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.
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Various Artists Lyrics
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My mother says when you gonna live your life right
Oh mama dear we're not the fortunate ones
And girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun
The phone rings in the middle of the night
My father yells what you gonna do with your life
But girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have
That's all they really want some fun
When the working day is done
Oh girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun
Some boys take a beautiful girl
And hide her away from the rest of the world
I want to be the one to walk in the sun
Oh girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have
That's all they really want is some fun
When the working day is done
Oh girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun
They just wanna, they just wanna
They just wanna, they just wanna
Oh girls, girls just wanna have fun
They just wanna, they just wanna
They just wanna, they just wanna
Oh girls, girls just wanna have fun
Girls just wanna have fun
When the working when the working day is done
Oh, when the working day is done
Oh girls, girls just wanna have fun
They just wanna, they just wanna
They just wanna, they just wanna
Oh girls, girls just wanna have fun
When the working when the working day is done
Oh, when the working day is done
Oh girls, girls just wanna have fun
The lyrics to "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Various Artists celebrates women who simply want to enjoy life, have fun, and not be burdened by societal norms or expectations. The song speaks about a girl who comes home in the morning light, and her mother questions when she's going to live her life right. However, the singer argues that girls are not fortunate, and they deserve to have fun. They want to let loose and express themselves without any judgment or restrictions.
The song also touches on the double standards that exist in society. The singer's father questions what she's going to do with her life, but she reminds him that he's still number one. The lyrics suggest that men often have more freedom and opportunities than women, and women are expected to conform to traditional gender roles. But the song subverts these expectations and celebrates female agency and independence.
Overall, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a fun and empowering anthem that encourages women to enjoy life and not take things too seriously. It celebrates the power of female friendships and emphasizes the importance of living in the moment and having fun.
Line by Line Meaning
I come home in the morning light
I arrive at home in the early hours of the morning
My mother says when you gonna live your life right
My mother asks when I am going to start living my life properly
Oh mama dear we're not the fortunate ones
I reply to my mother that we are not lucky people
And girls they want to have fun
I explain to my mother that girls want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun
I reiterate that girls only want to have fun
The phone rings in the middle of the night
The phone rings during the night, disturbing my sleep
My father yells what you gonna do with your life
My father shouts to ask me what I plan to do with my life
Oh daddy dear you know you're still number one
I reply to my father that he is still someone I hold in great regard
But girls they wanna have fun
I explain to my father that girls only want to have fun
Oh girls just wanna have
I reiterate that girls only want to have
That's all they really want some fun
I clarify that having fun is all that girls really want
When the working day is done
Girls usually stop wanting to have fun when their work day is finished
Oh girls they wanna have fun
Again, I state that girls want to have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun
I repeat that girls only want to have fun
Some boys take a beautiful girl
I observe that some boys take attractive girls
And hide her away from the rest of the world
Those boys keep that girl away from others
I want to be the one to walk in the sun
I express my desire to be able to walk confidently in society
Oh girls they wanna have fun
Once again, I explain that girls just want to have fun
Oh girls just wanna have
Again, I reiterate that girls only want to have
That's all they really want is some fun
Girls just desire to have good and fun times
They just wanna, they just wanna
Girls simply wish to, they simply want to
They just wanna, they just wanna
Girls merely want to, they only want to
Oh girls, girls just wanna have fun
I assert that girls are driven by their desire to have fun
When the working when the working day is done
Girls usually want to have fun when their work day is finished
Oh, when the working day is done
After the work day is over
Oh girls, girls just wanna have fun
Again, I point out that girls desire to have fun
They just wanna, they just wanna
Girls merely wish to, they only want to
They just wanna, they just wanna
Girls simply want to, they merely want to
Oh girls, girls just wanna have fun
One last time, I repeat that girls want to have fun
Contributed by Levi W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.