Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly

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  General Comment:Not about American Pie, but about the experience of being at a Don Mclean concert.

  questeron January 04, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:Its about her going to a gig or concert because she heard the guy was meant to be a pretty good singer.
  
  Then when she hears one of his songs, she can empathise with it so acutely that she feels as if he knows exactly how she's feeling, what she's thinking and her entire situation.
  
  We've all been there. Felt as if a certain song was written about our own situation. This is a song about this happening to her - I heard it was when she heard American pie too, but yeah -shrugs- dnt know for definate.

  RozYeh!on May 02, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:Its interesting to note the comment made by ike on 3-19-2007 regarding the song "Empty Chairs" by Don McLean. American Pye isn't very romantic.

  Juli@on May 21, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:This song reminds me of a woman who knows she is being seduced by someone whose motives are not trusted by her. She can't resist and it causes her extreme pain becasue the exeperiences last only as long as he wants it to, or so she fears.

  Chris2002Rockon January 18, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:Hoohaa is right. She wrote the song about how American Pie made her feel.

  IMarrydDaveGrohlon October 20, 2008   Link

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    All of you are wrong. Roberta Flack never even wrote this song. She saw it in a magazine while flying on a plane and looked into it further because the name caught her attention.
    
    It was written by a girl named Lori Lieberman, who wrote it about Don McLean's song "Empty Chairs".

    Flag Deadwing2112on December 03, 2008  
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  General Comment:This song is about the song "American Pie" by Don McLean.

  hoohaaon January 21, 2006   Link

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