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Who sang Killing Me Softly With His Song?

Fugees released the song Killing Me Softly With His Song. Date of release: 31/5/1996.

Release date: 31/5/1996
Duration: 04:59
Writer(s): Fox and Gimbel
Producer(s): Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel
The story of the song ' Killing Me Softly With His Song '

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The meaning of the song 'Killing Me Softly With His Song ', based on the lyrics
What is Killing Me Softly With His Song about?
🎶 Killing Me Softly With His Song song analysis
This song is about a man who falls in love with a woman he barely knows and how she slowly kills him with her words and actions.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.
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Fugees - Short Biography

- The Fugees were an American hip hop group consisting of Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel, and Lauryn Hill.
- The group rose to fame with their second album, The Score, one of the best-selling albums of all time.
- They are often cited as being one of the most significant alternative hip hop groups of the 1990s.
- The group's name is derived from a shortening of the word "refugees".
- The group disbanded in 1997, but reunited in 2004.
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The song "Killing Me Softly With His Song" is a song written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel and first performed by Roberta Flack in 1972. The song was popularized by the Fugees' 1996 cover version, which reached number one on the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom.

"Killing Me Softly With His Song" tells the story of a woman who falls in love with a man she knows nothing about except what she hears from his music. The song depicts the woman's passion and obsession for this man, who ultimately turns out to be a talented musician.

The song was written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel in 1972, after hearing Roberta Flack perform one of his songs on the radio. Fox and Gimbel were impressed with Flack's interpretation of the song and decided to write a song for her.

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