I was lucky to have grown up in Bowie, MD with Eva. Remember her sitting in that big gazebo on her family property strumming and singing. Saw her perform w her high school band. They covered alot of Yes and other progressive rock. Her doing Kansas - Dust in the Wind still blows my mind 38 years later!!!
I didn't know her personally. Knew the drummer. He ended up going to the Berklee school of music. Also knew the guitarist. Good friends of mine were tight with other members of the band. But I can still remember her sitting there and that gazebo with that big big big tree in the corner of their yard. And she was out there all the time with that guitar. Who would have known?
@@michaelknaly5623 Michael, these are incredible memories to treasure. Guess I'm a late convert as am still finding it hard to grasp what a unique talent Eva was. Her live version of Joni's song is quite staggering in its ethereal power and beauty.
The notes she chooses to sing around, above and through the original are, to me, astonishingly brilliant. In many other of her covers too. She was visionary, what she heard inside her head must have been amazing. RIP, lovely woman. Hope to meet you in the stardust.
So grateful when a friend turned me on to Eva. The perfection and clarity of her voice, her playing, sets a bar few can attain. What a gift she gave us.
To be in that studio. Wow! I hope they appreciate the absolute gift of a lifetime they experienced in person. Her voice brings emotions every time I hear her. R.I.P Eva. ❤️🙏🏻🎶
First listened to her in the late 90s and revisiting today ... this cover became my favorite Eva song. Just evokes something unique that's indescribable and incomparable. Glad to see lots of others love it too. The original and CSNY versions are, of course, stellar in their own right. But this is so different. Love the description of it as "nostalgic" ... makes me think of an old soul reminiscing wistfully about the actual Woodstock decades later, looking through scrapbooks on a rainy afternoon in a cabin in the woods.
My mother just recently passed away and I remember showing her this version by Eva. She was blown away, although I love Joni and CSNY versions there’s something about this cover that just sounds so angelic and like it was meant to be the original. Rest in peace to my mother and Eva ❤🙏
You are deffinatly a shining star up there in that stardust. R.I.P. EVA Thanks for so much shining stardust you left for us ,you are missed . J Deuce RNR Toronto Canada
Joni Mitchell is the greatest musical artist of “my time” but this achingly beautiful version of Woodstock by Eva Cassidy surpasses any I’ve ever heard, including Joni’s. (Of course, the song itself came from Joni’s soul.)
Thanks to a friend of mine, Randy, for sharing your encounter with the music and soul of Eva Cassidy. I too had never known of her stunning recordings. Thankfully, the music crowd in the UK did discover her legacy and have provided the online avenues to audiences worldwide. I have been glued to my earphones for the last few days and like you have felt deep responses to her pure artistry as if I have known her for a long, long time. Tears of delight, sadness, nostalgia and appreciation are keeping my eyes nicely moistened 😊. I recall my college days in the late 60's when I encountered Judy Collins in small night clubs in on the "Hill' in Boulder and at Le Cave at University Circle in Cleveland. I knew then that I had met a folk singing legend who was just coming on stage in our lives. Eve is number two. In gratitude / Sherwood
love any cover of this song and it always feels so nostalgic and yet melancholy and i looked up this woman while i am listening to it and found out she passed away which makes it for me very sad..Beautiful cover by the way
Her guitar playing is exquisite and her vocal phrasing on this song is breathtaking. I agree with @asanissimasaa, it does surpass Joni's original vocal (absolutely no disrespect to the genius of Joni!
A very cerebral cover of Joni's song . Amazing the lyrics apply Now , more than ever , to the emphasis for returning to the Future of Analog , and kicking Digital in to the ditch . .
I came upon a child of God He was walking along the road And I asked him "Tell me where are you going?" This he told me "I'm going down to Yasgur's farm Gonna join in a rock and roll band Got to get back to the land And get my soul free" We are stardust, we're golden And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden Can I walk along beside you I have come here to lose the smog And I feel like I'm a part Of something turning round and round And maybe it's the time of year Maybe it's the time of man And I don't know who I am But life is for learning ... We are stardust, we're golden And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden By the time we got to Woodstock We were half a million strong And everywhere was the song And the celebration And I dreamed I saw the bomber jet planes Riding shotgun in the sky And they were turning into butterflies Above our nation ... We are stardust, we're golden And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden
We drew a lot of inspiration from Eva's version of this Joni Mitchell classic. We hope you'll enjoy our new version: th-cam.com/video/FNZTKuVLplg/w-d-xo.html
It's interesting the way she leaves the words billion year old carbon out after stardust and just says golden. It makes one wonder if her creation beliefs differed from Joni's.
There are missing lyrics per this cover tune. Listen to the original per Joni Michell. Particularly towards the very end. Joni was on the brink of reality. She may have seemed nuts to many but at the same time (I believe a bit autistic) was a prodigy.
I think they are just fine together. In fact I like it more when she sings while she is playing her guitar than when she is singing without it. She is playing it herself, you know. She is just beautiful, What a talent she was. RIP Eva+God bless you forever.
As a singer song writer, when you are playing and singing at the same time sometimes I have mixed up the first and second last rhyme in a verse. I have noticed Eva to go through the first two verses, then the the chorus then musical interlude and back to the chorus before the last verses. I think that is Eva’s signature arrangement style. And I love it! In the case you cite, she does say the word God, but it was just before a breath break and a lower tone. But again that’s artistic part of being an artist. Thanks for posting all these lovely songs.
I think the blend is perfect. She didn't want to overpower the music with her voice and she has blended it perfectly. Too many times an artist will simply overpower the music and ruin it. Eva was a true professional in this regard.
@@moonlightlady6126 I understand what you say, but I still think the mix could have been better. I am a sound engineer, with many years of experience, so I know what I am saying.
I noticed that @:15 the line is supposed to say I came across a child of GOD, but the word GOD is garbed, It would be nice if that line was redone. I'm wondering if it was on purpose. They say she believed in God, but was not a member of any church,etc.
Susan K no she’s says ‘I came upon a child of god’ so she does reference god and you don’t need to a member of a church to believe in god or spirituality!
As a singer song writer, when you are playing and singing at the same time sometimes I have mixed up the first and second last rhyme in a verse. I have noticed Eva to go through the first two verses, then the the chorus then musical interlude and back to the chorus before the last verses. I think that is Eva’s signature arrangement style. And I love it! In the case you cite, she does say the word God, but it was just before a breath break and a lower tone. But again that’s artistic part of being an artist. Thanks for posting all these lovely songs.
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What a talented singer and musician she was… Brilliant cover… personally love it more than the original… Incredible voice…RIP
I was lucky to have grown up in Bowie, MD with Eva. Remember her sitting in that big gazebo on her family property strumming and singing. Saw her perform w her high school band. They covered alot of Yes and other progressive rock. Her doing Kansas - Dust in the Wind still blows my mind 38 years later!!!
Backyard serenades by Eva. What a memory to have.
Wow...no more words..
I didn't know her personally. Knew the drummer. He ended up going to the Berklee school of music. Also knew the guitarist. Good friends of mine were tight with other members of the band. But I can still remember her sitting there and that gazebo with that big big big tree in the corner of their yard. And she was out there all the time with that guitar. Who would have known?
@@michaelknaly5623 Michael, these are incredible memories to treasure. Guess I'm a late convert as am still finding it hard to grasp what a unique talent Eva was. Her live version of Joni's song is quite staggering in its ethereal power and beauty.
She will always be the best. She will always stay alive.
There is Not even one mediocre song that Eva has.Her voice is hauntingly beautiful.
The notes she chooses to sing around, above and through the original are, to me, astonishingly brilliant.
In many other of her covers too.
She was visionary, what she heard inside her head must have been amazing.
RIP, lovely woman. Hope to meet you in the stardust.
Aside from her amazing voice, no one, and I mean no one, can match her song interpretation, and that's true of every song I've heard her sing.
I'm no one, but not the no one you mean.
Yes!
Absolutely.
So much talent. Always need to be remembered.
So grateful when a friend turned me on to Eva. The perfection and clarity of her voice, her playing, sets a bar few can attain. What a gift she gave us.
To be in that studio. Wow! I hope they appreciate the absolute gift of a lifetime they experienced in person. Her voice brings emotions every time I hear her. R.I.P Eva. ❤️🙏🏻🎶
Simply beautiful
First listened to her in the late 90s and revisiting today ... this cover became my favorite Eva song. Just evokes something unique that's indescribable and incomparable. Glad to see lots of others love it too. The original and CSNY versions are, of course, stellar in their own right. But this is so different.
Love the description of it as "nostalgic" ... makes me think of an old soul reminiscing wistfully about the actual Woodstock decades later, looking through scrapbooks on a rainy afternoon in a cabin in the woods.
The voice of an ANGEL. R.I.P EVA.
I feel as strong a connection with her soul as any person I've met. I hope to meet her in the afterlife!
I completely agree!!!
My mother just recently passed away and I remember showing her this version by Eva. She was blown away, although I love Joni and CSNY versions there’s something about this cover that just sounds so angelic and like it was meant to be the original. Rest in peace to my mother and Eva ❤🙏
EVA 'S SO MOVING. Jon;is song but -this is another level - love them both !
Hardly anyone speaks about her guitar playing, and she was top notch. Her playing fit the music perfectly.
That is, because we get so enchanted by her beautiful singing, that nothing else is so important.
Eva ,with her wonderful strumming of guiter, creates an ambience of love,heartaches and soul searching.
you're right. Hits you straight down to your inner core.
Interpretation is the key with great covers..individuality spawns the confidence to make creativity like this stand out..
This is one of the greatest covers EVER!
YES YES YES!!!
Totally Johnman. The guitar accompaniment is amazing and EC's vocal rendition takes this JM classic to a standard that is very, very rarely attained.
In my opinion every song/cover Eva sings are the best ever
You are deffinatly a shining star up there in that stardust.
R.I.P. EVA Thanks for so much shining stardust you left for us ,you are missed . J Deuce RNR Toronto Canada
Joni Mitchell is the greatest musical artist of “my time” but this achingly beautiful version of Woodstock by Eva Cassidy surpasses any I’ve ever heard, including Joni’s. (Of course, the song itself came from Joni’s soul.)
Amazing! Not many people can do a Joni song justice (in my opinion) - a beautiful reinterpretation
Thanks to a friend of mine, Randy, for sharing your encounter with the music and soul of Eva Cassidy. I too had never known of her stunning recordings. Thankfully, the music crowd in the UK did discover her legacy and have provided the online avenues to audiences worldwide. I have been glued to my earphones for the last few days and like you have felt deep responses to her pure artistry as if I have known her for a long, long time. Tears of delight, sadness, nostalgia and appreciation are keeping my eyes nicely moistened 😊.
I recall my college days in the late 60's when I encountered Judy Collins in small night clubs in on the "Hill' in Boulder and at Le Cave at University Circle in Cleveland. I knew then that I had met a folk singing legend who was just coming on stage in our lives. Eve is number two.
In gratitude / Sherwood
I adore this song and her singing it she is so special!
I am almost speechless at this. So beautiful.
Musical perfection.
Eva's Voice is beyond the Angel's
Incredible version - just amazing....
Such a gorgeous voice.
Food for the soul.
I don't think I've heard this cover! Just gorgeous!!
Beautiful.
love any cover of this song and it always feels so nostalgic and yet melancholy and i looked up this woman while i am listening to it and found out she passed away which makes it for me very sad..Beautiful cover by the way
People never heard of her because she wouldn't sell her soul like so many others who still forty years on play and listen to the same music.
Made even more ethereal in this, her version.
Exquisite Eva! RIP!
what a great job on this song
She will always stay alive, totally IMMORTAL.
Such a beautiful song. This version, Joni’s, CSNY and Matthews Southern Comfort all do different. All special.
Absolutely beautiful
Si tuviera que elegir una sola canción entre las miles que conozco, elegiría ésta.
A very spiritual song. I like the original best, but wow, her version is haunting.
Just brilliant!
Her guitar playing is exquisite and her vocal phrasing on this song is breathtaking. I agree with @asanissimasaa, it does surpass Joni's original vocal (absolutely no disrespect to the genius of Joni!
How is it possible to surpass Joni’s perfect version? And yet it does.
Exquisite.
Sweet!! I like it!! Her phrasing is most interesting. Completely different than Joni!
A very cerebral cover of Joni's song . Amazing the lyrics apply Now , more than ever , to the emphasis for returning to the Future of Analog , and kicking Digital in to the ditch . .
A tribute to the original, as all covers should be.
"Those whom the gods love, die young" - Plautus
I’ll gladly allow Eva to sing to me.
Joni should be proud
Turning into to Butterflies across the plane🙏🎵
I came upon a child of God
He was walking along the road
And I asked him "Tell me where are you going?"
This he told me
"I'm going down to Yasgur's farm
Gonna join in a rock and roll band
Got to get back to the land
And get my soul free"
We are stardust, we're golden
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden
Can I walk along beside you
I have come here to lose the smog
And I feel like I'm a part
Of something turning round and round
And maybe it's the time of year
Maybe it's the time of man
And I don't know who I am
But life is for learning ...
We are stardust, we're golden
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden
By the time we got to Woodstock
We were half a million strong
And everywhere was the song
And the celebration
And I dreamed I saw the bomber jet planes
Riding shotgun in the sky
And they were turning into butterflies
Above our nation ...
We are stardust, we're golden
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden
+Göran Lindh You fucked the lyrics up
"I feel myself to be a cog in something turning"
We are stardust
Billion year old carbon We are golden
Caught in the devil's bargain
You forgot my favorite part of the song :)
🌻memento mori!✨
Maleït melanoma que ens va privar de gaudir més temps d'una de les millors veus del segle XX...
Touchy
Better version than CSN.
Have to admit it. I have always been a huge CSN and Joni Mitchell fan, but Eva nails this.
Matthew's Southern Comfort - check it out.
We drew a lot of inspiration from Eva's version of this Joni Mitchell classic. We hope you'll enjoy our new version: th-cam.com/video/FNZTKuVLplg/w-d-xo.html
I have not yet heard a version of this song I did not like.
It's interesting the way she leaves the words billion year old carbon out after stardust and just says golden. It makes one wonder if her creation beliefs differed from Joni's.
There are missing lyrics per this cover tune. Listen to the original per Joni Michell. Particularly towards the very end.
Joni was on the brink of reality. She may have seemed nuts to many but at the same time (I believe a bit autistic) was a prodigy.
I love her rendition but the guitar seems to overpower her in the mix. Wish her voice was more up front and the guitar was mixed/panned back a little.
I think they are just fine together. In fact I like it more when she sings while she is playing her guitar than when she is singing without it. She is playing it herself, you know. She is just beautiful, What a talent she was. RIP Eva+God bless you forever.
As a singer song writer, when you are playing and singing at the same time sometimes I have mixed up the first and second last rhyme in a verse. I have noticed Eva to go through the first two verses, then the the chorus then musical interlude and back to the chorus before the last verses. I think that is Eva’s signature arrangement style. And I love it! In the case you cite, she does say the word God, but it was just before a breath break and a lower tone. But again that’s artistic part of being an artist. Thanks for posting all these lovely songs.
True, the mix could have been a bit more careful. In some parts, her voice could be a little louder.
I think the blend is perfect. She didn't want to overpower the music with her voice and she has blended it perfectly. Too many times an artist will simply overpower the music and ruin it. Eva was a true professional in this regard.
@@moonlightlady6126 I understand what you say, but I still think the mix could have been better. I am a sound engineer, with many years of experience, so I know what I am saying.
I noticed that @:15 the line is supposed to say I came across a child of GOD, but the word GOD is garbed, It would be nice if that line was redone. I'm wondering if it was on purpose. They say she believed in God, but was not a member of any church,etc.
Susan K no she’s says ‘I came upon a child of god’ so she does reference god and you don’t need to a member of a church to believe in god or spirituality!
As a singer song writer, when you are playing and singing at the same time sometimes I have mixed up the first and second last rhyme in a verse. I have noticed Eva to go through the first two verses, then the the chorus then musical interlude and back to the chorus before the last verses. I think that is Eva’s signature arrangement style. And I love it! In the case you cite, she does say the word God, but it was just before a breath break and a lower tone. But again that’s artistic part of being an artist. Thanks for posting all these lovely songs.
Why is spirituality based on pronunciation of a word? Lowest common denominator standards.
Not better than Joni Mitchell
Starsk25 oh she is her voice is absolutely beautiful
true but its not a competion..
Starsk25 yes she is even better than join:)
She is the finest Eva Cassidy you will ever encounter
Not better, but unparalleled in her own right