It’s not hard to see why Prince and Madonna were attracted to each other following their introduction at the American Music Awards in January 1985. Thanks to their individual successes with “Purple Rain” and “Like A Virgin”, they were two of the biggest names in popular music at the time. A union between the headline-grabbing pair was always on track to be pop dynamite. When the collaborative “Love Song” eventually appeared on the March 1989 release of Like A Prayer, Madonna’s marriage to Sean Penn was already on the rocks after less than four years of marriage. Whether autobiographical or not, the lyrics to Like A Prayer’s “Till Death Do Us Part” detailed a relationship marred by verbal and physical violence. While reports suggest Madonna’s relationship with Penn was tumultuous from its earliest days, Prince was on hand to offer a little light relief.