Several artists/groups:

1) Merrill Nisker (born 1966 in Toronto), be… Read Full Bio ↴Several artists/groups:

1) Merrill Nisker (born 1966 in Toronto), better known as Peaches, is an electroclash artist whose songs are mainly focused on sexuality

2) A swedish kids band formed by Tåve and Isabelle in 2000. Their music is sing-a-long disco/pop tunes. The band is now on hiatus.

3) An all-female group from New Zealand, active in the late 1990s, containing several members from the group When The Cat's Been Spayed.

4) Peaches Lavon known from Peaches & Bobo

5) Instrumentalist Nick Brojous of Wilmington, Delaware.

6) Female rapper from Memphis, Tennessee.

Merrill Nisker (born 1966 in Toronto), better known as Peaches, is an electroclash artist whose songs are mainly focused on sexuality. She lives and works in Berlin, Germany. She plays almost all the instruments for her songs, programs her own electronic beats, and produces her records.

Peaches' music is preoccupied with gender identity. Her lyrics and live shows self-consciously blur the distinction between male and female: she appears on the cover of her second album Fatherfucker with a full beard; when asked if she had chosen the title for shock value, she commented:

"Why do we call our mothers motherfuckers? Why do we stub our toe and say "Aww motherfucker!"? What is motherfucker? ...We use it in our everyday language and it's such an insanely intense word. I'm not one to shy away from these obscene terms that we actually have in our mainstream. Motherfucker is a very mainstream word. But if we're going to use motherfucker, why don't we use fatherfucker? I'm just trying to be even."

She refutes accusations of 'penis envy', preferring the term 'hermaphrodite envy', since "there is so much male and female in us all". Nevertheless, she does not shy away from identifying herself as a sexual being, although she rejects the sanitised portrayal of women in popular music.

Although she does not hold a teaching degree, she taught at private schools before her career in music.

Fancypants Hoodlum released in 1995 was released under her birth name Merrill Nisker

Members of her band are known as The Herms - JD Samson, Radio Sloan, Samantha Maloney.

Her songs have been featured in movies such as Mean Girls, My Little Eye, Lost in Translation, Waiting, and Jackass: Number Two. Her music has also been featured on Showtime's The L Word television series. Peaches performed guest vocals on P!nk's album Try This, on the song "Oh My God". Her lyrics are discussed as part of the Queer Studies course curriculum at the University Of Toronto, and she has been invited to lecture at the Contemporary Music Academy in Berlin. Her most notorious song, "Fuck The Pain Away", is also the name of an Electro night in Brighton.

Downtown
Peaches Lyrics

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Your face never saw the sites the bright lights
The walls that always invite
Get it right no more fight
You'll be there up all night
I'll give you a bus ride a pox slide a High rise full of surprises
Smith path
Follow track
All the way to my flat

Come with me come with me come with me come with me there

Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing

Cause I wanna take you down town

Went to your area and I thought I would bury ya
Touched a monolith and it caused a hysrteria
You keep on pinin' for me to go dinin' I Had me a meal and that keep me belly from whinin'

Come with me come with me come with me come with me there

Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing

Cause I wanna take you down town

Go down go down go down go down town [Repeats]

Caves for bravin'
Flags for wavin'
Clubs for ravin'
Roads for pavin'
Rivers for sailin'
Stores unveilin'
Walls for scalin'
Temples for wailin'

Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing

Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing

Cause I wanna take you down town

Overall Meaning

"Downtown" by Peaches is a song that talks about the desire to show someone new exciting places and experiences. The song starts with the words "Cause I wanna take you downtown, show you my thing." The singer wants to show the person they are addressing a good time in the city. The first verse talks about the walls of the city inviting the person to explore and the promise of no more fighting. The language used in this verse could be interpreted as a metaphor for the joys and adventures that await, leaving the past conflicts behind.

The song's chorus repeats the line "Cause I wanna take you downtown, show you my thing," emphasizing the singer's desire to expose the person to new experiences. The second verse is about the person's reluctance to go out, pinning for the singer to take them for a meal. The singer, having had a meal, is impatient to take the person out and show them what they have been missing. The song's bridge contains a list of exciting things to see and do in the city, from clubs for raving to rivers for sailing.

In summary, "Downtown" is a song about the desire to show someone the excitement of the city and new experiences. The song's language could be interpreted as a metaphorical invitation to put past conflicts aside and move forward with new possibilities.

Line by Line Meaning

Cause I wanna take you down town
I want to show you around the city

Show you my thing, show you my thing
I want to show you what I enjoy and what makes me happy

Go down go down go down go down town
Let's explore the city together

Your face never saw the sites the bright lights
You haven't experienced the beauty of this city yet

The walls that always invite
There are many places that will welcome us around here

Get it right no more fight
Let's not argue, let's just enjoy our time together

You'll be there up all night
We will have a great time and not want to go home

I'll give you a bus ride a pox slide a High rise full of surprises
I'll take you on a journey with different modes of transportation and many surprises

Smith path
We'll follow my lead

Follow track
We'll stick to the plan

All the way to my flat
We'll end up at my place

Went to your area and I thought I would bury ya
I wanted to impress you by exploring your area

Touched a monolith and it caused a hysrteria
When we touched something significant, it caused excitement

You keep on pinin' for me to go dinin' I Had me a meal and that keep me belly from whinin'
You keep asking me to go out to eat, but I already ate and I'm not hungry

Caves for bravin'
There are caves to explore and be brave in

Flags for wavin'
We can wave flags and celebrate

Clubs for ravin'
We can go clubbing and have fun

Roads for pavin'
We can explore new roads and paths

Rivers for sailin'
We can sail down the river and enjoy the water

Stores unveilin'
There are new stores and products to discover

Walls for scalin'
We can climb walls and overcome challenges

Temples for wailin'
We can visit temples and have a spiritual experience

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: GREG KURSTIN, MERRILL NISKER

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Magenta

5y↑3

Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing

Go down go down go down go down town
Go down go down go down go down

Your face never saw the sites the bright lights
The walls that always invite
Get it right no more fight
You'll be there up all night
I'll give you a bus ride a pox slide a High rise full of surprises
Smith path
Follow track
All the way to my flat

Come with me come with me come with me come with me there

Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing, show you my thing

Cause I wanna take you down town

Went to your area and I thought I would bury ya
Touched a monolith and it caused a hysrteria
You keep on pinin' for me to go dinin' I Had me a meal and that keep me belly from whinin'

Come with me come with me come with me come with me there

Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing

Cause I wanna take you down town

Go down go down go down go down town [Repeats]

Caves for bravin'
Flags for wavin'
Clubs for ravin'
Roads for pavin'
Rivers for sailin'
Stores unveilin'
Walls for scalin'
Temples for wailin'

Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing

Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing
Cause I wanna take you down town
Show you my thing show you my thing

Cause I wanna take you down town

All comments from YouTube:

Cassidy Rose

4y↑15

I forgot how much i loved this album 😂

Whole Shebang

4y↑15

This song's rhythm and intsrumentation reminds me of Prince's Erotic City, and the vocal line of Depeche Mode' Master and Servant - both great influences!

Marlo Alvarez

3y↑3

Such a classic! Peaches forever!!!

Riot Grrrl

This song brings me back to circa 2009 going downtown Seattle with the crew.🦄🌶🥄

samsa1020

12y↑2

I always loved the Petula Clark/Tony Hatch song. And in many ways Peaches is true to the original, just taking it through the looking glass. Is it a place that beckons the ingenue with groovy sights and sounds? Or a place that offers her a ride and then mugs her, while she never leaves the privacy of her own cranium? Downtown, EVERYTHING's waiting for you.....