Singer Joan Osborne was born on July 8, 1962, in the town of Anchorage, KY, but it wasn't until relocating to New York City in the early '90s (to study at N.Y.U.'s film school) that she began to take a singing career seriously after singing Billie Holiday's classic "God Bless the Child" at a local bar's "open mic night." In addition to Holiday, Osborne looked to such legendary vocalists as Etta James and Ray Charles as role models, as the up-and-coming singer decided not to cater to major record companies and formed her own label, Womanly Hips, which resulted in such releases as 1992's in-concert Soul Show, among others. But eventually, Osborne decided to sign on with a major label, Mercury, which in turn issued the singer's next release, Relish, in March of 1995. The album proved to have a long life, as almost a year after its initial release the track "One of Us" became a massive MTV and radio smash, camping out at the number one spot on the U.S. singles chart for two weeks and Relish eventually racked up sales of three million copies. Further tracks ("Right Hand Man" and "St.
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August in the city 90 degrees
The streets are full of arms and legs
The audience is hangin on the corner
Just waitin for some bones to beg
The sniper and the moving target
I cant talk talk talk until my face turn blue
Hey girl, you, girl put that right here
This what Ill do to you
But I live, I live, I live on this street
The dogs are speakin the men are howlin
When we take our parts out for a walk
I could say, I should say, I would say
Does your mama know about the way you talk
Somewhere in egypt Im worth 4 camels
A strong healthy girl like me
On 42nd street its a quarter to look
But the women outside are free
But I live, I live, I love on this street
Hes the ruler of the pavement
He owns all that he can see
On 42nd street its a quarter to look
But the women outside are free
I live, I live, I love on this street
Repeat three times