Michael B. - drums

German 12" single:

BobGeorge909 said:

rdhull said:

It seems like he assumes most preachers (priests) are gay.

It seems he assumes most preachers/priests r relatively asexual and content. The word gay means more than one thing. At least Prince thinks so. "u're gay....used to mean U're happy." - Chaos & Disorder. This needs to be put in FAQ so that this pointless discussion has a reason to not come up again.

You really seem to enjoy generating confusion on this site.

This has been discussed many times before and the lyrics are most likely meant to be taken the way NouveauDance already described.

This was the first time I thought seriously that Prince was losing it. Not with Batman, not with Diamonds And Pearls... With "Peach".

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Never liked the song and still dont

Chapter 14 Warfare

p 192 Possessed: the Rise and Fall of Prince

april 27, 1993: Warner Bros. Records, Burbank, California

Gay(Nona) also became part of another alternative media project, a film called The Undertaker (shot on the Paisley Park soundstage) that featured music interspersed with dramatic footage. Acting in the film along with Gaye was Vanessa Marcil of the daytime soap General Hospital. Using a stripped-down version of the New Power Generation that included only drummer Michael Bland and bassist Sonny Thompson, Prince performed live versions of previously released songs like "Bambi" and "Peach" along with newer numbers like the bluesy "The Ride" and the strong mid-tempo rocker "Dolphin." But while Prince initially planned a full-length feature film, he changed course midway through the project and turned it into a forty-five minute short that focused on music rather than the storyline. A limited edition home video was released in England and Japan in 1995 and became a collector's item.

In the end, projects like The Undertaker were the musical equivalent of busy work, representing nothing more than brief flights of fancy. Bland recalls that the music for the Undertaker was recorded "out of sheer boredom." With little prectical use, these high-cost, low-return endeavors placed a tremendous strain on Prince's finances. After recovering from near-bankruptcy in the late 1980's, Prince had replenished his coffers to some degree, but was now back in trouble.

Classic TRACK!

Love the studio version

Love the LIVE versions .. love it

novabrkr said:

(Prince absolutely doesn't assume that all preachers are gay - at all. Read the lyrics.)

I don't like the song.

I never liked it. Same reason why I don't like 'U Got The Look' all that much either - although it's a much better song then 'Peach'. But it fits well on SOTT though.

Would love to hear a version without that squeaking and squealing horrible Sheena Easton !

That duet with Sheena isn't cool or sexy at all.
He should've done it with Sheila E, or Jill Jones or Kim Bassinger.
But then again, Sheena Easton made him write ''La, La, La, He He Hee'' which is stunning.

The ZZ-top-ish sound isn't Prince. At least not for me.

The lyrics of 'Peach' are ok, kind of cool even. Make a totally different funky song of it with the same chords and all, and I might like it much more.

"She's so cool and I'm so ugly..." Sir. Have had a similar lame assumption a billion and 1 times. Have accepted my awkward hotness. Tryna get cooler without anyone/anything's help.

"Peach" was the first song I ever heard Prince play live. It was the opening song in the April 29, 2002 soundcheck at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. P and the band just KILLED it, and I was blown away! I've been crazy about the song ever since.

OldFriends4Sale said:

"Oh, oh, here she comes, she's got those gold hot pants on again"

Performing Peach in 1994

November 24, 1994
Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
MTV European MusicAwards
1.Peach

Performances

• Ace of Base — "Living in Danger"
• Aerosmith — "Cryin'"
• Björk — "Big Time Sensuality"
• George Michael — "Freedom"
• Prince — "Peach"
• Roxette — "Sleeping in My Car"
• Take That — "Sure"
• Therapy — "Die Laughing"
• Tom Jones — "If I Only Knew"

^ I remember that performance on European Music Awards very well, I had this recorded the premiere night on VHS video tape..

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the long (and direct) version, including the & NPG arrival, this was later cut off on MTV.

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I remember Mayte was tryin to "crowd surf" -- but what the hell!!!!!

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people were moving and she fell from stage to the floor, how cruel. I heard she bit herself in the tongue....

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"Peach" isn't among my favorites, but this performance was fantastic, very COOL, Including an instrummental version of the song "Chaos & Disorder".

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