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.
Seven Days
Various Artists Lyrics
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In the sand, they're strange
They speak to me like constellations
As we lie here
There's a magic I can hold
Your smile of honey gold
And that you never seem to be in short supply of
Oooh, so baby let's get it on
Drinking wine and killing time
Sitting in the summer sun
You know I've wanted you so long
Why do you have to
Drop that bomb on me?
Lazy days, crazy dolls
You said we've been friends too long
Seven days in sunny June
We're long enough to bloom
The flowers on the summer dress you wore in spring
The way we laghed as one
And then you dropped the bomb
That I've known you too long
For us to have that thing
[Chorus:]
Oooh, so baby let's get it on
Drinking wine and killing time
Sitting in the summer sun
You know I've wanted you so long
Why do you have to
Drop that bomb on me?
[Chorus:]
Oooh, so baby let's get it on
Drinking wine and killing time
Sitting in the summer sun
You know I've wanted you so long
Why do you have to
Drop that bomb on me?
Could it be this?
The stories in your eyes
Tell of silent wings
You'll fly away on
Seven days in June
We're long enough to bloom
The flowers on that sunbeam dress you wore in spring
Yeah,yeah, the way we laughed as one
Why did you drop that bomb on me?
[Chorus:]
Oooh, so baby let's get it on
Drinking wine and killing time
Sitting in the summer sun
You know I've wanted you so long
Why do you have to
Drop that bomb on me?
Could it be this?
The honeysuckle blessings you seem to show me
Could it be this?
For seven days in June I wasn't lonely
Could it be this?
You never gave me time to say I love you
Could it be this?
I know you don't believe me but it's so true
Don't walk away from me girl
I read the stories in your eyes
Don't you walk away from me girl
I read the stories in your eyes
Don't you walk away from me girl
I read the stories in your eyes
Don't you walk away from me
I read the stories in your eyes
And you've been telling me
We've been friends too long
Why do you want to drop the bomb?
Telling me
We've been frieds too long
Why do you want to drop the bomb?
You tell me we've been friends for too long, yeah
I think I love you
I think I love you
Why do you want to drop tha bomb?
The lyrics for "Seven Days in Sunny June" by Jamiroquai tell a story about a summer romance that is blossoming under the sun, but is then abruptly ended by the revelation that the two people have been friends for too long to take their relationship further. The song begins with the singer lying on the sand, looking up at the pebbles arranged in the sand, which appear like constellations to him. He is surrounded by the magic of the moment, with the golden smile of his love enticing him. But then the "bomb" is dropped, and he realizes that their relationship is going nowhere, that they are just killing time while drinking wine and enjoying the lazy days of summer.
The chorus of the song is an appeal to his love to give him a chance, to let them get together and explore what they share. He has been wanting her for a long time, and he feels that she has been teasing him by dropping that bomb on him. The second verse tries to rationalize why she did it, suggesting that she might be afraid of flying away on silent wings, or that she might have thought they were too close to have that thing. The pre-chorus builds up the tension, with the singer pleading with her not to walk away, as he reads the stories in her eyes.
Line by Line Meaning
The pebbles you've arranged
In the sand, they're strange
They speak to me like constellations
As we lie here
There's a magic I can hold
Your smile of honey gold
And that you never seem to be in short supply of
The way you've arranged the pebbles in the sand looks strange, yet it speaks to me like constellations in the night sky. As we lie here, there's an inexplicable magic in the atmosphere that I can hold onto, and your smile is like a precious treasure that you always have in abundance.
Oooh, so baby let's get it on
Drinking wine and killing time
Sitting in the summer sun
You know I've wanted you so long
Why do you have to
Drop that bomb on me?
Oh, baby, let's give in to our passion and make love. Let's relax and enjoy each other's company while drinking wine and enjoying the beautiful summer sun. I've wanted you for so long, why did you have to tell me something unexpected and surprising?
Lazy days, crazy dolls
You said we've been friends too long
Seven days in sunny June
We're long enough to bloom
The flowers on the summer dress you wore in spring
The way we laghed as one
And then you dropped the bomb
That I've known you too long
For us to have that thing
We've been taking it easy and acting silly, and you mentioned that we've been friends for too long. We spent one week in June together, which was enough time for us to grow and blossom, like the flowers on the summer dress you wore when it was spring. We laughed together as if we were one, but then you surprised me by revealing that we've known each other for too long, preventing us from having a romantic relationship.
Could it be this?
The stories in your eyes
Tell of silent wings
You'll fly away on
Seven days in June
We're long enough to bloom
The flowers on that sunbeam dress you wore in spring
Yeah,yeah, the way we laughed as one
Why did you drop that bomb on me?
Is it possible that the stories I see in your eyes reveal a desire to fly away to a new opportunity that you will soar on silent wings? We were together for seven days in June, which was enough time for us to feel the warmth of the sun and grow like the flowers on your dress when it was spring. We laughed together as if we were one, but why did you drop a bombshell on me?
Could it be this?
The honeysuckle blessings you seem to show me
Could it be this?
For seven days in June I wasn't lonely
Could it be this?
You never gave me time to say I love you
Could it be this?
I know you don't believe me but it's so true
Is it possible that your affectionate gestures towards me are like sweet blessings of honeysuckle? During those seven days we spent together in June, I didn't feel lonely at all. Perhaps it's because you never gave me a chance to confess my love to you. I know it may sound unbelievable, but it's really true.
Don't walk away from me girl
I read the stories in your eyes
Don't you walk away from me girl
I read the stories in your eyes
Don't you walk away from me girl
I read the stories in your eyes
Don't you walk away from me
I read the stories in your eyes
And you've been telling me
We've been friends too long
Why do you want to drop the bomb?
Telling me
We've been frieds too long
Why do you want to drop the bomb?
You tell me we've been friends for too long, yeah
I think I love you
I think I love you
Why do you want to drop tha bomb?
Please don't leave me, my dear. Your eyes reveal so much to me, and I can't bear to lose you. You keep telling me that we've been friends too long, but why did you have to drop such an unexpected bombshell? You keep insisting that we've known each other for too long, but I can't help feeling that I love you. Why did you have to tell me something so surprising?
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