Tag: Madonna Like A Prayer
Madonna’s Satan Year
It seems fitting that this is the year Madonna turns sixty-six—her “Satan year,” as it were. After all, satanic panic is chic again, what with [Read More…]
On “Like A Prayer” Usurping “If I Could Turn Back Time,” Deadpool-Wise
Although there are undeniable cons to the presence of “Like A Prayer” in Deadpool & Wolverine, one assured pro is the fact that it’s definitely [Read More…]
The Pros and Cons of “Like A Prayer” in Deadpool & Wolverine
Madonna hasn’t been shy about wanting her music catalogue to be appreciated by “the next generation.” In a 2022 interview with Variety, she even stated [Read More…]
Madonna Remains the Queen of the Music Video Debut Gimmick
As it’s been said many times, part of Madonna’s ability to keep staying at the forefront of pop music (despite what her numerous detractors say) [Read More…]
It Took Thirty-Four Years to Admit America Is Actually Godless So That Madonna’s Pepsi Commercial Could be Embraced by the Company and Re-Aired on TV Again
In the final year of the still Reagan-dominated 80s, Madonna again “chose” (as if being inherently controversial to milquetoasts is a choice) to shock the [Read More…]
“Like A Prayer” + A Britney Spears Perfume Ad = Xtina’s “Santo” Video
Although Christina Aguilera is a trailblazing pop culture icon in her own right, there’s no denying that, at times, there has been some overlap with [Read More…]
“Keep It Together” As A Holiday Song
One could say that Madonna’s entire career was catapulted by the concept of a “Holiday.” After all, it was the name of her first successfully [Read More…]
“My face is the real shop front”: Pepsi and Nike, Madonna and Lil Nas X
Not to make everything about Madonna (it simply is) in terms of her controversy parallels with Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” [Read More…]
Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” Video Setting A Precedent for Something Like “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
In one of the many Instagram “vignettes” posted in late Summer 2020 of Madonna’s screenwriting workshops with Diablo Cody, there is a moment where she [Read More…]
Dua Lipa’s “Hallucinate” Video Conjures Visions of Madonna’s “Dear Jessie”
At the end of 1989, Europeans were treated to a fourth single from Madonna’s Like A Prayer album, an unusual-for-her-style number called “Dear Jessie.” With [Read More…]
