[Hank 91]

Eva Cassidy's rendition of Fields of Gold is the best I have ever heard.  Also, her version of Over the Rainbow is the best version of that ballad.

Does anyone remember Michelle Kwan's final skate to "Fields of Gold"? It was a cover, so perhaps it was Eva Cassidy. I'm not a figure skating fan, but I'll never forget watching that. One, the song was beautiful, but the back story of the event made the whole thing heart-wrenching. Kwan was the most decorated skater in American history, but she had never won Olympic gold. This was supposed to be her Olympics, and her final skate at the Olympic Gala, or whatever they call that final celebration night, to Fields of Gold, was clearly planned as a reference to the gold medal she hoped to have won. Sadly, she took bronze, so the song took on a different meaning that night. She skated much of the routine with tears streaming down her face. Absolutely heartbreaking.

[Hank 91]

Eva Cassidy's rendition of Fields of Gold is the best I have ever heard.  Also, her version of Over the Rainbow is the best version of that ballad.

Does anyone remember Michelle Kwan's final skate to "Fields of Gold"? It was a cover, so perhaps it was Eva Cassidy. I'm not a figure skating fan, but I'll never forget watching that. One, the song was beautiful, but the back story of the event made the whole thing heart-wrenching. Kwan was the most decorated skater in American history, but she had never won Olympic gold. This was supposed to be her Olympics, and her final skate at the Olympic Gala, or whatever they call that final celebration night, to Fields of Gold, was clearly planned as a reference to the gold medal she hoped to have won. Sadly, she took bronze, so the song took on a different meaning that night. She skated much of the routine with tears streaming down her face. Absolutely heartbreaking.