Killing Me Softly with His Song -- Lori Lieberman

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_Me_Softly_with_His_Song

According to Lori Lieberman, who performed the original recording in 1971, the song was born of a poem she wrote after experiencing a strong reaction to the Don McLean song "Empty Chairs",[1][2][3] writing some poetic ideas on a napkin at the Troubadour Club after seeing him perform the song,[4] and then relating this information to Norman Gimbel, who took her feelings and converted them into song lyrics. Gimbel passed his lyrics to Charles Fox, who set them to music.[5]

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