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Radio 4,3 mins

Roberta Flack: "To be soulful is to pull your heartbeat out"

Soul Music

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Writer and academic Jason King tells the story of how Roberta Flack came to cover The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, popularised by Clint Eastwood's film Play Misty for Me: "I’m not sure if there’s a more aching, intense, pop ballad about love, and falling in love, and being in love with somebody."

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