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| calypsus_1 | Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 18:29 Joan Osborne - Heatwave. Live |
| BKardon (Boulder, CO by way of State and Madison) | Posted: May 12, 2009 - 20:21 She's awesome and so is this song. |
| conglif | Posted: Mar 10, 2009 - 17:58 > Martha she is not. Well maybe not, but there are mitigating factors one must take into account before I would get too critical: First of all, if I were a female vocalist who could pull this one off, I couldn't resist doing this one on my record. Secondly, its really more fair to compare this other covers of the tune, most notably with Rhonstadt's version. Osborne seems to invite this, since she pretty much copped the drum treatment from the LR cover. Stands up better than I would have thought, though. |
| lophrequa (the very edge of the land) | Posted: Mar 10, 2009 - 17:46 oldman wrote: This version stands up Ok alongside the original i thought it WAS the original. either way i'm happy - sing it soul sisters! |
| oldman (Lost in Northern Virginia) | Posted: Jan 06, 2009 - 12:16 This version stands up Ok alongside the original |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Jan 06, 2009 - 12:16 WonderLizard wrote: You should really see her do this in Standing in the Shadows of Motown film. Hair-standing-on-end sexy. yup - saw here perform this with the band, at Massey Hall, and she just glowed. |
| dogpound (the island on which I belong) | Posted: Jan 06, 2009 - 12:15 Martha she is not. |
| lattalo (Beartooths) | Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 11:19 kazuma wrote: I would have chosen her performance of "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted" rather than this if it were up to me. She really nails that one.  It was perfect soul!!!! |
| trekhead (Under Rigel IV) | Posted: Nov 04, 2008 - 09:36 Good job with it! Go Joan!    |
| sutcliff (Saint Louis) | Posted: Nov 04, 2008 - 09:32 WonderLizard wrote: You should really see her do this in Standing in the Shadows of Motown film. Hair-standing-on-end sexy. Thanks You Tube! |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Oct 03, 2008 - 19:27 excellent voice - 8. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Sep 02, 2008 - 06:01 You should really see her do this in Standing in the Shadows of Motown film. Hair-standing-on-end sexy. |
| GreenOnion (Moncton, New Brunswick Canada) | Posted: Sep 02, 2008 - 06:00 Everyone go out and rent this documentary.....Fantastic! |
| wferrier (Johnson City, New York; Home of the Factory) | Posted: Aug 01, 2008 - 14:24 Wow chills |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Aug 01, 2008 - 14:23 n4ku wrote: Wow. This is a great cover.
Cause Joan is great and the band is (mostly) the original group. |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Jul 01, 2008 - 01:13 9 for the song and the memories! Nice rendition, too. Really emphasises how unbelievably good the original is! |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: May 30, 2008 - 14:24 Welcome to cover land Joan Osborne - Heatwave Angelique Kidjo - Mysterious Ways Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Woodstock |
| keyholder (Wiesbaden, Germany) | Posted: Mar 28, 2008 - 14:27 Honeyman wrote: You gotta see the movie/disc to appreciate this version.
both cd and dvd are a big thing.  |
| Pyro | Posted: Mar 28, 2008 - 14:25 That bari player rips it up!! |
| Xeric (Up on the Roof) | Posted: Mar 28, 2008 - 14:25 Faith-o-gram wrote: Good cover, but I'm afraid Martha and the Vandellas ruined me for anyone else's version. Me, too. But not in the way you mean. |
| kazuma (Austin, TX) | Posted: Jan 25, 2008 - 20:40 Honeyman wrote: You gotta see the movie/disc to appreciate this version.
I would have chosen her performance of "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted" rather than this if it were up to me. She really nails that one. |
| Honeyman (Costa Mesa, CA.) | Posted: Oct 23, 2007 - 09:55 You gotta see the movie/disc to appreciate this version. |
| Cachatons (Califas) | Posted: Oct 23, 2007 - 09:43 Faith-o-gram wrote: Good cover, but I'm afraid Martha and the Vandellas ruined me for anyone else's version. Amen Sista! |
| hippiechick (in the groove) | Posted: Oct 23, 2007 - 09:42 Faith-o-gram wrote: Good cover, but I'm afraid Martha and the Vandellas ruined me for anyone else's version.
Agreed! |
| Faith-o-gram (Camarillo CA) | Posted: Aug 21, 2007 - 14:50 Good cover, but I'm afraid Martha and the Vandellas ruined me for anyone else's version. |
| ruthless (Midtown Memphis) | Posted: Aug 21, 2007 - 14:48 justin4kick wrote: Love the song. But prefer La Ronstadt singing it.
Joan brings nothing new here. I prefer Linda R. too. |
| gopre | Posted: Aug 21, 2007 - 14:48 Joan performed with the Funk Brothers on their TV special. The Funk Bros were backup for all early Motown songs. Surprisingly, for me at least, Joan sang with more soul than most of the performers. I was impressed. Nice job, Joan. |
| snowak (Colorado) | Posted: Aug 21, 2007 - 14:48 Always reminds me of Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act |
| mutepoint | Posted: Aug 21, 2007 - 14:47 An excellent cover! Joan just rips this piece up. Get or rent the vid. It's even more impressive to see and hear her do this tune. There are a few other killer performances on this album too. |
| dharmanavy (Sandiego) | Posted: Aug 21, 2007 - 14:47  |
| justin4kick (The Netherlands) | Posted: Jul 21, 2007 - 03:03 Love the song. But prefer La Ronstadt singing it. |
| secretsauce | Posted: Jun 19, 2007 - 17:10 Small story of how RP can hit home. Bill just commented on-air that this was an appropriate song for the weather in Paradise, California today. At this very moment everything I own is on a moving truck on its way down from San Francisco to L.A. ... actually sitting on the side of the freeway near Bakersfield ... the driver called to say the truck broke down. They'll be getting it fixed and delivering tomorrow morning but it's so nice to know that my entire vinyl collection is baking away in a truck on the side of I-5. 
So knowing about a heat-wave in N. California wasn't the best news I wanted to hear at the moment. But the song was good.  |
| MusicAddict (Powhatan, VA) | Posted: Jun 19, 2007 - 16:57 This song is also on her new album, Breakfast in Bed, which is a great collection of covers and new tracks. |
| Leslie (Antioch, CA) | Posted: Jun 19, 2007 - 16:56 Oh yes Joan! |
| n4ku (KY) | Posted: Jun 19, 2007 - 16:55 Wow. This is a great cover. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Jun 19, 2007 - 16:55 Bill, Ya outta be in Phoenix! Piece of cake!! This is a great cover by her! |