Same Love feat. Mary Lambert on iTunes: itunes.apple.com We support civil rights, and hope WA State voters will APPROVE REF 74 and legalize marriage equality. Visit www.music4marriage.org for more info. Support Marriage Equality by ordering the limited edition Same Love vinyl here www.subpop.com Same Love, as featured on the debut album from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist, will be available 10/09/2012 The Heist iTunes: itunes.apple.com Amazon: amzn.com Deluxe CD: www.macklemoremerch.com In-Stores NOW!! Same Love, A Film By Ryan Lewis Jon Jon Augustavo Tricia Davis Directed by: Ryan Lewis Jon Jon Augustavo Produced by: Tricia Davis Director of Photography: Mego Lin Associate Producer: Honna Kimmerer Starring: Jairemie Alexander William Pontius Shelton Harris Sarita Valdez Jay Sommerville Cast: Jairemie Alexander William Pontius Shelton Harris Sarita Valdez Jay Sommerville Thomas Collins Tina Tsiakalis Kendall Kapsner Rosie Cole Rory King Josue Gonzalez Mia Clapp Perfetti Mary Lambert Robert Braxton Jaida Kimmerer Brooklyn Thornton Crew: Tricia Davis – Producer Mego Lin – Director of Photography Honna Kimmerer – Production Design Miles Johnson – Lead Green Evelyn Brodersen – Lead Green Jennifer Terrana – Lead Green Jennifer Popochock – Makeup Artist David Herberg – Key Grip Wil Drake – Best Boy Grip Mike Dyrland – Best Boy Grip Yu Chen Lin – Gaffer Blueboy Sguiggley – Production Assistant Seth McDonald – Production Assistant Chris Duerkopp – Steadicam Operator Craig …

“Like a Prayer” is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her fourth studio album of the same name (1989). Sire Records released it as the album’s lead single on March 21, 1989. Written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, “Like a Prayer” denoted a more artistic and personal approach to songwriting for Madonna, who believed that she needed to cater more to her adult audience. The song is about a passionate young girl in love with God, who becomes the only male figure in her life. “Like a Prayer” is a pop rock song that incorporates elements of gospel music. A choir provides background vocals that heighten the song’s spiritual nature, while rock guitar sounds keep the music dark and mysterious. Madonna introduced liturgical words in the lyrics—which were inspired by her Catholic upbringing—but changed the context in which they were used. Thus, they had dual meanings of sexual innuendo and religion. “Like a Prayer” was positively received by critics, and was a commercial success. It became Madonna’s seventh number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and reached the top of the singles charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The single is also memorable for its accompanying music video, which Mary Lambert directed. It features Madonna as a witness to a murder, as she hides in a church for safety. The clip also portrays Catholic symbols such as stigmata and burning crosses, and a dream about …