Killing Me Softly With His Song

About this song

The Fugees' cover became the group's first mega-hit. It is a fairly straightforward version of a song written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel, first recorded by Lori Lieberman and made famous by Roberta Flack's version. Flack later joined Hill for a performance of the song at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards.

What it's about

The song was inspired by Lieberman's reaction to a performance of Don McLean's song "Empty Chairs."

Fun facts

• It's actually a cover of “Killing Me Softly With His Song by Lori Lieberman”.
• Samples “Memory Band by Rotary Connection” and “Bonita Applebum by A Tribe Called Quest”.
• Sampled in 13 other songs, like “Uccidendomi by Iki Cash”.
• Covered 13 times, including “Killing Me Softly by Aisyah Aziz”.
• Written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel.