Goosebumps. Goosebumps everywhere. Exquisitely emotional and powerful. Lauryn Hill's version is iconic, and now I have another version to treasure closely. Brought tears to my eyes.
Outstanding. Excellent vocals. I appreciated the piano and mix of the whole song too. Kudos to the guy at the end, great blend. Roberta Flack was the original artist of this if I recall, this beat that. Bruce Rowland did a piano version once that was also outstanding.
Colby puts this rendition back on the top! This song is absolutely mesmerizing! There are a few songs out there that just can't measure up to the original and I do mean the wonderful "Roberta Flack". Thank you colby for your rendition. I have listened to this song 6 times now. I am simply blown away!
Absoluetly stunning voice and great choice of song for her to do... i know i sound like simon from American Idol but Colby Caillat is a stunning person with a stunning voice!!
What a beautiful rendition of this song. Among so many other artists that have done this beautiful song...Colbie's version brought me to tears. And indeed its about the wonderful Don Mclean.
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 Embarassed 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 [Break] 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 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
Amazing interpretation and rendition of the Fugees' original. Love how teases the listener to hang onto her every word with the way she slowly sings each note. I just might set this song as my alarm to gently coax and wake me every morning. :]
Seeing as how I remember the original play on the AM radio, let me say Ms.Cailat has done an outstanding performance with this soulful version of the original song. My only suggestion would be female backup vocals only.
i love this song.. whenever i hear this i remember my mentor during my freshmen years in high school, she told me that this is the song dedicated to smokers !!! lol♥♥♥
Very nice indeed. Visual very distracting but music is awesome. Harmony too. Love the piano - really added the dimension the song needed and slower tempo made it very interesting. The necessary texture was there! Want more. Roberta Flack's original was great, Lauryn Hills was fantastic (without the weird chanting in the mix) but this tops them all. Well done.
According to Lori Lieberman, the artist who performed the original recording, the song was born of a poem she wrote after experiencing a strong reaction to the song "Empty Chairs," written, composed, and recorded by Don McLean.
@htwu226 the original was not sang by lauren hill, why do people always comment with a wrong answer. It was first recorded by Lori Lieberman in 1971. Its been covered by many artists over the years most notable are Roberta Flack in 1973 and The Fugees in 1996.
I was in grade school when Roberta Flack's version came out. I was too young to appreciate the words, I just thought it was a pretty song, but now I know and love it all the more for that.
I find the comments freaking hilarious. This is closer to the ORIGINAL version of this song, which was sung as it should be: saddened and insightful and emotional. With feeling. Speeding it up and adding a beat just ruins the meaning of the lyrics. Some songs should be felt. Keep your shitty Iggy Azalea, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj in the club with the rest of the unintelletual, untalented tools. This is not where it belongs.
I hope I read this wrong because Lauryn Hill is one of the most influential artists out there preaching nothing but good and righteousness for women and everyone globally and her voice is beautifully haunting on the fugees version just cuz it had a beat and became more popular than the original doesn't mean a goddamn thing. We don't need close minded-mess like this
