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.
El mariachi
Various Artists Lyrics
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Y yo queria morderte a ti
Pero por darte gabela te dejaba ir
Se mojaba toda mi ropa
De tan solo pensar en ti
Y no duermo sonando en hacerte...
(? Tra!) (? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
(? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
Bailando, sudando...
(? Tra!) (? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
En una esquina te vo'a hacer...
(? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
Bailando, sudando...
Al Bambino le encanta cuando ella se suelta el pelo
(? Tra!)(? Tra!) Ella va rompiendo el suelo
Con su movimiento va dejando a todos ciegos
Acelera, dale duro, metele sin miedo
Alcaldesa, dale confiesa...
Que tu no estas tiesa, tu eres bien traviesa...
Y aunque te guste que te hablen sobre la mesa
Canta conmigo y este coro bailotea...
(? Tra!) (? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
En una esquina te vo'a hacer...
(? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
Bailando, sudando...
(? Tra!) (? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
En una esquina te vo'a hacer...
(? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
Bailando, sudando...
Ella es mi chica sensual, no es dramatica
Es simpatica, te advierto que es lunatica
Ella le mete al "tra" pero sin practica
Ella te coge, te parte y te pilla, es parte de su tactica
Y te hace mu, si su novio es un cebu
Ella baila conmigo si no estas tu
Ella le encanta cuando apagan la luz
Y el coro se escucha y lo sabes tu
(? Tra!) (? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
En una esquina te vo'a hacer...
(? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
Bailando, sudando...
(? Tra!) (? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
En una esquina te vo'a hacer...
(? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
Bailando, sudando...
Tito, el Bambino!
Oye, pensaste que me la zumbaste rapida!
Pero del parque te la saque!
Todavia no aparece la bola!
Y te castigaron en el "dugout"!
Tu lo sabes!
Fuera del parque!
Tito, el Bambino!
"It's My Time"!
Naldo!
Raldy!
Los Yedais!
Urba & Monserrate!
Sosa!
Papi, lo que tengo!
Es el Escuadron del Panico!
"It's My Time"!
The lyrics of "El Mariachi" by Various Artists are about the desire to be with someone and the anticipation of what could happen if they were together. The line "Se me hizo agua la boca y yo quería morderte a ti" loosely translates to "My mouth watered and I wanted to bite you." The singer is so attracted to this person that just the thought of them gets their adrenaline pumping, causing their clothes to become wet. The chorus repeats the phrase "(? Tra!) (? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)/ En una esquina te vo'a hacer.../ Bailando, sudando..." which means "(? Tra!) (? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)/ I'm going to make you in the corner.../ Dancing, sweating..." This is a playful invitation to dance and be with the person they desire.
The song features a few artists, such as Tito "El Bambino" (who also references himself in the lyrics), and was produced by Urba & Monserrate. The chorus has a catchy rhythm and a repeating pattern that makes it easy to sing along to. The song incorporates Latin elements such as the use of percussion instruments and upbeat melodies. The use of the phrase "(? Tra!)" also adds to the Latin influence and is meant to be a call-and-response style chant as if the singer is in a crowd or at a party. The lyrics of "El Mariachi" celebrate the passion and energy associated with Latin culture and the desire to be with the one you want.
Line by Line Meaning
Se me hizo agua la boca
My mouth watered
Y yo queria morderte a ti
I wanted to bite you
Pero por darte gabela te dejaba ir
But I let you go because I felt sorry for you
Se mojaba toda mi ropa
My clothes got wet
De tan solo pensar en ti
Just by thinking of you
Y no duermo sonando en hacerte...
I don't sleep dreaming of making love to you
(? Tra!) (? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
N/A
En una esquina te vo'a hacer...
I'm going to make love to you in a corner
(? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
N/A
Bailando, sudando...
Dancing, sweating...
Al Bambino le encanta cuando ella se suelta el pelo
The Bambino loves it when she lets her hair down
(? Tra!)(? Tra!) Ella va rompiendo el suelo
N/A
Con su movimiento va dejando a todos ciegos
With her movement, she blinds everyone
Acelera, dale duro, metele sin miedo
Speed up, give it all you got, don't be afraid
Alcaldesa, dale confiesa...
Mayor, confess...
Que tu no estas tiesa, tu eres bien traviesa...
You're not stiff, you're very naughty...
Y aunque te guste que te hablen sobre la mesa
And even though you like to be talked about on the table
Canta conmigo y este coro bailotea...
Sing with me and dance to this chorus...
(? Tra!) (? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
N/A
Ella es mi chica sensual, no es dramatica
She's my sensual girl, she's not dramatic
Es simpatica, te advierto que es lunatica
She's nice, but I warn you she's a little crazy
Ella le mete al "tra" pero sin practica
She gets into the rhythm, but without practice
Ella te coge, te parte y te pilla, es parte de su tactica
She grabs you, breaks you, and catches you, it's part of her tactics
Y te hace mu, si su novio es un cebu
And she can make you crazy, if her boyfriend is jealous
Ella baila conmigo si no estas tu
She dances with me if you're not here
Ella le encanta cuando apagan la luz
She loves it when the lights turn off
Y el coro se escucha y lo sabes tu
And the chorus sounds and you know it
(? Tra!) (? Tra!)(? Tra!)(? Tra!)
N/A
Tito, el Bambino!
Tito, the Bambino!
Oye, pensaste que me la zumbaste rapida!
Hey, did you think you could get with her quickly?
Pero del parque te la saque!
But I got her out of the park!
Todavia no aparece la bola!
The ball still hasn't appeared!
Y te castigaron en el "dugout"!
And they punished you in the dugout!
Tu lo sabes!
You know it!
Fuera del parque!
Out of the park!
Papi, lo que tengo!
Daddy, what I have!
Es el Escuadron del Panico!
It's the Panic Squad!
"It's My Time"!
"It's My Time"!
Naldo!
Naldo!
Raldy!
Raldy!
Los Yedais!
The Yedais!
Urba & Monserrate!
Urba & Monserrate!
Sosa!
Sosa!
"It's My Time"!
"It's My Time"!
Writer(s): figueroa figueroa jose manuel
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