Don't be overly humble, you know what you are talking about. She was stunning, but an even better person. When I found her I couldn't listen to anyone else for a year.
I love her voice but it always makes me choke back tears for some treason . She had a wistfulness in her singing and a childlike quality . I actually like her version of this song better than Simon and Garfunkel , and love her guitar playing . 🤍
Eva reminds me of this quote. “Some people are like shooting stars. They burst through our lives in a spectacular arc, but they don't stay long. They just leave a trail.”― Erica Orloff,
She has the most motherly, mature female voice I have ever heard. It’s like being a child and listening to your mother sing to you and she has the voice of an angel.
1000%...her voice eases any worries you have, like you said like a child hearing their mammy sing when in bed falling asleep and such a happy feeling, relaxed and happy
I totally agree..but I think Eva hated all the accolades and limelight. She was a very down to earth girl. Astonishing voice and talent. I put her next to Karen Carpenter only
Every time I hear her sing a song I haven't heard her sing before, my mind is blown again. What a gift to have had her here. Once you hear her, you cannot forget her.
Everyone I've ever played Eva's music to has been blown away by her angelic voice. But like Vincent van Gogh, some artists are just too good for this world & aren't appreciated until they're gone... I'm so blessed for having heard her. 😊💖
Absolutely... Poignantly stirs up deep-seated emotions, extremely moving... (Paul Simon is a great song writer... As Garfunkle was a great harmonious singer...)
I'm from Japan, born in 1962. Eva since I knew that we're the same age, I've been thinking about what kind of singer she would have become if she were still alive. I truly believe we lost someone remarkable. Among female vocal covers, I love her song 'Kassy' the most. I always listen to it when I want to feel gentle.
She had one of the most beautiful voices in music. Beautiful cover of one of my fav songs by Simon and Garfunkel .She really knew how to bring a song to life. Her music will never be forgotten. RIP Eva.
@@lincolnmaceachern2410 - this is one of my most favourite songs, and I was looking forward to listening to this version, but was surprised that she only sang a portion of it. It would have been lovely to have heard the entire song as Paul Simon wrote it. I don't see that anyone else commented about it!
This is the main reason I watch RUclips. I am introduced to great music I may otherwise have never come across. Nice guitar playing. Paul would be proud.
I lost my dad last year in April from Cancer and it’s still very fresh in my mind. This song reminds me of his last days and I was blessed to see him take his last Breath
So grateful that Love, Actually introduced me to Eva. I'm only sorry she'd already passed. The soulfulness of her singing is so sweetly poignant, it always moves me to tears.
I hear the drizzle of the rain Like a memory it falls Soft and warm continuing Tapping on my roof and walls My mind's distracted and confused My thoughts are many miles away They lie with you when you're asleep Kiss you when you start the day And as I watch the drops of rain Weave their weary paths and die I know that I am like the rain There before the grace of you go I
Talk about a small world...Eva grew up around Oxon Hill and Camp Springs, Md. She was 7 years younger than me, but I too grew up in those areas. She worked in a plant nursery just down the street from where my parents lived and where I hung out in a club called Machelle's on the same street as the nursery. I was well into my 20's by then, so she may have been spending time in some of the places I frequented, although she seemed to be somewhat reserved. I've racked my brain over the years trying to recall if I'd ever seen that beautiful face. I didn't realize all this when I first heard 'Over the Rainbow' and instantly became addicted to her music. Her beautiful covers of 'Autumn Leaves' and 'Fields of Gold' were spellbinding. I later discovered that Chuck Brown...the DC GoGo King, had talked her into appearing at Blues Alley and her appearance was recorded. If I'm not mistaken, Chuck Brown frequently played at the Knights of Columbus Hall on the border of S.E. Washington DC and PG County Md. My Father worked there and I worked there on weekends clearing and setting up tables for breakfast. What a talent she was! All of the rehashed junk that's in the theatres these days...it just boggles the mind that her story has not been highlighted. She's the first person I want to meet when I exit this life!
I'm amazed at her ability to control her vibrato. On, off, then on again. Always appropriate, always effortless, in both projected and fading phrasing. Unbelievable singer. Amazing guitarist.
Entièrement d'accord avec le contrôle. C'est ce qui frappe à l'écoute. Personnellement je pense plus à un contrôle de la respiration, du diaphragme et une place vocale bien située car justement je n'entends pas de fluctuation au niveau du vibrato.
Paul would love this song. Eva sings it with such melancholy and sadness. Thank you Eva for giving this Paul Simon song a rebirth. RIP Eva. This world will always miss your talent
This beautiful woman had a talent that only these female artists nowadays can only ever dream of having? What a loss to the Music industry? RIP BEAUTIFUL EVA CASSIDY GONE TOO SOON BUT NEVER WILL BE FORGOTTEN 🎤🎸
Remarkable ... perhaps Eva was briefly loaned to the world as our Angel of Music, so that we might all appreciate the sheer beauty of her talent and the peace and comfort her music would leave us with.
@@ssl3546 I don't need to google it...I was in a small flat in London in '65 with my friend Jackson Frank when I heard Paul sing it. He was recording his 'Songbook' album and producing Jackson's masterpiece, 'The blues run the game'. If you need any further education, feel free to ask.
Paul Simon met Kathleen Mary “Kathy” Chitty at the very first English folk club in which he played, the Railway Inn Folk Club in Brentwood, Essex, on 12th April, 1964. Kathy who worked there was then 17, Paul was 22, and it appears to have been love at first sight. A few weeks later Simon wrote "Homeward Bound" as he sat on Widnes Railway Station waiting for the train that would take him back to her. There's a plaque at the station recalling this event. Later that year he invited her to the US where they toured around mainly by bus. Kathy returned to England on her own with Simon returning to her some weeks later. During this separation he wrote "America", clearly a love song to Kathy: "Kathy, I'm lost," I said, though I knew she was sleeping "I'm empty and aching and I don't know why" During their separation he also wrote the immortal "Kathy’s Song", one of the most beautiful love songs ever written: I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets To England where my heart lies. My mind's distracted and diffused My thoughts are many miles away They lie with you when you're asleep And kiss you when you start your day. When he returned to London he recorded the album "The Paul Simon Songbook" that included Kathy’s Song, and had a photo of Simon and Kathy on the cover. In the meantime, "The Sound of Silence" started to receive major air-play in America eventually becoming No 1 in the US charts in 1965. Simon felt the need to return to the US to continue his career but this meant splitting up with Kathy because she wanted no part of the crazy US music scene. Kathy later married and brought up three children in a remote mountain village in North Wales where she still lives - she is now a grandmother. Now well into his 70s, Simon recalls their months together with great tenderness and says it was "by far the most peaceful time of my life". In fact he didn't hear from her for over 20 years but after the success of "Graceland" she wrote to congratulate him. When, in 1991, Simon toured the UK, Kathy and her family attended his show in Sheffield. They met again in July 2004 after his "Old Friends Reunion Tour" stop at Hyde Park in London (where her three children now live).
Thank you for sharing this beautiful story of love, separation and reunion many years later! It filled my heart with nostalgia for the old days of my own life! An amazing and tender song that now has new meaning to me.
I have been fortunate to have been a music teacher for over 30 years and had an awesome guitar teacher in college that is a world class player. One thing I have learned is there are very very few people that can accompany themselves on the guitar this well and sing. Eva is the best I have heard. A close second would be James Taylor and Paul Simon.
I'm trying to learn her version of this beautiful song on guitar, my first foray into Travis picking. Getting there with the first couple of bars. Must say it gives new respect and appreciation for what she has done here. Such brilliant singing and precise playing at the same time.
Every time I hear this song I am reduced to tears - seriously, EVERY time. I thought there was something wrong with me, but now I didn't give a damn! This is the most beautiful song of all time.
strapuk10 Do you know that it is a Paul Simon song? I have always loved it as well. It's on the Sounds of Silence album from the 1960s. Eva does it so beautifully.
Thank you Paul for the song. Thank you Eva for your sensitive and fresh arrangement. A milestone in music. I keep returning to listen and give thanks for your legacy x
I stopped this video, grabbed my guitar and went to a chords and lyric site. Eva has such a deep spirit in song, I played it well feeling her counting time. You are forever EVA
So easy to tell she loved to sing. I LOVE that she performed like she had nothing to prove, no statement to make, and never an attempt to show you "look what I can do".
***** also a great guitarist - listen to her unusual style and mixture of chords and melodies - a little like Paul Simon. If she had been playing a twelve string it would have sounded even more amazing.
In the the times of Napster I ve load Eva Cassidy down!And I ve load it up as RUclips was started!My mother was named Kathy and my son, his name is Danny! Apologize, when I save this and thx for sharing ❤I love her voice so much ❤❤
Sono passati tanti anni dalla versione originale di jon Denver.ma qui Eva supera tutto e tutti.con voce superba e arpeggi mozzafiato....semplicemente meravigliosa.🌷♥️🎶
@@mariopinopiana6887Jon Denver's version (if he made one: sounds interesting) would also have been a cover. The original was by Paul Simon. Google is your friend.
"Kathy's Song" I hear the drizzle of the rain Like a memory it falls Soft and warm, continuing Tapping on my roof and walls My mind's distracted and confused My thoughts are many miles away They lie with you when you're asleep And kiss you when you start your day And as I watch the drops of rain Weave their weary paths and die I know that I am like the rain There but for the grace of you go I
This song reminds me that somehow someway we do not suffer alone, that we all have a kindred spirit to help us, and the best thing we can do in life is to share who we are
+Patrick Lippert Well said, Patrick! There are many aspects of humanity that tie us all together. At certain points in our lives, we all travel down many similar roads.
+Patrick Lippert You'll never know how much this has touched me, especially at this time in my life. Will hold your words close to my heart as a touchstone of this moment. Thank you Patrick
The first time I ever heard Kathy's Song was half a century ago - late one evening in my college dorm. The song touched my soul with its beauty and poignancy. I was breathless in that moment, captivated by the perfect harmony of Simon and Garfunkel, and the vulnerability and honesty of the lyrics. Maybe half a dozen times in my life, a piece of music has taken me to that place. I thought I'd never experience that feeling again. I just did. One of the most beautiful songs ever written, sung by an angel. Time to catch my breath, and wipe my tears. RIP Eva.
I overhear this song from the movie Maid in Manhattan. I didn't know anything about Eva. I was immediately struck by the tempo and clarity of her guitar playing. Mixed with the purity and sustain of her voice. Amazingly beautiful. We were all blessed to have had her at all. Rest in peace Eva.
Exactly. When I heard it in the movie, I was awe-struck. The movie was mediocre. But this song stuck. The guitar was played like the rain. The notes fell like droplets. Beautifully paced and flowingly lyrical. Paul Simon would have been proud.
This song was my introduction to Eva Cassidy. It was used at the closing of a TV program. I had to find out who this angel singer was! But I then discovered she had passed away 3 years prior. I was devastated, but have been a fan ever since.
Actually She missed several verses..2 or 3 verses I think... Meaning She did just the first two verses and the last verse.. out of 6 verses..I believe, from memory. It was one of my favourites.. And I taught myself to pick & play it, S&G style.. as is was issued, originally, in their 1965 album - titled - Sounds of Silence.. A beautiful album, compilation of their early songs, including 'April - come she will..' We were of that 60s generation, in university.. living our lives Thru that emerging musical revolution.. folk, rock, protest, Woodstock, Vietnam War protests, Red Brigade & Bader Meinhof .. in Europe, Youth Revolution, Flower Power, San Francisco with flowers in your hair.. But lovely soulful rendition by the amazing unique Eva Cassidy.. & amazing plucking / guitaring & chordal progressions, choices.. Exquisite Love from India 🎵
This song was on my repertoire and I love the original by Paul Simon but Cassidy as she always does captures me every time with her genius and amazing compositions and her soulful deep singing and voice. Though I never met Cassidy I feel like a teenager falling in love every time I hear a song she does; her music touches deep places of my heart and soul and spirit; I love you Cassidy; your music still graces the earth.
@@lily-rosebrown2987 True..definitely possible..she died at “33”, that famous Masonic number or it could be a coincidence..guess we will never know for sure with any of these celebrity deaths..
She was at the time. (She is also mentioned in ""America."")She used to hold the hat when Paul and Art were buskng. She didn't like the fame and didn't want to move to the US. She spent her life as a school teacher. Last I heard she was still with us.
A rainy day-A cup of coffee-Your loved one's head resting on your shoulder-Eva Cassidy's rendition of this beautiful beautiful song playing in the background. BLISS.
The late Eva Cassidy, was one of the best cover artists I ever have encountered. I wished she had toured more for more exposure, an experience listening to her.
.. Every so often the world is blessed with a rare jewel and Eva was certainly a shining star among them. Having the same name and also a singer/songwriter I have admired her for many years. She has been the warmth in my heart when days are cold and harsh. Whether there is a Heaven or not, I personally can't believe her essence is just gone. She resides in so many hearts, so her spirit lives on. Regarding any comments, there should only be love, because Eva radiated love. So peace and love to all those that find solace in her beautiful voice... .
I have often wondered what the lovely Eva would have thought if she knew she had millions of fans while she was still alive I hope she would feel rightly proud as she should I speak for millions who say thank you for leaving us your music it is still an honour to love u as a fan RIP beautiful Eva.
Somewhere out there there are 217 people who Missed the Point of Eva singing this Beautiful Paul Simon piece. Your Loss, Our Gain ! Be a Bright Star in what was once a dark part of Heaven Eva Angel, Heaven is now a Better Place, Earth is Less now. Xxxx ( p.s., sing to the Angels, they'll Love You as We Do ! ! ) . Xxxx
Written by Paul Simon. This version, sung by Eva Cassidy. Left Paul's full song written. Verse I: Eva I hear the drizzle of the rain Like a memory it falls Soft and warm, continuing Tapping on my roof and walls *And from the shelter of my mind (Paul Simon) Through the window of my eyes I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets To England where my heart lies Verse II: Eva My mind's distracted and confused My thoughts are many miles away They lie with you when you're asleep Kiss you when you start the day *And a song I was writing is left undone (Paul Simon) I don't know why I spend my time Writing songs I can't believe With words that tear and strain to rhyme *And so you see I have come to doubt (Paul Simon) All that I once held as true I stand alone without beliefs The only truth I know is you Verse III: Eva And as I watch the drops of rain Weave their weary paths and die I know that I am like the rain There but for the grace of you go I
Eva distilled the 'gospel' from Paul's original lyric's. These song's are all rooted in gospel. Listen carefully to "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for instance.
I cannot understand an angel comes to Earth singing like this and is allowed to ever die. Next to Paul's version, this is the best and most heart inspiring version ever made! I am humbled!
What a FANTASTIC version of an all-time classic. In fact, the entire Si & Gar catalog is relatively unknown by today's utes. This recording deserves a much bigger following on RUclips.
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As a musician for 60 years, in my humble opinion, I think she had the most beautiful and powerful voice in the history of popular music.
double ditto
More than Linda Ronstadt?
Eva Cassidy and Sandy Denny. Spectacular voices that were stilled too soon. Both passed away in their early thirties.
There are many beautiful, powerful voices.
Don't be overly humble, you know what you are talking about. She was stunning, but an even better person. When I found her I couldn't listen to anyone else for a year.
Eva Cassidy, short lived, but long remembered. RIP beautiful lady.
My life is enriched by hearing her melodious voice . It makes me feel alive . Don't you?
I love her voice but it always makes me choke back tears for some treason . She had a wistfulness in her singing and a childlike quality . I actually like her version of this song better than Simon and Garfunkel , and love her guitar playing . 🤍
Eva reminds me of this quote. “Some people are like shooting stars. They burst through our lives in a spectacular arc, but they don't stay long. They just leave a trail.”― Erica Orloff,
I love that quote !! This is one of my most favourite songs,and she sang it so tenderly . She died too young 😢
She has the most motherly, mature female voice I have ever heard. It’s like being a child and listening to your mother sing to you and she has the voice of an angel.
1000%...her voice eases any worries you have, like you said like a child hearing their mammy sing when in bed falling asleep and such a happy feeling, relaxed and happy
Eva is and always will be extraordinarily special, but rarely is she praised for her astonishingly soulful artistry with her guitar.
Flawless!!!
This lifted me out of a very dark space today. Such beauty, such a legacy. Vale Eva, over and over.
I totally agree..but I think Eva hated all the accolades and limelight. She was a very down to earth girl. Astonishing voice and talent. I put her next to Karen Carpenter only
@big d Her art, expressed from the heart in her music, goes straight to the heart of people who have hearts.
@@jamesfloyd1864 ❤️
Some gifts take ones breath completely away and render you unable to say much more than thank you. My God she was exquisitely lovely.
We are SO fortunate that this nearly perfect voice was recorded.
Well it’s certainly more perfect than anything else. Let’s place the *facts* down.
I'm not sure the word 'nearly' is needed in your comment!
i hope you can sing and play nearly as perfect
Foi perfeito!
What a beautiful voice - so clear and soft listening to ❤️🇳🇴
Every time I hear her sing a song I haven't heard her sing before, my mind is blown again. What a gift to have had her here. Once you hear her, you cannot forget her.
so very true....I just discovered her here...and I cannot get enough
Lovely comments John a beautiful soul always touching our hearts.
The voice and guitar flitter through your head constantly. She was the most wonderful presentation of simple harmonics I've heard.
Cudna
Everyone I've ever played Eva's music to has been blown away by her angelic voice. But like Vincent van Gogh, some artists are just too good for this world & aren't appreciated until they're gone... I'm so blessed for having heard her. 😊💖
You nailed it on the head.
Absolutely... Poignantly stirs up deep-seated emotions, extremely moving...
(Paul Simon is a great song writer... As Garfunkle was a great harmonious singer...)
Art Garfunkel’s Watermark album is just wonderful! Beautiful harmonies…💕💕
I'm from Japan, born in 1962.
Eva since I knew that we're the same age, I've been thinking about what kind of singer she would have become if she were still alive. I truly believe we lost someone remarkable. Among female vocal covers, I love her song 'Kassy' the most.
I always listen to it when I want to feel gentle.
She had one of the most beautiful voices in music. Beautiful cover of one of my fav songs by Simon and Garfunkel .She really knew how to bring a song to life. Her music will never be forgotten. RIP Eva.
Weird, though; am I right in thinking she only sang about half of the song?
@@lincolnmaceachern2410 - this is one of my most favourite songs, and I was looking forward to listening to this version, but was surprised that she only sang a portion of it. It would have been lovely to have heard the entire song as Paul Simon wrote it. I don't see that anyone else commented about it!
She wasn't just a beautiful voice, she was an excellent guitarist too.
...and a beautiful face
This is the main reason I watch RUclips. I am introduced to great music I may otherwise have never come across. Nice guitar playing. Paul would be proud.
I lost my dad last year in April from Cancer and it’s still very fresh in my mind. This song reminds me of his last days and I was blessed to see him take his last Breath
So grateful that Love, Actually introduced me to Eva. I'm only sorry she'd already passed. The soulfulness of her singing is so sweetly poignant, it always moves me to tears.
If I lived just to hear this… it was worth it
I hear the drizzle of the rain
Like a memory it falls
Soft and warm continuing
Tapping on my roof and walls
My mind's distracted and confused
My thoughts are many miles away
They lie with you when you're asleep
Kiss you when you start the day
And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There before the grace of you go I
I only recently discovered this angel that graced our rock for far too short a time, but her music will live on forever.
Just simply the BEST ,♥️🕊
Talk about a small world...Eva grew up around Oxon Hill and Camp Springs, Md. She was 7 years younger than me, but I too grew up in those areas. She worked in a plant nursery just down the street from where my parents lived and where I hung out in a club called Machelle's on the same street as the nursery. I was well into my 20's by then, so she may have been spending time in some of the places I frequented, although she seemed to be somewhat reserved. I've racked my brain over the years trying to recall if I'd ever seen that beautiful face. I didn't realize all this when I first heard 'Over the Rainbow' and instantly became addicted to her music. Her beautiful covers of 'Autumn Leaves' and 'Fields of Gold' were spellbinding. I later discovered that Chuck Brown...the DC GoGo King, had talked her into appearing at Blues Alley and her appearance was recorded. If I'm not mistaken, Chuck Brown frequently played at the Knights of Columbus Hall on the border of S.E. Washington DC and PG County Md. My Father worked there and I worked there on weekends clearing and setting up tables for breakfast. What a talent she was! All of the rehashed junk that's in the theatres these days...it just boggles the mind that her story has not been highlighted. She's the first person I want to meet when I exit this life!
I. Miss. Her. Beautiful. Voices. She. Sings. Like. An. Angle. Never. Find. An. Musical. Like. Her. Aagain❤
Her guitar work is very pure. None of the sliding sounds when changing notes.
Yes! Sounds like nylon strings. Maybe a classical guitar? Wich can explain the quiet chord changes...
@@pierrecorneau8606 very good fingerplay
I love the "sliding sounds" as you call them. Gives it a human quality.
She played an old Guild Songbird.
The 'sliding sounds' are an integral part of guitar playing in my opinion, they are most of the time intentional to add some colour to the playing.
This rendition is like a psychological balm. Total peace in musical notation. WOW
I'm amazed at her ability to control her vibrato. On, off, then on again. Always appropriate, always effortless, in both projected and fading phrasing. Unbelievable singer. Amazing guitarist.
She was a gift to this earth.
Entièrement d'accord avec le contrôle. C'est ce qui frappe à l'écoute. Personnellement je pense plus à un contrôle de la respiration, du diaphragme et une place vocale bien située car justement je n'entends pas de fluctuation au niveau du vibrato.
God will bless Terry Wogan who promoted Eva-then she died before fame.And my wife died as well but we never forget.
Paul would love this song. Eva sings it with such melancholy and sadness. Thank you Eva for giving this Paul Simon song a rebirth. RIP Eva. This world will always miss your talent
This beautiful woman had a talent that only these female artists nowadays can only ever dream of having? What a loss to the Music industry? RIP BEAUTIFUL EVA CASSIDY GONE TOO SOON BUT NEVER WILL BE FORGOTTEN 🎤🎸
Remarkable ... perhaps Eva was briefly loaned to the world as our Angel of Music, so that we might all appreciate the sheer beauty of her talent and the peace and comfort her music would leave us with.
I heard Eva in Washington DC when I visited my college girlfriend. That was a wonderful time….
“There before the grace of you go I”…. What an absolutely brilliant last vocal line!!
It's 'There but for the grace of god go you or I'. Written by Paul Simon and the song is on his 1965 album 'Songbook'.
@@jimincairns think you got some wax in your ears champ, that is literally not the lyric. you can google it, or just use your ears.
@@ssl3546 I don't need to google it...I was in a small flat in London in '65 with my friend Jackson Frank when I heard Paul sing it. He was recording his 'Songbook' album and producing Jackson's masterpiece, 'The blues run the game'. If you need any further education, feel free to ask.
Eva was a gem! Astounding voice, beautifully played guitar, gone too soon
Absolutely beautiful, I just keep coming back and listening to her amazing talent over and over. She was also a fantastic guitar player.
Paul Simon met Kathleen Mary “Kathy” Chitty at the very first English folk club in which he played, the Railway Inn Folk Club in Brentwood, Essex, on 12th April, 1964. Kathy who worked there was then 17, Paul was 22, and it appears to have been love at first sight.
A few weeks later Simon wrote "Homeward Bound" as he sat on Widnes Railway Station waiting for the train that would take him back to her. There's a plaque at the station recalling this event. Later that year he invited her to the US where they toured around mainly by bus.
Kathy returned to England on her own with Simon returning to her some weeks later. During this separation he wrote "America", clearly a love song to Kathy:
"Kathy, I'm lost," I said, though I knew she was sleeping
"I'm empty and aching and I don't know why"
During their separation he also wrote the immortal "Kathy’s Song", one of the most beautiful love songs ever written:
I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets
To England where my heart lies.
My mind's distracted and diffused
My thoughts are many miles away
They lie with you when you're asleep
And kiss you when you start your day.
When he returned to London he recorded the album "The Paul Simon Songbook" that included Kathy’s Song, and had a photo of Simon and Kathy on the cover.
In the meantime, "The Sound of Silence" started to receive major air-play in America eventually becoming No 1 in the US charts in 1965. Simon felt the need to return to the US to continue his career but this meant splitting up with Kathy because she wanted no part of the crazy US music scene.
Kathy later married and brought up three children in a remote mountain village in North Wales where she still lives - she is now a grandmother. Now well into his 70s, Simon recalls their months together with great tenderness and says it was "by far the most peaceful time of my life".
In fact he didn't hear from her for over 20 years but after the success of "Graceland" she wrote to congratulate him. When, in 1991, Simon toured the UK, Kathy and her family attended his show in Sheffield. They met again in July 2004 after his "Old Friends Reunion Tour" stop at Hyde Park in London (where her three children now live).
Thank you for this.
I knew some of that but definitely not all. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful story of love, separation and reunion many years later! It filled my heart with nostalgia for the old days of my own life! An amazing and tender song that now has new meaning to me.
That, is all that is good with the world.
Beautifully written!
Thanks.
John Cameron, THANK YOU for sharing this information. I knew only a little about Paul and Kathy, and their history. Very touching.
No one can best render this song in such heartfelt and melodic way other than the great Eva Cassidy.
One of the greatest singers, singing one of the best love songs written by one of the greatest songwriters. Very moving and beautiful.
I have been fortunate to have been a music teacher for over 30 years and had an awesome guitar teacher in college that is a world class player. One thing I have learned is there are very very few people that can accompany themselves on the guitar this well and sing. Eva is the best I have heard. A close second would be James Taylor and Paul Simon.
I don't think James Taylor is second to an Eva Cassidy, what are ya fuckin' demented???
@@onefoot7 what a horrible response. You cannot claim to be a lyric lover with any heart.
Lindsay Buckingham is another great guitar player who is able to accompany himself while singing.
I'm trying to learn her version of this beautiful song on guitar, my first foray into Travis picking. Getting there with the first couple of bars. Must say it gives new respect and appreciation for what she has done here. Such brilliant singing and precise playing at the same time.
Jeff Buckly
Flawless. The voice of an angel. 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
Every time I hear this song I am reduced to tears - seriously, EVERY time. I thought there was something wrong with me, but now I didn't give a damn! This is the most beautiful song of all time.
Beautiful all her songs
strapuk10 Nothing wrong with you, trust me!
strapuk10 Do you know that it is a Paul Simon song? I have always loved it as well. It's on the Sounds of Silence album from the 1960s. Eva does it so beautifully.
+Oxmustube So true x
strapuk10 , yes yes I agree. It does the same to me and... I'm a man ^_^
Thank you Paul for the song. Thank you Eva for your sensitive and fresh arrangement. A milestone in music. I keep returning to listen and give thanks for your legacy x
I stopped this video, grabbed my guitar and went to a chords and lyric site. Eva has such a deep spirit in song, I played it well feeling her counting time. You are forever EVA
So easy to tell she loved to sing. I LOVE that she performed like she had nothing to prove, no statement to make, and never an attempt to show you "look what I can do".
***** also a great guitarist - listen to her unusual style and mixture of chords and melodies - a little like Paul Simon. If she had been playing a twelve string it would have sounded even more amazing.
Perfect comment.
Yes Chip spot on ... you can feel it, that final maturity we all try for!
Not like the trash we see these days
Perfectly expressed, says it all! I wish she wasn't gone but then again so many are gone. At 65 it's a weird feeling. I look at things differently
In the the times of Napster I ve load Eva Cassidy down!And I ve load it up as RUclips was started!My mother was named Kathy and my son, his name is Danny! Apologize, when I save this and thx for sharing ❤I love her voice so much ❤❤
Smiles, hi Nicole 🌺 😊
Apart from the original and Eva Cassidys version... this one struck me hard. Great job capturing the emotions! Musik is the only universal language...
The most beautiful covered song forever. What a wonderful voice and flawless. And not just this song, everything she sings is so beautiful.
Smiles, so so beautiful Rene, feels really great listening, how are you doing? 🌺 😊
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@@renedelooze it's really nice hearing from you, where are you chatting from?
Incredible talent beautiful voice. Excellent choice of songs. Very impressed with Eva Cassidy. Thanks 🤩👏
This is my opinion . . . The greatest female voice of all time!
Sono passati tanti anni dalla versione originale di jon Denver.ma qui Eva supera tutto e tutti.con voce superba e arpeggi mozzafiato....semplicemente meravigliosa.🌷♥️🎶
@@mariopinopiana6887Jon Denver's version (if he made one: sounds interesting) would also have been a cover. The original was by Paul Simon. Google is your friend.
"Kathy's Song"
I hear the drizzle of the rain
Like a memory it falls
Soft and warm, continuing
Tapping on my roof and walls
My mind's distracted and confused
My thoughts are many miles away
They lie with you when you're asleep
And kiss you when you start your day
And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I
I love Eva's version, but I much prefer the original lyrics.
Yes, those lyrics are all good...one of the few simon songs I really like.@@raymond.duncan
Wonderful just wonderful, thank you.
Eva you were blessed with such a beautiful voice ! It’s such a pity that it was such a short life. You are missed.
The most beautiful voices still loved many years after her death. RIP Always Eva.
This song reminds me that somehow someway we do not suffer alone, that we all have a kindred spirit to help us, and the best thing we can do in life is to share who we are
+Patrick Lippert Well said, Patrick! There are many aspects of humanity that tie us all together. At certain points in our lives, we all travel down many similar roads.
+Patrick Lippert You'll never know how much this has touched me, especially at this time in my life. Will hold your words close to my heart as a touchstone of this moment. Thank you Patrick
I will always try to remember these words.
Thank you Patrick, I really needed to hear this. 💞
But even some of our loved ones don't like who we are and so we hide.
The first time I ever heard Kathy's Song was half a century ago - late one evening in my college dorm. The song touched my soul with its beauty and poignancy. I was breathless in that moment, captivated by the perfect harmony of Simon and Garfunkel, and the vulnerability and honesty of the lyrics. Maybe half a dozen times in my life, a piece of music has taken me to that place. I thought I'd never experience that feeling again. I just did. One of the most beautiful songs ever written, sung by an angel. Time to catch my breath, and wipe my tears. RIP Eva.
In fact, Paul Simon sang this song alone, no Garfunkel...But you are right, one of the most beautiful love song ever written.
MrPerfesser You summed it up perfectly
Major Denis Bloodnok
Haha Art Garfunkel sang Kathy's song alone. Paul played the guitar. Beautiful song!
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@@shaggyrogers384 Paul sang Kathy's song. Art sang To Emily Wherever I may Find her.
Her music is healing-helping me to reminisce about my loved ones who have passed from this life. 💔
What an incredible loss it was but how incredible lucky we where to get but a glimpse of Eva. Here for a second maybe, but for ever in my heart.
I overhear this song from the movie Maid in Manhattan. I didn't know anything about Eva. I was immediately struck by the tempo and clarity of her guitar playing. Mixed with the purity and sustain of her voice. Amazingly beautiful. We were all blessed to have had her at all. Rest in peace Eva.
beautiful
Exactly. When I heard it in the movie, I was awe-struck. The movie was mediocre. But this song stuck. The guitar was played like the rain. The notes fell like droplets. Beautifully paced and flowingly lyrical. Paul Simon would have been proud.
Hi,
Eva is amazing and so talented! Thank you for your gifts!
Hello Diane
This song was my introduction to Eva Cassidy. It was used at the closing of a TV program. I had to find out who this angel singer was! But I then discovered she had passed away 3 years prior. I was devastated, but have been a fan ever since.
My same experience. I loved the. Song but she really does it justice
Hello Liz
@@lynnaridgeway2104 Hello lynna
Agree. Her artistry with the guitar is wonderful.
The GREATEST
Acoustic Song Ever!!
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Absolutely delicate and exquisite.🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Whenever whatever she sings it seems it is written exclusively for her....
For her, to me... ♥
I wish I could be half of her when I die
Geez, you got THAT right !
It was written for her. I've never felt cherished like that, either, except by
Jesus..
She changed the way I perceived music. Thank you 💜 🙏
Actually She missed several verses..2 or 3 verses I think...
Meaning She did just the first two verses and the last verse.. out of 6 verses..I believe, from memory.
It was one of my favourites.. And I taught myself to pick & play it, S&G style.. as is was issued, originally, in their 1965 album - titled - Sounds of Silence.. A beautiful album, compilation of their early songs, including 'April - come she will..'
We were of that 60s generation, in university.. living our lives Thru that emerging musical revolution.. folk, rock, protest, Woodstock, Vietnam War protests, Red Brigade & Bader Meinhof .. in Europe, Youth Revolution, Flower Power, San Francisco with flowers in your hair..
But lovely soulful rendition by the amazing unique Eva Cassidy.. & amazing plucking / guitaring & chordal progressions, choices..
Exquisite
Love from India 🎵
Thank You, ever, Eva Cassidy 🙏💐🙏
This song was on my repertoire and I love the original by Paul Simon but Cassidy as she always does captures me every time with her genius and amazing compositions and her soulful deep singing and voice. Though I never met Cassidy I feel like a teenager falling in love every time I hear a song she does; her music touches deep places of my heart and soul and spirit; I love you Cassidy; your music still graces the earth.
This is unterruptedly beautiful, she has the effortless ability to permeate one's senses and evoke such intensifying visuals ❤ her
Eva's voice is one of a kind, it is just unfortunate that she was taken away so early.
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Hello Eva
@@kapthirty Hello
@@kapthirty maybe she just left the limelight.
Maybe shes still alive...
@@lily-rosebrown2987 True..definitely possible..she died at “33”, that famous Masonic number or it could be a coincidence..guess we will never know for sure with any of these celebrity deaths..
I love Eva’s version of this so much
SHE HAS THE VOICE OF AN ANGEL!! I’m sure she IS SINGING WITH THE ANGELS NOW....HER TRUE CALLING...I greatly miss her musical GIFT!!
When I hear her, I weep in the loss of this angel voice, like prayer.
YES!!! :(
How extraordinary to be immortalised in such a beautiful song. Kathy must truly have been the love of Paul Simon's life.
She was at the time. (She is also mentioned in ""America."")She used to hold the hat when Paul and Art were buskng. She didn't like the fame and didn't want to move to the US. She spent her life as a school teacher. Last I heard she was still with us.
The amazing Eva Cassidy and her beautiful rendition of this song..she was a gift to all of us.
A rainy day-A cup of coffee-Your loved one's head resting on your shoulder-Eva Cassidy's rendition of this beautiful beautiful song playing in the background. BLISS.
Can't say much,...too choked up just listening to this unreal talent. Thanks Eva !
This beautiful soul and voice is my favorite. This world didn't deserve her.
I'd like this to be my funeral song!
You know there is no great power at work when someone so great gets taken so early so beautiful voice of angel
The late Eva Cassidy, was one of the best cover artists I ever have encountered. I wished she had toured more for more exposure, an experience listening to her.
I wish she sang, "Little Wing"
no no no.......she was one of the best artists you ever heard period......never mind the cover tag........
Jay Alder... would have loved to see her live...but as a man...it would have been so tough to cry on every note 💗
@E.A. de Ruiter Indeed... the late and great Sir Terry Wogan
Cover artist? What kind of stupid phrase is that? That's kind of like calling Maria Callas a cover artist.
Listen to this song over and over and each time it gives me a peaceful feeling.
Astoundingly beautiful soulful voice.
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Every so often the world
is blessed with a rare jewel and Eva was certainly a shining star among them.
Having the same name and also a singer/songwriter I have admired her for many
years. She has been the warmth in my heart when days are cold and harsh. Whether
there is a Heaven or not, I personally can't believe her essence is just gone.
She resides in so many hearts, so her spirit lives on. Regarding any comments,
there should only be love, because Eva radiated love. So peace and love to all
those that find solace in her beautiful voice...
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Hello Nice comment keep it up
My only regret in life will be that I never had the chance to see Eva sing live. She sings me to sleep most nights, truly missed ❤️
Today was the first time i heard this Beautiful song watching a movie “ mahathan”
I have often wondered what the lovely Eva would have thought if she knew she had millions of fans while she was still alive I hope she would feel rightly proud as she should I speak for millions who say thank you for leaving us your music it is still an honour to love u as a fan RIP beautiful Eva.
I know I'm a terrible person, but I think I may like this more than the original. Her voice is so warm & comforting. RIP Eva 🙏💔
You are nota terrible person. God thinks you are wonderful.
Hello Louise
I do as well
Besides her lovely emotion driven voice, Eva Cassidy was a gifted acoustical guitarist R.I.P.
So beautiful song.
Eva Cassidy and a guitar. That's all it takes to lose oneself in her talent.
What Angel's sound like when they sing!!! EC left us way too soon!!!😢💔
I'm 38 years old and I have only just discovered Eva's voice. Amazing! Thank you Eva.
Same😅
I'm right-handed and I have just discovered her voice as well.
Somewhere out there there are 217 people who Missed the Point of Eva singing this Beautiful Paul Simon piece. Your Loss, Our Gain ! Be a Bright Star in what was once a dark part of Heaven Eva Angel, Heaven is now a Better Place, Earth is Less now. Xxxx ( p.s., sing to the Angels, they'll Love You as We Do ! ! ) . Xxxx
Wonderful singer
Written by Paul Simon. This version, sung by Eva Cassidy. Left Paul's full song written.
Verse I: Eva
I hear the drizzle of the rain
Like a memory it falls
Soft and warm, continuing
Tapping on my roof and walls
*And from the shelter of my mind (Paul Simon)
Through the window of my eyes
I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets
To England where my heart lies
Verse II: Eva
My mind's distracted and confused
My thoughts are many miles away
They lie with you when you're asleep
Kiss you when you start the day
*And a song I was writing is left undone (Paul Simon)
I don't know why I spend my time
Writing songs I can't believe
With words that tear and strain to rhyme
*And so you see I have come to doubt (Paul Simon)
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you
Verse III: Eva
And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I
Eva distilled the 'gospel' from Paul's original lyric's. These song's are all rooted in gospel. Listen carefully to "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for instance.
Thanks for the full lyric. Beautiful song
I cannot understand an angel comes to Earth singing like this and is allowed to ever die. Next to Paul's version, this is the best and most heart inspiring version ever made! I am humbled!
Eva cassidys voice have Allways struck a deep note by me, and not because of her tragic demise, she is seeply a very good singer
Probably the best performance I have ever heard of this song
What a great version of Kathy's Song. One of my favorites! Her voice was marvelous.
What a FANTASTIC version of an all-time classic. In fact, the entire Si & Gar catalog is relatively unknown by today's utes. This recording deserves a much bigger following on RUclips.
elway bevin Too true, Elway. Have you listened to other Eva Cassidy recordings?
Paul Simon was asked if they could use Kathy's Song for the Maid in Manhattan movie soundtrack. He recommended they use Eva's instead.
Eva your music and legacy lives on. Gone but not forgotten
A haunting voice that reminds me so much of Nick Drake.