<P> According to Lori Lieberman , who performed the original recording in 1971 , the song was born of a poem she wrote after experiencing a strong reaction to the Don McLean song ' Empty Chairs . ' She then related this information to Gimbel , who took her feelings and put them into words . Then Gimbel passed the words to Fox , who set them to music . </P>
<P> According to Lori Lieberman , who performed the original recording in 1971 , the song was born of a poem she wrote after experiencing a strong reaction to the Don McLean song ' Empty Chairs . ' She then related this information to Gimbel , who took her feelings and put them into words . Then Gimbel passed the words to Fox , who set them to music . </P>
who sang the original killing me softly song
who sang the original killing me softly song
Lori Lieberman
Lori Lieberman