Genius Meanings
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Fugees – Killing Me Softly
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The Fugees' first mega-hit is a fairly straightforward cover of a song by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel, written for and originally recorded by Lori Lieberman and made famous by
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Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly with His Song
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“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
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Perry Como – Killing Me Softly With Her Song
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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
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Fugees – Killing Me Softly (Radio Edit)
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[Hook: Lauryn Hill] / 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
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Lori Lieberman – Killing Me Softly With His Song
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The original recording of the song made famous by Roberta Flack’s 1973 version and revived in 1996 as the first smash hit for Lauryn Hill and the Fugees.
The song was written for
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Fugees – Killing Me Softly With His Song (Short Version Live)
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[Lauryn - Verse One] - (Pras in parentheses) / Yo! Yo! What?! / I heard he sang a good song, yeah! / Yo...I heard he had a style / And so, I came to see him and listen for awhile
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Nils Landgren – Killing me softly
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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
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Fugees – Killing Me Softly With His Song (Live From MCM)
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[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
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Anne Murray – Killing Me Softly with His Song
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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
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Engelbert Humperdinck – Killing Me Softly
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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
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Alicia Keys – Killing Me Softly (Live)
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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
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ELYSANIJ – Killing Me Softly (Urban Version)
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[Letra de "Killing Me Softly (Urban Version)"] / [Verso 1] / I heard he sang a good song / I heard he had style / And so I came to see him / To listen for a while / And there he
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Citizen Queen – Killing Me Softly
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[Chorus: Hannah, Nina, & Kaylah] / 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
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John Holt – Killing Me Softly With Her Song
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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
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Bastille – Killing Me Softly With His Song (MTV Unplugged / Edit)
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[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
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Curtis Walsh – Killing Me Softly
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[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
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Shirley Bassey – Killing Me Softly With His Song
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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
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MD DJ – Killing Me Softly
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[Intro] / 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 / [Chorus
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Luther Vandross – Killing Me Softly
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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
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Zhavia Ward – Killing Me Softly With His Song (The Four Challenge)
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[Verse 1] / I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style / And so I came to see him and listen for a while / And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes / [Chorus
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Spectrum the Originator (Ft. Lynnsay) – Killing Them Softly
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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
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Al B. Sure! – Killing Me Softly
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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
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Pitingo – Killing Me Softly With His Song
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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
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Negra Li, Leilah Moreno, Quelynah & Cindy Mendes – Killing Me Softly With His Song
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[Spoken Words: Júlio Machado as a character] / "Oi gente, obrigado por terem vindo, eu to muito feliz poder comemorar o aniversário da Roberta aqui com vocês, eu tenho certeza que
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Fugees – Ready or Not
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The Fugees' second biggest hit is an ominous warning to wack MCs. The song puts a hip-hop spin on a soul classic—its chorus and bridge are an interpolation of The Delfonics' 1968
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Fabolous (Ft. Jazzy) – Real One
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Loso describes a girl he meets and attempts to convince her that he’s the kind of guy she needs in her life, cuz ain’t nobody realer than him.
This beat samples the Fugees‘ cover
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Juice WRLD – Wishing Well
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On “Wishing Well,“ the late rapper Juice WRLD discusses substance abuse and fame, dropping references to his drug of choice, Percocet. What began as recreational drug use morphed
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Beyoncé – Countdown
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In this well-polished R&B song about her love for Jay-Z, Queen Bey talks about how they both manage to have a perfect marriage while maintaining their superstardom (Beyoncé was six
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Sudden Death – Slow Painful Death
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{*a parody of The Fugees' song "Killing Me Softly"*} / Numbing my brain with that singer / Echoes for days in my head / Killing me slowly with this song / Killing me slowly with
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In Search Of: Here’s Why People Are Looking Up Lil Keed, King Von, & Cosmo Sheldrake
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Nat King Cole & Bob Dylan recently saw renewed interest.
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Серёга (Seryoga) – Killing Me Softly
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[Текст песни «Killing Me Softly»] / [Припев] / Killing me softly with his song / Killing me softly with his song / Killing me softly / With his song / [Куплет 1] / Ты скажешь: «Ну
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Fugees (Ft. John Forté & Omega (Rapper)) – Family Business
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‘Family Business’ is the 7th track off of The Fugees 2nd album “The Score”
The main sample you hear throughout most of the song is Francisco Tárrega’s composition “Recuerdos De La
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Sam Hunt – Vandalizer
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Vandalizer is a 2013 song from a pre-fame acoustic mixtape titled Between the Pines. Hunt released the tape while trying to gain popularity as a performer, and not only a song
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