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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.
You Love It
Peaches Lyrics
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It's like your not really there.
I scream and pull my own hair.
I turn into Linda Blair.
I swing your nose, I hit it.
You look at me, Just lick it.
You smile and I say quit it.
You love it, You love it,
You love it when I'm mad
You love it, You love it
You love me when I'm bad
You love it, You love it,
You love me when I'm bad
You love it, love it baby,
When I'm hard to have.
I'm a ball of fury,
I'm just another bomb.
I put my fist through your teeth,
You feel like it, come on, come on, come on, come on... Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout!
Shout, Shout, the way I do.
Shout, shout baby yeah with attitude
Shout, Shout the way I do.
Shout!
You love it, You love it,
You love it when I'm mad
You love it, You love it
You love me when I'm bad
You love it, You love it,
You love me when I'm bad
You love it, love it baby,
When I'm hard to have.
I burn a hole through your stare,
It's like your not really there.
I scream and pull my own hair.
I turn into Linda Blair.
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on...
Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout!
Shout, Shout, the way I do.
Shout, shout baby yeah with attitude
Shout, Shout the way I do.
Shout!
You love it, You love it,
You love it when I'm mad
You love it, You love it
You love me when I'm bad
You love it, You love it,
You love me when I'm bad
You love it, love it baby,
When I'm hard to have.
Peaches's song "You Love It" is a passionate and intense expression of the wild and explosive nature of love. The singer in the song is frustrated and angry, and she expresses this through the fierce imagery of burning a hole through someone's stare, screaming and pulling her own hair, and turning into Linda Blair, the possessed character in the horror movie The Exorcist. She is so filled with emotion that she swings at her lover's nose and tells him to quit it when he smiles, but he loves it when she is mad and bad, and he thinks she is sexy with it.
The chorus repeats the phrase "You love it" several times, reinforcing the idea that the singer's lover is attracted to her explosive and unpredictable nature. She describes herself as a ball of fury and a bomb ready to explode, and she puts her fist through his teeth, daring him to feel her intensity. The song builds to a cathartic shout chorus, where she urges her lover to shout with her, to feel the passion and power of their intense love.
Overall, the song is a celebration of the volatile, dangerous, and thrilling aspects of love. It suggests that some people are drawn to the adrenaline rush of volatile relationships, even when they know that they could be hurt by them. It also suggests that the singer is learning to embrace and express her own wild nature, even if it makes other people uncomfortable or afraid.
Line by Line Meaning
I burn a hole through your stare,
I am so intense that I am able to capture your attention and make you feel like you are completely focused on me.
It's like your not really there.
You are so captivated by me that you are completely lost in the moment and oblivious to your surroundings.
I scream and pull my own hair.
I am so passionate and intense that I will do anything to express my emotions and make myself heard, no matter how extreme.
I turn into Linda Blair.
I become a completely different person when I am in this intense emotional state, just like Linda Blair transforms into a demon in 'The Exorcist.'
I swing your nose, I hit it.
I am not afraid to get physical and lash out in any way necessary to express my rage and make you feel my emotions.
You look at me, Just lick it.
You are turned on by my intensity and you want more of it, even if it means putting up with my outlandish behavior.
You smile and I say quit it.
Despite your enjoyment of my intensity, I want you to recognize the true seriousness of my emotions and stop taking them lightly.
You think your sexy with it.
You are able to handle my intensity and craziness, which you find attractive because it proves that you can handle anything.
You love it, You love it,
You are completely enamored with this intense side of me.
You love it when I'm mad
You are particularly drawn to my passion and intensity when I am angry or upset.
You love me when I'm bad
You appreciate me for all of my imperfections and flaws, even when they make me hard to handle.
You love it, You love it,
You just can't get enough of this intensity.
You love me when I'm bad
You appreciate my fiery nature and take it as a challenge to tame and control me.
You love it, love it baby,
You can't get enough of this wild and unpredictable side of me.
When I'm hard to have.
You see my intensity as a challenge to conquer and make your own, even when it is difficult.
I'm a ball of fury,
I am an intense and passionate force to be reckoned with.
I'm just another bomb.
I am like a ticking time bomb always on the verge of exploding with emotion and intensity.
I put my fist through your teeth,
I am not afraid to get physical and even violent to express my emotions and make myself heard.
You feel like it, come on, come on, come on, come on... Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout! Shout!
You are willing to put up with my outlandish behavior and intensity, and even enjoy it, because it makes you feel something powerful and intense as well.
Shout, Shout, the way I do.
You are willing to match my level of intensity and passion to keep up with me and experience everything I have to offer.
Shout, shout baby yeah with attitude
You are willing to embrace my unique and unpredictable nature and approach life with the same level of attitude and intensity as I do.
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on...
This refrain signals a buildup of emotion and passion leading to the climactic 'Shout!'
When I'm hard to have.
You see my intense emotions and unpredictable nature as a challenge to conquer, and you are willing to do whatever it takes to have me.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Merrill Nisker
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