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1) Merrill Nisker (born 1966 in Toronto), better known as Peaches, is an electroclash artist whose songs are mainly focused on sexuality
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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.
Ut I Natten
Peaches Lyrics
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Vi skulle ut och ha kul, nn gng mste man ju ut.
Dr ute i mrket finns det som fr mig att m bra,
Dr ute s knns allt s fint dr knner jag att jag r jag.
Men varfr r det s svrt att sga nej istllet fr ja.
Fr jag vet ju sjlv hur det knns att st dr ensam kvar.
Jag sa de-e-e-e vill inte jag i alla fall.
Fast man kanske inte vill finns nnting dr ute som drar.
En drm om frihet och spnning och att inte bli lmnad ensam kvar.
Fr jag vet ju sjlv hur det knns, dom r rastls, het, knner ingen grns.
Och d mste jag ut i natten.
Men varfr r det s svrt att sga nej istllet fr ja.
Fr jag vet ju sjlv hur det knns att st dr ensam kvar.
Jag sa de-e-e-e vill inte jag i alla fall.
Och d mste jag ut i natten.
Men varfr r det s svrt att sga nej istllet fr ja.
Fr jag vet ju sjlv hur det knns att st dr ensam kvar.
Jag sa de-e-e-e vill inte jag i alla fall.
Och d mste jag ut i natten.
Jag sa de-e-e-e vill inte jag i alla fall.
Och d mste jag ut i natten.
Peaches's song "Ut I Natten" speaks about the temptation and desire to go out at night and find something that makes one feel alive. The song begins with the singer acknowledging that it is Friday night and the end of the week, which means it is time to go out and have fun. She finds solace in the darkness of the night, where she feels that everything is beautiful, and she can be herself.
However, she also understands the consequences of her actions and how easy it is to say "yes" instead of "no" to these temptations. She is aware of how it feels to be alone once the excitement fades away, but the dream of freedom and adventure pulls her to go out and embrace the night. The chorus repeats the struggle of saying "no" but feeling compelled to go out into the night anyways.
The song ultimately touches on the theme of the struggle between staying in the comfort zone and stepping out into the unknown. The singer of the song seems to be constantly torn between the two, and the lyrics suggest that maybe it is okay to indulge in the temptation once in a while, even though the experience may come with its own set of anxieties and aftermath.
Line by Line Meaning
S var det fredag igen och veckan hade tagit slut.
It was another Friday and the week had come to an end.
Vi skulle ut och ha kul, nn gng mste man ju ut.
We were planning to go out and have fun because everyone needs to go out sometimes.
Dr ute i mrket finns det som fr mig att m bra,
Out there in the dark, there's something that makes me feel good.
Dr ute s knns allt s fint dr knner jag att jag r jag.
Everything feels fine out there and I feel like myself.
Men varfr r det s svrt att sga nej istllet fr ja.
But why is it so hard to say no instead of yes?
Fr jag vet ju sjlv hur det knns att st dr ensam kvar.
Because I know how it feels to be left alone.
Jag sa de-e-e-e vill inte jag i alla fall.
I said, 'No, I don't want to' anyway.
Och d mste jag ut i natten.
And then I had to go out into the night.
Fast man kanske inte vill finns nnting dr ute som drar.
Even though you may not want to, there's something out there that pulls you in.
En drm om frihet och spnning och att inte bli lmnad ensam kvar.
A dream of freedom and excitement and not being left alone.
Fr jag vet ju sjlv hur det knns, dom r rastls, het, knner ingen grns.
Because I know how it feels, they are restless, hot, and feel no limits.
Jag sa de-e-e-e vill inte jag i alla fall.
I said, 'No, I don't want to' anyway.
Och d mste jag ut i natten.
And then I had to go out into the night.
Men varfr r det s svrt att sga nej istllet fr ja.
But why is it so hard to say no instead of yes?
Fr jag vet ju sjlv hur det knns att st dr ensam kvar.
Because I know how it feels to be left alone.
Jag sa de-e-e-e vill inte jag i alla fall.
I said, 'No, I don't want to' anyway.
Och d mste jag ut i natten.
And then I had to go out into the night.
Jag sa de-e-e-e vill inte jag i alla fall.
I said, 'No, I don't want to' anyway.
Och d mste jag ut i natten.
And then I had to go out into the night.
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