“Killing Me Softly with His Song” has one of the longest, weirdest stories in pop history. In the 1970s, it hit Number One as a lush soft-soul hit for the smoothed-out R&B star Roberta Flack .

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Speaking to The New York Post, Lieberman, who was the first to sing "Killing Me Softly with His Song," shared how Flack, who died on Monday, Feb. 24 at 88 years old, impacted her.

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.

Flack’s music was introduced to a new generation thanks to the Fugees and Lauryn Hill, whose cover of “Killing Me Softly with His Song” topped the charts in 1996. IE 11 is not supported.

The other secondary dominant in Killing Me Softly is Bb7, which takes us temporarily into the key of Eb. This a much milder dissonance; it’s more like expecting strawberry jam and getting marmalade.

Roberta Flack, soulful R&B vocalist known for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song,' dies at 88. The Grammy-winner, also known for duets with Donny Hathaway and Peabo Bryson, announced her ALS ...

Grammy award-winning singer Roberta Flack, who crooned hits like “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” which was covered by The Fugees with Lauryn HIll, has died. She was 88.

"Killing Me Softly with His Song" has one of the longest, weirdest stories in pop history. In the 1970s, it hit Number One as ...

Speaking to The New York Post, Lieberman, who was the first to sing "Killing Me Softly with His Song," shared how Flack, who died on Monday, Feb. 24 at 88 years old, impacted her.

“Killing Me Softly” became her signature song. The Fugees came to the song right at the moment when they were poised to explode out of the hip-hop underground with their 1996 classic, The Score .