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.
Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Various Artists Lyrics
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La la la
La la la la la
La la la
La la la la la
I just can't get you out of my head
I just can't get you out of my head
Boy it's more than I dare to think about
La la la
La la la la la
I just can't get you out of my head
Boy your loving is all I think about
I just can't get you out of my head
Boy it's more than I dare to think about
Every night
Every day
Just to be there in your arms
Won't you stay
Won't you lay
Stay forever and ever and ever and ever
La la la
La la la la la
La la la
La la la la la
I just can't get you out of my head
Boy your loving is all I think about
I just can't get you out of my head
Boy it's more than I dare to think about
There's a dark secret in me
Don't leave me locked in your heart
Set me free
Feel the need in me
Set me free
Stay forever and ever and ever and ever
La la la
La la la la la
La la la
La la la la la
I just can't get you out of my head
I just can't get you out of my head
I just can't get you out of my head...
The lyrics to "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Various Artists is about someone who cannot stop thinking about their lover. The song is a groovy pop tune that sings about the obsession and addiction to love. The repetition of the melody and the lyrics adds to the hypnotic nature of the song. The chorus line of "I just can't get you out of my head" repeats throughout the whole song, emphasizing the idea of how their love is constantly on the singer's mind. They think about their lover every night and day, wanting to stay in their arms forever.
The lyrics jump from the introspective view of the singer to a plea to their lover to let them go. This sudden shift is evident when they say, "There's a dark secret in me, don't leave me locked in your heart. Set me free." They understand that their obsession is not healthy and can be seen as a dark cloud that follows them. They recognize that they need to let go of their lover if their love is not reciprocated. In the end, the singer feels the need to be set free and urges their lover to stay with them forever.
Line by Line Meaning
La la la
The repetition of 'la la la' expresses the singer's inability to articulate or put into words the overwhelming emotions they are experiencing.
I just can't get you out of my head
The singer is unable to stop thinking about the person who they are deeply in love with.
Boy your love is all I think about
The singer's mind is consumed by thoughts of the person they love and they cannot focus on anything else.
Boy it's more than I dare to think about
The singer is overwhelmed by the intensity of their emotions for this person and cannot fully comprehend the depth of their feelings.
Every night
The singer is constantly thinking about the person they love, even when they are trying to sleep at night.
Every day
The love for this person is a constant presence in the singer's life every single day.
Just to be there in your arms
The singer desires nothing more than to be held in the arms of the person they love.
Won't you stay
The singer pleads with the person they love to not leave them and to stay with them forever.
Won't you lay
The singer desires to be intimate with the person they love and is asking if they will lay down with them.
Stay forever and ever and ever and ever
The singer wants the person they love to be with them for all eternity.
There's a dark secret in me
The singer reveals that there is a deep and dark part of themselves that they are scared to share with the person they love.
Don't leave me locked in your heart
The singer is afraid that the person they love will shut them out and not allow them access to their heart and emotions.
Set me free
The singer longs to be liberated from the burden of their feelings for this person.
Feel the need in me
The singer is asking the person they love to acknowledge and understand the depth of their desire for them.
I just can't get you out of my head
The repetition of this line emphasizes the singer's overwhelming love for this person that they simply cannot shake.
Contributed by Mila M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.