Madonna - Like A Prayer - FAITH

Pepsi, the commercial

"Like A Prayer" - Madonna

Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone

I hear you call my name

And it feels like home

[Chorus:]

When you call my name it's like a little prayer

I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there

In the midnight hour I can feel your power

Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there

I hear your voice, it's like an angel sighing

I have no choice, I hear your voice

Feels like flying

I close my eyes, Oh God I think I'm falling

Out of the sky, I close my eyes

Heaven help me

[chorus]

Like a child you whisper softly to me

You're in control just like a child

Now I'm dancing

It's like a dream, no end and no beginning

You're here with me, it's like a dream

Let the choir sing

[chorus]

Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there

Just like a muse to me, you are a mystery

Just like a dream, you are not what you seem

Just like a prayer, no choice your voice can take me there

Just like a prayer, I'll take you there

It's like a dream to me

Like a prayer by Madonna (1989)

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“The music video, directed by Mary Lambert, portrays Madonna as a witness to a murder of a white girl by white supremacists. While a black man is arrested for the murder, Madonna hides in a church for safety seeking strength to go forth as a witness. The clip depicts Catholic symbols such as stigmata, Ku Klux Klan-style cross burning, and a dream about kissing a black saint. The Vatican condemned the video, while family and religious groups protested its broadcast. They boycotted products by soft drink manufacturer Pepsi, which used the song for a commercial. Madonna's contract with Pepsi was then canceled, although she was allowed to retain her initial fee.” (Wikipedia)

“The primary reasons at the time were the scenes where Madonna is dancing in front of burning crosses, when the statue of Saint Martin de Porres comes to life and kisses her, and when she handles the dagger then opens her hands and has wounds of stigmata, as well as the reasons already articulated by Alejandro. (However, she never masturbated with a crucifix - that was Linda Blair in The Exorcist, and as far as Madonna may have pushed boundaries, she still knew how far was too far at that point in her career.)

Madonna's contract with Pepsi was then canceled (they were supposed to also sponsor her upcoming concert tour later that year), although she was allowed to retain her initial fee, and she laughed all the way to the bank.”

(https://www.quora.com/Why-was-the-music-video-for-Like-A-Prayer-considered-controversial)