Eva Cassidy was the third of four children born to Hugh and Barbara Cassidy. From an early age, she displayed artistic and musical talent. When she was nine years old, her father taught her to play the guitar, and she began to play and sing at family gatherings.
While a student at Bowie High School, she did sing with a local band, called Stonehenge, and received considerable praise.
At the age of eighteen, Cassidy began her professional career, singing and playing guitar in a Washington, D.C., area band, called Easy Street. This band performed in a variety of styles, at weddings, corporate parties, and pubs.
During the summer of 1983, Cassidy sang and played guitar, six days per week, at Wild World, in Maryland. Her brother Dan was also a member of this working band.
Throughout the 1980s, Cassidy worked with a number of other bands, including the soul and Motown-oriented band The Honeybees, and the techno-pop band Characters Without Names, later called Method Actor.
During this period, Cassidy also worked as a propagator at a plant nursery and as a furniture painter in Annapolis, Maryland. In 1986, she met (bassist and recording engineer) Chris Biondo, who encouraged her and helped her find work as a backup singer for various acts. In 1990, Biondo and Cassidy hired the so-called "Eva Cassidy Band", composed of Chris Biondo, Lenny Williams, Keith Grimes and Raice McLeod, and she began to perform frequently in the Washington area.
In 1992, Biondo played a tape of Cassidy's voice for Chuck Brown. Best known as the "Godfather of Go-go", Brown is also a jazz and blues vocalist. This led to the first commercial recording of Cassidy, the duet album with Chuck Brown, The Other Side; which featured performances of classic songs such as "Fever", Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child" and Cassidy's signature tune "Over the Rainbow". The album was released and distributed by Liaison Records, the label that also released Brown's Go-go albums. The duet CD attracted the attention of various record companies, but the offers all required Cassidy to pigeonhole herself within a single style (e.g., pop or jazz), something she adamantly refused to do.[citation needed]
In 1993 Eva Cassidy was first honored by the Washington area music community when she was awarded two Wammie awards for "Female Vocalist Roots/Traditional R&B" and "Vocalist Jazz/Traditional." The next year she was chosen to perform for the awards ceremony.
In January 1996, Cassidy recorded the album Live at Blues Alley, about which The Washington Post later commented that "she could sing anything and make it sound like the only music that mattered". [1] Cassidy was unhappy with her singing on the album, because she had a bad cold on the night of the recording; she began recording a studio album which was eventually released as Eva by Heart posthumously in 1997.
During a promotional event for the Live at Blues Alley CD in July 1996, Cassidy noticed an ache in her hips, which she attributed to stiffness from painting murals. The pain persisted, and, a few weeks later, Cassidy was diagnosed with melanoma. By the time of her diagnosis, the cancer had spread throughout her body. Cassidy's health rapidly deteriorated, and her final performance was in September 1996. At the performance, she had used a walker to reach the stage, sang "What a Wonderful World" in front of an audience of friends, and was subsequently admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital.[citation needed]
Eva Cassidy died on November 2, 1996, at the age of 33. She was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Washington Area Music Association.
On the Inside
Eva Cassidy Lyrics
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I never thought I'd find someone
Who'd love me true
'Cause I know true love is on the inside
It's not something you can buy
It comes from a heart that's true
(True love is one the inside)
'Cause when you say that I love you
You know you've got to feel it too
True love is on the inside
It's not just the things you say
When words can just fade away
(True love is one the inside)
'Cause I don't need to be with you
To know the love I feel is true
You said you love me
Then she called
I heard you whisper Yes I love you
Something's wrong
Something's wrong
Oh you tell me that you love me
Am I the only one you see
Because if love is what you feel
How could you tell her what you're telling me
(True love is one the inside)
(It's not something you can buy)
It comes from a heart that's true
True love is one the inside
'Cause when you say that I love you
You know you've got to feel it too
True love is on the inside
It's not just the things you say
When words can just fade away
(True love is on the inside)
'Cause I don't need to be with you
To know the love I feel is true
You tell me that you love me
So I can fill your fantasies
But I won't be the love you need
Unless it's love in the first degree
True love is one the inside
It's not something you can buy
It comes from a heart that's true
True love is one the inside
'Cause when you say that I love you
You know you've got to feel it too
True love is on the inside
It's not just the things you say
When words can just fade away
(True love is on the inside)
'Cause I don't need to be with you
To know the love I feel is true
True love is one the inside
It's not something you can buy
Oh you can't buy my love
(True love is on the inside)
'Cause when you say that I love you
You know you've got to feel it too
Oh oh oh
In the song "On The Inside," Eva Cassidy sings about the concept of true love, which cannot be bought or faked through words alone. The song tells the story of a relationship where the singer's partner professes love, but their actions and interactions with others cause doubt and suspicion in the singer's mind. The singer reflects on the idea that true love is something that comes from within a person's heart, and that it must be felt and experienced, not just stated with words. The song emphasizes the importance of genuine emotion and connection in a relationship, rather than just surface-level expressions of love.
The song itself was written by Hugh Prestwood and was first recorded by a number of country music singers, but Eva Cassidy's version of the song has become her most well-known and beloved cover. Cassidy's rendition is known for its emotional resonance, haunting vocals, and stripped-down arrangement that puts the focus on her voice and guitar. Cassidy's style was often characterized by her ability to reinterpret songs in her own way, bringing a unique touch to even the most well-known tunes.
Line by Line Meaning
Just going home to an empty room
Returning to an unoccupied room with no meaning or purpose
I never thought I'd find someone
The disbelief of finding love
Who'd love me true
Finding someone that will love unconditionally
'Cause I know true love is on the inside
Understanding that true love comes from within
It's not something you can buy
True love cannot be purchased or earned
It comes from a heart that's true
True love originates from an honest and genuine heart
('Cause when you say that I love you
Expressing the importance of feeling true love
You know you've got to feel it too
True love requires mutual, reciprocal emotion
True love is on the inside
True love originates from within and cannot be faked
It's not just the things you say
True love is not simply expressed through words
When words can just fade away
Words do not hold the same significance as true love
('Cause I don't need to be with you
Love is not determined by physical presence
To know the love I feel is true
The knowledge and assurance of true love despite distance
You said you love me
Acknowledging the expression of love
Then she called
Implying the presence of another lover
I heard you whisper Yes I love you
Overhearing and doubting the expression of love
Something's wrong
Feeling a lack of trust or understanding
Oh you tell me that you love me
Desiring transparent communication in relationships
Am I the only one you see
Questioning the depth of one's love for another
Because if love is what you feel
If love is genuine and true
How could you tell her what you're telling me
Expressing the importance of fidelity and loyalty
('Cause I don't need to be with you
Expressing the depth and strength of love
To know the love I feel is true
Love remains constant despite separation or distance
You tell me that you love me
Acknowledging the presence and expression of love
So I can fill your fantasies
The realization that love is not simply physical desire
But I won't be the love you need
Understanding that love takes more than one person to function
Unless it's love in the first degree
Referring to the commitment level and depth of love
Oh you can't buy my love
Love cannot be purchased or earned through materialistic means
(True love is on the inside)
The repetition and emphasis on the importance of genuine, true love
('Cause when you say that I love you
Reiterating the significance of reciprocated love
('Cause I don't need to be with you
Concluding the song with the reaffirmation of love's strength
To know the love I feel is true
Acknowledging that love remains true regardless of distance or presence
True love is one the inside
Final repetition of the significance of genuine, true love
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Love this song and voice❤