Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song (Official Video)

Roberta Flack performs her 1973 #1 hit Killing Me Softly With HIs Song from her album Killing Me Softly "Killing Me Softly With His Song" earned Roberta Flack the GRAMMY for Record of The Year in 1974. 🎧 Listen to more Roberta Flack here: Atlantic75.lnk...
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Lyrics
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
Embarrassed 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
Ohhhh ohhhh ohhhh
Ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh
La la la, la la la
Ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh
La ahh ahhhhhh haaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Ha ahh ahh, ahh ahh ahh ahh
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)
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
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[@rhino]

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[@ianwilliams1128]

😢😂

[@carmenbautista5094]

Maravillosa❤

[@DaniDani123-sr5jg]

Me

[@angelasalcedo-he6eb]

In 2024 may enjoing this clasic theme .Beatifull ❤

[@winsomeg1124]

I"m here, June 2024.😊 ❤

[@SeeSaw99]

No auto-tune. No huge choir or extravagant band. Just a pure voice and talent. Absolutely breathtaking!!!!

[@thiagooo2096]

TRAP MUSIC 100000000% AUTOTUNE 🤢

[@SeeSaw99]

@@thiagooo2096 you're an idiot

[@christschool]

Roberta is from my hometown in Asheville NC. One Christmas, she gave a free concert downtown in the late 1980's. I remember her in a full length fur coat standing on stage as we were all very cold but she was a true professional and spectacular and her voice was just as good live as in the recordings. Roberta was a special person.

[@rockcvn71]

I'll bet she was. My mom always liked her music,as I was growing up. Roberta Flack was part of my life growing up❤

[@hardingkinnaird5021]

Aww you from Christ school… I go from Owen and y’all’s XC team is so cracked. Just a random thought, love this song though 😅

[@logicalblackman8228]

“Is” a special person. She’s still with us :)

[@IgorDruginin]

You have a foto?

[@TopperPenquin]

Pitch Perfect.

[@stockandflow]

Best version. Pure voice. No instrument clutter.

[@michaelstclaire]

one of the best ever

[@johnnyboy9619]

I agree this is definitely the best version.

[@Diane-Beatrice]

Best voice suiting the words and melody except I would prefer every time the word "softly" would be more suave, sensual by being more "legato" (as we would say in classical music) !

[@mdwoods100]

One of the most beautiful love songs ever written and sung by a woman who had one of the best voices ever.

[@Marco-ns7ih]

She didn't write the song and her version is not the original.

[@camilorojas1744]

@@Marco-ns7ih the person never said it was written by her nor that it was the original version. Read the comment again

[@mdwoods100]

@@Marco-ns7ih I know that, that's not what I said. 🤩

[@bobgreenfield9158]

Did she die?

[@vasilisiatropoulos3474]

This feels like opening an old chest in the attic & rediscovering forgotten treasures.

[@brendamaharaj9463]

ABSOLUTELY

[@a.t.c.3862]

You sir, are a poet. ❤️

[@brendamaharaj9463]

@@a.t.c.3862 ♥️

[@1Skeeler1]

Oh, YEAH!!! And we happened to have an attic, when this played on the radio, every day! I can still smell the wood rafters on a hot, humid Allentown summer day!!!

[@brendamaharaj9463]

@@1Skeeler1 This song evokes a lot of memories it's legendary,

[@CarlyFaith15]

Roberta flack's voice is a musical instrument. So beautiful. Piercing all the way to the soul. 💕

[@janicemoore6281]

People with this kind of voice is few and far between. Love it. May she get into the hall of fame.

[@wangaimukuria8420]

she has my vote.

[@PB111627]

Hall of fame needs her consent

[@kennychetty3978]

Pure pleasure an Angelic voice that feeds the soul❤

[@skeecats]

Live performances were really a treat back in the day.. No autotune, no backup singers (kinda), just talent.

[@cyriljengosnr6003]

Roberta Flack!!!! Why is it only today am discovering you??? I got a part of me back. Thank you. There's more to say but Thank you for now

[@Daniel-n8z]

Im a 64 year old man. This is a song that reflects my feelings when my son came into my life. It is so relatable that i still sing it to him, he is in his early 30s

[@karenjimenez8649]

Thanks for sharing your story. It is a very beautiful act of love that you have towards your child.

[@efrainvielma1260]

Mi negra ,hermosa ❤❤❤

[@idontknowexactlywhoiam2207]

❤

[@lovely007-sb3qu]

❤❤❤

[@V8VORLICH]

60 yesterday and it feels like a milestone❤

[@linafrandin8641]

She is Still, the most beautiful artist. In sound, in person. We love you Roberta Flack, always.

[@pamelablunt1839]

So heartbreaking to me that Roberta Flack is dying from ALS. No crueler disease. Crying now at her suffering. So grateful for her amazing unique voice. May she find peace soon.

[@naturalmax8474]

this voice......is/was/will be the standard....I have always loved her voice!...crystal clear,wonderful pitch and sooooooo much emotion comes from Roberta through her voice!

[@lucaspaulo9558]

❤😊 Gostei Muito

[@wangaimukuria8420]

the classic is timeless; the lyrics, the melody, the vocals and the instruments are just fabulous. The song is among my collection of the Golden oldies. Love it.

[@JohnBarrylizard]

This is magically beautiful.

[@griffinmoore6819]

To me Roberta Flack is, and has been one of the major musicians in the history of the rock & roll era. Her crystal clear vocals combined with her gift of piano, her obvious spiritual goodness, and her love of life, music, peace, and sharing her talents with the rest of the world, I believe Roberta Flack ranks right up there with the likes of Maria Callas, Èdith Piaf, Leontyne Price, Nina Simone, and Mahalia Jackson. These are our angels of voice, comfort, and inspiration.

[@jpmilliron1953]

she is world class. Her music will live forever

[@ElizabethGrindon]

I absolutely agree with you!!

[@bobaer3885]

She did not write this song. Nor did she write the lyrics

[@nurselibby96]

This is Roberta Flack's song. No one else has ever been able to convey the meaning behind these lyrics. It truly is one of the most beautiful love songs ever written

[@Marco-ns7ih]

I am sure Lori Lieberman was and is able to convey the meaning behind these lyrics. She wrote the lyrics and she did the original version.

[@jeshkam]

@@Marco-ns7ih Yes, but Roberta made it her own.

[@Marco-ns7ih]

@@jeshkam She made a hit and won an award but the lyrics aren't hers, she wasn't the one who saw Don McLean perform and she wasn't the one who was touched by his words. It's Lori's song and she deserved to receive credits for her song instead of a cover artist.

[@jeshkam]

@@Marco-ns7ih Still though, Roberta made it her own.

[@pamelastones4802]

So full of feeling that it makes me feel sad and happy at the same time!

[@brendamaharaj9463]

FEBRUARY 2024 IM LISTENING WHOS HERE TOOOO❤❤❤❤

[@MrMiguelo80]

Me! But it's March now 😂 First time that I listen to the original version, always thought it was a Fugees' song

[@brendamaharaj9463]

@@MrMiguelo80 Yes welcome March♥️♥️

[@caroleighphillips3340]

❤

[@richrichwilliams2972]

March baby and love this song

[@brendamaharaj9463]

@@richrichwilliams2972 YES1972 vibes for me nice over nice an epic Classicccccc,

[@MarkRDKing]

What a voice!!😭

[@Skyelement84K]

I just had to hear this today. This instant. I wanted to sing it with her driving in my car. A little old lady driving home singing w Roberta Flack. Yup! Just what I needed. 🎶 ❤😊💐

[@Emex-it5iq]

My feelings EXACTLY! 😍🫂

[@johnreeves9528]

Evergreen song and as beautiful as you

[@bruscifer]

Roberta Flack is a angel in disguise. She has fooled us all so well with the most angelic voice known to man.

[@melania9587]

She is my idol since I was 18 playing her nonstop in my cassette recorder. From João Pessoa, Brazil.

[@mindyviteri3100]

It reminds me of a mother singing to her child. So soothing and calming

[@GaselebalweMangwane]

Magical....the voice, the range, the composure, everything 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿 I thank my late dad for ensuring that we grew up listening to proper, proper music!

[@Sepherend]

Wow. Beautiful.

[@vanyaschwarzenberg2111]

My mother used to sing this song for my siblings and I when we were very young. We had her recorded singing this song on a tape. Love U mom. Miss U. ❤

[@luiskinte863]

Beautiful song from a beautiful woman. Never let her memory die!

[@bagopappy]

Ahhhh, the good old days when pure talent and class didn't need skimpy clothes and supporting dancers for a good show.

[@James-pq3qq]

She sang like the beautiful song bird that she was...As a little boy of eight back in the early 1970s, this song often greeted us on the radio...one of my favorite songs from the era. This and Nicolette Larson's inimitable "LOTTA LOVE" was one of the staples of comfort music of the 1970s. I thank God every day that I was a child during this era...a real boon.

[@berndhofmann752]

Roberta flack is great! ❤❤❤❤

[@jethrojean7423]

Gorgeous voice

[@davebruton5731]

My , late father turned my family onto Roberta back in the mid 70's . We' d listen to this and Simon and Garfunkle on long family trips in our car . Good Stuff !

[@troyledbetter6597]

Roberta also had some nice songs that were in a couple of Clint Eastwood movies. Late 70s to early 80s.

[@napoleonlempereur3021]

Ich bin aufgewachsen mit diesem Song.'Er'war da seit den frühen 70er Jahren.Ich liebe ihn❤❤❤

[@lindalala5813]

Perfection never dies...

[@joebatts8080]

Roberta what a Voice🤩😍🥰

[@jjOnes10mine]

I'm still listening in 2024 and beyond....JUMBO, JUMBO!!!🤓🤓🤓

[@ceciliaortiz2375]

❤

[@juliobahamundi7062]

Marzo 2024 ¿Quién disfruta de este clásico?❤

[@NicholasAcevedo-p7v]

Yo. Yo tengo 47 años, y nunca imaginé estar oyendo un video del 1972. Pero que bueno es su canto, y sin auto-tune. Esta canción es mi favorita, y la canta Lauryn Hill.

[@GinaMosqueda-fe5ms]

So so so so beautiful this song . Your voice Ms. Robert Flack so unique and lovely . Thank you for your music.

[@williamthurlow9889]

Great song!! Brings back memories

[@DaleBailey-cd9bg]

❤Roberta Flack is what artistry is all about. A true angel who soars through the sky as she sings.🎉

[@janicenichols3707]

So beautiful. The first time I saw my darling precious husband s face I knew he was the one God chose for me to love forever . Every time I hear this song I think of my husband .

[@christopher5585]

Another reminder of the Best Decade, Ever. Simply Beautiful ❤️

[@nancysiler]

I've always loved this song! I feel it's both good and bad to feel this way about a man...but I have and still do..though he shall remain unnamed!❤

[@nancysiler]

But he knows how I feel! He used to feel the same way about me...till I threw it all away! He still cares about me...a lot..but he's now remarried...so..it is what it is! I'll say this though...he calls me almost every day..and it's a good thing he's in another state! That's about like the old Elvis song that says " Regrets? I have a few! But then again too few to mention!" So...why am I? I don't know..except he's tried to move on and I never have!

[@jamess4535]

The best love ballad ever written and performed. Not even close.

[@thomasfruge]

Beautiful Singing

[@jmrodas9]

One of my favorite songs of the seventies. I remember so many things when listening to it, and enjoy it

[@PeanutButter-yu2oy]

This song made me fall in love with the man I didn't even know yet when I first heard it. 😊❤

[@martinscalf114]

Roberta, you seranaded and soothed the hearts of so, so many people. I hope someone is there to comfort you.

[@solt65]

I'm a brazilian guy that thanks God because I like musics like that, and I always liked music this type.

[@wangaimukuria8420]

you are a guy with a good taste in music.

[@TennTimes]

The best female voice….ever.

[@Susan-wz7mb]

Just perfect sound. Really nice like wow. Her highs are perfect highs her low’s just simmer with perfection.

[@careeneholst9815]

Unique and beautiful voiice. No screaming, just gorgeous straight ahead singing, making it about the song and music. She and Whitney my favorites.

[@ivorharry6372]

My heart is full

[@richardcronin694]

So beautiful. So talented. ❤

[@wandydeoli5780]

What a beautiful voice

[@danielleknight1067]

I'm still here. Listening to my faves 💓

[@matru1959]

One of the best songs ever.

[@mapsan1]

Wow, I really llike this one as a teenager, but seeing it permforned - Wow!

[@tswag4942]

None of the music of today will be as lasting as songs like this. It is amazing how much the quality in music and art have dropped.

[@MarshaDawn20]

This song still haunts me, 50 yrs later, from when I first heard it as a child...

[@johnreeves9528]

It’s like a red wine and as beautiful as you are ❤

[@ElPhantasmo_ZZZ]

Timeless hits 🎤👳🏾‍♀️🎼🔥

[@hattiseneca8906]

This was the last song which my love hear, when she passed away... And it will be soon my!

[@richardcronin694]

So pure.

[@anaalban8836]

Uno de los mejores temas de los años 70. Un clásico de todos los tiempos.

[@billvinson7859]

The greatest female singer of the 20th century. ❤ I have tears in my eyes while listening to her.

[@danacraig2535]

I cry also. More beauty than I can absord

[@garyhighley9022]

Have to agree

[@GlóriaLemos-v1l]

bullying,eu ouvi quando foi lançada por Roberta essa beldade,eu tinha 12 anos e com 62anos atualmente; não há uma só vez que quando ouço não né emociono e me encanto como minha primeira vez,adoro cantarolar sózinha em casa,rsrs

[@wandydeoli5780]

What a voice

[@lindabaron4584]

No one can touch this ever. ❤❤❤

[@wangaimukuria8420]

the classic is a bomb upto day. love it.

[@DebraAffricano]

OMG WHAT A VOICE ❤

[@giaparent8829]

I was 4 when it came out. I still freaking love this song ❤❤❤❤

[@andrewcampagnuolo2732]

Pure beauty 😂❤

[@wandydeoli5780]

What a great singer

[@ramonv.paguia4844]

Love this Song And The Voice ... so Amazing❤

[@robertkientz3738]

Memories........!❤

[@theresareineke6753]

Roberta has such a beautiful voice! I loved this song when it was first released back in the early 70s.

[@threecheers4obama]

Angelic. Timeless. I grew up with this tune and it was the best tune on the dance floor in those days the 70s.

[@АлсуЗакирова-п4в]

Шикарный льётся голос! Как золото колокольчиков! Я в знак восхищения склоняю голову перед шикарной женщиной, певицей, артистом! 😍🌹

[@LynneRenick-Crosbie]

Most beautiful song ever💕

[@johnreeves9528]

❤yea beautiful like yourself

[@leonardhill4440]

Roberta Flack was in a world of her own just a beautiful woman telling her beautiful story…God Bless her.

[@secretmission7607]

Woah. Magic.

[@LonSheldon-bv4hr]

Beautiful, love it. Takes me back.

[@werewolf5674]

I was in high school when this came out. So many great memories around this song.

[@lohanvitor]

Greatest!!!!!👏👏👏👏

[@magiungeniusbeatzofficial]

sin palabras para definir el que siento al escuchar esta clásico de Roberta Flack una de mis canciones preferidas del mundo la mejor

[@mfi-cf7sp]

how beautiful inside and out ❤ please lord bring back the 60s and 70s cause the 2020’s suck worse than ever especially the music

[@ariana2267]

Roberta Flack, soy tu fan desde adolescente, esta cancion me mata d emocion....hasta hora la escucho eres increíble una gran voz hermosa 13/ 08/ 2024 😊❤❤❤❤

[@gwynnielsen5081]

This is such a unique subject for a song. It is sort of a song within a song. Songs have the power to well up all kinds of memories of all kinds of experiences.

[@johnreeves9528]

That’s so true ❤

[@gwynnielsen5081]

@@johnreeves9528 I strive to write/record music that relates to the human experience. The one song that is doing well internationally is one about aging, believe it or not. Check out my "Still Green" on KZbin. Thanks and take care.

[@Howdidulove]

My parents had the 8 track tape of her music. This was my favorite song when i was very young during the 1970s. Oh the memories

[@rosariodagosto6484]

BEAUTIFUL SINGER 😊😊😊😊

[@abigail46759]

This gives me chills in my legs 😮

[@robbiarohac3848]

Softly healing....

[@stephenlee5718]

This song by her brings emotion and tears to my eyes ❤❤❤

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Making love with lyrics; still remember when this came out, definitely a favorite … Roberta’s voice is so fantastic she makes you “FEEL” it too!! ♥️

[@BlueSkies32]

So beautiful ❤

[@ma.imeldabuzon2920]

Remembering the past, the moment....really a beautiful song. Wonderful Roberta Flack!

[@altwaneross828]

This song deeper then what ppl think

[@mariadefatimascotton8521]

Não sei o que seria do planeta sem a beleza e cultura dessa raça fantástica ❤!

[@sharonwagner3108]

She is soo great

[@elainegarcia8967]

Siempre es un placer estético del más alto nivel escuchar a tan notable artista Gracias por tan buen A RTE❤

[@TIMCOWBOY1971]

Classic song 🎶