Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song !!
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Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song !!
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This is Roberta Flack's song. She didn'y write it but the moment she opened her mouth in '73 she owned it.
Like Johnny Cash with Hurt
And I imagine it has paid much of her rent ever since.
Written and originally recorded by Lori Lieberman.
A lot of people think that the Fugees are the originals.
@@pjg58x I hate that version with an incandescent passion, lol
He needs to listen to the same version we heard on the radio back in the day. In my opinion, the original is usually the best. Remakes come about through an artists admiration for the original, and even then, popularity comes down as a matter of personal taste.
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” is a must listen. It blows this song right out of the water. I kid you not! It’s like a religious experience.
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Agreed!!!
100% 🙌💯
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I agree, you have to check out her breakout hit "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face".
She's quoted as saying: "It's a perfect song. It's the kind of song that has two unique & distinct qualities: it tells a story, & it has lyrics that mean something." "I wish more songs I had chosen had moved me the way that one did. I've loved [most] every song I've recorded, but that one was pretty special."
I absolutely agree!!
Great song but Best Version is on PBS
ruclips.net/video/cN2MYU67Q7s/видео.htmlsi=TcntNkUN3o_nk2hB
Yes yes and yes
This song was included in a movie but I can't think of the title.
@@rossalynsmith5253 play misty for me. Clint Eastwood
Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face...amazing, one of my faves.
THIS ONE!!
Just AMAZING ❤❤❤
CLOSE TO MY HEART❤❤❤
Agreed. Her live performance isi captivating and it's one of my favorites. Just do moving and emotional. Still gives me goosebumps when I hear it.
Roberta Flack won the Grammy Awards Record of the Year two years in a row. First, at the 1973 Grammys for First Time Ever I Saw Your Face then for Killing Me Softly.
I saw her in concert back then. She sang First Time Ever I Saw His Face, she sat at the piano put her head back, closed her eyes and was fabulous.
‘Your face’
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. ❤🔥
Roberta Flack's duets with Donny Hathaway in the 70s are really special. They include "The Closer I Get to You", and "Where Is the Love."
Now, Donny Hathaway is someone you really should check out. He was an amazingly gifted singer. His versions of "A Song For You" and "Someday We'll All Be Free" are transcendent! 😊
Sadly, as is too often the case, he died tragically in 1979 at 33 years of age, after falling from his 15th-floor room in New York City's Essex House hotel.
RIP Donny ❤
stephenstrudwick8095, Donnie actually suffered from paranoia schizophrenia and died by suicide in which he had numerous episodes. Sad situation!
Donny is Stevie level gifted. Never hit a bad note.
As others have said, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” is an experience not to be missed. Roberta Flack’s voice will penetrate your soul.
I much prefer the recorded version to the live. The backup vocals and instrumentation adds so much more to the song.
I like the studio version better, too. But you can listen to that anytime. To see her in person singing it live would have been an absolute privilege, though
Listen to The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Be still my heart. Breathtaking.
Not auto tune just pure talent ❤
Always back then ..
Talent!
Others may sing this song however Roberta Flack IS THE QUEEN with this one.
The studio version of"The First Time Ever I saw Your Face" is the most hauntingly beautiful song ever!! Her voice....... untouchable!
Her voice is so comforting. It's like cream gravy on a biscuit.
And WON'T clog your arteries🥰!!!
What a crescendo. Don McClean impressing someone so much that they wrote a beautiful testament to him. That was delivered with utter soul and perfection by Roberta. All those forces joining together to create a masterpiece.
Roberta Flack is one of the greatest voices ever. Others have mentioned “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”. That song and her delivery of it is something you feel to the depths of your soul. Pure greatness. I recommend the studio version of that one for the full effect.
Thank you so much for crediting the songwriter(s). As Nashville BMI manager Francis Preston said, “It all begins with a song”.
Sincerely, a songwriter
This song was written from the reaction to Don McLean's song Vincent among other songs of his. Vincent was also Tupac's favorite song, his sister played it in the hospital the night he died according to a news report.
Oh my gosh, I didn't know this was about Vincent. That makes so much sense. Thanks.
Yes thank you. Was scanning the comments to see who would say this.
The song that inspired this was 'Empty Chairs' which is about the end of a love affair and obviously Lori felt he could have been singing about her and her pain.
I remember hearing this on the radio back in the 70's when I was a kid. She is amazing...
I had the same memory when I listened to her in this video. Just beautiful.
I just listened to Lori's recording. She and Roberta have two very different voices. Lori strikes me as a quintessential 70s voice. Roberta takes it and like anyone who covers someone else's work, makes it her own. That's the trick with covering someone else's songs. Thanks BP for giving a shout-out to the writers of this song, sometimes they are the unsung heroes. Without these talented people writing these melodies, harmonies, and lyrics, a lot of singers who don't write their own stuff would not have much to do. The singers and the songwriters both deserve our respect.
Gotta check out "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" ... hit #1 on Billboard top 10.
Absolutely!
As everyone is saying, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is
absolutely a must. And I agree with the person who said the
studio version would have been better for you to hear first.
Love Roberta, such a sultry voice. Peace
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is my favorite from her. She also has a duet with Peobo Bryson that's beautiful!
I'm a 64 year old disabled Army Vet, loved both Roberta and Don but this is the first time I have heard of the connection. Thank you so much for educating me. This is a song that's hard to forget.
Roberta Flack’s voice always felt like a warm blanket!
Roberta Flack won grammies for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance as well as Record of the Year in 1973 for this 1972 song. It was a massive hit.
You've never heard any song like Roberta Flack singing The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. You are left speechless. And, it was played full length on the radio when it was released. No one could talk, you just listened. You were in awe.
She is one of those artists that just gets better with time. As she matured, so did her voice and her sound. Just Heavenly.
heard the studio version a million times, but NEVER this live performance...thanks BP...amazing
On my top 10 songs of my lifetime.
Will never tire of this song, her magnificent voice and the arrangement.
My introduction to Roberta Flack was this song in 1973, by my brother (I was 15 yrs old), Brooklyn New York. She's one of the best vocalists EVER!!! Saw her in concert in the early 1980's in Toronto, she's a total dream. Not a bad song in her catalogue. My brother introduced me to Marvin Gaye's music at about the same time as well.
You had a great brother!! Great memories. ❤
I was 12 and still in primary school in Melbourne Australia and loved this the first time that ai heard it. I studied classical piano at the time and could play this by ear back then. Beautiful song!
Roberta Flack had a beautiful voice. Love this song. Love your reaction!
I got fulll body chills when i read the title. Clicked immediately for one of the greatest songs ever written, along with The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
I just got goosebumps listening to that magical voice. ❤❤❤Try and find something close to this now....won't happen.
I remember when I first heard this song as a young girl. I fell instantly in love with it. I thought it was one of the most beautiful songs I'd ever heard.
I know back then we couldn't get the whole history of a song at the touch of a keyboard but boy, did we enjoy raw, brilliant vocals 😍😍😍
One of the best female vocalists ever!!
She became known worldwide in 1971 due to her version of "The First Time Ever I saw Your Face" being featured in Clint Eastwood's "Play Misty for Me", a thriller he directed and starred in. Eastwood takes his music very seriously and chooses songs carefully for his films. He is a great pianist himself. You need to react to that one of hers.
We saw Robert Flack live several years ago on the South Terrace of the Biltmore House in Asheville. She was born in Black Mountain just east of Asheville, and grew up in Arlington, VA. What a show she put on for the hometown folks. Her version of Ewan MacColl's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is just incredible.
I remember 1973 hearing Roberta Flack over and over again singing "Killing Me Softly". I was doing my military service then, and everyone listened to this.
"First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." Love to see your reaction to that song!
I love her voice❤ I heard her sing this before the fugees… and while I love their version of this song, there’s some thing pure and beautiful about the way Roberta does it.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” is another great Roberta Flack song. 😊
One of the best songs ever ❤️ Takes me back to my childhood.
Roberta Flack performed this song in the 1971 movie, "Play Misty For Me" starring Clint Eastwood.. A great movie!
young man you should be doing a deep dive into the Wrecking Crew....it will blow your mind in ways you never knew it could be blown....
Know what you're talking about , you're right and also Mussel Shoals in Alabama I think ?
@@Cchan53 well the Wrecking Crew were the first call musicians in Los Angeles and worked in many different recording studios around LA.....Mussel Shoals was a recording studio only.....a lot of the songs he reacts to it was the Wrecking Crew doing the music tracks.....
Absolutely love this song and Roberta's version.
Fun fact: I used to work at the Broadway Arcade in NYC in the 80's and 90's and Roberta came in quite frequently and her favorite game at the time was Centipede.
Yup, gotta hear "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - what a fantastic rendition by Roberta Flack! First became familiar with this song from Clint Eastwood's movie "Play Misty for Me". ("Misty" was the first film Eastwood directed back in 1971). I was waaaay too young to see it then but saw it as an adult many years later. "Fatal Attraction" before "Fatal Attraction."
She heard him singing 'Empty Chairs' which is about someone lamenting about loneliness after the end of a love affair. The song obviously reflected how Lori felt about her own life and this song was born...
I love Roberta Flack. Grew up with this song. Listening to it today makes me weep as it brings up so many memories.
One of my absolute favorites.
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is another big hit of hers.
Wow!!!! Roberta and Barbra the same day. Two of the very best ever. And this is Roberta's song. Nobody else can do it like her. You might want to check out "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face".
In 1969, Roberta Flack beautifully presented "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". Often considered one of the world's most beautiful love songs, it was penned in 1957 by English political activist/singer-songwriter Ewan MacColl for his girlfriend Peggy Seeger (late political activist, and performer Pete Seeger's little sister).
This story is really about what it takes to create gold. It reminds me of how Dolly Parton wrote the song "I will always love you" then she heard Whitney Houston's version of it over the radio.
I guess we are grateful that song writers allow their songs to leave their nest. In time through another singers interpretation it is transformed into something so memorable, that we would have sworn that the version we know was the original.
Thank you for sharing the history of this song. Knowing it has made me appreciate all the people who helped to make it possible. The next time I hear Roberta Flack sing it, will remember how none of us are alone while we are creating.
Love me some Roberta. As I mentioned in another post she had some panty droppers. This is considered the best version. Roberta dropped this in 72. Fugees dropped theirs in 90s. Roberta performed this with them in 97. That video is available on the RUclips. No one ever heard of Lori whatever her name was
Roberta Flack’s The Closer I Get to You and First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
It's so hard to resist singing One Time, One Time 😂
I Loved her and her incredible voice in the 70's She was incredible!
My dad loved her voice. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was on repeat at our house.
She has the voice of an angel.
In grade 6, we learned a bunch of popular songs from different genres. This was one of them. It has been a top 10 for me for the last 48 years.
Son, you keep listening to this music the third baby is going to be on the way...LOL..love it. God bless you and your family.
She has such a gorgeous voice! I agree that this is her song. 🌺✌️
Thank you for sharing the origin story. That makes this even better knowing that.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, what words to begin a song with. You need to listen to that!!!!! You won't be sorry🎶🎸🎼🎵
With the utmost respect to Roberta Flack - this is an amazing performance - I just can't get over they Lauryn Hill version.
OH, MY!!! I used to try SO HARD to sing this song like Roberta, in my teens.....one of my FAVS from back in the day...or, her First Time Ever I Saw Your Face!! SO, SO GOOD!!! ENJOY, BP!!! HUGS!
BEAUTIFUL VOICE !!! I LOVE THIS SONG....
I Love this song. I was young 13 or 14 when it came out and Roberta and this song memorized me.
Her voice fits this song like a satin glove.
You MUST listen to her song, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"! And... Roberta's version of "Killing Me Softly" is perfection! No one can do it better.
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway were gold on their own; but as a duo TRIPLE PLATINUM. Check them out together.
“Where Is The Love”!
At my age, I've heard this song hundreds of times...
and later the Fugues' cover.....
but damn---
that performance was a joy to see!
This was a big hit for Roberta and yes it was written about Don. A few years earlier in 1971 another hit song written by the late, great Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett titled “Superstar” was released by the Carpenters (another hit for them)… same type of vibe lyrically and musically, that one needs a listen too!
Roberta Flack sings these songs beautifully.
FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE,
WHERE IS THE LOVE? with Donny Hathaway.
THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE,
and TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE with Peabo Bryson.
Her legacy is rich and brilliant like a diamond. To come from being a school teacher to the heights of popular music is quite an accomplishment. Her music is as beautiful as her spirit. And both live on.
no computer aid PURE TALENT!!
Gotta go with Roberta's "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" for your next Roberta tune....
We know Roberta here in Australia, back in the 70’s, had some major hits. She’s brilliant.
OMGOSH!!!! I so miss the 70’s music!!!
This song had a very popular remake by The Fugees where they modernized it. Love this song.
I loved this, I first heard it in a film, " play misty for me " with Clint Eastward, and ran to the record shop to order it, in the UK. Love Roberta Flack ❤
She has a beautiful voice, and I always tear I when I hear her sing.
This live performance is very good...but I gotta admit I prefer the Album Version. As a teenager I would listen to her whole album often.
I think you should listen to the studio recording, the strings, the chorus - it amps up the drama. Because Roberta is amazing and this was a HUGE song, incredibly popular! Agreed you may want to listen to First Time… an amazing, gorgeous song!
I still get chills when I hear her sing this song. You got to react to "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". It's such a song of love. I thought I hadn't heard the Lauryn Hill version but I have. I didn't hear a live version, so I always wonder about auto tune. We know Roberta didn't have auto tune.
The two most beautiful songs ever recorded are Roberta Flack first time ever I saw your face... the studio version... and the Righteous Brothers Unchained Melody.... Great reaction. Thank you.
You know it's a timeless song when you can remember all the lyrics even if you haven't heard it for a long period.
If anyone didn’t know Roberta Flack wasn’t the writer they would easily assume she did by the way she sings it- she absolutely owns every word on stage and you believe every bit of it is a true story
This song introducedme to Roberta Flack, and loved her music ever after.🌺🙀🐾
I agree with you about Lauren Hill.
She in my opinion done the best cover of Killing Me Softly !
But I Love Everything Lauren Hill done both with the Fugees and Solo !
Roberta’s version is what I grew up with in the 70’s and would sing it all the time. Back when we wore out records. Then when Lauryn sang it with the Fugees I was blown away how great she did. I love the Fugees version, but Roberta and her beautiful voice that captivated me as a very young boy, nothing better.
The incomparable Roberta.
I fell in love with Roberta Flack after the release of First Time Ever I saw Your Face.
She is one beautiful talent.
I've bought every album ever since.
Roberta made this song FAMOUS!!!
Please listen to these other Roberta Flack songs you won't be disappointed at all you'll fall in LUV with her forever after hearing these tunes.
- Where Is the Love (with Donny Hathaway)
- Feel Like Makin' Love
- The Closer I Get to You (with Donny Hathaway)
- You Are Everything
- Tonight, I Celebrate My Love (with Peabo Bryson)
- You Make Me Feel Brand New
Her muisc blows me away her voice is soooooooooooooooooo good
Roberta Flack has such talent. Love her music. Listen to First Time Ever I Saw His Face Oh my!!!
I LOVE Roberta’s voice! So many great songs from her. Going totally off topic, have you reacted to two ladies that are singing in French?
Lara Fabian’s Je Suis Malade and Emma Kok’s Voila? You don’t have to know the words to feel them. They are that good.