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.
Fairytale
Various Artists Lyrics
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I kind of liked, a girl I knew
She was mine and we were sweethearts
That was then but then it's true
I'm in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts
Cause I don't care if I lose my mind,
Every day we started fighting
Every night we fell in love
No one else could make me sadder
But no one else could lift me high above
I don't know what I was doing
Suddenly we fell apart
Nowadays I cannot find her
But when I do we'll get a brand new start
I'm in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts
Cause I don't care if I lose my mind,
I'm already cursed
She's a fairytale, yeah
Even though it hurts
cause I don't care if I lose my mind,
I'm already cursed
The song "Fairy Tale" by Various Artists is a song about a past love that has haunted the singer. The song begins with the singer talking about a girl that he once knew and loved. They were sweethearts, but that was a long time ago. The singer then states that he is in love with a fairy tale. This fairy tale is his love story with this girl. He knows that it hurts him to hang onto this fairy tale, but he doesn't care. He's already cursed, meaning that he's already been hurt so much by this love that he can't be hurt anymore.
As the song continues, the singer talks about how every day they were fighting, but every night they fell in love. No one else could make him as sad as she did, but no one else could lift him as high as she did. Suddenly, they fell apart and he doesn't know why. He can't find her now, but if he does, they will have a brand new start. The song ends with the singer repeating that he is in love with a fairy tale and that she is a fairy tale.
The overall theme of this song is about love and how it can be both beautiful and painful. The singer is aware of the risks of holding onto a fairy tale, but he is willing to take the chance. This song portrays how sometimes we may fall in love with a fairy tale, and that longing for that fairy tale can lead to destruction.
Line by Line Meaning
Years ago, when I was younger
Looking back to a time in the past when the singer was younger
I kind of liked, a girl I knew
The singer had a mild attraction to a certain girl
She was mine and we were sweethearts
The girl used to be the singer's girlfriend
That was then but then it's true
The singer confirms the validity of the previous statement
I'm in love with a fairytale
The singer is describing his current infatuation with an unrealistically perfect fantasy
Even though it hurts
The singer acknowledges that the attachment to the fairytale is causing him emotional pain
Cause I don't care if I lose my mind,
The singer is willing to accept the possibility of losing his sanity over his obsession
I'm already cursed
The singer believes that he is powerless to control his emotions
Every day we started fighting
The singer describes a period of time when he and the girl would argue frequently
Every night we fell in love
The singer expresses how despite the fights, they would still reconcile every evening
No one else could make me sadder
The singer is emphasizing how much he truly cared for the girl, as she was the only one who could cause him such heartbreak
But no one else could lift me high above
Similarly, the girl was also the only one who could make him feel such intense joy
I don't know what I was doing
The singer reflects on how he may have contributed to the ultimate breakdown of the relationship
Suddenly we fell apart
The relationship abruptly ended
Nowadays I cannot find her
Currently, the singer is unable to locate the girl from his past
But when I do we'll get a brand new start
Despite the time that has passed, the singer hopes for a potential future where they can start anew
She's a fairytale, yeah
Reiterating the notion that the girl he remembers is more perfect in his mind than she may have been in reality
Even though it hurts
The emotional pain persists
cause I don't care if I lose my mind,
The singer continues to be willing to pay the price for his obsession
I'm already cursed
His attachment is so intense, he believes it to be beyond his control
Writer(s): Rolf U. Lovland
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