And There It Was, This Old Song...A Stranger To My Ears

So I am watching "Girlfriends" (as you do), and there is this exchange between a Lenny and a Lynne, wherein they discover they have like, everything in common. So they're all going, "Me too!" "Me TOO!" and as the Whoa Factor hits its peak, Lynne goes, "Oh my God, you're killing me softly with your song!"

Confusion sets in, because the audience all laughs, but I am given pause, because I always thought it was a BAD thing, to be killed softly with his song. I have always, always loved that song, both Roberta Flack and The Fugees (and seriously, The Fugees is a pretty amazing band in general, but especially for the fact that they do fantastic remakes of already-great songs).

So I do KNOW this song! By heart! And I've sung it at karaoke multiple times! But how could an entire "Girlfriends" audience be wrong? So I reread the lyrics, and sure enough, I realize that it's actually a story about a beautiful musical-life experience.

So thank you, "Girlfriends," for opening up my world. Who knows what other cultural mysteries you shall unravel for me as time goes on.