Rendant hommage au groupe Sly and the Family Stone, ce titre sera le 6ème et dernier single a être extrait de « Like a Prayer ». Evoquant la relation de Madonna avec ses frères et soeurs, et l’impact dans sa vie, le titre est comparé par la critique à « We are family » de Sister Sledge. Il devient n°1 aux USA et Canada au Hit Parade Dance, rencontrant ainsi un vrai succès commercial. Ailleurs, apprécié des fans mais faute de promotion et même de clip, il passera plus inaperçu du grand public.
Crédits
- Sortie : 30 janvier 1990
- Durée : 5:03
- Genre : Pop/Funk
- Auteur/Compositeur/Producteur : Madonna, Stephen Bray
- Label : Sire Records / Warner Bros. Records
Paroles
Keep, keep it together Forever keep people together
Keep, keep it together Forever keep people together
Keep, keep it together Forever keep people together
Keep, keep it together Forever keep people together
I got brothers I got some sisters too Stuck in the middle
Tell you what I’m gonna do Gonna get out of here I’m gonna leave this place
So I can forget Every single hungry face I’m tired of sharing all the hand me downs
To get attention I must always be the clown I wanna be different
I wanna be on my own But Daddy said listen You will always have a home
Keep it together in the family They’re a reminder of your history
Brothers and sisters, they hold the key To your heart and your soul
Don’t forget that your family is gold
I hit the big time But I still get the blues Everyone’s a stranger
City life can get to you People can be so cold Never want to turn your back
Just givin’ to get something Always wanting something back When I get lonely and I need to be
Loved for who I am not what they want to see Brothers and sisters
They’ve always been there for me We have a connection Home is where the heart should be
Keep it together in the family They’re a reminder of your history
Brothers and sisters, they hold the key To your heart and your soul
Don’t forget that your family is gold
When I look back on all the misery And all the heartache that they brought to me
I wouldn’t change it for another chance ‘Cause blood is thicker than any other circumstance
Keep, keep it together Forever keep people together
Keep, keep it together Forever keep people together
When I get lonely and I need to be Loved for who I am not what they want to see
Brothers and sisters They’ve always been there for me
We have a connection Home is where the heart should be
When I look back on all the misery And all the heartache that they brought to me
I wouldn’t change it for another chance ‘Cause blood is thicker than any circumstance
Keep it together in the family They’re a reminder of your history
Brothers and sisters, they hold the key To your heart and your soul
Don’t forget that your family is gold
Keep, keep it together Keep people together forever and ever
Keep, keep it together Keep people together forever and ever
(repeat & fade)
MADONNA SPIRIT 