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About This Track
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.
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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dianabarnett wrote:
when a song is this perfect and sung so beautifully you will NEVER get tired of hearing it
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hollyheer wrote:
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.
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LeRoyUSBanker wrote:
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...
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vmcdaniel wrote:
I havent heard in quite a while,great song
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pianosaxandbass wrote:
i love it!!! very smooth very sexy voice!!
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whatanight wrote:
Killing Me Softly bow wow
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LonerB wrote:
The Original.
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DZRTsurfer88 wrote:
~GOOD1~
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keysrgood wrote:
Less than 250 shouts, disgusting! I comfort myself thinking it's quality rather than quantity!
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gibeti wrote:
guter song
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meTheeElizabeth wrote:
Yessss! What @VanessaGroove said below me. I wish I could have lived through those times.
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VanessaGroove wrote:
Ahhh....the 70's
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bicknor wrote:
Thanks, Don Mclean...................
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keysrgood wrote:
Just can't say enough great things about this. Wonderful arrangement, amazing vocals, brilliant lyrics, possibly the best song of all time. Hate the Fugees version, such a waste of Lauryn Hill's talent with that terrible curry house sitar riff and the "uh"s and "one time", soulless, the complete opposite of this.
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davidgeorgea wrote:
A nice track ..I loved it ...................(* - *)...................
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livingark wrote:
I love playing this piece on my soprano recorder........she is to die for! Peace.
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djhaua wrote:
Killing me softly with THIS song...
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Sebdefonky wrote:
unglaublich
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bicknor wrote:
Yes, I well remember a love, lost so many years ago............. but still fresh in my mind...............
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dianabarnett wrote:
Perfect ............... always reminds you of a lost love from long ago
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