ROBERTA FLACK First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Reaction

[@roberthutchison3345]

One of the greatest songs of all time .and what a great singer as well.

[@kat1be]

This song always makes me cry.😢

[@adam.4487]

This always brings tears to my eyes. Reminding me of my wedding day. Chills

[@ginaarendtson9478]

Killing me softly and the closer I get to you. Her voice is angelic

[@anitamorgan366]

Yes this one and Killing me Softly by Roberta Flack is incredible, one of my favorite singers growing up.

[@StarzzyJJASD]

Shes not the original singer, that belongs to a british singer from Manchester England, also go listen to George Michael's version breathtaking

[@TangoEliott]

Crystal clear voice, beautiful song, great performance. Killing Me Softly is the next one you should listen to. It will blow you away.

[@buffordang6384]

What I love about her performance is she feels her songs so deeply that is so rare to be found in artists today. She is a musical treasure that shall be cherished forever.

[@waltercopus1485]

I was a young and handsome man when I first heard this song. Now I'm just handsome.

[@kathleenkarsten5739]

Walter Copus 😍😍😍

[@seamuslannon2006]

Sorry believe Elvis's version was better but that is just me. She is not a bad singer though!!!

[@zacharyantle7940]

😂

[@ginaarendtson9478]

Goddess! Hearing her voice makes me stop what I’m doing!

[@laviniamccarney3215]

Love her voice sings with compassion and soul

[@martian50]

This song was a slow-dancers dream in the 1970's, when I was in my 20's. A young man could get into a lot of trouble dancing to Roberta's songs. I agree that "Killing Me Softly" would be a good choice to look at next.

[@djs3484]

The emotion in Roberta's voice is so apparent in this song and "killing me softly", what can you say?? It's o VERY true, Roberta was, in my opinion, the closest angelic voice to Karen Carpenter, hypnotic and an instant mood maker.

[@pattricayoung9646]

THEY JUST DON'T SING LIKE THIS ANY MORE BEAUTIFUL.

[@davidthompson2408]

yes there is and her name is angelina jordan

[@freckled100]

Her voice is so entirely beautiful!

[@bugvswindshield]

This song just might be my favorite female vocalist song ever.

[@trixier6505]

A gorgeous, stunning song. It was a big hit.

[@frankziffle2469]

If this voice doesn't melt your heart, you just may not be human.

[@djs3484]

She was incredible, so smooth, so emotional and the live version was the best.

[@robgoodchild9057]

Good reaction...

[@kathyk3918]

When this song first came out in my teenage years, I was "too cool" to admit that I loved it. But it has remained one of my favorites ever since. Thank you for reminding me. Roberta's voice is so smooth, and Killing Me Softly is another great song from her.

[@1stpageplacementNet]

You just got a "Brotha from anotha motha Card" Well done. Roberta Flack is The Queen sir. Listen to "Killing Me Softly" Thank you 🙏

[@dustee]

Ms Flack said that Clint Eastwood asked to use this song in his movie 'Play Misty for Me'. She thought it would be to long and said she would be glad to shorten it for him. He said no, he wanted all 5 minutes and 22 seconds of it in his movie. The radio cut it down to 4 minutes 15 seconds.

[@ryanje8147]

Roberta Flack was big in the 70s and 80s......beautiful voice.

[@JGlaister]

Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway's duet "Where is the Love" is one of my all-time favorites.

[@topsyfulwell]

I like this live performance but I love the recording which has a different tempo.

[@annemayseyfried8907]

This & "Killing Me Softly" are 2 of my all-time favorites-EVER!! Beeootiful❤

[@msmith5121]

One of the most natural and smooth voices ever....just beautiful

[@xxXCHELLEXXx1]

This song is a timeless classic, I love it so much. I love the Saltire in the background. 😊

[@mstewart109]

😄👍👍👍👍. Killing me softy...beautiful voice of my teens

[@stevennadler4461]

The #4 single for record sales of the entire decade on the 1970's.

[@gerardstephens58]

Love her unhurried vocal as she wrings the emotion out of every poetic word. I actually held my breath to make sure I heard the strings rise up behind her magnificent once. Like I said on another thread, I only ever saw my dad tear up twice: when he listened to this song or talked about this song. Flack’s voice spoke to the soul of a very damaged man, and hearing it again gives me a good memory of him. Good choice, heartfelt reaction. 🎯

[@exballet202]

i love her. Check her out doing Killing Me Softly

[@Stu-Bo]

Wow, amazing voice! Is it criminal that iv heard OF her, but can't r call HEARING her? Should be. A voice like this transcends time and generations. Bravo!

[@shanemccormick6072]

The song Just fills my heart with emotions.

[@uwbadger79]

FYI: This won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1972.

[@carmenwise2256]

Absolute PERFECTION! CHILLS PEOPLE...LOVED IT🇺🇸🎧🎸🎷🎺🎶🎵🎹🌸🇺🇸👍

[@dcaseng]

Her catalog of music is amazing, and deserves to be delved into more deeply.

[@amourtoujours779]

The fact that this song is about to turn 50 years old. I- How people listen to this without tearing up is beyond me.

[@fdsannie]

That was a hit in my freshman year in college............. Showing my age again....... lol

[@thedave5748]

I was in 8th grade - Dont feel bad

[@rozferrell1838]

Killing me softly

[@michaelcantwell711]

The metaphors and and analogies in this song steal my heart away..

[@cynthiamgrooms8195]

The big song to dance the first dance of a newly wedded couple back when. It gained a more profound meaning to me, when I gave birth to my first born,& the first hour of her life.The marriage didn't last,& my first born died in a freak accident at 16.5years old, but this song always brings back the Joy of meeting her,& that Joy IS Eternal!

[@mikemaggio4979]

Impossibly Beautiful!

[@jamesdunlop3220]

This song makes me cry.

[@ezmrsoundspacer76]

This is one of my favorite songs and it was so nice to see you experience it for the first time :)

[@tammyl1646]

This song was featured in a Clint Eastwood psychological thriller movie called Play Misty For Me. Thanks for reminding me of Roberta's lovely voice!

[@mycanos]

Roberta Flack Impossible Dream

[@petemartinez6717]

So Flawless

[@THEPATRIOT1000]

Roberta Flack..Kiling Me Softly...Bridge Over

[@rosedrop4959]

Great

[@gregscupholm254]

She gives me goosebumps every time with this one. Check out "The Closer I Get To You". Almost as mesmerizing. Beautiful.

[@jowsmith1904]

oooooh my.

[@davehackett8848]

Try "Bridge over troubled water".

[@CanadaDan]

Great song this one. Def a Valentine's Day song lol

[@jimfrederick3907]

Grammy winner

[@ILLGOOD]

A guy named Ewan MacColl of Lower Broughton, Salford, United Kingdom wrote the song

[@dcaseng]

You need to do more of her songs. She is a legend.

[@rosedrop4959]

Och aye same here makes me blub

[@musicloverchiefsfan5410]

I love your channel! This was the first video I watched of yours 4 years ago. I had to revisit it. Blessings to all!

[@luvjc68]

Celine Dion also did a beautiful version of this song. Both sang so beautifully!

[@george217]

Try her song "Killing me softly "

[@jackiea8394]

Wow, the link to your reaction here that popped up 10pm last night kept me glued until 2am watching just about all your reviews. Loved them! Back to Roberta, do listen to her version of the Janis Ian song Jesse that was apparently written about a Vietnam vet that didn't come home. Then, if you haven't come across Janis Ian before, I just know you'll love At Seventeen... a real heartbreaker. Her own rendition of Jesse also amazing.

[@kiwigoofball]

Etta James - At Last... One of my all=time favs, which I was requested to sing it at a friend's wedding recently.

[@mikemaggio4979]

I don't care what genre of music you prefer, of this doesn't move you I think you may have a defect in your musical character!

[@gonetoutah]

Roberta'a other big hit was Killing me Softly

[@daviddios1619]

The Clint Eastwood movie, it was featured, and added to its debut as a love song of the time

[@THEPATRIOT1000]

My my my

[@unrulyjulie4382]

This is my song to my wonderful husband ❤️💕❤️

[@musiclover9361]

This song was written in 1957 by British songwriter and activist Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, with whom he was having an affair at the time (and later married). It is NOTHING like the original and Ewan hated EVERY cover of it, including this one. Peggy sang it at the Cambridge Folk Festival the other year and it was beautiful. So is Roberta's version but in a different way.

[@jimfrederick3907]

Killing Me Softly also won the Grammy. It's about Don McLean and American Pie

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

Actually, it's about a performance by Don McLean of his song Vincent.

[@Marco-ns7ih]

Inspiration for Killing me softly was Don McLean's song Empty Chairs. The artist who was inspired and (co-)wrote the lyrics wasn't Roberta Flack but Lori Lieberman who also sang the original version one year before Roberta Flack's cover.

[@bunkerman99]

#1 Hit of 1972. I was 15. We had better music back then. Sorry but it's true.

[@zekearo22]

Roberta Flack. One of her great songs was "Killing Me Softly" I think you would like it.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

Folksinger Ewan McColl wrote this song for Peggy Seeger, whom he was in love with. The odd thing is that McColl hated every recorded version of the song, even this one. He called it his "chamber of horrors." I've heard McColl's version of it, and it isn't even half as good as Roberta Flack's, which I think is one of the great romantic song performances of all time. Other songs by Roberta Flack include Killing Me Softly with His Song, Feel Like Makin' Love, Where Is the Love, and The Closer I Get to You (the last two are duets with DOnny Hathaway).

[@11nytram11]

Depends on taste. MacColl/Seeger's version has a softer emotional feel while Flack's version is dramatic to an almost operatic degree.

[@phoenixforce6595]

That's an awesome song. I enjoyed your reaction dude. React to Donna Sumner Try Me, I know we can make it

[@ernestseah975]

Please check out EVA CASSIDY-Somewhere over the Rainbow :P

[@gregorycook6346]

Listen to her song Reverend Lee

[@debbiefreeman9481]

The recording is good also. Not as instrumental. More dramatic and lovely.

[@reedhoma6099]

She is talking about her new born baby.

[@Marco-ns7ih]

No, she isn't. The song was already more than ten years old at that time. She just sang a cover.

[@NathanThurberMusic]

Check out the Marlon Williams version live from rolling Stone. A lot of people cover this song but his is the best imo.

[@seamuslannon2006]

Thurber: check out who? Then you cannot of heard Elvis's version?

[@joelmoreno4223]

Written by a 'Brit': Ewan MacColl

[@StarzzyJJASD]

Shes not the original singer, also go listen to George Michael's version breathtaking

[@MoMoMyPup10]

What's wrong with the world? You don't hear music made like this anymore. Ok, a bit of an exaggeration but not by much. #bringbackthelovesongsofthe70's

[@debbiechang5781]

This is beautiful. Would love to see more females on your channel. Try Linda Ronstadt. You won’t be disappointed

[@fricky11111]

Song written in the 40's by a Scottish songwriter....unless I was mis-informed

[@calme-dx2dp]

If you've ever saw the movie *Play Misty For Me* with Clint Eastwood, it was the theme....the next Flack tune should be this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJSrgYGLg5KIbqc

[@sassymessmess9110]

This song is about her cat believe it or not.

[@Marco-ns7ih]

I like your funny comment. Of course it isn't about her cat but it is a lot better than the fairy tale about her newborn child. Many people believe that fairy tale, they even believe that Roberta Flack is the writer and original artist which she isn't.

[@oojimmyflip]

Where have u been living mate, in a cave? One of the best artists ever discovered Roberta Flack. I suppose if she had killed herself with a drug overdose the whole world would put her on a pedastool and build bronze statues to honour her. Get a radio mate and listen to it, chuck the tv in the dustbin yourcmising so much music good for the soul in life.

[@greyhairedphantom4038]

That's live music, sung by a true professional musician, not some computer generated crap!

[@urealdaddy88]

Reaction doesn’t match how great this song is.