美國搖滾女將〔瓊奧斯朋〕──探討人與上帝關係的搖滾經典──〔One Of Us〕




If God had a name, what would it be
And would you call it to his face
If you were faced with him in all his glory
What would you ask if you had just one question

Yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah, God is good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home

If God 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 heaven and in jesus and the saints
And all the prophets and...

Yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah, God is good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home

Tryin to make his way home
Back up to heaven all alone
Nobody callin on the phone
cept for the pope maybe in rome

Yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah, God is good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home

Just tryin to make his way home
Like a holy rolling stone
Back up to heaven all alone
Just tryin to make his way home
Nobody callin on the phone
cept for the pope maybe in rome

１９９５年葛萊美典禮的最大贏家是瑪丹娜唱片公司捧出的艾拉妮絲莫利塞特（Alanis Morisette）
六項提名捧回四座大獎
最大輸家是新力天后瑪麗亞凱莉（Mariah Carey）　同樣是六項提名　卻全部摃龜
至於第二大輸家　則是不算新的才女新人──瓊奧斯朋（Joan Osborne）
她是五項提名皆落空
瓊奧斯朋於１９６２年出生於美國肯塔基州
８０年代末期來到紐約　開始從事音樂事業
她並成立了自己的獨立唱片公司　發行首張演唱會專輯
１９９５年春天　她加入主流公司　推出正式首張大碟［Relish／美味］
這張專輯以多種不同角度反省紀錄各界百態
探討女性的社會地位
不過直到秋天才以一首［One of Us］受到矚目
這是首Adult Alternaltive Pop的抒情搖滾
［One of Us］跟專輯中其它藍調 民謠 福音 搖滾樂風的歌曲相較起來是比較流行走向
在瓊平實卻意味深長的詮釋中
探討著上帝信仰的問題
要聽者去思考人與神之間的關係
此曲一推出便受到相當大的好評
［One of Us］登上美國流行榜＃４　現代搖滾榜＃７ 主流搖滾榜去表演＃２６　 成人抒情榜＃２０
專輯也打進＃９　大賣三百多萬張
隔年並得到葛萊美獎五項提名
包括年度歌曲 年度唱片 年度專輯 流行女歌手　年度新人
(專輯還得到年度製作人提名　但非她入選)

英國＃６　加拿大／澳洲冠軍
被視為艾拉妮絲莫利塞特的大對手與葛萊美第二熱門人物（第一當然是艾拉妮絲）
可惜最後並沒有抱回一座獎

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDdOnl0bHO4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ucMV7FkW8U

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K1hckf1C3I