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.
Oh Lonesome Me
Various Artists Lyrics
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I shot you down with a gun and you hit the ground
I love the way you lost your blood, it seems like it's fun
With this spear and your fear, you'll disappear
Pouring rain will wash my stain, but i'll kill you again
No one care about me when i'm down
Just about time you will die
Your life is filled with the lie
One day i'll bury you with a suit and tie
But trust me that i'll never cry
The flame will burn you to death
That time you'll out of your breath
Hey that's what you get when you lose your faith
The fire and chain will make you out of strenght
GUITAR
With this spear and your fear, you'll disappear
Pouring rain will wash my stain, but i'll kill you again
Cause i'm tired of being left alone just like a king without a throne
No one care about me when i'm down
Just about time you will die
Your life is filled with the lie
One day i'll bury you with a suit and tie
But trust me that i'll never cry
The flame will burn you to death
That time you'll out of your breath
Hey that's what you get when you lose your faith
The fire and chain will make you out of strenght
Hey that's what you get when you lose your faith
The fire and chain will make you out of strenght
The lyrics of “Broken Rose Lonesome Devil” by Various Artists depict a violent act of revenge by the singer towards an unidentified person. The first two lines depict the singer shooting the person and enjoying seeing them bleed. The following lines indicate the singer’s intense desire to end the life of the person, using a spear and the pouring rain to hide their actions. The lines “Cause I’m tired of being left alone just like a king without a throne / No one cares about me when I’m down” suggests that the singer is driven by a sense of loneliness and neglect to commit this violent act.
The chorus repeats the themes of revenge and the singer’s lack of emotion towards the person they killed. The lines “Your life is filled with a lie / One day I’ll bury you with a suit and tie” indicates that the singer sees the person they killed as being deceitful and deserving of death. The repeated references to fire and chains demonstrate that the singer wants the person to suffer a painful death.
Overall, the lyrics of “Broken Rose Lonesome Devil” portray the singer as someone who has experienced neglect and loneliness, which has driven them to commit violent acts as a form of revenge.
Line by Line Meaning
I shot you down with a gun and you hit the ground
I killed you with a gun and you fell to the ground
I love the way you lost your blood, it seems like it's fun
I take pleasure in seeing you bleed
With this spear and your fear, you'll disappear
I will use this spear to make you disappear while you are afraid
Pouring rain will wash my stain, but i'll kill you again
The rain will wash away the physical evidence of my crime, but I intend to kill you again
Cause i'm tired of being left alone just like a king without a throne
I am tired of being alone and feeling powerless, like a king without a throne
No one care about me when i'm down
Nobody cares about me when I am sad or in need
Just about time you will die
You will die soon
Your life is filled with the lie
Your life is full of deceit
One day i'll bury you with a suit and tie
I will give you a formal burial
But trust me that i'll never cry
But do not expect me to cry
The flame will burn you to death
You will die by fire
That time you'll out of your breath
You will be out of breath
Hey that's what you get when you lose your faith
This is what happens when you lose faith
The fire and chain will make you out of strenght
The fire and chains will weaken you
Hey that's what you get when you lose your faith
This is what happens when you lose faith
The fire and chain will make you out of strenght
The fire and chains will weaken you
Contributed by Nora N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.