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 года назад

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@cylentkills 2 года назад

Listen to the Fugee's version please

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@StevesFunhouse 2 года назад

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 ... (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VqW-eO3jTVU.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 года назад

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@dmidammit9275 2 года назад

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.

@unclefrank4455 2 года назад

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" always melts my heart and is one of her greatest songs!

@lisamcbride6678 2 года назад

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 года назад

Yes!!!!

@worthingSarah 2 года назад

spoiled for me when I realised he sang it down the phone to Peggy Seeger while he was married to someone else

@skiersnlv 2 года назад

My favorite song by her for sure. Reminds me of growing up in the 70's.

@StudyMonster 2 года назад

OMG yes! That one makes me cry every time I hear it!

@abelincoln3287 2 года назад

Roberta Flack is a beautiful and very intelligent singer, songwriter and pianist. Her style and voice is one of a kind.

@Shrykespeare 2 года назад

The former president knows what he's talking about.

@drwalker6517 2 года назад

But she did not write this song. She wasn’t the original artist to release it either.

@jamesbolton9752 2 года назад

@@drwalker6517 believe it was Lori Lieberman. Sorry if I misspelled her name.

@surlechapeau 2 года назад

@@jamesbolton9752 yes it was Lori who released it first, wrote it after by seeing artist Don McClean. But Norman Gimbel claims otherwise.

@scottlaughlin9897 2 года назад

@@drwalker6517 so what does that have to do with her being a songwriter? He didn’t claim that she wrote this one.

@robinbeitler9392 2 года назад

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is my ultimate favorite of Ms. Flack, it's absolutely beautiful. give it a listen.

@stuarthazard3162 2 года назад

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 года назад

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 Год назад

Exactly!

@juliacrabtree5198 Год назад

Yes😊 We, who heard it first, understand the context😢

@GoingFullRetarded Год назад

Fkn THANK YOU a year later 😂

@marycourtier2435 Год назад

Ys! Thank you. He wasn't getting it, even though the lyrics are clear.

@GaryGent-e4v 6 месяцев назад

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 3 месяца назад

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.

@MoMoMyPup10 Месяц назад

And her 'collaborators' took sole credit for the song and she never made a penny off of it

@scotttrammell3913 Год назад

To me the Late Roberta Flack was an underappreciated vocalist.

@unseelie63 6 месяцев назад

She's still alive! Quite elderly and no longer performing,but still with us :)

@scotttrammell3913 6 месяцев назад

@@unseelie63 Oh, my mistake, so sorry.

@Scurvous 3 месяца назад

@@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 3 месяца назад

@@Scurvous Possibly.

@paulmargett9360 2 года назад

You must also react to her song "First time ever I saw your face" sheer beauty. Much love from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@dorisdayfan1 2 года назад

Roberta Flack’s “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded .

@christineobrien7707 Год назад

My eyes tear up whenever I hear it.Her voice is so pure, and strong

@MrSoonerCal 7 месяцев назад

@@christineobrien7707 “…I felt your heart, so close to mine…” (Gets me every time!)

@christineobrien7707 7 месяцев назад

@@MrSoonerCal Not only is it a great lyric, but her mind blowing, beautiful voice grabs us and doesn't let go.😎👍

@MrSoonerCal 7 месяцев назад

@@christineobrien7707 🎯

@Romans8vs28 2 месяца назад

That's actually my favorite song by my cousin Roberta Flack.

@geetee4459 15 дней назад

Saw Roberta live back in the day - she was wonderful - what a voice.

@UncleQue 2 года назад

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 Год назад

Those are my favorites!!!!

@MrSnout5 Год назад

Also 'Back Together Again.'

@Perfect_Blend 2 года назад

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.

@jonhinson5701 2 года назад

She has another beautiful song with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" from the early seventies. It is absolutely stunning!

@paulwagner2089 2 года назад

I was lucky enough to see Roberta Flack before she became famous. Small place in D.C. She's beautiful.

@kevincooper2317 2 года назад

“First Time I Ever I Saw Your Face” was a song at my wedding. Great song by Ms. Flack

@cherylbrooks7005 Год назад

This song touches everyone who has felt this way when music literally touches your soul.

@RSimoes10 2 года назад

This version of this song is one of the most beautiful things ever recorded. Roberta Flack, what a legend.

@LoveBandit1000 2 года назад

Her voice is so crystal clear it makes bells jealous...

@gorski989 6 месяцев назад

This sentence is the one I have been looking for to describe Roberta's voice. 💙

@LisFayte 2 года назад

Another song by Roberta you should listen to is First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Listen to the studio version as the live version isn’t as impactful. Love you guys!

@RicoBurghFan 2 года назад

Oh absolutely do this. One of prettiest and moving love songs ever.

@elaine8013 2 года назад

YES!!! You have got to hear this one. I honestly think it's the best love song ever.

@MustardSeedish 2 года назад

Goosebumps every single time. Yes, they need to hear it.

@chrisneeley8253 2 года назад

Yes 👍

@galvinklatt5273 2 года назад

YES!!! 💜✌️

@janislohman8125 2 года назад

ONLY Roberta flack can sing this song ....best singer hardly ever mentioned....

@bobaer3885 5 месяцев назад

Nothing comes close to the original by Lory Lieberman

@Romans8vs28 2 месяца назад

Roberta Flack is my cousin

@oldskool4612 2 года назад

I remember listening to Roberta as a young teenager. She has the voice of an angel.

@dano4518 2 года назад

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 года назад

Has me in tears every time I hear it. To this day.

@jessieball6195 2 года назад

I don't agree. I like this song a lot better than "The First Time".

@barblessable Год назад

EWAN McCOLL WROTE , First time ever I saw your face,.

@ProdigyBowlersTour 7 месяцев назад

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."

@loisfreeman1646 2 года назад

This lady was a great musician. She was awesome.

@MattThomas-ec3mp 4 дня назад

The most beautiful voice I've ever heard 💜

@ruelsmith 2 года назад

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.

@senorwidebottom Год назад

"First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a Roberta Flack song you will love.

@PRMillette 2 года назад

What a beautiful voice

@melissadambro8873 2 года назад

She is amazing! As another commenter noted, "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" is SO beautiful!! : - )

@markweiss9178 2 года назад

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.

@michallowenstein2329 Год назад

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!!

@bluedeuce100 5 месяцев назад

Her voice is crystal clear. I love her singing.

@donnaj1964 2 года назад

I lover her voice. My favorite is “The first time ever I saw your face”. Amazing!

@dontworrybehappy8080 2 года назад

F'n RF!!! Do not forget this woman, musician, story teller, icon, diva, etc.....

@jayakers708 2 года назад

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...

@joepecchia1296 2 года назад

I REMEMBER THIS SONG VERY WELL WAY BACK IN 1973 SHE HAS A GREAT VOICE THIS WAS A VERY MOVING SONG VERY TOUCHING

@MrXela1995 4 дня назад

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. You have to do it 😊

@bkmur4713 2 года назад

Roberta’s voice is butter. Soft, creamy, and delicious.

@happymethehappyone8300 2 года назад

Roberta Flack "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"...A MUST HEAR Classic.

@myowndrum286 2 года назад

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!

@Eric-qv2rz 3 месяца назад

Her voice makes you feel like uou are floating on a cloud❤❤

@shirleydurr411 2 года назад

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.

@cecileluv 2 года назад

Finally. Been trying to lead you to her talent. Thanks.

@jerryb1439 2 года назад

Roberta Flack really owns the song, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". Her voice is incredible.

@kelperdude 2 года назад

First Time Ever I Saw Your Face....that should have been your introduction into Roberta Flack's talent It's amazing.

@mikebunch3189 2 года назад

one of the best songs ever recorded .....

@daniellegoldsmith9782 2 года назад

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.

@alecffernandez5556 Год назад

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face! I'm just adding my voice to the large chorus who have suggested that beautiful song!

@barbarapacker5722 2 года назад

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 Год назад

apparently written about Don McLean!

@broniex14 2 года назад

Enchanting singer - just beautiful!

@midnittkr 10 месяцев назад

One of the most beautiful songs ever sung

@sherrylong7774 2 года назад

Her voice is like butter. Soothing. One of my favorites ❤️❤️❤️

@mickdenis6630 2 года назад

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 Год назад

Love this as well as Lauryn Hills version

@markd5067 2 года назад

Roberta is in the top 5 of my favorite female vocalists. Turn on the waterworks with this one ....

@T-Bone-Grizzle 2 года назад

The most pure voice ever.

@terryhughes7349 2 года назад

Roberta is one of the most beautiful voices in the world.

@martinstubbs7974 2 года назад

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.

@Fit4FunAna 2 года назад

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 года назад

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.

@twoscoops2 2 года назад

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

@yuvonnemoore5466 2 года назад

‘The first time ever I saw your face’ stunning song.

@michellereed7303 2 года назад

a visit to her singing First Time Ever I Saw Your Face live with just a piano is a must

@SA-hf3fu 2 года назад

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 Год назад

Sad part is Lori's rendition is very good. But Roberta is the standard

@gl2996 Год назад

@@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 Год назад

@@theophilussparks5839 Maybe Roberta's version is the standard but only because all those people here who can find RU-vid cannot find Wikipedia (or don't care).

@jeffshort3454 Год назад

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.

@carriec9719 2 года назад

You have to listen to her duet with Donny Hathaway “The closer I get to you”. Truly a beautiful song!!

@rhiahlMT 2 года назад

It's about time you found Roberta Flack. Just a beautiful voice. 😊

@ashiqkhan2557 2 года назад

First time I ever saw your face is my all time favourite and I chose it for my on our wedding day. Absolutely stunning vocal performance filled with emotion.

@donjenkins3861 2 года назад

This is a cover of Lori Lieberman's song, which she wrote after hearing Don McClean in concert.

@pamh2697 2 года назад

Did not know!

@johngravett4638 2 года назад

I was about to say the same, that this was written about Don McClean 😊👍🏻

@mditt7 2 года назад

yep I can verify this. So spot on about early Don Mclean. He was one powerful poetic singer songwriter.

@loumelillo1790 Год назад

Now I remember!

@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv Год назад

To me it's not a cover when you make it famous, and I don't think of Don McClean when I hear it.

@sterlingcarden7197 2 года назад

Roberta has a deep Archive of music 🎶 never sung a bad song. Her duets with Peobo Bryson are epic

@timwhitnell7145 2 года назад

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).

@TerriKnight-x3s 6 месяцев назад

Everyone of her songs are beautiful!

@michaeldidonato1650 2 года назад

Totally OUTSTANDING! I was approx 13 yrs old when I heard this song. ICONIC! Thanks.

@markmcelligott2542 2 года назад

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

@rebo2610 2 года назад

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!

@gino88 2 года назад

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.

@CJBW 2 года назад

Every song that connects with your souls does just what she sang. There the ones that stay with you for life.

@Siansonea 2 года назад

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a *phenomenal* song and you will LOVE it.

@joiedevivre2005 2 года назад

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".

@irenem3854 2 года назад

The most beautiful voice ever. I forgot how lovely her voice was.

@kellystevens5681 2 года назад

'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' will make you weep, melt and swoon.

@robertwalker1803 Год назад

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.”

@colibri1 2 года назад

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.

@scumonkey 2 года назад

I was fortunate enough to see Roberta live in the early eighties... alone on stage with just a piano- she SLAYED!!!

@MyXxx77 2 года назад

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.

@christopherphillips8027 Год назад

One of the best female singers ever in music history. Miss Roberta Flack. You will love her and this song.

@jwmson7791 2 года назад

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!! 🎶♥️🎶

@vinman5432 2 года назад

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.

@kimberlinibambini1988 2 года назад

Y’all HAVE to react to her song “The first time ever I saw your face.” Talk about another beautiful one!! Iconic as well! Great first dance wedding song for the newlywed couples--Sooo beautiful! 💖💙👍✌️

@tinaburkhalter6111 2 года назад

Wow , what a voice ! Beautiful ! 😍😍

@annjourney2717 2 года назад

Just a beautiful artist with a beautiful voice.💖

@jeffdetmer4681 2 года назад

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.

@bengilbert7655 2 года назад

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 года назад

And also Maxi Priest.

@johnryan6088 2 года назад

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 Год назад

How cool!

@hwinny2 Год назад

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.

@AbcDef-iq4no 8 месяцев назад

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.

@GymProv 9 месяцев назад

The original was recorded by Laurie Liberman who I believe wrote it. Ms Flack heard it on a plane back in the days when music was "piped in". She loved the song and made it a big hit.

@noone6559 2 года назад

This song, as a teenager in the early 80's with already a bit of traumatic history - resonated with my soul. Her voice, I could hear the pain. I related. As I'm sure every generation of teenagers especially, have resonated with songs with amazing lyrics from their time. That feeling that a songwriter has 'read your letters' or 'read your diary'.... so impactful.... and so connecting to others of your generation.... edit. but the singer/songwriter don't know we exist and we are out here hurting..... but because they have had pain they write these songs.... it's the circle of music.....

@drwalker6517 2 года назад

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 года назад

How do you know the napkin was tear-stained?

@charlottemccaig578 2 года назад

@@PlumbPitiful Because Lori cried throughout the song and used it to wipe her eyes.

@daz_n 2 года назад

@@charlottemccaig578 Empty Chairs has that effect on me too... 😭

@ellab8897 2 года назад

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!

@richardconnolly4835 2 года назад

One of the greatest duets ever is Roberta and Donny Hathaway singing The Closer I Get to You - a beautiful love ballad.

@americanaforever6725 2 года назад

One of my favorite voices of all time

@yoclark2723 2 года назад

This one came out when I was in high school. It was so sad. Roberta Flack is one of the great voices.

@oldladylovesBruno 2 года назад

You guys are my favorite. Please listen to her song "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". It will touch your soul. I see others recommend it too. It's a classic.