The Fugees released a hit remake of “Killing Me Softly with His Song” in 1996. Corbis/VCG via Getty Images “They would never have recorded the song from my version,” said Lieberman.

Once she had the lyrics, Lieberman met with Gimbel ... Record of the Year — in 1974. When the Fugees recorded their version of “Killing Me Softly with His Song” in 1996, it won the group ...

Rapper and singer Lauryn Hill paid tribute to Roberta Flack at a public memorial service held in New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church on March 10, 2025. Flack passed away on February 24, 2025.

“By the time she had landed she had listened to Killing Me Softly about four times and scribbled down all the lyrics and all of ... Hip-hop trio Fugees released a new version of the song in ...

My fellow Gen X-ers know Killing Me Softly best from the Fugees cover. Despite the very different musical setting, Lauryn Hill’s vocal follows Roberta Flack’s phrasing closely, and the music ...

“Killing Me Softly With His Song” is slow and melodic but potent, packing a punch with its lyrics. Even Marvin Gaye recognized the power of Flack’s rendition and encouraged her to record it ...