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.

Skateboard
Peaches Lyrics

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Armarna ut och jag svänger ner
Go go go vi blir fler och fler
Gallerians gång är mitt andra hem
Rullar på tar det om igen

Jag tar min skateboard backen ner
Ner ner ner nerför backen ner
Jag tar min skateboard backen ner

Ner ner ner nerför backen ner

Snuten dyker upp men vi klarar oss
Go go go var med och rulla loss
Känner mig fri det är min egen grej
Hjälmen på och jag klarar mig

Jag tar min skateboard backen ner
Ner ner ner nerför backen ner
Jag tar min skateboard backen ner
Ner ner ner nerför backen ner
Jag tar min skateboard backen ner
Ner ner ner nerför backen ner
Jag tar min skateboard backen ner
Ner ner ner nerför backen ner

Vakna alla gubbar bygg en bana snart
Go go go med en jävla smart
Bongo bongo big mac och så fransiga jeans
Gäller inte här men i New Orleans

Jag tar min skateboard backen ner
Ner ner ner nerför backen ner
Jag tar min skateboard backen ner
Ner ner ner nerför backen ner
Ner ner ner nerför backen ner

Ner ner ner nerför backen ner
Ner ner ner nerför backen ner

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Peaches's song "Skateboard" describe the freedom and joy that can come from riding a skateboard through the city, even when faced with obstacles like police intervention. The song's narrator expresses a sense of belonging and ownership as they skate through their city, referring to a shopping mall as their "second home" and embracing the skateboard as their own personal mode of transportation. They also encourage others to join in on the fun, declaring "vi blir fler och fler" (we become more and more).

The verses, sung in Swedish, describe the act of skating down a hill, with the chorus repeating the phrase "Jag tar min skateboard backen ner" (I take my skateboard down the hill). Despite the potential danger of this activity, the singer expresses a sense of fearlessness while wearing a helmet for protection. They also allude to the underground skateboarding subculture, referencing "smart" and "fransiga" (frayed) jeans as fashion statements that may not be relevant in all places.

Overall, the lyrics to "Skateboard" celebrate the freedom, joy, and sense of community that can come from skateboarding, even in the face of challenges.

Line by Line Meaning

Armarna ut och jag svänger ner
I extend my arms and take a turn

Go go go vi blir fler och fler
We're growing in number as we go go go

Gallerians gång är mitt andra hem
The mall is my second home

Rullar på tar det om igen
Rolling on, taking it again

Jag tar min skateboard backen ner
I take my skateboard downhill

Ner ner ner nerför backen ner
Down down down downhill

Snuten dyker upp men vi klarar oss
The cops show up but we manage

Go go go var med och rulla loss
Go go go, join in and roll free

Känner mig fri det är min egen grej
I feel free, it's my own thing

Hjälmen på och jag klarar mig
With a helmet on, I'll be okay

Vakna alla gubbar bygg en bana snart
Wake up, guys, let's build a track soon