For this week’s SLS, Jim wants us to pick a song that won a Grammy award. The Grammies have been going since 1959, so there’s plenty to choose from. A fair few of them are, in view, distinctly ho-hum, but if there was ever a song that deserved to win in this (1973) or any other year, it’s surely this. Roberta Flack’s peerless performance was first recorded in 1969, but didn’t become a chart hit until after it featured in Clint Eastwood’s movie ‘Play Misty For Me’.
The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the endless skies, my love
To the dark and the endless skies
And the first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move in my hand
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command, my love
That was there at my command, my love
And the first time ever I lay with you
I felt your heart so close to mine
And I knew our joy would fill the earth
And last ’til the end of time, my love
And it would last ’til the end of time, my love
The first time ever I saw your face
Your face
Your face
Your face
Written by Ewan MacColl
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A wonderful choice 💜
A great song. She also won the following year for “Killing Me Softly With His Song.”
This was originally written for and sang by Peggy Seeger in 1957. Roberta Flack put a definitive stamp on this song.
I remember how entranced I was the first heard this song as sung by Roberta Flack. It’s definitely Grammy-worthy and stands the test of time.