Muziekvideo

Muziekvideo

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack
Vocals
Ron Carter
Ron Carter
Bass
Ray Lucas
Ray Lucas
Drums
Hugh McCracken
Hugh McCracken
Electric Guitar
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph MacDonald
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Norman Gimbel
Norman Gimbel
Songwriter
Charles Fox
Charles Fox
Songwriter
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joel Dorn
Joel Dorn
Producer
Gene Paul
Gene Paul
Mixing Engineer

Songteksten

[Intro]
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly
With his song
[Verse 1]
I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him to listen for a while
And there he was this young boy
A stranger to my eyes
[Chorus]
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly
With his song
[Verse 2]
I felt all flushed with fever
Embarrassed by the crowd
I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud
I prayed that he would finish
But he just kept right on
[Chorus]
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly
With his song
[Verse 3]
He sang as if he knew me
In all my dark despair
And then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there
And he just kept on singing
Singing clear and strong
[Chorus]
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly
With his song
[Bridge]
Oh, oh
La, la, la, la, la
Whoa, whoa
La
La
[Chorus]
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me (Softly)
[Outro]
He was strumming my pain
Yeah, he was singing my life
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Written by: Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
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