Song
Madonna
Album:
Like A Prayer
Song Meaning of Like A Prayer by Madonna
The song, which Madonna and Patrick Leonard co-wrote and produced, marked the beginning of a creative and individual approach to songwriting for Madonna, who felt that she wanted to appeal to her mature audience more. After figuring out how she would integrate her ideas with the music, Madonna wrote "Like a Prayer" in roughly three hours, which later served as the album's opening track.
Only Madonna could make a six-minute gospel-pop behemoth out of love, faith, and oral sex.
Her interpretation of "Like a Prayer" is that it is "the song of a passionate young girl so in love with God that it is almost as though He were the male figure in her life."
The song launched as part of a soft drink advertising campaign, but it was pulled after the blasphemously offensive video went viral on MTV.
The Vatican immediately denounced it, perhaps participating in the promotion of the song on purpose. In 1989, Madonna declared, "In Catholicism, you are born a sinner and you are a sinner your entire life." "The sin is always inside of you, no matter how hard you try to run from it."
"I think there was a point when we realized that it was the title track, and the lead track, and it was going to be a powerhouse. It became obvious that there was something unique about it. And that somehow we made this thing work: with its stopping and starting, and a minimalistic rhythmic thing, and the verses, and these bombastic choruses, and this giant choir comes in. This is ambitious, you know?"
—Patrick Leonard's thoughts on "Like a Prayer".
The song was number one in the USA, UK, Australia and many other countries.
Like A Prayer lyrics by Madonna
Life is a mystery
Everyone must stand alone
I hear you call my name
And it feels like home
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
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
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
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
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
Life is a mystery
Everyone must stand alone
I hear you call my name
And it feels like home
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
Just like a prayer, I'll take you there
It's like a dream to me
Just like a prayer, I'll take you there
It's like a dream to me
Just like a prayer, I'll take you there
It's like a dream to me
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
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
Your voice can take me there
Like a prayer
Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there
It's like a prayer
Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there
It's like a prayer
Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there
It's like a prayer
Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there
It's like a prayer
Release Date
1989
Songwriter/s
Madonna, Patrick Leonard
Producer/s
Madonna, Patrick Leonard
Label/s
Sire, Warner Bros.
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