10 "Innocent" Songs You Didn't Realise Were Filthy As A Kid

8. Like A Prayer - Madonna

"I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there."

It's pretty certain no one is forgetting this music video in a flash. Pepsi was boycotted by religious groups for using the track in its commercial; as it raunchily portrays Catholic symbols such as stigmata, Ku Klux Klan-style cross burning, and a dream about getting it on with a black saint. Even the Vatican condemned it.

It's a highly debated topic, whether or not Madonna is basically singing about giving Jesus a blow-job or simply having an overwhelming religious experience (the queen of pop did have a Catholic upbringing).

Nevertheless, this is coming from the same woman who said: "When I get down on my knees, it is not to pray". That is all, Your Honour.

 
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