The commercial featuring Madonna airs after 34 years of censorship

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Singer Madonna65 years old, this week celebrated the airing of a commercial censored on television more than 34 years ago.

The project was recorded in the late 1980s and was considered banned on television sexual content. The Pepsi ad contains images of Madonna dancing Like prayer, at the time, his work song. The censorship of the commercial ended during the VMA break last Tuesday 12th.

“34 years ago I did a commercial with Pepsi to celebrate the release of my song ‘Like a Prayer,’” he wrote on Instagram. “The commercial was immediately censored because I refused to change any scene in the video where kissed a black saint or burned crosses“, he explained.

After years of censorship, Pepsi decided to ‘unpack’ the commercial, which featured Madonna. “So began my illustrious career as an artist, refusing to compromise my artistic integrity. Thank you @pepsi for finally realizing the brilliance of our collaboration. Artists are here to disturb the peace.”

34 years ago I made a commercial with Pepsi to celebrate the release of my song Like a Prayer.

The commercial was immediately deleted because I refused to edit the scenes in the video of me kissing a black saint or burning crosses.

Thus began my illustrious career as… pic.twitter.com/zHBaBtGP9v

—Madonna (@Madonna) September 13, 2023

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