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.
Beyond The Sea
Various Artists Lyrics
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penting iso goyang, penak dirungokke
critane meh podo lagu sakdurunge
nyleneh wisben gayeng saklawase
amung ngelek idu, pas weruh kabare
wong sing tak tresnani tego ninggalake
numpak montor mabur, lungo menyang ngendi
tak tunggu tekamu, ning bandara wonogiri
taktunggu sliramu, neng bandara wonogiri
mbuh kapan mulihmu, tetep tak tunggu
neng bandara, tak tunggu sliramu
#beck to reff 3x
These lyrics are actually in Indonesian and are not from the original version of Beyond the Sea, but rather a cover by an unknown artist. The lyrics roughly translate to:
"Singing nonsense, it's important to dance, it's fun to watch
The story is the same as before, but it's delivered differently
Just looking at the news makes me sad
The person I love has left me
Riding a motorcycle, speeding away to who knows where
It's strange that I'm not being missed
I'll wait for you at Wonogiri airport
I'll wait for you, my darling, at Wonogiri airport
I don't know when you'll come back, but I'll keep waiting
At the airport, I'll wait for you, my darling"
Interpreting the lyrics, it seems the singer is expressing their loneliness and longing for a loved one who has left them. They find solace in singing and dancing, but still feel the pain of their heartbreak. The line about the person not being missed could be interpreted as the singer feeling forgotten or unimportant to the person who left them.
Line by Line Meaning
nyedak rene ayo, nyanyi ngawur wae
Let's gorge on food, sing nonsensical songs, as long as we can dance and enjoy ourselves
penting iso goyang, penak dirungokke
What's important is to be able to dance and clap our hands together
critane meh podo lagu sakdurunge
Even though the stories may be different, the tunes are always the same
nyleneh wisben gayeng saklawase
Weird words may sound catchy at times
amung ngelek idu, pas weruh kabare
As we gaze at the waves, we forget about all our worries
wong sing tak tresnani tego ninggalake
The person we thought was our true love has left us behind
numpak montor mabur, lungo menyang ngendi
We hop on our scrambler, rushing away to who knows where
eram tenan kok aku ra dipamiti
It's strange how I'm not recognized, even though I'm famous
tak tunggu tekamu, ning bandara wonogiri
I'll wait for you at Wonogiri Airport
taktunggu sliramu, neng bandara wonogiri
I'll wait for your arrival, at Wonogiri Airport
mbuh kapan mulihmu, tetep tak tunggu
I don't know when you'll return, but I'll continue to wait
neng bandara, tak tunggu sliramu
At the airport, waiting for your arrival
Contributed by Max M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.