https://thenewneo.com/2011/12/27/singing-a-good-song-from-empty-chairs-to-killing-to-grammys-and-back/ A blog about political change, among other things Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:38:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://thenewneo.com/2011/12/27/singing-a-good-song-from-empty-chairs-to-killing-to-grammys-and-back/#comment-299694 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:11:59 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=12154#comment-299694 Thank you for this! I knew that Don McLean was the inspiration for Killing Me Softly, but I did not know that it was as a result of the writer hearing him sing Empty Chairs. He’s so famous for a few of his other songs, but it’s a shame that Crossroads and Empty Chairs are extremely under-rated and unknown songs. Crossroads in particular just gets more relevant and piercing the older I get…

]]> https://thenewneo.com/2011/12/27/singing-a-good-song-from-empty-chairs-to-killing-to-grammys-and-back/#comment-299551 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:45:28 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=12154#comment-299551 I just love your music posts, Neo. I always learn something. I thought the Flack version was the original too, but I didn’t mind the Fugees’ version either. Lori’s is simpler, purer somehow. Thanks.

]]> https://thenewneo.com/2011/12/27/singing-a-good-song-from-empty-chairs-to-killing-to-grammys-and-back/#comment-299506 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:55:51 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=12154#comment-299506 I have Lori Lieberman’s lp and kept checking iTunes to see if the song would show up there. What a joy it was when it did and I snatched it up.

]]> https://thenewneo.com/2011/12/27/singing-a-good-song-from-empty-chairs-to-killing-to-grammys-and-back/#comment-299504 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:48:36 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=12154#comment-299504 I wonder when Don McLean first found out he was the inspiration for the song. That probably came as a huge surprise.

]]> https://thenewneo.com/2011/12/27/singing-a-good-song-from-empty-chairs-to-killing-to-grammys-and-back/#comment-299486 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:41:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=12154#comment-299486 I sure enjoy that song. I have a cd of Roberta Flack just for it. Songs that really get to me I try to find the story behind, never got to this one. I might have to finish my collection on that score with Lori Lieberman’s work(s). She has some serious skill, she would be fantastic to see live. Her music would go well with wine and intimate conversations with a woman. Thanks for that.

]]> https://thenewneo.com/2011/12/27/singing-a-good-song-from-empty-chairs-to-killing-to-grammys-and-back/#comment-299462 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:45:36 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=12154#comment-299462 I like Lori version better. Shame she did not become well known. Her voice fits Emmylou Harris’ style of singing.

]]> https://thenewneo.com/2011/12/27/singing-a-good-song-from-empty-chairs-to-killing-to-grammys-and-back/#comment-299461 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:41:45 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=12154#comment-299461 I never heard the background story of the song, but Liebermann’s version really captures the unexpectedness of being touched by Empty Chairs and the lonliness she felt. She has a wonderful voice.

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