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“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 top 40 hit in November of that year.
Lyrics
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 theological concepts)?” The title of the song comes from the refrain, “What if God was one of us?”
William A. Donohue
In 1996, William A. Donohue, president of the Catholic League, took issue with the song. In light of the time and money that Osborne had donated to Planned Parenthood, Donahue claimed the song was agenda-driven and danced “awfully close to the line of Catholic baiting”.
Awards and chart performances
The song received a Grammy nomination in 1995 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
In January 1996, “One of Us” hit the top 10. In March 1996, the song climbed to No. 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.
Lyrics
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 theological concepts)?” The title of the song comes from the refrain, “What if God was one of us?”
William A. Donohue
In 1996, William A. Donohue, president of the Catholic League, took issue with the song. In light of the time and money that Osborne had donated to Planned Parenthood, Donahue claimed the song was agenda-driven and danced “awfully close to the line of Catholic baiting”.
Awards and chart performances
The song received a Grammy nomination in 1995 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
In January 1996, “One of Us” hit the top 10. In March 1996, the song climbed to No. 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.
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hawk1984 wrote:
Surely brings memories... Makes me remember my days in high school
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GetMeOuttaHere wrote:
This song brings back so many memories. Beautiful song and message. Still moves me today as much as the first time I heard it.
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fuzzykd3 wrote:
just a stranger on a bus... trying to make his way....home back to heaven all alone.
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Tiffakanutter wrote:
true memories of happy times, bot those were the days
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intotheskyline wrote:
timeless
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JuniorNasser wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHYBJ-WsmIM
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smegged wrote:
Classic song, love it
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Lady_Avalon13 wrote:
There just are no words .....
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jupiter44 wrote:
Evolution please.
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Destroyer19 wrote:
Great Song.
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ABM1708 wrote:
just trying to find his way home. . . . love it
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greeny91 wrote:
Love it!!
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Miley_18 wrote:
This is amazing.
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vikocha wrote:
Es muy bueno este tema..
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Bacaimane wrote:
Guys! I strongly recommend this..., It´s very good for the soul.
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agarde wrote:
Wow this song brings back memories of University, listening, nodding along, feeling the words...
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imcuminin wrote:
the lyrics are so true
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guitarox wrote:
best of...
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maquinadehuesos wrote:
Just a stranger on the bus Trying to make his way home ... great lyric
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clairecameron wrote:
what if he was? would you give up your seat for him? hmmmm
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