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.
Donna
Various Artists Lyrics
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There was a sixteen year old virgin
Oh, Donna, oh, oh, Donna, oh, oh, oh
Looking for my Donna
I just got back from looking for Donna
San Francisco, psychedelic urchin
Oh, Donna, oh, oh, Donna, oh, oh, oh
Have you seen
My sixteen year old tattooed woman?
Heard a story
She got busted for her beauty, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Once upon a looking-for-Donna-time
There was a sixteen year old virgin
Oh, Donna, oh, oh, Donna, oh, oh, oh
Looking for my Donna
I've been to India and saw the yogi light
In South America the Indian smoke glows bright
I'm reincarnated and so are we all
And in this lifetime we'll rise before we fall, fall
Once upon a looking-for-Donna-time
There was a sixteen year old virgin
Oh, Donna, oh, oh, Donna, oh, oh, oh
Looking for my Donna
And I'm gonna show her life on earth can be sweet
Gonna lay my mutated self at her feet
And I'm gonna love her, make love to her
Till the sky turns brown
I'm evolving, I'm evolving through the drugs
That you put down
Once upon a looking-for-Donna-time
There was a sixteen year old virgin
Oh, Donna, oh, oh, Donna, oh, oh, oh
Looking for my Donna, looking for my Donna
Looking for my Donna, Donna
The song "Donna" by Various Artists, is a psychedelic rock song from the 1960s. The song is about a young, sixteen-year-old virgin who the singer, presumably a young man, is seeking. The first stanza sets up the story of the young man's quest to find Donna, using repetition to emphasize the urgency of his search. He talks about traveling to different places, such as San Francisco and India, in search of Donna.
The second stanza mentions a story he heard about Donna getting "busted for her beauty", which could mean she was arrested for prostitution. The singer seems to have a romanticized view of Donna, and he wants to show her that life on earth can be sweet. He plans to lay his "mutated self" at her feet and make love to her until the sky turns brown. He believes that he is evolving through the drugs that she has put down, suggesting that drugs have played a role in his search for Donna. Overall, the song is a snapshot of the drug and hippie-fueled counterculture of the 1960s, where young people were searching for love, meaning, and connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, once upon a looking-for-Donna-time
In the past, there was a time when I was looking for Donna
There was a sixteen year old virgin
Donna was a young, inexperienced girl
Oh, Donna, oh, oh, Donna, oh, oh, oh
Donna was an important person to me, and I am trying to find her
Looking for my Donna
I am on a quest to find Donna
I just got back from looking for Donna
I recently went searching for Donna
San Francisco, psychedelic urchin
I looked for Donna in San Francisco, where the hippie culture seemed to thrive
Have you seen
I am asking if anyone has seen Donna
My sixteen year old tattooed woman?
Donna has tattoos and is young
Heard a story
I have been told a tale
She got busted for her beauty, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Donna was punished for being attractive
I've been to India and saw the yogi light
I have traveled to India and experienced spiritual enlightenment
In South America the Indian smoke glows bright
I went to South America and smoked marijuana with the natives
I'm reincarnated and so are we all
I believe in the cycle of rebirth and that everyone experiences it
And in this lifetime we'll rise before we fall, fall
I believe that in this life, we will succeed before we fail
And I'm gonna show her life on earth can be sweet
I want to show Donna that life can be wonderful
Gonna lay my mutated self at her feet
I want to submit myself to her and show her my unconventional side
And I'm gonna love her, make love to her
I intend to love her deeply and be intimate with her
Till the sky turns brown
I will continue to love her until the end of time
I'm evolving, I'm evolving through the drugs
I believe that taking drugs is causing me to evolve and change
That you put down
The drugs that Donna rejected
Looking for my Donna, looking for my Donna
I am still searching for Donna
Donna
Donna is an important person to me and I hope to find her soon
Contributed by Tristan T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@WillieDines1
2021 and still enjoy this music, but as someone who also plays guitar and has wrote a few songs, I believe that Ritchie and Buddy Holly both had something unique in common... They were both way ahead of their time with their sheer talent for music and for Ritchie, this song is a perfect example.
Ritchie has written this as a blues ballad and he cleverly uses some old school blues riffs and licks into his guitar playing, but without taking away from the smoother rhythm guitar chords with the rest of the band.
You can hear in Ritchie's vocals that he was singing this one from the heart just for Donna and I sure wish that he could still be alive now because I believe that he and Donna would be together now, if he was.
Rest in Heaven Ritchie and it sucks that your time was too short, but you will live forever in your music and in memories.
God bless the Ritchie, buddy and JP's families 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@dennissorensen8099
My wife’s name is Donna she past away in June 2020 . I dedicate this song to her.
@sauldeluna9129
I'm sorry for your loss my respects
@ceasarg625
R.i.p I hope the best for you
@smokedope6677
Rip to your wife man prayers
@davidoftheglen3447
Sorry for your lose buddy
@idontknowmuch3441
I’m sorry for loss
@cleangoblin2021
I think Ritchie would be really surprised to learn that his songs still being listened to by millions.
36 million views is no joke.
@cruzdeleon1888
I don't think he would be Surprised..he knew many would enjoy his music timelessly
@aliensexfien
@Cruz Deleon Fr
@fernandomaron87
His fanbase in Mexico and South America in general is still huge.