Fugees – Killing Me Softly With His Song
Released as the lead single from the Fugees’ diamond-certified, epoch-defining 1996 sophomore album The Score, "Killing Me Softly With His Song" stands as one of the most sublime and enduring cover interpretations in modern music history. Transforming Lori Lieberman’s 1973 folk-pop ballad (and Roberta Flack’s legendary 1973 vocal standard) into a timeless hip-hop-soul classic, the track showcased the group’s rare ability to bridge classic vocal traditions with raw, contemporary street aesthetics.


