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.
I Fall To Pieces
Various Artists Lyrics
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We're the kids who feel like dead ends
And I want to be known for my hits, not just my misses
I took a shot and didn't even come close
At trust and love and hope
And the poets are just kids who didn't make it
Who never had it at all
And the lies just won't stop slipping
And besides my reputations on the line
We can fake it for the airwaves
Force our smiles, baby, half dead
From comparing myself to everyone else around me
Please put the doctor on the phone because I'm not making and sense
Blame everyone but me for this mess
And my back has been breaking from this heavy heart
We never seemed so far
I'm hopelessly hopeful you're just hopeless enough
But we never had it at all
And the record won't stop skipping
And the lies just won't stop slipping
And besides my reputations on the line
We can fake it for the airwaves
Force our smiles, baby, half dead
From comparing myself to everyone else around me
to everyone else around me
everyone else around me
everyone else around me
The lyrics in "I Got It Bad" by Various Artists delve into the struggles and insecurities of being an aspiring musician. The opening lines, "Joke me something awful just like kisses on the neck of 'just friends' / We're the kids who feel like dead ends" paint a picture of a group of individuals who are striving for success but feel stuck and unfulfilled. The desire to be recognized for their talent and not just their failures is evident in the line "And I want to be known for my hits, not just my misses."
The struggles of trusting others and finding love are explored in the lines "I took a shot and didn't even come close / At trust and love and hope." The reference to poets who never made it speaks to the idea that success is not guaranteed in the creative industry, and the fear of failing is always present.
The repetition of "And the record won't stop skipping / And the lies just won't stop slipping / And besides my reputation's on the line / We can fake it for the airwaves" highlights the pressure that artists feel to present a certain image and maintain their reputation. The final lines, "From comparing myself to everyone else around me / to everyone else around me / everyone else around me" drive home the idea that comparing oneself to others is a common and dangerous mistake in the pursuit of success.
Overall, "I Got It Bad" is a poignant reflection on the challenges and uncertainties of the music industry and the impact it can have on one's mental health and self-image.
Line by Line Meaning
Joke me something awful just like kisses on the neck of "just friends"
Tell me something terrible, like an inappropriate kiss on the neck of someone you're only friends with
We're the kids who feel like dead ends
We're lost and aimless, unsure of our direction in life
And I want to be known for my hits, not just my misses
I want to be recognized for my successes, not just my failures
I took a shot and didn't even come close
I tried my best and failed miserably
At trust and love and hope
In matters of trust, love, and optimism
And the poets are just kids who didn't make it
Even poets are just young people who didn't succeed in life
Who never had it at all
Who never experienced true success or happiness in life
And the record won't stop skipping
My life seems stuck in a cycle of misfortune and disappointment
And the lies just won't stop slipping
Falsehoods and deceit continue to plague me
And besides my reputations on the line
My reputation is in danger and I must act to protect it
We can fake it for the airwaves
We can pretend for our public image
Force our smiles, baby, half dead
We smile through our pain, feeling barely alive
From comparing myself to everyone else around me
From constantly measuring myself against others
Please put the doctor on the phone because I'm not making and sense
I'm so confused and lost that I need medical attention
Blame everyone but me for this mess
I refuse to accept responsibility for my mistakes and instead blame others
And my back has been breaking from this heavy heart
My emotional burden has become too much to bear, causing physical pain
We never seemed so far
Our goals and dreams seem impossibly distant
I'm hopelessly hopeful you're just hopeless enough
I cling to the idea of hope, even though the situation seems dire
But we never had it at all
But in reality, we never truly had a chance at success or happiness
to everyone else around me
This phrase is repeated three times for emphasis on the feeling of comparing oneself against others
everyone else around me
This phrase is repeated three times for emphasis on the feeling of comparing oneself against others
everyone else around me
This phrase is repeated three times for emphasis on the feeling of comparing oneself against others
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