Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Killing me softly with his song |
| Artist | Fugees |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | The score |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:58 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1971 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 92 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 090-094 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Em |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | Picardy 3rd |
| Rec Tag 2 | Without intro |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (female) |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 4 | SAT |
| Voc Info 5 | Rap |
| Voc Info 6 | A cappella |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | DRUMS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals |
| Nominations 1 | MTV EMA - Best Song |
| Chart Type | UK Singles |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fugees/killingmesoftly.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Charles Fox |
| Author 2 | Norman Gimbel |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A surgical knife |
| Explanation | ✱ The deep impact of music is portrayed as a physical intervention that is painful yet liberating, without actual blood being shed. |
| MTag 1 | Body:Action:Pain |
| MTag 2 | Society:Art |
| MTag 3 | Emotion |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | iv-bVII-bIII-bVI |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | i-iv-bVII-bIII |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 7 |
| Chord Fam Prog | i, bII, bIII, IV, iv, bVI, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Aeolian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8 |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 77 |
| Spot-Energy | 29 |
| Spot-Valance | 51 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 50-59 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 100 Pop Hits of the 90s (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAdPw2lYasLcdbjIPnKWXsjwsevBPTrj/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | The 70s Collection (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JweFEiwNCG3V1hAL6VK_ekJ2-TZZvTmP/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 3 | Greatest Hits of the 80s and 90s (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 3) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R7mkqw3pilDBB4XzSFMKpBANI2TkEWsq/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 208 (100 Pop Hits of the 90s) |
| SB Page 2 | 26 (The 70s Collection) |
| SB Page 3 | 4 (Greatest Hits of the 80s and 90s) |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Hip hop Soul |