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.
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Various Artists Lyrics
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My true love was true
Oh-oh-oh-oh, I, of course, replied
"Something here inside
Cannot be denied."
They said, "Someday you'll find
All who love are blind.
Oh-oh-oh-oh, when your heart's on fire
Smoke gets in your eyes."
So I chaffed them
And I gaily laughed
To think they could doubt my love.
Yet today, my love has flown away.
I am without my love.
Now, laughing friends deride
Tears I cannot hide.
Oh-oh-oh-oh, so I smile and say
"When a lovely flame dies
Smoke gets in your eyes."
Smoke gets in your eyes.
The lyrics to the song Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Various Artists portray a tale of heartbreak and denial. The singer is asked how he knows his love is true, to which he responds with unflinching conviction that it comes from within, and cannot be denied. However, the people around him caution him that everyone who loves is ultimately blinded by their emotions, and that when the flames of love ignite, the smoke leaves us unable to see properly.
Despite brushing off their warning and laughing at their doubts, the singer is eventually left without his love. Now, as his friends mock him for crying over the loss of his lover, he simply puts on a smile and says that when a beautiful fire dies, smoke will get in your eyes. The lyrics of the song are a testament to the idea that even the strongest, most all-encompassing emotions can be fleeting, and that it's important to cherish them while they last.
In summary, the lyrics to Smoke Gets in Your Eyes touch on the universal themes of love, loss, heartbreak, and the illusions that come with being blinded by strong emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
They asked me how I knew
They inquired about how I was able to realize and be confident in my true love.
My true love was true
The person I loved felt the same way about me.
Oh-oh-oh-oh, I, of course, replied
I answered their question without hesitation.
"Something here inside
"Within me, I felt an unexplainable intuition.
Cannot be denied."
I couldn't ignore what my heart was telling me.
They said, "Someday you'll find
They warned me that everyone who loves is blinded by their feelings.
All who love are blind.
When people are in love, they sometimes overlook negative aspects of their relationship.
Oh-oh-oh-oh, when your heart's on fire
When you're in love, you feel intense emotions.
You must realize
It's essential to understand.
Smoke gets in your eyes."
The feeling of love can cloud one's perception and make everything appear rosy.
So I chaffed them
I joked around with them.
And I gaily laughed
And laughed loudly and joyfully.
To think they could doubt my love.
I found it amusing that they didn't believe my feelings were genuine.
Yet today, my love has flown away.
Now my love has left me.
I am without my love.
I'm alone and heartbroken.
Now, laughing friends deride
My friends who I previously laughed with now ridicule me.
Tears I cannot hide.
I cry uncontrollably and can't hide my emotions.
Oh-oh-oh-oh, so I smile and say
I may seem fine, but I'm really hurting.
"When a lovely flame dies
"When a beautiful relationship ends.
Smoke gets in your eyes."
It's easy to idealize the past and overlook the negatives when dealing with the aftermath of a failed relationship.
Smoke gets in your eyes.
Sometimes emotions can cloud one's perception and judgment, making it difficult to see a situation clearly.
Writer(s): Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
Contributed by Elena R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.