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'Hi,
this is Roberta Flack. We haven't met, but I'm going to sing your songs.' This is what Flack said to one
of Killing Me Softly With His Song’s
composers when she decided to record the cover.
Written Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel
Original Version Lori Lieberman
Original Song's Title Killing Me Softly (With His Song)
Year 1971
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Cover Version Roberta Flack
Song's Title Killing Me Softly With His Song
Year 1973
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Cover Version The Fugees
Song's Title Killing Me Softly
Year 1996
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Featuring The Fugees and Roberta Flack
Event VMAs
Year 1997
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Apart from the controversy
about who the authorship of Killing Me
Softly With His Song belongs to, the facts are that Fox and Gimbel
are the only credited songwriters and Lieberman sang it for the first time.
Being covered by many
artists, was Roberta Flack’s cover the one reaching the #1
at the music charts and winning three Grammy Awards.
After more than 20 years, The
Fugees were also well succeeded with
their new “desing” for Killing me Softly becoming the biggest-selling single of 1996 in
UK.
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