who sings the song what if god was one of us
Joan Osborne
title: One of Us (Joan Osborne song) text: One of Us (Joan Osborne song) "One of Us" is a song written by Eric Bazilian (of the Hooters) and originally released by Joan Osborne. Released in March 1995 on the album "Relish" and produced by Rick Chertoff, it became a chart hit in November of that year, peaking at number four on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and earning three Grammy nominations. The song was also a major success worldwide, topping the charts of Australia, Canada, Flemish Belgium, and Sweden, reaching number six on the UK Singles Chart, and becoming a top 20 hit in at least 12 other title: One of Us (Joan Osborne song) text: in a near-perfect chorus and delectable Neil Young-ish guitar riff." In 2007, the song was ranked at number 54 on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s" and number 10 on the network's 40 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the '90s. CD single – France CD single – US CD maxi single – Europe The song received Grammy nominations in 1996 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. One of Us (Joan Osborne song) "One of Us" is a song written by Eric Bazilian (of the Hooters) and originally released by Joan title: One of Us (Joan Osborne song) text: cassette in, I started practicing the Grammy speech that I should've gotten to give." 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 in things like heaven and in Jesus and the saints and all the prophets?" The album version starts off with the first four lines of a recording titled "The Aeroplane Ride", made on October 27, title: Joan Osborne text: Joan Osborne Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and interpreter of music, having recorded and performed in various popular American musical genres including pop, soul, R&B, blues, and country. She is best known for her recording of the Eric Bazilian song "One of Us". She has toured with Motown sidemen the Funk Brothers and was featured in the documentary film about them, "Standing in the Shadows of Motown. Originally from Anchorage, Kentucky, a suburb of Louisville, Osborne moved to New York City in the late 1980s, where she formed her own record label, Womanly title: Bob Rivers text: Bowl XL. Rivers and his colleagues have guessed that his most famous Twisted Tune based on a pop song is "What if God Smoked Cannabis?", based on the 1995 Joan Osborne hit "One of Us". (This Rivers parody is often incorrectly attributed to "Weird Al" Yankovic.) In 1999, Rivers wrote a "twisted tune" song called "Kosovo", a parody of the Beach Boys hit song "Kokomo", about the Kosovo War. While earning many fans, the song also gained international attention and some controversy when it was used in 2005 by some Norwegian peacekeepers in Kosovo to make a music video. In