One of Us (Joan Osborne Song) - Cover Versions and Parodies

Cover Versions and Parodies

  • Joan Osborne recorded a parody of the song herself, entitled "What if God Smoked Cannabis?", with lyrics by Bob Rivers.
  • Prince covered the song on his Emancipation album, changing the phrase "just a slob" to "just a slave like one of us".
  • Brad Roberts of the Crash Test Dummies recorded a cover of the song.
  • In 1997, the rock group Zilch (later called SONICFLOOd) pondered the song on their tune "In The Sky" with the line, "...she asked if God was just a slob like us, well maybe something there is lacking".
  • Dance covers of the song have been recorded by various artists, including Outta Control, Nasara, and Pariz.
  • An R&B style cover of the song by Cheryl Pepsii Riley was featured in the film Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005).
  • Martyn Joseph recorded a version of this song.
  • Gregorian covered the song in their 2007 album Masters of Chant Chapter VI.
  • Bob Rivers wrote the parody What if God Smoked Cannabis? in 1997 (often incorrectly attributed to Weird Al Yankovic ).
  • Theo Tams covered the song on his tour.
  • In 2009, Rivers Cuomo, Joe LoPiccolo, and Rainn Wilson collaborated on a cover for Sirius XM radio.
  • Indiana Gregg included a cover of this song on her album Woman at Work
  • The Italian singer Eugenio Finardi has recorded an Italian cover titled "Uno di noi" (One of us in Italian) in 1996
  • The German singer Klaus Lage recorded a German cover titled "Was wenn Gott" in 2003.
  • Another German version, "Einer wie wir", 2007 by Erdmöbel has been performed by the Hooters themselves during recent German and European tours.
  • Jermaine Sellers sang his version of "One of Us" as his first audition in front of the judges on American Idol Season 9.
  • In 2001, Chihiro Onitsuka covered this song at a special live.
  • The song is covered on the Glee episode "Grilled Cheesus".
  • German singer/songwriter Stefan Stoppok published his version of the song in 2000, with him performing together with bassist Reggie Worthy.
  • In 2011, Singapore singer - Kit Chan covered this song in her comeback album (Re-interpreting '重譯').
  • In 2009, Malcolm Middleton covered the song on his EP Girl Band Pop Songs

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