fugees killing me softly with his song original was written by lori lieberman.
fugees killing me softly with his song original was written by lori lieberman.
fugees killing me softly with his song original?
lori lieberman
killing me softly with his song









































"killing me softly with his song" is a song composed by charles fox with lyrics by norman gimbel.









































the song was written in collaboration with lori lieberman, who recorded the song in late 1971. in 1973 it became a number-one hit in the united states and canada for roberta flack, also reaching number six in the uk singles chart. the song has been covered by many artists; the version by the fugees won the 1997 grammy for best r&b performance by a duo or group with vocal.









































section::::lori lieberman version and disputed origins.
killing me softly with his song
the second single, "killing me softly" was released may 31, 1996. proving to be the most successful single from the album, it instantly reached number two on the "billboard" hot 100, as well as number one on the uk singles chart. initially, the song was to be titled "killing them softly", and though alluding to charles fox and norman gimbel's "killing me softly with his song", it was originally not intended to be a cover; however, the original writers refused permission for the rewrite of their song, but did allow the fugees to do a cover version. in 1997, "killing me softly" won the fugees a grammy award for best r&b performance by duo or group.
the score (fugees album)