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.
Livin la Vida Loca
Various Artists Lyrics
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Black cats and voodoo dolls
I feel a premonition
That girl's gonna make me fall
She's into new sensations
New kicks in the candlelight
She's got a new addiction
For every day and night
She'll make you take your clothes off
And go dancing in the rain
She'll make you live her crazy life
But she'll take away your pain
Like a bullet to your brain
Upside, inside out
She's livin' la vida loca
She'll push and pull you down
Livin' la vida loca
Her lips are devil red
And her skin's the color of mocha
She will wear you out
Livin' la vida loca
You're livin' la vida loca
She's livin' la vida loca
Woke up in New York City
In a funky, cheap motel
She took my heart and she took my money
She must have slip me a sleeping pill
She never drinks the water
And makes you order French champagne
Once you've had a taste of her
You'll never be the same
Yeah she'll make you go insane
She'll make you take your clothes off
And go dancing in the rain
She'll make you live her crazy life
But she'll take away your pain
Like a bullet to your brain
Upside, inside out
She's livin' la vida loca
She'll push and pull you down
Livin' la vida loca
Her lips are devil red
And her skin's the color of mocha
She will wear you out
Livin' la vida loca
Gotta la vida loca
Gotta, gotta, gotta, la vida loca
Gotta, gotta, gotta la vida
The lyrics of "Livin la Vida Loca" by Various Artists is about a woman who lives a wild and crazy life, and the singer's experience with her. He describes her love for superstitions, black cats, and voodoo dolls, which indicate that she is attracted to mystical things. He also feels a premonition that his life is going to change because of her. She loves new sensations, new kicks, and has a new addiction for every day and night. The singer becomes infatuated with her, and she makes him take his clothes off and go dancing in the rain. The woman lives a crazy life, and she will take away his pain, like a bullet to his brain.
The lyrics convey that the woman is seductive and has a power over the singer. Her devil-red lips and the color of her skin are alluring, and her energy wears him out. The song speaks of the singer’s experience after a wild night with this woman. He woke up in a funky, cheap motel in New York City to find his heart and money had been taken. After spending time with her, he realizes that he will never be the same again, and she has driven him insane.
Line by Line Meaning
She's into superstitions
She believes in supernatural occurrences and signs
Black cats and voodoo dolls
She believes in magical symbols and items
I feel a premonition
I have a strong feeling that something is about to happen
That girl's gonna make me fall
That girl is going to make me fall in love with her
She's into new sensations
She likes to explore new, exciting experiences
New kicks in the candlelight
New and adventurous experiences in romantic settings
She's got a new addiction
She has a new habit or interest that she is obsessed with
For every day and night
She is addicted to this habit or interest all the time
She'll make you take your clothes off
She'll make you let your guard down and be vulnerable
And go dancing in the rain
She'll make you do wild and spontaneous things with her
She'll make you live her crazy life
She'll bring you into her world of excitement and recklessness
But she'll take away your pain
But she will also make you forget your problems and feel free
Like a bullet to your brain
It will happen quickly and powerfully
Upside, inside out
Her life is chaotic and turned upside down
She's livin' la vida loca
She's living life crazily, recklessly, and to the fullest
She'll push and pull you down
She'll bring you up and down, like a roller coaster
Her lips are devil red
Her lips are a seductive, dangerous shade of red
And her skin's the color of mocha
Her skin is a rich, warm brown color
She will wear you out
She will exhaust you with her wild and unpredictable ways
Woke up in New York City
I woke up in the hectic, fast-paced city of New York
In a funky, cheap motel
I stayed in a rundown, budget hotel
She took my heart and she took my money
She stole my heart and my money
She must have slip me a sleeping pill
She must have drugged me while I was asleep
She never drinks the water
She's suspicious and doesn't trust the water
And makes you order French champagne
She prefers the finer things in life
Once you've had a taste of her
Once you've experienced her wild and exciting lifestyle
You'll never be the same
You'll be forever changed and addicted to her
Gotta la vida loca
You have to experience life crazily and to the fullest
Gotta, gotta, gotta, la vida loca
You have to do it over and over again
Gotta, gotta, gotta la vida
You have to live life with excitement and passion
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