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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.

Hit The Road Jack
Various Artists Lyrics

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Bye bye baby
Time to hit the road to dreamland
You're mine baby
Dig you in the land of nod
Hold tight baby
We'll be swinging up in dreamland
All night baby
Where the little cherubs trot

Well look at that knocked out moon
You been a-blowing his top in the blue
Never saw the likes of you
Bye bye baby
Time to hit the road to dreamland
Don't cry baby
It was divine but the rooster has finally crowed
Time to hit the road

Look at that knocked out moon
He been a-blowing his top in the blue
Never saw the likes of you
Bye bye baby
Time to hit the road to dreamland
Don't cry baby
Well it was divine but the cuckoo has finally crowed

Time to hit the road Time to hit the road
Time to hit the road

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Hit the Road Jack" sung by Various Artists is a playful farewell to a lover. It signals a night of partying and love making is coming to an end, and it’s time for the lover to depart. The vivid imagery in the lyrics reinforces that this sweet goodbye is a temporary separation and they will soon reunite their souls in their dreams. The song opens with, "Bye bye baby, time to hit the road to dreamland." This line emphasizes that the dreamland is a place where the couple can be together without any hindrance, especially since it's a world where the little cherubs trot.

The line, "Look at that knocked out moon, He been a-blowing his top in the blue, Never saw the likes of you" is loaded with deep poetic meaning. The moon is a symbol of heavenly cosmic power and inspiration, but it's mesmerized and defeated by the lover's charm. The farewell of the beloved is expressed through the lyrics, "Don't cry baby, well it was divine but the cuckoo has finally crowed, Time to hit the road," meaning that the time to leave has arrived, though both parties want to continue the time together.

Overall, the lyrics of "Hit the Road Jack" signify a perfect goodbye to a lover, while leaving the listener with the imagination of how the lovers continue their dream-like world - a world dictated by their love.

Hit The Road JackVarious Artists Lyrics

Hit The Road Jack
Various Artists Lyrics