Eva Cassidy (1963-1996) - Ain't no sunshine...

This is Heavenly to hear...





Below are the notes from the Fields of Gold post taken from [here], Blessings...

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Fields Of Gold cover by Eva Cassidy.
I discovered that due to technical video problems in her first set at Blues Alley in Washington DC USA, There is not a known video in existance of Eva performing her version of Fields Of Gold.
Eva is no longer with us now.
Therefore, I have edited clips of Eva, slowed them down, and set them in montage fashion, to her beautiful version of Fields Of Gold.
I hope you enjoy this clip as it is probably the closest we will ever get, short of having been there in Washington that night, to seeing Eva perform this beautiful song. Note: I scoured the planet and this is the only video version you will probably find of her performing this song.
Birth name Eva Marie Cassidy
Born February 2, 1963(1963-02-02)
Washington, DC
Origin Maryland, United States
Died November 2, 1996 (aged 33)
Bowie, Maryland

To see,hear and learn more about Eva,please visit
http://www.evacassidy.org/eva/eva.shtml ~Ric~

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Lyrics to Evas' version:

You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Among the fields of barley
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
When we walked in fields of gold

So she took her love for to gaze awhile
Among the fields of barley
In his arms she fell as her hair came down
Among the fields of gold

Will you stay with me will you be my love
Among the fields of barley
And you can tell the sun in his jealous sky
When we walked in fields of gold

I never made promises lightly
And there have been some that I've broken
But I swear in the days still left
We will walk in fields of gold
We'll walk in fields of gold

I never made promises lightly
And there have been some that I've broken
But I swear in the days still left
We will walk in fields of gold
We'll walk in fields of gold

Many years have passed since those summer days
Among the fields of barley
See the children run as the sun goes down
As you lie in fields of gold

You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Among the fields of barley
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
When we walked in fields of gold
When we walked in fields of gold
When we walked in fields of gold

That did bring tears to my eyes.
Here is more on her from Wiki's page [here].

Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 – November 2, 1996) was an American vocalist, known for her interpretations of jazz, blues, folk, gospel, country and pop classics. In 1992 she released her first album, The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown, followed by a live solo album, Live at Blues Alley in 1996. Cassidy was virtually unknown outside her native Washington, DC when she died of melanoma in 1996.

Four years later, Cassidy's music was brought to the attention of British audiences when her version of "Over the Rainbow" was played by Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2. Following the overwhelming response, a camcorder recording of "Over the Rainbow", taken at the Blues Alley, was shown on BBC Two's Top of the Pops 2. Shortly afterwards, the compilation album Songbird climbed to the top of the UK Albums Charts, almost three years after its initial release. The chart success in the United Kingdom led to increased recognition worldwide; as of 2008 her posthumously released recordings, including three UK #1s, have sold around eight million copies.^[1] Her music has also charted top 10 positions in Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland.^[2]

Again, the rest of that page is located [here].