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.
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Various Artists Lyrics
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Birds singing in the sycamore tree, "Dream a little dream of me".
Say "nighty-night" and kiss me. Just hold me tight and tell me you'll missme.
While I'm alone and blue as can be, dream a little dream of me.
Stars fading, but I linger on, dear.
Still craving your kiss, I'm longing to linger till dawn, dear.
Just saying this: Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you.
But in your dreams whatever they be, dream a little dream of me.
Stars fading, but I linger on, dear.
Still craving your kiss, I'm longing to linger till dawn, dear.
Just saying this: Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you.
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you.
But in your dreams whatever they be, dream a little dream of me.
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" is a love song by Various Artists that encourages a loved one to dream about the singer to make them feel less alone. This song has a jazz feel and the lyrics describe how the stars are shining and how the night whispers "I love you". It also describes the birds singing in a sycamore tree and encourages the listener to "dream a little dream of me". The song is very romantic and beautiful, urging the loved one to hold the singer tight, say "nighty-night" and kiss them. It also expresses how alone and blue the singer is, and how much they want to be dreamt about by their lover.
The second verse of the song tells us that even though the stars are fading, the singer is still thinking about their lover and craving their kiss. They long to be together till dawn and wish sweet dreams for their lover. The lyrics make it clear that they want the loved one to dream of them and to leave all their worries behind. The chorus repeats again and again that they should dream of the singer and that even though the stars are fading, the singer will always be thinking about their lover.
Line by Line Meaning
Stars shining bright above you, night breezes seem to whisper, "I love you".
The stars are shining bright and the night breeze seems to convey the message of love towards the listener.
Birds singing in the sycamore tree, "Dream a little dream of me".
The birds are singing in the sycamore tree, asking the listener to dream about them.
Say "nighty-night" and kiss me. Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me.
The listener is asked to say goodnight, and kisses are exchanged. Moreover, they're asked to hold tight and convey their feelings of missing them.
While I'm alone and blue as can be, dream a little dream of me.
The listener is asked to dream about the singer while they are feeling lonely and sad.
Stars fading, but I linger on, dear.
The stars are fading, but the singer is still here and staying.
Still craving your kiss, I'm longing to linger till dawn, dear.
The singer is still craving the listener's kiss and is waiting to stay until the sunrise.
Just saying this: Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you.
The singer is wishing the listener to have sweet dreams until the morning sunbeams come.
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you.
The singer wishes the listener to have happy dreams that take away all their worries.
But in your dreams whatever they be, dream a little dream of me.
The listener is asked to dream about the singer, no matter the content of the dream.
Contributed by Michael L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.