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.
Barbie Girl
Various Artists Lyrics
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Hi Ken
Do you wanna go for a ride?
Sure Ken.
Jump in...
I'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic.
Everywhere.
Imagination, life is your creation.
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
I'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic.
You can brush my hair, undress me
Everywhere.
Imagination, life is your creation.
I'm a blond, bimbo girl, in a fantasy world,
Dress me up, make it tight, I'm your dolly.
You're my doll, rock 'n' roll, feel the glamour in pink,
Kiss me here, touch me there, hanky panky.
You can touch, you can play, if you say: I'm
Always yours
I'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic.
You can brush my hair, undress me
Everywhere.
Imagination, life is your creation.
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
Ah, Ah, Ah, yea.
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
Uu-oooh... Uu-oooh...
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
Ah, Ah, Ah, yea.
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
Uu-oooh... Uu-oooh...
Make me walk, make me talk, do whatever you please,
I can act like a star, I can beg on my knees.
Come jump in, bimbo friend, let us do it again,
Hit the town, fool around, let's go party.
You can touch, you can play, if you say: I'm
Always yours
You can touch, you can play, if you say: I'm
Always yours
Come on Barbie, let? S go party!
Ah, Ah, Ah, yea.
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
Uu-oooh... Uu-oooh...
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
Ah, Ah, Ah, yea.
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
Uu-oooh... Uu-oooh...
I'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic.
You can brush my hair, undress me
Everywhere.
Imagination, life is your creation.
I'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic.
You can brush my hair, undress me
Everywhere.
Imagination, life is your creation.
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
Ah, Ah, Ah, yea.
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
Uu-oooh... Uu-oooh...
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
Ah, Ah, Ah, yea.
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
Uu-oooh... Uu-oooh...
Oh, I'm having so much fun!
Well Barbie, we've just getting started.
Oh, I love you Ken.?
The song "Barbie Girl" by Various Artists is a playful and flirtatious duet between Barbie and Ken, taking listeners into a world of imagination and fantasy. The lyrics are full of double entendres and innuendos that suggest a sexual undertone without being explicit. The chorus is catchy and invites Barbie to let her hair down and party. The song is meant to be a satire and a parody of the materialistic and narcissistic culture of the 90s.
The song starts with Barbie and Ken agreeing to go for a ride together, setting the tone for the playful and flirtatious lyrics that follow. Barbie sings about being a "blond, bimbo girl in a fantasy world," while Ken sings about how he can make her walk and talk and do whatever he pleases. The chorus repeats the line "I'm a Barbie girl in a Barbie world/life in plastic, it's fantastic," emphasizing the superficiality of the Barbie lifestyle. Barbie invites Ken to touch and play with her and declares that she is always his. The song ends with Barbie admitting that she is having a lot of fun and Ken saying that they have only just begun.
Line by Line Meaning
Hi Barbie
Greeting to Barbie
Hi Ken
Greeting to Ken
Do you wanna go for a ride?
Asking Ken if he would like to go on a ride
Sure Ken.
Accepting Ken's offer to go on a ride
I'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world
Identifying oneself as a Barbie doll and living in a world made for Barbie dolls
Life in plastic, it's fantastic.
Life as a Barbie doll is amazing and perfect, just like everything else made of plastic
You can brush my hair, undress me Everywhere.
Giving permission to handle and take clothes off the Barbie doll wherever one desires
Imagination, life is your creation.
One can create any scenario or environment for the Barbie doll with their imagination
Come on Barbie, let's go party!
Encouraging Barbie to go out and have entertainment with others
I'm a blond, bimbo girl, in a fantasy world,
Reiterating that the singer is a stereotypical ditzy and attractive Barbie doll living in a perfect world
Dress me up, make it tight, I'm your dolly.
Encouraging others to dress and style the Barbie doll in whichever manner they desire
You're my doll, rock 'n' roll, feel the glamour in pink,
Referring to the proper way to play and engage with the Barbie doll, as well as basking in the glamour associated with the color pink
Kiss me here, touch me there, hanky panky.
Encouraging physical intimacy with the Barbie doll
You can touch, you can play, if you say: I'm Always yours
Assuring that the doll can be touched and played with as long as one verbally claims ownership
Make me walk, make me talk, do whatever you please,
Requesting that the Barbie doll be manipulated and controlled to any degree
I can act like a star, I can beg on my knees.
Assuming any role or pose to fit the desired scenario
Come jump in, bimbo friend, let us do it again,
Inviting others to engage with the Barbie doll once more
Hit the town, fool around, let's go party.
Suggesting that they go out and have fun without any care in the world
Oh, I'm having so much fun!
Expressing joy from the current activities
Well Barbie, we've just getting started.
Reflecting that there is still much more fun and enjoyment to be had
Oh, I love you Ken.
Expressing affection towards Ken as a friend or partner
Contributed by Arianna H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.