Like a Prayer
Madonna
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Like a Prayer | Madonna | 5:40 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Express Yourself | Madonna | 8:02 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Love Song | Madonna | 4:52 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Till Death Do Us Part | Madonna | 5:18 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Promise to Try | Madonna | 3:38 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Cherish | Madonna | 5:03 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Dear Jessie | Madonna | 4:21 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Oh Father | Madonna | 4:58 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Keep It Together | Madonna | 5:03 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Pray for Spanish Eyes | Madonna | 5:17 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Act of Contrition | Madonna | 2:21 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Songs |
iTunes Review
Scented with patchouli in its original release, 1989’s Like a Prayer was Madonna’s most explicit attempt yet at having it all – sexiness, artistic credibility, and dance-floor action—and a terrifically successful one at that. As was usual by now, its singles kept it on the radio for the better part of a year. At the same time, its kaleidoscopic range of styles and statements hung together almost as well as the best Prince albums. (The Purple One himself joined in on “Love Song,” a collaboration that hinted at more future work together that, sadly, never arrived.) The album ends with a religious joke that, while not causing as much controversy as the record’s tie-in soda commercial, shows that Madonna understood what was so funny about all of this.
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Fall in love with Madonna
by arabamericanThis is an album that Madonna has yet to beat. This album wears its heart on its sleeve, so to speak. Well-written lyrics balance the intensity of the melodies which makes this album's appeal be universal.
(Pray for) Spanish Eyes is a Spanish influenced ballad that has so much passion and fervor in it that it would move a mountain. Even though her divorce with American actor Sean Penn had been finalized for a few years by the time the album was released, 'Till Death Do Us Part tries to cover the intensity of the relationship with a catchy beat and poetic lyrics. Promise To Try is a moving tribute of a child who lost her mother at an early age and to this day remains one of my favorite songs ever. The father figure in Oh Father song, and especially in the fantastic video, blurs the lines between a biological father, a husband, or perhaps even a religious figure. The song reflects a struggle to break out of authority while simultaneously looking for acceptance and love from that same source of authority.
Dear Jessie is a light-hearted lullaby and possibly starts a trend of songs specifically written with a child in mind (e.g. Little Star from Ray Of Light.) Keep it together is an homage to family (specifically her family) with a reminder that no matter where you go or how successful you may become that one must not "forget that [one]'s family is gold." That leaves my least favorite tracks on the album: Love Song and Act Of Contrition, both are collaborations with Prince (the former is a duet and the latter shows his awesome guitar-playing abilities.)
This list is in addition to some of the more popular songs that have helped maintain Madonna's iconic status as an American performer and pop star (Like A Prayer, Express Yourself, Cherish.)
the video was...
by BabyBOOx333terrible. the burning crosses were very umacceptable... Jesus Christ died for us on a cross and the least we can do as humans is show respect
Best Madonna Album
by MatrixVoomMadonna released soundtrack tunes in the years after Like A Virgin and we thought she had disappeared from the music scene until we heard of the release of Like A Prayer. I remember rushing to the record store and buying the cassette. I remember opening the plastic wrap and this scent of patchouli rising to my nose. I put this masterpiece in my boom box and was forever a Madonna fan. This album unraveled one spin at a time and surprised me. Just when you think this album is one thing, it changes. The first time I heard this thing, I was enthralled and then rewound it and started it again. It is a masterpiece, whatever you think of Madonna.
If you resisted Madonna until 1989, no one could say she had not achieved respect as a musical artist when they heard this juggernaught. From start to finish, this is the best album Madonna ever released. It is gritty, spiritual, introspective, and cool. Even those who had passed Madonna off as a fad early on had to give her respect for this album.
This was THE coolest album of 1989. And still she upped the controversy. The amazing thing about Madonna was that she could one up herself each album. The crucifx she wore in Borderline....kid's play....she has a Linda Blair moment with the Act of Contrition. In fact, this was hands down one of her most controversial cuts. This thing is dark and sexy and haunting. Love it! Sex?....Huh! Listen to Express Yourself. Revalation...listen to her tirade on her marriage to Sean Penn in Till Death Do Us Part.
I also have to give respect to one of the best feminine empowering songs ever, Express Yourself. This is a masterpiece in music history. It is hip and funky, but what Madonna does best is weave it with a viable message. What she inspired in her early days of feminist revolution she achieved with an exclamation point in this feminist anthem. It is the best song on this album and possibly the best in her career. Every time I hear this spin, I can't help but dance.
There are also some really inspired spins that would never make radio in this album that are genius. Dear Jesse is a cotton candy infection you could imagine reading to your five year old child. And then she juxtaposes this song with Oh Father, a dark, violent rebellion take on her upbringing. The video is a masterpiece nod to Citizen Kane by the way. And we loved the Bob Fosse nod in Keeping It Together. I mean this album, the videos, everything about it was classy. This was in my opinion her highest point of artistry and we were all enthralled at the magic she unraveled for us as kids in high school. It is why we still to this day love Madonna.
Madonna literally opened her chest and let us see inside this magnificent artist. This is hands down one of the best albums of the 80's. I cannot decide between Michael Jackson's Thriller, Prince's Sign O' of the Times, or this masterpiece. If you never buy another Madonna album, you have to have to this one.
Biography
Born: August 16, 1958 in Bay City, MI
Genre: Pop
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s
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