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Artist: Roberta Flack
Track: Killing Me Softly with His Song

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Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song

I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him to listen for a while
And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes

Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song

I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd
I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud
I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on
Strumming my pain with his fingers

Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song

He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despair
And then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there
And he just kept on singing, singing clear and strong

Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
La, la, la, la, la, la, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, la
La

Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly

He was strumming my pain
Yeah, he was singing my life
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
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Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly with His Song
“Killing Me Softly With His Song” was originally written for and recorded by Lori Lieberman in 1972. Roberta Flack first heard the song on a flight from Los Angeles to New York
Anne Murray – Killing Me Softly with His Song
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Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly with His Song Covers
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[Instrumental]
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Lynn Anderson – Killing Me Softly With His Song
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Gabrielle – Killing Me Softly with His Song
[Chorus] / Strumming my pain with his fingers / Singing my life with his words / Killing me softly with his song / Killing me softly with his song / Telling my whole life with his
Kimberly Caldwell – Killing Me Softly With His Song
Cover of the song originally recorded in 1971 by Lori Lieberman, made famous by Roberta Flack’s 1973 version and revived in 1996 as the first smash hit for Lauren Hill and the
JENNIE – Killing Me Softly with His Song (Cover)
[Bridge] / Ohhhh ohhhh ohhhh / Ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh / La la la, la la la / Ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh / La ahh ahhhhhh haaaaaaaaaaaaaa / [Verse 1] / I heard he sang a good
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Shirley Bassey – Killing Me Softly With His Song
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Alicia Keys – Killing Me Softly (Live)
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Kandace Springs (Ft. Elena Pinderhughes) – Killing Me Softly With His Song
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Chenoa – Killing Me Softly
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Engelbert Humperdinck – Killing Me Softly
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Tua – Killing Me Softly
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Colbie Caillat – Killing Me Softly
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Perry Como – Killing Me Softly With Her Song
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Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly with His Song Samples
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Fugees – Killing Me Softly With His Song (Live From MCM)
[Hook:] / Strumming my pain with his fingers / Singing my life with his words / Killing me softly with his song / Killing me softly with his song / Telling my whole life with his
Luther Vandross – Killing Me Softly
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Johnny Mathis – Killing Me Softly with Her Song
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Killing Me Softly by Roberta Flack
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Roberta Flack release “Killing Me Softly With His Song (DJ Spinna Remix)”?
Roberta Flack released “Killing Me Softly With His Song (DJ Spinna Remix)” on January 20, 2023.
Q:What is the most popular song by Roberta Flack?
The most popular song by Roberta Flack is “Killing Me Softly with His Song” with a total of 360.9K page views.
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Roberta Flack
Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1937) is an American singer who topped the Billboard charts with the No. 1 singles “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”, “Killing Me
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Roberta Flack has 178 songs with the most popular being Killing Me Softly with His Song, Bad Idea and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
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1 US pop hits, including the timeless 1973 classic “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” • Born in North Carolina and raised in Arlington, Virginia, Flack began ...
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