Like a Prayer (album) elements of dance, funk, gospel, and Soul music into a more general pop style. Madonna drew from her Catholic upbringing, as seen on the album's title track, which was also released as its lead single. The lyrics deal with themes from Madonna's childhood and adolescence, such as the death of her mother in "Promise to Try", the importance of family in "Keep It Together", and her relationship with her father in "Oh Father". Madonna also preaches female empowerment in "Express Yourself". "Like a Prayer" received critical acclaim, with "Rolling Stone" hailing it as "close to art as pop music gets."
The Boy Who Had an Eating Match with a Troll the boy took his gold and silver and paid off the family debt. The story was adapted into a 1967 puppet animation directed by Ivo Caprino, titled "Gutten som kappåt med trollet". The film credits Peter Christen Asbjørnsen as having collected the tale, despite "Norwegian Folktales" attributing it to Jørgen Moe. The Boy Who Had an Eating Match with a Troll The Boy Who Had an Eating Match with a Troll () is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe. The troll is, as commonly depicted, not very intelligent and has poor vision, while the boy is clever,