Eva Cassidy Music Post
In my melancholy state, I have been thinking a lot about Elissa today. I got an email from my friend Monica, who coincidentally is Elissa's childhood best friend, and she's been on the brain and in the heart today. Invariably when I think of Elissa these days I cannot help but to think of Eva Cassidy. Last night, michaelnolan posted a video of Eva singing Over The Rainbow, which Elissa also sang with the Nectar project (downloads available here). Speaking of Nectar, I made a cover for the album featuring my beloved D - click here to see that. It brought home to me the similarities between Elissa and Eva, so being that I'm a big fan of Eva's, I have decided that tomorrow's music post is going to be dedicated to her.
I'll write up the details of her life and post them later - in the meantime, here are videos of my two favorite Eva Cassidy cover songs:
Fields of Gold (Sting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1qKUmnBs4k
People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKqtdNxOs00
Sting, the songwriter and original singer of Fields of Gold, said the following about Eva's cover of the song:"A lot of people have covered my songs. And it's a strange emotion, you know, because your own songs are like your own babies. I mean you might hear someone reinterpreting them and maybe you don't agree with what they've done. But this version was just so pure, so excellent, that I was deeply moved by it, and so happy that she covered it. Eva's is one of the best versions of my song I've ever heard...There is something about her voice - a quality - that you can't really put into words. It's a magical quality. People respond to its purity. It suggests something ethereal-- something unattainable."For those of you that are new to this blog, in order to see my music posts I have to add you to my friends list. Comment to this post if you want to have the access to those posts.
I'll write up the details of her life and post them later - in the meantime, here are videos of my two favorite Eva Cassidy cover songs:
Fields of Gold (Sting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1qKUmnBs4k
People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKqtdNxOs00
Sting, the songwriter and original singer of Fields of Gold, said the following about Eva's cover of the song:"A lot of people have covered my songs. And it's a strange emotion, you know, because your own songs are like your own babies. I mean you might hear someone reinterpreting them and maybe you don't agree with what they've done. But this version was just so pure, so excellent, that I was deeply moved by it, and so happy that she covered it. Eva's is one of the best versions of my song I've ever heard...There is something about her voice - a quality - that you can't really put into words. It's a magical quality. People respond to its purity. It suggests something ethereal-- something unattainable."For those of you that are new to this blog, in order to see my music posts I have to add you to my friends list. Comment to this post if you want to have the access to those posts.