never cared for the Hawaiian version......

This heart felt rendition of this beautiful song preformed by the great late Eva Cassidy is simply amazing!!!....
the feeling she evokes toward the end gives me chills till this day every time I listen to it.

One of my favorite versions was by Jerry Lee Lewis!!

Heard a little Mason in there every now and again ...
Only Don's was better ...

Yes, Jerry Lee’s version is interesting, especially since he changes the word order. Original version early on says “way up high”. Lewis opens with “blue birds fly”. Second statement of original is “skies are blue”. Lewis sings “way up high”. And, as I recall, in his recorded studio version he sings “above the chimley tops” not “chimney”. But, ol’ Jerry Lee can do anything his way, I suppose. He always has.






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I've done "Rainbow" in many styles, and I never remember it failing to satisfy the crowd. A good song can do that. Personally, I love doing it on uke in Izzy's style, but I often do it with straight two-handed Rhodes piano. No one remembers the disco version by MECO, huh? They did medleys of Wizard of Oz, and Star Wars ... fun break from the regular din on the dance floor.
I could listen to Eva Cassidy all day. Such a talent.

Thanks all for the input. Definatly given me some ideas to work on.
Nobody does Rainbow like Eva . Period !
The Hawaiian and Jerry Lee versions are interesting. Donny sent me a nice classy version I think I like the best.
AS for the other song, I listened to Dave and went back to trying it in C. I had tried that key before and still had the hardcopy. It will take a bit of work , hard song to sing correctly.
Stay tuned the Roland FP90 has landed
Thanks again everyone

"Let's Stay Together" has a wide vocal range ...
Would love to hear your version, Bill, especially with the new Roland ...
Best of luck with it ...

There are not enough adjectives in the whole dictionary to describe Eva Cassidy when it comes to song interpretation. I've listened to her sing Over the Rainbow repeatedly over the years and never tire of it. You can get lost in that song the way she puts it over.

She does a terrific job on other styles too.



Tragically, she died way too soon!
Eva Cassidy death

You got that one right! Who is playing the piano in the beginning? You....arranger keyboard.......MIDI file.....Liberace?