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.
Time After Time
Eva Cassidy Lyrics
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Turning in circles, confusion is nothing new
Flashback to moon nights, almost left behind
A suitcase of memories, time after sometime
You picture me, I'm walking too far ahead
You're calling to me, I can't hear what you have said
And you say, "go slow, I've fallen behind"
If you're lost you can look and you will find me,
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you, I'll be waiting,
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you, I will be waiting,
Time after time....time after time
After your picture fades and darkness has turned to grey
Watching through windows, I'm wondering if you're ok
And you say, "go slow, I've fallen behind"
The drum beats out of time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me, time after time
If you fall I will catch you, I'll be waiting, time after time
If you fall I will catch you, I will be waiting, time after time
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
Time after time
The lyrics of Eva Cassidy's song Time After Time displays the longing and nostalgia of two people who are kept apart by distance and time but are still connected by their memories of each other. The opening lyrics, "Lying in my bed, I hear the clock ticking, think of you" describes the feeling of being stuck, turning in circles and unable to move on from the past. The line "Flashback to moon nights, almost left behind, a suitcase of memories, time after sometime" takes us to memories that the singer holds dear to their heart but are fading away, giving us a sense of melancholy and loss.
The chorus of the song holds a message of hope for the two people that are separated. It suggests that even though they are not together, they are still connected by their memories and they will find each other "time after time." The line "If you're lost you can look and you will find me, time after time" describes the idea that even when things seem dark and bleak, there is still a way to find hope and comfort in each other's memories.
The verses that follow hold the same message of support and encouragement, with lines such as "If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting, time after time." In contrast to the opening verse, where the singer is stuck in their memories, these verses show a promise to be there for each other through thick and thin, even if they are physically apart.
Line by Line Meaning
Lying in my bed I hear the clock ticking', think of you
As I lay in bed listening to the steady rhythm of the clock, my thoughts are consumed by thoughts of you.
Turning in circles, confusion is nothing new
I find myself in a familiar state of confusion, endlessly circling in thought.
Flashback to moon nights, almost left behind
I reminisce about nights under the moon, memories that almost slip away if not for my attempts to hold onto them.
A suitcase of memories, time after sometime
I carry with me a suitcase full of cherished memories, each one seeming more meaningful with the passage of time.
You picture me, I'm walking too far ahead
You imagine me outpacing you, walking too far ahead on the journey of life without you.
You're calling to me, I can't hear what you have said
Though you call out to me, I can't hear your words over the noise of my own thoughts.
And you say, "go slow, I've fallen behind"
You urge me to slow down and wait for you, acknowledging that you feel left behind in the race of life.
The second hand unwinds
The endless rotation of the second hand on the clock reflects the steady, unstoppable passage of time.
If you're lost you can look and you will find me, time after time
If you ever find yourself lost or alone, know that I will always be there for you, time and time again.
If you fall I will catch you, I'll be waiting, time after time
No matter how many times you fall, I will always be there to catch you and help you back up, patiently waiting for you.
After your picture fades and darkness has turned to grey
As time goes by and memories fade, even in darkness, I think about you.
Watching through windows, I'm wondering if you're okay
I imagine myself outside your window, watching over you and hoping that all is well.
The drum beats out of time
As the rhythms of life continue, they seem increasingly out of sync with my own emotions and desires.
Time after time
Throughout all of life's twists and turns, good times and bad, I will always be there to love and support you, time after time.
Time after time
No matter how many times we may grow apart or reconnect, my love for you remains constant, time after time.
Time after time
As life moves forward, I know that my commitment to you will never waver, time after time.
Time after time
For eternity and beyond, our love will endure and persist, time after time.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Robert Hyman, Cyndi Lauper
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William Franklin
Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick and think of you
Turning in circles confusion is nothing new
Flashback to warm nights
Almost left behind
Suitcase of memories,
Time after sometimes you picture me
I'm walking too far ahead
You're calling to me, I can't hear what you have said
And you say go slow
I've fallen behind
The second hand unwinds
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
Time after time
After your picture fades and darkness has turned to gray
Watching through windows I'm wondering
If you're okay
And you say go slow
I've fallen behind
The drum beats out of time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
Time after time
Mmm, time after time
Ooh, time after time
Time after time
mckennamagoo
Who here still listens to Eva here in 2020? Gone but never her angelic voice will never be forgotten..
Mark Johnson
mckennamagoo How can I NOT listen this angel? Better question...
Bob Phillips
Listening. With tears streaming.
Izabel Dias
Me
Odin's left eye
It's impossible to listen to Eva Cassidy and not shed a tear or two.
Tony Badcock
True story!
Tony England
This beautiful woman's voice is like medicine for the soul. I can only imagine a better place needed her more than we did.
JanEarth
Played this at Mums funeral...I agree with you.
Jermaine Boyd
Omg, you never lied. I’m crying right now🥺🥺🥺🥺
Mike Reiss
I was thinking the same exact thing.