who sang

[Colds]

if god was one of us

[andy hughes]

It was Joan Osbourne, and i rather think she encountered a bit of flak for the possibly 'blasphemous' content of the lyric.

[enigma]

It was called "One of us" and was recorded by Joan Osborne and charted in in 1995. If you go to www.letssingit.com , you will find the lyrics there.

[WoWo]

Also recorded by Prince on his Emancipation album.

[Guitarmarama]

What's so blasphemous about saying "Yeah, Yeah, God is great". Is that not the total opposite of blasphemy? Anyway yeah, despite being religiously open minded, it's a tad too preachy for my liking, although it is an EXTREMELY catchy song.

[Guitarmarama]

I take that back, I just read the rest of the lyrics. Oh well, it's a good song anyway.

[guitarmonkey]

'if god was one of us' was written by prince. its one of his many songs that other artists have performed, as is 'nothing compares to you' by sinead o connor. monkey x

[ALEXbian]

there's also a rather funny parody out, sounds like joan herself but not sure.. it's called what if god smoked cannabus.. check it out.