struck by an overwhelming desire to hear Joan Osborne and the Funk Brothers’ jaw-dropping cover of Jimmy Ruffin’s What Becomes of the Broien Hearted, I was amazed to find the whole concert is now up on YT
If you’ve not seen it, make yourself a pot of tea, take the phone off the proverbial hook and enjoy two hours of 13 of the finest musicians getting together to play some of the finest songs ever written one last time
JO and the FB
All 1’47`’ of the movie here
Watched this on DVD at the weekend. Bloody fantastic and, like the Buena Vista Social Club, a great tribute to these musicians before they died.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, @Jaygee!
Far too long since I last saw this.
Yeah – good idea. It’s fantastic and had forgotten about it. Thanks, man.
The Funk Brothers film is just superb.
Joan Osborne is a great singer who is unfortunately just a bit too “rock” in that performance of WBotBH.
She obviously really loves the song and gives it her very considerable best, but the timbre and occasional growliness of her voice don’t really suit it IMO.
Enjoyable but a once-only listen for me.
Brilliant – thanks!