Joan Osborne: What becomes of the broken hearted?

[@guitarfan21]

I can never get enough of this rendition......... this is by far the best best quality rendition. What a pairing of Joan and the Funk Bros. Absolute magic!!!!!!

[@williamembury2618]

She was my Wife and soulmate and died in my arms 25 years ago. This song expresses my feelings so well. The pain of loss never goes away.

[@blazingcatfur]

It never does.

[@johnhackenburg5369]

I didn't know Joan died

[@kiddozoo]

Your pain is shared and keeps memories alive. Stay strong.

[@davidinghram2494]

@williamembury2618 Mine was Jan. 2nd of 2009 after 32 years of a terrific marriage. A devastating loss.

[@petervalentine6083]

Every time I hear her rendition I start crying this song is so emotional who hasn't had heartbroken

[@richardgordon1040]

I first saw "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" (in the late-lamented Guild 45th theater here in Seattle) when the movie was first released At the end of Joan Osborne's cover of "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted", the movie theater audience immediatley burst into a wild round of loud cheering and applause which eneded with the entire theater audience giving her a standing ovation - in a movie theater - right in the middle of the movie!! Never experienced anything remotely like that in a movie theater before or since. But it was absolutely the perfect response at the perfect moment.

[@oldprankster7606]

People know when they've been to the musical mountaintop. By far, the best performance in the documentary.

[@dennispage7972]

she deserved it! ...I'm by myself and gave her one!

[@CalTxDude]

Wow! A stunning response! Thank you for sharing this!

[@TonyJackson-r4j]

This is an amazing performance by an amazing female vocalist backed by the legendary funk brothers.

[@tomgeauvreau7099]

Joan and the Funk Brothers just kill it. One of the greatest Motown songs given an epic performance.

[@mistero1951]

Imagine what an experience it must have been to have seen this performance live! Absolute perfection!

[@Hapenparadise]

LOVE THOSE DRUMMERS AND BACKUP SINGERS! Fabulous! Not to mention all the brass!!!

[@kajuntex7677]

I never get tired of hearing this beautiful song by Joan and the Funk Brothers.... What wonderful talent that will not ever be replicated.

[@MythsScamsLies]

She and the Funk Brothers crush this song. Amazing.

[@johnweaver1198]

Crush with a capital C. I got to thinking who could pull this off other than her and not muck it up. Hayley Williams from the debunked band Paramore. Could keep it on autoplay all day.....

[@joecummings9662]

Crush is right

[@Hapenparadise]

THE BEST❣️

[@richardfurlott4243]

None better !

[@petermcclenaghan5735]

yes they do

[@richardcline3148]

Ms. Joan absolutely now OWNS this song !! When I first saw the movie ("STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN") everybody in the audience stood up & cheered at the end !! I couldn't remember the last time so many people were touched by a movie !! I stayed and watched it a 2nd time - the same thing happened !! Finally THE FUNK BROTHERS were getting their long overdue recognition. DID THEY STILL HAVE IT ?? THEY WILL...FOREVER !! God bless you Joan.

[@JM-vh2zr]

You guys Tore that song Up unbelievable , I’ve replayed it 30 times so far and the louder I play it the more it tears me up Thanks for the love .

[@seancoxe3577]

When something comes off perfectly, you sense it in your core, even if you can't verbalize the feeling. This is perfect. I must have watched this a hundred times, and every time it just guts me. Wonderful cover by Joan and the Funk Brothers!

[@JD1223]

What a great sound and vocals!!!

[@urielmilo3681]

pro tip: watch movies at Flixzone. Been using it for watching lots of of movies these days.

[@urieladen8242]

@Uriel Milo yup, I've been watching on flixzone for since november myself =)

[@stevenroby8607]

She is one of the greatest singers ever!

[@richardfurlott4243]

100 more times !

[@garydyer9825]

This song I like, but it puts me back into vietnam 67-68 love time, hate time. I was so homesick I could cry. Her voice kept me moving on now I'm 76, still love her

[@davedrifter416]

The Funk Brothers and Joan nail this to the wall! Damn great to see these legends perform. More, more, they just don’t do music this good anymore.

[@jeffreyskiles-sb8mm]

Still listening to the Funk Brothers in 2024 enough said. Great music

[@stunorfleet4484]

This gives me chills EVERYTIME I watch this video. I feel sure Jimmy Ruffin is tipping his hat to Joan!

[@joanneboyer4760]

I listen to this at least week! ❤ I love this period but Joan's voice and contribution..perfection!

[@oldprankster7606]

Absolutely one of the best, if not the best, live covers of a classic that I've ever heard in my life.. The Funk Brothers still had it twenty years ago, and Joan Osborne, with her inspired, raspy voice ranging all over the song, is just spine tingling. Absolute perfection - and done live to boot. Try replicating that energy and sublime performance in a studio with autotune. I double-dog dare anyone.

[@raywebb4824]

Wow!!! What more csn you say!

[@terrywatson1583]

Funk Brothers-GRESTEST BAND EVER.

[@MakAttackMusic]

You can never replicate that kind of energy in a studio. After this (at the time) new revision, kinda hard to top that! Brings me to tears everytime I watch this!

[@AnitaMariaWhite]

Now you have spoken the Algonquin J Calhoun truth. (I am lovingly old enough to remember "double dog dare") ... lol

[@oldprankster7606]

@@AnitaMariaWhite Wow. I didn't think anyone remembered A.J. Calhoun. However, the phrase was used in "A Christmas Story". with the kid getting his tongue frozen to the basketball pole, on a double dog dare.

[@ToddBrittain1963]

Being a bass player and Jamerson devotee { Babbitt was no slouch on bass either - as he so amply demonstrates here } I watched the SITSOM movie with a great deal of enthusiasm and was completely blown away, especially by this performance. The song is timeless. Joan Osborn is stellar. The band is magnificent. One of the greatest live performances of a Motown hit, EVER and the very essence of great soul music. Jimmy Ruffin would be proud. 🙂

[@kurtbuchholz920]

Man,you got that right!!

[@oldprankster7606]

Amen to that, brother!

[@oldprankster7606]

No doubt about it!

[@davedrifter416]

Can I get an amen on this? Pittsburgh’s own Bobby Babbitt is indeed no slouch. These legends as with the infamous Wrecking Crew will never come this way again. We were blessed to have lived this music and I’m so happy to see more of it preserved for future generations. So that they will know how it’s done! Goosebumps watching this!

[@roberthayes7986]

Jameson "AKA THE HOOK" Bob is a great replacement 🎸👈👍

[@garyhieronymus9072]

And that ladies and gentlement is how it is done. That is SOUL DEEP, and heaven bound.

[@oldprankster7606]

Amen, brother!

[@jbarcelona4]

Wow

[@RichardBinswanger]

Absolutely the very best Rendition ever

[@oldsoul1187]

We purchased the VHS tape of 'Funk Brothers" as we grew up on Motown. We will transfer it to DVD so that it becomes a family heirloom. Even though t will no doubt live forever in the cloud for 1000 years

[@mikegregory7844]

To sing it like this you know she has “lived it” like so many others have.

[@blurapala1176]

One of the best performances I’ve seen

[@jbarcelona4]

Can't get better, Period!

[@sjparadiso]

Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since this was recorded for the amazing documentary, Standing in the Shadows of Motown. And now with Jack Ashford being the last surviving member of the Funk Brothers, this masterful performance all the more poignant.

[@kyratownes4554]

Ashford being the soul surviving Funk Brother this song has new meaning!

[@tj3859]

Best Documentary I ever watched!!

[@garrybenford9670]

Joan Osbourne and The Funk Brothers. Can't be better than that!

[@barbaragayton6340]

She does such an awesome rendition of this song. I can't get enough of it, I love it!!!!!!!

[@dazomel]

SHE DEFEINETLY BROUGHT those guys back to back in the day!

[@rasslem]

Just one word.....STUNNING!

[@pluckyheroine9482]

Indeed.

[@ameliadayvault9470]

I've watched this so many times after finding it years ago!

[@johnweaver1198]

I wonder what it's like to get welcomed by this group to sing with them? It has nothing to do with anything else other than you bringing what they want to the table and own it like a boss... She's one bad woman.... And she doesn't try to hack it up. She executes it perfect IMO....

[@chrisharro]

Everyone thought Joan had one song ,and man, did she prove them wrong!

[@alanwest1557]

Just sensational on every level, vocals, musicianship, arrangement , the complete package !! Joan Osbourne posess a unique vocal tone that complements this performance perfectly.

[@oldprankster7606]

Joan Osborne is is fabulous, period. End of story.

[@JackycClark]

She just feels it and when she sings you can't help but feel it too . Joan Osborne is a gift .

[@3top5]

Well done! ❤❤❤❤

[@jimgordon3206]

This song is a heart breaker. Joan kills it. Superb.

[@margieebe9933]

OMG, SO,SO FANTASTIC 😊❤😢

[@paulinebryant1549]

I like the way you don't sing in a shrill voice. Steady. Rhythm. Beautiful choice of song.

[@mrjoesmith5930]

Damn this is a beautiful song done with a great band and beautiful woman. Amazing. I never get tired of it.

[@oldprankster7606]

Me either!

[@davidinghram2494]

A terrific song that just wouldn`t be the same without her.

[@agfolgmann1]

I can't believe how great this version is, released in 2002, what makes me sad is how many of the Funk Brothers are no longer with us.

[@jbarcelona4]

This is awesome, better than the original.

[@johnandersen6364]

Yup, just waiting for her amazing voice to explode. This lady is pure soul.

[@KM-ql4eb]

I remember watching this documentary with my dad and he loved this performance. Bittersweet memories. Now he is gone, and I am brokenhearted. Beautiful performance.

[@DigitalLazarus]

Right through the solar plexus, every single solitary time! Magnificent!

[@JackycClark]

Joan Osborne coulda been a Funk Sister . The music & rhythm are just part of her and I'm glad this documentary happened for all of them . Exquisite performances by all , including the back up singers . Really well done .

[@armstronglance]

I never get tired of listening to this one. Perfect Joan and the classy masters of soul.!!! Ii spent many years playing these tunes in bands. It's sad they didn't get paid better by Mr Gordy.

[@oldprankster7606]

Berry Gordy left for LA and left some of his pioneering singers and the Funk Brothers behind, with no show of gratitude. As great a pioneer as he was, I will never forgive him for that.

[@kenkarr8353]

I love this woman, she's AMAZING. What if God heard her sing this song!

[@MelodyFox]

Ken Karr 😁 I'm sure he has already...🙂 LPM♥☮🎵

[@richardlstern9840]

What if God heard her sing "One of us"? What would he/she say then?

[@richardfurlott4243]

He did !

[@fingerfret8645]

This sends chills down my spine!!

[@chrisharro]

Mine too!

[@johnmurphy1660]

Fabolous rendition. Just made my month. Motown will live forever in my heart.

[@tommcdonald1746]

Damn Joan nailed that song. In fact, all of the vocalist nailed it.

[@eldergeektromeo9868]

One of the most underrated SOUL singers ever!

[@edfritz1569]

I'm sorry but this is soooooooooooooo much better than the crap the music industry feeds us these days.

[@michaelscott7462]

Even my tears are weeping.

[@bobbrogley1033]

The best cover of this song, ever!

[@davestratton460]

This is history in the making, perfection. Joan is spot on with pure talent surrounding her.

[@soocrates1]

She's amazing.. The Funk Brothers too. This is HOF. Great job by them all. I extremely appreciate their effort.

[@terrywatson1583]

Believe that our World will need to create a totally new Hall for not only Joan, but the Funk Brothers.

[@MrWahooknows]

What a voice; what a band.

[@davidinghram2494]

I watch this video every couple of weeks. She is just fantastic!

[@marioct130]

This is best performance I have ever witnessed. I watch/listen often.

[@Bissay64]

10 years and this Never gets old..... You All Still have it 🗣🎙😍🎼🎶

[@karenjaquish2086]

I have watched this performance more times than I can count over the past 20 years,….I get shivers every single time. Amazing performance

[@gregnormal]

Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe!

[@789pokey]

Best version ever !

[@albie406]

Brilliant...totally brilliant. Best version ever. Thanks Joan.

[@tommc49]

This is such a great version. Her voice ,those horn punches and the drum rolls on 'tell me' are so powerful. Ive listened to this so many time.

[@cliverkay]

Stunning ! Never get tired of hearing this !!

[@tracyneatherway2001]

The Funk Bros still got the funk!!

[@gregnormal]

Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe

[@1Winoh]

the greatest live recording ever done !!!

[@rorr7942]

Sound track of my life.

[@johnandersen6364]

If your head ain't bopping and your body is not swaying listening to this, then check your pulse...

[@lindacosgrove7918]

awesome rendition!!

[@taylorreign5213]

Love her version ! ❤❤

[@biggles258]

First time I've seen this as an HD clip. What ever the resolution, it still blows me away. Masterclass!

[@paulch8665]

Just saw a great intimate local performance by Joan with just a guitarist and keyboardist. Look for some great new songs on her upcoming album. But it drove me back here to see this again. This has legit claim to one of the best live songs ever recorded. Just breathtaking.

[@jbramblett]

Joan Osborne is just an amazing singer... It's sad to think that most of these amazing musicians... If not all of them are gone now... They truly defined the '60s.. The funk Brothers truly were one of the greatest dance ever

[@irismania]

Love, love, love her version, always have !! Which got me to wondering just how many times it has been recorded since it's original recording in 1966 by Ruffin. Wiki says 36 times !! Has always been a great song.

[@dennisdavis9924]

A song of all times, what does become of broken hearted. Sing it Joan.

[@345kobi]

There is a ton of great with this performance. I have listened before and will again.

[@susanszabo2207]

What an excellent version of this song!!!!!

[@gregnormal]

Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe

[@keepupwithlala1615]

I cried

[@leonardshevlin7260]

The Jimmy Ruffin original is marred by optimistic lyrics at the end. Joan didn't sing them and kept the message dark. Dark is good.

[@pamlico53]

Osborne is really good. The funk Brothers are super. Jimmy Ruffin was Great!

[@gregnormal]

@@pamlico53 Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe

[@pamlico53]

@@gregnormal if your referring to Joan Osborne, absolutely.

[@gregnormal]

@@pamlico53 Hey! That’s very good to know, I just can’t stop myself from listening to this song anytime am alone? If I may ask where are you from? You take care and be safe

[@anitathompson9360]

You're nuts 😂

[@jean-philippepeyratoux7496]

What a performance from joan, unforgettable

[@TheBaylor22]

Words can’t describe how great this performance is. Jimmy Ruffin’s recording was a classic. I think I wore out my 45 when it came out . Never thought thought I’d ever say this, but I think this live performance by Jane and The Funk Brothers actually surpasses it. What comes through in the movie and the live performance is how much fun these incredible musicians are having, and how much passion Jane and these guys have for this unbelievable music. Jane is incredible and so are they!!!

[@VCT3333]

Joan, por favor.

[@neilreed4910]

Got to be a top 10 for me . Keep playing over and over . Take Care Always

[@CharlesWorthington-z7s]

She is great !!!!!

[@grnberetvet]

If every singer had a professional band like this, everyone would be stars...

[@raymondsmith7443]

What a performance!!!!!!!!!!!! The Motown sound!!!!!!

[@dannymclain3085]

This song defines a part of everyone’s life!

[@RannJamm]

best song of the show

[@kitcarson57]

Bang them drums 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@giovannasirius111]

minha música preferida

[@alvindimes4729]

This has to the definitive version of this song, just absolutely amazing.

[@blazingcatfur]

A fave, great documentary too.

[@donnabrownbowles3525]

Joan Osborne is the light at the end of the tunnel! I 💕 you girlfriend! No one can compete with your light!!??

[@gregnormal]

Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe

[@debdillard7096]

She is awesome ❤️love her voice!!!

[@gregnormal]

Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe

[@wallykosh6383]

Love this version.

[@Monkmaster1969]

PIPES to the MAX .............thanx Cat!

[@trevorclark5138]

Magnificent

[@barriemacfarlane1993]

What a voice !!!!!!!

[@gregnormal]

Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe

[@ChrisPBacon-vf2dz]

This is almost exactly the same as the cut I did from the original. I liked the little chat beforehand so much that I kept it in too. My video is like this one - much clearer than the one I found on Tube yesterday. An amazing concert.

[@bobramsey1455]

Perfection this awesome heartfelt from all