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Madonna | ... | Murder Witness | |
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Tony Ward | ... | Background |
Madonna performs in the music video "Like a Prayer" from the album "Like a Prayer" recorded for Sire and Warner Brothers Records. Madonna witnesses the murder of a girl by a group of white supremacists. She flees to a church and prays for the strength to come forward as a witness. A black man is arrested for the crime, but Madonna comes forward and clears him. Written by Shatterdaymorn
After three decades, the music, the video are only significant. Both - more seductive for the clear noble message, for the gospel choir, for the sensuality perceived as symbols chain. Provocative ? Off course, it is a Madonna song ! But important is the precise way to define the violence and racism and to remind the love as basic trait of Christianity. So, beautiful.