Killing Softly facts
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The song *Killing Me Softly* was originally penned by Lori Lieberman, and described the night she went to a small show and listened to Don McLean singing a B-side to *American Pie*. It went on to be covered by Roberta Flack, then the FuGees, but Lori was never credited.
Teddy Bears are named and inspired by President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, who refused to kill a black bear which had been cornered, clubbed, and tied to a tree during a hunting trip. A toy company then made a soft bear, placed it in a shop window and called it ‘Teddy's bear‘
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The classic song "Killing Me Softly" made famous by Roberta Flack and later by the Fugees was written about Don McLean
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Frank Sinatra originally sang the song "Killing Me Softly".
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American Cocker Spaniel is the smallest gun dog in the world. It was originally created to hunt, track and flush small birds, such as quail and woodcock, from their hiding spots. American Cocker Spaniel has soft mouth which doesn"t damage dead birds (killed during the hunt) when it retrieves them to its owner.
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Roberta Flack was the first (and remains the only) solo artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year two consecutive times. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" won at the 1973 Grammys and "Killing Me Softly with His Song" won in 1974.
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Roberta Flack (famous for Killing Me Softly with His Song, First Time Ever I Saw Your Face) sang the theme song for 80s NBC sitcom Valerie / The Hogan Family.
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1973 Grammy award winner "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack was written about Don McLean of "American Pie" fame.
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Long before he became a famous rapper, a teenage J. Cole attended Dave Chappelle's famous block party in Brooklyn in 2004. He can be spotted amongst the crowd in the Michel Gondry's documentary Block Party when The Fugees performs "Killing Me Softly".
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When officers on the show COPS were attempting to apprehend a robbery suspect who was only armed with an air soft gun, they shot and killed a sound engineer who was working on their show
