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1915 E4 - Daisuke Miyao
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![The gospel tenor that is immediately struck by Andraé Crouch’s choir, Prince’s presence on a few tracks throughout, the near-conclusion of Madonna’s work with formative collaborators Stephen Bray and Patrick Leonard (the latter would work on I’M BREATHLESS), and the general blend of upbeat pop construction with lyrics deeply wrestling with her Catholic upbringing and social injustice make LIKE A PRAYER a “pop album” with a gravitas that has rarely been matched, let alone exceeded. As was intimated with my description of BEDTIME STORIES, my approach to these pieces is to consider the question “If I was only allowed to experience one work of art from [insert artist], what would it be?” and cascade from there. And concerning Madonna, I can think of no finer work of art to turn to than LIKE A PRAYER, the ultimate album from an iconic pop star with a body of work that, even at its nadir, defies standards and inane pop music drudgery, and at its best, transcends easy genre definitions into a realm of uber-catchy, body-moving, and emotional tunes.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cztj2jcs3p2b5on4grxjdsae/bafkreifzswc5xjlkb7qzdmw5gwl5xdtxjsxdgj4jimboxybkvtrlxwc2li)
![1914 #1 - Cabiria (Giovannia Pastrone)
1914 #2 - Tillie's Punctured Romance (Mack Sennett)
1914 #2 - Tillie's Punctured Romance (Mack Sennett)
1914 #3 - Fantômas [eps. 4-5] (Louis Feuillade)
1914 #3 - Fantômas [eps. 4-5] (Louis Feuillade)
1914 #4 - Daisy Doodad's Dial (Florence Turner)
1914 #4 - Daisy Doodad's Dial (Florence Turner)
1914 #5 - Gertie the Dinosaur (Winsor McCay)
1914 #5 - Gertie the Dinosaur (Winsor McCay)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cztj2jcs3p2b5on4grxjdsae/bafkreicogoi5kuz34wqw2dvdmjc4suenhjmrqnjqxkcod27f5o2eokb754)