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.
Little Sister
Various Artists Lyrics
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The lyrics describe an interaction between two siblings, one of whom is a "dirty mean little sister" who is causing the other to take a cold shower in their last hour together. It is implied that there may be some romantic tension between the two, as the sister's actions are described as making the singer need to take a cold shower. Despite this, the singer still has feelings for the sister and wishes they could be together without any interference.
The song presents a complex and taboo relationship dynamic, with the lyrics hinting at incestuous undertones. The phrase "dirty little sister" implies a sexual attraction, while the reference to a cold shower suggests that the singer is trying to quell these desires. The line "in our last hour" suggests that there may be some kind of deadline or finality to the relationship, perhaps because the siblings are about to go their separate ways, adding another layer of emotional complexity.
Line by Line Meaning
Your making me take a cold shower, it my last hour
You are arousing me so much that I need to take a cold shower before leaving, as time is running out.
Knowing you, like I need to, it's going down, just the way it's suppose to
I understand your ways intimately and I know that we will be together as it is meant to be.
Making me take a cold shower, in our last hour
You are causing such a strong physical and emotional reaction in me that I need to cool down with a cold shower before we part.
Can't it be, just you and me
Can we not be alone together, without anyone else interfering?
You dirty mean little sister, quit a kisser
You are a provocative and teasing sister who kisses with great expertise and passion.
Little mean sister, you didn't even care
You are a cold-hearted sister who doesn't care about my feelings or our relationship.
That I had to take, a cold shower, in our last hour
You caused me to take a cold shower in our final moments together, demonstrating the intense sexual and emotional effect you have on me.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Salvatore Greisofe
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