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.
Ruby
Various Artists Lyrics
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You'd better stop
And try to think
Look what you're doing
Oh, Ruby
You never get to give it all you got
Oh Ruby Blue
Why do you make a start
With no means to go on
It's on the tip of your
Ruby, we used to love you truly
You used to make us laugh
It really was a gas
But now you're a bore
One
Two
Three
But now you're a bore
It was you
And them
And me
Look what you do
Oh, Ruby Blue
Check yourself
Do you get me
Do you get me
Do you get me
Do you get me
Do you get me
You'd better stop
And try to think
Look what you're doing
Oh, Ruby
You never get to give it all you've got
Cause you forgot to take it to the top
Oh, Ruby Blue
Nobody cares anyway
If you play the painted lady
Four and more
Five and six
Who would have believed
It would come to this
Look what you do
Oh, Ruby Blue
Check yourself
You'd better stop
And try to think
Look what you're doing
Oh, Ruby
You never get to
Give it all you've got cause you forgot
To take it to the top
Oh Ruby Blue
One
Two
Three
Look what you're doing
Oh Ruby
Nobody's there anyway
It was you
And them
And me
Look what you do
Oh, Ruby Blue
The song "Ruby Blue" by Roisin Murphy is a critique and plea to the titular Ruby, who seems to have lost her spark and become dull and uninteresting. The lyrics depict a frustration with Ruby's lack of effort and motivation, as well as a longing for the vibrant and entertaining person she once was. The song urges Ruby to stop and reflect on her actions, highlighting that she has forgotten to give her all and reach her full potential.
The lyrics also touch upon the feelings of disappointment and indifference towards Ruby's current state. The lines "It really was a gas, but now you're a bore" suggest that Ruby used to bring joy and excitement, but now she fails to captivate and engage others like she once did. The repeated refrain of "look what you're doing" emphasizes the impact of Ruby's choices and behavior on herself and those around her.
Line by Line Meaning
You'd better stop
Pause and reflect
And try to think
Consider your actions
Look what you're doing
Observe the consequences of your actions
Oh, Ruby
Addressing the person named Ruby
You never get to give it all you got
You always hold back
Cause you forgot to take it to the top
Because you never reach your full potential
Oh Ruby Blue
Addressing Ruby again
Why do you make a start
Why do you begin
With no means to go on
Without any way to continue
It's on the tip of your
It's within reach for you
Ruby, we used to love you truly
Ruby, we used to genuinely care about you
You used to make us laugh
You used to bring us joy
It really was a gas
It was a lot of fun
But now you're a bore
But now you're uninteresting
One
First
Two
Second
Three
Third
But now you're a bore
But now you're uninteresting
It was you
It was your fault
And them
And others
And me
And me
Look what you do
Observe what you've done
Oh, Ruby Blue
Addressing Ruby again
Check yourself
Examine your own behavior
Do you get me
Do you understand me
You'd better stop
Pause and reflect
And try to think
Consider your actions
Look what you're doing
Observe the consequences of your actions
Oh, Ruby
Addressing the person named Ruby
You never get to give it all you've got
You always hold back
Cause you forgot to take it to the top
Because you never reach your full potential
Oh, Ruby Blue
Addressing Ruby again
Nobody cares anyway
Nobody is interested or concerned
If you play the painted lady
If you pretend to be someone you're not
Four and more
Many more
Five and six
Even more
Who would have believed
It's unexpected
It would come to this
It would turn out like this
Look what you do
Observe what you've done
Oh, Ruby Blue
Addressing Ruby again
Check yourself
Examine your own behavior
You'd better stop
Pause and reflect
And try to think
Consider your actions
Look what you're doing
Observe the consequences of your actions
Oh, Ruby
Addressing the person named Ruby
You never get to
You never have the opportunity to
Give it all you've got cause you forgot
Give your maximum effort because you've neglected
To take it to the top
To reach your highest potential
Oh Ruby Blue
Addressing Ruby again
One
First
Two
Second
Three
Third
Look what you're doing
Observe the consequences of your actions
Oh Ruby
Addressing the person named Ruby
Nobody's there anyway
Nobody is present or interested
It was you
It was your fault
And them
And others
And me
And me
Look what you do
Observe what you've done
Oh, Ruby Blue
Addressing Ruby again
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