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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.

Kansas City
Various Artists Lyrics

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Al cerrar mis ojos
un momento nada mas que uno
pienso en lo pasado
aquellos buenos dias que no volveran

polvo en el viento
polvo somos y en polvo nos uniremos

dile hoy a Dios
a toda esa nostalgia que hoy vive en ti
y si ella ya no esta alli
solitarias noches tendras que pasar

polvo en el viento
en polvo tu llanto luego se vera
polvo en el viento
te ruego ya no mires hacia atraz
oohh.

ella dijo que me amaba
pasaron unos meses luego se olvido
ya no estan aquellas noches
que juntos compartimos amor y placer

polvo en el viento
quizas ya no recuerdes como te amaba
polvo en el viento

en polvo tu recuerdo se acabara
aaahhhh...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Various Artists' song "Kansas City" tell a poignant story of looking back on past memories and loves that have faded away into dust. The first verse begins with the singer closing their eyes and reflecting on the past, thinking of the good days that will never return. The line "polvo en el viento" (dust in the wind) repeats throughout the song and serves as a powerful metaphor for the fleeting nature of life and love.

The chorus encourages the listener to let go of nostalgia and not dwell on what has passed. Instead, the lyrics suggest focusing on the present and looking towards the future. The second verse adds another layer to the story, as the singer remembers a past love who once said they loved them but eventually forgot about them. The repeated line "polvo en el viento" takes on a different meaning in this context, representing the forgetfulness of memory and the impermanence of human relationships.

Line by Line Meaning

Al cerrar mis ojos
As I close my eyes for just a moment

un momento nada mas que uno
Only a single moment

pienso en lo pasado
I think about the past

aquellos buenos dias que no volveran
Those good days that will never come back

polvo en el viento
Dust in the wind

polvo somos y en polvo nos uniremos
We are dust and we will unite in dust

dile hoy a Dios
Tell God today

a toda esa nostalgia que hoy vive en ti
About all that nostalgia that lives in you today

y si ella ya no esta alli
And if she's not there anymore

solitarias noches tendras que pasar
Lonely nights you will have to endure

polvo en el viento
Dust in the wind