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.
Honky Tonk
Various Artists Lyrics
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And mistletoe is hanging above the bar
I want to thank you for this broken heart that I got
Merry Christmas Girl wherever in the world you are.
It's going to be a honky-tonk Christmas
For these silent nights at home are killing me
It's going to be a honky-tonk Christmas
[Instrumental]
''Blue Christmas'', turn it up I wanna hear it
So I can unwrap all them mem'ries in my mind
Hey Joe!! pour me some Christmas spirit
If I make it through December I'll be fine.
It's going to be a honky-tonk Christmas
For these silent nights at home are killing me
It's going to be a honky-tonk Christmas
But I'll be over you by New Year's Eve.
Yeah, I'll be over you by New Years Eve...
The lyrics of ''Honky Tonk Christmas'' by Various Artists describe the feelings of heartbreak during the holiday season. The singer of the song is stuck in a bar, listening to Christmas songs like "Pretty Paper" and "Blue Christmas" on the jukebox. The mistletoe hanging above the bar is a reminder of his lost love, for whom he wishes a Merry Christmas wherever she might be. The silent nights at home are killing him, and he looks to drown his sorrows in the honky-tonk.
The instrumental section of the song provides a brief respite from the lyrics but quickly returns to the melancholic tone of the music. Joe, the bartender, is asked to pour some Christmas spirit, implying that the singer needs to numb his pain with alcohol. The song's lyrics provide a bleak outlook on the holidays, as the singer looks forward to being over his lost love by New Year's Eve.
Line by Line Meaning
Pretty Paper is playing on the jukebox
The sad music represents my broken heart
And mistletoe is hanging above the bar
Even though it's Christmas time, I feel alone and brokenhearted
I want to thank you for this broken heart that I got
I'm bitter and resentful about being hurt by someone I loved
Merry Christmas Girl wherever in the world you are.
I'm thinking of my ex-lover, even though they're not with me anymore
It's going to be a honky-tonk Christmas
I plan to spend Christmas in a bar, drowning my sorrows
For these silent nights at home are killing me
The loneliness of being alone at home is unbearable
But I'll be over you by New Year's Eve.
I'm determined to move on from my heartbreak by the start of the new year
Blue Christmas, turn it up I wanna hear it
The sad song perfectly captures my feelings of heartbreak and loneliness
So I can unwrap all them mem'ries in my mind
I want to relive the memories of my past relationship, even though it hurts
Hey Joe!! pour me some Christmas spirit
I'm seeking temporary relief from my pain through alcohol
If I make it through December I'll be fine.
I hope to survive the holiday season despite my heartbreak
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