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"Killing Me Softly With His Song," as sung by Lauryn Hill, Roberta Flack, & Lori Lieberman

Strong Songs

CHAPTER

Empty Chairs

Lorie Lieberman saw Don McLean play and was so moved by his performance that she began scribbling poetry down on a napkin. She called him up, shared the story with him, and also the poetry that she'd been writing. He already had a song title in his notebook that fit with what she was describing. So he took kind of her story and fitted in with lyrics that he wrote and that kind of concept that he'd had. The song was born.

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