Joan Osbourne - One of Us

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"One of Us" is a song written by Eric Bazilian (of The Hooters) and originally released by Joan Osborne.

The song deals with various aspects of belief in God by asking questions inviting the listener to consider how they might relate to God, such as "Would you call [God's name] to his face?" or "Would you want to see [God's face] if seeing meant that you would have to believe?" The name of the song comes from the question contained in the refrain, "What if God was one of us?"

Released in March 1995 on the album Relish (produced by Rick Chertoff), it hit the top 40 in November of the same year. With this song, Osborne received one of many Grammy nominations in 1995, including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, but failed to win. One year later Prince covered the song for his 'Emancipation' LP.

Around January 1996, "One of Us" hit the top 10. Finally in March of 1996 "One of Us" climbed to #1 on Rock On The Net's ARC Weekly Top 40 and stayed there for 2 weeks. Its peak chart position on the Billboard Hot 100 was #4.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: May 19, 2007 at 2:34 am
Author: divdby0

Length: 00:04:46
Rating: 4.83
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Video Comments:
suguinthiran (October 8, 2008 at 5:38 am)
This song is reflect on obliterations on ireland people who disagree with certain rules by republic of ireland
medienkrieger (October 8, 2008 at 1:10 am)
I have no klew, what she´s mentioned, but the intention kills... I like this song..
mst3kevin (October 7, 2008 at 11:47 pm)
What if Batman was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home
If Batman had a face what would it look like
And would you want to see
If seeing meant that you would have to believe
In things like arkham and in joker and the commissioner and all the cops
And yeah yeah batman is great yeah yeah batman is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
vamnubbis (October 7, 2008 at 9:40 pm)
This music it's so fascinate.
Música muito fascinante..
Smartuur (October 7, 2008 at 3:38 pm)
When she sings: Back to heaven all alone, no body calling on the phone. I mean... it's just like she went out of imagination and just came up with something that rhymes with alone? I don't really like this text what so ever, I mean.. "god is great".. sounds a bit fanatic.
Nuiceltico (October 7, 2008 at 9:16 am)
This song came out at a similar time to Alanis Ms angry music...I prefer this muse more ,Joan. Both were once catholic as depicted in her last line.Namaste.
TheGoonsies (October 7, 2008 at 7:56 am)
don't have anything to do with the song..?..I don't get it...what's the song then...the instrumentals only? o_O?
rickspd (October 7, 2008 at 5:25 am)
Beautiful song .....
SCRAPP666 (October 7, 2008 at 1:31 am)
good
Atomdancerrr (October 6, 2008 at 4:17 pm)
Adrianfrodo you are ONE of His cells! Long ago some single celled life stopped competing with one another & started cooperating & formed a multicellular being. #1 Now that really, truly IS a REAL miracle! #2 if single cells can learn to do that, we can. Evolution struggles on. God is trying to make His way home through us. Relativity:Time/space curves. Future is the past. So we, the Body of Christ have already built Home & the Vine-dresser guides His own evolution. 3w'sdotproofgodexistsdotorg