There is something absolutely profound and so beautiful about this song that I cannot listen to it without my eyes filling with tears. It is one of the greatest love songs ever written.
The first time ever I heard this song was almost 50 years ago. Everyone I knew had a similar reaction as you. The name Roberta Flack was held in the highest of esteem. She was and is in a class of her own and could be compared to no other artist. The song being featured in the Clint Eastwood movie “Play Misty For Me” didn’t hurt her exposure either. I was fortunate enough to see her in concert and she was spellbinding. Thank you for this.
This is a song I fell in love with as a kid. My folks played this song often and it still stands on it's own as one of the most beautiful love songs of all time. If a song and artist were ever meant to be one, this song and Roberta are just that. Perfection. I get chills throughout this song, and that does not happen often. Nat King Cole can have this same effect on me. He's another with vocals that are more instrument than vocal. Love this sappy stuff!!!!!
Roberta Flack is one of my all-time favorite female singers. And she plays the piano so beautifully that many people forget what an excellent pianist she is. Please react to David Phelps now precious girl. Songs like just as I am. I have nothing. No more night. Nessun Dorma. The dream. Mio Bambino Caro. Water. Oh Holy Night. Your Love. And so many more. I can't wait for your reactions precious one. Until then stay well
Roberta reached into your soul when she sang. If you haven't listened to Minnie Riperton's 'Loving You' it's another beautiful voice you've been missing.
Second that. And such an amazingly range Minnie had. They played that on the radio so much in the 70's and every time it came on it put a smile on my face.
Hi Mo, that is one fantastic song from a wonderful singer, I think you would love Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water, the official video. The two songs have a similar vibe and Art Garfunkel has the best voice ever.
Written back in 1957 by Scottish songwriter Ewan MacColl for his wife Peggy Seeger. The song came to prominence in 1965 when Peter Paul and Mary first sung it live in a television concert. In 1971 Roberta Flack recorded the song for the Clint Eastwood movie "Play Misty For Me." The Roberta Flack cover of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" won the Grammy Awards for best song and album of the year. The rest as they say is history.
The studio version of that song is iconic - 1 of the signature songs of the 1970s & 1 of the greatest singles of all time. Poetry set to music. Sublime.
This is one of the most profound pieces of music I ever heard since I first hear Roberta sing it many years ago. It can make a grown man sob. It is more like a poem, put to music. There will not be songs done like this anymore.
‘Ethereal’. She literally ‘breathed’ the music. It is as if she was floating in a different realm and took us along to another dimension. Your replays were very deserving but will never be enough of this creation. And you Morenikeji react so sincerely. Just beautiful. Peace & Love 💕
BBGirl, you chose well. That woman is a living legend, and I could listen to her voice all day long. She poured so much of her heart into her music. I really like her song “Killing me Softly”
I was dragged kicking and screaming to a Roberta Flack concert mid-70's in Perth Western Australia. By the end of the concert I joined the rest of the crowd on my feet demanding an encore. A beautiful lady, a beautiful voice, a wonderful band and a cherished memory.
I hear this and am always transported back through time to when I was a tender-hearted teen who would fall asleep dreaming she was singing to only me. What a beautiful live song.
A perfect example of what is missing from nearly all popular music today. Emotion. The natural human voice is the most extraodinary emotive means of expression. It's a real pity that other people don't get it like you do. Thanks so much.
Nice to see you lovely lady reacting to a wonderful artist like Roberta Flack with so much respect. She was and her music is still amazing and will always be unforgettable. 👍
Amazing song. A cover , a man sang it originally based on his wife telling the story of how she meet him , to friends at a dinner party ( she was a poet and helped with lyrics) but Roberta is the definitive version
I did not know until now that she played the piano too! I have loved this song since the early 70s and learned something today regarding this song, thank you!
In a world teeming with love songs, this powerful, emotion-inducing vocal performance stands above the rest. A truly beautiful composition that Ms. Flack made her own.
The first time I saw your face Morenikeij , I was very happy 😃 ! But I remember Roberta Flack as a wonderful singer with a beautiful voice ! I listen this song many times, and it never changed, I love it. Lots of love from Holland !😘🙋🏼♂️🇳🇱💐👍
"The First time I Saw Your Face" is a masterpiece among masterpieces... It was also recorded and performed by Canadian musician, Gordon Lightfoot, and is just as beautiful.....
The definitive version of a beautiful song. Roberta's voice is sublime. I also remember it being used to advertise the BBC wildlife documentary Africa, which gave me goosebumps. An amazing song and performance.
I think the greatest love song ever recorded. The lyrics are sublime, her voice is of another Earth, the arrangement is sublime.
My God, that is one beautiful song. Thought so at the time it came out in 1972, and my opinion has not changed in almost 50 years.
Wow! the song’s almost 50years??, but still one of the most beautiful songs I’ve heard IMO❤️
@@MorenikejiTaiwo yes, 50 years! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Take_(album)
Ditto!
Our generation was so rich musically!
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There is something absolutely profound and so beautiful about this song that I cannot listen to it without my eyes filling with tears. It is one of the greatest love songs ever written.
Roberta Flack has an absolutely incredible voice. I also highly recomend her version of "Killing Me Softly". You won't be disappointed.
If she reacts to that one, she should also check out Don McLean's "Empty Chairs" -- the song that inspired "Killing Me Softly."
@@sisgaia I'm not familiar with that one. I'll have to check it out.
Yes, much better than that awful Fugees version. Not saying Lauren Hill can't sing but they really messed that cover up.
@@sisgaia It inspired Lori Lieberman
Stunning song by a stunningly gifted singer..
Roberta Flack - one of the most beautiful voices EVER. A huge talent! Thanks for this awesome reaction. Keep up the great work Mo! 😉
She is in a an aesthetic zone. Just profoundly beautiful.
The first time ever I heard this song was almost 50 years ago. Everyone I knew had a similar reaction as you. The name Roberta Flack was held in the highest of esteem. She was and is in a class of her own and could be compared to no other artist. The song being featured in the Clint Eastwood movie “Play Misty For Me” didn’t hurt her exposure either. I was fortunate enough to see her in concert and she was spellbinding. Thank you for this.
One of the most beautiful love songs ever sung. Her voice is perfect, and the imagery of the lyrics is so mesmerizing. Great reaction.
Couldn't agree more!
Almost bring tears to my eyes. When you are head over heals in love with someone that's exactly the way you feel.
I was a Sophomore in high school 1972. The best era of all genres was the 60s, 70s and early to mid 80s.
I saw her in Cincinnati around 1988. Her voice is exquisite.
This is a song I fell in love with as a kid. My folks played this song often and it still stands on it's own as one of the most beautiful love songs of all time. If a song and artist were ever meant to be one, this song and Roberta are just that. Perfection. I get chills throughout this song, and that does not happen often. Nat King Cole can have this same effect on me. He's another with vocals that are more instrument than vocal. Love this sappy stuff!!!!!
That's got to be the most beautiful song ever written.. .
Sugaray Rayford - Somebody Save Me !! Promise you will shut down RUclips with that reaction. NOBODY has done it...absolutely beautiful song
Roberta Flack is one of my all-time favorite female singers. And she plays the piano so beautifully that many people forget what an excellent pianist she is. Please react to David Phelps now precious girl. Songs like just as I am. I have nothing. No more night. Nessun Dorma. The dream. Mio Bambino Caro. Water. Oh Holy Night. Your Love. And so many more. I can't wait for your reactions precious one. Until then stay well
Roberta reached into your soul when she sang. If you haven't listened to Minnie Riperton's 'Loving You' it's another beautiful voice you've been missing.
Second that. And such an amazingly range Minnie had. They played that on the radio so much in the 70's and every time it came on it put a smile on my face.
Hi Mo, that is one fantastic song from a wonderful singer, I think you would love Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water, the official video. The two songs have a similar vibe and Art Garfunkel has the best voice ever.
Ms Flack has such voice control AND she was playing the piano at the same time. Really amazing.
Written back in 1957 by Scottish songwriter Ewan MacColl for his wife Peggy Seeger. The song came to prominence in 1965 when Peter Paul and Mary first sung it live in a television concert. In 1971 Roberta Flack recorded the song for the Clint Eastwood movie "Play Misty For Me." The Roberta Flack cover of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" won the Grammy Awards for best song and album of the year. The rest as they say is history.
The studio version of that song is iconic - 1 of the signature songs of the 1970s & 1 of the greatest singles of all time. Poetry set to music. Sublime.
One of the most beautiful, moving voices of all time.
Your smile is the sun rising in my eyes. Never stop smiling.
like a rainbow after a storm
Remember young lady IT ALL BEGAN in Africa God bless you all for giving us the gift of music xxxx
One of the best songs ever written. By Ewan MacColl
Yes but it was a folk song. Roberta brought it to its full potential.
The most beautiful vocal I’ve ever heard
Roberta killed this song and no one will ever match it
This song kinda describes what it was like finding your channel……. 🎵 the first time ever I saaaaaaaaaaawwwwww your face…..🎵💜💜
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Roberta Flack is one of the greatest singers of the seventies!
Beautiful song! One of my favorites ...and Roberta's version makes me cry :')
This is one of the most profound pieces of music I ever heard since I first hear Roberta sing it many years ago. It can make a grown man sob. It is more like a poem, put to music. There will not be songs done like this anymore.
‘Ethereal’. She literally ‘breathed’ the music. It is as if she was floating in a different realm and took us along to another dimension. Your replays were very deserving but will never be enough of this creation. And you Morenikeji react so sincerely. Just beautiful.
Peace & Love 💕
Ethereal... 💯
Sometimes i think songs touch on something so vulnerable we dare not talk about it.
Yeah! That's a really nice way to put it...
This song touches our inner core,,it goes to my soul..my first love..
Roberta Flack's so talented. To me, the best version of this beautiful song. Thanks for your nice reaction.
Old school classic very beautiful song 🎵
one of the most beautiful love songs ever written by one of the greatest ever singers - two for two
Roberta Flack - Killing ME Softly
God gave Roberta Flack an exquisite gift.
BBGirl, you chose well. That woman is a living legend, and I could listen to her voice all day long. She poured so much of her heart into her music. I really like her song “Killing me Softly”
I was dragged kicking and screaming to a Roberta Flack concert mid-70's in Perth Western Australia. By the end of the concert I joined the rest of the crowd on my feet demanding an encore. A beautiful lady, a beautiful voice, a wonderful band and a cherished memory.
A most talented musician, writer, and vocalist...Roberta....
This singer " Roberta Flack " has a very beautiful voice !
This song and particularly this cover is a masterpiece for all time. Thank you for showcasing on your channel.
"Compared To What" is another underrated track from her.
OMG!!! THIS is MY all time favorite song!!!
I hear this and am always transported back through time to when I was a tender-hearted teen who would fall asleep dreaming she was singing to only me. What a beautiful live song.
Baby girl, I love how you show it when the music moves you emotionally! Stay sweet and beautiful ❤️
I love this song... it's so smooth and deep... its what i long for
I am heads over heels in love with this woman ... tremendous talent ... one of my all-time favorite female singers, Roberta Flack 🤩😊👌
Is an incredibly amazing song. Every guy wished this was sung to him.
The true voice of an angel.❤️
Isn't that song just stunning?
so stunninggg❤️
OMG, perfect pitch in a live performance. These gals like Roberta, and Diana, and others. What incredible opera performers they would have been.
Glad you enjoyed it girl. Now go back and listen to her original version from 1969 live. Very different and even more beautiful :)
A vocal masterpiece...
True.
A perfect example of what is missing from nearly all popular music today. Emotion. The natural human voice is the most extraodinary emotive means of expression. It's a real pity that other people don't get it like you do. Thanks so much.
Roberta Flack is awesome.
This was a great era for music many awesome genre of artists Bobby Womack ( If you think you lonely now) and so many others 👍❤️
She had such an amazing voice.
Roberta Flack has a beautiful voice. & You are absolutely beautiful ❤️
Yes, she has a very beautiful voice🥰
Thank you for your kind words.
Nice to see you lovely lady reacting to a wonderful artist like Roberta Flack with so much respect.
She was and her music is still amazing and will always be unforgettable. 👍
Amazing song. A cover , a man sang it originally based on his wife telling the story of how she meet him , to friends at a dinner party ( she was a poet and helped with lyrics) but Roberta is the definitive version
That was a beautiful song truly a great voice
Norenikeji Taiwo,
Such soul, such poetry, Her sing it make it complete. The guy that wrote that was writings to his lady. 😂😁😂🤣😁
Most romantic love song… she gave the best performance…
I always loved how she seems to delay the verse throughout the song. You can feel the emotions. Sounds even Better ever time I hear it.
I did not know until now that she played the piano too! I have loved this song since the early 70s and learned something today regarding this song, thank you!
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird ...
Beautiful
Timeless classic. I love the use of Bm, C#m and F#m together. She makes North Carolina proud. Joan Armatrading is also worth checking out.
The first time i heard this song, was in 1971, i was 16 and immediately fell in love with that voice
Beautiful reaction to a lovely song - thank you!
Thank you 🙏
Talent on loan from God. Flawless.
Probably my favorite love song.
Roberta is a Star of 60s
Welcome aboard, babygirl! One of the most beautiful songs that I have ever heard.
I think it’s one of the most beautiful songs that I have ever heard too💯
MORE CLASSIC SONGS BY WOMEN!!! bravo! thank you!
Song made me tear up then..and still does.
I absolutely love ❤this song great movie too
Such a beautiful song. Others sang it before, but Roberta Flack made it hers. You should hear the album version.
Gives me goose bumps. Absolutely gorgeous.
Thank you favorite.baby.girl.in.the.building 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
In a world teeming with love songs, this powerful, emotion-inducing vocal performance stands above the rest. A truly beautiful composition that Ms. Flack made her own.
It is a magical, glorious and unique performance by Roberta
This is just a true song about you Moernikeji, you are why songs like this are written. Roberta Flack is one of my first loves.
I had the privileged to see her in person. Her voice is exceptionally beautiful.
The first time I saw your face Morenikeij , I was very happy 😃 ! But I remember Roberta Flack as a wonderful singer with a beautiful voice ! I listen this song many times, and it never changed, I love it. Lots of love from Holland !😘🙋🏼♂️🇳🇱💐👍
Haha, thank you so much!!!
I love the song too! So much. A perfect slow dance song. Lots of love from Naija🥰
One of my favorite songs.
Ever since I first heard this in the 70's, still only two words to describe it, Impossibly beautiful!!
Beautiful song she has such a wonderful voice
"The First time I Saw Your Face" is a masterpiece among masterpieces...
It was also recorded and performed by Canadian musician, Gordon Lightfoot, and is just as beautiful.....
This is so true. Saw him sing it live
One of my alltime fav.
But don't miss out on listening also to the studio version !
This song is used in Clint Eastwood's movie "Play Misty For Me". The ultimate stalker movie.
Yes, that is how I remember this song-it was a memorable love scene in the movie.
Real music just keeps re-emerging.
The face U made at the 5:18 mark was EVERYTHING!!!
She sings this song incredibly and with so much feeling. You should try to sing this song Morenikeji.
Again I watched your heartfelt reaction to this, as you say ‘a masterpiece on its own’.
Peace & Love 💕
This was "our song" for me and my first love
Roberta Flack was just one of the "above and beyond" musical artists. Relating to her level so many tried to copy her.
Loved your reaction to this beautiful and meaningful song from a fantastic singer from my hometown.
Roberta is so incredibly underrated.. her albums with Donny Hathaway are beyond amazing. A definite must listen.
The definitive version of a beautiful song. Roberta's voice is sublime. I also remember it being used to advertise the BBC wildlife documentary Africa, which gave me goosebumps. An amazing song and performance.