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Cherish (Madonna song)
"Cherish" is a song by American singer Madonna from her fourth studio album ''Like a Prayer'' (1989). It was written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, and was released by Sire Records as the album's third single on August 1, 1989. "Cherish" was built around the themes of love and relationship, with William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'' being one of the major inspirations. The track also included a line from "Cherish" by the 1960s band The Association. Musically constructed as a doo-wop style pop song, it is regarded as a light-hearted track by critics and includes instruments such as drum machine, percussions, keyboards and a saxophone. Lyrically, it speaks of Madonna's devotion to her lover, and her promise to be always by his side. "Cherish" was included on Madonna's greatest hits compilations ''The Immaculate Collection'' (1990) and the two-disc edition of ''Celebration'' (2009).
After its release, the song received positive feedback from reviewers, who were surprised by the change of content and the lighter image of Madonna's music, unlike her previous singles from ''Like a Prayer'' which incorporated themes such as religion and sexuality. They compared the lyrics of the song to words spoken by Juliet, in William Shakespeare's play, ''Romeo and Juliet''. "Cherish" was a commercial success, reaching the top-ten of the charts in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom and the combined European chart. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, "Cherish" became Madonna's 16th consecutive top-five single, setting a record in the history of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.
A black-and-white music video of the song was directed by photographer Herb Ritts at the Paradise Cove Beach in Malibu, California. In the video, Madonna plays herself, while three co-actors dressed as Mermen swam in and out of the sea. Academics noted that the Mermen became symbols for the homosexual community and the oppression it faced. Madonna performed "Cherish" on her Blond Ambition World Tour (1990), where the performance included her dancers dressed up as Mermen. Its symbolism was seen to de-sexualize men, relegating them to objects of desire.
==Background==
"Cherish" was written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, and released as the third single from ''Like a Prayer'' (1989). The song is built around the themes of love and relationships, with William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'' one of its major inspirations. Madonna was reading ''Romeo and Juliet'' during the breaks during rehearsals for ''Speed the Plow'', a Broadway show in which she was starring in 1988. On the third day of the ''Like a Prayer'' recording sessions, she presented Leonard with the lyrics of "Cherish", and explained that she had written the song "one sunny afternoon by the beach", but later confessed that it was actually written in her make-up room. Leonard introduced one line from the similar titled song by the 1960s band The Association, "Cherish is the word I use", after which Madonna decided to include it on ''Like a Prayer''. The B-side of the single release of "Cherish" was a previously unreleased track called "Supernatural", composed during the recording sessions of her third studio album, ''True Blue'' (1986).〔 In 2009, during an interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Madonna confessed that she had never been able to predict if her songs would be successful, irrespective of her personal opinion of them. As an example, she cited "Cherish" as one of the most "retarded" songs she had written, but noted it became a commercial success. The song was also included on the 1990 compilation album ''The Immaculate Collection'' and the two-disc edition of her 2009 compilation ''Celebration''.
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