Like a Prayer Quotes
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Source: Like a Prayer
Speaker: Madonna
In the midnight hour I can feel your power.
Context
This line is from the song "Like a Prayer" by Madonna from the album Like a Prayer (1989).
Life is a mystery.
Madonna's first few singles included the risqué "Like a Virgin" and the materialistic "Material Girl." Then, for her fourth album, Like a Prayer, she found religion of sorts with the song "Like a Prayer," featuring a full-on gospel choir. Was Madonna trading in her cone bra for a nun's habit?
No, Madonna didn't do a total about face. This song is (in)famous for its lyrics, which are full of both spirituality and sexual innuendo, and for its video, parts of which were used for the most controversial Pepsi advertisement since Michael Jackson set his hair on fire.
Where you've heard it
- Jimmy Fallon "performed" this song on his Lip Sync Battle.
- Of course it was sung on Glee.
- The song sounds a lot less sexual—but a lot creepier—when Alvin & the Chipmunks sing it.
- We didn't know Facebook needed commercials, but it does, and they used a piano version of this song in their ad.
- It was featured in the Drew Barrymore classic Never Been Kissed.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Yes, Madonna used to not be pretentious, focusing on music and provocative videos instead of badmouthing Lady Gaga and posting offensive Instagram pics.