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.
Bye Bye Baby
Various Artists Lyrics
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Girmediğim daha inleri var
Kurduklarý yeni dünleri var
Uzun ama tahttada bide minderi var
Ara beni bul hadi rapçi balam
Amnesia diyorum yak sigaram
Ölcek peynir ver bi gram
Tüm dertlerinide evde bırak
Çünkü rap bizde 50 kırat
Kemik varsa onu elde kırak
Çırak mc leri selde bırak
Tarz dediklerinin hepsi arak
Orjinal baban ver bi yanak
Fan dediklerin 13 yaşında
Biz kalemle onlara ceviz kırak
Gidip ev-kur a götünü rehin bırak
İşid ankara'da çıktı değil ırak
Bizi dinle ve öðren ver bi kulak
Eğer ineksen oğlum git orda yalak
Almanyada olsan denir kanak
Gidip iron man e biz demir çalak
Bat-man e gidip robin bulak
Ve de geldi bak a.p.o rap te ulak
Yaz kezzo sen yaz kezzo bu av sezonu belli yaz kezzo
Ne az ne çok ne dar ne bol ne kar ne dolu oğlum yaz kezzo
The lyrics to Various Artists' song Bye Bye Baby are filled with references to various topics including boats, new beginnings, cigarettes, and rap music. The song begins by describing a ship that the singer has not yet boarded, but knows that there are still lower decks to explore. The lyrics then move on to discuss new beginnings and the potential for creating something new. This is followed by a call to action for the rapper Balam to seek out the singer and to bring some amnesia-inducing substances along with him. The lyrics also contain a reference to selling a gram of cheese to pay off some unspecified debts.
The song then moves on to discuss the power of rap music, with the singer claiming that they are the best in the business, and that even the newer, less experienced rappers should be left behind. The lyrics then take a jab at those who try to imitate the style of more established rappers, asking them to find their own voice instead of copying others. The song then continues with a warning to those who are less experienced in the rap game, telling them to either step up their game or get left behind.
Finally, the song ends with a call to action for the listener to strike out on their own and create their own path, telling them to be neither too restrictive nor too free, but find balance and create something unique.
Line by Line Meaning
Binmediğim bak bir gemi var
There's a ship I haven't been on yet
Girmediğim daha inleri var
There are deeper places I haven't gone yet
Kurduklarý yeni dünleri var
They're making new tomorrows
Uzun ama tahttada bide minderi var
There's a throne and even a cushion to go with it
Ara beni bul hadi rapçi balam
Find me and call me, rapper friend
Amnesia diyorum yak sigaram
I say amnesia as I light my cigarette
Ölcek peynir ver bi gram
Give me some cheese and weigh a gram
Kimlere kalcak bide dicle fırat
Who else will get the Euphrates and the Tigris?
Tüm dertlerinide evde bırak
Leave all your troubles at home
Çünkü rap bizde 50 kırat
Because rap is 50 carats with us
Kemik varsa onu elde kırak
If there's bone, break it by hand
Çırak mc leri selde bırak
Leave the apprentice MCs behind
Tarz dediklerinin hepsi arak
All those they call style are fake
Orjinal baban ver bi yanak
Give the original dad a cheek kiss
Fan dediklerin 13 yaşında
The fans they talk about are 13 years old
Biz kalemle onlara ceviz kırak
We crack walnuts with a pen in front of them
Gidip ev-kur a götünü rehin bırak
Go and leave your butt as a hostage at home
İşid ankara'da çıktı değil ırak
ISIS didn't emerge in Ankara, but in Iraq
Bizi dinle ve öðren ver bi kulak
Listen to us and learn, lend an ear
Eğer ineksen oğlum git orda yalak
If you're a suck-up, go there and flatter them
Almanyada olsan denir kanak
If you're in Germany, they call you a 'kanak'
Gidip iron man e biz demir çalak
We go and steal iron from Iron Man
Bat-man e gidip robin bulak
We go to Batman and find Robin
Ve de geldi bak a.p.o rap te ulak
And behold, A.P.O. has come as the messenger of rap
Yaz kezzo sen yaz kezzo bu av sezonu belli yaz kezzo
Write, Kezzo, you write. It's hunting season, it's certain. Write, Kezzo.
Ne az ne çok ne dar ne bol ne kar ne dolu oğlum yaz kezzo
Not too little or too much, not too tight or too loose, not too cold or too hot. Write, Kezzo, my boy.
Writer(s): Mary Wells
Contributed by Elliot J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.