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.
Jus Biz
Various Artists Lyrics
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Hep aklımdaydın da; olmadın, olmadın yanımda.
Gelebilseydim ben, inan gitmezdim.
Kalır kalır uyurdum yanında.
Duyabilseydin sen, inan susmazdım.
Anlatır anlatır ağlardım omzunda.
N'apıyorsun şu an mesela?
Ben ölüyorum galiba,
Canım yandıkça.
Nerdesin şu an mesela?
Gülüyor musun kahkahalarla?
Ben özlüyorum galiba.
Kavuşamadıkça sana.
Yoksun, olmadın da.
Hep aklımdaydın da; olmadın, olmadın yanımda.
Gelebilseydim ben, inan gitmezdim.
Kalır kalır uyurdum yanında.
Gelebilseydin sen, inan göndermezdim.
Dayanamaz, ağlardın omzumda.
The lyrics to Various Artists' song "Jus Biz" is an emotional ballad that speaks of a lost love. The singer talks about how the person they were in love with wasn't there when they needed them most, and how they constantly think about them. The singer reminisces about how they would have stayed by their side if they could, and how they would have slept next to them forever. The singer expresses their pain and how they can't seem to stop thinking about the person they lost.
In the next verse, the singer wonders what the person they lost is up to now, and if they're with someone else. The singer feels like they're dying little by little with every passing day, and they can't seem to get over their lost love. The singer asks where the person they lost is and wonders if they're happy without them. They admit to missing the person they lost terribly and how they can't seem to move on without them.
The chorus reiterates the pain that the singer is feeling and how they can't seem to shake the memory of their lost love. The lyrics suggest that the singer would have done anything to keep the person they loved by their side, and they can't stop wishing that they were still together.
Line by Line Meaning
Yoksun, olmadın da.
You're missing, you haven't been here. I've been thinking about you, but you haven't been by my side.
Hep aklımdaydın da; olmadın, olmadın yanımda.
You've always been on my mind, but you haven't been here with me.
Gelebilseydim ben, inan gitmezdim.
If I could have come, I wouldn't have left.
Kalır kalır uyurdum yanında.
I would have stayed and slept by your side for a long time.
Duyabilseydin sen, inan susmazdım.
If you could hear me, I wouldn't stop talking.
Anlatır anlatır ağlardım omzunda.
I would keep talking and crying on your shoulder.
N'apıyorsun şu an mesela?
What are you doing right now?
Kim var yanında?
Who is with you?
Ben ölüyorum galiba, Canım yandıkça.
I think I am dying as my soul is burning in pain.
Nerdesin şu an mesela?
Where are you right now?
Gülüyor musun kahkahalarla?
Are you laughing heartily?
Ben özlüyorum galiba.
I think I am missing you.
Kavuşamadıkça sana.
As long as I can't meet you.
Gelebilseydin sen, inan göndermezdim.
If you could have come, I wouldn't have sent you away.
Dayanamaz, ağlardın omzumda.
You couldn't resist it, you cried on my shoulder.
Contributed by Daniel V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.