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.
Quisiera ser
Various Artists Lyrics
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tu pañuelo de lagrimas
de amores perdidos.
Te recargas en mi hombro
tu llanto no cesa
yo solo te acaricio.
y me dices por que la vida
es tan cruel con tus sentimientos?
y te consuelo.
Me pides mil concejospara protegerte
de tu proximo encuentro
saves que te cuido.
Lo que no sabes es que
yo quisiera ser ese por quien
te desvelas y te desesperas
yo quisiera ser tu llanto
ese que viene de tus sentimientos
yo quisiera ser ese por quien
tu despertaras ilusionada
yo quisiera que vivieras
de mi siempre enamorada.
Tu te me quedas viendo
y me preguntas si algo
me esta pasando
y yo no se que hacer
si tu supieras que me estoy muriendo
quisiera deecirte lo que yo siento
pero tengo miedo de que me rechazes
y que solo en mi mente
vivas para siempre...
Por eso yo quisiera ser ese por quien
tu te desvelas y te desesperas
yo quisiera ser tu llanto
ese que viene de tus sentimientos
yo quisiera ser ese por quien
tu despertaras ilusionada
yo quisiera que vivieras
de mi siempre enamorada.
Yo quisiera ser ese por quien
tu te desvelas y te desesperas
yo quisiera ser tu llanto
ese que viene de tus sentimientos
yo quisiera ser ese por quien
tu despertaras ilusionada
yo quisiera que vivieras
de mi siempre enamorada
The above lyrics are from the song "Quisiera Ser" by Various Artists. The song speaks of an unrequited love, where the singer is the best friend of the person he loves, providing comfort and support through their struggles with lost loves and heartbreak. The singer wishes he could be the person his friend longs for, the one who causes their sleepless nights and desperation. He wishes to be the tears shed from the depths of their heart and the first person they wake up thinking of.
The narrative in the song shows how the singer hides his love for his friend, afraid of being rejected and losing their friendship altogether. He cannot find the courage to express his emotions or confess his true feelings. The song, therefore, is a depiction of the emotional turmoil that surrounds unrequited love.
Overall, "Quisiera Ser" is a heart-wrenching song that speaks to the pain of unrequited love and the fear of rejection.
Line by Line Meaning
Soy tu mejor amigo
I am your best friend
tu pañuelo de lagrimas
your tear wipe
de amores perdidos.
of lost loves.
Te recargas en mi hombro
You lean on my shoulder
tu llanto no cesa
your tears don't stop
yo solo te acaricio.
I only caress you
y me dices por que la vida
and you tell me why life
es tan cruel con tus sentimientos?
is so cruel to your feelings?
yo solo te abrazo
I only hug you
y te consuelo.
and comfort you.
Me pides mil concejospara protegerte
You ask me for a thousand advices to protect you
de tu proximo encuentro
from your next encounter
saves que te cuido.
You know that I take care of you.
Lo que no sabes es que
What you don't know is that
yo quisiera ser ese por quien
I wish I could be the one for whom
te desvelas y te desesperas
you stay awake and desperate
yo quisiera ser tu llanto
I wish I could be your tears
ese que viene de tus sentimientos
that comes from your feelings
tu despertaras ilusionada
you will wake up full of hope
yo quisiera que vivieras
I wish you could live
de mi siempre enamorada.
forever in love with me.
Tu te me quedas viendo
You look at me
y me preguntas si algo
and ask me if something
me esta pasando
is happening to me.
y yo no se que hacer
and I don't know what to do
si tu supieras que me estoy muriendo
If you only knew that I am dying
quisiera deecirte lo que yo siento
I would tell you what I feel
pero tengo miedo de que me rechazes
But I am afraid you will reject me
y que solo en mi mente
and that only in my mind
vivas para siempre...
you will live forever...
Por eso yo quisiera ser ese por quien
That's why I wish I could be the one for whom
tu te desvelas y te desesperas
you stay awake and desperate
yo quisiera ser tu llanto
I wish I could be your tears
ese que viene de tus sentimientos
that comes from your feelings
yo quisiera ser ese por quien
I wish I could be the one for whom
tu despertaras ilusionada
you will wake up full of hope
yo quisiera que vivieras
I wish you could live
de mi siempre enamorada.
forever in love with me.
Yo quisiera ser ese por quien
I wish I could be the one for whom
tu te desvelas y te desesperas
you stay awake and desperate
yo quisiera ser tu llanto
I wish I could be your tears
ese que viene de tus sentimientos
that comes from your feelings
yo quisiera ser ese por quien
I wish I could be the one for whom
tu despertaras ilusionada
you will wake up full of hope
yo quisiera que vivieras
I wish you could live
de mi siempre enamorada.
forever in love with me.
Writer(s): ERNAN ENRIQUE JIMENEZ PINO
Contributed by Audrey T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.