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Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song (4:44)

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Lori Lieberman was the first to record “Killing Me Softly with His Song” in 1971.

It became a bigger hit when covered by Roberta Flack in 1973. Her version won three Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Female Performer and it was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks. It was replaced by “Love Train” by The O’Jays, then returned to the top of the U.S. charts for another week. In 1999 Flack’s version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Flack’s version ranked #360 on Rolling Stone’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Flack’s version also ranked at #82 on Billboard’s Greatest Songs of all time.

Lori Lieberman saw Don McLean singing his composition “Empty Chairs” in concert. Afterwards, Lieberman wrote a poem titled “Killing Me Softly with His Blues”, which became the basis for the song “Killing Me Softly with His Song” written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox.
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  • Rubberbandman16

    Like the Fugees version bettr, more modern, but still a gr8 song

    14 days ago

  • appidydafoo

    The original, the best :)

    last month

  • Panecea

    ♥

    last month

  • TWHsr

    Such a good song.

    last month

  • FanAxcess

    Way to go, RF!

    last month

  • BrasilioTorres

    Maravilhosa,nota 1000

    March 2012

  • DavidisRicky

    Such a great song sung so beautifully. I believe it was a tribute to Don Mclean.

    March 2012

  • TWHsr

    I agree with Jason (iprebola), very few songs sound good any more, especially rap, but then again, nobody said it was music.

    March 2012

  • prettygoodbro

    Sounds like this, make you live a good LIFE!!

    February 2012

  • jprebola

    What ever happened to music? I loved the 60's and 70's. It's just obnoxious noise now.....

    February 2012

  • dianabarnett

    when a song is this perfect and sung so beautifully you will NEVER get tired of hearing it

    February 2012

  • hollyheer

    I agree with you.. This is when music actually meant something..Oh, and people could really sing. I am glad I grew then.....Much better than today.

    February 2012

  • LeRoyUSBanker

    Still sounds great after these years....sounds as fresh as it did back in the late 60's, 68 & 69......Killing you softly with my song...

    January 2012

  • vmcdaniel

    I havent heard in quite a while,great song

    January 2012

  • pianosaxandbass

    i love it!!! very smooth very sexy voice!!

    December 2011

  • whatanight

    Killing Me Softly bow wow

    December 2011

  • LonerB

    The Original.

    December 2011

  • DZRTsurfer88

    ~GOOD1~

    November 2011

  • keysrgood

    Less than 250 shouts, disgusting! I comfort myself thinking it's quality rather than quantity!

    November 2011

  • gibeti

    guter song

    October 2011
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