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.
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Various Artists Lyrics
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이름도 마침 우리 나이트와 똑같은 밴드 와이키키 브라더스
The lyrics of the song "Intro" by Various Artists mention a band called "와이키키 브라더스" which means "WIKI Brothers" in English. The lyrics describe them as a band with exceptional talent based in Gangnam, the district known for its affluent and trendy culture in South Korea. The band's name is also mentioned to be identical to the name of the singer's own "Night" which may indicate some sort of personal or emotional connection to the band. Overall, the lyrics suggest a deep admiration for the band's musical abilities and the possibility of some level of kinship or camaraderie between them.
Line by Line Meaning
야간업체 비틀즈 강남 이남에선 가장 실력이 뛰어난 밴드
In the southern part of Gangnam, a night company, there is a band with exceptional skills that even rivals the Beatles.
이름도 마침 우리 나이트와 똑같은 밴드 와이키키 브라더스
Coincidentally, this band is named Wikikey Brothers, which is similar to our band, Knight Brothers.
Writer(s): Darren Lighty, Nuno Manuel Dias Carneiro, Alain Schneider, Kelvin Mercer, David Jolicoeur, Daquan Youngblood, Darin Keith Pappas, Jamil Debardlabon, Vincent Mason, Keir Gist Copyright: Sharay'S Music, Songs Of Razor And Tie O.B.O. Fully Focus, Divine Mill Music, Universal Music Publishing, S.p.a.(Sociedade Portuguesa De Autores), Word 2 Weef, Tee Girl Daisy Age, Razor & Tie Direct LLC Dba Songs Of Razor And Tie, Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp., WB Music Corp.
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