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.
Our Little Secret
Various Artists Lyrics
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When I've known this all along
I go around a time or two
Just to waste my time with you
Tell me all that you've thrown away
Find out games you don't wanna play
You are the only one that needs to know
I'll keep you my dirty little secret
(Dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
(Just another regret, hope that you can keep it)
My dirty little secret
Who has to know
When we live such fragile lives
It's the best way we survive
I go around a time or two
Just to waste my time with you
Tell me all that you've thrown away
Find out games you don't wanna play
You are the only one that needs to know
I'll keep you my dirty little secret
(Dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
(Just another regret, hope that you can keep it)
My dirty little secret
Who has to know
The way she feels inside (inside)
Those thoughts I can't deny (deny)
These sleeping dogs won't lie (won't lie)
And all I've tried to hide
It's eating me apart
Trace this life out
I'll keep you my dirty little secret
(Dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
(Just another regret)
I'll keep you my dirty little secret
(Dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
(Just another regret, hope that you can keep it)
My dirty little secret
Dirty little secret
Dirty little secret
Who has to know
Who has to know
The song "Our Little Secret" talks about a forbidden romance that exists between the two characters. The song tells a story of how the two lovers keep their relationship a secret from everyone else so as not to destroy the fragile little world they live in. In the first verse, the singer admits that he knows he's done wrong by engaging in this secret romance. However, he acknowledges that he keeps going back to spend time with his lover even though he knows he shouldn't. In the chorus, he promises to keep this relationship a secret and pleads with his lover not to tell anyone or it will become just another regret.
The second verse reflects the same sentiment as the first verse, with the singer going back to spend time with his lover just to waste time with her. In the end, he expresses his love by assuring her that he will always keep her as his "dirty little secret" and that no one else needs to know. There's an overriding theme of a love that's forbidden, a relationship that's kept hidden from what society deems acceptable.
Some possible interpretations of this song could be a romantic relationship between people who are in a committed relationship with someone else, a love affair between people who work together. It's possible that the singer could be married or in a relationship with someone else, hence the need to keep their relationship secret.
Line by Line Meaning
Let me know that I've done wrong
Expressing desire for conflict resolution
When I've known this all along
Admitting pre-existing knowledge of wrongdoing
I go around a time or two
Casually enjoying company without commitment
Just to waste my time with you
Engaging in frivolous activities with minimal expectations
Tell me all that you've thrown away
Prompting for disclosures of unwanted experiences
Find out games you don't wanna play
Searching for incompatible desires
You are the only one that needs to know
Emphasizing the importance of confidentiality
I'll keep you my dirty little secret
Promising not to share personal information
(Dirty little secret)
Reiterating the aforementioned promise
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
Warning against betrayal and its consequences
(Just another regret, hope that you can keep it)
Reinforcing the severity of betrayal
Who has to know
Questioning the necessity of others' involvement
When we live such fragile lives
Acknowledging the precariousness of existence
It's the best way we survive
Suggesting that secrecy is a means of self-preservation
The way she feels inside (inside)
Commenting on the internal lives of others
Those thoughts I can't deny (deny)
Rejecting the possibility of overlooking one's emotions
These sleeping dogs won't lie (won't lie)
Accepting the truth despite its discomfort
And all I've tried to hide
Recognizing the futility of suppression
It's eating me apart
Expressing agony caused by secrecy
Trace this life out
Reflecting on life's path thus far
Dirty little secret
Repeating the title phrase
Who has to know
Repeating the question from earlier
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Nick Don Wheeler, Tyson V. Ritter
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