JUNO AWARD WINNER ERROL STARR FRANCIS IS BACK ON THE SCENE WITH AN IMPORTANT MUSICAL MESSAGE
Juno award and Socan Songwriter of the Year award winner Errol Starr Francis whose 1987 album "Temple of Love" had THREE singles that charted in Canada's Top 25) is back on the scene with a musical offering that couldn't be more timely. At a time when suspicion and division have arisen in the news, Errol says : "The ideas that the song puts forward to us that what if God is one of us is thought provoking and should be explored because to me God is all of us... embodied in you - embodied in me." See Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlND887NjRU
"One of Us" is an affecting acoustic reggae cover version of Joan Osbourne's 1995 Grammy award winning hit, written by The Hooters' Eric Bazilian and later also covered by Prince. When asked what makes this song special to him, Errol replied : "this song has a special place in my heart. From the very first time I sang it I wanted to record it. For me the song echoes a lot of profound sentiments.. Like if God had a face, what would it look like?
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