IS SHE FORREAL? 🎵 Joan Osborne - One Of Us REACTION

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Комментарии • 723

  • @rocky8758
    @rocky8758 2 года назад +493

    I always thought of this song as treating one another with kindness as we don’t know their story, it could be god.

    • @grosbeak6130
      @grosbeak6130 2 года назад +5

      Nah. That's just a superficial interpretation, there's much more to it - a kind of deeper level. The song goes beyond just trying to get a message across. It's like a finger pointing to the moon, concentrate on the finger and you're going to miss all that heavenly glory.

    • @richdiana3663
      @richdiana3663 2 года назад +3

      She realized she was God like all the rest of us slobs.

    • @grosbeak6130
      @grosbeak6130 2 года назад

      @@richdiana3663 what does that even mean? Rich Diana if you're "God" I'm going to become an atheist.

    • @robertpfeiff
      @robertpfeiff 2 года назад +4

      I agree Roxanne. That's the way it always spoke to me. But I would hear about how offended some Christian folks would be. Mind you, I this was shortly before I left that religion.

    • @darrellashley273
      @darrellashley273 2 года назад +10

      Yes! This song is not about religion at all. It’s so easy for some people to dismiss others based on appearance or social class. We’re supposed to love, appreciate, and respect one another. Such a beautiful song!

  • @franticrage73
    @franticrage73 2 года назад +299

    Beautiful song. She was being serious. Means we need to treat others with respect. They may be God in disguise.

    • @fordhouse8b
      @fordhouse8b 2 года назад +2

      You mean Eric Bazilian was serious?

    • @KyleReeseCel2029
      @KyleReeseCel2029 2 года назад +1

      The song is clearly an atheist song taking a swipe at Christianity.

    • @TalklikeAPirate
      @TalklikeAPirate 2 года назад +13

      ​@@KyleReeseCel2029 Its a christian song about the golden rule and the life of Jesus when walking among the people.

    • @breckhollis1089
      @breckhollis1089 2 года назад +1

      Written by Eric Brazillion of the Hooters. A very influential group actually. They (Brazillion and Rob Hyman) worked on Cyndi Lauper's 'She's So Unusual' album. Hyman cowrote Time After Time with Cyndi.
      Let's not pretend the there isn't something subversive about the song, but I think there are some honest questions there.
      Check out The Hooters 'All You Zombies'. Excellent video.

    • @iamgolden911
      @iamgolden911 2 года назад

      @@KyleReeseCel2029yes!

  • @krectus
    @krectus 2 года назад +105

    Never thought of this one as a hard song to get or understand. It is so clearly laid out more so than almost any other song. And yet here we are. lol.

    • @meganlawson4575
      @meganlawson4575 2 года назад +5

      He's obviously already read something about this song and the controversy surrounding the song at the time.

    • @brweeks881
      @brweeks881 2 года назад

      Her voice/lyrics are great, instrumentality its banal trash.

    • @adriantrusca1245
      @adriantrusca1245 2 года назад +15

      Yeah, well they are not very bright.

  • @garysmith3037
    @garysmith3037 2 года назад +161

    "Slob" isn't necessarily meaning a negative like "an untidy person", it was also a term used by people to refer to the "common folk", "the average joe"...which is the way I think she is using it in the song.

    • @ninja_tony
      @ninja_tony 2 года назад +8

      Exactly, I always interpreted it similarly to how the word "wretch" is used in Amazing Grace. You would obviously not call a person a wretch or a slob to their face, but the context is important, and in this case, I think the two basically had similar meanings.

    • @alancastle5231
      @alancastle5231 2 года назад +4

      I agree with you. I’ll also use the word slob to describe an average working person.

    • @blackbette07
      @blackbette07 2 года назад +1

      I agree too

    • @jeffgebarowski4808
      @jeffgebarowski4808 Год назад +1

      Glad you read into what she meant
      Alot of people were really passed about that "slob" line

    • @JimJenz
      @JimJenz Год назад

      Thankyou, explained. B i n g 0

  • @elizabethfranco1284
    @elizabethfranco1284 2 года назад +146

    She’s not being disrespectful. Some of the things you can’t take to literal,it makes you think about treating people with respect as we all come from God

    • @KyleReeseCel2029
      @KyleReeseCel2029 2 года назад

      The song is disrespectful and I'm an agnostic. Clearly she is taking a swipe at Christianity.

    • @Deathbird_Mitch
      @Deathbird_Mitch 2 года назад +12

      She is aski g what if God was that person over there? It's an extension of "do unto others..." and "treat everyone well for sometimes ye be entertaining Angels."

    • @joeconcepts5552
      @joeconcepts5552 2 года назад +7

      @@KyleReeseCel2029 Not sure it’s as much a swipe at Christianity as it is about hypocrisy and religion and just people who consider themselves “good people” in general. The question is, are you treating anyone you meet with respect and love? What if you were judged on how you treat others? Also the interesting question about for maybe those who don’t believe, would you want to find out that God and those kinds of things really DO exist?

    • @Blisteryn
      @Blisteryn 2 года назад

      As IF.

    • @ronniebots9225
      @ronniebots9225 2 года назад +5

      @@KyleReeseCel2029 sorry not true. ruclips.net/video/oaWMy5WTG0Q/видео.html a small story opf the story behind the song with the writer and joan. She is singing the song from a child perspective asking what if god was one of us. And also about helping eachother. About the homeless person in the street or someone else that is struggling. You dont know their back story or how they ended up there. Or it could be god like on of us testing us.

  • @barrett7893
    @barrett7893 10 месяцев назад +5

    I miss the 90’s so much. Definitely was a different time. Such an amazing time for music and movies. This song is always been very special to me. It’s not meant to be disrespectful. It’s meant to remind us that what we see on the outside does not reflect what is on the inside. nicest looking person can be a devil on the inside. And someone that is not good looking can be holy on the inside.

  • @willblood7082
    @willblood7082 2 года назад +17

    She is basically saying God could be anyone you need on any given day so, don’t judge a book by its cover. Love your fellow man 🙂

  • @lindawulfkoenig4907
    @lindawulfkoenig4907 2 года назад +94

    This song made a huge splash on MTV and radio, but Joan had the misfortune of being up for a Grammy for that song the same year Alanis Morisette was nominated for Jagged Little Pill and its phenomenal "You Oughta Know." Both great songs/albums, but of course there was only one winner, and it was Alanis (and well deserved, her whole album was great). But I've always felt bad about the timing for Joan.

    • @Johnny_Socko
      @Johnny_Socko 2 года назад +7

      I bought this CD when it first came out, and I really liked this song, but I was shocked when they not only made it a single, but it became a huge hit! I thought it would be way too weird for the mainstream, lol. And I never knew that Eric Bazilian wrote it, as commented below.

    • @nadzee7101
      @nadzee7101 2 года назад +6

      Joan had/has a better voice

    • @KyleReeseCel2029
      @KyleReeseCel2029 2 года назад

      Looking back this song is terrible except for the guitar.

    • @jessicamahoney4610
      @jessicamahoney4610 2 года назад +1

      Jagged Little Pill is in my top 3 albums of all time. It's a cover to cover banger. The other two being Joni Mitchell's Blue and Matchbox 20's Yourself or Someone Like You.

    • @jessicamahoney4610
      @jessicamahoney4610 2 года назад

      @@spikehyzer2323 aren't you the charmer.

  • @HemlockRidge
    @HemlockRidge 2 года назад +111

    It wasn't Jennifer Love Hewitt. The show was "Joan of Arcadia" starring Amber Tamblyn as Joan. Joan has frequent meetings with God, who takes different personas, such as a little girl, an old lady, a butcher, a mime, etc. Joan tries to do as He bids. You are mixing this show up with Hewitt's "Ghost Whisperer" that did NOT use this song as it's theme.

    • @ivylasangrienta6093
      @ivylasangrienta6093 2 года назад +10

      I loved Joan of Arcadia and I'm still mad I can't find it on any streaming service.

    • @rogervallve7375
      @rogervallve7375 2 года назад

      tit for tat

    • @LegoGBlok
      @LegoGBlok 2 года назад +6

      @@ivylasangrienta6093 they cancelled it just when it got interesting. what a great cast it had

    • @hibhibb5429
      @hibhibb5429 2 года назад +3

      I loved both "Joan of Arcadia" and "Ghost Whisperer". Why do they always get rid of the awesome shows? I also loved "God Friended Me". God Friended Me starred Brandon Micheal Hall as an outspoken atheist who receives a “friend” request on social media from “god” and, with “god’s” help gets involved in helping others around him.

    • @joesmith5159
      @joesmith5159 2 года назад

      seemed like a rip off of tru calling
      in tru calling eliza dushku saw dead bodies ask for help she tried helping
      on the other side there was someone trying to allow things to happen so they did die because he thought that was natural
      with joan she tried to help while the other could also talk to god but use free will to defy god

  • @CusterApollo
    @CusterApollo 2 года назад +68

    The song was written by Eric Bazilian from the Philly based band The Hooters. He gave the song to Osborne to sing on her debut album. The song is religiously based and it's not really a surprise given it came from Bazilian. He wrote several Christian Rock based songs for The Hooters, including 80's smash hits "Satellite" and "All You Zombies."

    • @craigplatel813
      @craigplatel813 2 года назад +1

      Bazilian not Brazilian. Auto correct likes to mess that up.

    • @CusterApollo
      @CusterApollo 2 года назад

      @@craigplatel813 darn auto correct. Smh...

    • @blindriv3r
      @blindriv3r 2 года назад +3

      Yeah and I saw on a 'behind the music' or something, he had the melody and most of the lyrics and was playing it for a new girlfriend trying to impress her...she was not too impressed but came up with some additional lyrics lol..I think they married

    • @mojomusica.0169
      @mojomusica.0169 2 года назад +5

      "And We Danced" is one of my all-time favorites by any band.

    • @CusterApollo
      @CusterApollo 2 года назад

      @@mojomusica.0169 Great song!

  • @gregcarlson6342
    @gregcarlson6342 2 года назад +30

    Great song! Very straight forward . No hidden meanings, no disrespect, just a simple " What if God was one of Us"

  • @susanshepherd7736
    @susanshepherd7736 Год назад +5

    My grandpa put this song onto my mp3 when I was 6- it taught me to be kind to everyone

    • @susanshepherd7736
      @susanshepherd7736 Год назад

      Also I think that she doesnt actually believe that god is one of us, I think she is saying being nice to everyone

  • @galenstone9097
    @galenstone9097 2 года назад +86

    I love this song. What is God? I see God in every tree, every song, every child, every raindrop..
    Joan understands that to love and respect even the weakest of us is to see the face of Our Maker.
    Kindness costs nothing.

    • @terry8739
      @terry8739 Год назад

      Not true. There is a cost to everything, but when it comes to kindness, there is good value in your investment. Avoid cliches as they are often close but miss the mark.

    • @galenstone9097
      @galenstone9097 Год назад

      @@terry8739 It is true, and you are foolish for suggesting otherwise.
      Grow a soul.

  • @manoellima4367
    @manoellima4367 11 месяцев назад +2

    FANTASTIC WOMAN VOICE!

  • @stephenkelly1887
    @stephenkelly1887 Год назад +2

    Absolute perfection. No autotune, slightly out of tune guitars, almost naked drums (apart from gating and compression). This is how I like to produce stuff. Raw and real.

  • @johndrx165
    @johndrx165 2 года назад +24

    This album is actually great! Lots of varied and excellent songs. Still listen to it.

  • @bathory313
    @bathory313 Год назад +2

    I met Joan after her concert. She was kind, compassionate, and REAL. I am a forever fan.

  • @tinaprice3497
    @tinaprice3497 2 года назад +21

    I have always loved this song. I've always interpret it as just be kind to one another.

  • @tiggerwoods100
    @tiggerwoods100 2 года назад +50

    I just love the way young Brads mind works. He is always looking for the hook in every song. Like the song writer is trying to play him or something.

    • @ArgonTheAware
      @ArgonTheAware 2 года назад +4

      But if Brad thinks it was disrespectful instead of trying to make God relatable then I bet he thinks that the song "What if God smoked Cannabis" is downright blasphemous ruclips.net/video/iiZwrRLS2-A/видео.html

    • @chetcarman3530
      @chetcarman3530 2 года назад +9

      His ability to instantly see the dark, the suspicious, the suspect, the untruthful in everything is downright disturbing at times -- especially paired with Lex's bright, hopeful, optimistic instincts... which she most often is quick to abandon as soon as she hears Brad's dark take on things. Almost like she's afraid of him -- which is actually what I thought when I first started watching their channel. I had her pegged as a subservient, possibly abused female, the way she watches for his reactions all the time, then is quick to self-deprecate and laugh at herself when he ridicules her. How on Earth he can find this "sacrilegious" is beyond me and I have no idea what his Islamic reference meant...

    • @uptownjay
      @uptownjay 2 года назад +8

      Honestly…no diss…he’s not that bright.

    • @goodhumourman
      @goodhumourman 2 года назад +5

      @@chetcarman3530 I disagree, I think brad has a unique perspective that can sometimes reveal some obscure side of things that is very interesting. And they seem pretty happy together to me

    • @vrvaughn
      @vrvaughn 2 года назад +9

      As usual, Lex gets it … Brad overthinking it again…

  • @yannhollister9091
    @yannhollister9091 2 года назад +61

    Timeless song, still sounds as good as ever

  • @tomhenson7168
    @tomhenson7168 2 года назад +9

    I still get the chills when I hear this. She preformed it for the pope at his request and I think It’s a good question to ask ourselves

  • @mamoulianzaphod
    @mamoulianzaphod 2 года назад +21

    This was the theme song for Joan of Arcadia tv series.

    • @blindriv3r
      @blindriv3r 2 года назад +1

      Yeah a show where a high school girl gets messages from God lol, pretty good show

    • @jeffbrochu6396
      @jeffbrochu6396 2 года назад +1

      That is one of my al time favorite tv shows.

  • @AnonymousUnderground2025
    @AnonymousUnderground2025 2 года назад +11

    The song was written by Eric Bazilian, not Joan Osborne, and has been performed by numerous artists including Prince. It is an epic song with an epic message.

  • @docneeley1
    @docneeley1 2 года назад +7

    Joan is so under appreciated I think. Her performances with the Funk Brothers is absolutely amazing. Look them up. You'll be glad you did.

  • @CleverMonkeyArt
    @CleverMonkeyArt 2 года назад +4

    "Love your neighbor as yourself", said some stranger on a bus.

  • @crystalpistey-lyhne3406
    @crystalpistey-lyhne3406 11 месяцев назад +1

    I❤ Joan Osbourne Is A Awesome Arist & Lady I Saw Her Live In Small Show She Was Taking Requests!

  • @chrisjamieson3452
    @chrisjamieson3452 2 года назад +11

    Excellent melody to match the riff. Pure classic, and Joan soars on the chorus. Rightfully made it's mark.

  • @leedstown
    @leedstown 11 месяцев назад +1

    The 90s tv show was about a young American girls called Joan of Arc

  • @rick5440
    @rick5440 2 года назад +19

    In the Christian religion God did become one of us in the form of Jesus. One of my favorite 90s songs.

  • @jpuffandthefluffybunch1288
    @jpuffandthefluffybunch1288 2 года назад +19

    Yo I saw The Dead after Garcia died and they had Joan as their guest singer. She was so good. I was tripping my ass off but it was such a good show! They played Across The Universe by the Beatles and it was heavenly.

  • @davidtingley9978
    @davidtingley9978 2 года назад +2

    "what if God smoked cannabis
    Hit the bong like some of us
    Drove a tye-dyes microbus
    And subscribed to Rolling Stone"

  • @jeffreyflint6286
    @jeffreyflint6286 2 года назад +7

    We were made in his image. Therefore we are like him in all ways. The choice of good and evil lie before us. Therefore choose good. An excellent choice today my friends.

  • @salmarin5625
    @salmarin5625 2 года назад +1

    Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Lex hit it straight on. Smart lady.

  • @kevinashby291
    @kevinashby291 2 года назад +12

    I am pretty sure Joan didn't actually write the song herself. She took it and was a huge hit on MTV when I was a teenager in the mid-90s.

    • @hibhibb5429
      @hibhibb5429 2 года назад +1

      "One of Us" was written by Eric Bazilian.

    • @ronniebots9225
      @ronniebots9225 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/oaWMy5WTG0Q/видео.html

  • @aarongoldstein7614
    @aarongoldstein7614 2 года назад +5

    Great song of a fantastic debut album called "Relish". My favorite song on that album is "Crazy Baby".
    In 2000, she performed at a club on Lansdowne Street just across the street of Fenway Park. During a brief pause in the proceedings, I requested "Crazy Baby" to which she replied, "You read my mind." She then gave a rousing performance of the song which made my night.

    • @ImmortalBroken
      @ImmortalBroken 2 года назад +1

      Wow, I'm so happy for you having had that moment! Crazy Baby was always my favorite too.

  • @mattpotter8725
    @mattpotter8725 2 года назад +1

    I just see this as a philosophical song that asks questions about how you would act and react if God walked among us, about how we should treat our neighbours, maybe we should all act like he would and he kind to each other whatever their faith, creed, or background. I do think part of it does suggest that whether we believe in God or are in any way a follower of any religion we should do this.
    The term God is just the word in the common English vocabulary that could mean any religion, so this could relate to anyone or any faith. I think the line about "maybe only the Pope in Rome" calling God is really just a throwaway line that is really just asking the question how many people these days actually see talking to God as necessary, except the most religious figures, and maybe not even them. It's there really anyone to?
    I'm not saying people shouldn't do this, but it's just a way of getting your feelings out and processing them, and that in the end following the teachings of the Bible or Qur'an or Torah and being a good person is more important. That's my take on the song anyway.

  • @roywall8169
    @roywall8169 2 года назад +5

    Blast from the past!

  • @de68a
    @de68a 2 года назад +4

    Prince sang this many times live. Saw him sing it dozens of times.

  • @orionpk
    @orionpk 7 месяцев назад +1

    Iconic song from the 90's with the sephia filter and everything on it.

  • @michaelfrantz975
    @michaelfrantz975 Год назад

    I saw her a couple times , but to see her on the verge of stardom was magical. The crowd was in that special place with an artist in that special place of magic. Thanx for doing this one

  • @christopherhuot2826
    @christopherhuot2826 2 года назад +1

    She's asking the question, what if God was one of us, just a slob like one of us. Not disrespectful at all. She's saying would you recognize him if u saw him

  • @markschroer5940
    @markschroer5940 2 года назад +5

    Lex is correct. This song is about how poorly we would treat God if he walked among us today. People misinterpret it based on language.

  • @PapaRazaa
    @PapaRazaa 2 года назад +1

    42yr old, non Christian “bm”..I love this song

  • @SmartK8
    @SmartK8 Год назад +3

    No more truthful song was ever sung.

  • @polyprinz
    @polyprinz Год назад +2

    The song was a big hit. Love the song. Love the message. Remember Jesus was born in the stables, not in a castle, not in a mansion. Don't think too much into it, it's very simple message. What if God was one of us? Think about it!

  • @patactually
    @patactually 8 месяцев назад +1

    She was the voice, she didn’t write it. It’s really just art. It was about treating people as equals no matter how they present themselves. Or maybe it’s just nothing but words mushed together, art. And the meaning comes from you, the listener.

  • @Jesaja53Falun
    @Jesaja53Falun 2 года назад +1

    Epic song

  • @yrankin1
    @yrankin1 2 года назад +1

    Love love love!!!!

  • @wpl8275
    @wpl8275 2 года назад +8

    This album had some really good cuts on it. Her cover of Dylan's Man In The Long Black Coat, Right Hand Man, Pensacola and Crazy Baby are good as well.

  • @claytondietl8136
    @claytondietl8136 2 года назад +4

    The song was the theme song for the TV series "Joan of Arcadia" starring Amber Tamblyn. The show with Jennifer Love-Hewitt was "Ghost Whisperer".

    • @ed.z.
      @ed.z. 2 года назад

      Interesting. Off topic, but …. When I was a young kid I saw a movie staring Amber’s dad Russ as Tom Thumb. I must’ve been impressed. I never forgot that.

  • @Monroemanordogs
    @Monroemanordogs 2 года назад

    Can we please go back to this time. man.. We had it made in the 90s you guys.

  • @nmhornd
    @nmhornd Год назад +2

    Lex is right!
    Jesus was a man of the people and washed his apostles feet…

  • @skipwalker1954
    @skipwalker1954 2 года назад +11

    The intro song is The Aeroplane Ride recorded in 1937 by American folksinger Alan Lomax and his wife Elizabeth. This is one of my favorite songs. Saw her live in Oakland once - she was great. She has a great voice.
    I always interpreted this to mean is god just like you and me. Having the same problems - just like like the rest of us. Could you accept that?

    • @marcmarc1967
      @marcmarc1967 2 года назад

      I never accepted life until I stopped personifying God. Not a person, no beard, no staff, no heaven, etc. Once i started thinking of God as everything around us, space, time, I really was at peace.

    • @christopherking4932
      @christopherking4932 2 года назад

      Majority of us that believe in a higher being expect God to be greater than rest of us. But honestly he's probably alot like us than we like to imagine.

  • @mollyblake9160
    @mollyblake9160 2 года назад +1

    I've seen several great comments where people have shared what makes this song meaningful to them. Most are pretty different and they're all right. Addressing if it's disrespectful, in my faith we speak to Our Lord as a friend often. He loves a slob as equally as a Bishop.
    The part that always resonates with me is the "If God had a face....would you wanna see? If seeing meant that you would have to believe?"

    • @YerpDerp17
      @YerpDerp17 Год назад

      And whats interesting is as someone who is in no way religious, I just took it as we should look at every person and treat them like people treat their God. As to say we are all worthy of that same love and admiration. Sort of a flipside of saying "God is in all of us". Because though this may sound blaspehmous, I mean this with no disrespect, as I don't mind people having their personal held beliefs. But most people go by their day passing people, but instead of engaging with them ,we typically judge them, avoid them or at best, ignore them. But ironically in a sense, probably have unconditional love for a God they've never personally met, all while doing everything they can to avoid the next person they can physically see. To put it simply, every person is worthy of the same love and respect we give whatever God we follow and praise. And so we should treat each person as we would God.

  • @LongGone77
    @LongGone77 2 года назад +1

    I'm hoping at least one person pointed out in the comments that she didn't actually write this song.
    It was originally written by pianist Dr. Evil back in the late 60s.

  • @paulrogers4483
    @paulrogers4483 2 года назад +5

    Back in 97 a guy named Bob Rivers who did Weird Al like parodies of songs cover this and changed it to What if God Smoked Cannabis? and it's what friends and I would sing when this would come on the radio......
    If God had long hair, and a goatee
    And if his eyes were pretty glazed
    If he looked spaced out
    Would you buy his story?
    Would you believe he had an eye infection?
    And yeah, yeah, God looks baked
    Yeah, yeah, God smells good
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
    What if God smoked cannabis?
    Hit the bong like some of us?
    Drove a tye-dyed micro-bus?
    And he subscribes to Rolling Stone?
    When God made this place, in the beginning
    Did he plant any seeds?
    Or did he put them there for Adam and Eve
    So they'd be hungry for the apple that the snake was always offering?
    And yeah, yeah, God rolls great
    Yeah, yeah, God smells good
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
    What if God smoked cannabis
    Do you 'spose He had a buzz
    When He made the platypus
    When He created Earth our homes
    Does He like Pearl Jam or The Stones?
    And do you think He rolls His own?
    Up there in heaven on the throne
    And when the saints go marching home
    Maybe He sits and smokes a bone....
    Peace

    • @4tuneagent
      @4tuneagent 2 года назад

      I heard that a few times on the Neil Rogers radio show years back.. it is excellent! Thanks, because I didn't know it was Bob Rivers..

    • @paulrogers4483
      @paulrogers4483 2 года назад

      @@4tuneagent HOLY SHIT!!!!! A Neil Rogers fan?!?!?! Didn't think there were any of us that remembered him. Still looking for a copy of "Police Got My Pot" lol

    • @4tuneagent
      @4tuneagent 2 года назад

      @@paulrogers4483 Ha ha.. I remember that one too.. goes to Feliz Navidad.. lol. Man, they had quite a few good ones on that show..

  • @talleyrand9442
    @talleyrand9442 2 года назад +1

    She's saying anyone out there can be Jesus (God). Start being loving to those around us all.

  • @aresee8208
    @aresee8208 Год назад +1

    Great song.

  • @Ontariosound
    @Ontariosound 2 года назад +2

    One of the best songs of the 90’s. And the superb analog recording, and the 16mm film music video. Amen.

  • @Herbert04
    @Herbert04 2 года назад +1

    No magic words from me just thought the song was beautiful.

  • @wendydotson8891
    @wendydotson8891 2 года назад +1

    This song was soooo huge in the mid to late 90’s lol😂

  • @tonkatoy3636
    @tonkatoy3636 2 года назад +1

    Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide

  • @tylerhackner9731
    @tylerhackner9731 2 года назад +5

    Love her

  • @neillenet291
    @neillenet291 2 года назад +2

    I think she's trying to say that God could be any of us so treat everybody with respect.

  • @SamCreedT1000
    @SamCreedT1000 2 года назад +1

    When this song came out the so-called Christians started sending death threats to Joan. "How dare she humanize God?!" Actual quote that I've never forgotten.

    • @blackbette07
      @blackbette07 2 года назад

      I am a Christian and got the song. I knew other Christians who understood that slob just common man. We all felt that Christ fulfilled that by taking a human body and nature. We are multi faceted too.

  • @robertpfeiff
    @robertpfeiff 2 года назад +1

    Brad, here's an example to illustrate what I believe was being said in this song:
    You see some slob on the bus. You don't know him/her. How do you treat that person?
    Now, what if you knew that person was God. Would you treat them differently?

  • @Bruhhhh1991
    @Bruhhhh1991 5 месяцев назад

    I’m not even religious but I can appreciate the heart and art put into this song. It’s a CLASSIC 90s banger!

  • @davidbujanos2566
    @davidbujanos2566 2 года назад +7

    That's what she's saying! What if God is just like you and me.

    • @ed.z.
      @ed.z. 2 года назад

      OK. What if?

    • @marcmarc1967
      @marcmarc1967 2 года назад

      That goes against the definition of what God is. At that point, it's no longer God. It would be like saying "What if the ocean is one of us" or "What of the space-time continuum is one of us". I think this perception/desire comes from people who view God as an personified entity, with a beard and a staff sitting on a mountain. That's not God. That's a demi-god that is playing pretend.

  • @nmhornd
    @nmhornd Год назад +1

    I love this song

  • @Bridgetgethins
    @Bridgetgethins 2 года назад +1

    God loves all of us. Always walking with us.

  • @scottvanhille5688
    @scottvanhille5688 2 года назад

    Me and my brother in the 90's listened to this song quite a bit, I totally remember her, such a good mellow singer.

  • @dudermcdudeface3674
    @dudermcdudeface3674 2 года назад +2

    The song has a sweet sentiment. The idea of the holy in everyone and everything, and not as some kind of masquerade. Like actually everyone and everything. Seems trivializing, but it's actually beautiful.

  • @TracyfromNC
    @TracyfromNC 2 года назад +15

    Beautiful song. Has us think about our faith and beliefs.. perhaps God is in each of us, all of us, regardless of our religion, faith and spiritual beliefs. Especially in how we view and treat others.

  • @pleutron
    @pleutron 2 года назад +4

    Never looked into the meaning of the chorus, but I always assumed that she was singing about... Be careful how you treat others, what if God is one of those "strangers" that you treat like poop one day? I've heard this song a million times since it came out. The show with Jennifer Love Hewitt where she talks to ghosts was called... i think... The Ghost Whisperer or something like that. But I'm not sure this song was its "theme song".

  • @capstan50g
    @capstan50g 2 года назад +2

    I've always liked this song as asking real questions about God. After all, the central tenet of Christianity is that God did indeed become one of us, growing up with his folks, working as a carpenter, living a human life until the time was right. To me, that changes everything to know that God has experienced the challenges of human existence.

  • @christianhansen3292
    @christianhansen3292 2 года назад +1

    Thatz is my song! she was one hit wonder in the 90's. i know it by heart.

  • @gregggullickson
    @gregggullickson 2 года назад +3

    Joan’s version of “What’s Become of the Broken Hearted” is a wonderful song with the motown funk brothers. Looking forward to your reaction of it.

  • @LordEagle
    @LordEagle 2 года назад +1

    Brad,,,,God is every one of us,,,from the slob to the Princess. Treat each other accordingly. 💥💥💥👍😎

  • @valerielocke7876
    @valerielocke7876 Год назад +1

    I think you are confusing two different shows. The show that uses this song is called "Joan of Arcadia" starring Amber Tamblyn. The one with Jennifer Love Hewitt that you have been thinking of and describing is called "Ghost Whisperer"

  • @jimflores9098
    @jimflores9098 2 года назад +5

    Now you're ready for Dear God by XTC

  • @Douglas.Scott.McCarron
    @Douglas.Scott.McCarron 8 дней назад +1

    But God was one of us. A peasant carpenter in the backwaters of the Roman Empire, accepted by no one.

  • @1lthrnk
    @1lthrnk 10 месяцев назад

    I don’t know how many times I’ve heard this song but I had to zoom in to see what she said

  • @Trifler500
    @Trifler500 2 года назад +2

    I've always loved this song for being kind hearted. She's talking about how would life be if we respected each other as much as we respect God, when in reality we often see humans as nothing more than slugs in God's eyes.

  • @rossmacintosh5652
    @rossmacintosh5652 2 года назад +6

    Well if God made us in his own image then it makes sense that he'd be a slob like one of us. Not preposterous.

  • @sideshow4463
    @sideshow4463 2 года назад +1

    The meaning of the song explained by the one who wrote it.
    "He told Songfacts: "For me, the song was more about what happens to you when you look at something that has completely changed your world view, which could be meeting God, it could be meeting an alien, it could be a near-death experience, it could be anything like that."

  • @martinstubbs7974
    @martinstubbs7974 2 года назад

    Great song!! Love you guys!! Best wishes from the UK.

  • @sierra6936
    @sierra6936 2 года назад +8

    She did a really good job. Beautiful song. Prince 💜 sang this and his version is a million times better to me. Extremely heart felt. You can feel his passion👏💜💜💜✨✨👏👏

    • @sierra6936
      @sierra6936 2 года назад

      😃🥰🤗🤗🤗🤗

    • @joeybegay8380
      @joeybegay8380 2 года назад +1

      Love the Prince version ❤️

  • @itsjezzer
    @itsjezzer 2 года назад +2

    This was the theme song for "Joan of Arcadia," starring Amber Tamblyn.

  • @EessaTube
    @EessaTube 2 года назад +1

    Great song, written by Eric Bazilian, who was the guitarist on this album. Prince later did a cover.

  • @GG_AJfan
    @GG_AJfan 2 года назад

    The show was called "Joan of Arcadia", I named my daughter Joan after the show because it really made an impression on both myself and her mom when we watched it while she was pregnant.

  • @Meaghie
    @Meaghie 6 месяцев назад

    Love this song. Takes me back to my HS days

  • @thatomofolo452
    @thatomofolo452 Год назад +1

    God He's great 👍👍😃

  • @meganlawson4575
    @meganlawson4575 2 года назад

    She wasn't asking, "is god a slob like me". She was saying "WHAT IF god was one of us. Just a slob like one of us".

  • @joakimlofberg8345
    @joakimlofberg8345 2 года назад +4

    It is about how everything you thought you knew ends up being the exact opposite of what you though it was. When it comes to the lyrics of “One of Us”, they ask us (the listeners) how we would relate to God if He was just an ordinary person (a slob) just like us

    • @pdog547
      @pdog547 2 года назад

      I've always thought it was more, if God could feel what it was like to be a human, with no one praising him or even paying attention to him ("No body calling on the phone"), maybe he would be a little more generous with the sunshine for us down here.

  • @jacknewman9256
    @jacknewman9256 2 года назад +2

    All I know is she looks like the love child of Sheryl Crow and the Cowardly Lion

  • @moi-ev3pi
    @moi-ev3pi 2 года назад +2

    i'm not religious but this song is amazing

    • @YerpDerp17
      @YerpDerp17 Год назад

      I think thats the beauty of the song. I don't think its inherently religous, but I also don't believe its anti-religious either. It's as simple as saying we should treat people we come across with the same love we give to God, whom we"ve never seen.

  • @dionshare7103
    @dionshare7103 2 года назад

    Such a beautiful voice.

  • @davidmazon7516
    @davidmazon7516 2 года назад +1

    The name of that series with Jennifer Love Hewitt was ghost whisperer.

  • @jonfazzone5125
    @jonfazzone5125 2 года назад +2

    Believe it was written by Members of the Band “The Hooters” who also wrote several Big Hits for Cyndy Lauper.

    • @craigplatel813
      @craigplatel813 2 года назад +4

      Yes written in an hour to impress a girl (they got married), By Eric Brazilian of the Hooters.

  • @marcelacervantes7827
    @marcelacervantes7827 2 года назад

    It's the truth!!! We never know. LOVE IT.