"Like a prayer"
1989
This is known as the most conversial music video as listed on the NME. Madonna was known for her raunchy seductive and risque persona, however many considered this music video to have gone too far.
This is because her nature and behaviour was set in a church, which was seen to many as very inappropriate and had hugely upset the Pope himself, who called for Madonna to be banned from singing in Italy due to it.
Nirvana
'Heart-Shaped Box'
1993
Lyrics from this song include "meat-eating orchids forgive no-one just yet/cut yourself on angel hair and baby's breath/ broken hymen of 'Your Highness' I'm left black/ throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back" as well as references to little girls trying to pick fetuses of a tree and an old man climbing on a crucifix. It is no wonder this song is accompanied by a controversial music video. Nevertheless, the controversy of this music video may have been the reason behind the two MTV VMA awards this music video received for this video in 1994. It was also listed as number 4 on the most controversial music videos list by NME.
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