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.
Jezebel
Various Artists Lyrics
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Haleluahhh
Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho uthanda ukholo lokncola kwakho nokubekezela endleleni lee, koda nje imsebenzi yakho ayisafani neyakudala into inye ujezebel lo
Sewushitsha imfundiso ebandleni, uphandlela abaphansi enkonzweni ningenwe yin bo seninalomoya walomfazi
Ujezebel yena ×2 bandla liphelile lomoya wakhe
Haybo ujezebel yena ×2 ibandla liphelile lomoya wakhe
Haybo ujezebel yena ×2 ibandla liphelile lomoya wakhe
Sesithi jezi jezi jezi nqe nqe jezi jezi jezi ibandla liphelile lomoya wakhe ×2
The lyrics to Various Artists' song Jezebel are primarily in Zulu and describe the power and influence of a woman named Jezebel. The line "Sikhuza umoya ka Jezebel namhlanje" translates to "Gather the spirit of Jezebel today." The singer acknowledges Jezebel's works and emphasizes her commitment to her beliefs and her perseverance in the way she lives her life.
The next few lines mention that Jezebel's work is different from anyone else's, and that she drives the lesson home. She doesn't just preach, she practices what she preaches. The song then goes on to describe the impact of Jezebel's work on those around her, specifically the people around her who are weaker in spirit. She is able to lift them up and bring them into her way of thinking.
The repeated phrase "Sesithi jezi, jezi, jezi nqe nqe jezi jezi jezi ibandla liphelile lomoya wakhe" roughly translates to "We say Jezebel, Jezebel, Jezebel, the church has come alive with her spirit." This line emphasizes the impact Jezebel has had on the singer and the people around her, praising the power of her spirit and the changes she has brought about.
Line by Line Meaning
Sikhuza umoya ka jezebel namhlanje
Let us invite the spirit of Jezebel today
Haleluahhh
Hallelujah
Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho uthanda ukholo lokncola kwakho nokubekezela endleleni lee, koda nje imsebenzi yakho ayisafani neyakudala into inye ujezebel lo
I know your works and you love the faith of your deception and perseverance on this path, but your works are not like those of old, unlike those of Jezebel
Sewushitsha imfundiso ebandleni, uphandlela abaphansi enkonzweni ningenwe yin bo seninalomoya walomfazi
She disrupts the teaching in church, leading astray those who are weak in spirit and seducing them with the breath of her femininity
Ujezebel yena ×2 bandla liphelile lomoya wakhe
Jezebel herself, her spirit has filled up the congregation
Haybo ujezebel yena ×2 ibandla liphelile lomoya wakhe
Oh my, Jezebel herself, the congregation has been completely filled with her spirit
Sesithi jezi, jezi, jezi nqe nqe jezi jezi jezi ibandla liphelile lomoya wakhe ×3
We say Jezebel, Jezebel, Jezebel, the congregation has been completely filled with her spirit three times
Sesithi jezi jezi jezi nqe nqe jezi jezi jezi ibandla liphelile lomoya wakhe ×2
We say Jezebel, Jezebel, Jezebel, the congregation has been completely filled with her spirit two times
Writer(s): Wayne Shanklin
Contributed by Gianna P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.