Cynthia Erivo, Joaquina Kalukango Sing 'Killing Me Softly'
Clip: Season 2 Episode 3 | 5m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Cynthia Erivo and Joaquina Kalukango perform the Fugees’ rendition of "Killing Me Softly."
"The Color Purple" co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Joaquina Kalukango perform the Hip Hop Trio Fugees’ funky rendition of "Killing Me Softly." The global hit steeped in unrequited love is told by two friends, whose friendship can be felt through the screen.
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Cynthia Erivo, Joaquina Kalukango Sing 'Killing Me Softly'
Clip: Season 2 Episode 3 | 5m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
"The Color Purple" co-stars Cynthia Erivo and Joaquina Kalukango perform the Hip Hop Trio Fugees’ funky rendition of "Killing Me Softly." The global hit steeped in unrequited love is told by two friends, whose friendship can be felt through the screen.
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♪ ♪ You know this one, huh?
♪ Singing my life with his words.
♪ ♪ Killing me softly with his song.
♪ ♪ Killing me softly.
♪ ♪ With his song.
♪ ♪ Telling my whole life.
♪ ♪ With his words.
♪ ♪ Killing me softly.
♪ ♪ With his song.
♪ ♪ JOAQUINA: I heard he sang a good song.
♪ ♪ I heard he had a style.
♪ ♪ And so I came to see him.
♪ ♪ BOTH: To listen for a while.
♪ ♪ JOAQUINA: And there he was, this young boy.
♪ ♪ Stranger to my eyes.
♪ ♪ BOTH: Strumming my pain with his fingers.
♪ ♪ Singing my life with his words.
♪ ♪ Killing me softly with his song.
♪ ♪ JOAQUINA: Killing me softly.
♪ ♪ With his song.
♪ ♪ Telling my whole life.
♪ ♪ With his words.
♪ ♪ Killing me softly.
♪ ♪ With his song.
♪ ♪ CYNTHIA: I felt all flushed with fever.
♪ ♪ Embarrassed by the crowd.
♪ ♪ I felt he'd found my letters and ♪ ♪ read each one out loud.
♪ ♪ I prayed that he would finish.
♪ ♪ But he just kept right on.
♪ ♪ Strumming my pain with his fingers.
♪ ♪ JOAQUINA: One time.
♪ ♪ CYNTHIA: Singing my life with his words.
♪ ♪ JOAQUINA: Two times.
♪ ♪ CYNTHIA: Killing me softly with his song.
♪ ♪ Killing me softly.
♪ ♪ With his song.
♪ ♪ Telling my whole life with his words.
♪ ♪ Killing me softly.
♪ ♪ With his song.
♪ ♪ BOTH: Whoa, oh-oh-oh.
♪ ♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-whoa-oh-oh ♪ ♪ La-la-la, la-la-la.
♪ ♪ Oh-oh-oh, la-da-ah ♪ ♪ Whoa-oh-oh, ♪ ♪ La-da-ah-ah-ah-ah.
♪ ♪ La-ah-ah- ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ♪ ♪ Strumming my pain with his fingers.
♪ ♪ (Cynthia vocalizing) ♪ ♪ JOAQUINA: Singing my life with his words.
♪ ♪ CYNTHIA: Ohh.
♪ ♪ JOAQUINA: Killing me softly with his song.
♪ ♪ CYNTHIA: His song.
♪ ♪ JOAQUINA: Killing me softly.
♪ ♪ CYNTHIA: Killing me softly.
♪ ♪ JOAQUINA: With his song.
♪ ♪ Telling my whole life with his words.
♪ ♪ BOTH: Killing me softly.
♪ ♪ With his song.
♪ (music ends) ♪ (vocals and synth only) ♪ ♪ Strumming my pain with his fingers.
♪ ♪ Singing my life with his words.
♪ ♪ Killing me softly with his song.
♪ ♪ Killing me softly.
♪ ♪ With his song.
♪ ♪ Telling my whole life.
♪ ♪ With his words.
♪ ♪ Killing me softly.
♪ ♪ With his song.
♪ ♪ (applause).
A Powerhouse Performance of 'Nothing Compares 2 U'
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Clip: S2 Ep3 | 4m 26s | Cynthia Erivo enters the New Year in style with a performance of "Nothing Compares 2 U." (4m 26s)
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Preview: S2 Ep3 | 30s | Cynthia Erivo invites you to a musical New Year's Eve with Ben Platt, Joaquina Kalukango. (30s)
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