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.
Friday Night
Various Artists Lyrics
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There's a pounding my head
Bottles all over the room
Some stripper's cloth are in the pool
I smell like a minibar
DJ's passed out in the yard
Barbie's on the barbecue
Is this a hickie or a bruise?
Pictures of last night
Ended up online
I'm screwed
Oh well
It's a blacked out blur
But I'm pretty sure, it ruled
Last Friday night
Yeah we danced on tabletops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot
Last Friday night
Yeah we maxed our credit cards
And got kicked out of the bar
So we hit the boulevard
Last Friday night
We went streaking in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a menage a trois
Last Friday night
Yeah I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop-op
Whoa-oh-oah
This Friday night
Do it all again
This Friday night
Do it all again
Trying to connect the dots
Don't know what to tell my boss
Think the city towed my car
Chandelier is on the floor
With my favorite party dress
Warrants out for my arrest
Think I need a ginger ale
That was such an epic fail
Pictures of last night
Ended up online
I'm screwed
Oh well
It's a blacked out blur
But I'm pretty sure, it ruled
Damn
Last Friday night
Yeah we danced on table tops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot
Last Friday night
Yeah we maxed our credits card
And got kicked out of the bars
So we hit the boulevards
Last Friday night
We went streaking in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a menage a trois
Last Friday night
Yeah I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop-op
Oh whoa oh
This Friday night
Do it all again
Do it all again
This Friday night
Do it all again
This Friday night
T.G.I.F.
That's when we party the most
So raise your hands for a toast
T.G.I.F.
That's when we party the most
Get down with us!
MOVE!
This is how we party on a friday night!
Bring the girls, Bring the guys
and Let's set this shit off right.
The parents aren't gonna be home tonight
So put your feet to the beat
and Get the Fuck Up!!
Last Friday night
Yeah we danced on table tops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot
Last Friday night
Yeah we maxed our credit cards
And got kicked out of the bar
So we hit the boulevard
Last Friday night!
In the song "Friday Night" by Various Artists, the lyrics tell the story of a wild and crazy night that the singer can hardly remember. There are bottles all over the room, strippers' clothes in the pool, and the singer wakes up next to a stranger in their bed. They have a pounding headache, and there are pictures from the night before that have ended up online. Despite all of this, the singer is pretty sure that the night ruled, even though it's all a blacked-out blur. The singer recounts all of the crazy things that happened on that Friday night, from dancing on tabletops to maxing out credit cards and getting kicked out of bars.
The song captures the feeling of youthful excess and hedonism, of parties that go on all night and end in a blur. But there is also a sense of regret and frustration that comes through, as the singer realizes that they have messed up and need to face the consequences of their actions. The lyrics are catchy and memorable, and the upbeat melody of the song adds to the feeling of reckless abandon.
Overall, "Friday Night" is a fun and energetic song that captures the spirit of youthful partying and excess. The lyrics are full of humor and pathos, and the melody is infectious and upbeat. It's a great song to listen to when you want to let loose and have a good time.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a stranger in my bed
I woke up to someone I don't know in my bed
There's a pounding my head
My head is throbbing from a hangover
Bottles all over the room
The room is messy with empty bottles
Some stripper's cloth are in the pool
There are clothes from a stripper in my swimming pool
I smell like a minibar
I smell like alcohol
DJ's passed out in the yard
The DJ is unconscious outside
Barbie's on the barbecue
I'm cooking a Barbie on the grill
Is this a hickie or a bruise?
I woke up with a mark on my neck and I'm not sure what it is
Pictures of last night
There are photos from last night
Ended up online
The photos are posted on the internet
I'm screwed
I'm in trouble
Oh well
I can't do anything about it now
It's a blacked out blur
I don't remember everything that happened
But I'm pretty sure, it ruled
I think it was a good time
Yeah we danced on tabletops
We danced on the tables
And we took too many shots
We drank too much alcohol
Think we kissed but I forgot
I'm not sure if I kissed someone or not
Yeah we maxed our credit cards
We spent all the money on our credit cards
And got kicked out of the bar
We were thrown out of the bar
So we hit the boulevard
We went to the street
We went streaking in the park
We ran naked in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
We swam naked in the dark
Then had a menage a trois
We had a three-way sexual encounter
Yeah I think we broke the law
I believe we did something illegal
Always say we're gonna stop-op
We always plan to stop doing these things
Whoa-oh-oah
a vocal accompaniment
This Friday night
Referring to the upcoming Friday night
Do it all again
I want to do everything again
T.G.I.F.
Thank God It's Friday
That's when we party the most
We party the most on Fridays
So raise your hands for a toast
Let's celebrate with a cheer
Get down with us!
Let's have fun together
MOVE!
Motivating people to dance and have fun
This is how we party on a friday night!
This is our typical Friday night partying
Bring the girls, Bring the guys
Bring all your friends
and Let's set this shit off right.
Let's start the party in the right way
The parents aren't gonna be home tonight
Our parents are not at home
So put your feet to the beat
Start dancing
and Get the Fuck Up!!
Get up and have fun
Writer(s): TIM LAWS, TIMOTHY CHARLES LAWS, STEPHEN EMMANUEL
Contributed by Jeremiah Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.