Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (REACTION) with my wife 

"I felt the earth move in my hand, like the trembling heart of a captive bird" One of the most beautiful lines ever written.

A MUST HEAR Classic,, Roberta Flack "Killing Me Softly" ❤

Roberta Flack was a school teacher whose students encouraged her to try singing professionally. This song stunned people when it was released. So beautiful.

In my 60ish years of paying attention to music, I've heard only a few performances that can match the pure beauty of this one.

A beautiful song sung very well by Roberta.

Beautiful, Everytime

You want to hear an angelic voice, just listen!

Quite possibly the finest love song ever.....beautiful ❤

Her voice hits you right in the heart. Just an incredible performance

"Folk singer Ewan MacColl wrote this in 1957 for his lover, Peggy Seeger. She was in a play and phoned him for suggestions on a song for a romantic scene. MacColl wrote this on the spot in less than an hour, playing it over the phone for his wife to use in her play."

My god…..so beautiful. Live no auto tune. I got a little choked up.

Today’s music is no match to yesterday’s music. They had beautiful lyrics, beautiful voices. Just pure talent.

One of the greatest performances ever, thank goodness it was recorded for all to see "until the end of time". Makes this 61yr old rock n roller tear up everytime it plays on my playlist. She is so beautiful as she sings it also...just amazing. She is 87 now and i hope still feeling those feelings that she obviously felt while performing here.

Roberta Flack, in my opinion, is the best female vocalist of all time......her tone is, simply put, stunning......

Wonderful song....real quality music from an accomplished pianist and singer back in the early 70s. Thanks for playing.

And just remember that was a live performance !!!!

Beautiful song, beautifully performed. Perfect

Made me cry, so beautiful, a true love song.

The best version of this gorgeous song. And Roberta Flack's voice? No ostentatious vocal gymnastics - just pure, smooth beauty. ❤

I love how emotional you get ! A real man ,and a good man I bet .👍🇬🇧you two suit each other perfectly 100% 🍻

This is a beautiful song! Thank your for your heartfelt reaction. Next check out Killing me Softly by Roberta Flack!

One of the greatest voices . . . ever.

WOWWWWWWWW…. I’ve always thought this is the most ROMANTIC song I’ve ever heard, but I never heard her sing it live. …One of the BEST (and FUNNIEST) reactions I’ve seen.🥰

One of those all time classic easy listening songs. Still as good today as it was back then.

That is a truly beautiful song from Roberta Flack. She has an incredible voice and has many other beautiful songs like "Killing Me Softly," and she also had songs with James Ingram. My wife and I will soon be married for 50 years, and we have been blessed to have known this type of love, although there have been hardships like the loss of our oldest daughter to cancer. We had each other and our love to unite us through those very dark, difficult times. Love is the key to everything. Without love, there is nothing worthwhile. I love your beautiful reaction to this classic love song.

"Killing Me Softly" Roberta Flack, is a must hear.

What an incredible voice and her interpretation will never be matched. Thank you guys, I will always believe this is one of the most beautiful love songs of all time. Love, Peace and Blessings to all.

Beautiful Still☮️🌍

You struck gold with Roberta Flack.

one of the greatest live performances ever captured on film

The first time I heard this song was in the soundtrack of the movie "Play Misty For Me". Beautiful song. Roberta's cover of "Killing Me Softly" is also outstanding.

It is one of the most pure, beautiful declarations of love ever produced in popular music. What can you say? Pure artistry and expression. Even though we have many progressions in society like awareness of mental health and movements for equality, people are afraid to be vulnerable like this anymore. Everything now is about posturing and performing. True vulnerability scares many people.

Always enjoy watching you guys reacting to music that bring out emotions.., happy or sad... I can tell you appreciate beautiful songs that tug at your heart.. thanks., keep those reactions coming....

I cried. It's been quite a few years since I've hear this beautiful song. You are so right that it stirs incredible emotions: for some, blissful joy, and others an aching longing to feel love.

One of the most beautiful voices ever.😊

Take a moment and enjoy the feeling of her voice. So smooth and relaxing! ❤

Love you guys ❤! Roberta can make you cry with that incredible talent. Stunning, stunning song.

The first time ever I heard this song, I felt the earth move and shift, making way for a new favorite love song. And how fortunate that it be sung by North Carolina's own Roberta Flack! Her hometown college, Black Mountain College, produced some of the greatest artists, dancers, architects and thinkers as well. My own now departed folks would spend every summer or autumn. A special world you would love. Thanks for sharing this world treasure.

A kiss of a song.

First dance song at my wedding. Thank you for reaction. Just beautiful.

I just started watching your channel this morning, and I've been binging your reactions.😊 This song will make your feelings show, for sure❤ I was lucky to be able to see her in concert in 1979 or 80. Beautiful.

Not to criticize any contemporary artists. But her performance was so pure, beautiful without embellishment

One of my favor songs, great lyrics. She does it great credit.

We listened to this song very loudly on a good quality music system and even the children loved it and they like the modern version of music made with machines, just her and the piano, some strings, pure music

Wow,the 10 year old boy fell in love with this song.52 years later, I still am moved to the core by this masterful beautiful song. She is an amazing artist.

I REMEMBER THIS ONE FROM 71?I WAS 8 I LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!

I saw her at the Montreal Jazz Festival several years ago. She sang songs from her catalog but at the end of the show she said we are at a jazz festival and to me jazz is everybody taking a turn. She introduced each band member, each one a virtuoso and she introduced her keyboardist as her musical director and arranger. He was surrounded by keyboards and instead of taking a keyboard solo he started scat singing. His voice went to the low registers and he arched his back looking straight up and hit incredibly high notes. Roberta was beautiful and gracious, makes me emotional just recalling that show.

Another beautiful reaction, thank you ❤ Roberta Flack is such an icon. It's been too long time since I listened to this song.

You would love Johnny Rivers' "Slow Dancing Swayin' to the music"

I was lucky to get to see her in concert several years ago when she came to Australia. She was 73! She was suffering from pollen allergies and arthritis but still managed to captivate the audience. She was AMAZING!

My partner of 26 years passed away almost a year ago, and I had this beautiful song played at his funeral. It really says everything about first love, and I felt this every day of those 26 years. One notable cover was by George Michael, but another was by a Swedish singer named Peter Joback.

My favorite female vocalist!❤ I love her

This performance is so powerful yet tender and I always end up weeping. And all the more so today listening to you and your reaction. Surely you do have the pure love for each other that was conveyed in this song. Your appreciation for classic music like this is heart-warming.

One of the most beautiful voices ever.

Smooth as butter! True!

Ewan MacColl wrote "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" for Peggy Seeger, whom he was in love with. He claimed to have hated every version of it except Seeger's, including this one. He called them his "chamber of horrors." Apparently, the song was so personal to him that he couldn't stand anyone but Seeger to sing it. It was too bad that he couldn't enjoy it, because it's one of the most romantic songs ever written, and Roberta Flack's interpretation is one of the all-time great vocal performances. One thing I love about this performance is how restrained it is. It's so soft and gentle, just like the emotion it conveys. Many of today's singers could learn something from listening to her. In my opinion, too many of today's singers use over-the-top histrionics. Often a whisper is better than a shout.

Enjoyed seeing how much you guys enjoyed this song.

Your reaction was pure just like the song, luv y'all

Beautiful words...Beautiful voice. No one could have done it better. I haven't heard it in so long it brought tears to my eyes.

Always a great reaction.

This song is incredibly beautiful … ❤

One of the most beautiful love songs ever. Please do a reaction to her other hit, "Killing Me Softly." It's perfection.

Roberta Flack’s voice finds the connection between her soul and the void in our hearts filling that void and providing that space to be touched by Love!

Her most famous song was Killing Me Softly. She wrote it about Don McLean (American Pie and Vincent).

You guys touch my heart with your reactions and how you love the music so much. I love how you are able to recognize the value of the feelings, the passion and compassion in these songs. There is a depth to them that is just not present in today's music. Thank you for sharing this music of my generation with everyone who really needs to hear it.

Incredible Vocal Stylist of Robert Flack saturated our airwaves then. She makes my breath slow down and it’s the anticipation of her next line that creates such satisfaction , gorgeous warmth . There will always be artists, & romantics ,whether the media pays attention, but I love watching younger people discovering humanity music that came before their time. Just as the artists of the times before this ,we learn that there is more to us than the current situation. Our yearning has always been with us . Humans repeat - the styles change ,but at our core we are emotional beings. Music gives us a language that connects and expresses our complexity ☮️

You are absolutely right, there is nothing like these songs these days 😔

A masterpiece 😮

Beautiful song, Roberta Flack is a legend, song's like this are missing in this new generation. Sad!

She turned 87 years old in february. Unbelievable how time flies .. beautiful song.

I agree with everything you two said. 🫶😌 Loved your reaction!❤

Agree 100% with everything you guys said. Great reaction.

This is my all-time favorite favorite song. It is slightly sped up here so you should really listen to the studio version of it because it is so slow and beautiful.

So true no one makes real music like they used to, all they do is covers of those back in the days!!

Classic classic

Well Andre you are right. I’m 65 years old and I’ve never had a love like this song conveys. Maybe that’s why I ended up crying my eyes out. But I still love your reactions. Give Domenica a kiss

We are listening here to something from before the ending of our civilization, to what was still there of it in the last century. Whoever does not see and hear this is probably just too young to understand it.

❤🎵🎶Great reactions.I just love you two ,you have some much love & respect for one another ...it's refreshing to see.💕

I agree 👍 I don't think the romance of this song or expressed in this song will not be in this kind of live today.

An absolute gem. Such a beautiful song. ❤

This song was written for her by singer, songwriter Ewan McCall. He sang it to her over the phone, seems she only had to hear it once.

I agree with everything you said at the end of your reaction with the comparison of generations ❤️

When songs like this first came out, the US and world were at their most progressive state, Early 70's. When some of the best music of all time came out. They had nothing on what its like today. Today no one has time to enjoy love. Enjoy life, nature, peace, tolorence. Not having to be right all the time.

Bravisimo!!!

An interesting story: In 1972 this song won the Grammy for Song of the Year. It beat out another huge hit - "American Pie" by Don Maclean. Then in 1973, Maclean was nominated for Song of the Year for "Vincent." Roberta Flack won again, this time for "Killing Me Softly," which was about the songwriter's reaction to Maclean at one of his concerts. Oh, and the Maclean song that the songwriter reacted to was "Empty Chairs" a beautiful heartbreak of a song about a breakup. So.... 4 more songs I'd love to see you react to.

Killing me sofltly is my favorite!!

I was born in the 50s (yeah, I'm that old). As a child and young adult, life was about inventing things, coming up with fresh ideas, writing, singing, playing musical instruments and building 'stuff'. Along with calculus and physics, schools incorporated shop classes into their curriculum. Photography, art, woodworking, autoshop, etc... were all part of our development. We exercised the right side of our brains; the side responsible for creativity. That's not the case anymore. Hobby shops, stores that deal in electronic parts, sewing notions, woodworking tools, and arts & crafts supplies are dwindling. Sure, there are box stores where you can buy stuff, but knowledgeable salespeople are nonexistent. On-the-job training and vocational education have given way to useless degrees that look good on paper but have little value in the real world. Some companies hire anybody with a degree whether it's job related or not. Image is everything I guess. From reselling items online to 'sampling' music, people have gotten used to feeding off the work of others. There seems to be a lack of risk takers and people willing to live a modest life doing what they know or love. These days it's about instant fame and instant riches. Success is now measured by the number of 'hits' or 'likes' one receives. If you want to influence people, write a song, a poem, a book. Create some art, some music, a screenplay. Build stuff, break stuff, fix stuff. Know how stuff works. Learn something new, learn to live with your failures and then learn to improve and eventually succeed. Who do you blame for today's lack of creativity; recent generations or those who raised them?

A classy lady with a wonderful voice. Hope you check out her 2nd big hit, "Killing Me Softly".

Genius. simple song writing.. a very special song... simply put one of the great songs.

So good. Such a talent.

I've been married 54 yrs..Not all has been perfect..But I till think he is my handsome Marine..And I still love him so much...(My Husband)

Your reactions were everything that I hoped they would be....and more. Jack

You would like a song called, A Song For You, sung by Donny Hathaway. Beautiful piano throughout.

You guys are quickly becoming my favorite channel. ❤

She was quoted as saying she was thinking about her pet cat that had just past, when she sang this song.

Brings a tear to my eye, this performance.

Love.

🇬🇧 "Killing Me Softly" by Roberta Flack is another beautiful song that you should react to. Andrei, you are such a beautiful human being. You are too Dominica but in a man, those qualities are not on show, (or at least, the males i know aren't!) Dont get me wrong, they're not horrible, they just dont show their emotions. Anyhoo what I'm really saying is... Never stop being you, you are both perfect in every way. ❤🎶🎼✨💖🩵

This was my wife's and my song at our wedding when we first danced as man and wife 😅

Her duets with Donny Hathaway are incredible. My favourite, but probably not the top of most lists, is I (Who Have Nothing). It takes hold of you & slowly swoops & soars then deposits you gently back, and like all the best music, slightly changed.