What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted is een grote soulhit uit 1966, dat hier uitstekend wordt gezongen door de Amerikaanse singer/songwriter Joan Osborne. Ze speelt het hier samen met de veteranen van The Funk Brothers, de begeleidingsband van Motown Records van 1959-1972.
Bij The Funk Brothers speelden een groot aantal fantastische sessie-muzikanten uit Detroit & Los Angeles, zoals o.a. Marvin Gaye (toetsen & drums), Joe Sample (toetsen), Billy Preston (toetsen), Larry Knechtel (toetsen), Harvey Mason (drums), James Gadson (drums), Ray Parker jr (gitaar), Wah Wah Watson (gitaar) & Dean Parks (gitaar).
Deze opname komt uit de muziekdocumentaire Standing In The Shadows Of Motown uit 2002. Hier kun je de trailer zien en hier de volledige film.
Het lied werd bekend door de versie van soulzanger Jimmy Ruffin (1936-2014) uit 1966 en werd geschreven door songwriters William Weatherspoon (1936-2005), Paul Riser & James Dean (1943-2006).
What Becomes of The Broken Hearted
As I walk this land of broken dreams,
I have visions of many things.
Happiness is just an illusion,
filled with sadness and confusion.
What becomes of the brokenhearted.
Who had love that’s now departed?
I know I’ve got to find
some kind of peace of mind.
Maybe.
The fruits of love grow all around,
but for me they come tumblin’ down.
Every day heartaches grow a little stronger.
I can’t stand this pain much longer.
I walk in shadows, searching for light.
Cold and alone, no comfort in sight.
Hoping and praying for someone who cares,
always moving and going nowhere.
What becomes of the brokenhearted.
Who had love that’s now departed?
I know I’ve got to find
some kind of peace of mind.
Tell me please.
I’m searching though I don’t succeed,
but someone look, there’s a growing need.
All is lost, there’s no place for beginning.
All that’s left is an unhappy ending.
What becomes of the brokenhearted.
Who had love that’s now departed?
What becomes of the brokenhearted.
Tell me. Tell me. Tell me.
I’ll be searching everywhere,
just find someone to care.
