google.... Eva cassidy christmas songs, and you will come up with several.

Eva was perfection. She was an angel then. She's an angel now -- truly.

She was funny coz she preferred less people coming to see her at gigs .she loved her group of die hard fans that followed her around but when "outsiders" came into the venue she got nervous.she could never have dealt with the horrible side of fame . We will see her on the set list of The Great Gig in the Sky when we get there.

Eva was also a great instrumentalist, here guitar playing was magical. She had a cold when she sung this song and did not want it released because she thought her vocals were off. She performed 33 songs over two nights at that club, unfortunately because of technical problems the first night of live recordings and performance were lost.....

Eva’s parents have released 9 albums with her songs: Eva by Heart Live at Blues Alley Time After Time Imagine Wonderful World Songbird Somewhere The Other Side American Tune There are at least 2 documentaries about her: One Night that Changed the World And a documentary on Nightline I have 6 of her albums and now that I know there are 3 more I will get them too!

Rest in peace, sweet girl...we miss you but live with the beauty of your art...you gave that to last forever when we mere mortals cannot.

No one like her before or since. If she doesn't move you, you can't be moved! Thank God He let us have her for a little while. But he called her home early for a command performance!

Eva did her music her own way…. Not bowing to pressures of a Label. Died so very young. All the recordings are precious beyond words.

This is by far my favorites of hers. I also love her rendition of Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time

Time for you to hear her sing the English-written but Irish-adopted Danny Boy. Her voice paired with the deep lyrics will bring tears to your eyes. Autumn Leaves and Time After Time are primo as well.

I believe this was recorded at Blues Alley Washington DC. She was a treasure :( Born: Feb2,1963 Oxen Hill Maryland Died: Nov 2, 1996, Bowie Maryland. Cause Of death: Melanoma

👏💕👋💕👏💕 🙏💙RIP Eva

Her version of Danny boy is a masterpiece I believe EVa knew she had not long to live when performing this.

Eva was too magical to remain with us. Listen to her Autumn Leaves.

A song as beautiful as you Maddy!

Eva was ill from a bad cold and didn't know during this recording session at a NYC pub that the cancer that would take her life was already spreading. Melanoma (skin cancer) spread to her hip bones, the pain from which caused her to seek medical help. She became famous posthumously across the pond in England. There's docu video on You Tube about her 33 year journey on earth.

You probably know this by now, but just in case you don't... Eva did three Christmas songs but not an album. The songs are 'Silent Night', 'The Christmas Song' and then one that I'd never heard of before, by anybody, called 'It's Not the Presents Under My Tree'. They're all on KZfaq. I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction video. I've estimated that, in the many reaction videos I've seen for this song, about 80% of the reactors end up in tears. If that is not the greatest possible endorsement that any given song might generate, I don't know what would.

Lovely reaction to a lovely performance. You should watch The Musical Story of Eva Cassidy to fully appreciate her talent and artistry, either as a reaction or outside the channel.

Probably the greatest live gig I've ever see. Eva had the full range of vocal ability to make each song her own. The greatest interpreter!

Eva is amazing

You had me at Indigo Girls ♥️

Please, more Eva!!. Oh Had I a Golden Thread, Blues in the Night, Stormy Monday (and so many more

Flawless guitar playing

Great reaction and commentary. I'm glad I found you here, Maddy.

Hey Maddie. That was a beautiful reaction to the finest cover of this song I ever heard. God rest Eva's sweet soul. I firmly believe if she were alive today, Judy Garland herself would have been blown away by Eva's cover. Now, they're both singing with the angels. 💔 💔

Her guitar picking is a beautiful and unique as she and her singing are. Amazing.

So sad to lose this angel voice. If you want to hear some female voices and emotions that will blow you away go here to this version of: Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky (PULSE Restored & Re-Edited) Be careful though as may disappear down the Pink Floyd rabbit hole..

Always brings me to tears - magical and heartbreaking.

I could spend ten minutes commenting just how much this performance moved me to tears of joy, but inspired me to paint a picture that it caused me to see in my head of just how this song written in 1939, sung by the star of the movie THE WIZZARD OF OZ, Judy Garland, then interpreted by Eva Cassidy in 1996 with a talent given her by God, to be reacted to thousands of times in very recent history, as the World is entering the Prophetic End Times, and tying it all together to present that there may soon be a Prophetic Event take place that will finally allow us to live the desire that the song declares. When the Lord Ushers in the Rapture of His Chrch, we will actually Fly SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW to meet Him in the Sky

There is a very emotional song, and there is an exceptional emotional perfomance, and there is Eva Cassidy. I really wish we could pester her for a Christmas album, but instead, I hope she will be able to regale us when we join her at the pearly gates.

Eva did sing Silent Night and other great songs. You should listen to Fields of Gold or Autumn Leaves next. Her bluesy side watch Stormy Monday!

Dear Maddy, Eva died of Melanoma Cancer approximately 11 months after this performance in January of 1996. She was 33 when she passed. Eva was diagnosed with Melanoma in May of 96. Her last performance was in September of 96 in a tribute concert to her with other local singers from the Washington DC area, including Chuck Brown (a local legend). All of her friends and family were in attendance. Everyone knew that she was dying. She was scheduled to sing a song (Over the Rainbow) on that final night but she wasn't feeling too well. She was already taking aggressive medication by this time. She wanted to sing very badly on that final night so she made her way on the stage and changed her final performance song to "What a Wonderful World." There wasn't a dry eye in the house! You can hear her sing What a Wonderful World from her Songbird Album (this was not the live version from that final farewell concert). The kicker to the whole story is that 5 years after she passed away, her album (Songbird) went to #1 in England. And from her popularity in England, she became posthumously famous here in the States. God Bless Eva Cassidy.

I agree. She would gave done some great holiday music. Unbelievable version. Wow

I am so impressed by how you spotted the very most impressive artistic moments of this timeless performance. Sorry to have to bring you the news about her early passing.

Her version of Danny Boy is lovely ❤ from Northeast England ❤️

Sadly, Eva passed away aged 33 of Cancer. A tragedy and great loss . Love her postumate albums.

She does a great version of "Woodstock" too Any song she did, she made her own, and always sounded like an angel. People get so mesmerized with her voice, but she was also a very competent guitar player as well. She was an incredible talent, for sure, so sad that she died so young.

A beautiful version of one of my favorite songs. Great reaction

Hi, I love this version. Thank you for reacting to it.

Beautiful reaction. I can listen to her forever. In addition to all the songs mentioned below, her version of Bridge Over Troubled Water is something! (Same concert, Blues Alley)

Her version of the song has always sort of haunted me.

Thanks for reaction

Of note: Eva's version of Over the Rainbow was played when Angelina Jordan got the Golden Buzzer from Heidi Klum. Both AJ and Eva cover Sting's Fields of Gold -- the mashup is outstanding: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hsmqlpmAucuygqs.html

This is the adult version of the song after a life more lived than Dorothy. Melanoma took Eva aged 33 just 10 months after this performance.

Where Eva Cassidy holds the note singing "meeeeee...." at 6.18 always sends a shiver down my spine! Also do not underestimate the quality of guitar playing on this, it's amazing! Such a tragedy Eva passed away at such a young age!

@Maddy,Reaction, A new subscriber to your channel….Eva is my favorite musical artist of all-time , Eva Cassidy (RIP) was a True once in a generation Talent who was taken from us far too early at only 33 yo.. She passed away from cancer in 1996 within a year of this live show live at Blues Alley (at the time of this show she had yet to be diagnosed))… ABC in the early 2000’s did a fantastic documentary on her life , her raw talent, her beautiful spirit, and love of music. She didn’t gain any fame until after her death, when a DJ in the UK played this track on the radio, and it blew up., It’s well worth the time to view it. Her talent and unique take on covering well known songs made them her own… Please, check out her covers of Songbird, Fields of Gold, At Last, What a Wonderful World…Good Luck Jjh

She is amazing LOVE FROM DENMARK

Eva also did a rendition of “Time After Time” (Cindy Lauper Cover) that is better than the original IMO. I recommend you do a reaction on that. It was recorded the same night as over the rainbow. as a matter of fact, I think it was the song done just before over the rainbow

Eva passed away about 25 years ago basically being a unknown. She was only 33 years old.

R.I.P. Beautiful Songbird. Playing Eva is a sure winner! No Christmas songs per se, but "Fields of Gold", is one of many great renditions she recorded before passing. Dropping The Indigo Girls name? Champion move-"Closer To Fine", "Galileo","Hammer and Nail" or anything from the still touring ladies from Georgia! Peace &Love.