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10 minute refresh Joan Osborne: What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted? (live 2008
Title: Joan Osborne: What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted? (live 2008 Description: 2/29/2008, Long Island, New York.
http://www.joanosborne.com/site.php?content=music
Joan gives one HECK of a show! This Dead Head loves Joan and Dead Heads will always love the music of the Joan Zone :-)
I have seen Joan Osborne six times when she was with The Dead, twice when she was with Phil Lesh & Friends, and once fronting The Funk Brothers. This was my first time ever to see Joan as Joan!
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the Summer of 1966. It is a quintessential bitter sweet ballad, with lead singer Jimmy Ruffin recalling the pain that befalls the broken hearted, and their struggle to overcome their sadness so that they can find happiness in the future of their lives.
The song was written by William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, and James Dean, and the recording was produced by Weatherspoon and William "Mickey" Stevenson. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" was Jimmy Ruffin's only Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and remains one of the most-revived of Motown's hits.
Composers Weatherspoon and Riser and lyricist Dean had originally written "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" with the intention of having The Spinners, then an act on Motown's V.I.P. label, record the tune. Jimmy Ruffin, older brother of Temptations lead singer David Ruffin, persuaded Dean to let him record the song, as its anguished lyric about a man lost in the misery of heartbreak resonated with the singer.
Ruffin's lead vocal on the recording is augmented by the instrumentation of Motown's on-house studio band, The Funk Brothers, and the joint backing vocals of Motown session singers The Originals and The Andantes. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number six on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.
The song originally featured a spoken introduction by Ruffin, similar in style to many Lou Rawls's performances of the same time. The spoken verse was removed from the final mix, hence the unusually long instrumental intro on the released version. The spoken verse is present on the alternate mix from the UK 2003 release "Jimmy Ruffin - The Ultimate Motown Collection" and as a new stereo extended mix on the 2005 anthology "The Motown Box."
http://www.joanosborne.com/site.php?content=tour Author:easygoer13 Tags: Brothers, Dean, Funk, in, James, Jimmy, motown, of, Paul, Riser, Ruffin, shadows, standing, the, Weatherspoon, William Duration: 234 seconds View count: 4538 Rating: 3.83 (6 ratings) Flash: Watch page:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eb34Jts4DQ
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