Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972

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  • Опубликовано: 28 янв 2018
  • "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who later became his wife. At the time, the couple were lovers, although MacColl was still married to Joan Littlewood. Seeger sang the song when the duo performed in folk clubs around Britain. During the 1960s, it was recorded by various folk singers and became a major international hit for Roberta Flack in 1972, winning Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Billboard ranked it as the no. 1 Hot 100 single of the year for 1972.
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    Lyrics:
    The first time, ever I saw your face
    I thought the sun rose in your eyes
    And the moon and the stars
    Were the gifts you gave
    To the dark, and the endless skies
    My Love
    And the first time, ever I kissed your mouth
    I felt the earth move in my hands
    Like the trembling heart
    Of a captive bird
    That was there, at my command
    My Love
    And the first time, ever I lay with you
    I felt your heart so close to mine
    And I knew our joy
    Would fill the earth
    And last, til the end of time
    My Love
    And last, 'til the end of time
    My love
    The first time, ever I saw
    Your face
    Your face
    Your fa-ace
    Your face
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Комментарии • 7 тыс.

  • @iwuezeemmanuel6750
    @iwuezeemmanuel6750 3 месяца назад +335

    Who is still here 2024!!!!

    • @l.voorwinden8978
      @l.voorwinden8978 3 месяца назад +2

      Me!

    • @johnnybhoy4278
      @johnnybhoy4278 3 месяца назад +2

      🖐️

    • @bryanwarm2471
      @bryanwarm2471 3 месяца назад +5

      Here on 23 May 2024

    • @linafrandin8641
      @linafrandin8641 3 месяца назад +3

      Still here, just about everyday. What a beautiful Lady, this and "Killing Me Softly"...no one like her. We love you Roberta Flack, always...

    • @yvonnewratten5855
      @yvonnewratten5855 3 месяца назад +4

      Many thousands of people like this song and singer if not millions .even in april 2024!

  • @myhemirr
    @myhemirr 4 года назад +6784

    This reminds me of the first time I ever saw my wife's face. She was 12 and I was 14. 5 years later we were married and that marriage lasted 53 years until God called her home May 1, 2018. I love you still Wanda and will as long as I live.

  • @rickguerrero2282
    @rickguerrero2282 4 месяца назад +166

    One of the most beautiful songs ever written about how it feels to be smitten by love……sung by one of the most beautiful female voices of all time.

    • @Laurie-eg8ct
      @Laurie-eg8ct Месяц назад +1

      Unforgettable love ❤️😢❤

    • @kathleenspurling446
      @kathleenspurling446 26 дней назад +1

      Always beautiful...timeless

    • @LanaHarris-tu2py
      @LanaHarris-tu2py 19 дней назад

      So agree 💯👍

    • @billt6116
      @billt6116 7 дней назад +2

      It's clean... Not full of a bunch of runs, where she couldn't find the right note, so you just wander around the whole scale, and pretend like you're a singer.
      I miss that soulful sound.

  • @liamhamilton8497
    @liamhamilton8497 4 месяца назад +135

    Here im sitting, listening to this masterpiece, crying over the strangers comments..

    • @steven-dark
      @steven-dark 3 месяца назад +3

      You are not alone. :)

    • @wordtreat
      @wordtreat 3 месяца назад +1

      That's the deep beauty of this place.❤

    • @user-uh9xy5su6c
      @user-uh9xy5su6c 12 дней назад +1

      I met my first love in 1972 in a bar this song was playing she looked at me ❤ I looked at her and fell in love o god wish I could turn the clock back I'm 71 now my first love has gone 😢 but I've got this song .....first time ❤

  • @stephenmccaffrey8406
    @stephenmccaffrey8406 4 месяца назад +129

    I was 18,when I first hear this song. Now at 69,it as beautiful as ever.

    • @steven-dark
      @steven-dark 3 месяца назад +3

      Me too and it still makes me cry ... 50 years on !
      Am I ashamed at that? No.

    • @reinerdykeman
      @reinerdykeman 2 месяца назад

      Good grief 🤦

    • @raymcnulty5252
      @raymcnulty5252 2 месяца назад +3

      12 years old for me, really miss our generation of music.

    • @steven-dark
      @steven-dark 2 месяца назад

      @@raymcnulty5252 Me too. I was reminiscing only today of the great mix of music in the 70s - glam rock, punk, prog rock, new wave,disco and things seemed so much easier with less big government nanny state.

    • @chiderafortunate4310
      @chiderafortunate4310 10 дней назад

      ❤ wow

  • @karenhansen6768
    @karenhansen6768 2 года назад +2332

    I met my husband when I was 16,married him at 17,he played the guitar and sang this song to me on our honeymoon, he was taken from me the next day from a car accident, I'm 60 yrs.old and when I hear this song I still cry

    • @tinawhite5803
      @tinawhite5803 2 года назад +77

      💔

    • @me9884
      @me9884 2 года назад +108

      I am so sorry for your loss.

    • @aliehawhite8616
      @aliehawhite8616 2 года назад +84

      Oh no, I’m so sorry to hear this. Bless you 🤍

    • @roe6075
      @roe6075 2 года назад +53

      I'm so sorry 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

    • @cathykline1286
      @cathykline1286 2 года назад +74

      I’m so sorry for you. My husband and I love this song too…I hope you have found love again.❤️

  • @Allen-a-tor
    @Allen-a-tor 24 дня назад +14

    Wow, this reminds me of my big sister, Cathy. She graduated high school in ‘74, she died in ‘02. I sure do miss you big sis😢

    • @leesweather9894
      @leesweather9894 2 дня назад

      From Minnesota Allen, thinking of your Sister as well as you. Peace.

    • @Allen-a-tor
      @Allen-a-tor 2 дня назад

      @@leesweather9894 thank you from New Orleans.

  • @celticlofts
    @celticlofts Год назад +616

    Roberta comes from a generation that had real talent. No studio trickery from this lady, just pure soul.. I remember playing this song four time in a row on a jukebox in a working class bar in Rhode Island in the late 70s and nobody complained. She's just pure magic...

    • @fablenewsnetwork7223
      @fablenewsnetwork7223 Год назад +17

      Absolutely correct 🥁🥁🥁

    • @johnfarey2271
      @johnfarey2271 Год назад +27

      How could anyone complain listening to such a beautiful song from a truly wonderful lady, If I was with you at that bar I would of bought you a drink for having such wonderful good taste,

    • @celticlofts
      @celticlofts Год назад +13

      @@johnfarey2271 : I don't know.. There was a few iffy looking fuckers in there at the time..but I survived.. 🙂

    • @doloresschultz8393
      @doloresschultz8393 Год назад +3

      OMG!

    • @cristinskadell338
      @cristinskadell338 Год назад +11

      that voice is a natural treasure

  • @ronfreeman5857
    @ronfreeman5857 4 года назад +2525

    Funny, how as you age, these songs become more beautiful...

    • @Jaydon05
      @Jaydon05 4 года назад +26

      Ron: Well said! I love this song!

    • @nell911ful
      @nell911ful 4 года назад +37

      Amen, I have always loved it but it just becomes more beautiful as I age.

    • @johnypirelli1118
      @johnypirelli1118 4 года назад +26

      I’m in tears at the beauty of this song 💚🥰 I’m here after hearing versions on Smule the singing app by lovely voices so had to listen to original ....wow !

    • @Anderson-dk6is
      @Anderson-dk6is 4 года назад +14

      Youre right about that

    • @thesongofdeborah1974
      @thesongofdeborah1974 4 года назад +10

      Amen!

  • @leesweather9894
    @leesweather9894 Год назад +179

    Dear God. As a 52 year old male, I'm sitting here crying. Unbelievably moving.

    • @joycebroomfield8237
      @joycebroomfield8237 5 месяцев назад +6

      This song is so emotional. May you find joy and happiness soon.

    • @carmengarza6250
      @carmengarza6250 5 месяцев назад +6

      Me, too...

    • @steven-dark
      @steven-dark 5 месяцев назад +9

      You are not alone my friend. I'm 63 and lost the love of my life to cancer last year and I bawl every time I hear this.

    • @leesweather9894
      @leesweather9894 5 месяцев назад +5

      @@steven-dark Thank you Steven (from Minnesota). Peace my friend.

    • @steven-dark
      @steven-dark 5 месяцев назад +5

      @@leesweather9894 And to you

  • @cmcchung6807
    @cmcchung6807 5 месяцев назад +122

    the first time i saw her face , today 49 years ago, she was 22 , i was 25....
    We are still very happy together today , being married for 46 years ....
    Praise the Lord....

    • @andjelikapersic6741
      @andjelikapersic6741 4 месяца назад +4

      Wish you all happinies of the world ...Amaze me to read this kind of comment... 🙏🥰🇩🇪

  • @boonicholls6649
    @boonicholls6649 4 месяца назад +64

    Beautiful, beautiful song. I dedicate it to my precious husband RAY who l lost 20months ago. The first time l ever saw his face l fell in love. The first time he ever kissed my lips, 48years of being in love. How the words of this song make me cry for him.... Love him forever❤😢

    • @francisthomlinson9062
      @francisthomlinson9062 3 месяца назад +2

    • @ianstuart5660
      @ianstuart5660 3 месяца назад +2

      Very sorry for your loss! ❤❤

    • @davidwalker8955
      @davidwalker8955 2 месяца назад +2

      So Sorry for the Loss of your husband. Kia Kaha ( stay strong )

    • @muffassa6739
      @muffassa6739 2 месяца назад +2

      I just lost my dear husband a few months ago and we loved this wonderful song. She's so beautiful and incredible.

    • @1KeDon
      @1KeDon 2 месяца назад +1

      My condolences 🙏🏿

  • @dianasmith725
    @dianasmith725 Год назад +372

    One of the most beautiful songs ever sung. Roberta is wonderful.

    • @davidmoore2325
      @davidmoore2325 Год назад

      Hello dear

    • @beatricewoods8377
      @beatricewoods8377 Год назад

      Singing about Jessie Jackson

    • @glennsprigg2378
      @glennsprigg2378 Год назад +1

      @@beatricewoods8377 Sorry... not correct...

    • @elizabethbowden1574
      @elizabethbowden1574 Год назад +1

      @@beatricewoods8377no it wasn't. Where'd you get such an asinine thing?

    • @beatricewoods8377
      @beatricewoods8377 Год назад

      @@elizabethbowden1574 I'm not stupid or foolish just my opinion Stevie wonder song AS is beautiful keep smiling that beautiful smile

  • @mikeh7549
    @mikeh7549 Год назад +840

    I remember my mom singing this song to me when I was a little boy. Sadly she passed away two days ago but I was thankful I could play this for her on her last day. I know it brought her happiness and peace. It's such a beautiful song.

    • @antonboludo8886
      @antonboludo8886 Год назад +18

      God Bless You.

    • @20000Armpits
      @20000Armpits Год назад +29

      That hurt just to read. Sending you all my love.

    • @veronicagentle9537
      @veronicagentle9537 Год назад +42

      My mom passed away yesterday/She had been on hospice for several days and I played this and the other songs she loved when I was a child for her-She was no longer talking but mouthed “thank you” when I asked if the music was ok-I keep listening to it bc it makes me feel so close to her

    • @johnjonessubstitutes3724
      @johnjonessubstitutes3724 Год назад +11

      May your Mom rest in peace. Cherish that moment for all the days of your life. God bless you.

    • @f.frederickskitty2910
      @f.frederickskitty2910 Год назад +15

      My mom loved Roberta Flack too. She passed away in 1994 when my son was 3 months old. My son is now older than I was then and I still miss her. Hugs friend ❤️

  • @kitmckeraghan8735
    @kitmckeraghan8735 10 месяцев назад +59

    NOBODY can sing this song like Roberta Flack. She is sensational!

    • @Atr42Greasemonkey
      @Atr42Greasemonkey 3 месяца назад

      I agree but George Michael gets close.

    • @jpjohnbo
      @jpjohnbo 13 дней назад

      @@Atr42Greasemonkey Luke Evens does a great rendition too.

  • @richardsimpson8629
    @richardsimpson8629 5 месяцев назад +33

    This song speaks to the deep love I have for my partner of 35 years. I was fortunate enough to marry my high school sweetheart, she was 14 and I 17. I was an uninvited guest to her birthday party. We never met or saw each other before that night. I remember to this day the first time ever I saw her face; it was love at first sight, and even after so many years together as husband and wife, her beauty both inside and out, melts my heart. We opened the dancefloor to this song on our wedding night under the stars in a tight embrace, we danced together, eyes closed with tears of joy flowing. Thank you Ms. Roberta Flack and everyone involved in writing and producing this song. Mutual love can be so beautiful.

  • @keithtomczyk4730
    @keithtomczyk4730 3 года назад +651

    48 yrs later and she still makes me tear up.
    Love her voice.

    • @solcutta3661
      @solcutta3661 2 года назад +2

      Makes me cry til I'm yawning...

    • @cleigh8753
      @cleigh8753 2 года назад +2

      I just posted on here, seeing Roberta Flack in Seattle in 1975, It was my first concert ever. I was 18. Hard to believe it was 47yrs ago. It is to this day a very treasured memory. I was so mesmerized when she performed this song at that time.

    • @NiallRigbyHK
      @NiallRigbyHK 2 года назад

      Me too! This song & this song only. I don't know why ...

    • @jonfranco2562
      @jonfranco2562 2 года назад

      Same here, i well up every time i hear this sont.

    • @henriettelouis-ferdinand4548
      @henriettelouis-ferdinand4548 2 года назад

      Me too

  • @kierondonovan2265
    @kierondonovan2265 2 года назад +436

    The first time I heard Roberta sing this song it stopped me dead in my tracks. And you know what? It still does.

  • @songjaye1745
    @songjaye1745 6 месяцев назад +40

    Thank you, Roberta. I really appreciate it. I bet nobody can sing more beautifully than you.

  • @WRister-it5bc
    @WRister-it5bc 9 дней назад +2

    This is a timeless love song. It will be with us for many years to come. ❤

  • @sophdog1678
    @sophdog1678 3 года назад +463

    Somehow, Roberta Flack is now 83 years old. I remember how she enchanted us with this song, and Killing Me Softly. Gosh but the years have slipped by so quickly...

    • @ek2137
      @ek2137 3 года назад +2

      I also love Reverend Lee by Roberta Flack🌷

    • @goofygranny1020
      @goofygranny1020 3 года назад +2

      Yes they sure have!

    • @marylynch7404
      @marylynch7404 3 года назад +2

      They sure have!!!

    • @jeanineberna8458
      @jeanineberna8458 3 года назад +4

      So quickly 🥺

    • @Ladosligese
      @Ladosligese 2 года назад +3

      i wish we could go back in time to our youth .. and KNOW time slips by this fast

  • @vinnycriss8907
    @vinnycriss8907 2 года назад +657

    I don’t know if a more beautiful love song is possible. This is perfection on so many levels. This woman is a messenger.

    • @007OceanMan
      @007OceanMan 2 года назад +8

      Absolutely...i listen to it and it always impresses me how magical are the lyrics...amazing song!

    • @eckyhen
      @eckyhen 2 года назад +6

      Another beautiful song from Ewan MacColl, one of my favourites.

    • @tessagodsAsset3N21
      @tessagodsAsset3N21 2 года назад +3

      Real Story: I say to my husband, "Do you remember this?" He said: "Sometimes you Forget that I am 10 years Younger than you." My response: "Seek help from JESUS!" ... LMBO, of Course he didn't recognize the song. He was born in 1974!!!

    • @jibbajabba4712
      @jibbajabba4712 2 года назад +2

      @@tessagodsAsset3N21 So what is your point? You do know Jesus can't solve your toy boy issues.

    • @paymonbidari278
      @paymonbidari278 2 года назад

      Well said!

  • @sibongilesibeko4911
    @sibongilesibeko4911 17 дней назад +2

    Good memories, always good love, ❤❤ miss my man far away Australia

  • @rbaade100
    @rbaade100 2 месяца назад +12

    First time ever I saw your face I knew I would love you forever Bob. You left this earth in 2022 and I miss you more every day. I will always love you. ❤❤❤❤

    • @boonicholls6649
      @boonicholls6649 2 месяца назад +2

      So sorry for your loss. I lost my precious husband Ray also in 2022.This song is beautiful. I feel for you. My heart is truly broken too. The words of this song say it all..... We can never forget that love. Beautiful words..... 💔😢We will always love them.....

  • @markcuffe4610
    @markcuffe4610 2 года назад +716

    The most beautiful love song I’ve ever heard. And I heard it 50 years ago. Nothing compares. Thank you, Roberta.

  • @patearly9492
    @patearly9492 3 года назад +821

    One of the most beautiful and romantic songs ever made and done sweetly by Roberta Flack. God bless everyone

  • @yougotmossed3592
    @yougotmossed3592 11 месяцев назад +69

    I just love Roberta Flack. This song is perfection.

  • @johnborzcik3058
    @johnborzcik3058 9 месяцев назад +81

    I will admit, when I was a teenager in 1975, I used to listen to this song over and over on a 45 RPM! It would just repeat and repeat. I would fall asleep on the floor in front of the stereo listening and waking to this song again! What a privilege to hear such this fantastic composition. Thank You Roberta!

    • @jerellawson2426
      @jerellawson2426 7 месяцев назад +2

      Same here!

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz 7 месяцев назад +1

      Roberta held “ us all “ in the palm of her hand, eh?? I’d sing along with her too, what a voice, just perfect. 😅

    • @nancyarchibald9095
      @nancyarchibald9095 3 месяца назад +1

      Amazingly, she's playing the piano as part of her own accompaniment while she's singing!! This is not easy 😕. You'll usually do one thing fine and really botch the other..She sings beautifully with nuance and delicacy, while also playing the piano 🎹 😀 as she sings. Amazing to me... 😅

  • @gd1523
    @gd1523 3 года назад +515

    The most beautiful song ever written. Roberta Flack. made it shine with so much emotion

    • @robertnaro8319
      @robertnaro8319 3 года назад +7

      I'm at a loss for words

    • @ernestinespriggs6101
      @ernestinespriggs6101 3 года назад +10

      For the 490 thumbs down. Sorry you have NEVER LOVED. THE BEST EXPRESSION OF LOVE EVER WRITTEN AND SUNG!👑🎁💌💬

    • @jp3923
      @jp3923 3 года назад +4

      g d you couldn't have said it any better.

    • @anthonyhalifax1027
      @anthonyhalifax1027 3 года назад +3

      @@ernestinespriggs6101
      Some very souless people out there!

    • @eckyhen
      @eckyhen 3 года назад +1

      I agree she has a beautiful voice but why did she have to muck about with the lyrics?
      Only a fool would think they could do better than MacColl.

  • @peacelove8442
    @peacelove8442 3 года назад +366

    I remember sitting in the car with my husband, just before I went to work. This song came on and I cried to these beautiful words. I loved this man for 55 years, until her died in 2016. I will love him until my last breath.

    • @bolton3131
      @bolton3131 3 года назад +9

      so sorry your loss

    • @tonyramos1936
      @tonyramos1936 3 года назад +9

      Absolutely beautiful

    • @jp3923
      @jp3923 3 года назад +7

      What a poignant expression of love! You truly had a berautiful relationship that most people covet. May the Lord bless and keep you and reassure you that you will see one another again.

    • @jenniferj6580
      @jenniferj6580 3 года назад +5

      Beautiful an blessed

    • @tundrawomansays5067
      @tundrawomansays5067 3 года назад +3

      Yes, you will...

  • @jamesharding8937
    @jamesharding8937 27 дней назад +7

    First heard this during my gap year in Australia. Some guy I met played this on a guitar for the love of his life. Though his mates laughed at him, he won her over. Brings back fond memories

  • @ralcst-1977
    @ralcst-1977 2 года назад +138

    I have never wanted to hear anyone else sing this song, except for Roberta Flack!!! This is "her" song, and she "owns" it!! What a beautiful, beautiful voice!! I could listen to this song over and over again!!!🥰🥰❤❤👍👍🎵🎶

    • @judyclark1906
      @judyclark1906 Год назад +4

      And please note, She is playing her own accompaniment on that piano. 😏💐🌹

  • @Carbivore67
    @Carbivore67 3 года назад +538

    This is the best love song ever written. The love experience she's describing is so utterly profound; a spiritual union of two souls that attains a love 💕 unfathomable.

    • @jp3923
      @jp3923 3 года назад +13

      So beautifully articulated.

    • @maureengillies9495
      @maureengillies9495 3 года назад +2

      He is

    • @maureengillies9495
      @maureengillies9495 3 года назад +4

      I meant roberta she is wonderful

    • @georgesands538
      @georgesands538 3 года назад +4

      lol

    • @lilianflynn1876
      @lilianflynn1876 3 года назад +6

      Thumps down!! who in their right mind will put thumps down ? obviously those who are soul less and never have been loved ...sad !!

  • @SometimeAgo65
    @SometimeAgo65 Год назад +148

    Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful!! No one can sing this song like Roberta...actually no one can sing her songs as good as she does ❤️😊🌺🌺

  • @DanielGarcia-zk5ns
    @DanielGarcia-zk5ns Месяц назад +26

    I meet my wife, when. I was 18.and.my wife 16....we hear. This beatiful song.. In ours.party wedding.... Now... She pass away...... Almost. 6 years ago..... Im still. Criying.... All time.

  • @jessicagonzalez679
    @jessicagonzalez679 2 года назад +175

    I delivered my daughter with my own hands. This song always brings me to that sweet moment. One of the most amazing moments of my life.

  • @suesmith261
    @suesmith261 2 года назад +751

    no foul language, no screaming, no nakedness, no identity or politic agendas, just pure angelic. Just being!

    • @caroljoan3792
      @caroljoan3792 Год назад +17

      got that right

    • @MrMikebarfoot
      @MrMikebarfoot Год назад +15

      You must be a lovely person you are so correct ...just love the pure honesty in the way she sings ❤️

    • @paddington3028
      @paddington3028 Год назад +13

      Couldn't have put it better.

    • @michaele4830
      @michaele4830 Год назад +13

      Gone were the days

    • @kathyweisgarber6327
      @kathyweisgarber6327 Год назад +5

      DOOOOOOO U KNOW YOUR AN EARTH 🌎 ANGLE CAUSE ♥YOU ARE SAVED BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS HOLY GOD BLESS 🙌YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL 😍❤♥🙏 SMILE JESUS LOVES YOU!!!!!!!

  • @GeorgeLupascu-ur8fm
    @GeorgeLupascu-ur8fm 7 месяцев назад +26

    I can’t get enough of this beautiful performance , Roberta playing piano and singing is mesmerizing , back to back Record of the Year Grammy ! Love you Roberta …

  • @drakecrow9439
    @drakecrow9439 2 месяца назад +6

    I wish there was more music like this.

  • @oscarcampos2432
    @oscarcampos2432 3 года назад +225

    Roberta Flack’s voice and emotion takes these lyrics to another level. I’m so moved by her passion for the song!

    • @anytylor5684
      @anytylor5684 3 года назад

      Good day to you. how are you doing? May every step you make be filled with happiness, love, and peace. And nice to meet you too where do you stay if you don’t mind me asking

  • @jlebron5860
    @jlebron5860 4 года назад +979

    Here watching again in Quarantine. Anybody else? April 5, 2020. God Bless All. Beautiful song.

    • @PandaA-cv3mm
      @PandaA-cv3mm 4 года назад +14

      Yes. Such a moving song. Always made me cry. Keep well and God Bless you.

    • @jamesmckenna1307
      @jamesmckenna1307 4 года назад +17

      April 11th 2020 07:01am waking up to Roberta Flack, coffee and watching the sun break the horizon. 😌🥰 Bliss.

    • @sallyrockwell2672
      @sallyrockwell2672 4 года назад +6

      I'm here too

    • @prasetiyodwi
      @prasetiyodwi 4 года назад +9

      Indonesia here...

    • @xr6lad
      @xr6lad 4 года назад +1

      Is that what people are doing now...hopping from video to video and now drawing a long bow with COVID-19 in the hope to get the most likes??? Suppose its better than the cliche 'who's listening in....' comments.

  • @AmethystDew
    @AmethystDew 6 месяцев назад +18

    THE most beautiful love song ever. ❤

  • @suesmith261
    @suesmith261 Год назад +45

    48 years passed and you still stand out among them all. Voice, raw presence, genuine feelings....no distractions just being!

  • @haveagreatday2823
    @haveagreatday2823 3 года назад +177

    No one sings this song like Roberta - I was amazed when I heard it in 1972, and it still amazes me.

    • @marylynch7404
      @marylynch7404 3 года назад +2

      Absolutely breathtaking! Especially when you lose your partner💔 it hits home!

    • @StarzzyJJASD
      @StarzzyJJASD 3 года назад

      Shes not the original singer songwriter of this beautiful song

    • @donaldsinclair9171
      @donaldsinclair9171 3 года назад

      @@StarzzyJJASD who did the original

    • @StarzzyJJASD
      @StarzzyJJASD 3 года назад

      @@donaldsinclair9171 a scottish folk singer

    • @terryjonus4126
      @terryjonus4126 2 года назад

      Only her

  • @patriciakouris3311
    @patriciakouris3311 2 года назад +293

    I have loved this song since I first heard Roberta Flack sing it. Still makes me emotional after so many years.

  • @thomasludwig9117
    @thomasludwig9117 Год назад +55

    The first time...ever I heard this song, I felt the earth move in my ears! So heavenly! Just as wonderful and magical as it was 50 years ago.

  • @user-fv4xf2qo5d
    @user-fv4xf2qo5d 10 месяцев назад +26

    Such a very beautiful song.Timeless. The one and only Roberta Flack.❤❤

  • @bryansmith4073
    @bryansmith4073 2 года назад +63

    When Roberta sings a love song the world is a better place , thanks Roberta .

  • @Thornus_______
    @Thornus_______ 3 года назад +213

    This song shakes a person at the core of their being

    • @georgesands538
      @georgesands538 3 года назад

      lol

    • @007OceanMan
      @007OceanMan 2 года назад +1

      Agree 100%

    • @roslynjohnson6310
      @roslynjohnson6310 2 года назад

      You'll be pleasantly surprised to hear this sung by the GREGORIAN Chant Masters right here on RUclips. Superb!

  • @trwent
    @trwent Месяц назад +3

    Roberta Flack is one of the greatest musical prodigies ever to have lived on this earth. Her singing voice was beautiful and distinctive, her songwriting was impeccable, and her piano playing was just beautiful. She is now 87 (as of this post) and suffers from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), and can no longer sing. But fortunately, her wonderful music will love on forever.

  • @victora.fernandezc.1401
    @victora.fernandezc.1401 Год назад +40

    Probably the most beautiful love song ever. The way she sings it is mesmerizing.

  • @ijordann
    @ijordann 2 года назад +345

    I've watched so many covers of this from Celine to George Michael to Jennifer Hudson and no one comes close to the original. Especially during the verse where Roberta floats from high to mid to low to mid and back to high. Its SO effortless where other singers either struggle or avoid it altogether by switching the key. She's simply one of a kind.

    • @andrewyates1819
      @andrewyates1819 2 года назад +12

      This is a cover..of Euan Mcolls song.

    • @ijordann
      @ijordann 2 года назад +2

      @@andrewyates1819 Thanks for the correction! I didn't know that.

    • @malkytrance
      @malkytrance 2 года назад +10

      @@andrewyates1819 Indeed it is, and people should be aware of this, Robertas vocal performance though is the one, much love M

    • @franciscozuniga6534
      @franciscozuniga6534 Год назад +3

      I recomend you Mat Cradle version

    • @Francine-Cichy
      @Francine-Cichy Год назад +9

      I love this version and Peggy Seegers version. I grew up with Roberta’s version and then later found out that Ewan MColl wrote this FOR Peggy Seeger. Peggy’s version has an otherworldly quality for me while Roberta’s is soulfully smooth.
      This is just a great song all around ❤

  • @katiekepley6754
    @katiekepley6754 4 года назад +598

    On my parents wedding day my mom walked down the aisle to this song. To this day this song makes me cry because my parents were the epitome of this song. They met Dec 25, 1973, got engaged Fed 14, 1974 and were married on Aug 17, 1974 and were married for 25 days shy of 25 years when my dad passed away. My mom never remarried and always wore her wedding ring and eventually got an eternal wedding ring of my dads name in his eye color on her ring finger. Their love was so pure, whole and perfect. They loved each other beyond their souls. When my mom passed away a year ago, my dads spirit was there waiting to take her home with him and I know I’m my heart that they have cherished every day in the past year together. This song describes their love perfectly and makes me ball my eyes out to this day. I wish songs today could be this powerful.

    • @claireclarke758
      @claireclarke758 3 года назад +19

      Your story is powerful ❤️

    • @louisegogel7973
      @louisegogel7973 3 года назад +6

      For many people, that is what one young singer does with every song she sings: her own and covers of others, including this one. She and Roberta Flack would have been so wonderful together.
      Angelina Jordan.

    • @claireclarke758
      @claireclarke758 3 года назад +10

      My grandfather and grandmother met when they were 14. He gave her a bar of chocolate and a few years later were married. ❤️

    • @lorebay2593
      @lorebay2593 3 года назад +7

      I’ve only know thus type of love twice in my life, but I was the only one in love like that. I’d like to know this kind of mutual love before I leave the earth.

    • @susiqblue
      @susiqblue 3 года назад +8

      My God!
      Your words put tears in my eyes.
      What a blessing to have such Parents, such love and such life.
      Thank you for sharing.
      Some of us, have never experienced that.
      Unfortunately,
      The very opposite!
      Only God can heal the horrible memories.
      I thank GOD for blessing you with such love and role models.
      ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @steveb7429
    @steveb7429 11 месяцев назад +25

    This song is so proud and timeless, and it is sung with such beauty . Roberta Flack is a true artist

  • @osidius77
    @osidius77 Год назад +55

    I was born a few years after this was released, grew up a metal head, and am somewhat still to this day. But I know talent when I hear it, and this song and her voice literally bring a tear to my eye. Truly a magnificent work of art. 👏

    • @marysalisbury9270
      @marysalisbury9270 8 месяцев назад +1

      I posted Anthrax and Public Enemy. I get your point.

  • @sfbayareagirl
    @sfbayareagirl Год назад +82

    So very sad to hear of Roberta Flack’s diagnosis of ALS (Lou Gherig’s Disease.) This song still makes me tear up. My heart goes out to Ms. Flack and her family and loved ones and I will always still listen. ❤😢

    • @lioncvet21
      @lioncvet21 Год назад +5

      She's a fighter.

    • @Jameslopez5682
      @Jameslopez5682 Год назад

      Hello gorgeous how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

    • @nightperuser
      @nightperuser Год назад +1

      Oh no - I never knew this diagnosis. So sad to hear this 😢

  • @bobbinewkirk743
    @bobbinewkirk743 2 года назад +61

    This was my husband and my song…we were married for 26 years . My best friend died of a massive heart attack and every time I hear this song I tear up and go back in my mind of all the great love and memories I shared with him. It’s been 24 years and I love and miss my best friend my forever love, my husband and father of our 2 grown kids. First time ever I saw your face I knew we were meant for each other. God called you home way to early.

  • @CelesteandMayMay
    @CelesteandMayMay 2 месяца назад +4

    Sometimes there is a song in my head I have to hear. This life is so heavy and we need more Roberta Flack ❤ we need more real

  • @maryricks187
    @maryricks187 2 месяца назад +8

    My bro was in the Navy, he was on the ships that help evacuate the Vietnamese. He said this song always make him feel better.

  • @glendaburnam9521
    @glendaburnam9521 2 года назад +229

    I lost my husband 21 years ago this was our song. It gives me much peace and so many beautiful memories. Thank you for this song.

    • @bobvanderwest9358
      @bobvanderwest9358 2 года назад

      Best wishes to you.

    • @annakker6015
      @annakker6015 2 года назад

      XXXXXXXXX

    • @georgemgarcia1896
      @georgemgarcia1896 2 года назад

      Good Morning ☀️😃 Glenda. Thank You 🙏🏼 for sharing your story. I am very touched by your personal writing ✍🏼. I’m very Thankful to GOD that You Are at Peace 🕊🌿🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🌹❣️. May GOD Continue to Bless You with Peace 🕊🌿🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 all the days of your life, Amen.

  • @Moronvideos1940
    @Moronvideos1940 3 года назад +38

    This song always, forever always, reminds me of my wife who passed away unexpectedly twenty years ago. It was uncanny, I was in a restaurant and she was a waitress. And I heard, "Can
    I take your order?" I turned and to this day I cannot find the words to describe, when our eyes met, the instant love we both felt. For me, the whole world stood still for a long second and for her, she turned into a frozen statue. So I am shedding tears again......and all I can say, " I'll see you soon, Loredonna....I love you."

    • @brianlipkin5196
      @brianlipkin5196 11 месяцев назад +1

      The most beautiful love song ever written and the greatest voice ever heard, a musical monument.

  • @nancysiuyeehui178
    @nancysiuyeehui178 5 месяцев назад +11

    I love you Roberta your voice is so amazing no one can sing this song like you I am already 71 years old every night must listen this song repeat again and again ❤

    • @johnreeves9528
      @johnreeves9528 4 месяца назад

      🥰 I hope you are going strong each time you hear this song 🎵

    • @nancysiuyeehui178
      @nancysiuyeehui178 4 месяца назад +1

      @@johnreeves9528 thank you so much 😊

    • @johnreeves9528
      @johnreeves9528 4 месяца назад

      @@nancysiuyeehui178 hey dear where are you from my dear

  • @Mikee22ification
    @Mikee22ification Год назад +18

    i'm supposed to be working. I looked out the window and its raining, sky grey, tree with no leaves and a bird on a branch. I needed to hear something beautiful and so I put on this, it is love and beauty distilled into sound. Thank you Roberta and Ewan MacCol (songwriter) xx

    • @gillianleyland198
      @gillianleyland198 6 месяцев назад +1

      My beloved died 24January 2024 after almost sixty years of marriage, my one and only, loved beyond infinity, mine forever. Gill x

  • @carolrenton2945
    @carolrenton2945 2 месяца назад +8

    I saw my BEAUTIFUL for the very "First Time" in the spring of 1980. Seven years later we were sweetly and devotedly married with three children later. Man am still sweetly in love with my wife after 36.8 Years of Marriage. God be Praised, God be Magnified and God be Glorified. Berakah-shalom.

  • @brunab8867
    @brunab8867 4 года назад +663

    Roberta, you are the true winner. No one can compare to you. You are Unique and Original. Your voice is so Beautiful. I have heard this song since the 70's when i was a young girl growing up. Now I am 60 years old. I will never ever get tired of this song. Everlasting.

    • @stevedisintegrationrules6892
      @stevedisintegrationrules6892 4 года назад +13

      Truly an amazing female singer,filled with emtion

    • @Jaydon05
      @Jaydon05 4 года назад +12

      Bruna: Well said! I love her voice!

    • @malcolmi
      @malcolmi 4 года назад +7

      YES.

    • @janiceward2169
      @janiceward2169 4 года назад +7

      Bruna b 60 years young and still has great taste....!!!

    • @brunab8867
      @brunab8867 4 года назад +7

      Thank you so much dear.@@janiceward2169

  • @ajrocks12x
    @ajrocks12x 3 года назад +57

    No one does it like this. This has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever.

  • @BUSHY33GRANTHAM
    @BUSHY33GRANTHAM 5 дней назад +1

    "“I studied voice with opera singers, and studied classical piano,” Roberta, in a 1973 interview with NME. 50 years on and I still love the pure emotion of this angel. 😍

  • @johnlondon3564
    @johnlondon3564 10 месяцев назад +5

    Oohhh my Goodness me!! This Song will forevermore be a classic!@

  • @maryruthgunter4063
    @maryruthgunter4063 3 года назад +441

    I've heard several covers of this song lately and NOBODY can sing it like Roberta! God that was Beautiful!!

    • @Rory-ct1zu
      @Rory-ct1zu 3 года назад +3

      Issac Hayes live in concert is probably the closest one to come to Roberta

    • @lordkorner
      @lordkorner 3 года назад +7

      Written by Ewan McCall but transcended to heaven by Roberta flack

    • @zivanajadresic8604
      @zivanajadresic8604 3 года назад +11

      May I recommend a male version by George Michael.Also touching and too beautiful.

    • @micahwilliams1332
      @micahwilliams1332 3 года назад +1

      I heard is sung by James Blake on Spotify, looked it up, and found this gem.

    • @paymonbidari3513
      @paymonbidari3513 3 года назад +1

      So true.

  • @SuperZadie
    @SuperZadie 4 года назад +540

    Nobody sings this song better, fantastic.

    • @miroslavloncar8857
      @miroslavloncar8857 4 года назад +6

      Yes,they tried ,no,no,nobody even close.

    • @jorowe4744
      @jorowe4744 4 года назад +6

      SuperSadie Luke Evans sings it beautiful

    • @andyd3447
      @andyd3447 4 года назад +4

      Leona lewis did a good job.

    • @icelsmith82
      @icelsmith82 4 года назад +1

      Broery marantika 👍 is good..

    • @officermurdoch4120
      @officermurdoch4120 4 года назад +3

      But Luke Evans...

  • @Arli_H
    @Arli_H Месяц назад +4

    I had heard stories about the love of my life for days from his friends while HE was out of town. I was entranced by these stories and thought I can't wait to see this man who sounded like Bogart personified. When he finally came walking towards us, he lived up to my imagining and more. This song in 1972 gave me chills and still does. I hope he has had a good life wherever he is and I will always love the time we had together. It would not have lasted I know. But the passion was overwhelming. Thanks for the memories STP.

  • @geminisunleomoon
    @geminisunleomoon 11 месяцев назад +9

    I always cry when I hear this song.

  • @4ljc433
    @4ljc433 2 года назад +40

    Love is not what happens between two sheets but what happens between two hearts.

  • @lizlee5347
    @lizlee5347 4 года назад +489

    This song breaks my heart I met my husband when I was 11 we was childhood sweethearts we got married and sadly I lost him last year just 58 years old I’m broken hearted and cry constantly for him x

    • @isobar5857
      @isobar5857 4 года назад +11

      So sorry to hear of your loss...I hope your memories will sustain you through this difficult time...take care.

    • @e.conboy4286
      @e.conboy4286 4 года назад +7

      Bless your heart, Liz. I grieve with you.

    • @mikestyles499
      @mikestyles499 4 года назад +2

      You have my sincerest sympathy. 58 is too young.

    • @clydiemor
      @clydiemor 4 года назад +4

      I'm so sorry...i know your pain...

    • @emmakirby343
      @emmakirby343 3 года назад +3

      Hope your okay sweetheart xx

  • @davidstokes925
    @davidstokes925 Год назад +13

    The most beautiful and amazing love song ever written and performed!

  • @stevegilbert5484
    @stevegilbert5484 2 месяца назад +3

    The greatest love song ever - sung by the greatest singer.

  • @markgaugh9028
    @markgaugh9028 2 года назад +199

    One of the best live performances ever. Beautiful song, perfect instrumentals and a lovely lady with an exquisite voice. It doesn’t get better than that.

  • @TheAxeman33
    @TheAxeman33 4 года назад +505

    Roberta has turned a beautiful song into something so spiritual .. One of the most beautiful love songs ever written .. Thank you Ewan ...

    • @vcambridge-ph.d8030
      @vcambridge-ph.d8030 4 года назад +8

      I agree. A song that is beautiful poetry set in beautiful melody. What a song should be

    • @alonzomosley7
      @alonzomosley7 4 года назад +5

      Ewan amazingly hated this version ! He loved his wife's version I thought Robertas was sublime

    • @pinksapphire.2262
      @pinksapphire.2262 4 года назад +1

      Jan Fialkowski do you know who wrote that song did she write it?

    • @TheAxeman33
      @TheAxeman33 4 года назад +3

      @@pinksapphire.2262 ~ Hello Lori, thiss song was written and composed by Kirssty McColl's father, Ewan McColl ..

    • @ellasunkar8981
      @ellasunkar8981 3 года назад +1

      Wow...i m in love with someone long time ago...this song just described how i felt...stiil...already 40 years ago....still loved him...still brings tears to my eyes....but sadly we parted with deep brokenheart...still miss him

  • @valeriepagendarm6376
    @valeriepagendarm6376 10 месяцев назад +10

    Such a beautiful song. It has been covered so often and beautifully. But for me, Roberta is still the best.

  • @CJD666
    @CJD666 9 месяцев назад +22

    Pure and beautiful! Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.

  • @lalebrennan-can5294
    @lalebrennan-can5294 4 года назад +454

    Here in 2020! Just a stunning song ❤️

  • @telstar22
    @telstar22 2 года назад +67

    Brings a tear to my eyes every time... Probably the best love song ever. 💖

  • @josephdsilva5557
    @josephdsilva5557 2 месяца назад +2

    The most touching and beautiful rendition ever.

  • @erma471
    @erma471 Год назад +22

    Truly one of the most beautiful love songs ever sung. It is a blessing to be able to feel this way about someone and the feeling is mutual. A gift!

  • @shaynehamilton3406
    @shaynehamilton3406 4 года назад +168

    probably the most beautiful love long of all time.

  • @laurenmitchell4299
    @laurenmitchell4299 2 года назад +52

    One of the most beautiful songs ever written ❤️🥺

    • @Trancequill
      @Trancequill 2 года назад +1

      It was written by Kirsty Maccoll's dad

  • @loridillman3714
    @loridillman3714 Год назад +40

    So beautiful no one can touch this song but Roberta. Still gives me chills I dedicate this song to my late husband randy ❤️

  • @tennislover5763
    @tennislover5763 Месяц назад +1

    Love listening to this amazing, talented, extraordinary lady sing. Her voice is smooth and soothing.
    We don't have artists of this magnitude to entertain us. Ms. Flack retired from singing and entertaining; a true loss for younger generations.
    Thank you Ms. Flack for coming into our lives and bestowing upon us your beautiful voice and music.

  • @helaineberman9221
    @helaineberman9221 4 года назад +44

    One of the most beautiful songs of our time!

  • @MrsLynB
    @MrsLynB 4 года назад +49

    Mine & my husbands song. Played at our wedding. 11th March 1989. Played at his funeral 29th November 2012. Makes me cry every time I hear it. Tears of joy. And tears of heartache x

    • @ksaleski
      @ksaleski 3 года назад +4

      God bless...

  • @myrtamayor5184
    @myrtamayor5184 Год назад +12

    Everytime I hear this song I cry😢 I get emotional,..,Thank You Ms Roberta Flack you have an amazing angelic voice.

  • @captpicard100
    @captpicard100 Месяц назад +2

    Possibly the single most beautiful song ever written. Sung by the incomparably excellent Ms Roberta Flack

  • @ross1oo
    @ross1oo 3 года назад +44

    Sometimes the combination of great song and great singer come together resulting in pure magic!

    • @louisegogel7973
      @louisegogel7973 3 года назад

      Roberta has a smooth jazz voice, and the original singer, Peggy sings it from a pure folk voice. Each is so different and beautiful.
      Here is the original, written in 1957 by Ewan MaColl and sung by the woman he wrote it for, Peggy Seeger. I love it... a true folk song. ruclips.net/video/VP8qXnnn4tc/видео.html&feature=share

  • @diegoperezperea128
    @diegoperezperea128 4 года назад +89

    One of the most beautiful songs ever...

    • @StarzzyJJASD
      @StarzzyJJASD 3 года назад +2

      Yes thanks to a singer from the uk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

    • @joannvivo5875
      @joannvivo5875 3 года назад +1

      Facebook gy

  • @raymondhill3
    @raymondhill3 Год назад +7

    Whatever it is about this song, it brings back fleeting, wonderful and intense memories of my yesterday's that I have almost forgotten but would never want to let go.

  • @marycramer-scharlatt5827
    @marycramer-scharlatt5827 Год назад +14

    The first time I heard this song I wept at the pure beauty and emotion in her voice and the lyrical content. Roberta Flack should be classified as one of the most beautiful voices in Music of any generation. She inspired me and it hasn't stopped.

  • @jeepjeff9131
    @jeepjeff9131 2 года назад +63

    Mesmerizing, and absolutely the most romantic version of this song ever.....

  • @stevenly123
    @stevenly123 4 года назад +496

    How does this not have one billion views?

    • @kath-phlox
      @kath-phlox 4 года назад +2

      Post it, I did on Facebook, do it.Everyone, post this on Facebook.

    • @johnlove5347
      @johnlove5347 4 года назад +5

      She is so lovely, what a voice

    • @teresa8650
      @teresa8650 4 года назад +4

      Was just gonna comment the same thing....beats me. Maybe cause there's so many youngsters online and they don't know what good music is.

    • @oakleyducati1
      @oakleyducati1 4 года назад +3

      That’s unfortunately reserved to mediocre music by artists like Taylor Swift and Bieber, just to name two.

    • @martinorozco1692
      @martinorozco1692 4 года назад +6

      Because most people and the youth prefer the shit music out there lol

  • @danutahull9319
    @danutahull9319 24 дня назад +1

    Love this song ♥️
    Beautifully sung 🙏♥️

  • @accudave
    @accudave 3 месяца назад +5

    The first time ever I heard this song was when I was 9. I did not know who this lady (Roberta Flack) was or why she was so in love with my face. But I was mesmerized. It was the first time a song made me want to learn more about girls.