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LIKE A PRAYER - an earthy, gospel-influenced track, easily one of the best pop songs ever. It has a very live feel to it - 5/5
EXPRESS YOURSELF - another live sounding track, this track renounces the former materialism of Material Girl, but grates slightly after time - 3.5/5
LOVE SONG - duet with Price, Love Song is Like A Prayer's worst moment; bland, boring and dated - 1/5
TILL DEATH DO US PART - almost a contradiction, this track deals with the breakdown of marriage and domestic abuse, while backed by an uptempo, jolly melody. A grower - 4/5
PROMISE TO TRY - a greatly personal track about her mother's death, this haunting ballad is a standout - 5/5
CHERISH - in stark contrast to the serious tone of the album is Cherish: light, poppy, but lyrically mature, this a perfect summer tune - 5/5
DEAR JESSIE - the most innovative track on Like A Prayer, this is reminiscant of the psychadelic 60s era, with a break in the middle and change of pace - 4.5/5
OH FATHER - full with allusions to religion and paternal relationships, this beautiful ballad is easily Madonna's greatest ever song - 5+/5
KEEP IT TOGETHER - like Till Death Do Us Part, this is lyrically serious underpinned with an uptempo instrumentation. A grower - 4/5
PRAY FOR SPANISH EYES - another haunting ballad, this Latin-infused track, makes previous Spanish attempt La Isla Bonita from three years previously sound positively tacky - 4.5/5
ACT OF CONTRITION - rivalling Mer Girl and Paradise (Not For Me) as Madonna's spookiest song, Act Of Contrition sees her talking over a reversed Like A Prayer, culminating in her screaming, "what do you mean it's not on the computer!!!" - 5/5
Overall, a great effort, only dwarfed by later effort Ray Of Light, Like A Prayer is a must-have album.
From the Beatlesesque little girl lost feel on Dear Jessie to the heartbreaking ballad of regret and fatherly love/hate- Oh Father- each track is adult pop at its finest.
Keep It Together and Express Yourself send you spinning from the tearful songs and back onto the dancefloor! That's the great thing about this terrific album, it has a song for each mood.
If you got into Madonna via Ray Of Light and you need some classic Madonna tunes to keep you listening until Music is released, then Like A Prayer is for you!
If you don't already own it, why not? Like Michael Jackson's Off The Wall, this classic album proved Madonna's worth as an artiste and a musical icon.
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