Like A Prayer – Madonna
Madonna had her fair share of controversy throughout her career. She constantly raised eyebrows and still does to this day. But one of her songs made headlines, and Madonna has kind of reveled in the controversy that her songs have created. “Like a Prayer” was one that people were having some trouble with, apparently. The American Family Association and The Vatican condemned the music video for the song because of its “blasphemous imagery.”
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All the hullabaloo caused so much pressure that Pepsi ended up canceling an entire advertising campaign that featured the song in 1989. It went so far that the Pope (the Pope!) even asked people to boycott Madonna’s concerts in 1990. Subsequently, Madonna has been banned in Egypt, and her music faces lots of restrictions in Russia.