What is the song playing on the radio in X-Men: Days of future past?

When Wolverine awakes in his 1973 self in X-Men: Days of Future Past he hears a song on the radio. This same song is heard when he awakes in his future self again at the end of the movie, which is likely to evoke feelings of Déjà vu in him (and the audience) and to let him doubt reality for a moment.

What song is this and is there any further significance to this particular song?

Best Answer

This song was Roberta Flack's version of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face".

I can't say much to the significance of its usage, though. But for one, it was released around '70 and was a major hit in 1972. So it was hot at the time when Logan awakes in the past (1973). It was thus first and foremost part of the many 70's nostalgia elements that the movie employed and, as Andrew points out in his comment, a way to easily show and emphasize that Logan has indeed traveled back in time. It's use then in the future (2023) when he awakes again was probably just to evoke that Déjà vu feeling in Logan and us, without much particular significance to the actual song, I'd say.