Killing Me Softly with His Song
Roberta Flack
1974
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Reported release: 1973
Reported release: 1973Date needs verification | Recent carryover
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Inspiration and background
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Won Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 1974 Grammy Awards Inspired by a Don McLean performance
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Owner-supplied 1973.html, song-list position 3
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Owner-supplied 1974.html position 34
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Billboard year-end 1973 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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