Joan Osborne - St. Teresa

Music video by Joan Osborne performing St. Teresa. (C) 1996 Mercury Records

[@ThePeteMan]

This album gets my vote for THE most underrated record of the 90s. I'm not sure there's a better debut album by anyone that decade, and IMO Joan's integrity's as an artist is enduring.

[@jtking76]

You my friend are absolutely f@#king right!

[@laurenmeltzer7159]

Whatever happened to her?

[@missing1102]

I saw her on this tour in a club ans she did some of this accapella. This was 28 years ago I think. I still get goosebumps I never ever understood how she didn't get more credit. It was one of the BEST performances I had ever seen. She was also very beautiful to my 25 year old self.

[@brigidirish8103]

Completely Agree!

[@savage_skirt5386]

i was a teen when this album dropped and was obsessed with this song

[@diversedesign4844]

This entire album was amazing. It's a shame it didn't get more recognition and more airplay

[@Apero1Spritz]

Let's face it. Relish is freaking brilliant. Every single song on that album deserves praise. Relish should've gotten more love and recognition.

[@rogerdoesntwearamask9019]

It's 2019 and I'm still loving it and recognizing it..

[@StianGreen]

@@rogerdoesntwearamask9019 Me 2

[@deprofundis3293]

Agreed!!!

[@sfomad]

Couldn't agree more...

[@austinbarry8978]

Yes, it should have.

[@christopherstory2136]

This song is so underrated. Loved the live version she did with Melissa Ethridge back in the mid 90s.

[@debbysimon120]

I cannot express how much this song meant to me when it came out, I felt it deep in my soul, I FELT it. I was going thru the most horrible time of my life, and when this song came on the radio I blasted it, it took me to another level. The pain I felt in her voice, but also lingering hope. One of a few songs in my life to do this.

[@jenacie6507]

This song never received the credit it deserved

[@SunnyMcTribe]

@Magdalena Sroka and quite true...

[@frigginirishloons]

Completely agree

[@jhaneonyx1189]

FACT. I'm here for it in 2021. Was one of my favorite songs in middle school back in Puerto Rico.

[@minasfilosoglou8371]

I agree, as well. I was old enough to appreciate it in 1996, & I think of it often. It's a masterpiece of a song. I do not love this video, however. It's not poorly done, but it robbed the song of a bit of its haunting mystery

[@markeinstein5630]

Probably because of the contraverisial Teresa figure. She was a crook...

[@ivanmay7890]

Joan Osborne is a wonderful singer, and it’s a shame that she didn’t get as much recognition as Shawn Colvin, Sarah McLachlan or Natalie Imbruglia.

[@deprofundis3293]

Absolutely agree!

[@gulioricci7052]

Natalie Imbruglia only had one hit.

[@Asukenick]

​@@gulioricci7052So did Shawn Colvin.

[@bovinespy]

One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard in my life.

[@veronicaalleyne]

check out Sarah McLaughlin's " full of grace" I promise it will blow you away

[@camvalentine9318]

So glad I'm not the only one who know exactly how epic Joan Osborne was/is.

[@dkoppyus63]

Is

[@stevenduvall2549]

Joan Osborne is EPIC!

[@brokegirl1452]

Loved her as a girl in the 90’s

[@sonyag5249]

⚡💫👍🏽Absolutely💫⚡

[@sbrooks372]

A treasure from my hometown in Louisville

[@jenniferrevill5610]

Cannot decide whether St. Teresa or Right Hand Man is my favorite. The album blew me away when it came out, still does.

[@sotiainen]

I started collecting Cd's again and bought Relish today at a flea market. This used to be my favourite song from the album back in the 90's and still is

[@squirrelsarepeopletoo6678]

Relish is one of the greatest albums of all time !!! My favorite song is Pensacola. Almost 30 years later, and I still listen to the CD at least once a week.

[@kayp5828]

This song popped into my head today after all these years. Higher than the moon!

[@lenaetienne211]

Same!! I remember waiting for this video to play on vh1

[@freedomm]

Same.

[@janetdotson7829]

Just saw her live two nights ago. This song was the highlight of my night. Bought relish in 1995, still have that same copy in my collection.

[@steelpodmusic]

Yup. Me too. The best songs come back...

[@AlfOfAllTrades]

This is the song that stuck with me from that album. Timeless.

[@johncate9541]

Yes, I thought it was the best song on the CD when I first listened to the whole thing, even if it's not the most famous one on there.

[@marinman39]

Completely agree. I managed to talk a band I played in to cover it back in 1997, and even our just ok version blew people away. This song kicks it, especially when Joan does it. She is a true artist.

[@kenneththorberg6914]

@@marinman39 Copy that. And I never get tired of listening to it. Very rare kind of song.

[@jlibby3281]

Maybe just me but, I always thought this song was way better than one of us. This song made me a fan.

[@slacktoryrecords4193]

Yes, way way better.

[@mistyferland92]

I was 14 and starting out my freshman year back in 96..Heard this song and loved it since.. Brings me back to then.. Not so good of memories then,however the music kept me sane!!:)

[@g8rgirl828]

Same here. Junior year of high school for me. Rough times but the music kept me sane. That and Juniper Breeze scent from Bath & Body Works. 🙂

[@xxangelfyrexx]

Listening to and singing this one for more than 20 years now. I always come back to this track. Her voice is so enchanting. This song has had a grip on me since the first time I ever heard it.

[@scwarner8758]

This is just one gems off this album. Saw her last month in Tucson. She is like a fine wine. Much love and respect.

[@DannoCrutch]

I really wish we would hear more of Miss Osborne on the radio. Truly a rare talent with an energy and delivery rarely matched.

[@79stpa67]

Same here, that voice is so good and i just love the video. She reminds me of my mum, getting up early before anyone else, working hard all day, never getting any appreciation. Then she died and we all realized how much we missed her, she was really the center of our lives.

[@adrianmiller6641]

shame you realized it, too late....

[@DannoCrutch]

:-(. Sad, but glad you have a wonderful memory.

[@powerofroses1670]

I am a reader, so I know about her.

[@powerofroses1670]

that's why I wear glasses.

[@mariacastillo5625]

I’ll join the club… THIS ALBUM WAS/IS SO UNDERRATED!!!

[@axshirlyme]

Joan Osbornes voice gives me the chills, in a good way!-

[@starpeople1972]

This is the first time I watched the video despite the fact that I bought the album 1996. It's so beautifully made and videos nowaday are rubbish and unwatchabe. Love the 90's. Love St. Teresa. Love J. Osborne.

[@therobbstonestar]

Screw anyone talking about her addiction on here blah blah blah. Take your own inventory. She was a genius artist and her life was dedicated to her raw talent for blues and torch songs that transcended genre. None of you can imagine singing in front of 100,000 people. She had intense insecurity about performing. I think she’s brilliant.

[@amandabailey9340]

Many of the the most loved & listened to artists had at least a phase of drug abuse if not an ongoing battle with one substance or another

[@JamesStrafford]

There’s a really powerful live version of this that she performed at a Pavarotti gala in the late 90s. Yes, Pavarotti! Worth searching for. Every song and story like a rosary…one of the great verses…

[@leeshi78]

OMG. I miss the 90's...you could wear combat boots with anything.

[@scmorson]

2020 the new 90s

[@305JON1320]

I HAVE NEVER LOVED A SONG AS MUCH AS THIS ONE.

[@katewatson819]

Loved singing this whole album as a teenager. Still total gold.

[@Phish1995]

She's a Kentucky girl, hence the mandolin, which by the way is well played in this little ditty. Roots, y'all. Roots.

[@TheChillyHW]

GA, ya´ll!

[@hunterboylestuff]

I woke up with this song in my head after all these years. Such a great album.

[@BrendaBane]

That's pretty much what happened to me. So glad I rediscovered this gem

[@LollieVox]

Joan Osborne is one of my fav singers ... this album & song was a huge influence. I saw her the other day she was still amazing!!! I saw her in a small club upfront in Nashville. xoxo

[@pessimystica]

I always liked this song better than "One of Us", which got SO overplayed. I never even heard "St. Teresa" on the radio. I caught it on MTV2 randomly one day around '98 & loved it.

[@kevinharron6134]

she has a wonderful voice. Was Emmylou Harris on the Transatlantic sessions with Mary Black and Dolores O' Riiordan?Geraldine Creaven

[@Tricob1974]

I never saw it play in pure form until KZbin came around. Before then, I saw one version aired on Pop-Up Videos on VH-1. But thankfully, the episode aired more than once.

[@dudeivealreadydonethis5tim289]

I heard it a few times on the radio. But seriously, one of us is cute,but its nothing compared to the rest of the album!

[@justdev8965]

"Relish" is on my to of 10 albums of all time, and i listen to an endless variety of genres from multiple decades, always on headphones, ... but this song! This song is something very special! Timeless Also, I am forever grateful to the drummer that played in it, because he was the first drummer that truly inspired me and influenced me to really try and get creative with less noise. And then be loud again only when it suits and serves the song.

[@renaissancebrah7392]

just dev what are the other 9? :)

[@user-ft2vf9lk7v]

Relish is definitely in my top 10 greatest Albums of all time. I rank it number 7 in my collection. Ms. Joan Osborne is my favorite female artist of all time.

[@ShonTolliverMusic]

When I hear this song, I feel like I'm dying. Such a good song,

[@astroboyfan12]

takes me back to college in 1995/96.... i love joan.

[@FreedomofSpeech865]

Yes, I was in graduate school at the time. Good days, amazing music.

[@juliasachkova2116]

It's one of my all time favourite songs!!!!!!

[@MrDivton]

Very underrated cd. Still good today. I received the cd as a birthday gift in 1996 by a former girlfriend. Wow!!! I listened to it so many time. A lot of great songs. Joan has a special voice too. She deserved better treatment. Recognized for One of us but there's, at least,5 or 6 very good song on it. Solid album. Boy times fly! 16 years ago!!!!

[@roxanacorderoguzman4317]

I searched for 33 years for this song I thought I would never find it

[@sidartha96]

I remember buying the album Relish after watching this song on MTV. This was the first song on the album and used to crank up the volume whenever my parents were not around. Loved the entire album. Especially songs like Crazy baby, The man with a long black coat. Miss those days.

[@WarriorsSon]

From a filming point of view there's something so detached and individual in the way she says goodbye and scanning the car up from the ground as she leaves. This was the work of a skilled director. It will always be my favorite Joan Osborne song. One of us is good. But this? Iconic !!

[@calmenorama]

I've always thought this is the work of a very good director

[@WarriorsSon]

@@calmenorama 😎

[@Blu9_Nin9]

This is one of my favorite songs! Artists like Joan from the 90's just have so much more passion in their art than the money-hungry attention hogs of today.

[@NatureFreak1127]

Nice to re-discover what I listened to as a kid and did not understand a word...Now that I know it is even more mesmerizing. Timeless piece.

[@musicamusa5127]

Splenderai per sempre nel firmamento.

[@ejflesher]

Sooo much soul in this song. Love the layering of the instrumentation, her voice is so soulful and the bass line so simple yet supportive. Great song.

[@pedrogs25a]

The bass line is fantastic.

[@richardreyes5126]

Caught a live version of this on cable and have not stopped loving this song Joan is a badass and thats it. Shes underrated and as long as i know shes there im kool.

[@billslater55]

According to CNN, the Vatican has announced that Mother Teresa will become a Saint, showing that Joan was about 19 years ahead on this one. Joan Osborne is an amazing talent. Love her music and performances.

[@JosephRoan]

+William Slater There are other Saint Theresas...

[@communistjesus]

+William Slater Saint Therese

[@trustinjesus1119]

+William Slater In 1999 I received the gift of rapture. My guardian angel, Jeremiah is who I believe did the work, my godmother the praying. One of my guardian angels bathed a book in dazzling light for me at the library, Expecting Adam by Martha Beck. She had an OBE too, just like mine, "My identity was lifted out of me." Later I borrowed a book on the writings of St. Teresa of Avila. I experienced what she did after reading about it, my spirit bouncing around inside of my body. At the time of my rapture I was spending 8 hours a day in prayer/meditation and was listening to a lot of Joan Osborne, her song ladder leads me to believe she's Pentecostal like I am, "I'm crackin' your little code I'm learnin' another language So full it's about to explode"My son Jason was born on All Hallows Eve, the next day being all saints day, and we have a cross on Mt. Rubidoux. My dad put it on the mountain with a USN rescue helicopter. Jason was born around the same time Fr. Junipero, the man the cross is named for, was beatified. He's now a Saint. You believe what you want my friend, faith and love conquers all.

[@42tomasz]

19 years what kind of number is that

[@mushkamuchova1410]

there is not just one st. Theresa. There are more Thereses to be saint.

[@AmySorrellMusic]

One of my favorite albums since the day it was released. Love it to this day just as much.

[@StellaMoon60]

Relish is such an amazing album - I listened to it until the CD was so scratched it wouldn't play anymore. I have bipolar disorder, and Crazy Baby seems to describe that perfectly. Love Joan!

[@andreasadventurouspolihron4028]

🇬🇷👍👏Many congratulations from Greece and specifically from my village Agios Konstantinos of Arfara messinia. You have a wonderful voice, I have been listening to you for years... I really like an old song titled:one of us

[@GPsgurl80]

Hello freshman year '95....I loved this album so much.

[@dondavidyoung2668]

Joan's BEST... in my opinion. Excellent video. I sure miss music videos and my vinyl records. I was the 1st Rock & Roll DJ in Dallas while everyone was at the discos.

[@JamesAlee-no9tq]

I like her songs that speak of Catholic mystical influences like this one & One of Us!

[@fredhominal5029]

De l'art ! .. tout simplement .

[@mysticjason05]

This is such a severely underrated song. It's so amazing I think everyone should know it.

[@kenneththorberg6914]

Those "underrated"- comments are actually very overrated.

[@ekno2506]

one of the best songs ever

[@ejflesher]

The first woman I fell in love with and refused to admit it introduced me to this tune. Still, to this I think of her when i hear this song.

[@rubenjett68]

Powerful,beautiful,and potent! Great vocals with haunting melody.

[@wednesday55]

I remember getting SO excited if this song came on the radio! God, I miss the '90s.

[@Bfdidc]

The first time I heard this song on the radio, I was driving down the highway and had to pull over because it affected me so powerfully.

[@weende1000]

Nossa , como eu demorei a encontrar essa música amoooooo

[@deetro745]

One of the prettiest songs.. this video in no way does it justice....

[@martinwinfree17]

Oh, do I love this album. And this is my favorite song on the Relish album.

[@fiddleandfart]

Absolutely! Kicking off a great album fabulously..!

[@Arimaarima71]

Love this woman's voice. 1996 had SO MANY great songs.. good year for women.

[@djhvallejo]

Oh Saint Teresa, Where are you when I needed you. I just want to go down to the hollow and sit with you.

[@jayb1011]

She truly is/was gorgeous. Also a great singer talent.

[@huguini2893]

The First I heard from her before she Became a Success, great Talent from the 90's

[@rogerdoesntwearamask9019]

2019.. Still loving it, thank you Joan..

[@ImmortalSynn]

Joan explained the video in her VH1 special: It's about a woman she knew who found legitimate work as a maid, but would always fall to the wayside due to her drug habit, and eventually turned to prostitution to survive. Joan said that despite her personal struggles, the woman always had a sunny attitude and held on to her Catholic upbringing. Joan started calling her "St. Teresa" as a result, and the nickname stuck. That's why the video contains religious iconism (lambs and levitation, the latter being the real St. Teresa's first miracle of sainthood), plus sexual references, as well as numerous drug references (grass carpet, body turning into flowers, heartbeat strawberry, etc).

[@powerofroses1670]

wow, that is sooooo cool, thanks bruh.

[@jaredporikos2197]

@Richard Ashley is that Vh1 special on youtube ?

[@Sarah.Riedel]

I come from a Catholic background but I'm not sure what the significance of the strawberry is? Is it like the apple in Eden? Or do you just mean it's a symbol for the human heart?

[@jaredporikos2197]

@@Sarah.Riedel wish i knew :(

[@t.j.7789]

WOW!! Thanks for that explanation!!

[@DJURBANBG]

so powerfull song

[@TravelinBand747]

I remember seeing this video on either MTV or VH1 in the mid-90s after "One of Us" had become so huge of a hit, and I think I heard it a few times on Top 40 radio, but sadly it never seemed to catch on like I hoped it would. It's a shame because it's a really great song and deserved to be heard more. Nonetheless, it's still a great 90s musical memory for me.

[@Jim26D]

I only ever saw it one time. Really good album

[@aliciacarolinaugaspazos8295]

Qué bella canción. Tengo la sensación que cada vez que la escucho es más bonita, tiene tanto que decirle a mi alma. Gracias Joan por haber compartido esta gota cósmica con quien sepa apreciarla. Bendiciones 🙏 🍫☕🍪🥑🌚

[@auchencrow8361]

One of the most disturbing vids ever, and one of the most touching.

[@thomasbourne8573]

Great tune by the beautiful and gifted Joan Osborne.

[@beaded0priestess]

Reminds me of my first full time job at the Ramada Inn in Woburn, Massachusetts and how far I have come since then .... with the help of Sister Teresa at Rivier College : )

[@alisonwhiteman2066]

Hi. Did you have a professor for English named Dr. Brad Stull at Rivier? He was my camp counselor in Colorado for a few years. Before he moved to Chicago, before he got married. We were kids really although he was four years older than me. Nice person.

[@harison548]

best Joan Osborne song

[@conmot]

This chorus *haunts* me.

[@TheRedsoxCeltics]

One of the best rock songs of the 90's!

[@KrissnJohnson101]

My favorite song of 7th grade and I'm now 30. Still live it

[@user-gv6rs3yt8p]

I miss the 90's..

[@TheOspanzer]

+Yshi Tida And the 80's too my dear.

[@JosephRoan]

+Yshi Tida They were the best!

[@karsaurlong]

You think that now.

[@t.j.7789]

Joan never had to take her clothes off & get NASSTY she just sang her little White hiney off!!

[@laurielynne2006]

Well it’s 2020 and I miss the (90s more that ever!!!

[@codebreakerbeautiful]

Thanks for the back story on this song! I'm a Catholic Progressive and absolutely love her work.

[@SunnyMcTribe]

💙

[@ragegrayskyz1]

I purchaesd this album for 1 song, and greatly enjoyed the whole thing from beginning to end.

[@SPIRITTIGER14]

Love this video -- the alive strawberry -- the growing grass and all of the gold fish! :-)

[@martinwinfree17]

OMG, I never knew there was a rock video of this song.!!! :-)

[@nynaeveceleste]

This whole album is just so fucking fantastic!

[@leowhiting]

theres just something about this song....its so......AMAZING! AND MYSTICAL AND CATCHY

[@mauriceogrady4447]

Lee i agree. A stunning piece

[@n8opot8o1981]

i bought it when i was 13...loved it and still do.

[@deprofundis3293]

Still breathless after listening to this song.

[@KaitainCPS]

This is one of the songs I love to put on as the first track when setting out in my convertible with the top down.

[@fiddleandfart]

Oh, I so agree! I've done the same: the way that mandolin kicks in is like a soundtrack to your own movie, as you move into gear! Indeed as a one-time TV trailer-maker, I did exactly that using the music to open my trailer for "True Romance" - as Christian Slater's open car comes over an LA hill! Just perfect!

[@Babaziba]

Mystical. What a talent.

[@barrytaylor1642]

2019 up late and still listening to this since I was 14 x

[@aaronbst]

Just listened to this whole album for the first time. What a collection of diverse and catchy songs, all supported by crackerjack musicians. Too bad Joan didn’t immediately have a sophomore album that could’ve built on Relish. Her career didn’t get the wider breakthrough that it deserved.

[@glassarthouse]

This is an incredible song.

[@firststatetate]

I'm a idiot musician for all my life. This is one of top twenty albums of all time. Back when every word meant so much.

[@ri7389]

Absolutely love the guitar in the song.

[@ryanwilkes3171]

God bless you, St. Teresa and Joan Osborne! I love ya'll! xoxo

[@gregandcherie]

I love this song...........I sincerely hope none of the goldfish died...................

[@TheStepmonkey]

LOL they are all dead by now :'U

[@laminesenghor7783]

so underrated this song !!

[@adambrokas5845]

Definitely an under appreciated album and artist.

[@tednorton5150]

I think it's a masterpiece on the scale of Gershwin and Rogers and Hammerstein. Easily the best on the album, it floods the mind and senses and, though I don't know for sure I suspect it registers the same in nearly every culture

[@debbonow]

Gorgeous song. Relish is a wonderful album.

[@sstunesmith]

A song that is timeless and a true masterpiece.......one of my favs of all time.