The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.
Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.
Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.
Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.
Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.
Ball And Chain
Various Artists Lyrics
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gracias mi hermano
dice así
(ohh)
He creado un ángel
verde y gris
que se pasea de noche
(te quiero mucho)
dándome la luz que dicen que
(mucho mucho)
donde terminan los sueños
de la realidad
donde se escapan los niños si
no quieres mas
donde se ahogan
los gritos de mi mitad.
(escúchame)
He creado un ángel
verde y gris
a veces le hablo bajito por si esta
le busco por la calle al caminar
a veces le echo de menos
si tu no estas(si tu no estas)
a veces tengo(ohh)
de tripas corazón
a veces a veces
a veces a veces
(mira).
A veces pienso que aun
estas que no te fuiste
que regresas me besas y me dices
no estés triste nene
que esta realidad es solo
un chiste de mal gusto
y que del tamaño del infinito te gusto
a veces subo a la azotea
a mirar las nubes y veo
aquellas figuritas
que dibujaba el deseo
me acuesto pienso en ti
y si cae alguna estrella
le pido que de tu piel
jamas se borren mis huellas
a veces ando
en la abana
y en todas las señalizaciones
de transito
me sonríe tu cara
pestañeo luego
vuelvo a mirar
y me digo
estoy delirando a que
un auto me va a matar.
A veces no casi siempre
te imagino en mi camino
que me tocas la puerta
y cuando abro es mi vecino
a veces sueño
que te cuento los secretos
de mi infancia
que tenemos un hijo
y le enseñamos a decir gracias.
He creado un ángel
verde y gris
a veces le hablo bajito por si esta
le busco por la calle al caminar
a veces le echo de menos
si tu no estas
a veces tengo
de tripas corazón
a veces a veces
a veces a veces.
A veces pienso que
tu no piensas en mi
y que para estar junto a ti
no nací
quizás sea así
pero cuando los ojos abro
y te veo a mi lado
digo amanecí junto a un milagro
conservo tu carta
como un tesoro tesoro
te adoro e ignoro
que mas de ti me enamoro solo
quisiera ser el duende
que siempre aflora en tus poros
y te dejo por que
a veces las canciones
tiene coro.
He creado un ángel
verde y gris
a veces le hablo bajito por si esta
le busco por la calle al caminar
a veces le echo de menos
si tu no estas
a veces tengo
de tripas corazón
a veces a veces
a veces a veces
A veces hago gestos
creyendo que me miras
y que soy todo lo que hay
en tus pupilas
te quiero una pila
ojala lo mismo tu
me convertí en un bombillito
que no prende sin tu luz
a veces no quiero pensar
que sin ti tengo frío
y que cuando te vas
me dejas lleno de vacío
eres lo que ansío
adorarte es mi virtud...
están tocando la puerta
ojala seas tu...
The song "Ball and Chain" by Various Artists is a beautiful and poetic ballad that speaks to the deep emotions and desires of the human heart. The lyrics tell the story of a person who has created an angel, who is described as being both green and gray, that walks around at night and provides light. This angel is not visible to the person, but they speak to it in a low voice in case it's listening. The song is filled with emotions of longing and loss, with the person searching for the angel on the streets they walk and sometimes feeling the absence of the angel in their heart.
The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a person who is deeply in love and is holding on to hope that their love will come back to them. The person remembers the past and the times they spent together, dreaming of what could have been and what still might be possible. There is an underlying sense of loneliness and emptiness that permeates the lyrics, with the person longing for the one who has left them. Despite this, there is also a sense of hope and resilience, with the person holding on to the belief that their love will return.
Overall, "Ball and Chain" is a powerful and moving song that explores the complexities and mysteries of human emotion and desire. It is a testament to the power of love and the strength of the human spirit to hold on to hope and to never give up, even in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
Line by Line Meaning
Música de rey
This music is fit for royalty. It's great.
gracias mi hermano
Thank you, my brother. This song is dedicated to my brother.
dice así
It goes like this. Listen carefully.
(ohh)
This is an expression of emotion. Ohh!
He creado un ángel
I have created an angel.
verde y gris
It is green and gray in color.
que se pasea de noche
It walks around at night.
no lo puedo ver
I can't see it.
(te quiero mucho)
This is an expression of love for someone. I love you very much.
dándome la luz que dicen que
It gives me the light that people talk about.
(mucho mucho)
A lot, a lot.
donde terminan los sueños
Where dreams come to an end.
de la realidad
And reality begins.
donde se escapan los niños si
Where children go to escape.
no quieres mas
If you don't want anymore.
donde se ahogan
Where screams are drowned out.
los gritos de mi mitad.
The screams of my other half.
(escúchame)
Listen to me.
a veces le hablo bajito por si esta
Sometimes I speak softly to it in case it's listening.
le busco por la calle al caminar
I search for it on the street as I walk.
a veces le echo de menos
Sometimes I miss it.
si tu no estas(si tu no estas)
If you're not there (if you're not there).
a veces tengo(ohh)
Sometimes I have (ohh).
de tripas corazón
The expression means to be courageous even when you're scared.
a veces a veces
Sometimes, sometimes.
(mira).
Look.
A veces pienso que aun
Sometimes I think that even.
estas que no te fuiste
You're still here, you didn't leave.
que regresas me besas y me dices
That you come back, kiss me, and tell me.
no estés triste nene
Don't be sad, baby.
que esta realidad es solo
This reality is just.
un chiste de mal gusto
A cruel joke.
y que del tamaño del infinito te gusto
And that I like you as big as infinity.
a veces subo a la azotea
Sometimes I go up to the roof.
a mirar las nubes y veo
To look at the clouds and I see.
aquellas figuritas
Those shapes.
que dibujaba el deseo
That desire used to draw.
me acuesto pienso en ti
I lie down and think of you.
y si cae alguna estrella
And if a star falls.
le pido que de tu piel
I ask that it never erases my touch from your skin.
jamas se borren mis huellas
May my footprints never be erased.
a veces ando
Sometimes I walk.
en la habana
In Havana.
y en todas las señalizaciones
And in all the signs.
de transito me sonríe tu cara
Your face smiles at me in traffic.
pestañeo luego
I blink and then.
vuelvo a mirar
I look back again.
y me digo
And I say to myself.
estoy delirando a que
I must be delirious thinking that.
un auto me va a matar.
A car is going to kill me.
A veces no casi siempre
Sometimes, not always.
te imagino en mi camino
I imagine you on my path.
que me tocas la puerta
That you knock on my door.
y cuando abro es mi vecino
And when I open it, it's my neighbor.
a veces sueño
Sometimes I dream.
que te cuento los secretos
That I tell you my secrets.
de mi infancia
From my childhood.
que tenemos un hijo
That we have a child.
y le enseñamos a decir gracias.
And we teach him to say thank you.
A veces hago gestos
Sometimes I make gestures.
creyendo que me miras
Believing that you're looking at me.
y que soy todo lo que hay
And that I'm all there is.
en tus pupilas
In your pupils.
te quiero una pila
I love you a lot.
ojala lo mismo tu
I hope you feel the same way.
me convertí en un bombillito
I became a little lightbulb.
que no prende sin tu luz
That doesn't turn on without your light.
a veces no quiero pensar
Sometimes I don't want to think.
que sin ti tengo frío
That without you, I'm cold.
y que cuando te vas
And that when you leave.
me dejas lleno de vacío
You leave me feeling empty.
eres lo que ansío
You're what I long for.
adorarte es mi virtud...
Loving you is my virtue...
están tocando la puerta
Someone is knocking at the door.
ojala seas tu...
I hope it's you...
Contributed by Callie W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.