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Track: Killing Me Softly With His Song
Artist: Roberta Flack
Album: Killing Me Softly

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Name: Roberta Flack
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Soul singer and songwriter. Born February 10, 1937 in Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA. Died February 24, 2025 in Manhattan, New York City, USA. From 1969, she had recorded 16 albums, solo or in duet. She was produced through the years by [a=Joel Dorn], [a=Arif Mardin], [a=Ralph MacDonald], [a=Eugene McDaniels], [a=Joe Ferla], [a=Joseph Brooks], [a=Eric Mercury], [a=William Eaton], [a=William Salter], [a=Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio], [a=Marcus Miller], [a=Michael Omartian], [a=Jerry Hey], [a=Andy Goldmark], [a=Barry Miles]. Best known for her hit singles "Killing Me Softly", "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Feel Like Makin' Love". She duetted with [a=Donny Hathaway] and [a=Peabo Bryson], recording two albums with each one of them. In 1981, she recorded the soundtrack of "Bustin Loose" and sang the title song of the movie "Making Love" (1982), written by [a=Burt Bacharach]. A duet with [a=Maxi Priest] entitled "Set The Night To Music" was released in 1991. Her godson was jazz/funk keyboardist [a=Bernard Wright].

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Release: Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song
Year: 1973
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul

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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
Embarassed 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


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

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