Joan Osborne-St Teresa

Joan Osborne (born 1962) is an American singer-songwriter and interpreter of music, having recorded in various musical genres including rock, pop, soul, R&B, blues and country. This is from her 1995 album "Relish" which was nominated for a Grammy Award.
"ST. TERESA"
Sit down on the corner, just a little crime
When I make my money, got to get my dime
Sit down with her baby, wind is full of trash
She bold as the street light, dark and sweet as hash
Way down in the hollow, leavin' so soon
Oh, St. Teresa, higher than the moon
Reach down for the sweet stuff, when she looks at me
I know any man sees you like I see
Follow down the side street movin' single file
She say...
"That's where I'll hold you, sleepin' like a child"
Way down in the hollow, leavin' so soon
Oh, St. Teresa, higher than the moon
Just what I've been needin', feel it rise in me
She say...
"Every stone a story, like a rosary"
Corner St. Teresa, just a little crime
When I make my money, got to get my dime
Way down in the hollow, leavin' so soon
Oh, St. Teresa, higher than the moon
You called up in the sky
You called up in the clouds
Is there something you forgot to tell me...
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
Show me, my Teresa, feel it rise in me
Every stone a story, like a rosary

[@oehoe]

Relish was one the best albums of the era.

[@waynethera2712]

Toon Weekers my wife not the CD, after a few listens I was really impressed with her bands musicianship her vocals and storytelling. Very underrated album

[@rebekkahl4892]

that album is soooo unbelievably underrated

[@jamesianp]

'Relsh' is an overlooked Masterpiece . . . . I miss the 90's - I had a few good hair days back then.

[@taratorchoful]

23 years and I still get the goosebumps from this song

[@ladolcevita7793]

Александър Павлов ohhhhhh me 2,,,,,,, timeless ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@deprofundis3293]

Same

[@bretfisher7286]

The song is about addiction. I am grateful to Joan Osborne for this sensitive and compassionate work....

[@slacktoryrecords4193]

Is it really “about addiction,” or is it about a drug addicted prostitute who also sells crack? I think it’s just a bleak portrait of a desperate person, not really about addiction in general.

[@bretfisher7286]

@@slacktoryrecords4193 Gosh, talk about speciousness.. is there really any difference?

[@kariking3539]

One othe most unique but AMAZING voices I have eaver heard! Love listening to Joan!

[@kk2560]

Her voice is amazing!

[@japhyguz9178]

she is so incredible!!!! beautiful voice, music, poetry, everything

[@marshahammondphd158]

Yes baby. Amazing diva. On stage she stands like the diva she is

[@aaroncarson1770]

I never realised they made two videos for this. Spider Web and this one are two of my favourite rock songs ever. I would never have bought this based on One Of Us, but the whole album is incredibly powerful.

[@JustMe-vt6ie]

she is amazing

[@lidiaivanova861]

My favorite song

[@jaredporikos566]

so much better than what ever the heck the final video was , I remember seeing that as a kid the final released one and it sacred m e

[@jaredporikos2197]

@Marvin Morawski what made them make that other version ?

[@jaredporikos2197]

@Marvin Morawski I wish there was that Vh1 Special she did talking about the making of the horrible final video

[@jaredporikos2197]

@Marvin Quezada I was like wow what the heck does fish appearing out of nowhere and moving strawberries got to do with the lyrics > XD

[@maretomaski6324]

This is so gorgeous!!!!!!!

[@aaronwimberleymbamsf5776]

uplifting song for me today

[@mamehendrix34]

she had the best drummer

[@juliehall2893]

Thank you!

[@alexfernandohuenten1374]

unforgetable hair.

[@rmf141]

When I first heard this song, I realized there was something very complex about it musically. Finally figured it out. The song is written in 6/8. The vocals and instruments sing and play it with two pulses to the measure (ONE two three FOUR five six) but the percussion is syncopated and plays three pulses to the measure (one TWO three FOUR five SIX). It adds a sense of Imbalance that suits the subject beautifully.

[@dudeivealreadydonethis5tim289]

THANK YOU! Wow!!

[@dudeivealreadydonethis5tim289]

Love love love this! Thank you for breaking it down for us!

[@TheHmm43]

[@lorddiosliving]

synchronicity without synchronicity

[@slacktoryrecords4193]

I’ve been obsessed with this song this past week (after liking it well enough for… 29 years??) and I noticed the almost polyrhythm thing happening. 6 beats to a measure, but the drummer’s rim taps happen every other beat… very strange. Similar to what you said: it adds an almost subliminal complexity to the song. I’m not a drummer, though, so I’m just focused on what the chords might be. Hoping to find some live footage of her band playing it. Of course, playing it on solo guitar requires dropping the mandolin from the arrangement, basically, and finding a way to play the main verse progression on a 6-string.

[@jrcoffeyII]

Clever, clever, clever!

[@dudeivealreadydonethis5tim289]

Is that guy playing one of those Brazilian instruments they play for capoeira?

[@mamaloz6200]

She was the reason I wanted a nosering

[@acetvr6]

Didn't know this song had two videos..

[@giannipalagi74]

"The boxer" brought me here

[@bluestrife28]

I think this amazing song just got swallowed up in the American machine of one hit wonders. Everyone just thought she sang One of Us but fewer than should have listened to and bought the whole album like I did. And I’m always glad i did. As a fully admitted addict now, this kind of strength still resonates.

[@dudeivealreadydonethis5tim289]

One of us is cute but its nothing compared to so many fucking amazing songs on this album,like this one! Pensacola, lumina....

[@justdev8965]

This song is something truly spectacular. Amazing. Timeless!!!!

[@lorddiosliving]

she is a superstar of the 90ies really had a beatuful talent in that croaky voice

[@kemoses1]

6666666

[@melaniejo5296]

Vastly underated song! LOVE THIS WOMAN!

[@salemdevereaux5729]

Melanie Jo Joan is brilliant 😊

[@wernermaetz3012]

One of the BEST

[@alldyn5287]

I saw Joan Osborne do this song in Seattle Center in the soccer pitch. She filled the stadium with her voice and Beyond you could hear her all downtown!

[@austinbarry8978]

I looooove Joan also.

[@alldyn5287]

Joan rocked the soccer stadium at Seattle Center back in 2000. The Acoustics were perfect for her voice and it carried through the whole downtown core.

[@123viveleheavy9]

i prefer this version (video clip)

[@Yankees_1996]

Can't believe this wasn't a bigger hit

[@BillBiggs1]

That hair...eat your heart out Mariah Carey

[@austinbarry8978]

I love them both. I grew up obsessed with Mariah Carey however.

[@annettegeiermann9537]

Met her once in cologne....... in the 90th Blown away by her voice..... unforgetable gig.

[@cindygoble7422]

Love Joans music & free spirit

[@robdepolo122]

Joan is very underrated as is Relish.

[@aaroncarson1770]

Possibly my favourite composition ever.

[@seer29]

The interpretation and inspiration behind the song according to her is about a woman that she would watch from her lower east end new York apartment selling drugs on the corner with her baby in a stroller. She said that she thought that she was a really strong person to be out there doing what she was doing with a child by her side.

[@seer29]

Basically a drug addicted single mother who sells either herself or drugs to get by.

[@shaneblankenship8193]

you should hear her in concert, she could out sang any opera singer on earth, i bet 1 million dollars!

[@dianeaishamonday9125]

Shane Blankenship two different styles of singing, my dude

[@rhondawebb7985]

Going to see her Friday at the Heights Theater in Houston TX - Doing the songs of Dylan. Sure hope she does this!!

[@andro99991]

Always liked this one more than "One of Us".

[@BonnieMoore-m4w]

Great voice. She sings with much soul and feeling

[@dustyb58]

heard for the first time in 2023 lol

[@emanuelbravo1563]

She's the sh#t! ❤ I'm an old skėėl fan from way back in the day 😂

[@austinbarry8978]

I have always loved this song.

[@gingerjessy]

grrrreat:)

[@rigocardigans]

Amo está canción! Desde el día 1 👏😍🇨🇱

[@austinbarry8978]

This must be an alternate version of the video. This is not the original.

[@kilehussey9919]

Austin Barry This is actually the original. It was released as her first single before “One of Us” , but it didn’t make much of an impact. After “One of Us” and “Right Hand Man” another video was made and the single was re-released.

[@austinbarry8978]

@@kilehussey9919 Thank you, I always thought that One of Us and Right Hand Man were released first.

[@papist77]

great:)

[@shurppa64]

Just melted

[@ericthompson3982]

This is, no joke, possibly the sexiest song ever written.

[@slacktoryrecords4193]

Dude, this song is fkn BLEAK as hell!

[@ericthompson3982]

@slacktoryrecords4193 No argument.

[@christinash2235]

This song brought me into adulthood.

[@braill]

Me too! I interviewed and saw her live in 1997 at the Lilith Fair festival along with Sarah Mclachlan, Jewel, Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, Indigo Girls and Missy Elliott! 🙏👌😊🆗

[@emanuelbravo1563]

Must be nice Miss SHERYL CROW AND JOAN OSBORNE AND FIONA APPLE LOVE THEM ❤😊

[@lidiaivanova861]

Usa

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

LUV THIS SONG !!!

[@kannybright3522]

she hasn't aged at all.🤗

[@musicamusa5127]

Sei Splendida come la Luna. Voce Accattivante e particolare.

[@luckyapple2655]

Pensa che ero a Bologna in quegli anni in qui questa canzone uscì. Lo trasmeteva radio Bruno. Poche volte su Radio 102,5 Capital Radio, Radio 105,Antena Radio e così via.

[@kemoses1]

6

[@justiceinmytea]

I bought that 💿 when it came out, wish I stills had it 😂

[@feoinfunroe]

They spelled Therese wrong.

[@johnholliday7351]

voice and knowing

[@СаняШтифт]

Super

[@fmloser]

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