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.
Cantinero De Cuba
Various Artists Lyrics
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sobre un individuo que no supo amar,
a una de esas mujeres que todo lo da,
el corazón, el pán de cada horra y mas.
Tomando una cerveza en el bar está,
borracho, melancólico, llorando y más,
arrepentido por abandonar,
Cantinero déme ya,
una cerveza para matar,
este dolor que tengo en mi,
y que causé por mi maldad.
Cantinero déme ya,
otra cerveza para olvidar,
ese dolor que le causé,
a esa mujer que me quería amar.
Tomando una cerveza en el bar está,
escuchando las canciones que lo hacían recordar,
aquellas ocaciones en que juntos los dos,
sin darse cuenta tenían la felicidad.
Tomando una cerveza en la calle va,
borracho, melancólico, llorando y más,
gritando y cantando, entonando va,
aquella canción que no dejaba de cantar.
Cantinero déme ya,
una cerveza para matar,
este dolor que tengo en mi,
y que causé por mi maldad.
Cantinero deéme ya,
otra cerveza para olvidar,
ese dolor que le causé,
a esa mujer que me quería amar.
The lyrics of "Cantinero de Cuba" describe a man who failed to love a woman who gave him everything - her heart and soul. He is now in a bar, drinking and feeling sorry for his actions, regretting abandoning her. He asks the bartender for beer as he tries to drown his pain and forget the hurt he caused, seeking solace in alcohol. He is also listening to the songs that remind him of the happy times they had before he left her. As he continues to drink even more beer, he starts singing to ease his mind and numb the pain.
The song describes the pain and regret that come with losing the love of someone who gave everything to you. It also portrays the crippling effect of unrequited love on an individual's emotional health, leading them to seek refuge in drinking or other methods of escapism. The song's lyrics, therefore, serve as a reminder to love and cherish our loved ones while they are still with us and to avoid causing them unnecessary pain or heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
Otra historia que contar,
There's another story to tell,
sobre un individuo que no supo amar,
about a man who didn't know how to love,
a una de esas mujeres que todo lo da,
to one of those women who gives everything,
el corazón, el pán de cada horra y mas.
her heart, her soul and more.
Tomando una cerveza en el bar está,
He's drinking beer at the bar,
borracho, melancólico, llorando y más,
drunk, melancholic, crying and more,
arrepentido por abandonar,
repentant for leaving,
a esa mujer que lo quiería amar.
the woman who loved him.
Cantinero déme ya,
Bartender give me now,
una cerveza para matar,
a beer to kill,
este dolor que tengo en mi,
this pain that I have,
y que causé por mi maldad.
and that I caused by my wickedness.
Cantinero déme ya,
Bartender give me now,
otra cerveza para olvidar,
another beer to forget,
ese dolor que le causé,
the pain that I caused her,
a esa mujer que me quería amar.
to the woman who wanted to love me.
Tomando una cerveza en el bar está,
He's drinking beer at the bar,
escuchando las canciones que lo hacían recordar,
listening to the songs that made him remember,
aquellas ocaciones en que juntos los dos,
those times when both of them,
sin darse cuenta tenían la felicidad.
without realizing they had happiness.
Tomando una cerveza en la calle va,
He's walking the street with a beer,
borracho, melancólico, llorando y más,
drunk, melancholic, crying and more,
gritando y cantando, entonando va,
shouting and singing, he goes on,
aquella canción que no dejaba de cantar.
that song he couldn't stop singing.
Cantinero déme ya,
Bartender give me now,
una cerveza para matar,
a beer to kill,
este dolor que tengo en mi,
this pain that I have,
y que causé por mi maldad.
and that I caused by my wickedness.
Cantinero deéme ya,
Bartender give me now,
otra cerveza para olvidar,
another beer to forget,
ese dolor que le causé,
the pain that I caused her,
a esa mujer que me quería amar.
to the woman who wanted to love me.
Contributed by Ian N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.