FIRST TIME HEARING Roberta Flack - Killing ME Softly With His Song REACTION
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FIRST TIME HEARING Roberta Flack - Killing ME Softly With His Song REACTION
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@RobSquadReactions 2 жыл бұрын
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@cylentkills 2 жыл бұрын
Listen to the Fugee's version please
@timgerke8714 2 жыл бұрын
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@StevesFunhouse 2 жыл бұрын
You need to hear her song, First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ... it's so sweet. It'll make you cry it's sooooo good. It's similar to this one in that she's describing someone who has affected her deeply, and I love it deeply, with my soul !!! Here's a link ... (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jNeHYMiAmNC4hok.html ). It was used in the movie, Play Misty For Me with Clint Eastwood, Donna Mills and Jessica Walters, and it gutted me, then and ever since.
@PlumbPitiful 2 жыл бұрын
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@dmidammit9275 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder whose version you like better for this song. Roberta, AL B. Sure, or the Fugees. Each has a different style on the same song.
@abelincoln3287 2 жыл бұрын
Roberta Flack is a beautiful and very intelligent singer, songwriter and pianist. Her style and voice is one of a kind.
@Shrykespeare 2 жыл бұрын
The former president knows what he's talking about.
@drwalker6517 2 жыл бұрын
But she did not write this song. She wasn’t the original artist to release it either.
@jamesbolton9752 2 жыл бұрын
@@drwalker6517 believe it was Lori Lieberman. Sorry if I misspelled her name.
@surlechapeau 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbolton9752 yes it was Lori who released it first, wrote it after by seeing artist Don McClean. But Norman Gimbel claims otherwise.
@scottlaughlin9897 2 жыл бұрын
@@drwalker6517 so what does that have to do with her being a songwriter? He didn’t claim that she wrote this one.
@unclefrank4455 2 жыл бұрын
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" always melts my heart and is one of her greatest songs!
@lisamcbride6678 2 жыл бұрын
Was gonna say this very thing. I would love to suggest to them that they react to it, but I don’t know how/ where to post that.
@1177kc 2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!!
@worthingSarah 2 жыл бұрын
spoiled for me when I realised he sang it down the phone to Peggy Seeger while he was married to someone else
@skiersnlv 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite song by her for sure. Reminds me of growing up in the 70's.
@StudyMonster 2 жыл бұрын
OMG yes! That one makes me cry every time I hear it!
@stuarthazard3162 2 жыл бұрын
No, he's not serenading her. She's hearing her life in his song even though he doesn't know she's there. Its about the universality of music!!!
@kayelle8005 2 жыл бұрын
Yes. About her experience hearing Don McLean sing. That he could give voice to parts of her life and her experience as if he knew her intimately when she was just another person in the crowd.
@davidrosoff3228 Жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@juliacrabtree5198 Жыл бұрын
Yes😊 We, who heard it first, understand the context😢
@GoingFullRetarded Жыл бұрын
Fkn THANK YOU a year later 😂
@marycourtier2435 Жыл бұрын
Ys! Thank you. He wasn't getting it, even though the lyrics are clear.
@user-rt4dq3vs5q 3 ай бұрын
A singer/ songwriter writer, Lori Lieberman, was asked by a friend to come and see this singer she had been hearing about. She was so moved by the man’s performance that she went home and started writing this song, later finishing it with two collaborators. Lori recorded the song, and Roberta Flack heard it played while on a plane flight, and knew she had to record her own version. The singer Lori Lieberman wrote the song about was someone you have reacted to on your show, Don McLean
@marshabailey1121 18 күн бұрын
And the singer was Don McLean, who was WONDERFUL in concert. I got to see him a few times back in the day, when both of us were young. Just a few years after his American Pie superhit.
@scotttrammell3913 Жыл бұрын
To me the Late Roberta Flack was an underappreciated vocalist.
@unseelie63 4 ай бұрын
She's still alive! Quite elderly and no longer performing,but still with us :)
@scotttrammell3913 4 ай бұрын
@@unseelie63 Oh, my mistake, so sorry.
@Scurvous 23 күн бұрын
@@scotttrammell3913 You might be thinking about when the news broke of her retirement due to illness. She announced a chronic conditions that keeps her from performing.
@scotttrammell3913 22 күн бұрын
@@Scurvous Possibly.
@dorisdayfan1 2 жыл бұрын
Roberta Flack’s “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded .
@christineobrien7707 10 ай бұрын
My eyes tear up whenever I hear it.Her voice is so pure, and strong
@MrSoonerCal 4 ай бұрын
@@christineobrien7707 “…I felt your heart, so close to mine…” (Gets me every time!)
@christineobrien7707 4 ай бұрын
@@MrSoonerCal Not only is it a great lyric, but her mind blowing, beautiful voice grabs us and doesn't let go.😎👍
@MrSoonerCal 4 ай бұрын
@@christineobrien7707 🎯
@janislohman8125 2 жыл бұрын
ONLY Roberta flack can sing this song ....best singer hardly ever mentioned....
@bobaer3885 3 ай бұрын
Nothing comes close to the original by Lory Lieberman
@UncleQue 2 жыл бұрын
Two duets she did with Donny Hathaway are definitely musts for you two. “Where is The Love” and “ The Closer I Get to You”.
@lisacox3750 Жыл бұрын
Those are my favorites!!!!
@MrSnout5 11 ай бұрын
Also 'Back Together Again.'
@robinbeitler9392 2 жыл бұрын
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is my ultimate favorite of Ms. Flack, it's absolutely beautiful. give it a listen.
@dano4518 2 жыл бұрын
OMG..I love her. I love this song, but her best song is “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.” It’s A level above this.
@chrispopejoy6652 2 жыл бұрын
Has me in tears every time I hear it. To this day.
@jessieball6195 2 жыл бұрын
I don't agree. I like this song a lot better than "The First Time".
@barblessable Жыл бұрын
EWAN McCOLL WROTE , First time ever I saw your face,.
@mikebunch3189 2 жыл бұрын
one of the best songs ever recorded .....
@michallowenstein2329 10 ай бұрын
No guys. He's not serenading her. Read the lyrics. This stranger was singing about her life, revealing all the darkness and pain. She wanted him to stop singing because she felt the whole audience there KNEW! Roberta Flack was amazing. I saw her in concert back in the 70's and she performed this song. Try listening to First time Ever I saw Your Face by Roberta Flack. Beautiful!!
@Perfect_Blend 2 жыл бұрын
The writer of this song had gone to a Don McLean concert and wrote it about him. Roberta recorded it and made it into a superb, beautiful, wistful sounding version.
@LoveBandit1000 2 жыл бұрын
Her voice is so crystal clear it makes bells jealous...
@gorski989 4 ай бұрын
This sentence is the one I have been looking for to describe Roberta's voice. 💙
@ProdigyBowlersTour 4 ай бұрын
I cannot believe after all this time, you still have never done a reaction video to Roberta Flack's breakout hit, and quite possibly the most beautiful song ever written: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."
@paulwagner2089 2 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Roberta Flack before she became famous. Small place in D.C. She's beautiful.
@paulmargett9360 2 жыл бұрын
You must also react to her song "First time ever I saw your face" sheer beauty. Much love from England 🏴
@senorwidebottom 9 ай бұрын
"First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a Roberta Flack song you will love.
@kevincooper2317 2 жыл бұрын
“First Time I Ever I Saw Your Face” was a song at my wedding. Great song by Ms. Flack
@jerryb1439 2 жыл бұрын
Roberta Flack really owns the song, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". Her voice is incredible.
@kelperdude 2 жыл бұрын
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face....that should have been your introduction into Roberta Flack's talent It's amazing.
@barbarapacker5722 2 жыл бұрын
He isn't serenading her. He is signing about trials and heartbreak and she is uncomfortable because she feels he is describing her experiences so intimately that she wonders if everyone else "realizes" he is singing about her secrets. Meanwhile, the singer just continues to entertain, oblivious of her. The Killing me softly is how she is reliving the pain he is singing about.
@brettcurtis5710 Жыл бұрын
apparently written about Don McLean!
@SA-hf3fu 2 жыл бұрын
Rob, you’re right. Lori Lieberman is confessing to feeling so vulnerable to the lyrics while attending a Don McLean concert in 1971. I love this. It’s so real and so raw.
@theophilussparks5839 Жыл бұрын
Sad part is Lori's rendition is very good. But Roberta is the standard
@gl2996 Жыл бұрын
@@theophilussparks5839 Roberta pretty much sings it the way she sang it. As you said, it's sad that it was't a success for her. Still, Roberta Flack is just so good. She was a music prodigy, became a music teacher, and later began doing gigs in the evenings at a local club. As an adult, she didn't do anything badly.
@Marco-ns7ih Жыл бұрын
@@theophilussparks5839 Maybe Roberta's version is the standard but only because all those people here who can find KZfaq cannot find Wikipedia (or don't care).
@RSimoes10 2 жыл бұрын
This version of this song is one of the most beautiful things ever recorded. Roberta Flack, what a legend.
@bkmur4713 2 жыл бұрын
Roberta’s voice is butter. Soft, creamy, and delicious.
@jonhinson5701 2 жыл бұрын
She has another beautiful song with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" from the early seventies. It is absolutely stunning!
@dontworrybehappy8080 Жыл бұрын
F'n RF!!! Do not forget this woman, musician, story teller, icon, diva, etc.....
@nestormartinez4480 2 күн бұрын
Yes, one of the best songs ever recorded. And her voice is unique.
@melissadambro8873 2 жыл бұрын
She is amazing! As another commenter noted, "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" is SO beautiful!! : - )
@markweiss9178 2 жыл бұрын
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is astonishingly beautiful. Roberta Flack always lowered my blood pressure. Pop R&B royalty. She was awarded the 2020 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Won the 1973 Grammy Record of the Year for The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
@mickdenis6630 2 жыл бұрын
Roberta Flack was the first artist to win the Grammy for Record of the Year, two consecutive years running The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (73) & Killing Me Softly (74). It was accomplished by U2 in 2001 & 2002, and recently by Billie Eillish. Both of Roberta's song also took Song of the Year. The song Killing Me Softly was covered by the Fugees (with Lauryn Hill) in 1996.
@tonyafritchen1192 Жыл бұрын
Love this as well as Lauryn Hills version
@oldskool4612 2 жыл бұрын
I remember listening to Roberta as a young teenager. She has the voice of an angel.
@dianaburns5593 3 күн бұрын
She is smooth as Silk, have loved her voice all my life ❤ This song blew us away in 1972!
@loisfreeman1646 2 жыл бұрын
This lady was a great musician. She was awesome.
@PRMillette 2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful voice
@alecffernandez5556 Жыл бұрын
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face! I'm just adding my voice to the large chorus who have suggested that beautiful song!
@donnaj1964 2 жыл бұрын
I lover her voice. My favorite is “The first time ever I saw your face”. Amazing!
@donjenkins3861 2 жыл бұрын
This is a cover of Lori Lieberman's song, which she wrote after hearing Don McClean in concert.
@pamh2697 2 жыл бұрын
Did not know!
@johngravett4638 2 жыл бұрын
I was about to say the same, that this was written about Don McClean 😊👍🏻
@mditt7 Жыл бұрын
yep I can verify this. So spot on about early Don Mclean. He was one powerful poetic singer songwriter.
@loumelillo1790 Жыл бұрын
Now I remember!
@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv Жыл бұрын
To me it's not a cover when you make it famous, and I don't think of Don McClean when I hear it.
@scumonkey 2 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough to see Roberta live in the early eighties... alone on stage with just a piano- she SLAYED!!!
@shirleydurr411 2 жыл бұрын
As teachers, you might appreciate that she was a junior high music and English teacher before she gained fame as a singer. I think she was a classical pianist also, earning degrees from Howard University. And at 85, she's still with us. Other songs of hers that I love: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Tonight We Celebrate My Love," "The Closer I Get to You" which others are also recommending.
@happymethehappyone8300 2 жыл бұрын
Roberta Flack "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"...A MUST HEAR Classic.
@cherylbrooks7005 Жыл бұрын
This song touches everyone who has felt this way when music literally touches your soul.
@ruelsmith 2 жыл бұрын
You need to listen to more of her! One of the most beautiful voices ever recorded. She never wanted to sing like anyone else. Her own style.
@Eric-qv2rz 23 күн бұрын
Her voice makes you feel like uou are floating on a cloud❤❤
@Fit4FunAna 2 жыл бұрын
I took this song to be that she went to listen to this guy perform, and was “shook!” When his song spoke to all her pain so perfectly that she felt so completely exposed and it was killing her to listen, but she couldn’t stop listening. Her voice is so beautiful.
@ellab8897 2 жыл бұрын
The guy you’re referring to is Don McLean. It was his performance of Empty Chairs that inspired Killing Me Softly. I’d always thought Roberta Flack wrote this song because she sings it with such emotion.
@gino88 2 жыл бұрын
I describe Roberta this way... If I am ever sick...its Roberta Flack's voice I want taking care of me. There are about 10 songs by her you need to react to.
@myowndrum286 2 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time hearing this song by Roberta in 1973. It has always been one of my favorites over the years. I so enjoy watching you two react to something I have fond memories of! It often takes me back to a good place. Thanks for that!
@bluedeuce100 2 ай бұрын
Her voice is crystal clear. I love her singing.
@T-Bone-Grizzle 2 жыл бұрын
The most pure voice ever.
@daniellegoldsmith9782 2 жыл бұрын
Yaaaaaaaaaaaas! When I was growing up, my dad had this album. I'd put on his big, black earphones and listen to this song over and over and over again. I still remember every note to every second. Sang my heart out just now and got a little teary eyed. Please explore more of Roberta's work. She's amazing. She actually went to Julliard.
@markd5067 2 жыл бұрын
Roberta is in the top 5 of my favorite female vocalists. Turn on the waterworks with this one ....
@jayakers708 2 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs ever. So is "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." Just kinda touches the soul with something universal and bittersweet...
@carriec9719 2 жыл бұрын
You have to listen to her duet with Donny Hathaway “The closer I get to you”. Truly a beautiful song!!
@cecileluv 2 жыл бұрын
Finally. Been trying to lead you to her talent. Thanks.
@yuvonnemoore5466 2 жыл бұрын
‘The first time ever I saw your face’ stunning song.
@AbcDef-iq4no 5 ай бұрын
Roberta Flack released this amazing song in 1973 at a time when rock and folk dominated the mainstream airwaves, and amidst all of that competition took her rightful place and knocked one out of the ballpark with her stunning, hauntingly beautiful voice, along with her sweet, sweet backup singers.
@jwmson7791 2 жыл бұрын
Amber I completely agree with how mellow the sound is. That’s what makes it so beautiful to me. And the softness of the background harmonies! Sometimes less really is more. This doesn’t need to be in your face to be great. Roberta Flack has always been one of my favs!! 🎶♥️🎶
@irenem3854 2 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful voice ever. I forgot how lovely her voice was.
@robertwalker1803 Жыл бұрын
The number one song of 1972….and she had the number 1 song of 1971 with a beautiful love song “ The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.”
@hwinny2 Жыл бұрын
Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The lyrics were written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman after she was inspired by a Don McLean performance in late 1971.
@colibri1 2 жыл бұрын
Like others are saying, other great radio hits by Roberta Flack are "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (1972), "Where is the Love?" (1972, with Donny Hathaway), and "The Closer I Get to You" (1977, with Donny Hathaway). The Fugees' hiphop-ish 1996 cover of this 1973 song is also great.
@sterlingcarden7197 2 жыл бұрын
Roberta has a deep Archive of music 🎶 never sung a bad song. Her duets with Peobo Bryson are epic
@jeffshort3454 10 ай бұрын
Song is about Going to see Don Mclean. Lori Liebermann saw Don McLean in concert at the Troubadour Theatre in Los Angeles, she said she was overwhelmed by the experience and wrote a poem to express how she felt.
@christopherphillips8027 Жыл бұрын
One of the best female singers ever in music history. Miss Roberta Flack. You will love her and this song.
@Siansonea 2 жыл бұрын
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a *phenomenal* song and you will LOVE it.
@bengilbert7655 2 жыл бұрын
This won the Grammy Record of the Year in 1974 and she had won the award just the year before for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." She has several duets with Donny Hathaway and Peabo Bryson. My favorite with Peabo is "Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You."
@lydmarl.475 2 жыл бұрын
And also Maxi Priest.
@kellystevens5681 2 жыл бұрын
'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' will make you weep, melt and swoon.
@vinman5432 2 жыл бұрын
While "Killing Me Softly with His Song" is great and heart-warming, Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" goes straight to your soul and is amazing.
@leannmiller7153 2 жыл бұрын
This song was inspired by Don McLean’s performance of Empty Chairs at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. Singer/songwriter Lori Lieberman was in the audience and had an intense reaction to the song. She cried through the performance and wrote notes on a napkin. Afterwards she called her boyfriend lyricist/manager, Norman Gimbel, and shared her notes. They collaborated with Charles Fox and this beauty was the result❤️
@jamesshort8660 2 жыл бұрын
. I thought it was a club in New York City I stand corrected
@jakeaurod 2 жыл бұрын
For some reason I thought it was "American Pie".
@janbaker9869 2 жыл бұрын
I had Lori Lieberman's album. Remember seeing her on the Mike Douglas show.
@EC-dz3fb 2 жыл бұрын
I thought it was James Taylor?
@dawnmarieallenkent2495 2 жыл бұрын
@@EC-dz3fb I thought it was Bob Dylan...
@jeffdetmer4681 2 жыл бұрын
Ms. Roberta is quite a woman. She graduated from college at 19. Started studying music in grad school, but after her dad passed she had to take a job teaching music. She had her first big hit with The first time ever I saw your face. Clint Eastwood heard the song and chose to use it in a movie he was doing. The movie was a hit and so was the song. She has had other big hits as well, including a number of duets. Brilliant singer and musician.
@LeoTiger750 2 жыл бұрын
"First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a must to get the depth of her style.
@boosuedon 2 жыл бұрын
The inspiration for this song was you a young girl attending a Don McClean show. You know, "Bye-bye Miss American Pie, Drove My Chevy To The Levy..." Yes, THAT Don McClean. I don't remember which song he was singing but it resonated with the young girl and she started writing a poem while he was singing. The girl was Lorie Lieberman who did record this song before Roberta but her version of HER SONG was not received well. This was a huge hit for Roberta Flack!
@johnryan6088 2 жыл бұрын
Driving home from a night out this song came on the radio . The year was 1973 and I was so blown away that I had to pull over where I just starred at he radio. It was a very emotional moment in my very long life. Few artists have ever done that to me.
@garyneilson3075 Жыл бұрын
How cool!
@jeffmorse645 2 жыл бұрын
Roberta Flack is one of my favorite singers from the 70s. Such a beautiful voice. Soulful, soothing and classic. Love her.
@MyXxx77 2 жыл бұрын
Written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbal, the song was inspired by Lori Lieberman's account of seeing Don McClean (American Pie/Vincent) in concert in 1972. Lori Lieberman sang the vocal on the songs first recording.
@debbiedavis2499 2 жыл бұрын
This song is about a girl at a concert sitting in the audience & she thinks the artist is singing directly to her. The lyrics are co-author Lori Lieberman's response to seeing a young Don McLean (American Pie) perform, and the resulting feeling that he was singing directly to her about her innermost thoughts and secrets. I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd I felt he'd found my letters and read each one out loud I prayed that he would finish, but he just kept right on... Listen to it again from that perspective.
@richardconnolly4835 2 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest duets ever is Roberta and Donny Hathaway singing The Closer I Get to You - a beautiful love ballad.
@twoscoops2 2 жыл бұрын
Love her voice and this song. This is one of those songs you hear once and remember it forever, much like Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle
@midnittkr 7 ай бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs ever sung
@terryhughes7349 Жыл бұрын
Roberta is one of the most beautiful voices in the world.
@izzonj 2 жыл бұрын
She is simply one of the best vocal stylists ever.
@sammyjones3500 2 жыл бұрын
I will definitely look Roberta up. She's incredible.
@kayelle8005 2 жыл бұрын
Come back and let us know what you think of The first time ever I saw your face
@rhiahlMT 2 жыл бұрын
It's about time you found Roberta Flack. Just a beautiful voice. 😊
@rosenfield10 Жыл бұрын
When my first son was born, I held him in my arms and sang to him Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." Do that one. Her voice is my favorite female voice ever. Keep returning to her.
@vickybrackin7483 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites!!
@rebo2610 2 жыл бұрын
I love this song and Roberta's voice. This song is featured (in a way) in the sweet movie About a Boy with Hugh Grant. Amber would love it!
@lindaeasley5606 2 жыл бұрын
Roberta was one of the amazing ladies of the 1970s .She had numerous hits . Killing Me Softly was her 2nd #1 . Her first was The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ,which was the theme to the Clint Eastwood film ,Play Misty For Me (1972)
@raymondreid4987 2 жыл бұрын
Roberta Flack this beautiful woman has so much control over her voice that it's just seems like she has no effort to force a note, she drips honey from her vocals. And she has this amazing group of people who know how to stay in the pocket yet each one has the moment.
@caseyhazelman2390 2 жыл бұрын
Roberta Flack was one of the best!
@sherrylong7774 2 жыл бұрын
Her voice is like butter. Soothing. One of my favorites ❤️❤️❤️
@paulberthold932 10 ай бұрын
Can’t believe I can’t find any reactions to Where Is The Love? Please be the first to rediscover this great duet. Major hit in the early 70s.
@gerryvargas9259 8 ай бұрын
In the 1974 Grammy a wards, this song won song of the Year, Record of the Year, best solo vocal performances. That’s how great the song and singer is. And she also won in the previous Year for “The first time ever I saw your Face”.
@martinstubbs7974 2 жыл бұрын
You have just listened to one of the great voices of all time. For me she straddles the space between soul and blues although much closer to soul. Her rendition of "The first time ever I saw your face" is unequalled by anyone and I would say showcases her voice even more. It is so absolutely beautiful and will blow you away if you decide to react to it. Take care and best wishes to you and your family.
@joiedevivre2005 2 жыл бұрын
Roberta Flack's voice defined the 70's love ballad, in my opinion. This song is incredible, but y'all really need to listen to her song "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - it is PERFECTION! Some other incredible songs of hers include "Tonight I Celebrate My Love", "Where is the Love", "If I Ever See You Again", "The Closer I Get To You","Feel Like Makin' Love" & "You've Got a Friend".
@docdsself-publishingandwri7988 2 жыл бұрын
Singer Lori Lieberman was at a Don McLean concert at the Troubadour in Los Angeles and his son Empty Chairs affected her so that she rush to call her management team, Fox and Gimble and they penned the song and denied her credit although her praises echoed the lyrics. Robert Flack's arrangement turned the song into a classic. Lori Liberman also did a verson as did the Fugees.
@CJBW 2 жыл бұрын
Every song that connects with your souls does just what she sang. There the ones that stay with you for life.
@timwhitnell7145 2 жыл бұрын
Even as a kid I loved this song. It is just so personal in its tone. Roberta sounds like she's loving and yearning at the same time. The lyrics are about a reaction to the words and music of Don McLean (American Pie and Starry, Starry Night fame).
@drwalker6517 2 жыл бұрын
Lori Lieberman saw Don Mclean at the Troubadour and heard “Empty Chairs”. She felt Don had “opened her journal” with that tune and so on a tear stained napkin she started writing this song. She would finish it with Norman Gimbel and Charlie Fox. You two listened to Don Mclean’s American Pie a few months ago.
@PlumbPitiful 2 жыл бұрын
How do you know the napkin was tear-stained?
@charlottemccaig578 2 жыл бұрын
@@PlumbPitiful Because Lori cried throughout the song and used it to wipe her eyes.
@daz_n 2 жыл бұрын
@@charlottemccaig578 Empty Chairs has that effect on me too... 😭
@ellab8897 2 жыл бұрын
I knew about Don Mclean’s performance of Empty Chairs inspiring this song, but I always thought Roberta Flack wrote this song. Thanks for the info!
@markmcelligott2542 2 жыл бұрын
I remember liking this song as a kid, but hearing it again now I realize I had forgotten how amazing the backing vocals were... Especially in the opening. I'm literally in tears right now with the flood of memories
@laurenfelsberg6406 2 жыл бұрын
YOU MUST LISTEN TO : “ The First time ever I saw your Face “ ,,,,, it it the MOST BEAUTIFUL Song in the world by Roberta !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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