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

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[@rocky8758]

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

[@grosbeak6130]

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]

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

[@grosbeak6130]

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

[@robertpfeiff]

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.

[@jbird4478]

I don't think that's the intended message, but it is a nice interpretation.

[@franticrage73]

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

[@fordhouse8b]

You mean Eric Bazilian was serious?

[@KyleReeseCel2029]

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

[@TalklikeAPirate]

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

[@breckhollis1089]

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]

@@KyleReeseCel2029yes!

[@krectus]

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]

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

[@brweeks881]

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

[@adriantrusca1245]

Yeah, well they are not very bright.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

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]

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

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

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]

@@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?

[@O0othiago0o0o0o]

As IF.

[@ronniebots9225]

@@KyleReeseCel2029 sorry not true. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZK6fqxrjLl6ZrM 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.

[@garysmith3037]

"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]

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]

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

[@blackbette07]

I agree too

[@jeffgebarowski4808]

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

[@JimJenz]

Thankyou, explained. B i n g 0

[@HemlockRidge]

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]

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

[@rogervallve7375]

tit for tat

[@LegoGBlok]

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

[@hibhibb5429]

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]

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

[@willblood7082]

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 🙂

[@gregcarlson6342]

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

[@lindawulfkoenig4907]

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]

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]

Joan had/has a better voice

[@KyleReeseCel2029]

Looking back this song is terrible except for the guitar.

[@jessicamahoney4610]

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]

@@spikehyzer2323 aren't you the charmer.

[@galenstone9097]

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]

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]

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

[@CusterApollo]

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]

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

[@CusterApollo]

@@craigplatel813 darn auto correct. Smh...

[@blindriv3r]

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]

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

[@CusterApollo]

@@mojomusica.0169 Great song!

[@mamoulianzaphod]

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

[@blindriv3r]

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

[@jeffbrochu6396]

That is one of my al time favorite tv shows.

[@johndrx165]

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

[@kellyschneider2545]

What John said!

[@tinaprice3497]

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

[@tiggerwoods100]

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]

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 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5q9qKWIgbhlY6M

[@penderyn8794]

Does Brad deliberately act aspergic or is it an act? He's thinks very literally sometimes

[@chetcarman3530]

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]

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

[@goodhumourman]

@@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

[@yannhollister9091]

Timeless song, still sounds as good as ever

[@MysteriousMechanic2024]

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.

[@tomhenson7168]

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

[@susanshepherd7736]

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

[@susanshepherd7736]

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

[@rick5440]

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

[@jpuffandthefluffybunch1288]

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.

[@bobschenkel7921]

You are right, it was a great show.

[@brianmccleary6278]

I was there in 2003 - Virginia Beach…missing Jerry but loving Joan

[@jpuffandthefluffybunch1288]

2003 at The Gorge. So fucking good.

[@jeffreyflint6286]

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.

[@chrisjamieson3452]

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

[@docneeley1]

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.

[@kevinashby291]

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]

"One of Us" was written by Eric Bazilian.

[@ronniebots9225]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZK6fqxrjLl6ZrM

[@roywall8169]

Blast from the past!

[@barrett7893]

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.

[@markschroer5940]

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.

[@bathory313]

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

[@skipwalker1954]

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]

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]

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.

[@CleverMonkeyArt]

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

[@alfiekelly5914]

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.

[@de68a]

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

[@aarongoldstein7614]

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]

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

[@wpl8275]

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]

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.]

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.

[@paulrogers4483]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@crystalpistey-lyhne3406]

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

[@salmarin5625]

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

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love her

[@jimflores9098]

Now you're ready for Dear God by XTC

[@pdog547]

YES.

[@davidbujanos2566]

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

[@ed.z.]

OK. What if?

[@marcmarc1967]

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.

[@wendydotson8891]

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

[@gregggullickson]

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.

[@marcelodefranco4585]

One of the most beautiful song about Jesus I ever heard !! Luv this music !

[@YerpDerp17]

And see growing up non religous, and still not religious, I took it as being towards his followers, not himself. It is beautiful though, absolutely. But I think its how people praise, give unconditional love and admiration to this being they've never met and can't prove even exists, yet we treat our fellowman bad. We judge them, try to avoid them, instead of giving them the same grace we give to whatever God. It's an indictment on religous people who are hypocrites. lol How we give all this love, and basically life to this unseen entity, yet can't do the same with humans we come across and share this planet with.

[@sierra6936]

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]

😃🥰🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@joeybegay8380]

Love the Prince version ❤️

[@Herbert04]

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

[@yrankin1]

Love love love!!!!

[@richardarnold5279]

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.

[@manoellima4367]

FANTASTIC WOMAN VOICE!

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Beautiful song

[@TracyfromNC]

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.

[@mollyblake9160]

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]

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.

[@pleutron]

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".

[@davidmazon7516]

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

[@1lthrnk]

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

[@itsjezzer]

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

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

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.

[@Jesaja53Falun]

Epic song

[@LordEagle]

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

[@martinstubbs7974]

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

[@scottvanhille5688]

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

[@leedstown]

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

[@Meaghie]

Love this song. Takes me back to my HS days

[@nmhornd]

I love this song

[@michaelfrantz975]

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

[@patactually]

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.

[@Ontariosound]

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

[@aresee8208]

Great song.

[@Bridgetgethins]

God loves all of us. Always walking with us.

[@neillenet291]

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

[@michaelcriger6359]

First time I've seriously worried about Brad. Its just questions, man. Never be afraid of asking questions!

[@YerpDerp17]

He just seems for whatever reason he has built his reality inside of this little box. And is absolutely terrfied when he has to peek outside that box for whatever reason. lol It seems, and I could be wrong, he defaults into finding the worst of something. lol It's almost contrarian to a degree. And where he lucked out is he found a partner who fully exists outside that box, and enjoys exploring around.

[@Prodigal1]

Great points Brad.

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, you'll love her vocals in the song "Rise Up Singing" in the band Trigger Hippy!!!

[@capstan50g]

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.

[@827dusty]

I saw Joan in concert in Seattle, back in the early 90s, and she was great.

[@johncavanaugh2517]

It was Joan of Arcadia with Amber Tamblyn.

[@orionpk]

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

[@jonfazzone5125]

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

[@craigplatel813]

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

[@AlwaysWatching666]

Lex has it. I believe you never know God could be one of us. So don't judge people and treat them respect.

[@mattpotter8725]

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.

[@PapaRazaa]

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

[@rhwinner]

There is also an acoustic version of this song by her which is different but good in its own way.

[@joakimlofberg8345]

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]

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.

[@danielglenn915]

One of the more iconic nose rings lol

[@magusodonllout332]

I think its about EVERYTHING and EVERYONE is the creator.

[@dionshare7103]

Such a beautiful voice.

[@Trifler500]

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.

[@dracoargentum9783]

Side fact: the show that Lex described [Love Hewitt, talks to ghosts] was Ghost Whisperer.

[@kendoglarson5419]

He is one of us and he's here now walking the earth.

[@marcelacervantes7827]

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

[@dab_family9405]

Lex, Joan of Arcadia starring Amber Tamblyn. Great show.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Good show

[@craigplatel813]

If you want some connections for a music reaction channel. Amber tamblyn daughter of Russ Tamblyn who was Riff in West side story and neice of Larry.Tamblyn of the Standells who did dirty water.

[@Rooportland]

I agree with Brad on this one.

[@moi-ev3pi]

i'm not religious but this song is amazing

[@YerpDerp17]

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.

[@utubeaf3c0]

Agreeing with Brad on this one.

[@slainteron4027]

Crazy Baby

[@christianhansen3292]

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

[@beltonite2243]

He is baby girl

[@richdiana3663]

Mother Lex, you're getting more beautiful every day. 💗 Oh, hi Brad.

[@Monroemanordogs]

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