The music video has been honored by Rolling Stone as one of "The 100 Top Music Videos", placed at number 66.
In 1991, the video received a nomination at the 33rd Grammy Awards, in the category of Best Short Form Music Video.
Negative reception for the song was given by Mark Browning, author of David Fincher: Films That Scar, who called it one of Madonna's weakest efforts, due to the verses sounding more like musical theater than a pop song.
"Oh Father" is a song by American singer Madonna from her fourth studio album Like a Prayer (1989).
The song was not released as a single in most European territories until December 24, 1995, when it appeared on the 1995 ballads compilation Something to Remember.